The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-07-08

ritory. Of Wisconsin, and for other pur-
poses, il was determined 10 the affirm
ative-yeas 81, nays 9. lasph
son motion by Mr.. Davis, the yeas
and nays being desired by one-fifth Of
the Senators present, those who voted
in the affirmative are, nsYH as has
Messrs. Allen, Atchison, Badger, Breese. Cani-,
eron, CASS, Cillsy,"&c -. ..l,...f <. ~.
$50 the Senate proceeded to consid-
er the bill in committee Of the whole.
"On motion BY Mr.. Bagby, 10 amend
the bill, by striking out the following
clause:
"For the Improvement Of the Ohio
river below the Falls at Louisville, and
of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ar
kansas rivers, one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars: Provided, That Of
this sum, not to exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars may lie applied to the
Improvement Of the Mississippi river
al ST. Louis, in the discretion Of tho,
Secretary Of War;" ....,'
In synopsis of his speech, now be-,
fore US, in the Congressional Globe, p.
57l, Mr.. Bagby, stated that he made
this motion as a test question, and il
was 50 considered, and on the question
of striking out the vote stood, Yeas g.,
Nays 39, as follows:
Yeas-"Messrs. Bagby, Butler, Mason, Niles,
Turney and Yulee.-6 i.l 81 a ,9atl@'f
Nays-"Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Bad.
ger, Benton Breese. Bright, Calhoun, Cameron.
CASS, Chalmers. Cley, J. M. Clayton. Corr
win, Crittenden, Davis, Dickinson, Dix. Evans,
Fairfield, Greene, HannegaD. Houston, Hunting
ton, Jarnagin, johnson, of Nd, Johnson, OF La.
Mangum, Miller. Morehead. Pierce. Rusk. Sim
mons, Soule, Sturgeon, Upham, Webster, and
Woodbridge. ."-3S.o oagsJ II 81 f,M
"No amendment being made the bill
was reported to the Senate. .y;.
"Ordered, That this bill pass to- q
third reading. la ,t,si g
"The said bill was then read third
time. ea .e,a;..g fasi3nlfei 1,,,y,,.l
"Resolved, That this bill pass. a,
"Ordered, That the Secretary notify
the House of Representatives accord
ingly."s ..tasa
Thus again, do we find Gen. Cass,
on the test question, and on every ques-
ton presented, voting for the improve.
ment of the Western Rivers. sabs,
The federal patty, for the basest cleo
tioneering purposes, without any proof
to sustain them, without truth or with
out any one single act in the whole life
of Gen. Cass, to give even plausibility
10 the charge, assert that Gen. Cass is
opposed TO these improvements. His
votes in Congress, his reports as Secre-
tafy of War, his location, and his whole
lifo, give the lie direct to the charge. 3
In vain may. those who charge him
with hostility 10 the improvement of
Lake Harbors and Western Rivers,
search the Journals during the whole
time he was in Congress, to find sim
gle vote, single motion made, or
supported by him, which will give
countenance TO this charge. They will
find none such, and knowing this fact,
whiggery will never resort 10 the doc
uments for proof, but they will substi-
tute therefor, groundless assertion and
idle defamation. soa
We have bestowed much time and
space upon this subject, in hunting up
votes and publishing them, for the pur-
pose of setting this idle and groundIess
charge, at once and forever at rest.-
Those who make it, know tito be false,
and they should be treated as SANDER
ers.-Ohio Statesman. sa,a