Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-12-25

MosDAT, DEC. 2 1851.
SENATE.
-,,p ,~,s-EnNISE aSffucS

his r,-tuI
r rnhc, Of The srnqi. this iile who had voted Tor
an If ,f"s. measures Nr. Slu:geOnpf Pennsylvania had
voted .,r them AL. out hc was not nov oi The Senate -"
s nrscd to maxim. any addiiionacaure In the Demo
c,ntt, ncv THAT party recognised ccdom oil opinion
l. alr difference % opinI"n u!no,. it, members 81 So
veal suiec;s On the subject OF in'ynul Improvements,
and on , tariff wide differences Of option existed end he
thought an equal liberty OF sentiment mint be allowed IN
his question He having voted Tor all be measures en-
brace in the Compromise, now dspsed 10 leave them
with Ike people for their acti"n nc though thaf Senators
we're only delegated represent inc stnhH!ch nf me n1-
pie aua no, principles TOR ic1 thc Demo
cra,ic platform had been cStahished he "a not MINK II HE
dntv ~ Congress 10 enlarge il place Yon il rev matter
Il il be large enough The people anot .neir fepfes1n
tave@ in Congress, should pace new Jams Oh H. re
thought the attempt 10 crowd !! III NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hues
tons would be calculated TO break II dow.
This resolution was no party measure. IL had been offer
cd in The House and rejected by woe roo 10 '0 i'i
been offered in here II would nj have met win
better favor No man, therefore, v!da'd his party ale
glance by not votin. for il. He thought improper To in
crdc this subject as Fart 81 me pe'acta', Hainm: iha
:nt!o::i was wide enough 10 ein5racchc whole Union
He tool; up separately the several acgcomprising tho
Compromise, and examined tie he gave ic REASONS why
lie had supported them all
H., Lad voted FOR HE Oregon bill, notwithstanding it
taincd nc W;lmot rroviso because Il dd lo violate the
Missouri compromise line o! 50 deg 80 min In voting Il"
that bill! he mad voted for that line For dong int had
been denounced by the South. RI read eHtrnciS
from The debates in The Senate 10 show that he South aha
doGcd thai line incn In ocioGc loi9 ,r mississippi
The Nashville Convention. That Convcntln adopted as
their ul,imalui So deg 50 min. h line !"f
he read several extracts from speeches oiha own, and
other. f Mr. Fooc To show that wha h. stasd in februa
~ 1850 that The Mississippi Convention @asoginalet By
influences in South Carolina, had been fully snalncd by The
late s;crcI Of the Senator from Mississippi nc~sa landing
the denial q tue fact that lime by The Senaar
He again repeated that, with respect TO ire compromise
y 10, item, but introduced proposition Tor committee
70 rcpn, them But while thcy had rcceiveals cordial sap
po protested against any one placing men on me ne
,nocrurrc platform rhe convention Of The pTy might do
so bu, he protested against the passage OF any .s"non ny
Congress other than lis legitimate legislation rh was TO
bind that or any other party. lie would nnt 3acHcn the
urna n The Senate by placing there this resolution
other which was intended lpr party or personal purposes
Discort existed i'll the party DIir'rncs" op;hoh
existed on The subject Of internal improvements aud ri
IN The , Why should that discord be increased By adding
to the platform resolution upon which the sane differences
ri opinion existed The Platform should moi be enlarged
without frs, r,concilng differences which "rdy existed
He could vote for no measure which calculated 10 dis
tract the party which he belong"d and he w'ud not dis
;r,c, l,t nlrty by forcing any cranCnns 10
The established principle, OF the party If he "a" anything
in The -rton which would be advantageous |" 'c "lpc
corn his party, he might be inclined nre iaVoTabIy
! towad- i.
II, IluIej 10 the personal controversies which took place
last yc7r between himself aud certain South CaroInans
and repeated his declaration that the constitution {" mat
State liberal in its provisions IL, IL night be-
In lS2l when in the other House. he iIr tie frs! time
heard scccsson disnnon and resistance 10 ne c"nsiu-
rioa Of Federal Government lie fought t'cn,
that though technically still treason was IN to
heart Of The speaker, File heard the same no" ivowci cc;
though stripped OF the iecnicaIcs which would constitute
m0r nr?!tude ri that crime lie hoped tat AL suSh a"c-
| ,rinrs ~und sink into the oblivion they deserved
M E%.e sd That whether ." no. S b aIrs xef Hs
hi, absence question lie would lea 80 de-
eide Ruao had stated thai he "s to reeve arMhnng
in the :,caie This morning. and he had stad here prposey
10 meet IT, The Senator mad thought proper 10 pronounce
the resolution party measure, intended to commit the De-
nOcrac party 10 PLATFORM and on tat point had &c
rcrcd party haransnc.
Mr.. Houston said tina: tic had not charged Inc senator
with such purpose.
would ko Tho ion
placed Tie Senator's speech by those who would read It,
Was there any thing in that resolution which Democrat
could support Was there any thing in il inconsistent
with The PRINCIPLES Of the party as laid down IN the bal-
more Platform
Il d become any person who was deeply involved in
all Of intrgucs and bargains 10 catch The votes o
rccsors for his own elevation high office TO speak Of
what shat! and wha shall! not be Democratic PLATFORM Ii
become Frcesocs who have been and may now b.
engaged political bargains and inTgues for The election
themselves President Vice President oil The United
States, object 10 The paasagc Of this resolution and 10
talk about pa::y and democratic platform and principles
The Senator objected 10 the resolution because he !on&s
wi,hou; the halls Of Congress for the sentiments wich are
urrg!, him! Wei! may he and others say They watch
.ye ,sc popular WILL md whatever way that breeze blows
they set heir sails catch H. and willing be borne
al0n. by it wherever itmay carry them provided il is 10 high
Office it with !rccsoisll the sails Of certain gen
tcmnn u hen set catch that breeze in order that /
might lead him in the Presidency. But that intiStual
*h"n lie woud no; name would DC ls'akS" v nI 2Psa
scssa,. ot single OF the h', qualities OF
statesman should succeed by dec? corrupt and infamous
intrigue 5y bargaining and selling, should raise himself 10
The Presidency the ineaceabc disgrace OF our national
| institutions.
yor OF adopting any which womi exclude from the
Democratic party the FrccsoIcrs those who, by base po
zeal antiques corrupt bargains had raised themselves 10
power places Was the support OF snch persons
desired and looked for by any aspran Tor Presidential non
ors The Senator mad very special and appropriate aua
rrcc. Mr.. RaEoul o! The House was snng behind MI
Houston The does not wish TO drive out OF the
party sc persons. He desires TO act in concert and har-
Inouy ana place the Democratic party IN The hands Of
| elm nl rIp
pledged disturb that adjustment III: WHICH III. Senator
vo;, Wei! may The Senator decline giving "snce 70 those
individuals been hi attentive auditors He or
- wou! hold fellowship with such persons lcigrd aS
lry we've the repeal oi the Fugitive slave law such men
had denounced a. unworthy {" i"Ica fellowship Inc
Senator i. in favor o assocat!ng wi' iEem--o admth@
;i.in participation in the cOunscs OF The pary-oi ad
hitting men pledged the repeal Of measures which the
principles OF the Democratic party sus'anad-nen vino, "
they had power woui utterly nJnc and destroy The
parry AMI why TO elevate 10 the Presidency political
hum5Tg.
voted fr yet Texas al! the money he could get He "a
vored CALIFORNIA; and why RunUr said III" Senator desired
follow the lead taken S'mc wears ago oy ic Senator oin
Mssouri-bv petty intrigue &c 70 catch FOR himself the
yo,c pi tic Frccsc party "g the Presidency. He explain
ed tina, caly purpose Of his resolution, - satisfy
the country that these could not bn
dis rbud There would BE opposition ~ the resolution
n quarters Presidential aspirations did not exist
Tlr rnun:ry would be Better of if those Southern men VINO
were intriguing catch Fre..so votes got rt OF
We haze here ) aen men 10y BIRTH who, having no
puIr PATRIOTISM do pursue their course NJ statesmen
should who all SORTS u Scnc'!.rs ana arrange
lnrns to catch The III faction; fr"rs1 ilcnnst,
not only unfit for the Presidency bu Tor the Office c
stable.
Mr. Houston said thai he had uttered nothing 10 raise the
ire Of gentleman. He had avoided doing The Sen
aor had nothing Of facts but dealt cnlitcy in concc
lures aUa -snis! ana caterers for the Presidency
He was caterer IN. Presidency He had what h. got
He had had correspondence with Feesnilers any eth
crs He addressed when his way here, meeting in
Montgomery habam. where there were Fraesners 10
be bargnncd with and had uttered The sentiments
! there he had spoken to-day.
lie engaged in nninrgnos Ia! the Presidency he
nyh the Senator himself has been, for the last
two or years. playing Warwick, the king II
disposed deal in rmrrs II" might say the Senator's
uoa was concocicd The Sia" Departments; that its c
lec raise up ild party, 10 he formed 81 the
Two OLD aarG. have liz Presidential ana Vice PreslcG
rla dac; he might 20 further and say The Senator de-
sired party suit the present 81 aft s
Mississippi; tn, he would say any vi these Things
though tcv have been stated and again He
could no help relating anectotc 81 which the Senator
| reminded MIN.
racrc i.yei reverend gentleman, known Parson
MIMI tiilIIe and excellent man. good ncgbbor and
kind friend bu, who had restless Disposition und coGd
M, be kent Of mischief notwithstanding his religious
profession. 4 friend had riSon and in il thought he