The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-02

SrEvrssl by the gentleman from Ohio, (Mr CAMp.y,
both wings, and each in favor OF The repeal of The IN
tive slave law The democrats have free. solers sm
them--ihey are the exception; the wings have som, :,
men, who are also the exception. The great body Of n
one is sound--of the other, unsound
Mi RICHARDSON addressed the House in isw
marks. reviewing the OF The gentleman from NJ
York tMr. BRooEs1 on the Compromise. and show;
that he too, had failed to vote on the question OF H.
MIR. BROOKS (interrupting MIR. remarked th,,
was recorded on ten distinct yea-and.nay votes in t
OF the Compromise, but acknowledged the CORRECTNESS
Mr.. richardson's statement relative 10 the paric"l
Mr. RICHARDSON (continuing) held that even H.
gentleman from New York was far less likely 10 stand h.
| the Compromise than the northern democracy He m
BRooKsl said MIR. r. like other such soldiers wbe h.
deserted in the heat OF the battle, had cause 10 r1
much that he had done so, finding victory perChJ ~
| the banner OF The Compromise.
| The gentleman from Illinois next argued a, Soma
| length 10 show that the wings OF the North who A,
for the Compromise were formerly with great On,
nmity, against il, lie would not trust them leader,
| and he explained the propriely OF permitting them
whose compromise views the South coad by no mean,
have confidence, TO take modest places than lAo
| OF leaders in the cause.
Mr. r. then held that from the commencement Of n,
Compromise contest 10 this hour lis reliable northern
friends were democrats almost exclusively; and in "a
doing he anal zed the strength OF the fugitive slave ay
in The House OF Representatives OF the last Congress
prove that while on its passage twcniy.cght denoc
from the North voted for IT, there were but three no
ern wings found in its favor OF whom but one Mr. Tr
LORI had been Reelected. ..a.
Mr.. BROOKS and Others inquired how many Of
northern democratic friends had been re. elected.
Mr. HARRIS, OF Tennessee, (by leave OF Mr.. RICHMa
SON. read anal ysis OF the vote on the passage n
Mr. RICHARDSON (resuming the noor) Urged Tia
IN acting the question OF reeecting democratic norm
ern members who had voted for the Compromise, h,r
constituents had endorsed their course with great uni,
nimy. Thus OF the thirteen northern democratic irien
| OF the Compromise who again before the peopt
but one lad been defeated. and the successors OF All
the others were Compromise democrats He further
called on the South TO remember the history of n,
action Of both parties at the North on this question
He called TO the mind OF the gentleman from New York
that though he Mr.. BRooKs] was now SO much oppose
to the ree-soers TO be willing 10 drive them forth
from the whg camp it was but recently that he and u,
entire northern whg party were acting with them mi
view Of this fact he begged with all due respect for that
was too newly arrived in the Compromise camp and "
der the circumstances he (Mr. r. could not venture u
surm.e how long might be until the necessities OF hs
lMr. BRooKs'sl party should make change backward.
convenient 10 him.
! Mr. T. further added that il was well known to ali
who had attended the democratic caucus Of Saturday
evening last, that the question was not on the merits
dement's of the Compromise
The consideration which had controlled the action Of
that meeting was as to the improperly of congressional
dclaon in the matter Of the duties OF the approaching
National Convention. He, for one. satisfied thai
that body would discharge its trust to the entire salas
ton of the national democratic party.
He begged permission to remind the wings Of til,
House that their party had assembled convenon
to declare principles for them On the other hand, t
was ruling doctrine OF the democracy that their national
conventions-not congressional caucuses-could alone
bind them by declaration OF principle.
[NoTE-The above is but the reporters sketch Of Mr.
RICHARDSON'S remarks, which will appear in full when
written out by the honorable gentleman himselfl
4 Mr. CABELL. Obtaining the floor, addressed the Ious
holding that the wing party, whole, in bad
this morning fairly adopted The Compromise.
Mr. POLK said that, being the mover of the resolution
in the democratic caucus, he felt called TO declare h
he did not hear, the OF that meeting a singh
objection made TO its principle Ii was but question
TO The pToprety of assuming to lay down platform il
advance oil the meeting of the approaching democratic
tional convention.
Mr. CABELL (coniinung) said that, though what Nj
Polk urged true, il was well known that mslonl
OF that had tabled the gen,leman's resolution
Mr.. c. further urged with great eaInestness thai th
wing party by It's caucus action OF this day, had SHOW
itself lar more reliable on this question than the den
cratic party.
Mr. c., in the course of these remarks, ins,anced ID
action OF the last democratic State convention Of NV
York, prove that soiism ruled in northern deac
cratic councils.
MIR. DEAN (intenupting Mr. CABrLL) explained a
some length the action OF the New York Stale democrat
conventions for the last two years the Compromss
He declared that they had emphaiically voted endou
the compromise measures, one and all full and fnt
settlement oil the slavery question, which. under The c
cumstances, II would be unwise and iy,parotic 10 dis
turb Such was clearly his understanding Of their &C
ton.
After few further remarks from Mr.. CABELL,
| Mr. GlDDlNGS took the floor, and argued lha
the debate OF the day would be likely to show h
country at large the unsoundness OF the representation
that the slavery question might be considered finally
tied. The contrary positions held in the oil b
mornings debate by gentlemen on the wing cid
(Messrs. Books, FOWLER, and CABELL) he also con
ceved TO be sufficient TO satisfy the President and Sect
tay OF State that they had made little indeed, by ID,
recent action oil the wings in caucus Mr.. G.. declare
that he was now a free democrat" being neither
member OF the wing nor Of the democratic party.
In conclusion, Mr.. g. urged the House the impor.
ance OF putting stop TO debate which then wholly
out OF order, and proceeding 10 the legitimate task
eleciing Speaker. Hereupon,
Many MEMBERS demanded the "ca OF The roll :
when the Clerk having summoned Messrs JONES o.
Tennessee, RICHARDSON, BowIE. and Books TO ac Al
ellers, and those gentlemen having taken seats h,
| rostrum,
The reading clerk proceeded TO call the roll for the hn