The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-12

this that Gen Taylor is the free soil candidate and was
selected such And think il unfair the great
soil party that have been triumphant who have
ceeded in eectng their man, to in and claim any of
those secondary and subordinate interests predominant
But the thing should be taken il and the verdict of
the people is, that the true free so candidate the last
election Taylor. The question was settled and |
hope that the Secretary will be directed to make up the
record accordingly and that shall never hereafter
hear that the question at issue was the tariff of 1916
daughter
Mr. FOOTE. am sure the senator has made great
mistake Throughout the South and Southwest Gen.
Taylor was everywhere in opposition to free soil
upon my own honor He not the free soil candidate,
and he objected TO upon the ground that he not
perhaps quite so good antfree soil his oppo-
| MIR. CAMERON | am sorry to differ from the gem
tleman believe that IN the South Gen. Taylor was the
candidate OF the ree:so party am led to that conclu-
SION from the vote OF Mississippi remember, since the
senator has take about blunde in the State OF Penn
sylvanla that there came very being bunder also
IN Mississippi That State very going for the
free soil candidate But, in my State in Pennsylvania,
where the people live by their honest industry, where
every man works, il was the tariff which before Us
Without that question, free soil would not have been
postrate, it | regretted TO see the defeat of the
democratic party, but il unavoidable and fear that
defeat will follow this defeat, unless make some
change:
do not intend to introduce any extraneous matter
find that, upon examination of the printing bill for the
| last session. notwithstanding our great reduction of
prices IT amounted to hundred thousand dollars; and
that II we had paid the prices paid three years ago.
would have exceeded four hundred thousand dollars
we have large numbers of these documents wasted about
the house and the committee rooms; and believe 1t is the
duty OF every member to curail the amount OF printing
| and this waste
Mr.. WESTCOTT. There is one thing shown by this
debate started upon the rhlng question OF printing this
document, which has grated II is that yet those
who supported and elected General Taylor Presidency
have said word against the printing of the largest
number proposed OF this paper hope they will not
vote against it, The ilustrious soldier and statesman
under whose banner they rallied and defeated the demo-
cratic party, when he assaulted Monterey after he had
bombarded the town. got possession of the suburbs and
when he had Ampudia and his forces in his power gen.
erously and magnanmousy accepted capituation
in which he allowed the Mexican chief to retire with
the honors of WARMTH his colors flying and with his
other arms, artillery, and his baggage. He had conf
dence that II AmpudIa did join Santa Anna, ne could fog
nm again. lhs conduct became chvalric and proud
soldier | am glad 10 see sir, that yet senator
the other side OF this chamber, those mean who
for Gen Taylor first last, and all the time, has evnc
cd disposition to be less generous and magnanmous to-
wards the administration they have just defeated by the
ba!lobox than the old hero was towards the Mexcans
Is cIedtable to them The only opposition Is from the
from Connecticut Mr. NILES, and the senator from New
Hampshire Mr. HaLE,l all OF whom opposed Gen Tay
lors election 1t would the honorable
inclined TO change sides and join the victorious par
ty since the battle has been fought and won. New
vers are always the most Jealous and deseriers the most
vndictlve While the original TAYLOR wings are, as
presume from their silence disposed TO give quarter the
honorable senator's seem determined to tomahawk and
scalp the defeated administration without mercy. They
them the honors of and insist upon the surrender of
their colors, artillery, small arms, and all Those who
follow the camp for plumber are the most cruel to the de-
iea.ed foe hope the friends of Gen Taylor will not
allow those who resisted his election srenuously
did, to grasp all the honos and spoiIs of the victory
But one of the strongest arguments in favor of the
printing of the largest number of this document proposed
(20.0oo is that it is document which, from its charac
ter is excluded from most OF the newspapers. They
well insert the statistical accompany
ing it, and without which no, worth great deal but
the people have to rely the copies ranked by members
OF Congress The number proposed will allow us but
$50 each The senator from Pennsylvania says there
bushels OF the Secretarys report of last year in the
committee rooms Ii so, is because senators have
been too indolent to frank them off being opposed to
OF the report know very well the honorable senator
very kindly gave many of his copies of the report of
last year, which sent away. He had objections to
seading it TO Pennsylvania, though if he had done So
have little doubt he would have to lament the
defeat of the democratic candidates If the senator will
send his constituents the present report he may reform
the State in degree and four years hence the wing
candidate will be defeated hope that 10000 will be
printed il is just TO the Secretary ii is just to the ad
minlstratiOn.
| Mr.. METCALFE AS one of the friends of General
Taylor, It would afford me great deal of pleasure if
thought could, consistently with the duty owe TO my
country. vote according TO the gentemans proposition.
FOR one, SIR, IT Is not my purpose TO let anything drop
IRON my hips that shall provoke the sembance of party
dsputaon in this Senate. But the question is simply
this Shall print twenty thousand of these documents
double the number have ordered of the Presidents
message? or shall we print the same mum ber-ten thou.
sand Is it possible that necessary that the public
mind should be Illuminated Ito adopt the language of the
gentleman from Mississippi by the documents emanatng
exclusively from this House, Are there other
OF information accessible to the intelligent people of this
country but from the documents that from this
body' Rely upon it, Mr.. President that the people of
this country are becoming sick and tired of having so
many OF these large documents published to be dissent
mated through the country For what purpose are
public printers scattered abroad all the Union, if
they cannot disseminate this knowledge without the is
suing OF many thousands of extra copies every year
And as the gentleman from New Hampshire has very
properly said, have not yet had perhaps distributed
They have into the possession of the people
OF the country. To my mind it appears that we
extremely extravagant relation to this printing OF doc
umens Concurring, then, as ! do most heartily, with
my friend from Connecticut IN the views he has
taken upon the subject feel my self constrained not
whsanding the appeal made by the gentleman from
Florida to my magnanmy, TO vote against the 10000
documents.
The question being put upon Mr. DAvIs's notion the
yeas and nays were demanded and ordered and being
taken resulted-yeas %, nays 81, as follows, viz
Bradbury Rreese, Bright, Butler DAVIS of Mississippi
Dickinson, Dix, Dodge, Douglas, Downs, Felch, Fitz
gerald, Fitzpatrick, Foote Hamlin, Houston, Hunter
johnson OF Georgia., King Rusk, Sturgeon, Turney
| Walker, WescoJ, and Yuee-29
NAYS-Messrs Badger, Baldwin, Bell, Benton, Berren
Cameron, Clarke Clayton, Corwin, Davis of Massachu
sets, Dayton, Hale, Johnson of Maryland, Johnson Of
Louisiana. Metcalfe Miller, Niles, Pearce, Spruance
Underwood, and Upham-2l.
A message was received from the House of Repre-
sentatives by Mr. CAMPBELL their Clerk, announcing
the election of the Rev. X. X. GURLEY chaplain to
the House.
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