Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-16

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such circumstances, notwithstanding all adverse Influences
true These facts not arguments and i Is these facts
that we wish to lay before the people, that the public mind
may prepared for that powerful argument which the Sena
tor from Connecticut r. NILIs will make when the sub
ct shall be brought before the Senate That why he went
for the printing of large number Of copies Of the report
Mr. F00TE supposed the only good reason for printing
the document all that il should be distributed through
out the country and that reason must be potential always IN
proportion the value the information 10 be distributed.
The already adduced in support of the proposition for
printing large number Of this document We're sufficient to
show its immense and peculiar value He begged leave TO
suggest in additon-not in any spirit OF ulsome adulaion
by any means-that with him for desiring 10 print
the largest number Of this particular document was the pre-
sumption that from the former productions OF that officer
the subject this particular report may well be recognised
being of immense and incompatible value not only to this
country but to all countries Such has been the character
of the reports of that Secretary upon this subject heretofore
and considerations combine TO show that this parcu
lar report marked il is with that ability which has hereto
fore characterized the productions OF that Secretary, must be
the important and valuable to this country and to the
world than any of the former productions of his If the
fact be- suggested by the Senator from Penny vana that
the people of the United Sses have recently settled the que
ton of free trade and against the doctrine well known to be
advocated by the Secretary OF the Treasury there was an adj
diona Ieason struck him, for the printing Of the largest
number of this document that the Senate could, under any
circumstances, think Of publishing.
There is evidently, If the state Of things be such the
Senator from Pennsylvania (r. CAMERos) has said, want
uuUcI-u
which he was inclined supply to the full extent Of his abb
lily. He regretted find that it Democratic Senator
from State Of Pennsylvania with whom this suggestion
originated. He (Mr. FoorE) that no member Of
that party which had been victorious at the late Presidential
election would have ventured upon such suggestion; for
undeniabe that in nearly all the States of this Union,
where the of Taylor and Fillmore borne tum-
plant at the recent Presidential election the doctrine OF Stree
trade gainsaid by single advocate of hatticket
Such being the case seemed to him that the honorable
Senator from Pennsylvania had been somewhat in haste and
had committed blunder, which common one. He
(Mr. CAMERON has imagined his own State OF Penn
syvana, whose late action he has himself misunderstood,
to be the whole Union He (Mr FooTE) yet be salts
fedand he should not be satisfied without conclusive evil
dence-hat the State Of Pennsylvania, the population of
which has been heretofore remarkable for Its intelligence,
asutenes and PATRIOTISM has made so egegious bunder
that suggested by the honorable Senator from that State He
mr. FooTE should believe for one that the people Of
Pennsylvania much in the dark upon this great sub
jec. He less willing believe that the people of that
noble State have been influenced in the late Presidential cleo
on simply by the sodd and contemplate principle love Of
'pecuniary gain
Mr. HALE said he should go for printing the smallest
Der proposed because he considered that this printing large
numbers of the public documents had been made the subject
of great abuse. He cherished sort Of feeling the sub
ect more than what he expressed He took the ground
at the last session, when il proposed 10 print large
number of copies of the report Of the Commissioner OF Pa
tents of which vast number he believed not half had been
yet distributed He esteemed this making books by order Of
Congress another vecaton of the saying of Solomon
" OF making books there is end
Being the door, he desired say word with reference
the remarks the Senator from Pennsylvania Mr. CAME
ROM He confessed that he somewhat surprised to learn
from that gentleman that the people of this country, in the
late Presidential election had decided against the late tariff
act, and in favor Of the tariff of 1912. For, far he
Mr knew any thing about the contest this question of
tariff did not enter very much into As ne understood IT the
great question connected with that election whether
General Taylor either Of the other nominees the most
genuine free soil man And generally conceded that
Gen. Taylor wasthe genuine Simon Pure free soil candidate
while Mr. Van Euren and his friends held mere pre-
tenders and nterbpers Laugher If any thing had been
settled by the result Of that contest it that Gen. Taylor
the free soil andidae, and he elected SUCH He
held therefore be unfair toward the great free soil party
to affirm that thee any greater issue involved Things
should taken they Gen. Taylor the free soil
candidate and th Secretary should make up the record
cordingly
Mr.. Fo0TE that the honorable Senator who had
just taken his seat made great mistake, for every where IN
the South and Southwest, during the late Presidential
paign, Gen. Taylor upheld the opponent Of free
so." Gen. Cass rejected being quite violent
opponent Of the free soil movement as Gen. Taylor.
Mr.. CAMERON sorry that his friend from Mssssp
p mr. FooTE had Inexperienced the position of par
ties during the late contest He believed that in the South
Gen. Taylor was the candidate of the free soil party
Some the Senators remarked that be the North
Yes in the South in Mississippi He had been led tina,
belief from the vote Of Mississippi. The honorable Senator
from Mississippi (Mr FooTE had been talking about the
bunders Of Pennsylvania He (Mr. c. remembered that
charged upon Gen. Taylor by certain gentlemen in Mis-
sisspp that he in favor Of free soil and, when he
look at the election returns he observed that there very
being blunder in Mississippi In my State, (Pennsyl-
where the people live by their honest industry where
every works, and subss upon the labor of his
hands, there the ts the question that discussed
the that placed before the people. The Democratic
party would have been Frustrated had it been for this
fnancalsystem He spoke ofths with Whenhe
he did intend go into exsneous matters But he had
found, upon examination Of the printing BILL that with
the great reduction Of prices the printing Of the last year
upwards Of hundred thousand dollars Had the Gov
eminent paid the prices given to Gales Seaon il would
have been four hundred thousand dollars They had
large number OF those documents about the House, in the
committee rooms, and he believed that it the duty
every Senator 10 stop this wasteful extIavsgance.
Mr.. WESTCoTT. There is one thing shown by this
debate upon the tng question Of printing this docu-
ment, which has grsed II is that yet those who
supported and elected General Taylor President have
said word against the printing Of the largest number pro-
posed Of this paper hope they will not vote against it. The
uous soldier and statesman under whose banner they raj
lied and defeated the Democratic party, when he assaulted
Monterey after he had bobade the town. got possession
the suburbs and when he had Ampuda and his forces in his
power generously and msgnsnmousy accepted capulaion,
in which he allowed the Mexican chief retire with the hon
Of wa-wih his coors flying, and with his other arms
artillery and his baggage. He had confidence that Ampudia
did join Anna he could fog him again This conduct
became chvalric and proud soldier am glad see, sir,
that yet Senator the other side Of this chamber those
who for General Taylor first, last and oil the
time, has evnced disposition TO be less generous and mag
unanimous towards the Administration they have just defeated
by the ballot box than the old hero towards the Mexcans
II creditabe them The only opposition is from the
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