The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-22


were persons who had been appointed themselves
in place of others This reason and answer Of the
Senator from Missouri applicable now, and
just as sufficient authority now as II was when ut
tered
He was as much opposed to the spois system as
any one. He was as much Disguised with the
scrambling for spoils, by both parties, as any one
He wished there could be a law that no man who
came to Washington looking for once should be
gratihed. Both parties, unfortunately, mad TOO
many of office-seekers attached to them. The
Wing party pure and upright party as
ever existed in the country, and the masses OF the
Democratic party were equally virtuousi put there
was large body of men attached TO each whose
sole aim was to obtain spoils.
Mr. FOOTE said that he had no objection TO the
Senator's castigating any portion OF the wing
party, but he appealed TO his sense OF justice whe-
Their was proper to deal SO severely with the Dem
ocratc party, which, at the present time, was a
PROSTATE party
Mr.. SMITH said he could never consider the
Democratic party PROSTATE party, when the gen.
tleman 80 eternally upon his legs. [Laoghter.l
Mr.. SMITH alluded TO the case OF call upon
Postmaster General Barry, for copies OF all papers
and charges filed against a certain postmaster In
the State of Ohio. The Postmaster General replied
that he could not respond
The Senator had stated that his object was to OBJ
tam the information that he might be enabled TO act
Understandings upon the nominations sent to the
Senate by the President. If this were the Senator's
object why was not the resolution presented in ex
ecutive session, and why not call for the reasons
which governed the President?
The speech of the Senator from Maine contained
charges which, if true should make Zachary Tay-
Tor stand before the world man wholly degraded,
and as one degrading the office he holds; and If the
House of Representatives believed the speech of the
Senator, the President should now stand before the
Senate upon articles of impeachment. The resou
ton therefore called upon the President for inorma
ton which, if it sustained the implied charges of
the resolution, would convict him OF offences for
which he should be impeached by the House OF Re-
representatives..
Gen. Jackson in his reply to the resolutions of
Mr.. WISE stated that the resolutions placed him
in position of answering whether he and his Cab
met were or were not guilty OF Improbable Of
fences and also called upon him to furnish the tes
timouy on which he was to be tried II this resolu
ton was intended to place General Taylor in the
same position, would not a similar response be cor
recR Why, then, attempt to place him in such a
POSITION The resolution was based upon infer
ences. First, it inferred that persons were re-
moved without charges; and that inference was
grounded upon his differences from General Tay
lors letters, that man should be removed unless
he were wanting in honesty, capacity or fidelity.
MIR. S. then took up the extracts from the let
ters Of General Taylor, read in the speech OF Mr..
BRADBURY for the purpose of showing that General
Taylor had pledged himself to be the candidate Of
party and, if elected, the President of party.
He contended that the extracts were not fair rep
resentaton of the Taylor correspondence. He read
from numerous letters, &C., to show that General
Taylor was a Wing, and that in accepting the
nomination OF the Wing convention he identified
himself with the Wing party
Mr. SEWARD asked the Senator to give way,
and he would move adjournment
Mr. SMITH said he had considerable to say yet,
and did not wish to interfere with the Senator from
New Jersey, who had the floor for Tomorrow on
another subject. If it was agreeable he would
move to postpone the subject till Saturday
And the question being taken on the motion, re-
sulted-yeas 20, nays S-no quorum.
MIR. DAWSON moved the Senate adjourn; and
the question being taken, rcsultcd-yeas l6, nays
Ia.
And the Senate adjourned