The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-04
THE UNION

senators shall also be allowed the same privilege. Is
hat oil should be heard Have all participated in the
connection OF this resolution We are willing to act
upon TO carry il QUITO enforce it. The senator
from North Carolina says that all other senators must
also be heard Why, il is obvious, dnd 1t niust be OBJ
yiots tn the SENATOR that by insisting that all others
must be heard he makes refusal 10 hear any senator
OF discourtesy, the avoidance of which he seems to
hear the views Of the distinguished senator from South
Carolia. As to The result of discussion in this cham
Der, fear nothing There is too much patriotism here to
action of this body when the interests and honor of the
country demand such action. MI
fAfter few words Of EXPLANATION on the part OF Mir
BADGER and Mr. FOOTE,J
The PRESIDING OFFICER remarked that he had
suffered the debate TO proceed under the expectation that
it would lead to amcabe arrangement the subject Of
the postponemen Of the bill Upon the pending NOTION
Mr. SEWER. The senator from South Carolina in
troduced his resolutions days ago, and intmaed
his intention OF addressing the Senate to Now
there is not single dissenting voice against that being
done, although every one is impressed with the import
of this measure and OF the necessity of speedy
ton upon it. When the resolutions up, by way Of
trial of strength will move that they be laid upon the
table.
Mr. DICKINSON. 1t will be recollected that intro
duced certain resolutions days previous TO the intro
ducuon of the resolutions OF the honorable senalorrom
South Carolina, and that when any resolutions were
reached, | minated determination TO call them up
after the holydays The senator from South
Carolina, however thought proper TO move to make his
resolutions the special order. the very day which
had intended TO appoint for the consideration o my own
OF this, however, do not complain. ! waived the in
tenon of calling up my resolutions, although thought
from calling them up, lest would interfere with business
more PRACTICAL Anxious as am to. obtain discussion
upon them, yet am willing that they should remain
until these practical measures disposed Of Although
propose 10 keep them before the Senate, yet do not
propose TO bring them forward TO the exclusion OF those
measures which the public service requires.
Mr. MANGUM said: think there has been degree
q inerestn regard to the priority Of proceeding between
this bill and the resolutions greatly dieropcrtoned to the
Importance OF the question. There is no design am
persuaded, to take from the administration the opporu
nifty of controlling the which they may propose
Yet it cannot be denied that the Senate has the right to
act first upon such subjects they may deem proper but
under the circumstance Of this bill being pressed by the
friends Of the administration though have bare prefer
the other way will yield that preference and dyree
to proceed with the consideration of the bill though. in
the tme desire that lis consideration should be
postponed until the day after to morrow and now move
It's postponement until that days and hope that the mo
ton will meet with unapmous concurrence and that all
dispositions to give preference to any other matter will
vanish.
Mr.. DOUGLAS. | am afraid may be compelled to
give vote that may be deemed wanting in courtesy to
certain members of the Senate, according TO what have
courteous to any but am unable to perceive how it
is that refusal to postpone the public business OF the
country refusal to postpone the necessary measures OF
legislation in order to take up abstract question which
has practical bearing upon legislation can be
act of dscourtesy to any one. am opposed sir to the
posponemen of the Legislation of the country TO take up
abstraction, whether offered by the senator from South
Carolina whether contained in the resolutions Of the
senator from New York. And again | cannot conceive
how is that the resolution Of the senator from South
Carolina gives broader field 10 the discussion. II may
give broader field in one sense. but do not see how It
can bring up the question of the Mexican at
all do not see how the adoption of the resolu-
ing upon the subject of the Mexican war. | have
heard of no proposition to Mexico and yet il is
proposed here to postpone all measures of supply order
go into the abstract question of whether Mexico should
be annexed! Sir, ! am opposed to taking UP any such
idle questions. do not mean it unexpectedly, but
there is proposition for annexng Mexico and there
to make my speeches, il make any here. upon pract-
cal subjects; and do not know why any senator who
wishes TO make speech the great questions connect
ed with the war, may not make it on the bill which
it desired to take up But, the desire of senators
here to discuss abstract questions, to me Quite
in keeping with the saying of Taeyrand, that
conceal their IDEAS And do hope that there will be
no postponement OF the measures which must come
before the Senate, for any such purpose.
is evident that f postpone this bill for the pur
pose OF hearing the senator from South Carolina omor
row, we must also postpone 1t Tor some one to reply to
him, and the argument of courtesy will be doubly
song the Senate having departed from its business out
Of couresytO one, how can you refuse 1t to another
Sir begin to believe there is something in anecdote
which heard here. senator was opposing measure
upon the ground Of unconstutionality friend OF the
if he asked to, vote for il matter of courte-
sy, and upon that ground he would do it in moment
And suppose that duplication be made to senators now
to postpone the business OF the country and to withhold
the supplies the of courtesy ii must be done.
Now do not recognise any obligation OF courtesy which
should induce us to postpone measures OF this import
ance, TO enable any senator to make speech upon any
subject not before the body and for these reasons shall
feel constrained to vote against the motion, and hope
shall not be deemed discourteous-
Mr.. WESTCOrT said he desired TO say few words,
TO correct a msconception of the senator from North
Carolina and also Misrepresentation of the senator from
South Carolina with regard to the remarks he made
few moments since The first senator seemed to think
that he (lr. w was apprehensve of immediate, i'm
pending, imminent danger to army in Mexico. Both
senators had misunderstood him. He had as much con-
calculate closely the amount of force that might be
needed in Mexico as to send the smallest num-
Der He would be liberal in men and money, and,
above all be prompt. He would provide against
possible though unexpected contingencies. The re-
mark of the senator from North Carolina, that
months would ensue before these troops could be
raised, furnishes complete to the argument Of
was well known that many OF our volunteers there de-
sired to be discharged and to return home, but who
could not be allowed to do till their places were sup
piled by the levies This should be done soon as
practicable. Until the regiments OF regulars pro-
vided by this bill to Mexico of the volun
teers other troops there be withdrawn whatever
their claims TO such favor. Though he did not antci-
pate disaster much less defeat to soldiers Mexico,
he would be prepared for any casualty not only what
dscourtesy imputed, he denied that there was any in
fact. He repeated the bill was an independent meas.
ure, proper and necessary, whatever was decided
upon to the policy TO be pursued towards Mexico