The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-25

their own political party to adopt II as q part
platform, or ensure their exclusive possession
Of if they could
Since the only issue it can make, must be be
tween those who are striving to harmonise pas
difficulties and
Since it is in itself mere mockery, and
cheat: that for all these and many other reasons
equally strong, the part both of policy ant
patriotism must be to put an end to this agl
taton and make finale of this finality," il
order "to give peace to this distrae ted country.
10y The recent debates in the House on tn,
deficiency bill, exhibit very curious state O
things in that body. They indicate very clearl,
the confused condition of parties, and the alb
sence of these strict party lines, and that party
drill, which made each party act as an unit. Fol-
some time past, free fight all round has beer
going on in relation to that important measure
in which the administration and opposition men
Wings and Democrats, have been mixed up in
a most perplexing manner. The Democratic
chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means
calls for appropriations for the relief of the ad-
ministrntion, and defends the call on the plea OF
its necessity. On the other hand, one of the
fiercest opponents Of the appropriation, is a
leading Wing, who went out OF his way the
other day, to pass glowing eulogy on the head
of that administration, and thus to give in his
adhesion to him and his policy.
AS specimen, we subjoin the closing passa
ges of Mondays debate. Mr.. MARSHALL, of
Kentucky, closed his remarks by saying
1t will not do-so far as am concerned-for
gentlemen to say that belong to this side of
the House or to that side of the House. Sir,
when my duty as an American representative is
concerned, belong to no side Of the House.
belong 10 The country. belong to The people.
When came here, understood myself as be-
ing an American representatives, representa-
tive of the interests of the whole country, and
should scorn myself if could hold any place
here, understanding that my allegiance was due
to party and not to my country. When am
called upon to appropriate the money of this
people, | must know how the money which |
have already put into the hands of the executive
has been spent, and so help me God, will never
vote cent without knowing it.
Here the hammer fell
Mr.. HOUSTON. The gentleman from Ken
lucky seems disposed to charge this administra.
ton with violating the law and abusing the pub.
lie confidence by a waste of the public money.
Now, want the country to notice this fact
repeat it and dwell upon it, that he is charging
his own administration with these things. agree
with him, and want the country to know that
the distinguis shed gentleman from Kentucky
friend of this administration, who consumed
an hour the other day in irrelevant and ilegiti-
mate debate in praising the President of the
United States-comes forward and bears testi
mony to what say, that there has been extrava-
gance, and that there have been abuses by the
administration. | call upon the country to no.
tce that my statements are sustained by this
distinguished friend of President Fillmore and
his administration.
Sir, l wonld like to know of the honorable
gentleman if he believes there is no money in
the Treasury that can be used to sustain the
army, what his object is in this matter? Do
you want to disband the army? Your Presi-
dent has not the power to do it. You and
have the power. If you want to dsband the
army, do it (; if you want to keep up the army,
do it. But let us do one thing or the other.
Do not let us keep up an establishment which
we cannot feed and will not clothe Let us not
pIttci1u W hccp up dIi army OH Tie IrOnClef OF
our States ard Territories, and refuse to fur
nish them with ammunition to shoot an Indian,
if one should attempt to commit depreciation
Now, putt to the gentleman from Kentuc.
ky, Mr.. MARsHALL,l and | put it to every gen.
tleman in this committee, ''Do you not believe
this money ought to be appropriated?" If you
make it as clear as it can be made, that it has
been wasted, | would not hesitate moment to
vote the appropriations necessary to carry on
the government and supply the place of the
money wasted, would restrict the admnstra-
ton by legislation. | would do all that was
necessary to restrict the administration, so far
as it was in my power as member of Congress-
But would not hesitate to vote the supplies
necessary to protect our frontiers, and for the
observation of our treaty stipulations with
Mexico. would protect your emigrants from
being butchered by the Indians while on the
road to the frontier settlements
Alexander Dumas is writing his memoirs for
the press in Paris. A critic says of him
Having mixed familiarly with all the descrip-
tons of society, from that of crowned heads
and princes of the blood, down to stroling
players--having been behind the scenes of the
political, the literary, the theatrical, the artistic,
the financial, and the trading world-having
risen unaided, from the humble position of o
subordinate clerk in the office of Louis Philip.
pes accountant, to that of the most popular Of
living romancers in all Europe having found an
immnese fortune in his inkstand, and squandered
it like genius or fool-having rioted in more
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