Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-17


section of the country in which he lived he unhesitatngy
welded all Influences which egtmatey attached to
the high station which he occupied IN favor OF those ea
then pending before Congress, known as the COM
promise measures and thus secured their enactment INTO lds
For the value of those need Dut reier 10 he
weknown opinions and hopes Of the wisest ana pest men
of all parties in every section of the country Defyng
the caumnes and aspersons Of Southern disunonsts and
Northern abotonissfaithfu TO the whole countryside
President has steadily and firmly insisted that the mea
referred should be regarded as aai sete"en
u principle and substance he dangerous and exciting sub
ects ohc ey embrace Thus by his official acts he has
yindcated himself the imputations made against
him while candidate for the Vice Presidency, and re-
against him in this debate by the honorable gentle
man from Kentucky He makes new appeal TO the fears
of the South upon this subject Mr. Chairman, let me
tell the gentleman that such abolition has been develop
ed in the official Of the present President OF the
United States does excite the fears anxetes of the
South All the people of that section would be happy to
know that there other kind Of aboonists IN the
country.
Thus as believe having INDICATED the truth of his
tory now propose notice brefya reckless assertion
of the gentleman from Maine, (Mr APPLETON who, in
written studied and weldgested speech expressly gives
it as his opinion that, if Democrat had been elected
President Of the United States in lS4S the Compro-
Of the last session would not have been
Does not that gentleman know that by that
he botted least six hundred pages OF his
counrys history? If were disposed to follow the bad
examples which have been set me, while struggling as
for the perpetuity and preservation OF my country
and its institutions would begin with the question OF
annexing Texas the Mexican the acquisition OF Mex
lean territory and rapidly down to the point Of time
at which the Compromise measures were adopted, ana
prove that the Democratic party was warned at every
STEP in the those measures that the policy
pursued by that party would inevitably produce the con-
soquences which the gentleman from Maine says would
have been produced had Democrat instead OF Whg
been elected President of the United States. will not,
however, upon such question, and such OCCASION
indulge IN party elimination 1t will not however, be
violation of this purpose to refer to the wenown fact
that when the treaty of peace concluded with Mexi-
co, Democratic administration was in power; James r.
Polk President of the United States and against all
the influence which he could WELD the Wmot proviso
excluding slavery from the territory acquired by that
treaty repeatedly passed the House. receiving almost the
unanimous vote Of the Representatives from the North of
both parties Every motive whether selfish patriotic
that be presumed to influence the conduct of man.
combined inspire President Polk with the strongest de-
sire to settle and adjust before the expiration of his Pre-
sidenal term, the national difficulties which had grown
of the acquisitions of territory made by the
ful termination of the with Mexico Bills having
this object in view had been introduced in the Senate and
in this House, and supported by all the influence which
the President could WELD had failed repeatedly In view
of these unquestonabe historic truths how the hon
orable gentleman from Maine Mr. APPLETON unblushng
y declare that if Democrat had been elected President
in 1848, the dangers and difficulties sought be
died the Compromise would have arisen
Mr.. Chairman, my friend from Georgia. Mr.. CHAs- |
TAM following the bad example Of my friend from Ken
lucky in speech delivered time since, claims the
adjustment of the last Congress of the United
States Democratic achievement and gives faint and
damnRs praise to the good Wings who and helped
them to do the noble work
My friend from Georgia was not member of the last |
Congress which fact extent him for the
position that he assumed Had he Witnessed as did, |
day after day. week after week. and month after MONTH
the combined efforts of Lewis Cass and Henry Clay
Daniel Webster, Sam Houston and other patriots, good
and true, of both political parties laboring to save the
country from conflict of arms, if not from dissolution
he weuld not have made that assertion Had he been
here and your present Speaker and members of this
House, Wings and Democrats, acting in like manner
anxious above all things to adjust the difficulties grow
ing but of the acquisition of Mexican terroryhe would
have witnessed and acknowledged the proud and crafty
ing fact that the passage of the compromise
u triumph of patriotism party.
If could truthfuy claim these great measures q
purely party achievements Wing Achievement would
deem it unfortunate truth for my country, por-
tentous Of its early downfall Such claim would as
that the great Democratic party, constituting nearly
onehaf if majority of the people of the country
fathless to the Unon and TO the sacred obligations
Of patriotism.
Mr. Chairman, while am addressing this House pre-
partitions are being made from Bangor Maine, to San
Francisco preparatory to the approaching Presidential
election.
desire, if have the ability do so, to submit to this
committee and through this committee to the country
practical suggestions that believe although the
remark may Of egotsm if acted out viii give quiet
and peace the country the subject of slavery Do
you desire gentlemen, to Presidential race and let
this question mix and mingle in ita question VITAL
and one which calculated destroy your Government
You know that since the adoption of the Compromise
measures the entire country both Wings and Democrats
have endorsed them by overwhelming Inc
great parties have it completely in their power
by Of noble patriotism 50 shape their Presidential
organizations as adjust this question of slavery yir
tualy and eectuay If both parties will nominate men
identified with the Compromise measures, will it not in
evtably drive the Abolition party into separate organi
cation and Presidential nomination OF their own? Or
will they not be compelled abandon their heresies and
merge themselves in the two great party organizations OF
the country Do you desire to continue to bid IN the
market overt for abolition votes? Do you not know by
past history that it such bidding by both parties
that brought your country upon the verge of dissolution
the last Congress! You do know IT, This fact cannot
be denied. Win you continue to perseyere in such
course will take the Of the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. GIDDISGs, who is absent Do you want TO bid
for his voter If you do you differ with That gen.
made by him against the Presidents message, that he
would prefer the fame Of the to the fame Of the v
ing Webster When he first uttered those sentiments,
felt for the moment indignation, but il only
momentary feeling. On reflection ] remembered that
that gentleman not the first only that had
preferred road that would end upon the galows TO
honorable Do you to bid for the Of the
gentleman from Massachusetts,, (Air. RASTouL,) who
stands prominently high man Of ability man Of
known and acknowledged ability! That gentleman, in
speech made here the other day said that he did not in
duge in hard words for they would not settle this question
Oh no you have il like statesmen. II is not TO be
disposed of by hard words Forgetting himself he charged,
in substance that every North, who advocated
and voted for the Compromise at the last Con-
gress and all persons advocating them Southern
deassrs would like to know Of that gentleman when
| he delivered eulogy upon Judge Woodbury. If he In
that euogy styled him Southern dirt-eater! would
like TO know when he ardent admirer of John c.
Calhoun have been informed he was II he considered