New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-08
Mr., Mclean Of Kentucky md Mr.. Ciay-Mr.
Durham on Fanaticism-Mr. Bowie anu
the People Of Maryland.
orrespondence of The Trlbune.

Correspondence OF The Tribune
WASHINGTON Thursday Afternoon, June6
The speech Of Mr.. MCLEAN, of KY. in the House
ys,,ercsy, was most delectable exhibition Of po-
Itical Inconsistency. He passed glowing eulogy
unon the life and character Of Mr.. CLAY, whom he
,epresented as Kentuckys favorite still, and held
him up 10 admiration, as the unwavering friend
and supporter of the American System for forty
wears. Then, turning suddenly about, he said be
himself had ever voted for Protection to Domestic
Manufactures; bat. seeing how ungratefu the coun
,rv had been to Mr.. CLAY, he should nerer cast
another rOte in farOr Of Protection, although his
epsnions had undergone no changel As if the
gratitude of others, which is bat sentiment
should have any control, of right over the opinions
Of an indiyidusl-much less Representative
Then, again, Mr.. MCLEAN said be had opposed
the Annexation of Texas, and sfterward the pre-
tensions Of her territorial claim beyond the Neuces
But the opposition had gone into the Presidential
contest under the flag of "PoLK, DALLAS and
Texas" They had defeated the Wings and
now he would go the whole figure with Texas in
her claim Not that his opinions had undergone
any change Oh no But because the majority
had decided against him Thus admitting that
Mr.. Polk was a majority President, while sane
tioning the yielding up Of the individual conscience
10 the aggregate conscience, and making us mere
political machines
This Is certainly q very convenient rule Tor the
regulation OF ones conduct; but | think 1t will
hardly stand the test OF common sense, not to say
of right Away with such political weathercock
ispal An eulogy upon the name OF HENRY OLAY,
however eloquent and deserved, sounds like a
mockery from one who makes such confessions OF
instability to his principles, when votes are called
for in their sustainmentl So
The speech Of Mr. DUSHAM OF Indiana, while
falling far short Of his duty-gong as it did, against
the Proyiso in the face Of the known opinions OF DIS
constituents and for that deserving condemnation
had one good point in it, which do not recollect
To have heard eucidated so clearly, by any other
speaker Of this session. He reminded the South
erners that while they had their individual sense
of duty as Northern men to perform, they also had
their constituencies standing behind them and urg
i,le them ON. He said the fanaticsm Of the Adolf
tionists was complained Of as If there was none OF
il in the South. Why, said he, such man as the
Editor of the Charleston Mercury would have be-
come If his lot had happened TO be castin the Free
States the most rampant Aboltionist living. There
were men in this Hall who talked as that Editor
wrote They exhibited the same spirit OF violence.
Now these public men were regarded, IN the North,
as fair Representatives Of their constituencies All
he asked' was that Northern Representatives
should be received with eyes OF like fairness.
Among the speeches TO day was one from MIR.
BowIE of Maryland. He caused to be read, as
mart of his speech, the resolutions passed by the
LEGISLATURE Of that State, last Winter evidence
thar his pro-Savery doctrines were Ia keeping
with the general feeling OF Maryland. 1t is known
10 the contrary that those resolutions represented
the feelings Of only small portion OF her people,
and they the Shareholders. The secret of their pas
sage with so little open opposition tor the process
was men, con. was the intense desire felt by the
representatives from the Western Counties and
the city OF Baltimore to appease the Shareholders
as much as possible, and alay their jeaousles, so
that the Conventional Reform Bill might be sui:
Tered to pass. Ifthey gained this point they could
well afford to indulge them with the hollow and RI
diculous as well as untruthful, declaration that
"Maryland would stand by the South, in the event
of dissolution" u There was the true secret OF
movement which was calculated to put Maryland
in a false light before the nation, as Mr. BOWIE
knows very well.
MIR BowIr complained of the thin attendance of
members, inattention to the discussions, &c What
think YOU Of this from member who was not
only absent on Monday, when the important reso
luton of MIR. ScHEScK lost by dint OF the
sbamesul abaenteeism 90 well and so seasonably
shown up in Mr. GREELEYs letter OF that date,
but who is absent as much as any other member
perbaps HOLMES of S. C., LEVIN Of Penn. and one
or two others excepted. 1t is doubtless a con
penient thing this absenteeism, at the rate of eight
dollars a day sure pay-especislly when one eau
attend to his land and negroes, In the mean
time bat its honesty is quite another thing Those
who are guilty Of it, at any rate should not forget
the saving about glass houses, as the honorable
gentleman from the "adjacent State OF Prince
GEORGES seems to have done. SIGMA.
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