Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-24

by the operation forty 1--WE millions WITH an absolute GER
tainty Our friends of the Democracy are keen at sharp
bargain But If choice should fall upon the hero of
Chapultepec and Cerro Gordo and OF all other fields
where his proud warsteed has champed the victorious
bit they would get off quite easy. Ii this could
be business transaction Invested fevery thing suppos
ed be dshonorabe sustained by public opinion; if We
could give satisfactory guarantees OF who should be the
nominee of the Wing Convention, we would have the mo-
new Maid over after reasonable notice. in short time
ter the books opened BY going into the political
marts where Offices bought and sold, and arranged
'out' and in, Z the thing would be very easy.
This is very dull and very dry business TO be giving
in confession here which is exactly at war with the feel
ngs Of my constituents; but so II must be have
seen, also, the part OF my end-the editor OF the
Unon-great soctude to exclude Gen. Scott from any
in the terrible session Of 1885, directly
directly of desiring any law to be passed which should
be efficient in restoring fugves from labor to their
former service fnd by looking at the Journals that
as early as the Sd of January 1850 that bill intro
duced and referred TO the Committee the Judiciary
and as early the 18th of January ii reported back
from that committee 1t underwent several days discus
son upon motion which myself had the honor to
make that with the resolution introduced by the Senator
from Tennessee Mr. BELL and the resolutions and bills
introduced by an honorable Senator from Mississippi
Mr. FooTE mo longer here-and the resolution of the
Senator from Kentucky, (r. CLAY, should be referred
to that much reved Committee Of Thirteen We after
wards what seemed to tobe an anomaly in parlia
mentary business retained in this body the fugitive slave
BILL subject occasional discussions while the sub
ject before the Committee Of Thirteen The commit
tee reported bill that subject which we supposed
offensive
sentiment than the bill which finally became law.
By amendment which was introduced-if should
speak of committee aarsI think by the Senator from
Michigan, and which adopted and reported by the
committee it would have placed this law much more
acceptable and less offensive condition to the North than
the law which finally passed But there was wreck Of
the omnibus, and we had to gather the membra dis
could and fix them together In doing we
lost sight of the old fugitive slave bill reported by the
committee of thirteen and took that already prepared to
hands by the Committee the Judiciary and that
/ S,nx< xyha ha tho IlnIQn
meeting at Castle Garden-when he wrote his letter to
Mr. Cay-when he spoke in the Capitol and the lobbies
Of this chamber manestng the utmost degree Of ankle
ty and soctude that plan Of adjustment should be
agreed upon by which the Union would be relieved from
the menacing condition in which it placed, must have
had in contemplation that with the other great objects
That he went for all the details of that measure or for
all the details of all the usually called the COM
promise, do not undertake to say have heard
him declare it. There many things in those several
bills which would have had out of them if could But
the Unon like divers other papers, with patriotic
spirit looking very much to the paccaton OF the coun-
try, desires to reopen this question upon the fugitive
slave BILL and to indicate that Gen Scott must say what
were his purposes that he cannot be supported by ho
norable men from the South Well sir, shall see.
have apprehensions upon that subject consider him
as national and patriotic any whatsoever who
is named for the Presidency by either of the parties of
the country. He would to acquire triumph for
one section of the country another and nobody
would do it but little two-penny politician No en-
Eghtened patriot statesman, with enlarged views,
would desire it. 1t would be the ndus-the nest of
unnumbered ills in the future-the nest from which, in
stead of birds with brilliant plumage delight the eye
and warbngs to reale the would issue serpens to
sting the American people to madness It's unbroherly
and is unwse it is unbrotherly to desire such
tional advantages miscalled trumphs. No American
patriot can or win ever desire it.
If were placed the confines Of the most distant
frontier Of the East if placed upon the banks
of the Rio Grande it, again, placed in the fur
thest West upon the wild sea-banks ayed by the
of the peaceful if upon the cold heights of
/ To be 10
with full heart, with swelling, exuant pride this is
my country; Tam an american citizen
Sir every portion Of the Union the enlightened pub
lie man. if not equally dear is dear to this extent that
he would acquire undue advantage that in favor
of his own man who would do that would not trust
with my purse IN the private walks Of hfethat is If it
had any thing in it.
But it is said by certain class Of politicians that Gen.
era Scott should give out letter and his views of what
and what his sentiments and opinions should
like to have what would have been said of who
would have required that General Washington should ride
his neighbors in Alexandria and have his views
duly made out, under proper seals of Office that he
an honest man and good citizen and might be trusted
with the management of the Government. What would
have been said if such thing had been proposed with
regard to the elder Adams, Mr. Jefferson or Mr. Madi-
son? II is indicative of sad decenssp in the times,
when you require Of such the sort of certih
cation that you would for thousanddolar clerk in
of your bureaus. had supposed that the Wing party
with fresh recollection Of the Kane letter. of the watch
word of Polk Dallas, and the tariff Of AZ would not
have desired any more Of such things. do not
mean not, on this OCCASION to indulge in any thing
like euogum upon my first choice. think eulogies Of
the living always in bad taste think they very
often misappled and not unfrequenty quite ridiculous
shall attempt such thing. Let him stand forth, upon
his own foot and look upon him Of the ables and
most prominent public Of the country who has
illustrated annals in way that has commanded the
respect and the appreciation of his counrymen, and
cured for him the admiration of the world much for
his goodness his unquestoned greatness You will not
think there is danger Of his being swayed by reesoism
or abotonism any thing Of that proceeding from
the North the South the East the West quar-
ter less than his country his whole country is in
| suit to suppose such thing Of who born in
Southern State brought up in the midst of Southern in
situations; who educated for Of the learned pro-
fessions; who has been all his life law abiding man
who has been for the last twenty years the mark for
the hostility Of every Administration They feared him.
and they hated him. He has been placed in the most
difficult situations and in the closing of the last
war, when he about to be brought home to his own
country almost in chains, the indignant refusal Of his
American heart to accept propositions made to him in
Mexico Is worth than all the specuations Free
soism and Abotonsm, Kane letterism and all the rest
Of such things. do not include in this the Nicholson
letter, for understood that perfectly do not think
there any mystery about it. reviewed four years
ago. and then put the proper Interpretation It, 1t
was honorable to the gentleman who wrote il and his
whole life, especially that portion of IL which has come
under my observation, has been devoted what he
siders to be the true principles Of Government
The remarks which have made upon this occasion by
the orbearance Of the Senate for which return my sin
cere thanks, made most dsnteresty. make them
honestly to my constituents. Though they may crate
harshy upon their ears and may produce temporary an
ger yet IL has been my fortune have differed with them
before and after their long continued kindness to me-