The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-13

creasng at this tune For thirty Years he bad urged the
claims OF Oregon; and with equal zeal he urged them
now. He reminded the Senate Of letter which he wrote
year and half ago in which he treated of the scheme
formed for keeping Oregon ont OF the Union
All this talk about the dissolution of the Union gave him
no concern. He peculiarly constituted as 10 the
subject His observation of public affairs went back 10
his enterprise of disuuion. lie (Mr. b. was boy OF
sixteen but was observer OF events, and reader OF
the public journals He acknowledged that he then read
with northumberland few things from the
had ever failed TO meet with his cordial appreciation
he read, he said, with modification, the proclamation
Of Mr. Jefferson in which he denounced the project OF
Burr dangerous TO the Union" For, al that time,
there was not neighborhood in the West in which
Burr would disclose his project. II he had done
So the women and children would have tied him
down and sent him to the nearest place OF justice dragged
by dogchain AS long he presented mere designs OF
dazzling nature and '.no concerning our own gov
ernmen he was listened to. But when, on the lower
Mississippi he did disclose his reasonable objects, he
was Immediately obliged to fly into the wilderness
and become outcas from society. There, in his
hiding pl ace in his dsguise-in creek where the
alligator has his pacehe was accidentally encountered,
at night, by who before affordng HIM relief de-
manded his name. Who are you AS soon as he gave
his he was taken into custody and by string led
into the Georgia settlements Burr having heard OF
the sympathy often excited in the behalf of great
men struggling with adversely appealed TO some persons
in Georgia for his rescue. He addressed some boys as
TO his and at FIRST very naturally excited their sym
PATTY. But when these boys heard his name, they re-
fused TO afford him any succor Such SAID Mr. b. will
be the end OF all attempts to dissolve this Unon.io d.
man who might bring brick, mortar, and trowe to dam
up the mighty mississippi, had commenced feasible
and wise enterprise IN COMPARISON WIN the project OF
tween the States OF this Union. All this talk of dsunon
was idle 1t was like
ga tale told by an idiot
Full OF sound and fury ;--sgniBing nothing"
No influence had these menaces on him key dropped
into the broad Atlantic would it had been said pro-
duce disturbance that would be felt in the of China
Just little did this talk OF disunion rue him. Thus,
he said, would end the chapter number two.
Mr.. YULEE addressed the Senate at length the
subject remarkins that he would gladly go with the
ator from Tennessee Mr. BELL and the senator from
Texas Mr. HoUsroNl in postponng this issue, if il could
be done with just regard to the interests of the South
ment to the North to persist in its OF injustice to
the South What was the issue provoked by this bill
Was is not assumption by the almost unanimous vote
of the North that they would permit the South 10
ter into any of the territories of the Union? The
vote of the North was an annunca tion to the South
of their fixed purpose to deny to the South their just
rights He would be happy the Senate would agree TO
postpone this BILL with the whole subject The South
have been able TO obtain their rights from the North
except by compromise Missouri was admitted with
Maine, and in like other southern States had
been admitted only in connexon With some northern
States 1t gave him pain to hear some of the southern
propose to yield this question 1t was contest for
principles. He still hoped that some mode of compro-
missing this question would be resorted to-. He would
move with that view, the reference of the bill and
amendments me ITS to nth, the Committee on Territories
ent condition, could be referred
Mr. CALHOUN said the reference would be in con-
formy with parliamentary rule The committee might
propose retain some, and recede from other amend
ments
Mr. DAYTON said the amendments alone were before
MIR YULEE withdrew the motion at present.
A message was here received from the House, conmu-
nicating their action the Senate amendments to the
bill establishing certain post routes.
On motion by Mr.. RUSK, it was taken up.
The message was read, and the House amendments
concurred in.
Senate in reply the senator from Texas declaring that
the South could not with any popriey rely on the mag
nanimty of the North He also took exception to the
course of the senator from Tennessee Mr. BELL who,
southern man, looked forward to the day when the
South would be saved by northern generosity. He
would not dwell on the incendary publications, which
every vein and artery. But this, with numerous other
acts of notore might be quoted to show the character
of northern generosity. He went into view of the
course which had been pursued in reference to the Ore
gon question.
The South had only asked us to keep off legislative
action this subject They asked only that the ques
cded upon in conformity with the constitution But the
compromise based on this principle had been laid on the
table by the other House-reectcd without any of that
courtesy and magnanimy Of which the senator's from
Missouri and Texas had promised to us
MIR. JEFFERSON DAVIS rose, and took the floor in
continuance OF the debate and as the hour for the re-
had nearly arrived he moved that the Senate 20
to executive session; which was agreed to.
EVENING SESSION.
The CHAIR having announced that resolution offered
by Mr. MANGUM could not be received
When the doors reopened,
Mr.. WESICOTT was speaking to question OF order,
it appeared consequence of the objection to the read
ing of the resolution which submitted by the
from North Carolina Mr. MANGuMl 1t was represented
to HIM, that there conventional understanding
the subject; but there time coming when the laws
OF courtesy would give way to other laws.
Mr.. w appealed against the decision of the Chair, and
asked the yeas and nays which were ordered.
Mr.. KING hoped the Chair would reverse its decision
and permit the resolution to be read, as he should be
compelled to vote for the appeal.
Mr.. DICKINSON said he should vote for the appeal.
Mr., NILES lin the chalr) stated that when the Senate
took recess the senator from Georgia had the floor
and entitled to the floor when the Senate resumed its
session. 1t not in ORDER therefore, for any senator
TO introduce other business.
The question then put, "Shal the decision OF the
Chair stand the decision of the Senate " and de-
clded as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Allen, Baldwin, Benton, Bradbury,
Dodge, Douglas Felch, Fitzgerald Greene, Hale, HamIn
Houston Metcae, Miller, Spruance, Underwood Upham
and Walker-23.
NAYS-Mcssrs Anterior, Badger, Berrien, Borand
Bright, Calhoun Cameron d avis of Mississippi, Dckin
son. Downs rooe johnson Louisiana, johnson of Geo
gia, King, Lewis, Mangum, Phelps, Rusk Sebastian Tu
ney Wescott, and Iulee-22
Mr. ATHERTON asked the consent OF the Senate to
ference the bill making appropriation for the army
and amendments.
Objections were made and then withdrawn, and the
report was received and read and Mr.. ATHERTON
moved that the Senate concur.
Mr.. YULEE objected to a concurrence in that part of
the report which relates the organization OF the marine
corps He considered it matter of importance, and that
it was his duty 10 explain the facts to the Senate.
The senator from Florida here called 10 order,
consent having been given merely for the purpose of re-