Weekly national intelligencer., 1852-05-29

banners remained to be determined by the respective
conventions soon assemble at Baltimore He desired
to see inscribed upon the banner Of party in letters
of living light those Of adjustment commonly
known the Compromise, that the country might
tie down in peace and security knowing that whichever
party succeeded constitutional rights would be secured
and the Union He regarded the Compromise
above party and he who endeayored confne
them within such contracted limits with the object sub
serve partisan purposes did injustice those who of the
other party contributed towards their introduction and
passage The gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Polk J
weeks since, said that these passed
by Democrats with small postscript Of Wings, scarcely
enough by The record justified such reck-
less assertion and he afraid that the gentleman had
taken the pains investigate the subject he should
have done before making this statement.
Mr. POLK said that he could not sit still when the gen.
teman charged him with making reckless assertion.
The whole of his mr. Ps speech to show that
there Whg party in the land which deserved
sderaton when separated from the Abolition and Free
soil parties When he made the remark about Free
soer he stated that there three Wings only north
of the Potomac who voted for the fugitive slave bill
this reckless assertion the truth itself reckless
Mr. WHITE then suoted the words Mr. Polk used on
the occasion referred to.
Mr. POLK said that there were not two States North
which the Wings could carry, separated from the Abolition
party
Mr. WHITE did not admit the position assumed BY the
gentleman from Tennessee If there any party which
was entitled to the merit of being called the compromise
party it the Wing party Of the South But patriot
ism passed these measures and hoped patriotism enough
remained to sustain them
He then referred the action Of Mr. Clay this sub
ject when he in the Senate, and passed glowing
eulogum upon his services.
He regretted that there was dissenson in the Whg
party and that they could unite this great
sure SO as to present uniform front hoped that
Convention to assemble would erect platform upon
which all the party could stand united band of bro
TIERS they did not intend to fight together under the
old banner they should strike it and dissolve. IT, bow
should
buckle their for political warfare and march
ing shoulder shoulder do battle in common cause
solving to lay down their arms until they should
| stack them for victory
Mr. W. then spoke in reference to the administration Of
President Fillmore declaring that had been managed
with degree of wisdom, virtue and patriotism unsur
passed since the days Of Washington 1t was not to be
denied that he was the preference of the Wing party in
Kentucky; and if he should receive the nomination Of
the Baltimore Convention it would be echoed among the
hills and valleys of Kentucky in hotes OF JOY and gadness
If another person should be selected although the people
of his State might weep the defeat of President Fill
MORE they could not forget their allegiance to party and
their loyalty to principle
He then spoke in terms of praise of Mr. Webster and
also referred in high complimentary terms to Gen. Scott
declaring that Notwithstanding what had been said Of the
latter he was good compromise man as any member
| of the House.
Mr. POLK was gratifed to be able to state that every
asprant for the Presidency il the Democratic party had
written letter. in which he took the ground that hewoud
veto any bill for the amendment alteration repeal OF
the fugitive slave law Was the gentleman authorized to
say the for Gen. Scott?
Mr.. WHITE hoped that Gen. Scott would never make
any such declaration 1t was not Wing doctrine He be-
eved that Gen. Scott would be incapable of riding in upon
Nicholson letter Old Churubusco had never taken the
position Of your forty and fell back to forty nne thus
being compelled to make disgraceful retreat
Mr. POLK, Does the gentleman intend to cast slur
upon one with whom am closely connected?
Mr.. WHITE. Not by any means.
Mr.. POLK. / would owe it to him to repel it.
Mr. WHITE The official acts of public man are pub
lie property and such claim right to speak ofthem
regardless of consequences and with full OF what
ever responsibility may attach to them.
Mr.. POLK do not intend to deny the gentleman that
privilege, but claim the privilege, with full knowledge
of the responsibility to stand prepared to defend thf me-
mory of closely connected with me in the fe Of
the world.
Mr. WHITE The gentleman can receive my apology
not, as he pleases. have made it as believed be-
came gentleman. told him intended no reflection.
Mr.. POLK. If the gentleman said SO, wish it p be
Mr. WHITE then proceeded with his remarks in nfer-
ence to Gen. Scott.
Mr. MARSHALL, of Kentucky, followed and replied
to the remarks made by his colleague Mr.. GRAY some
days since He dsclamed any attempt, in signing the
address of those gentlemen who withdrew from the vhg
caucus to injure his colleague He knew that his col
league occupied distinguished and exalted position,
and that his position was which he might be called
upon to define He did not blame the gentleman for
this but he did blame him for attempting by his speech
to create the impression in Kentucky that his (r Ms
object in signing the address he had alluded to to
cast upon him and the rest Of his colleagues
who happened to remain in that caucus and who the
learned protector Of the Kentucky delegation would
gather them all under his wing hen gathered her
chickens or her brood. He (Mr. would tell what the
real object of his colleague was and he should have
fessed at His real object to put himself before
the people of Kentucky his Mr. M.'s) line; for, al
though the gentleman in his sounding speech had
planned of the address attack upon him, yet the
gentleman himself had taken infinitely good to
every of the positions laid down in that address
Mr.. NJ then replied at length to the remarks Of Mr.
GREY, in conclusion remarkng that would be utterly
impossible for mortal to wiring the sun from the
heavens to induce the Of Kentucky to stand UP to
any candidateno matter how he might be heraied no
matter with whom he might be assocatedwhcse banner
did not contain in the poetical language Of his young
colleague, lr WHITE in letters of living light that
the humbest mountaneer and cottager ght be able to
see and understand it, that he in favor Of the fugitive
slave law and the fnality Of the compromise.
The committee then rose and the Bouse adjourned
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1852.
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