Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

On ,ton of Mr.. HOUSTON, the House resolved itself
int Coz nmittee of the Whole the state of the Union
Mr. FADE, of Virginia in the chair lend proceeded to
conside the bill supply deficiencies the appropra
u the service of the fiscal year ending the seth of
June, 1852.
Mr. HILLYER desiredo call the attention of the
mitte to remark made by the gentleman from Virginia
Mr. McMuLLBN) weeks since, in reply to the gem
tema N from Florida, (Nfr CABBLL in which he took
occas aon to say Of the Union party that it composed
of ia ctons of all parties and also saw proper apply
to at honorable and patriotic association the term Of
pieb AID.
McMULLEN said that he was free to admit that he
used the remark attributed to him by the gentleman
from Georgia but he did it under the excitement of the
rent and intended nothing dsrespectfu to the Union
part y. Members generally of the fact that
he lad acted and operated with that party during the
last Congress.
DR.. HILLYER, continuing said that the same senti-
me mt uttered by the gentleman from Virginia had been
ha wked about by otherby those who grossly isrepre-
scented the history of the ynonparty in Georgia He Mr.
was proud to say that far from the constitutional
MON party of Georgia being composed Of factions of
parties there found in its midst aboitionist
soler tariff for protection and so far
he knew, be believed there found internal i'm
provement but all within that mighty host-for he
would call it mighty, though il small compared with
the other great parties of the Union-wee for strict
construction of the Constitution and for de sovereign
rights and powers Of the States
Mr. II. then referred the history of the Southern
Rights party TO demonstrate that the Union party
formed from necessity and patriotism and referred to
various facts to show that there were men in Georgia
high in the confidence and estimation of the people Of that
State who openly and boldly advocated that the Union
should be dissolved.
He expressed himself in favor of the Union Georgia
party sending delegates 70 the Baltimore Convention
said that that party would that Convention en-
graft any new principles upon its platform But the
Democratic party constitutional party they were
bound by their principles to the compromise
sures because they great national questions II
they should fail to do this they would commit al act IN
worthy the Democratic party and it would be the first
time that party had ever faered swerved in their
principles.
i Mr. GIDDINGS then addressed the House nm bour
against slavery and the savetrade in the District of Co
umbia and in the Territories and gave his reasons for
opposing the fugitive slave law
Mr. JACKSON of Georgia then replied to the remarks
of his colleagues, Messrs CHAsrAS and HILLYER in rcla
ton to the Southern Rights party of Georgia He had
been sent here by that portion of the people Of Georgia
who had been denounced disunonists and if the peo
pie who had sent him here disunonist then the in
ference that he also had forgotten his duty to his
country and in favor Of disunon If there was any
in the House who had drawn that inference he felt
1t to be his duty from regard himself and his postery
and from respect to his countrymen to dsavow being in
favor Of dsunon and say here as he now did before
his counrymen and his God, that during the twenty
years of his legislative life he had entertained
sire to see the Union Of the States dissolved.
lie then defended the of the Southern Rights
party and expressed himself in favor Of the nay Of the
compromise measures, and asked that when the Demo
cratic party should assemble in convention at Baltimore
they should declare the fnality Of those measures
lie asserted the right Of State to secede believing il
ue upon the OF the
States He believed that the States were sovereign and
that they retained the right whenever any nfraction of
the Constitution occurred Judge Of that nfracon and
the measure of redress TO be adopted.
Mr.. APPLETON of Maine then obtained the foor. but
yielded to motion that the Committee rise which being
agreed to-
The Committee rose and reported progress
Mr. POLK desired TO ask the chairman Of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means the amount this deficiency bill
proposed to appropriate
Mr.: HOUSTON. The amount is about three millions
Of dollars
The House adjourned