The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-26

event" II would be wiser to await what they choose 10
OF what they will do in the event OF its being consum-
mated Men do not usually much desire to rest under
the mputaon OF being niimidated by threat and such
may consequently operate as an addienal incentive 10
the very act designed 10 prevent Sir, the comics,
sion is humlliang; but the fact exists that there are
upon this side of the House three classes protesting the
same general political fahthe democrats proper atew
from section who, when they cannot act with the
democratic party evince unwngness to 90 over TO
The camp OF the enemy; and few from another section
who evince no such unwngness, but who, on the con-
trary manifest an inclination 10 serve the wings when.
ever such service is to nure TO the exclusive beneht OF
their section And such service has been rendered at a
time when the united efforts OF all upon this side Of the
House were required to successfully compete with our
common political enemy upon that side.
The wings have made this very slavery question sub
servent to the acquisition Of spois they have used It as
scaling ladder to mount into high places and seize
those spos They converted their presidential candidate
into political janus with hghpriest in Louisiana and
sion Of he southern face while bile The northern one had is
prestly oraces in Connecticut and Ohio with lth
ping echo in Indana-all OF them proclaming their
ddae in favor OF that particular view OF this question
most popular in their respective laudes Thus did pot
ica deception find sutciency oil honest but deceived
dupes to acquire power
Sir desire to see the denouement OF this game OF de-
ception, hitherto successfully played by our political
opponents. The passage OF territorial bill containing
the principles Of the "ordinance OF 1857" or il you
Of such bill to this House with either the signature or
veto Of the Executive, will force the two sections OF the
party upon that side of the House, in their anxiety to
Justify themselves before their respective constituency
Tor their support OF whose act must then have fall
sifed pledges made for him by OF them-wil force
them into war OF mutual elimination and recrminatlon
The exposition consequent upon such war; OF the decep-
ton practsed BY political opponents pending the
cent presidential election and the Juggling machinery
they brought to bear upon that election to secure TO them
selves successful issue, will be well worth some sacri-
nee OF interest and feeling to any portion OF the country.
cannot take my seat without noticing, il time PERMITS
remark made by the gentleman from Virginia, Mr.
when he addressed the House few days since
During his closing eulogy of General Taylos military
character, in speaking OF the battle Of Buena Vista, he
said that brave or gallant northern regiment had
broken, and the Mlssasslpplans came TO the rescue
do not pretend to quote his precise language but the
tment relative to the northern regiment was have
stated Sir, that northern regiment was from my own
State Ana o hs ass
expressive word gallant" thank him. As an In
dianian, from my heart thank him. 1t is Justice
not meted 70 the regiment BY AL for there are those who
ousy charging It with want OF courage Sir the descend
of the brave who fought at Tippecanoe
can be cowards Il was gallant regiment i bore The
Overwhelmingly numerous that one well directed vol
ley from that foe liable to have annhated the
tire regiments yet firmly maintained its ground. giving
yielding as had the mountain al the base oil which il
fought steadily closing its ranks over the dead and dy-
ing, until al the moment When by the subsequent con.
was about TO reward its gaantry i broke, not yielding
to the force OF the enemy, but obedience ncompe-
or panic stricken officer The brave brigade general
of the regiment. who knew it's members ciizens and
soldiers, and knew they had thought but OF how most
gaanty to acqut themselves passed the order for the
regiment TO advance against the dense mass Of foe in lis
front. This order, colonel, Who for his own and
the reputation of the State under whose commission he
acted had better have gaced scullions station than
the one he held, reversed. by order TO firing
and retreat The regiment broke, but subsequently it
mostly rallied, and, in company with another no less
gallant regiment from the same State fought side BY side
with the Mississippi regiment in repelling Santa Annas
last charge say not this to detract one ioa from the
well earned reputation OF the Mississippi regiment for
more gallant body of men, gaanty led, than those Mis-
sissppans, never rod battle field say il in justice 10
the dead OF ndanas brave volunteers and the sandered
living Yes sir, Indiana and Mississippi-the North
and the South-ihere fought and fell in their com.
countrys cause, under the same stars and stripes
The demon OF discord, in the form OF sectional feeling
sectional interest," reared not It's hideous head there
They thought not OF the North OF the South but Of their
country, their whole country, in whose cause they
nerved TO :. do or die" Heaven grant it may ever be
thus Forever pased be the hand that would pluck star
from that banner under which the brave Of all the States
have met common foe upon many we-fought fields,
and found common grave