The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-28


Mr.. EvAxs in the proposition that the govern
ment should furnish paper, and we should leave
nothing but the mechanical work to the printer
pay the printer what his work is worth, and
give him fair rates. shall never consent to
make . sort Of contract where no man in this
House, but practical printer, ever knows how
much is to be drawn from the treasury, for the
purpose Of filling the pockets Of one who has,
for the time, the favor of majority here The
remarks made by my friend from Maryland Mr.
EVANS deserve thorough consideration. | have
seen men made public printers, the organs Of
parties, and thus fixed upon them, of whom
the tabled story of Simbad the Sailors "Old
Man OF the Sea" is very striking illustration !:
lie first rode by charity, aud ended in demanding
to ride by right. They are right gentlemen at
first, but there is no getting rid Of them at last
You will find them very accommodating in their
first essays in playing tune, but soon give you
those in which you can perceive no harmony,
and which it is a great Inconvenience 10 be COM
PEELED to dance after them. lcan never consent
that the funds of this government, which have
been collected by taxing the people, shall be Ia
ken for the purpose of eving pensions to any
individual. While willing to pension the
soldier, and take care of his widows and orphans
the reward of actual services--whe | am
willing to allow all claims Of that kind, ] am
not willing to select any. individual, and give
him the means of becoming wealthy out of the
public purse, and to place him in position in
which he has an opportunity to form public opin-
ion, simply because he is an editor Of leading
journal, disseminated extensively throughout the
country. want no man TO make public opin-
ion for me, nor do my constituents desire il.
hope shall never see the time when party
ties and party allegiance shall be so strongly
fixed upon me that shall be willing to sacrifice
principle for the purpose Of advancing the posi-
ton or standing of any one. do not mean,
under any circumstances, to give vote in which
shall have to part with the principle for the
purpose of promoting the aspirations of any
man to the Presidency. Thank God, am foot
loose. represent a constituency that require
me to DO foot loose, who have returned me by
large majority. l am foot-loose, and bound
by no party ties or obligations which require me
to abandon any principle which have asserted
will take occasion to say, while abhor the
consolidation doctrines which have spread over
every sheet of the Union newspaper, while ma
turally abhor and eschew them, if the editors will
do the printing any cheaper than anybody else,
they are welcome to do it. If "a Mahometan or
Mormon will do the printing better and cheaper
than anybody else, am willing to pay for it.
trust there will be decided effort in this House,
to keep this printing out of the hands of any man
who will be likely to make use of so great
power in the presidential campaign. prefer a
practical printer who is not an editor; and hope
we will not be called upon to give fuel to kinde
a FIRE that will give power to any machinery
which will generate miasma over the whole
length and breadth of the country. take this
occasion, and am glad of the opportunity, to say,
that in regard to the vote which shall give
upon this question consider myself as detached
from any sort of obligations to sustain any mans
pretensions for the printing; neither will vote
for any man for the Presidency who does not in
his avowed opinions come up tony views of
what patriotic, constitutional American statos.
man ought to hold and adhere to-
/ have been much entertained as well as
amused, within the last few days, by the revela.
tons made in the discussion between several
representatives from Massachusetts There was
disclosed by the recrimination between those
accompces in abolition what always believed
that both the Wings and Democrats, as
party, in that State were deeply hostile to the
peculiar institutions of the South. I had no in
terest in such contest, except for the informa.
ton of the people whom represent. | shall
take occasion to circulate those speeches freely
amongst them, that they may have the highest
evidence of the correctness of those conclusions
with which had made them familiar in my in
tercourse with them. It was battle in which
desired the full exhibition of prowess on both
sides, and that at the close of the combat, by
ISLANDERS would have to do the kind office of
burning the slain. Governor Boutwell, carried
the State because he and his friends bid higher
than their competitors at the auction. A bid of
one quarter Of dollar more by the other side
would have carried the day against them. The
price was the consideration; the Offices and
emoluments were irresistible Did the Democ.
racy coalesce with the Abolitionists Let those
representatives ofthat State who here denounce
them, say why they voted for Mr.. Winthrop?
They profess to be satisfied with the compro.
mise, and yet support Mr. Winthrop, who with
in few days after the passage of these mea-
sures, voted in the Senate for a bill aboshing
slavery in the District of Columbia He bid for
the Abolitionists of Massachusetts cndcavored
to revive agitation on the slavery question, and
upon that achievement was nominated as can
didate for governor. He did not bid enough
but showed willing mind. Those who sup
ported him have but little cause to complain of
any tampering with Abotionists or combina-
tons with them for power. He spread the ban
ner OF anitdtiOH W TIE breeze, ana WAS sustain
ed by the Wings of his State. | have no inter
est in the matter further than the truth of his
tory is concerned, and us recorded evidence of
what sort of materials we are called on to rely
upon in the hour of trial.
1t will teach my constituents that am no
aarmist, and that have told them the truth 1t
is evident, from all the circumstances, that both
parties had common purpose, but neither party
had any feeling for u.s. am neither malignant
nor resentfu. If my temper is excitable, it ia
easily appeased but there is one thing which
never mean to do, and that is, to fawn upon the
hand that strikes me. No, sir will never do
it. will never be brought to sustain the pre-
tensions of any man for the Presidency who is
not republican who does not distinctly ac-
knowledge State sovereignty and State rights
upon the principles of their great apostle, Mr.
Jefferson; who does not pledge himself to arrest
agitation of the slavery question, and carry out
the fugitive slave law by all the power with
which he is clothed will make no compromise
here. opposed every measure of the compro-
mise, except the fugitive slave law; and re-
GREETED that was not able to defeat nil of them
against which voted. The State to which
owe my allegiance, and the people whom