The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-15

willing TO vote for the motion hereafter when they have
had AN opportunity OF addressing the Senate have re-
quesled not TO urge immediate action acquesce very
willingly In the motion OF the honorable senator from
New Jersey, lMr DAYrosl and hope that the question
under consideration may be made the order Of the day for
Wednesday next
has understood having endorsed the course that he
says has been taken By my colleague. Now, sir,
the which my colleague may think proper TO take
is upon his responsibility and his speech has been
deliberately prepared and is fairly the subject OF para
mentary criticism. do not object TO the remarks made
upon by the honorable senator from Michgan for the
speech has been given to the public, with claim TO pub
lie attention. and il cannot lose anything By public discus
sion and OF public men have right TO comment
freely on IT, am sorry my colleague Is not here TO
make such reply the assaults upon would have de-
handed He is not quite so well to-day as he was yes
terday; but absent present. he must share the late oil
all public men who have a historical reputation. The
authority OF his derived from his services to the
Union for eventful lifetime; and that authority is not
to be destroyed by the ephemera criticism OF the momen
the eyanescent censure dictated under the influence Of
confident majority The reputation OF distinguished
men is more like the promontory in the deep than the
huctuaing waves that beat upon its base, or the winds
that assa its bosom L preserves its identity in spite OF
them, and looks the proude when has withstood them
do not choose to say more now, nor do know that
shall hereafter say anything the way OF personal vindca
ton do not understand any to say that this govern
may last by faithful adherence the provisions
OF its constitution the original and honest construction
OF it, and my colleague suppose, thinks long there
was sell sustaining power Wlat ne egdTuS tie
librium OF the different sections Of the country there
an ample guaranty Of the continuance oil the Union. But
he has minated his opinion that there is security
against the abuse of irresponsible majority and when
he speaks Of this government as tending 10 an ire
sponsbe despotsm like that OF Russia, he says nothing
less than that il the majority assume power not
in the constitution and force to carry out their ends
would be like any other irresponsible despotism to all
intents and purposes Can any doubt that do not
think il be denied that others must respect our rights
or we must have guarantees 10 maintain them when they
are wrongfully violated.
have remark to make with regard to myself, as TO
some remarks OF the honorable senator from Michigan
The honorable senator wished TO know II aman owed his
vote to the fact OF having property in ackass and the
ackass should die, who would have the voie-to whom
did i belong, the man or the jackass said payfully
in undertOne that voter not the worse for Raw
ing live jackass and hence he seemed to infer and
said, that would give the vote for the jackass, and
he for the man Now sir. ! undertake o say that no
horse jackass He is the worse voter That Is
all that intended TO say. and that is the way wish
gentleman dwet somewhat on the ackass illustration
TO show his democracy, have no objection to my
qualification going with it. although he said there was
fundamental difference between us. hope respect
the rights OF voter much he Does and would have
him subjected to ackass qualification to entite HIM 70
the rights OF a free citizen.
The remarks of the gentleman may hereafter call Tor
further notice from me, if give il without inter-
ference with the rights Of others.
Mr.. DAYTON moved that the further consideration Of
this question be postponed till "Wednesday next, at
o'clock He said that he moved that day because Mon
day and Tuesday were already set apart He desired
also to say that postponng these resolutions he IN
tended to speak upon the general questions involved in
Them the honorable senator from Michigan Mr. CAss
had usel them for that purpose This he (Mr. D did
by the consent of the senator from Mississippi, lMr
FooTE
The motion was agreed 10.
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the
following communication from the Secretary OF the
Navy:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, March Is, 1850.
Sir. Agreeaby resolution Of the Senate Of the ilh
Instant the honor transmit herewith the report
Professor lanes Espy Meteorology made TO this
department the 18th March, 1913, together with the
charts accompanying the same
have the honor TO be, very respectfully, your ooedient
servant x,,,r,a,,,>,
Hon. MlLLaRD FILLMORE Vice President OF the United
States, and President of the Senate
The document was ordered to lie on the table.
| On motion, the Senate then adjourned.
CoRREcTIoS. by accident some lines were interpo-
lated in the speech of General CAss published yesterday
which affected the meaning of the paragraph. We now
publish the paragraph correctly:
II the impression which |, well many others,
received respecting the nature OF these propositions was
correct, the handwriting was already upon The wall
"God hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it, an
noanced with no more certainly to the wondering King
OF Babylon the destruction OF his empire and the tern-
nation OF his life, than would those propositions, ii the
continuance OF Union depended upon their adoption,
have announced that "God hath numbered our republic,
| and 6nishedlt To what Modes aud Perslans we
should have been delivered is known only TO Him who
holds in His hands the fate OF nations.