Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-10

who had stood the ranks and marshaea them Tor
the contest against their common enemy, inc "hs Py
He would consider it parricda TO strike blow upon one
those gallant men so SCARED in the service OF their
party He acted for the interests OF ms parry peouuSe
he believed the success OF the princpies ~
and the progress Of the Government were ne
had but stood here to announce 10 tne
Democracy that he ready to go forward anu place
his hand upon the altar OF his party ana INA. ana. nc
the altar of his country ana 10 say tnat ne
wond sustain and vote for the nominee OF the baltimore
Convention He would make sacrhce OF any
he might have and there Democrat VINO would not
/ do it? !, go, .
slavery question? He would proclaim to gentlemen upon
the other side he would further that he was
pared to prove Wing party were responsible for
the origin Of slavery agtaon that they had nursed
] IL fed IT, and stimulated it to the present hour any
evil should grow of it, if the republic should be de-
stroyed by It, upon the Wing party would the response
bility rest and particularly upon Southern Wings who
were allied with the Northern Wing abolition party.
They stood in close coalition with them. Without the
Northern abolition party there would be Wing party in
the land there would be Wing party in the whole
country which would have strength enough TO claim to
be considered party. If any would deny this, he
| could prove that what he asserted was
Mr. p. then proceeded to prove that the compromise
were not Wing measures and that they had
been endorsed by that party. True they had been
approved by the Wing which met at the commence
ment OF the present session. but out OF nnetyone Wing
members in the House. only fortytwo three attended
that caucus of which number wohirds voted against
the resolution endorse the compromise He justified
on stating Of the l42 Democratic members oft
House but SO present. and it not deemed pro-
per for scarcely than majority OF the Democratic
members Of the House to speak for the whole party and
therefore the subject referred to the Baltimore Con-
vention.
Mr. p then referred Gen. Scott and wished to know
if he should be elected President would he veto any
having for its the repeal or modification OF the
fugitive slave law?
Mr. WHITE of Kentucky said that he could not listen
to such an interrogatory without giving an answer He
believed he authorized to say by Gen. Scott himself
that he opposed to any alteration of any Of the
sures contained in the compromise.
Mr.. POLK. Well, let him put it in writing. Would
the gentleman tell him that he authorized by Gen.
Scott say that President f such affection should
be brought upon the country he would veto any
altering amending modifying compromise acts
of the last Congress?
Mr. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, said that he did not speak
for any candidate for the Presidency but he would under
take to say that Gen. Scott was Whig and that it was
against the ongestabished doctrine Of the Wing party
that any President of the United States should veto
law Congress upon the Of expediency alone He
would like to Of the gentleman from Tennessee what
Democratic candidate, any, had pledged himself in adj
vance, to veto law that he did not regard in violation Of
the Constitution? In other words what Democratic
didate there who would pledge himself to veto law
upon the of expediency alone?
Mr. POLK. All, all. He then said that, although he
Young America he repudiaed all those papers
which denounced Gen. Cass, Mr.. Buchanan, Gen. Butler,
and others.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, understood the gentleman to
dency pledged to any law which Congress might
make modifying in any way the fugitive slave law. He
(Mr c. understood him to state this distinctly. Now,
he desired say the gentleman from Tennessee that it
would be matter Of very great interest and satisfaction
doubt to the people of the country to have such
pledge reduced to writing and if money would be any
nducement he would undertake to to that gentleman
or any other gentleman thousand dollars If they
would produce any such pledge from these candidates
Mr.. CHANDLER said that while he felt gratifed at
having obtained the floor he also felt that he appeared
great disadvantage before the committee at the present
moment There had been spice of politics introduced
into the debate upon this question: and of what
the cooks called allspce" But he intended say
thing upon the subject of the Presdencynothng upon
Young America and " Old Fogysm." If he understood
the speech of the gentleman from Tennessee he proclaim
ed himself in favor Of Young America, and opposed
"old Fogysm." He had no time to discuss this ques-
ton but he sure the difference between their ages
would him for making admonitory remark to
the gentleman from Tennessee, that in all ages times
and countries " Old Fogyism" had existed and it had
that which had saved nations from the rashness and
rrudence Of the young Now he would cite instance
OF !" Young America" and g Old Fogyism."
The gentleman was doubt, well acquainted with
history and better versed in crptura than in profane
he would remember that Absalom created row in Israel
S aonng israels to rebel against the cold
ton Of the Union of Israel Had he waited he would
have become king but the result Of the rebellion of Young
Israel was that Absaom got hung by the hair in Of
the trees Of his fathers forest and there slain.
Laughter.
Mr. c. then warmly and eloquently advocated the bill
before the committee, and when he concluded
The committee and reported progress
And the House adjourned