The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-02

though was elected in opposition to the Dou,i
nee OF convention Another Wing and N.Y.
sell have been canvassing very Iaboriously for
months, "heh convention was convened ia
opposition to my wishes, and unnec esssrilv IA
thought, because there was no Democratic can.
didate. The convention would nominate nsi-
Their my competitor nor myself, but gave the
nomination. TO gentleman not previously
spoken OF as candidate. ! then appealed To
the people, and my course immediately brought
down upon me the violent opposition of nearly
all the most active and influential Wing polit
clans in the district, backed by tha denuncia-
ii)ns against me of all the Wing papers in tho
State +; witch papers, and innumerabe printed
circulars from different individuals opposed I'D
me, were circulated throughout the eleven coun.
ties by express riders and otherwise, which occa-
stoned an excited and angry contest; and
there was no Democratic candidate, finally
suited IN bitter personal wrauge; no msq.
sures Of government policy or political cues.
tons were discussed and thus | was thrown
entirely upon my own personal popularity.
such favorable influences as | could awaken
my behalf with the intelligent, noble, genera,
ard independent free nen of that district. IL
seemed for time hopeless, and utterly imposs-
bic TO resist the force of overwhelming intla.
ences which such active and powerful combira.
L,
of final settlement arrived, decree went forth
in my favor by the proud majority of nearly
four thousand votes; and in that t" adjustment"
all parties acquiesced, and none have intimated
wish to repeal, alter, or modify that compr,-
mise settlement agreed upon that day. n,r
shall ask pnoc meetings to pass resolutions
" re indorslng' or " re affirming" what the De ).
pie then and there decided.
Mr.. MARSHALL. These reminiscences ara
not of my calling out. Langhter.l do not
arra'gn the geniIeman-my question was civil
one. God knows humble as am, after can.
vassed my district, the Wings never thought of
refusing to let me make the canvass, nor did
theytry to present anybody else, who chad never
been thought OF before" Great laughterl
Mr.. GREY. will remind nv coIleaoue that
had my trial, and received glorious and ri.
unphart acquittal, which have right to plead
in bar of his Indictment; for my honorable col
league knows well, that by the constitution and
laws OF Kentucky, not even criminal can DO
tried twise for the same offense Sir | hold NV
seat here, not only by large majority, but by
larger aggregate vote than any other menb
from Kentucky, and received larger,
than was ever before given to any candidate
my district
Mr. MARSHALL. Well, Mr.. Chairman
since my colleague pleads the Constitution in
BAR will let him off Renewed laughter
The comparison OF our claims was not begun
on my part. lie came forward, and, as we saw
in the West called all Kentucky up "to form
rlng,' IN order that he might have witnesses 10
the castgaton he meant TO administer to ma
have no idea the impression shall 90 abroad
that submit to this kind of pretension. or that
am to be dragged as victim at the victorious
chariot wheels of any such conqueror
by colleague CHALLENGED NV tla ,s n WIKI
1t was he who arraigned me, and now his wri, /
ing under these images of the past, beats tho
king in Hamlet all hollow. Great laughter.l
He says we have not Wing strength to spare
in Kentucky; that we have Democratic gov
ernor. | do not know--some of nv Demo.
cratic colleagues may know-,ctere zoe LOST t,e
STATE. do not know, for will say that have
never examined it,
MIR. GREY. ask my colleague if he init.
mates
Mr.. MARSHALL | want my colleague to
dlstinctiy understand that make no intin,atiors.
state facts
Mr.. GREY. When | was speaking of tho
genteman's political conduct, asked i'm, if !
msstated any facts, to correct them. Does tie
gentleman intimate that my conduct as cand.
date for Congress produced, or caused the ele,-
ton or Democratic governor in Kentucky?
Mr.. Dixon was the Wing candidate, and Mr.
Powell (now governor) was the Democratic
candidate. Both of them resided in myd,,r
deny, sir, that my being a candidate prelude
Mr.. Dixon's election or that it was the distr;..
represent that defeated him; but charge that
1t was the Louisville district, to greater extent
than any other.
In l84o, Governor Crttenden and Governor
Powell were our candidates for governor. la
1913, Mr.. Powell received in my district SAT-.
In
trict 5 42l Thus Governor Powell actually
received IS votes less in 1851 than he did in
lS4S. In lS4S, Governor Crittenden received
in the Louisville district 1888 votes more than
Governor Powell; but in 1851, Governor Pow.
ell received in that district 81 votes more than
Mr.. Dixon
Sir, my colleagues is the only Wing district
in Kentucky which gave to Governor Powell in
1851 majority over MIR. Dixon have here
the official vote which my colleague saws b.,
never examined, and | state that nv district
gave to Mr. Dixon in 1851, majority larger
than the average majorities given to the WING
candidates for Congress in that district since If
was formed. Then, sir, when his is a Whp
district, and gave to Mr.. Crttenden, in IS48,
majority of near 1000 votes over Governor
Powell, but in 1851 give to Governor Powell a
majority of 81 over Mr.. Diyon-with this o..
fetal report before him, it comes with a bad
grace from the representative of that district
now to charge that it was either or nv dis.
trict which defeated Mr. Dixon.
Mr.. MARSHALL. NY colleague does not
say that elghty-one covered the deficit Where
did the Wing candidate lose the rest? WHY
does not my colleague state CrittendeDs and
Dxon's respective majorities over Powell i'm his
district! Why compare Powell with Powelia
his district and with his competitors in mine:
How much did Powell gtin in 1851 over h (,
vote in ls4S in my district? He says Dixon's
majority in his district was larger than the aver
age of Congress sional Tnajorites given to Why's
since the formation Of the district That NAV
be; for the district has sometimes been repre-
scented by Democrat have never examined
election returns very critically, az | have never
felt called on to exrlan their bearing. | believe
mat get all The WhIg votes in my district, and