The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-29

confessed himself obliged to pass that by, having no
three million bill. he had great deal to do with that
and IT the gentleman would only look at it, he would
see hat The President is not at liberty TO expend one
Single cent OF that money under circumstance which
mas hitherto taken place and as the President had
spent the money the inquiry answered on ITS own
AS 10 the notice which the gentleman from Ohio had
taken OF certain gentlemen returned from the army 1t
could be hardly necessary for him suggest him that
these honorable gentlemen of another profession had not
the opportunity here answer what might be said OF
them nor did appear TO his apprehension that anything
mad been sad which would demand an answer But Mr.,
was struck with the remark by that gentleman, that
military stock had fallen With reference to this remark,
he would ask what had been done recently by the States
OF Kentucky and Virginia! And # he not mistaken,
one OF these military gentlemen from the army accord
ing to the movements of gentlemen the opposite side
OF the House was to be the successor of the peaceabe
gentleman who now occupies the presidential chair He
did not profess TO know exactly who had nominated this
gentleman From all Indications however, he could
conceive how military stock could be falling; but, on the
contrary 1t would seem to have raised far above parnot
IN Mexico, but here, there and everywhere Indeed, to
mr. L. 1t seemed that the gentleman from Ohio was mis-
taken in his remarks in this respect and he
that he was mistaken in all other respects.
Mr.. SAWYER said that his colleague [NGr. ScHENCK]
had passed rebuke upon his own party Why did he
come here and make his complaint about leapng in the
dark lie could not thus excuse himself FOR negechng
TO discharge his duty That gentleman was OF the ma
lorty IN thls House and how were they using their
power Day after day they had consumed in speaking
on questions wholly foreign to the matter in hand and
much time had been lost by adjounmens from Thursday
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the most urgent business of the session. they had offered
numerous resolutions looking to the putting down of the
President and the overthrow of the democratic party
Many of these resolutions had been suffer ed to lie the
table for now nearly three months; and, among the first
OF them was one offered by his colleague, but who had
never once raised his voice TO bring up for consdera
ton. He would call upon gentlemen on the other side,
and upon their constituents to note the fact that the
Iory OF this House had constantly refused to act the
most pressing public BUSINESS and upon their heads he
Mr.. GIDDINGS admitted that the solemn vote this
morning recorded shows us he liberty party to be thr-
longer wing party nor they democratic party The
party for freedom coming to life, and the line
Of 9, demarcaon had been drawn to-day When in 1914
this government made the declaration that it its bust
the issue was accepted BY Mr. Clay. who was then the
y that the Congress had no power over that institution
Here was the issue. The old issues had remained UNI
disturbed of late. Who talks now of tariff, internal
Improvement the proceeds of the public lands bank
of the United States The slave question, like Aaron's
rod, had swallowed up all the others Ever the
question but an incident to this que ston. We
the last Congress The bills before appro pated their
millions upon millions to maintain the UP to the 30th
of June nexo carry out the policy of the last Congress
He would vote all necessary supplies to susf ain the army
now in Mexico, and to bring them back in peace But
with that Limitation he would stop. Not dollar nor
would he vote for the purpose of she ddng blood in
this war.
Mr.. G. explained his vote on the resolution of thanks
to officers. He could not vote thanks gentlemen
who had in any way contributed to promote which
was anything but righteous war. So far as it was
war OF conquest he denied its consttnte'naty He be-
eved that every death caused by this much
murder as had ever been attributed to criminal Be-
evng that he could not in his heart permit his vote of
TO Of ne & I e
the ,pecunary expenses of the war; He had op,
posed the from the first, and washed his hands OF
the innocent blood which it had she'd With twenty
Others he sent forth to the country his protest against
the annexation of Texas; and he declared that he now
fuIt hichf ba,n
military spirit and this system of policy did not overthrow
the government he had read the history of his race in
slave question under the protection of this governments
and adverng to the presidential canvass in the course
Of his ks he proceeded to ask the gentleman from
Pennsy vana, the chairman of the Committee Manu-
factures [Mr. STEwARTl whether he did not nnder
stand Gen. Taylor TO be in favor of a tariff
Mr.. STEWART was understood TO answer in the af
Mr. GlDDINGS now desired to ask the gentleman
from South Carolina Mr. SMsl whether he did not
derstand lS Gen Taylor to be a free trade man,
| Mr.. SIMS. | don't understand HIM to be anything.
Mr. GIDDINGs would like to know, then, which of
these parties were destined to be humbugge1 by this
presidential candidate He next proceeded to ask gen
emen in favor of the improvement of rivers and harbors
by the general government if they did not consider Gen
| Mr. STEWART General Taylor says if elected, he
will pursue the policy adopted by General Washington
Mr.. GIDDINGS. am apprehensive that the answer
Of my friend from Pennsylvania is not well understood
would ask him what he understands TO be the of
policy adopted by Gen. Washington [Laughter.]
| Mr.. STEWART Gn his seat) Washington was in
favor of that
gentlemen on the other side of the House
| VOICE. We don't know anything about it.
| Mr.. STEWART General Taylor has distinctly said,
if elected, he will follow in the footsteps of Washington,
| Jefferson, and Madison
| Mr. c. J. lNGERSOLL. Does the gentleman know
whether Gen Taylor is Taylor man
Mr.. GIDDlNGS required TO the subject OF slavery
and the Wilmot Provso affirming that he stood yet on
the same groundwhich he had maintained from the
mencement Nine States Che sad) had proclaimed their
unalterabe purpose that slavery should be further
tended Gen Taylor had been Intercepted this point,
and Mr. GJwoud like to ask the gentleman from Penn
sylvana, he author of the provso) what he thinks of
| his answer
Mr.. WILMOT. If ] could rely alone upon his single
letter on this subject should have strong hopes that he
was in favor of it, But when | consider that he is
southern man, and slave holder, have confidence
in him. and. indeed, am in doubt whether he understood
| the full scope of his when he made it,
| Mr.. GIDDINGS. 1t had been proclaimed by General
Taylors organ that. the question of slavery, he
as true as the needle to the poen opposition to the
Wilmot proviso. He repeated the issue as it had been
accepted by Mr. Clay, who had admitted it article
of the wing creed that the slave question should remain
with the States and objected emphaticay TO any polit
ca contingency by which the wings might be Tylerzed
again Mr. G. asked if General Taylor had given any
indication of his political vews'
| Mr.. STEWART Yes sir; he says he will support
the constitution =,
Mr.. GIDDlNGS There is no demagogue who will
not say that
| I Mr.. ANDREW JOHNSON asked the member from
pa,n.vlyana through the member from Ohio whether