The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-06

ohabiy remain unoccuped, to great extent, Tor many
years to Bat suppose she were to present herself
for admission as State 10. morrow. is i probable she
would inert with better cordial reception than
California has done To the admission oi New Mexico
there would be serious objections. 10 the aiins-
sion OF California there none that in my judgment.
are substantial
have stated, Mr. President that primary object Of
the plan OF the President was to prevent The conflict when
he apsrehesye wosd arise from the persistence OF
the North in the application of the WInot Pfoyiso
10 bills providing governments Tor this and oner iero
es acquired from Mexico In this respect the object OF
his plan has failed already The Wiimot Proviso mas
been insisted upon II proposed and has been voted
upon and the conflict in regard to IT. as lar as the oenae
is concerned is over. The motives, therefore, most OF
them least which actuaed the President at the time ne
submitted his plan to Congress- have ceased 10 operate
and besides this as have attempted . snow. % many
city OF much comprehensive plan than tnat wncn
be has proposed But there those who insist on The
adoption Of this Or mpacca@p,e @ .ga.
dent and traitors to the whiz party not 20 he cause o.
human freedom every who dares yield j his sup
ns \ y 0iSsn Sss ceased q e %
prominent article in the whg creed! how long - y
since such interference theme otdenunciaton on
our part And how often it repeated during the last
presidential canvass that the functions of Congress had
been usuped by with savish taneness yielded 70 the
Executive until the latter had come 70 exercise 10 ad
vance, power times more formidable than the veto
the power by which the adoption OF favoriie measure
was secued and the passage OF an obnoxious one de-
fcatedi This sir, was an argument which used my
ocratic party many occasions during that canvass
opposed to such Interference because believed us
tendency to debase the legislative branch OF Inc gov
ernment and render it subservient to the Executive
thought it wrong that the influence and patronage OF
the Executive should be used 60 as TO constitute veto
in advance upon the action OF Congress Inc constu
ton gives 10 the Executive the right to veto bills subse
quent TO their passase and this considered SUFFICIENT 70
guard the Executive against the encroachments OF the
legislature and e protect he country against tns effects
of hasty, nc0Bsderate unconstitutional Legislation
resisted II when our opponents were ~ power mol
through factious motives, but because thought u was
wrong and my opinions having undergone no cnange,
merely because they So Wishing 70 preserve my
own consistency, and the whig party preserve ITS
consistency on this subject and every other, have
chosen 70 resent the attempts which are now being made
10 Congress by threats and Intimidation INTO he
support Of the plan Of the Executive.
But Mr. President, would be doing injustice TO Pres.
dent Taylor If did not expressly exonerate him from
any design TO interfere improperly with the action oil
Congress on this any other subject He is nrm,
honest consistent man. and has had participation what
in the attempt to Congress into the support OF
his views He has uttered threats and regards II as
no crime that members Of Congress dfer with nim IN
this respect This attempt at coercion and lntlmdauon
is the work Of others He has given i no countenance
whatever His sentiments this subject accord entirely
with those which have just expressed ana IN order
that they may be perfectly understood, beg leave to call
the attention OF the Senate 10 paragraph IN ietter
addressed by him TO Captain Alison. Il is IN these
words
lnieed, have though, that tor many years past the
known wishes and opinions Of The Executive have ex.
ercised undue and Injurious influence upon the legislative
eol as Change ,I rom %
theory The personal opinions OF The individual who may
happen % o
ought his objections 10 be nierposed when questions
OF constutonal power have been settled by the varous
departments Of vsmment and acquesced In By the
feope.
stated Mr. President that the views Of General Tay-
lor accordM with those have expessed but they 90
further He declares that, in his Judgment even knop
ledge al the opinions aad wishes OF the Executiye
undue aud lnarious influence on The egs.
alve department OF the = and that the per-
sona opinions OF the individual who happens TO occupy
the executive chair ought not TO contrn the acuon oil
Congress" Believing, as he does, that "the known
opinions and wishes Of The Executive are calculated 10
exercise g undue and injurious influence on ths
legislative department OF hegovernment what would he
think II he informed that those who feel bound 70
support plan OF adjustment different from that which
he has proposed denounced as his enemies. and
threatened with the loss Of his favor, and exconmuni'
cation from the paryi Why. ar that those VINO pre-,
tend be his friends IN ruth his enemies, and would
disgrace him, by exhibiting him grossly inconsistent
and athless his solemn recorded pledges His
opinions s Of s saSs p,svs
only proposed BY him in obedience what ne Regarded
as an imperative duty, and wihou e reInoesi design,
the exercise OF any influence other Than bis simple rec
ornrnendaon To coerce members 10 support the plan
which he has proposed never entered his mind
But, Mr. President, this is DEPRESSION into which
have been drawn in order to show that the enemies OF the
measure aader consideration have threatened ats
friends with the displeasure OF the President without his
warrant has been clearly proved by reference 70 ms
opinions, deliberately expressed and written down with
view pubic,on Unless he has retracted them, (and i
he has done he no longer stands on the platform OF the
Alison letter, which he elected) he has exer-
csed no inuence INDUCED in threats, nor resored 70
coercion OF any kind, 10 compel members o Congress 10
support his plan 10 the exclusion OF the now pending
in the Senate Threats OF Executive displeasure. and
charges Of treason TO The whg party and the cause OF hu-
man freedom, from other sources-rom the mise
rabe parasites aud reptiles who cling 10 and crawl about
-. xl..a.. .| uI %
tested more less BY creatures OF this species, who
protesting 70 speak by authority. utter nevsriheless but
their silly and mischievous babbe. From such a.
ese and not from the President have come threats and
charges OF against those who differ with him.
perhaps in respect this single measure But return to
the point from whence dgressed.
Mr. President. shall proceed to discuss the gen.
| Mr. WEBSTER II the senator from Pennsylvania
will give way, will move an adjournment The day
very warm and the senator's health is feeble and hope
| the Senate will favor him by adjournment
Mr. COOPER l will give way for the motion but
wish to be governed by the pleasure OF the Senate
| The Senate, on motion BY Mr. KING, went into execu
tive session.
On the following Monday the Senate resumed the
sderauon OF the same subject. -
1 Mr. COOPER continued: Mr.. President, the propose
ton which shall endeavor to establish that the par
oil adjustment embraced in the bill under considers
tion and the other two bills which form its compile
ment is not only necessary but much more coniomable
when properly understood 10 the views. feelings, ant
interests OF the people Of the free States than that Of h'
President What are the provisions OF the plan OF al
jusment embraced in the bill now before u.s. and in The
TWO lying upon tablet The first is for the admission
of California into the Union on the terms and with hs