The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-24


must coness sir, II had to elect between Donelson q
Armstrong aud the lniegencer, on the one hand, and
Doneson Armstrong and the Republic. on the other,
would take the lntelligencer by large odds
ask the attention oil gentlemen to what am about TO
say. What are we TO understand by this procedure NV
friend from Indiana, Mr.. GoRMAH. yesterday, when
he TO alude to the Southern Press which he
identity thought was much attached, and in whose
vice w~s aborng (and in all of which he was very
was excited, and he became little denuncatory for a
gentleman OF his amable temper. lLaughterl Why
was this, Why was i thought necessary thus to de,
nounce the Southern Press That paper, is well
known, reflects the sentiments OF large number of the
southern democrats Are we 10 understand in its exclu
sion, and the bitter denunciations which follow the men,
ton OF its name, that such portion OF the democracy
sympathze In the sentiments uttered through It's columns.
are also TO be prescribed excluded and denounced Is
is this prosecution TO stop! II southern democrats, who
sympathze with the sentiments uttered through the col
OF the Southern Press to be prescribed before
the election, what is to be their position after the elec
lion? These are matters, sir, TO be reflected upon.
| Now, am free to say TO you, Mr. Speaker, to the
House. and TO the country that my vote and my Course IN
the presidential canvass are not 10 be controlled by your
action upon this subject But am not authorized to say
that your action may not control the votes OF hundreds
and thousands Of Others IN the South Il you shall IN
dcate to them that because certain newspapers and gen.
emen have defended what they believe TO be the rights
OF the southern States they therefore TO be prescribed
they will probably feel il TO be due 10 their dignity
and self-respec 10 prescribe you in return. Lightly
gentlemen may think Of it, this view OF the subject may
DC found worthy Of consideration There are IN the
hundred thousand State-righs men, Prescribe them,
prescribe the organ that more nearly than any other in
this city reflects their views and do because Of those
views, and tell you, l will not be accountable for the
manner in which they will dispose OF their votes They
may not ask tavors at your hands for themselves for
any else but they may feel il to be due TO their
elf-respec TO resent nsult-to prescription.
will not undertake to say what they will do am not
authorized have said before. TO state what their fu
ture action will be but do feel authorized friendly
way. to say that you should be cautious how you act
You may endange the of your presidential cand
date. You may endaDger amatter infinitely more import
ant TO you Than the public printing You may endanger
the patronage OF the President and the distribution OF the
$50 000. 900. little caution and little good temper.
properly exercised. and slight sprinkle OF justice and
common sense, may save deal OF trouble by and by 1t
is thing TO give up that which is ones due voun
arly, and II is another thing TO have il sna,ched away
and that in so rude manner as to give offence repeat
again that do not want any part OF this printing for any
friend OF mine earth But should not like TO be told
that certain parties could not have because they were
my friends And think it likely this may be the feeling
OF great many southern people.
do not care, sir. to pursue this discussion: have
said about all that care to say and go further may
soy that which had better be left unsad. The concud-
ipg portion of my remarks throw out only as friendly
warning my political brethren here They receive
them in a friendly spirit or not. want il 10 be under
stood. and il all have say, that when prescription
commences for opinions sake, there can be prescription
upon side as well upon the other oher The FOL
owns resolution not my own and does e MOI moi iui}
a request that ] should offer it, do so in compliance
: with his request:
"RsoiUed That the report OF the Committee Prinnl
sructons to report upon the whole subject and
mend tor the adoption OF Congress such system for the
expcden, and that they especially into consideration
the plan Tor printing bureau for the execution OF the work
J under the supervision oil government oiiicer."
Mr. BROWN The Judiciary Committee had been
selected because in taking this contract II II must be
taken out OF the hands oil Hamilton and dsposng OF
Otherwise legal questions must necessarily arise which
il will be better 10 have passed upon by the judiciary
Committee than other / have dOne sir.
[At later period in the debate Mr.. NABrRs and Mr.
Polk both made Inquiries OF Mr.; Brown as 10 how fa
he agreed with Mr. RAsTouI, and what he meant by old
issues. When Mr. b about TO respond he was de.
! cded 10 be out OF orderl
, Mr. BROWN II is in order TO ask questions, but out
I. OF order 10 answer them
[Mr BRows requests the Reporter 10 say, that il he
had been allowed to respond to Mr. NABERs and Mr.
Polk, he would have said The time when the gen
teman from Massachusetts [r RASTorLl was accepted
E a sound democrat President Polk appointed hin
United States district attorney for Massachusetts,, ant
? thus endorsed him TO and TO the aation. He was
democrat then on the old issues Ii he has changed h
opinions these issues, have yet TO learn II and be
has not he is democrat on these issues yet. BY ole
issues mean those that divided the Two parties in The
days OF Jackson, Van Buren,, and Polk. Such Tor ex
ample the bank, tariff, distribution, and the subtreas
ury the bank charter or protective tariff distTbu
ton, wasieiul appropriations, or the repeal OF the sub
treasury any or all OF them shall be proposed vii
no, reject the aid OF the gentleman from Massachusetts
Of these questions. These were the issuesthe ol is
sues-when the honored brother Of the gentleman iron
Tennessee appointed RoBERT RAsToUL district attorney
. On these he sound at that time all trusted hin
them and il he has not changed his opinions thes
issues, know OF no reason why should not ,rus
him now
On the issues-those growing out oil the slavery
strife and the territorial acquisitions, the compromise
&c-there is no bond OF sympathy no affinity beiweel
the gentleman from Massachusetts and myself. On al
these issues direct and collateral that gentleman anS
myself are as wide apart as the poles This the gentle
i men from Tennessee and Mississippi know full we'll
II gentlemen both sides OF the House, who are the
special friends OF the comprome, TO be trusted th
slavery agitation, and all the incidental issues growing
out oiit, have been settled they all compromised
and il bu, the other day that we passed hna
resolution. which MEANT as supposed, that there wa
a an end OF the main issue and all its incidents. Now
have il dug up, resurrectcd, and dragged in her
7 again. and that too by It's own best friends. hope w
9 shall be done with this business
II fidelity 10 the democratic party means that mus
vote large and fat jobs OF printing 10 Donelson Arm
strong, and IL can only sgnaze my fidelity by vo,in
other large and TAT jobs to the Republic, must say
gentlemen who croaking coalition y coalition !
that in this view OF the subject, am not FAITHFUL am
q never mean TO be.
would as soon have the aid OF the gentleman from
II Massachusetts in severing the unholy bonds whicl
unite the Union and Republic newspapers as would u
pulling down protection and uphoding the independen
9 treasury. When good work has TO be done, vii
, accept aid from any quarter.
Itisa weak invention OF the coaionsts to raise thi
; hue and cry And they expect thereby 10 divert publ
attention from the fact that they have fastened the Unio
TO one OF The national treasury and, then, by way
quieng the republic giving il another and better
Cry coalition much you please. the people will IN
quire by whom and for what reason these things