Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-31
Epccch OF NIr. J. Mcdowell,
OF VIRGINIA.
IS TnE HoCss rF REPRssENTATrEs'F EBRVA-
EY %. I5i9.

" tie Territories y i'e'o UcTEoo c1S |0ayoF
MA.
The Committee Of The Whole on tho ta,s c
the Union having under consideration Ire bill {
provide for the support Il the Pos; Office Depart
men for The year ending 30th June, 1880. an
fIr other purposes, (Nr. White, q Now York
ia the Chair)-
Mr.. MCDOWELL addressedthe Chairman. ans
after expressing his regret at being constrained
ty the slate Of business before the COMMITTEES an,
the odse, e.Ihei 10 adopt the disofderly and if
regular practice OF speaking upon one snhJec
whilst another ami different ore was formal,
before the committee. or q io'egoths ou.F op
portunity he Bighl have sf saesking stali, the,
proceeded, substantially, as follows:
Mr. Chsirnan, II it had been ny good fortune
TO have entered upun the discussion oi our isrli,
toral affairs al an earlier period oitha debate Of
when they have 50 long been the subject,
would have considered i. not only my privilege
but my duiy, 10 have tmincdi the constitutional
questions with which they have been connected,
as fully and thoroughly as my short honr woad
hive allowed; bat at ibis late peripd otths scs.
zion, and otlhe debate also. alter these very
questions, in al their latitude, have been dis.
80 "'iios' 10 "a" hu'p''"'" "''V' /" ~
ua"e'fl'a eiA1afaiIe'', and etlrn'ltnFS VIVA great
ARMY "oaid seem tbai any af'tef ana "f-
mai discussion ii them NOW MAS scarcely admits
s'b'e. At al eyehS, sir, cannot bn' know, not
on h3N ltAson" /, wetd BE- . inc 70 go over
tn sa' aftesh hut hlW uiietly hopeless
ats ~ BE- the expectation, oa my part, Of re-.
pr e'eHg thsu ia any lnore taSorAhie nr more
irp1 ,ire ghts than thosr il whch they haze
"'r"'f fh presented ~ ny cofe'SdeS ~ ofhl.
''H' 'idiYi therefore, hlr. Cha'rulaa' Us
"'"'i "a's gone into an etaitIila'inn 81 ihrse
,i'eHH"hS ~ more proPt'"us Iho'h'h'' a'el WI.
y ~ nAa p!epased mtse.t y ~ So ana mao
'htehaed 70 10 go m.li within y le" days ag9, /
soaH now isaFe them, and la,iea4 o. any srSa
'n'n upon them viii proceed to oilrr some re-
MARKS TO he committee N stii'calton and sup
port 81 me hIIi winch proposes to dl"h oar HeF
'faa lerFdorsas 12o4 aiH too,inS q q sac
whether The hi.i which was or41ua'y rePort,
90 upon That sn'grct ~ the Senate ~ an honor.
"'e hleH'"rr % that body rom limos hr'
o'osIaf'J o. me $40 'ta's t'r that hiil Wh'cn
was offered III ms iiJa" By ny ln1n'h ehh
E'Irasle IRON 'itSiAta W. ftSstoh.l ~ pr.
'erfrd Is, ~ ny ep'n''fl, aoi Pfy n"ifnti' Y
on 'an "aoe' prefer The sast'l'e, bal WIN
rhfrfluiiF vote i1rej'trt. they ~ f'Ft Rp9n
the same hasl'' ad depend Tor iae't rr!'t'ioa "f
support upon me same Srarf9I ronsal'.fA ms =
" - hp' pretended tAu esther ne 'i'SslN' DIN ot
"F S"'''''n" i'r 4 Is Tree lt'u' u'g8ctVlE ! nor
- P'g'' 'hl.a 'ha' 'hesr o'9'e"oh' E'""" me-
"c'Sh h'",if A2aihN DON ~ ol i'te"' ahu
'e'' c'''''', coHd''i7n q ths country 'nah Tue
Pfesr"'. h'H ~ laNs' o'JfsI'h' nv m'ofarl
NANNY rs none "' them are latal ~ th'if ni'hfe'
"na as t''' advantages "Ih which ihef atr CON
"'c'eu W. 'liSh ha'i9na '"i''e' u i l',nl con,
s"et"' tu'ih' s!r uiat the measure NhFn VIC
"'.' ""' '"' substitute e'n', ol ''"l-"1S al men
"tS''' "'l r''''noh ground upon w"s" ol' con-
'''A 'F4h''"' Oh 'ne S''9ect % 'hA' '''oas", NV.
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,"'rs ''ou' 'nhan!' ana ""sNJ ",.r''Vu o.
f" ~, -" ''"e'''A' ""'no'9 s""'" -.
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FM"'ohFo '' a't!hM!'
u e'n''l'd ''ns' power 70 aonA >"'o-
''A' N e 'n'' '.'ch'uFf proposes 10 o'SW mo
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r' r,4.''ec p9"e'' s''Jtct - ~ P.es'',oF -,
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,.,r s'uno ]''-".'' aug '''scfet'ol. % N"persS',
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" Wv o''''i N''"''' "'s"' VI ouS"' 'o' !" oe N.Y.
w Io"S'' y s"oWf peru" ~ i's "'I"o'iai
Io"u'''', ot ""e'nef 'hA' eon't'ioh oue'h 10 De
dispensed wil1 ch'ireiy' are questions ~hch ne
ee'sar'ly resuh rom me execution OF Inc po"ef
70 aoh"' anu "'lch y "i'r me discretion q
Congress ana 1hat only, 10 determine. ihere
may exist me very strongest ana sounocst rea-t
sons III particular case why Tue territorial con-
t''lon shol" be enforced vigorously ana ler
'oag period OF time; and 50 too, on the contrary
'aere may be reasons"t equal obligation and an.
'hofl'y'ih anolher case, why tins preliminary OF