The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-06


WAIxER had passed this body after fierce and long
protacted struggles and was awaiting The sanction q
The House q Representative T, The hope was conf
denuy entertained oy al the true friends OF the Union
thai Tue adoption Of THIS measure would forever settle IA,
territorial question and secure 10 the patriots OF The ne
public signal and permanent triumph over the accurset
myrmdons OF faction. Nothing had been more clearl,
ascerained than the fact that This plan Of settlement
brought forward by The honorable senator from Wiscon
SIM was the only plan the adoption OF which could b
probably secured II was most clear To all minds that
this plan should pc defeated the country would continu,
TO be harased with the peous controversy then in pro
gress upon the most exciting question agaed among
u.s. was equally obvious that could feel inter
esed in preventing the settlement OF this question
perchance, aspiring politician, who aiming to accom-
plish his own advancement to high public honors by
uona strife rather than by intrinsic merit, might be in
clined 70 throw mpedmens in the way Of all schemes
raerna and fair compromise. Certain II is that III.
amendment OF the honorable senator from Wisconsin
with liberal confidence highly credtable 10 its Trainer
Entrusted large additional power and patronage to .
PRESIDENT IN whose election he had not participated
but In whose good sense and purity OF heart all the
supporters OF that amendment upon this floor professed
TO have entire confidence. believe | may add
Taylor had himself expressed wish his confidential
friends that this scheme OF settlement should succeed
Under these circumstances, The honorable senator from
ments entered upon his brilliant career as manager.
general On the Goth Of March last, he became the
historian q his own exploits the author OF letter pub
shed in this city, in the columns OF the National nelli-
gence which he states that ION the morning Of the ID
q March CHE last day OF the late session Of Congress
General Taylor Mr. Clayton. the present Secretary Of
State and MT Ewing the Secretary Of the Interior.
orally called his aeAton to the Hecessy OF having
form OF civil government for California established before
Congress should adjourn" Yes sir these distinguished
qhcuonares are asserted BY the honorable senator from
New York to have '.severaly called his attention to the
necessity OF having civil government for California
tabshed before Congress should adjourn" This. sir is
truly most surprising statement The two houses Of
Congress mad been gravely considering this matter for
months Many Of the sagest men in the republic had been
engaged night and day in maturing some plan for the set
tement OF this great territorial question Wings and
democrats seemed-in this body, at leas-o extent,
70 have concued in supporting the plan Of the senator
from Wisconsin Some of the ablest and most expert
enced members OF the wing party 10 be found in the
public were known to be then occupying seats in the
two houses of Congress The attractions OF the antic
pated inaugural had drawn together large number
oil the wisest and most patriotic citizens belonging the
nation Instead OF permitting the amendment Of the SEN
ator from Wisconsin to become part Of the law Of the
land and thus closing the controversial strife which had
been SO long distractng the OF urging
upon his friends in the two houses Of Congress- to CO.
operate efficiently and zealousy in securing the consum
nation oil this noble scheme OF paccatonhe President
and his cabinet described by the senator from New
YORK as throwing themselves at once upon his coun-
sells, and submitting themselves this grave conjuncture
to his exclusive direction venture to pronounce this
the most astounding instance OF reckless confidence that
has been recorded BY historian or been depctued BY
poet or novelist The elder Pitt said, coincidence
IS plant OF slow growth in aged bosoms." In this in
stance mushroom rapidly OF growth is displayed,
which feel sure must have been surprising 10 all who
did not suppose the honorable senator from New York
10 labor under the influence OF special haucnation in
imagining himself to have been trusted so exorbtanty.
Well, sir, what did the honorable senator from New
YORK do when thus employed as the sole negotaor OF bu
siness so difficult and momentous
will endeavor to give you his own words as contained
in the letter already referred to, far my memory
Will serve me for the purpose II mistake the import
senator This them what he said II repaired 10 the
Capitol in company with Mr.. Ewing There procured
copy Of Mr.; Walkers amendment, which had not be
sa Mr. @sas ~na 81 a
substitute for it, Yes sir he Immediately prepared his
substitute. The subject was not new to him all
know but the existing condition OF things could not
possibly have heer known to him personally until his
arrival in Washington lie quickly called into con-
sultaton, and his capacities a manager put in
requlsillon He required no time for deliberaon; the
operations OF his intellect were like the movements OF
There Is really marvellous celebrity in the &C
hon oil his mind. modesty described by himself in
this eplstle the flashes OF divine intuition scarcely be
imagined to be more instantaneous afterwards" he
says, 81 found Mr. WEBsTERs proposed amendment and
discovered contained all the provisions had contem
plated very ierseIy expressed Prodgous He actually
provisions he had contemplated and seems to have been
not little gatihed that two great ntelecs should 90
happily have hamonized The only difference between
Them appears 10 have been that what may have cost the
honorable senator from Massachusetts several DAYS and
nights OF anxious contemplation and painful scrutiny was
struck out alta single heat by the honorable senator from
lhe Empire otate IL certainty must De looked upon
fortunate circumstances Tor the country that the amend
ment OF the honorable senator from Massachusetts, was
actually approved by his illusrous contemporary and
perhaps may be somewhat gratifying too the pride OF
The aforementioned senator 10 know that his amendment
has been honored with the special commentator OF the
honorable senator from New York. both as to style and
u6sfsnee He pronounced to be very srsey expressed
hat is to say, neatly expressed-"eiear t,fhom pom.
Douy regarded the fame OF the honorable senator from
Massachusetts literary quite well esab shed be-
ore will certainly hereafter doubt his ability TO
iraw short amendment n suitable parliamentary Ian
yuage hope be here INDUCED in acomarson with
put ncurng the charge of profanity When the Great Gre
Of the Universe "n the beginning created the heavens
Ind the earth and had brough, his goodly work to
uson He represented 10 have looked upon everything
e had made, and 10 have pronounced "very good And
70 IN like manner the honorable senator from New York
ookng upon the amendment OF the honorable senator
rom Massachusetts,, and finding Il TO correspond in sub
stance with his own, pronounced IL "very good and pro-
'eeded 10 act upon u without delay. III took Mr. WEB
TIERS amendment" says he, sand having shown il TO
Mr. Ewing, icho ien The riots subject 70 y otrn judy
meat, visited many members OF The House OF Repre-
'eniaves, and urged the adoption OF il. Mr. vIsros,
chairman OF the Committee al Ways and Means, soon
informed me that the committee would report the amend
nent, with some sight notifications, 10 which did not
)becL" IL spent" says he, "the residue OF the day in
irsng the adoption Of The amendment OF the Committee
,t Ways and Means upon the members OF the House"
But his ahors did not here end Mr. President nothing
ike t. To be sure he had swept all obstacles before
er still serious obstacles in the Senate Besides
he hour OF midnight had arrived and all the surrounding
circumstances were strkingy unpropous to renewed
in this body And yet there was one cir.
'umsance--2ossbl quite unhought Of al the tme--noi
altogether unfayoabe to the contemplated scheme o ope
Teared with their severe legislative laborssome Of the
friends of the WAEgR ane ndment and AZ course The ne