The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-23

low his opinions upon great questions at issue 10 be mis-
understood II is due 10 the country, well him
sell. And venture the prediction Ii General Scott is
nominated, his opinions will be as distinctly known TO
the public they have been 10 all persons who have
versed with him. have no doubt after the nomination.
shall be side BY side with my colleague or rather ia my
proper place, following his lead.
Mr.. OUTLAW shall be happy 10 see that predic.
ton when a Is forthcoming But confidence is pant OF
slow growth it Is not part OF my political creed 10
render my confidence without knowing the grounds upon
which y y rendered. And | tell my colleague, [Mr
STANLy,l that when signed that pledge il nothing
than declaration was elected upon that ground
TO seat upon this aeor and appeal TO him. il be- too
was not elected member OF this Congress upon the
press ground that he would vote for no man for the presi
dency or vice presidency who would not uphold these
compromise measures. ask him il he did not fight the
bae against those who were opposed 10 this settlement
Mr. SrANLf. That did and told my constiiu-
ens that would rather have the support oil any honest
Union democrat than oil any secessions scoundrel who
advocated the dissolution OF the Union IRON opposition
10 The compromise measures, matter how good whg
he might pretend to be- | said all that; and | have no
more doubt OF General SCOTS opinion upon the com
promise question than would Of my colleagues, [h1r.
OUTLAW, II be had not just expressed il.
Mr. GOODRICH. | was present in caucus last night,
and can answer the question which the gentleman from
commencement 10 the close The only reason given for
ruling the resolution out OF order last night
which has been assigned in this House for laying the
same resolution upon The table in the democratic
at the commencement Of the session. to wit; that be-
longed 10 the national convention. No other reason
was given
Mr. HOWARD have only 10 say, that for general
national purposes. that only a single resolution;
but that they should have adopted at the first caucus,
and made II an issue before the country, and repudaied
Il at the second can have only explanation. and that
49, that they have repened OF what they have done, and
intend TO take new position infer that from the facts
Mr. BROOKS. Win the gentleman indulge me for
Mr. HOWARD Very well They say free comics.
sion is good for the soul.
Mr.. BROOKS. understand the gentleman from Texas
TO ashland u is question in which am somewhat in
teresed, and for that reason answer itwhy. in eau
of iftyone members. we adopted that resolution
and subsequently repudaled it in The House Of Repre-
sentatives by only seven wing votes from the North
lCriesn; .No" "No I" That is not the point.'l
Mr.. BROOKS. only want TO get at the genteman's
question. understand him ask why it was that, in
wing caucus OF hftyon members at the opening of the
session, we adopted the compromise resolutions and
why we subsequently had this action in the House, in
which there appears only northern wing votes
will tell the gentleman the reason. and il will unfold
70 him the whole story and may as well be uniolded
then The settled policy OF the whg party that the compo-
mise measures were 10 be final Subsequent TO that lime
has been found to be the interest OF portion, sup
posed 10 be the interest OF portion, of the great body
Of the wing party North. and portion OF The wing party
South, 10 repudiae that compromise
lCries: THAT is IT !" "Thatis il :" "That is it
But when there resolution introduced into this
House, upon the part OF The southern wings, resolution
TO support the wings of the North, who compromise
national whgs-and that resolution introduced here
by the honorable gentleman from Georgia, mr. Fill.
LYEKl -all our hearts wavered because The southern
wing columne wayered, and did not stand by national
wings; and the cry of Napoleon at Waterloo.
4" Take care OF himself who can" For. if the whole
southern column would not stand by the northern con-
servave wings, II was useless TO fight southern battles
on northern ground Hence. when the gentleman from
Georgia Mr. HYLLIERl introduced his resolution here,
the cry OF every northern was, Save himself who
can So the record was reversed, and there found
but seven northern wings voting for the hnay OF the
Compromise.
That is the resolution OF the subsequent caucus In
the organization of the wing caucus held last night we
n a iigcux nj hat h.
jeot Upon resolution, in a wing caucus, called for
wing purposes. held to be out OF order speak
We had decided upon the time and places that mis-.
take l-or The meeting OF The convention but there
stood behind those ready the moment had fixed upon
the time and place. TO ADJOURN. and afford us opporu
nifty 10 vote upon the compromise resolutions at all
lGreat confusion in the Hall
air. CAMPBELL OF Ohio Will the gentleman allow
Mr.. HOWARD Certainly.
Mr. CAMPBELL. oaly desire TO correct the gentle
TO testify in relation this at all bat desire
that what information may communicated with refer.
ence 10 what done in the caucus last night shall be
correct. The gentleman from New York is mistaken in
his statement OF what the decision OF the Chair last
evening. proposition presented to the
fixing The time and place for the holding OF the National
Wing Convention. substitute 10 that resolution
then offered, mbodyng the question OF the hnay sf the
Compromise. The presiding officer decided, notwth
standing the proposition Submitted as substitute might
or might not be entertained at another Stage OF the pro-
ceedngs, that !, no. germane 10 the resolution then
before that body that pertinent 10 the propo
son for the fixing OF the lime and place OF holding the
convention That was the decision OF the Char; and
while am up, allow me TO correct the gentleman,
rather 10 make statement which he has omitted which
is, that while the Chair sustained in that decision,
gentlemen from the NORTH from the Sonih, from the
East and the West expressly declared their opinion for
and against the fesoluon and that they did not at all
desire 10 shrk Il, but that when introduced al the
proper time independent, substantive proposition,
they were willing 10 entertain II; that they willing
to propose such notifications amendments they
might proper embracing other questions That is the
history Of the matter That is the why il was
properly ruled out OF order, any similar resolution
would be M this or any other delIberalive body.
Mr. STANLY win my friend from Texas allow me
little while
MIR. HOWARD. Be brief. " you please
Mr. STANLf. | will be brief The gentleman him
self has called out Now sir, there rejection in
the wing oil this compromise resolution and there
never has been any, There has been southern wing
waving or rep3dfaiing the compromise measures |
know OF but one called southern wing who ever has
voted against this compromise resoluton-but one lone
OF my colleagues, (Mr CIIseMAs.1 who left the
southern wing who has voted against those resolullons
Where IL the man | do not know, nor have ever
head OF hun. Yet the gentleman from New York says
that the cause OF the preceding alluded TO was the fat
tering, the waverng OF souther wings How did they
iater deny, most enpbaiically and as positively as
courtesy will admit, the statement made by The gentle
man from New York. The gentleman takes the whole
southern wing party under his protection, and because
we do follow his lead, he to think that he Is
10 be saerhced--bound and taken 10 the a,erthat he
is TO he sacrificed because do not follow his dcta
ton, and regulate our conduct according 10 his mani
fesioes and his lead that the compromise
all lost, unless all southern wings implicitly obey his