New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-21
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HousEThe first business was the motion TO tay an, Me-
table the Florida Railroad bill s55Ss
Mr. Jones of Tenn. withdrew his motion to lay on the
table and moved that the bill be reerre 10 the Commit
Tee OF the hole on the state Of the Unio He anilsd
verted at much length at the course which had been pu
sued with reference to bills reported by the COMMITTEES on
tnole lands and maintained that If # were persse
the Calling Of reports would not be got through with be-
fore December He concluded win moving to lay the
previous question. fs7
The ard nays being ordered on the motion toll
on the table it was negatiyed. yeas 20, nays lo6
On notion the further consideration Of the bill wzs de-
ferred till the second Friday in July. Fss e 4
The morning hour having expired the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the state Of the Union
Mr. Gabe of Fla, who had the floor for yesterday af
ter ang to the state Of parties insisted that the whjg
party Of the South would not support any individual
whose position is not known who is opposed to the
measures and who did consider they
were the final settlement of question that agtate
the country He adhered to the declaration which lie
made on former day that he would support e,ecrntic
nominee who staunch to the compromises and he
the South are united. q -
Hs said if i was the policy of the hg party the
1t would not be maintained and in conformity with The
principles BY which he acuated he would not give
his support to Gen Scott that felt
PEELED to pursue this course and he equally regretted
that officer should have allowed himself To he misied I
the senator from and others who would oppose
law OF the land He found the position of the North ia
that the fugitive slave law is one of the compromise
Of the and went upon the
re1usai OF Mt Mangum to speak unhesatngy as to the
sentiments Of Gen Scott with reference to that law
We're that officer elected he would make his selections
in accordance with the views those by whom he il
enced aud the consequence of his election would be to
place the country in the hands of the free soil party
After alludpg at much length to the conduct of Gen.
Scott who, had he expressed himself explicitly might
have been trumphanty elected least would have
stood in favorable position Mr. Fillmore and it was
States he concluded by inviting the Northern wings to
unite upon the principles by which the present admins
Mr. Stuart, of Michigan who had the aoor Welded ii to
the member from North Carolina, for purpose Of
Mr.. stany, of North Carolina replied to Mr. Cabeli
whose speech he said he regretted to although he
an to the whg that he been
the gentleman from Florida delivered his speech on the Sd
February who is a Southern man, and one whom the
tooth Of ander had dared attack and went
on to defend Mr. Mangum. who during long period has
retained the confidence the people of the State whic he
represented The fact was he said that the gentlemen
from Florida was determined to oppose Gen Scott and
considered any declarations his part being too late
and wanted more from him than any else Maryland
ne sad wanted stronger pledge than adherence the
Compromise.
Mr. Walsh said Maryland had been misrep presented and
rose to explains but Mr. Sanly would yield the floor
He went on to state that supporting Mr. Fillmore
was not necessary to denounce every other candidate
and because the wings choose to take GEN Scott it
not follow that they were to turn their backs upon
Fillmore He mentioned that Gen. Scott's course hma
been nnexceptionable until he refused to write alet
Gen. Cass, Mr. Polk and Others he said had refused to
write letters, and yet had not been denounced y Cen
Scott has been Gen Scott, he said would when
he shall be called on by the Convention and he should
not do so, he would not yield him his support
AS to platforms he considered them as ali humbuss and
trusted the Whg Convention would adopt one the
democratic party in doing So he said had made cea
tion with the free soilers
He expressed himself opposed to coalitions in every
shape upon which he remarked at some length, and
which he considered neither nor less than
OF white men, Of which in North Carolina they had
been guilty and as to platforms they wEe not, he said,
applied to Washington Adams and other Presidents and
not introduced until the time of Mr. Van Buren, he
considered the candidates for the Presidency having
injured themselves by writing letters He concluded by
referring to the w caucus to which reference has
frequently made and by expressing his determination
to do his duty to the whg party and othe country large
Mr.. Schoomaker of NewYork, has obtained the floor.
and is proceeding with his opening remarks the mo-
ment of closing this report. l5s5s