The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-18

DESlcisNcY ma <szr361 M FeIrrscy ~.
! The House went INTO Committee Of The Whole
on the state Of the Union, (Mr. MxADs, Of Viz
ginia, the chair. and took up the deficiency bill.
Mr.. APPLETON. Of Maine, alluded to ne po-
litcal debate which had been going on here for
several days, and considered that il would ,eeutt
favorably 10 the Democratic party, by asousjnel
them to sense of their duty in he c1tnire cleo
ton. :" " lille Sampson sIeeps, DeiilaA may APP
proach him with i.spunity" Il was 70 with the
Democracy, which, II walked up, was SURE to give
the Wings an utter and overwhelming defeat
What the Wings are now ,sruing !" discord in
The Democratic ranks, " was only The tuning Of
the iustruaasnts and when tina. .RalUmQGa. NOME
nation Ia made. the Democracy will give them
harmonious burst from that full band whose music
has so often before driven them from the 6eld Of
battle. The Democratic party had never YET
been overthrown in fair Gght. The gentleman
rom Florida Mr., CABxLLl had come here at the
commencement Of the session with the cOmpro-
m'se AZ h's single issue. He had then taken bis
seat on the Wing side, and still renamed there.
nut' the other day, Democratic majority agreed
to q compromise resolution fMr. FrcH,sl bv
majority equal to the whole number of the Wig
caucus, which barely found majority 70 endorse
those measures. The gentleman from Florida
ought now to change his seat, if he could End
room, (Which, perhaps was doubtful, ~ the De-
mocratic party was getting crowded } to this side
The compromise measures carried healing in their
wings, and furnished their own vindication. He
Mr. Al was in favor of them. He did not be-
lieve there was any disposition among the North
ern Democracy to dlstur5 them. Il was not po,-
sbe TO gather the true state OF Northern feeling
80 much from the discordant voice which comes
here from old Massachusetts,, as from the recent
victory in that sound. good old Democratic State,
New Hampshire. Had the Democrats triumpbei
III 1915, the compromise would not have been
needed 1t was the Wing party which originally
got 'he country INTO difficulty on the slavery ques-
uon, ana ITS success in l64s only served TO aug
ment that difficulty, and increase agitation. Mr..
A. alluded TO the speech made by Mr.. MAnsHALL.
OF California, on the subject Of "progress -
There were two kinds Of progress of q mod
crate nature, steering by the compass, and the
other bold, dashing, enthusiastic, headstrong. The
Ia ne compared to the course pursued by
France, where much blood had been shed, osten-
sibiy to forward the cause Of republicanism, but
nothing gained 1t was not that kind which the
people of this country needed. 1t was not always
the youngest man who the most progressive;
and ne wished his friend from California to reco-
iecl that there were also other States in the Union
lie reviewed the policy Of the administration, its
extravagance and " Galphinism." How could
the people Of the South 60 for the Wings in the
next campaign! They must choose between them
and the Democrats, and, as he believed, could NOT
help preferring the latter. He trusted that the
Baltimore nominee would be an honest, capable
man, let him come from whatever section OF the
Union he might. For such one he would vote
for Cass, Buchanan, Houston--he would not
stop TO enumerate them. Or, if Judge Douglas
was nominated, no man. even in Illinois, could give
him more cordial support. He trusted that the
democratic party might select man who would
truly represent its creed and policy, without re.
gard to availability. He admired that portion of
General Butler letter in which he declares that
he prefers to maintain the character Of a gentle
man more than to be President.
ONO POLITICS.
Mr.. TOWNSHEND, of Ohio, deprecated the
turn which the debate had taken, and proceeded
to make speech against the compromise mea
sures being made test of Democracy. He con-
tended that the slavery question was not proper
one to come before Congress, either to be leeis-
lated upon or even talked about. He denounced
the law for the reclamation of fugitive slaves as
and said that the people of Ohio
would scout it, as our ancestors did the alien and
sediton laws. The cry Of disunion, also, he
viewed as humbug. 1t had no terrors for the
North The Union was more important to slave
holders tlpn they are to the Union The COM
promise measures were in direct opposition to the
platform assumed by the Democrats at BaIt,-
more, Buffalo and in Ohio. Only three out OF the
twenty-three Ohio members had voted for Them
at the present session At the last session, only
one voted for the fugitive law, and he has been
permitted to stay at home. He protested against
the compromise being made an issue in the Bal
timore convention.
Mr.. OLDS, of Ohio, inquired of his colleague
whether the one whom he said had been per-
mitted to stay at home, Mr.. Mier,l was not
superseded by a caucus nomination before he had
given my vote in Congress on the compromise?
Mr. TOWNSHEND was not certain that the
fugitive law had been passed when the nomination
was made, but the views Of Mr. Miller were
generally known.
Mr. OLDS commended that the Ohio DEMOCRACY
now stood where they did when they voted for
Gen. Cass. If the compromise measures were
brought up in that State to-day, they would stand
by them. 1t true that they had agreed not
to agiate the question further; but il the gentle
man stated that they would scout any one Of
those measures, our fathers did the alien and
sedition laws, he misrepresented them. The De-
mocras of Ohio were aw-abidirg people,
Mr.. CABLE, Of Ohio, said that the people of
his district were opposed to the fugitive slave
law.
Mr.. TOWNSHEND said that proposition
was made in the committee on resolutions in the
last Ohio Democratic State convention to endorse
the compromise, and that it received only one out
of twenty -nine votes. 1t was true that the Ohio
Democracy differed on the compromise measures,
and doubtless some ofthem would go for carrying
out the fugitive law even The people of Ohio
were not a aw-breaking people-but they con-
sidered that law nudity, and of no binding
force
Mr.. EDGERTON, Of Ohio desired to know
whether the gentleman intended to speak for his
own district for the State at large,
Mr.. TOWNStIEND replied that what he had
said matter Of opinion
Mr., EDGERTON. dissent from that opin-
ion. The gentleman can give it for his own dis
trct if he pleases, but others viii! speak for
theirs.
MIR. TOWNSHEND. The gentleman himself
voted against the compromise at the last session.
Mr. T. ENN, Of Iowa, desired to be informed
whether there were two Democratic parties in
Ohio?
Mr.. TOWNSHEND insisted that the regular
Democratic party there was opposed to the COM
promise.
Mr.. EDGERTON said that there was only one
Democratic party in Ohio, and that is one which
will support the Baltimore nominee. Whenever
the man who would oppose thnt nominee should
be shown him, he would point to one who was not
by the Democracy of the State, al
though he might be by Mr.. TowNsHENp s dis
trict
Mr.GORMAN, of Indiana, Ito Mr. TownsHENp)
Who did you vote for in lS48;