The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-18


been copied ty the administration and sent TO tn
House OF Representatives. How does he know Il
there a man ct In the other House who has seef
that communication to the House OF Representatives,
undertake 10 ,yiha no man has had the opportunity o
seeing that cor fnuncaon since il was sent in II the
honorable senaSr has seen that documen ne has seen
to Congress lie saw them in confidence He has been
admitted where am excluded. He is informed, when
we kept IN the dark by them upon that point. and
as s saY
Riley He, therefore, being enlightened upon this
subject, and l being here, creeping in darkness,
Ss @ %shs he table aad Suppress
twinkng rays at may serve 10 bolster up the admins
~SsS: aa %s ooS q d n SyouS sss
would not g5esa different phase 70 the subject \,
therefore, who ase not been permitted to see behind the
curtain a ,hs % S speaks a sss sy asssol.
plain parts and then move to suppress parts Of the call
upon the administration. deny the right And what
makes tenacious is the fact that he has then
given forth that many Of the inquiries are inappropriate,
and others still must be altered and modified, SO that il
would take the whole morning hour, sir to 90 through
curtain this resolution Of the from Alabama
better drawn up than that passed by the House OF Rep
Tesentatves, and that It should pass il will answer
cseF na na Gan me nc sss Una. Iass oas
This resolution goes little further than the other; and
just 10 the extent that this goes beyond the other
we must modify and suppress that part Of the inquiry
10 the extent the other goes, 1t may be answered. but
this 1t will not do to send to the administration
Sir il has been especial duty OF the administration
to answer one set of resoutions and il that answer 10
the House-an answer which purports to be full an
swer-woHd not at the same time be full answer to
this, want to adopt measures to make i full Sir, the
very fact that this resolution must undergo "modica
uonsthe very fact that some OF these inquiries must
be stricken ouwoud raise the inference that there had
been special pleading and mental reservations in the
swer to the others, which this resolution, il adopted in
fha ab0ua drag forth In fha llUht
all its deformy charged upon it.
Why sir, begin oapprehend now. that there is some
thing 10 the matter slate to The senator frankly, that
when commenced this morning, had not the shadow OF
suspicion that the to this resolution would not
be full vindicaon. designed to vndicate the present
and the late administration but the course Of the accred
tied agent OF the administration gives ground for the ap
prehenson that there is dark transaction hidden here
that these extra nqurles-not contained IN the reso
utions Of the House-if answered fully, would bring
to the light For that reason, do not wish the resou-
tons to be modified do not desire them TO be purged
wish an answer to the whole II, then. all has been
right, the administration vii stand vindcaed before the
country. Ii II hrs been wrOng the world will have
right to know Il act; and |, Tor one, determined to
bring It TO light think, sir it is due TO the people OF
California due to the people Of the United States, due to
the present administration no less than is due 10 the
late administration and 10 republican Institutions, that
such stigma should not be allowed to rest upon
Mr.. CLAY really, sir, do not wish to interfere in this
contest between the two honorable senators from Con-
nectcut and Illinois II seems to TO be pretty equal
combat II the senator from Connecticut has the ad-
vantage in size, the senator from illinois has greatly the
advantage in postlon and makes up by that tor any diff
ference there may be in the size Of The two senator's
Really. sir have not risen for the purpose Of discus
sing the matter ! would like to know from both The
resolution has passed the House calling for certain
information that the information has been commu-
ncated, but is not yet published and laid before
that this resolution calls for precisely the infor-
nation which that in the House has obtained; and
without waiting to see whether it will supply what is
wanted or not is proposed 10 pass this resolution and
lima lblQrf Mt In fha dQfih
labor Of transcription Is that the stale Of the matter
Mr. DOUGLAS. Without referring to the matter
% eSaS SaSs.ss os sqo ss o !: Il. will that do
dersand that there was resolution passed in the
other House upon the same sublect-maiter This res
oution about the same time was introduced here,
tanning further and different inquiries framed in different
language, more searching in Its character and which
could not be evaded, as the other might if there was
disposition TO evade-which trust would not be the
therefore the answer TO the other would by
be satisfactory until get full answer to those
inquiries which would not be answered by the reply TO
the other.
Mr.. CLAY. Well, SIR, / beg leave to say to the
honorable senator, with the most perfect good
ture--for | have no other feelings towards him or
towards any other senaior-whether be had not bet.
Ter wait Tor the publication o the reply to the House
OF Representatives before pressing the matter promise
him, for one, that H. when the publication made OF the
communication 10 the House, il shall be found insufficient
and not complete as the senator desires, | will
cheerfully 90 with him for all the additional knowledge
and information he may desire. As they certainly
py, in some degree, precisely the same ground, submit
10 him whether IL would not be better to wait to see
what we have got for the first call before we proceed
with the second, which may require mere repetition OF
letters already communicated Now, VI the senator will
agree 10 let the resolution wait until see what
we have got already, will with pleasure concur with
him IN passing additional resolution OF inquiry, II there
Is anything further be may desire upon this point.
beg leave 10 add single remark, and to say in the
spirit OF good nature that II there has been this executive
interference in California to produce premature birth OF
State and constitution, think the from Illinois,
II Al. la - -
ought rather to be grateful than otherwise; for, il
mistake not il has produced democratic child Laugh
teri | will say further that II this birth had been in
reality produced by the present administration, suppose
il is likely that the child would have had some other
name.
Mr.. DOUGLAS For the very reason suggested by
The honorable Senator from Kentucky that this new
child is democratic child, clearly OF opinion that
this administration could not claim the paternity; and
hence sir, was unwilling 10 believe these rumors that
aoat about the country that this administration had
and unwilling TO believe that there was anything
but what they would be willing TO bring light at once
order that we might the true position OF the matter
think am as much responsible for inviting the peo !
Qle of California into the Union the administration
brought forward bill the last session.
he first ever proposedo admit California the Union
as State; and am willing 10 avow, that, from
The specimen have OF the California constitution,
especially from the complexion Of the elections that have
he paternity belongs rather TO me than General Taylor
and II the senator will compel 10 let out the secret,
must toness, that my object s 10 vndcae the character
of this child, which believe 10 be my own, against such
scandal that which has been attempted 10 be de-
nounced against IT, That, confess, is one object,