Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| Mr.. LANE by unanimous consent presented the me
mortal of the Legislative Assembly Of the Territory o.
Oregon asking for certain alterations in the organic law
of said Territory which referred to the Committee
| on Territories.
+ MILITARY POSTS TO CALIFORNIA
Mr. CLARK asked the unanimous consent of the House
to offer resolution, instructng the Committee Militia
ry Affairs inquire into the expediency Of establishing
additional number of military posts the overland
from the Missouri river to California for the pro-
lection Of emgrants.
Objection made.
BOUNTY LAND wARRANTs-PoLITICAL PARTIES.
On motion by Mr. JONES, Of Tennessee the House
then nts Committee of the Whole the state of the
Union Mr. 0LDs of Ohio, in the chair and proceeded
consider the bill of the Senate making land warrants
assgnabe and for other purposes and the joint resolu
ton of the House explanatory of the bounty land act of
September 49, $780, and the pending amendments thereto
Mr. CABELL said that it would be recollected by the
House that during the progress of its organization he
among Others expressed his surprise the action
parties in preparing themselves for that organization
He stated them and would state that when he
the House il his expectation from the opinions that
had been frequently expressed and the pledges which
had frequently given that the Democratic party
of the North when they should together would
adopted and recommended the country acquescence in
the compromise measures and that the Wings would not
pursue such He had been of those who be-
eved that upon all general questions Wing party had
been the true conservative party except upon the question
of slavery, upon which they wild wild could
be while he had observed that the Democratic party had
been represented by who entertained what he
ceived to be practical constitutional views the
subject He had here with the determination
with party in the organization of the House which
would stand by the constitution and the rights Of his
ton Of the country and he believed this have been the
determination of the entire Southern Wing party His
friend from Virginia, r MEADE during the discussion
which took place the first day Of the session. suggested
to him that he should avail himself that early
occasion TO separate himself from the Wing party and
Join the ranks of the Democracy The only alternative
upon which he would have pursued such failed
he had been deceived by the representations Of that
party He had supposed that they would put themselves
upon constitutional ground, but the very first action of
that party the opening Of Congress such to yo
late the very principle upon which he willing to act
with them for the Democratic laid on the table
resolution endorsing the compromise measures while the
Wing caucus adopted resolution the same subject
Mr.. CABELL called the attention of the House to
cle which appeared in the Macon (Georgia) Chronicle,
urging upon the Union party of that State the proprety
Of sending delegates to the Baltimore Convention as the
most effecual way Of accomplishing their designs. He
said that this paper spoke the sentiments of the const
utona Union party of Georgia he would infer that that
organization effected, not, had been alleged, for
the sake Of the Union and the Constitution but for the
sake Of the Democratic party He Of those who
disposed TO favor this organization but in doing
he would be allowed TO inform members of the Union
party that it not his intention to be converted into
Democrat and this certainly appeared to be the object
the paper he had referred TO spoke the sentiments of
the Union party He felt proud Of the position which the
party with which he had acted heretofore occupied before
the country for he member of the Southern Wing
party This he believed to be the true conservative party
of the constitution opposed to all the sms both of the
North and South. He felt proud Of being member Of
this party, because its members Union men, and
they acted in harmony with the Union constitutional party
without srrenderng any Of their principles He asked
why the Union willing to go into the De-
mocratic Convention than the Wing Convention The
Wing parry being the true Union party would do justice
them, and he would ask the Union party why it
that they forward and sought coalition with the
Democratic party