Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-05-18

express declaration that shall neither be sa1erI
invot0ry serrIde IN this Territory erce to, crime
uAereef the party shall haue been du! conrlcted' -
Idd not stop here; however, sir. The whole argument
of my speech that occasion, with the exception of the
single sentence which have cited against the passage
| of the bill n any FORM
s'I am in hopes Mr.. Chairman, (such was INV distinc
avowa that the bill will become present ses
sion in shape Every thing conspres my Judgment
call for the posponemen Of such
The great and paramount objection to the BILL in INV
mind that it would leopard the peace OF the country
that would break up the amcabe negotiations in which we
engaged, and would leave other alternative for set
Ting the yexed question of title between and Great B
tain but the stern arbitrement of war
Entertaining this opinion aimed at defeating the
by every means in my power and it well understood
the time that this prOriso Of the upon
which mainly relied for the purpose deliberately designed
by moving TO unite the Southern Democracy with the con-
servave Wings of both the North and the South in opposi
| ton to the bill, and thus to ensure its defeat.
The motion prevailed The provso inserted by vote
OF l3l to 49, And J. for one then carried my opposi-
ion TO the bill by voting against it, proyso and all The
Southern Democracy, however, did go with me on this
vote Not few of them-he present Speaker Of the House
among the numbera Of them, indeed, who present.
except four voted in favor of the bill Notwithstanding the
aniisayey clause and accordingly it passed the House
But there be little doubt that this clause had influence
in aresng the bill in the other wing of the CAPITOL where
1t remained unaced upon until the close of the session. and
was thus finally lost
Sir, bill create Territorial Government in Oregon
containing hsdenca proso has since been passed through
Houses of Congress- and has received the sanction and
signature of Southern Democratic President and do not
suppose, therefore, that this original motion of mine will be
hereafter frequent subject Of Southern Democratic CEN
it hitherto has been. But have desired to place up
on record, IN pepeuam memorian rel, this plain unva
nshed history of the and, having done So willingly
submit myself whatever Of censure or reproach
such state of facts may fairly subject to- either from the
South from the North If the offering of this proviso to
this bill under these circumstances with these views and
with this result be the objectionable offence which has
sometimes been styled, only say, adum gui feel in
conperfife ferrumr' Nay, sir will say further that
if be fairly traceable to this of mine, that is
no longer an open question whether domestic slavery shall
find foohod in the Territory Of Oregon shall feel that it
has not been entirely in vain that have been for years
associated with the public councils Of my country
come next, Mr.. Chairman, to the proriso, which has
more egtimately received the OF the honorable member
from Pennsylvania (Mr. WLAor) Andt is not less impor-
an in this than in the other recall the remembrance
Of the House and Of the country the circumstances under which
this provso also was proposed.
think, sir that who member Of Congress
the time will soon forget the eighth day Of august 1916.
The country at with Mexico, ard Congress was
within andoty hours of the appointed close of most
Proacted and aborous session. We already almost
exhausted b hot weather and hot work. and all the energies
which left required for winding up the great
OF public business which always the closing hours
whether OF longer shorter session. Under these cir
cumsances message received by this House from Pre-
sdent Polk calling for appropriation of money enable
him to negotiate treaty of peace, and nmatng, by dis
nct reference the precedent of the purchase of Lousana
that ne designed to employ this money in the acquisition of
more territory.
Such message, need say, h took all who were no.
in the Presidents greatly by surprise The idea Of
bringing money the aid of armies for the purpose of
buying peace from nation like Mexico, could fail
lnIct severe wound upon national pride while the
lust Of territorial acquisition and aggranzement which was
thus plainly betrayed gave deeper dye of injustice and
pine TO the war into which we had been recklessly
plunged.
No time was afforded u.s. however for reflections or debe-
raons of any The message referred the
Committee Of the Whole the state Of the Union, and
bill forthwith originated in that committee under the lead
of Gen. Mckay, of North Carolina for placing two millions
of dollars the unlimited discretion Of the President
For the debate upon this bill two three hours Of hot
summer afternoon were grudgngy allowed by the Democratic
majority IN this Houses and these two three hours
divided off into homeopathic portions of fire minutes each
My honorable friend from New York, (Mr. HuGH WHrTE)-
the senior member Of the New York delegation, and who
hope will long remain here to enjoy the dignity Of that posi-
onobained the floor for the first five minutes and for
tunate unfortunate enough to follow him. No amendment
to the bill bad then been adopted and propo moved But
here is what said that occasion, reported in the Ma
tional AatelEgencer at the time
"Mr. WINTHROP said that he should follow the example of
his friend from New York. (Mr. White and confne himself
to brief statement OF his views reservng to himself the pr
vege of simplifying and enforcing them hereafter The Ad-
mnlst alton and its friends had thought fit during the present
session to frame than Of their most important
to leave opponents in false position which
imagined advance that circumstances could have
strained him to do, and from which he would gladly have
been spared One OF them give which might APP
pear TO lend approving sanction to which had been
caused by the annexation of Texas the other to give
vote which might appear like opposition to the earliest
oraon OF peace, either with Mexico other Power
earth But he must let appearances take OF themselves
lie was not here to opinions either upon the
ambe of bill the phrases Of Presidents message. He
here substantial provisions of law proposed
with view to their practical Interpretation and execution
One OF these votes he had given already under
which familiar the House and the country He be-
eved it them and he believed it upon the most debe
rate reflections be the best Of which the admitted
And he greatly feared that he about be compelled
give the other OF these abhorrent He could and
would not for this bill as il stood
"What was the bill bill to place millions Of dol
lars at the disposal OF the President for extraordinary
emergencies which might of intercourse with
foreign nations Not a word about peace Not word
the Rio Grande. 1t Of unlimited confidence
in which, he sorry to say, there
very little confidence be placed They might employ this
money towards buying California or buying Cuba, buying
Yucatan buying the Sandwich Islands, buying any other
territory they might fancy in either hemisphere. II
satisfactory Nothing could be evident than that this
appropriation for the eGrnesoney for purchase
OF more territory The message expressly stated that
to be used for any which Mexico
might make to The President already had the claims OF
our citizens to deal WITH to the amount Of three millions or
more. Here millions be placed in his
hands in cash. What be the whole payment for
which i've millions OF dollars wanted advance And
where this territory to be The message, not will
ling to leave wholly in the dark bad pointed expressly to
very bill las Mr.. w. understood) had been copied r6an
from the act by which that purchase indirectly sanctioned
The President has thus called upon language not TO be
Misunderstood to sanction in advance and indefinite
acqustono Southern territory To such acquisition he Mr.
W. opposed He had said heretofore and he repeated
he