The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-18
THE UNION WASHINGTON, FRIDAY MORNING JUNE 49, 1852

choose TO examine his congressional speeches will find
ihem marked with great originality Of thought, and re-
plete with sound and manly argument, presented 10 Ian
guage uniformly chas,e, flowing, and energetic. As
speaker he deficient ia perspcaiy dull and
tedious; never pedantie ostentaiious When 10
Congress he much dsliaa for readiness and
skill in debate as be is 10 social life forhe easy ahabiiy
OF his manners and certain colloqula vivaciiy which
renders him extremely agreeable in 10 all who
choose 70 seek his personal Intercourse is frank ness
nieresiedness have been called in question His
opinions in regard TO public measures, when once they
have been maurey formed, are never kept in state OF
lment, but be enumerated by him ia Ian
guage OF honest bodness any suitable occasion that
may chance TO arise.
10 me- sir il is highly gratifying 10 consider that our
candidate for The presidency IS native of that noble and
truly patriotic State which gave birth 10 Woodbury., a
Webster, and Cass that 70 this State we chiefly
indebted Gas told is certainly the easel for the nom
nation OF Mr. Polk in 1914 and that il in this Stale
that the important triumph to which have already re-
fened a few months since molly achieved over
the arch agitaior Hale and his unprncpled confede.
rates.
Having spoken at so much length OF The merits OF the
nominee for the presidency shall not detain the audi
ence more than a minute or two IN descaning upon
those OF the gentleman associated with him upon the
ticket. WIN, II, King is nearly as well known in Mis-
sisspp he Is in his own State For more than thirty
yeats he has occupied consplcuous Official position
aud he has beea honoTaby connected with OF the
great which have been put in operation dur ing
that period know this gentleman well and take
great pleasure in declaring that do not anywhere know
more upright, high-spir,ed, and patriotic His
character in private life Is not only unexceponable but
it is really marked with all thai excellent, and good
and prasewofthy, that called upon TO pont out
such oil its particular traits should WISH for the
pleon OF the picture to either removed modified,
should not know bow to begin The task Of
specification. recoect with equal pride and pleasure
the scenes Of trial and perpexiy in which have been
associated with him at different times in the national
councils; and J scarcely remember single question Of
magnitude which has been acted upon the last four
five years. by the body OF which we were members,
in relation to which have not had the good fortune to
harmonize perfectly in sentiment with Colonel King II
upon my motion, several years since, that he was
nominated, whilst he himself absent, 10 the chair
manshp of the Committee Foreign Relations, for
which position be eminently lifted, and the du
ties connected with which he has performed in manner
so credabe 10 himself and satisfactory the Senate
In part by my vote was he elected, during the summer
of $780, 10 the presidency OF the Senate and in Novem
Der next, should live SO long, shall delight aid in
electng bin TO the office OF Vice President of the United
States Such my views OF Baltimore nominees
give my hearty sanction 10 all the proceedings of the
convention so far they have been made known
have the least apprehension that thing else will
be found TO have occurred at Baltimore in addition TO
those acts which we have met TO ray, that shall
DOT be able as heartily TO approve do the nominations
which have been just reported 10 u.s. The position and
opinions oil both OF candidates such will al
low every member OF the democratic party who is true
the principles imboded in its creed to support them
both with aacrty and pride; and entertain a confident
expectation that such will be The result in every State
the conederacy.