The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-04-02

that in the printed copy OF the Dill winch nave before
me, the leaf on which the appropriation for New
Castle Delaware was so turned 10 cover the word
Castle" and make il read New delaware and as
did not know where that place was, wanted 10 know
il The senator from Tennessee knew. The question an
swered its purpose anyhow; Tor Il made him admit thai
there were twenty places named In the bill the situation OF
which be did not know That was the object that had
Mr. BELL. meant that did moi know their precise
locality
TO The honorable senator from Alabama, that have no
doubt but that The country will rejoice heIeaise-hat All
postey will rejolce-that the honorable senator from
the last three or four days, has been at last in
duced at this late period OF the night oil The SEES
sion. to come forward in all the grandeur OF ms
intellect in all the majesty OF his eloquence IN all me
resstess power OF his logic, 10 the OF this BILL
which is supposed by him AT least, TO he IN extreme
peril The leviathan, which so long had been lying
tive, at last having been harpooned into action found
now, not floating quietly along, but flashing the waves
of the with fierce violence seldom seen upon .e
ITSELF and sometimes, 1t would seem, mingng ms own
blood win the foam OF the waves so disturbed by his
conyulsve throes. never have seen gentleman pass
through so many contortions never Ss.oe We ,s
ness such an exhibition OF human suffering we have
been called upon TO see this night. HOW he DID warn
in the event Of the defeat Of this bill bending him
self almost hall double, striking upon his hands.
and sometimes with his hands striking upon his
desk. with fury in his looks. and with fierce
ness in his tones 10 such degree that all mus have
been alarmed at the exhibition; and am not that
my poor did not experience something OF dis
under the and gestcualions Of
the honorable senator lie says the bill rs danger
says SO not only BY words bat % his actions He eyi
that the bill not only in danger. butt to all ntens and
purposes, the bill is dead. We have intended Tor days
past, if gentlemen would not permit to be amended INTO
decent shape to make victim OF It. lLaughte] we
intended to murder il. Laughter And II NE honora,
BILE senator is not able yet 10 perceive that this bill will
never become law, then indeed his eighteen years expe
,loUia lntinp haa mot pd m
could have desired J.
But says the honorable SENATOR the blood OF the West
will be stirred into action by the Senate OF te United
States The popular ndignaton OF the great West will
be reused by the rejection and defeat OF this measure
Why, what are the gentleman's notions OF the great
there ne SS q
Does he suppose the population there 10 be so necenay
much disposed to honor dishonesty that they
ever body of men, OF freemen put Their afhrm.
upon such legislative proposition as this orglna,
ting under such circumstances marked the inception oil
this measurea measure which has hitherto been con-
demned by all precedents and which respect Tor this body
alone prevents from designating in all the cogency of
language which am capable of using The honorable
says that this bill has precedence over the APP
Precipitation bills strange condition OF thlnssis pre-
scented the American people at this time Those gen.
,enen who generally adudged by the country to be
the opponents of this are actually Tue ones
who to its against it's prolessed freIds. we
have been urging the friends OF this BILL and the avowed
friends OF the administration, 10 allow US TO pass those
bills that are necessary to support this but
we have not been permitted 10 do so. ell night the
administration IN the language OF Falsaf, say, save
me from such friends!" 2Hei f EntH lgg.
Sir, what are the circumstances connected with the
origin of this bill! The honorable senator says that il
has precedence here--iha if came from the holse FIRST
before other bills which now desired TO be brought
up for our action Well will tell him how this bill
happened 10 come here first and if he never the
history OF that part OF Legislation written before
write II, he will then Tor intend to undertake
some OF these days, and 1t Is one OF the most curious
portions of national history. The appropriation bills
were VIGOROUSLY kept back in the House until this bill
could be framed and brought forward Well SIR, only
speak OF what have heard, without contradiction but
honorable gentlemen who have been in this hall this
very night have declared my hearing that this bill was
framed upon the idea OF getting ninety odd congressional
districts secured in its favor. They have got enough
and they will not permit any more amendments TO lake
place Enough votes have been secured to carry the
toriousy kept back until this bill could be brought for
ward in the House, passed there aud then permitted to
make its advent here. as result OF those plans which
have specified 1t is not at all wonderful, the honor
able senator says, that bills of this have generally
worked their way through in preference TO the appropria
ton bulls, for twenty or thirty years past Tor men are
men, and have been for forty or fifty years past
and subject of course, TO all the influences OF self
interest which have ever operated upon mankind We
have lately, however, exhibited these influences IN
combination Tor the degr adaton OF our national honor
and Tor the destruction OF The most substantial interests
OF this republic. Mr. Jefferson complained OF this time
and again. He said that no man could fail TO perceive
that institutions will be undermined, instead OF being
they the noblest fabric that the wisdom OF
has devised for the admiration OF all mankind
cannot tail 10 that by this course oil action they
will become the abode OF rottenness and pulrifaciion
that it will hoIry the whole world to behold just such
compact he spoke OF have here in this case. The
circumstances which have marked the origin of this bill
such have charged, and such have been
denied and the result will be, ii ii is successful, TO
into nation OF habors, and utterly PROSTATE
character people Aud il is because dread the ef
fects OF this hideous precedent that have endeavoed
far as lay in my power, prevent the consequences How
ing from II, and which publicly declared would How
from whenever such bill as this obtain the
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States.
Now, the gentleman may make much OF his precc-
dents as he pleases. We know how this thing came
here. II supposed that gentlemen here chill
dea or feeble spirited women, who could be frightened by
odious grmaces or by fierce gestures-who could be
frightened by denuncatons by solemn warnings as TO
the popular Indignation about to be knded against them
In other words, certain expected 10 compel us
to vote for bill which we believed to be marked by in
congruliies from beginning TO end-whch we believed
TO be unconstitutional in lis features They expected
by intimidation 10 force us TO swallow The bill without
any amendment in order To from defeat the genera
appropriation bills thank the gentleman for the speech
he has made to- night He has assumed portion OF the
responsibility OF defeating the appropriations bills as
sumo responsibility. and defy any TO fix respon
sbllity upon from the beginning OF the struggle up
this time l. with my friends, have constantly warned
those who perstng in pressing this bill upon us
not 10 permit the appropriation bills to be defeated Let
the gentleman shoulder the responsibility Ii man
ly and frank do it, tell him that the people OF the
treat West, and the people OF the whole country, will
and do hold him responsible inasmuch he has made
the longest speech yet made upon this question: and made
the most vehement harangue we have heard this night
think he may well assume the chief responsibility OF
defeating the appropriation bills.
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