The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-14

otto, and fail inspire general confidence and
rsspsot"
lutions alluded to-beiIg those offered in the House Of
Representatives by MIR Fournoy on the 18th Of December
1t would have been but fair to such OF your readers
must have been for their Information the publication was
made) TO give the authority upon which you have made
this statement in order that they might judge Of its de-
sentAtves OF that State. and from the considerations
which usually actuate persons in similar POSITIONS apt
nation the views of my constituents in matters so
closely involving my duties and responsibilities,
feel warranted in saying that such action you have
stated has been taken-no such resolutions have been
PACED by the legislature of Arkansas. Indeed, the re-
vsne seems to be true; for the whole batch of Mr.
FIournoys resolutions instead of being passed, were
"Lsia upon the labe in the house where they originated
state this upon the authority Of the Arkansas Gazette
and Democrat lat Little Rocky of the 27th December, in
the following editorial paragraph
duosd IL The house by Maj Fonnov on federal ,eatons
(Which Were published N our las. wssas Pspel were Ia
Ia o. Il. Il isSl. ssaessiitly" D'''' anu
am not aware and do believe, that any later in
formation has been received in this city from Little Rock;
and if later, am very sure il cannot be different
from this
Az some evidence (and very satisfactory one all
who know the paper and how true exponent of the
public sentiment OF his State is the EDITOR that such
olutions as Mr.. FlouTnoy's neither have passed
could pass the legislature extract the following edo
rial from the same paper OF December Goth
'OuR DELEGATION CosoREs SUSTAINED by THE sENATx-
The passage OF joint resolution in the Senate Monday
last. BY almost voe-2l to l-tenderng the
thanks Of the State delegation Congress for the
bold stand they took in favor Of southern rights and against
nosthern strong asd unequvoca preston
Of The Of that odysxhibng they do MOI
approve or endorse the compromise which
were passed At the last session Of Congress also shows
ho. .h., body viii receive and dispose Of Mr. Fournoys
rssoluons f they get the enate Of thanks
great and good men OF all parties In Congress who united
sna ~, sd:d IN passing aos evident
asaegston for opposing the passage OF these
hank. men who yDs h asa passage
I'VE judge from this OF the
submit any Other soerSe lwhereby rights or honor
q the South may be compromised which may be
would be such degree of degrading submission ould
place as NJ the feet OF free solsm in attitude Of slaves
psuisy o6 the Union slavery shall be through
the length and breadth Of the South Arc ready
The ss Of Mr. Fournos resolutions declares ,hat ". are
I'VE feel certain that there Is too much intelligence and
potTiosism in both houses Of the ppose
= moment that the honorable members willing de-
clare that the so-csled promise measures were in
and predict that they will offer their grateful
fAs~ks 70 Congress for passing them"
The following shows the resolution referred TO, and
the action OF the senate upon it. Three senators appear
TO have been absent, The one voting in the negative
~Aig;
"sENATE
I" MONDAY, December 10.
"Mr. Burrow introduced the following resoution.i
Rxsovsd by the gsrerai assembly Of thu State Of Arkansa
is Thai on, warm and cordial appreciation be- and the
=. that OF their public and official conduct which had
against tho aggressive legislation and spirit Of tbs late Con
xsss. Of the Jai,sd STATE: ''''''
this resolution each OF delegation in Congress
Adopted in the senate by the following votes
err, ch:m, Clarke Crow, Ei FisicRsi ,f pIi Maxwell
McC.my, Mccain, Mitchell Mekneeiy. simpson Under,
"NAY-Mr. Poindexer-I"
To show. also. what has probably been the action of
the house upon this resolution of the senate, suboin
another editorial embracing legislative poceedinzs from
the same paper OF December 27th
"REsoLurroSs or THANKS TO ouR DELEGATION ~ Cox.
On Tuesday last the resolutions from the APP
ns 2, OF our s IN The
some parliamentary hgerdeman-laid the table. On
their rrcoasidsratoa After an exciting debate motion
was made by Mr.. Trapnal to lay Mr.. CAROLS moion on
the table. and negatived by the following decisive
"Yrn-Mesrs. Avmshons, Baker, BMingasy, Ciirs,
lmbodsn, Jackson. Johnson. I,n%@ily M~ph. M~ion.
Wt o.ss, sSs Mr. soS" sasp''"' T''"a
u -NArs-Messrs Atkins Andcr. n, Ayres, Bsshsm.
Eaton, Emerson, Ferguson, F1,ichsr Gordon Gilmore
han. Harris, June. Leslie, Lalisrty, Miller, Mioheil
ard Of Crawford Steward of Greene Sewer Ssder Tim
bic, Tappsn, Tebbeu, Tobey, W'herpoon, whi,tpg,on
The names of the wings are printed in italics.
The motion TO reconsider presume, will come up
to-day, and. from the above Indication viii doubles. be
carried and we cannot doubt that the senae resolutions
approving the course oil OUT delegation IN Congress will
pass the house by at least ms large a majority"
And since, from a Of duty, have undertaken 10
show lin correction OF the mistake which you have been
induced to pubsb) the real position and true sentiments
OF Arkansas in regard TO the socaed compromise
legislation OF the last session OF Congress add sfIl
another editorial from the paper have already quo
ted and take occasion 10 all who are interested
that II expresses the views OF majority OF the people of
Arkanaas at least deosvey the vote above given in
her State senate assert this from my knowledge "a one
OF her citizens, with facilities for asceraining her
sentiments and upon my responsibility as one OF her SEN
aaors, bound to obey her will
UxIoN MxxrIse.-We publish in another psrt NJ ON,
paper notice Tor the holding OF Union meeting A. III
signed tie call for this meeting among the most
respectable and huentis in community aud il IL for
sgn purpose wish 10 mppgn their motives ma
king H. bat must beg leave that do think
that necessity exists for the call IL there in
city. State, who not in favor Of abiding by
the of adjustment Of national difficulties
acted by the last Congress- who Is not opposed ~
southern urAism and northern fsnatiosm, who IL
DESTROYS Of maintaining the perperuiy Of the Union or
who 10 opposed to secession and disunion, do
not know him. do we believe there !. one
Believing this necessity for holding the
proposed nesting Many there are, we know, who deem
the adjustment Of the last OF Congress
doing injustice TO the southern States by placing them in
condition OF inequality with their northern sisters Of the
ooniedsracy that must be degrading the feelings every
honorable mind, They are, however. willing abide by
and submit to those of adjustment but
willing say they satisfied with thsm kiss the
hand that smoe them by passing resolutions OF thanks
those who were instrumental In passing them.
This, We suspect. IL the some OF those who
have bssn insument7 in getting up this meeting There
H. fear. = thp rutafhough not PEG
by large majority Of those who signed the cali Many OF
sSsm We know coincide with in regard to the ad.
IL. La. 49,, IL.