Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-21

in the original resolution in part Medical attendance Is
specified They propose to investigate that The mover
OF the resolution inserted il hmsef and il being So IL
is fair and legitimate to know for what particular med
cal service the payment was made have no disguise
in this matter mean if Gen. Scott is be arraign-
ed do know that that is the purposebut if he is
to be arragned for having money expended for him in
/ the medical department Of the army, want to know
what it expended for want 1t known that he had
been wounded, and had suffered long time, and that
that medical bill for that particular service That
is what mean, frankly and honestly for have
| cealment about the matter.
Mr.. MERIwETHER. / will strike out the portion Of
the original resolution relating medical attendance
meet the wishes Of the Senator
Mr.. JONES. would rather have it in
The PRESIDENT. If such is the pleasure of the Sc
nate the Senator from Kentucky can modify his reso
Mr.. UNDERWOOD object
The PRESIDENT Then it cannot be modified. The
only way to reach it will be by moving to amend the re-
solution, by striking that portion of it, after the
amendment which is pending has been voted upon
Mr. SOULE. regret, Mr.. President, what has taken
place here this morning, though hope it may teach
lesson not only to this high and august body but to the
country at large We have before an instance of the
danger OF establishing precedents light and trapstory
considerations In the order and excitement which q
feyersh canvass but too apt to produce suffer
selves at times to be carried away by that phrenzy party
spirit which 50 little behooves serious delberative boz
dies as should be the two branches Of the National Le
gisiaure We look solely to the immediate advantages
whch we expect to derive from those which
advocate and the spur Of such ardor and excite
men unmindful Of those contingencies Of the future
which, soon or Late force the hour when they
entered our minds, and prompted to action wills
AT period not far remote from usat least not far
enough remote to be forgoen-a most distinguished col
league OF ours, high them he is now and will be-
in the estimation Of this body and high in the respect,
confidence and affections Of the people who know him
through that long of service which he has so gor
ousy rum was made the subject Of searching inquiry,
ELECTED by resolution passed in the other House am
yet to learn that the Whgpar with the men
that then belonged to it, and who still its main
champions ever entered protest against this tardy dis
covered abuse of the legislative franchise No. sir that
party and the men of that party, suffered the search
take its course and to bring forth its results and
ments most ungenerous and unjust made upon those
results, and spread like wdfre throughout the whole
country without hand being there extended by those
who opposed to the movement made this day in
the Senate to stop its progress and mitigate the poison
which it was instilling into the public breast
WHO amongst the promoters Of that measure then
pected that might breed the consequences which
now bears There it stands, however, dismal prece-
dent recoiling upon its progenitors And it is in the
power OF no one to blot out either from memories
or from that memorable recipient Of past events history
There is, sticking to the recoectons of the whole
ton and prompting every where wish that it may be
visited back upon those with whom it orginaeed. And
sir we could hardly refuse sanction to its being
reproduced without seeming be to what we
owe to the people am not Of those who would willingly
bow before their whims and caprices and had the
luton before been introduced with the of the
highly distinguished individual who now heads the Wing
ticket alone should unhesatingly have voted against
It, Coming as does coupling that name with the
Of that other distinguished individual who heads the De-
mocrac ticket might still hesitate and entertain
doubts to the it suits to pursue But from
the moment that it is being provided with the escort of
the amendment proposed by the honorable Senator from
Tennessee all scrupes desert and longer hesi
tate to give my vote favor both of the resolution and
the amendment From the turn which the Presidential
canvass seems inclined to take negative vote would in
faibly be construed implying apprehension which,
am far, very far, indeed, from entertaining For if
know any thing of the human heart and of the motives
and influences that prompt it to action if read out
mans mind and character from the manifestations
through whichhe with the outer world if there
any virtue in the Of past e any truth in the
oupourngs of the SOUL that Of ours whose
adorns banner can bear the most rigid scrutiny
and bear it well.
Mr.. STOCKTON. This is not the first OCCASION Mr.
President that have had the misfortune to differ from
views expressed by my political friends 1t has always
been source Of regret to do it is especially
grievous to-day. find myself compelled to dis
sent from the which my distinguished friend from
Louisiana Mr. SoULE has indicated that his duty con-
strains him take. have relief however, from
this embarrassment in the persuasion that his sent
ments Of personal honor and patriotism, far they
connected with this subject do not differ materially
from mine If they did, should certainly disrust my
instincts and udgmentso far at least as to remain
silent But supposng that my honorable friend, in fol-
lowing the example of Others has mistaken his true po
sion and placed the defence of his vote political and
party grounds alone and believing likewise that others
of my honorable friends here have taken the
view of this subject and have looked upon only
in one aspect shall venture even though have already
heard from them general expression of opinion in favor
of the resolution to make appeal to both sides of this
chamber uphold the dignity of the Senate and to lay
both the resolution and the amendment upon the table
Sir gentlemen have discoursed upon this subject as If
they had no other obligations in the world except those
which due party Gen. Scott and Mr. Pierce,
or to their respective political parties
Now sir, permit say that stand here this morn
ing Senator Of the United States and not merely as
politician and that while bear in remembrance the
long line of grave dignifed and distinguished and
patriots who have served their country in this Senate be-
me- consent to act or upon any measure
arising in this body solely upon party grounds or upon
any such principles those assumed by of dis
tngushed friends upon this occasion have, as Sem
tor nothing do with the party interests anties Of
General Scott or General Pierce in the discussion of this
question but little about either the other
comparison with my duty to the Senate and the coun
try In this matter care nothing about party politics
Mr.. President, upon another OCCASION and in another
place. said that my party robes hung loosely upon my
shoulders whenever the honor the interest and the well
fare Of my country at stake And now, sir here,
before this Senate and before the people, say that my
party robes will hang loosely upon my shoulders when
the honor, the dignity and the usefulness Of this
august body in my Judgment may depend upon any vote
Of mine
Sir this the arena to discourse the subject Of party
politics. to indulge in personal commentator or vim
dctive aspersion? say Party politics is q business
that constituents expected desired US to waste
their time upon here 1t is small business which the
Democratic party do not expect wish us to NEEDLE
with and if have not wrongly estimated their virtue,
and wisdom and patriotism, they would prefer that we
should lay the resolution and the amendment upon the
table rather than that should do any thing to impair
public confidence in the exalted reputation and dignity Of
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