The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-26
lIlhough, 4 he Senate Thought oherwse he should not


although if the Senate thought otherwise he should not
insist on his motion ''''TT'' -
Nh. HANNEGAN then rose. but Welded to
| Mr. BENTON who manfred II tbe rnorion was with
drawn? ~ ~
| Mr. DAVIS replied in the nega,;ve and ada.d that,
would not be unless be generf sanss 81 ,b Ssn.,a
posed H. - Wv $3.50" w
| Mr. BENTON then said That u u,oIa No, h ,h
drawn by the unanimous sense of the senate "r he
case seventy wears oldapproacbnn vew close 40 ,ha,
and within the last two ar three sass;ony III ~ .,
least rapid passage through the two houses Now he
should disust anvthino that went rand e ,aaa nc
nously and their phiIosophca reasoning wa. ,a, ,hs
hnman mind was 81 varians in ,s '. me
anv case were fully satei ana nrassn,od ~ iii ua
ngs there wond be difference Of opn;on in regard e
and that therefore. when case passed randy 1hrooh
y stated and atientivelv examined lie as No, ~
his seal when this bill was called nm and passed throngb
Had he been in his nace mnon th, occas;on he should
have moved that II he snbiected to ali those forms which
the wisdom of Legislator had nrovded for the nroec;on Of
the public interests and for sound and Wholesome
epation Now With 70 ths ner;ts nf tb;s cla h
Knew nothnc Rn ha dd nav ono ,hin hat nnr ance
ors-he men OF the reyoMtonEwere lust men. He doubt
ed neither their ;us,ice nor bor naroi rhor Nyars al
so wise men The men Of t thp revoI",on cnDs,n,sd
body of men rarely seen On the face nf the eabsrelw
ber Gonns INC usuce, VISION ana moaefauon or all
and were cocn;lany o ali that urS dn ,hat 0n
Rod soon after that cventaacb State uh;n S, nd
The General goyennt h s, E'ae With anm .'se ah anu
eyceeding al ;,t daranj it on ,IS pe,nGps
claim mon tha and ,hv s,tinS nc; % 49,, ICY JuS
settles who is just and at the same time poor They set
tied all accounts against them and if they could not pay
they gave their notes Certificates were given in every
case in which they thought that any thing due and
his reading led him to say that in the general assumps
which took place about the year "a, an amount over and
purpose OF covering everything which generosity even
not u speak oiIushce-demanded That was his under
ton ard with that understanding, he looked with ex
IRENE suspicion upon any CLAIM that was now presented
IN .he hrs place such claim was nothing less than an
impeachment OF the integrity OF the men Of that day
hpt OF Their integrity, al all events OF their knowledge
es ow neW bs ana that they Of the
fathers heer man hey dld az the time when these trans
actions look place! lie asked what would become of
senator's IT, at the end of sixty or seventy years their
might be then brought up against their ancestors! How
would senators meet clam presented against them for
Transactions sixty or seventy years ago on the part OF
business Every generation was charged with the man
agement OF us own business lie dd not say that they
that ac go no The Affairs Of he wsos
community otherwise nothing public or pnvate-nohing
between man and man. or nation and nation, could
who lived at the time and were cognizant OF the trans
achon were the proper persons to settle the case There
Which had been bp q
tons de hoped that the bill would be referred and ex
amned, and that It would be subjected to every form
which the wisdom OF legislators had devised for the pur
pose of protecting the public interests and securing sound
and wholesome legislation. ~ t
Mr. HANNEGAN desired to INQUIRE. before ranlvnr
TO the senator from Missouri whether Il raou;raJ th.
unanimous consent If The Senate or s;mnIv ro;,
in order to obtain n consideration of the an.nJman,
without referenre - ~ N"''
m, npr,r,,I,,<, <,,,,,~
ne n majority IS sufficient
~, ~ ~ men p,oceeded 70 say tnat the op
-, t - e senaio rom nissoui 10 ms PHI appear
Gu " iese vi very singular loundauon 1or ne mad as
Suu w eao los sle oPppsu9h' eNcept me age OF the
h; eis .e oe1iae t.at ne dls5rasted any CLAIM
mn. , 's Th II dppehea 10 De sixty or
esonf Ie's oa, ne sehaaoi naa remarked that the
i "em " ,re @ WERE eney wise ana eminent
JUS, au VA ,S my .ooN ease 10 po'ecl every good
aSa' We On ina. .ine pY the issue OF
49, 20 20 ai , @ t,Su 'n na Ishiy lie char-
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@ rndrd 49, ,,; h Io 'g memory-no
,n;, it,, hm, !, 1 aso " .Iei, 5us'ce ana
IS ~ ou we , IT, ;t Riesuu.I .a' te history
and ,s hn had sta,ed rnmmo ' nf ho Mno leaa H.
u ,1 e. 3D. J sA UNI shs ms.oIy SO lar as
I I've W ms I'll, .ai, anu ha pronounced tne clam
; pI U.S. ma. 1ouy iia' . UNANIMOUSLY pronounced
Jus, W. eo ,,i ot tnal eody, aef most
hHi Is nv, "u plonouncea II Just Inc
h ,' J PPh iI '.u t wiou. ulVlsioh.
80 b., M aI, Yep ri 'nree
t ;1 th III, naa hS ~, = nE Ciosesl vote
ihe I1onse o and IN that no" aS; ias' IN
a. 1850, ~ ;o;, ;G.ut"s " ,sie report
lAo ~ , o. N ~ s iasol OF twenty.
th ;,ar 0 b..~rr &C ~ M ~ SaSt u.
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d o"e M o ue usual FORMS on us IA
ouoo, &c go; d ny ;. VI ulo pleseht SESSION.
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