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


sion Of the spos every four years. long as the
eminent remains In my judgment, the government can
best carry out for the benefit OF the people, the great
purposes Of its creation under such SYSTEM We must
break ups otherwise every department WIN become s and
official stations will be chiefly sought alter, IN conse
quence of the opportunities they afford for public paAder
no s a Be- oa
[Mr WEBsTER,] is in my opinion, no ade
quate remedy for, il you adopt law OF that Sort you
may repeal u aud get back to he old doctrine o. lia
the repeal morrow and the law the day after without
having anything settled The only remedy for IT. sr, IS
constitutional provision, which cannot De repealed All
cording to the will and pleasure OF the legislature anu
the personal schemes oil dominant party, we mus
amend the constitution to get clear OF rule founded On
90 years practice under the decision OF oy States
and it can be permanently and ehectuaiy done IN ho
other way ~,
boring under 10 proceed further with the remarks which
had intended to submit at length, Tor the purpose
of testing the sense OF the Senate and TO ascertain VINO
willing to pscos e%say @ ou Of the monarch
cal principle of the zone nan power introduced inlo
practice and sustained by those who called themselves
democrats will move IL IL be in order, to strike out all
after The enacting clause, and insert resolution pro-
posing TO amend the constitution oil the United States,
taking from the President and giving to Congress the
power Of regulating suspensions and removals from Oh
Mr.. BRADBURY. | would suggest, Mr. President
that that resolution is not in order Inc resolution when
is 10 be amended apprehend that the senator from Ken
lucky would hardly propose to amend without submit
ting F GI TssSae% 0o0o,e to change vour resou
ton into joint resolution.
Mr. DICKINSON. Il isnot gsmane
The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair is Of opinion
that the resolution OF the senator from Kentucky Is notn
order
Mr. DAWSON. I did not design to speak upon this
question at this period had not intended in the De.
h,rff
day have induced meperhaps more under the influence
OF feeling than OF judgment--to say lew words upon
this question Before enter upon the investigation OF
the question, beg leave through you, cir to ask from
the senator from Illinois the quotations from the letters
OF the President of the United States upon which he
makes his allegations to-day, in order TO know where to
Mr. DOUGLAS. have not these letters before me
now, Mr. President, or would take great pleasure in
ferring to the precise quotations to which had refer
ence. They run through various letters, in different
shapes and wind up by the declaration in the Presidents
inaugural address, fair construction OF all OF which
would be- that he would remove except for cause,
and that deficiency In qualification for Office.
The language in his inaugural address is that he would
appoint no man who was wanting in these qualifications;
and the deficiency in them would be sufficient cause for
II would be construed that he pledged himself
to remove dishonest men, and none others thar dishonest
men-the most ingenious piece OF esultism that have
ever seen in any public man. ! presume he intended
nothing OF that sort
Mr. DAWSON. Mr. President, take this occasion
to say that the speech delivered by the senator from I
nos is OF the most extraordinary that ever have
heard from member of distinguished body in relation
to distinguished man. The vocabulary from which
we usually gather words to express want OF conf
dence has been through very freely; and take this
occasion to say that not particle OF justification has
been given for that declaration II the Executive OF this
country be the OF the character that has been mpu
ted him to-day he lily deserves to be called the Presl
dent of the American peoples he lily deserves the repu-
taton that he obtained upon the field of Buena Vista he
would not be entitled the honor that has been given to
him. nor the fame of military renown that ne has won
What, sir branded with falsehood-with sanderNoul'
rageous and infamous SANDER were the words Now,
sir, this body and the people OF this country-becanse
speak not as party man, but as citizen Of this coun,
try-an American CITIZEN true 70 my s'auon mere, ana
noticed. Why, was struck with amazement to-day
at the vindicveness Of party ZEAL at time when the
Of dissolution Party feelings OF the most violent kind
brought TO bear upon this body, and they are
called to arrange themselves upon this side or upon that
For what purpose To rescue the country from danger
and restore harmony and give peace to the Union No,
but to excite all the rancor Of party, and the worst feel
isgs OF our nature What else, SIR Merely to secure
party ascendeacy upon wrecked constitution h and
acter OF General Taylor TO be damned TO infamy. If
words, which might be denominaed Islander, could have
that influence upon The country and the world
The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair thinks the re-
marks OF the senator from Georgia not in Order in
imputng SANDER to the senator from Illinois.
Mr.. DAWSON. | am not. The Chair should have
thought OF that earlier because the senator spoke of the
have been turned out OF office.
But, Mr.. President, what is all this defamation found
ed upon What is the truth upon which il sandsi Ii is
the declaration OF Gen. Taylor, that he would not turn
out for opinions sake. Can the senator show that
he has done soi No. sir. Never has man had more
injustice done 10 his character But will see now il
that charge can be successful will disconnect him
from the President, and put him upon the platform
gentleman and il any being that walks this earth
brand him with iasehood and dishonesty When did he
make the declaration upon which these charges
foundedl Did he do il after bis return 10 Baton Rouge
No, sir. Did he do it while in Mexicol No, sir Did
he make il during the election campaign defy the pro.
ducton OF that letter And the gentleman rises and pro-
claims here, that we have at the head OF gov
eminent who is dsgraced by these acts Now, what has
Gen Taylor declared My colleague points TO the letters
before me. What do they sayl Gen Taylor announces
that, il elected he would into the presidential chair
OF party Is not that The sentiment upon which he
stands upon which the American people elected him. and
upon which he will act and be susainedi And yet they
get up here and declare, in highly derogatory
TO him. both a military man and civilian, that he has
done this thing and that Thing and has not merely dis
graced himself, but every man that politically associ
ated with him What has he done He has turned out
OF Office certain gentlemen who are democrats, and by
this SANDER libel has been put upon their characters
SANDER, and above all he says, falsehood black and
dark BY whom BY Gen. Taylor. Upon whom |
say is upon Gen. Taylor Where is the act upon which
you made that declaration Where is the act. where the
word the line that he wrote uttered upon which
you can make this charge Not TO be found in any
printed book, by friend or enemy.
They declare that they do not obec, TO the turning out
OF Office but his declaration that he would turn out
man for opinions sake His declaration that he
would be the President OF the people, and the Pres
l.. II hats ttn ri tha