The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-04

doubtful You tell me, then, IN The oIganiZauon OF his
House. that the democratic party took no definite action
the compromise measures. Who is your Speaker!
Who is your Sergeant at Arms Who is your Clerk
Who are the officers appointed N the organization
oil this Housel | now proclaim that they were all
not only for the Compromise, but now for
its fnaity. Now, after the democratic party in Their
caucus have presented act so distinctly an act by
which they place themselves record, should surely
Judge their action TO be oil hnality than that OF
the whig Let look little into the history oil
the whig caucus The wings upon this floor have nine
ty.one MEMBERS all told meagre minority, will al.
low, but their sins have brought il upon Them. They
have ninety one here How many attended the caucus
Ss, passed Gs nay L. Us sss s
the first day OF the session, states that "there were
fifty sixty present the caucus, and that by clear
and unequiyocal resolution they acqu'esced IN the COM
his own extreme statement, and the greatest number
claimed TO have attended the whig is fifty
LrR's7 statement, voted against the Compromise. So,
taking the basis presented whig authority less Than
one-hal the number OF wings here passed the resoi
tions Mr. FowLER's statement will come to directly
According TO Mr. Baookss statement less than one bali
of the whg members voted for the fnality resolution
that flies the flag sla of the "Republic," There
are wings upon this floor who il they will answer will
say that this is true; and that this 6nay resolution
the expression of the opinion and feeling OF the party
state that il not, and am fully prepared TO prove
u and i any whig viii deny H. Will prove u Eow' NOV
FowLERl-l love him. because am trying to initiate ms
good morals and considerable course OF conductlaugh-
Mr. FOWLER Will the gentleman allow me one
word
Mr. POLK. | love you wisely, but not too well.
Mr. FOWLER am very happy to learn that the re-
cent lessons taken BY the gentleman have had SO deslra
Bile an siiec,: Laughter
Mr. POLK / will read the statement OF the gentleman
from Massachusetts, Mr.. FowLER,l made on the first
day Of the session Here is what the gentleman SAID:
"Mr Clerk, that moved TO lay these res
thar not ba nd
Laughter and applausel IN my J1dgmemf there were
aooa. forty members there dd no no' count them w, hn
table, which was on division py ayes and noes Judge
ILaagh,er will say in conclusion, Mr. Clerk. tina,
deem du,y to have the facts known as they are
chg" &ce
statement unless he believed il was true Tie has lived
long in the service OF morals, and his political nfu
have preudiced his mind. He therefore comes
like father tell the House the truth, and
nothing but the truth [Laughte And he tells that
there forty members there, and onethird oil them
voted against The resolution.
Mr. FOWLER. will say. in addition TO what was
stated that day, that have asceained that there
forty ioriy-lwo only there. II am mistaken in
this, beg gentlemen who there TO announce them
selves II is very easy to ascertain the fact
Mr. POLK understand the fact is distinctly stated
that there bat forty or iory-iwo. Laughter
Now, of ninetyone whig members OF Congress, there
forty one assembled, onehird OF whom volng
against the Compromise would leave but twenty
going for the resolution; and you have thry-wo
wing members from the South. wonder where your
northern friends would come from Laughter Then
understand the facl be lhis that only tweniy
members OF the whig party pronounced the hnay upon
the resolution which flies al the mast head oil the
"Repubic," the administration organ
Ia connexion with this would call the attention Of
the House most singular coincidence have fairly
proven by the gentleman from Massachusetts Mr.
FowLERl that only twenty seven members voted IN the
whg caucus, before the commencement OF the session.
for the fnaity resolution and upon similar resolution.
presented the House by Mr. JACKSON, OF Georgia. the
same numbeT-probably the very same twenty-seven
whgs-voted TO sustain it, will appear by the record
.#H For Jaoksoas Resolation.
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