The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-23

had been Intimate with him my hTst entrance hlo
Congress We agreed precisely and exactly m our Votes
upon the compromise measures, Rdeed we have upon
most other questions The fact that the Rantouls and
Preston Kings had voted for him in caucus against Mr.
Disney dad not impair my confidence in hims They had
theI own views 10 carry out and he was not RESPONSE
Bile Tor their Besides knew my refusal TO vote
lof Colonel boyd would expose my conduct TO mlscon-
sucuon. But all this only made my vote the
phaue u reprobauon OF the composition OF the
was determined to manifest my dsapprobaton OF the
admission Of free soeTs into democratic caucus in the
most pointed manner. and in my view that manner was
by voting against the nominee, although at the sacrifice
made. voted Tor Colonel German, true patriot and
man as Congress contains.
Entertaining these views, il has been asked why, then
did vote for Colonel Forney, also nominated by that
caucus The Speakership the political office; the
others were merely ministerial and in voting did in
The nfs case, had sufficiently marked my dlsapproba
ton. Besides, when Col Forney defeated the last
Congress under the circumstances, which well rec
objected, told HIM If returned 10 Congress would
support his election.
The course felt if my duty TO pursue has not dimn-
lshed Colonel boyds confidence IN me- nor anybody eses
whose confidence ever had valued On the contrary
shortly after he was elected he sent for me, and
pressed himself In free conference which we had, he
stated that view of the delicate and portant ques
lions OF foreign policy referred to in the Presidents
sage, and of others which likely arise, he preferred
TO place al the head Of the Committee Foreign Al
fairs, which, under the circumstances he considered the
first position IN the House. rather than the Committee OF
Ways and Means He assigned other for the
arrangement he proposed, with which the public has
nothing do, but which considered highly creditabe
me. cheeTiully acceded 10 the arrangement he pro-
posed The importance OF the Committee OF Ways and
Means is much diminished since the last Congress Then
wing administration had just come in and the two
great parties were nearly tied IN the House 1t sup
posed that effort would be made to upurn the demo.
cratic policy, which had been recently adopted But
the failure OF the administration 10 recommend
peal OF the treasury the defeat OF the attempt in
the rate of duty at the last Congress- and the
whelming democratic majority now, will leave the Com
mttee of Ways and Means little than a committee
of ordinary appropriation bills II is far different with
the Committee Foreign Affairs. 1t that the
hnIa nnlpx nI
egn relations, from It's foundation is TO undergo review
The chairmanshiP of Foreign Affairs was the post pre-
feIed at the last Congress- but Mr. Speaker Cobb decided
under the circumstances then existing 10 place the
head OF the Committee OF Ways and Means.
Again you say
The result of all this will be observed by refer
nearly all the southern rights democrats voted Boyd
and the disappointed constitutional Union Compromise
Georgia. Union democrats Judge Bayy himself as will
be perceived, voted for Goman Of Indiana, refusing
Union democrats from Georgia. and five Alabama md Vir.
gnia Union wings Ind thereby hangs tale"
This part of your article is based not upon your in
formanls statements but upon the ITSELF which
you refer and yet IS as full OF the of
your article With the vote before you, you say "neary
all the souhern-righs democrats voted for Boyd, and
the disappointed constitutional Union Compromise men"
threw away their votes upon Bayly and Hyer OF Geor-
gia, Union democrats" Now, that vote shows that
Boyd received the vote of twice as many compromise
democrats he did of rights democrats" as
you, who have such horror OF superseding the old
democratic party with new organizations, term the anti
compromise democrats and OF course Bayly and Hill.
yer did not receive them. But you will probably say
that your article shows that by the "disdppo'afed cons
tuuonal Union Compromise men," you meant the friends
Of Folks "scheme" and the secedes from the
That is possibly what you did mean. If so, you are
still deeper in The wrong for the tohoe of them voted
for Col, Boyd, and not for The Georgia demo-
Gratis who voted for me were not in the caucus
Will you say you alluded 10 the votes of those who
elected under the Georgia, Alabama. and Mississippi
organization as Union democrats i 50, still you are
wrong. More Of them voted for Boyd than for me-
Sir you must excuse me for saying that in your whole
article there is carelessness OF statement and eadi-
to condemn which lhave rarely with in the
prelndiced political opponent What political sin, your
view, have committed that Col Boyd has committed
also Was my advocacy of Folks resolution What
will you say when tell you that although Col Boyd
unwise, yet that he in favor OF the
luton itself, and that after introduced, II he had
been in The he would have voted against giving il
the goby, and that he would not have received twenty
votes all told, if he bad not been known have been in
favor Of the principle of il Folks resolution has Jared
very much the fate OF the which relates
thas been s,udously misrepesened ana comments are
made not upon the resolution as II is, but upon the mis-
statement oil IT.
The +" tale" far | am concerned. is easily told,
and there shall be mystery about ii. determined
to have utilization with free .soilism or dsunionsm,
and If possible 10 keep out OF the democratic party II
il is admitted important element The party will be
defeated and will deserve 10 be defeated in The next
identia election My confidence great that the effort TO
introduce it will fall but cannot be defeated by
porzing We must be vigant, or il will creep in like
thief in the night.
arraign no one who took different course from the
one | pursued Most of them patriotic as am,
and am quite actuaed only by desire TO pro-
mote the best interest OF the democratic party But, while
do not assai them, | shall not permit myself 10 be
sailed without being heard in my own defence.
have the honor TO be, very respectfully, your obeden
servant,
THOMAS II. BAYLY.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16, 1851
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