The southern press., 1852-03-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

TUESDAY, March Is, 1862.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. MORGAN and the reading
Of the journal
DEFICIENCY BILL.
Mr.. HOUSTON, of Alabama, moved that the
House 20 into Committee of the Whole on the
state Of the Union, and take up the bill reported
by him from the Committee of Ways and Means
" to supply DEFICIENCIES in the appropriations Tor
the service of the fiscal year ending June gu
1852
The motion was agreed to, and the Speaker
called Mr. MEADE, of Virginia, to the Chair.
UNION AND STATE FIGHTS POLITICS IN GEORGIA.
Mr.. 1ILLYER, of Georgia, took the oor,and
said that he desired to call attention to the speech OF
Mr.. McMuLLES. of Virginia. made the other day,
in reply to Mr.. CABELL, of Florida The gentle
man from. Virginia, had said that the Union par
ty of Georgia was composed of factions of all par
ties, and had also called it pie-bald party
MIR. McMuLLEN explained, that he might have
SO spoken in the excitement Of the occasion. But
he intended no dsrespect for the Georgia Union
party. So far from THE had acted with that par
ty in the last Congress.
!. Mr.. BROOKS, Of New York, rose TO point
of order, and asked for the reading of the 3lst rule
of the House, which requires that members, when
speaking, shall confne themselves to the question
under debate. He called the gentleman to order.
The Chairman decided that, if the rule was con-
but as the practice had been otherwise, he should
permit it to proceed.
Mr.. BROOKS appealed; but the committee
sustained the Charman's decision, 79 to AZ.
Mr. HILLYER continued, and argued that the
Union party of Georga--the causes or the or
ganization of which he sated-was free from the
charge made against it by the gentleman from
Virginia. There could not be found IN It's ranks
one Abotionist, one Freesoiler, one tariff man
for protection, one bank man, and, SO far as he
knew, one internal Improvement man. tie read
extracts from several papers In Georgia which
belonged to the Southern Rights party, including
! the Columbus Times, the Georgia Telegraph, and
the Savannah Georgian, TO show that they had
| been in favor of dissolution Of the Union, some
| OF them Internationally. He held that under ex
isting circumstances there was no way Tor the
| friends of the Union to do but to come together
and form party by themselves. He did not de-
sire TO enter into any controversy with the State
Rights party of Georgia; still he would assert the
propriety of the Union party, as proposed, meet
| ing together on the first Of April, and appointing
| delegates to the Baltimore convention. Ii was
true that he did not endorse all the acts OF the
Democratic rarity, which numbered many Free
soers tariff men, and friends Of internal improve
ments in its ranks, and badly needed parging.
But still he believed it far preferable to the Wing
party. He should therefore 60 for the Baltimore
convention, which he trusted would lay down
platform Of principles which every Democrat
could stand upon. He did not ask for 1t to lay
down any new principles, but to adhere to those
il had formerly acted on. The State Rights party
had thrown itself out Of the regular Democratic
organization, and now resolved itself back. The
] $4,000 Union men in Georgia had right TO do
the same. Mr. H.reviewed the history Of parties
in Georgia since the year 1928.
Mr.. GlDDINGS spoke an hour, in his charac-
terstic manner, on matters connected with the In
stitution Of slavery He denounced the law for
the reclamation Of fugitive slaves, and contended
that il was subject TO repeal. In the course Of
his remarks, Mr.. BREcKSRIDeE, Of Kentucky,
proposed to Mr.. G.. certain questions relative TO
that law.
Mr.. JACKSON, of Georgia, replied to the
speeches Of his colleagues, Messrs. CHAsrAIs and
HILYER. Mr.. ]. spoke an hour in defence OF the
Georgia Southern Rights party, which he defended
from the charge Of being disun onists, reviewed
the several measures composngthe "compromise"
to which he said he now willing TO accede,
only asking that they should be carried out in
good faith--snd defended, ut considerable length,
the course Of Governor Mcdonald.
MIR. ORR alluded 10 a conversation which had
taken place between himself and Governor Nc
Donald, in which the latterhad expressed an opin-
ion against South Carolina seeding
The debate was continued between Messrs
JACKSON and IInLYER until half past o'clock,
when
The House adjourned.