The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE ..


The first business this morning was a motion
to reconsider former vote, laying the bill in
aid of the construction of u railroad in Iowa
on the table
Mr. Campbell, of Illinois, having explained
his reasons for voting to lay the bill ON the
table, "a motion was made to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table; upon which the yeas
and nays having been ordered it was negatiy-
ed-yeas II, nays 81.
motion for call of the House was car
ried-yeas %, nays 81 and the Clerk proceed
ed to call the roll 1871 members answering to
their names, further proceedings were dlscon-
tinued
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
motion to reconsider the vote, which was
ncgatiyed-yeas 80, nays 30.
On motion of Mr. Orr the House then went
into Committee of the Whole ON the state Of
the Union. mir Richardson, of Illinois in the
chair,t and resumed the consideration of the
bill making appropriations for the current and
contingent expenses of the Indian department
and for fulfilling treaty stpulatons with var-
Gus Indian tribes for the year ending June 30
1853
MIR Letcher said, that following the exam
pie of gentlemen who had preceded him, he
would print some remarks which he had pre-
pared ON II subject of interest to his constt-
uency
MIR Morehead then addressed the Com
mlttec, remarking that hs object was to speak
not upon the measure directly before them, but
simply to speak on a subject OF which they had
heard much upon this floor, great deal out
of doors, and which had been the subject OF
newspaper discussion, and of vast deal OF
letter writing He then proceeded TO state
what took place in the Wing caucus held on
the 9th dny of April last and the part he took
IN it's deliberations, stating that he was opposed
to that body doing anything except naming
the time and place at which the National
Wing Convention should he held He replied
to the statements of the address issued by tn,
eleven Southern Wings who withdrew from tn,
caucus and in the course OF his remarks STATED
that he was elected Ia Il seat in this body rs d
Compromise Wing; that he came here as an
uncompromising advocate of the compromis,
measures and ~ a warm whole-souled advo
cate and friend of the present Administration
Mr.. Orr said that the state of South Caro-
lima, which he had the honor in part to repre-
sent here, was not REPRESENTED in the Convention
held at Baltimore last week. IL would perhap,
be great consumption of time to enter into d
defence of the course her people had chosen Il
pursue. They had right to determine their
action for themselves, and no tribunal hac
power TO change that determination or ques
ton their right TO its exercise. Although Soutl
Carolina was notreprcscnted in the Convention
yet she felt great solcitude in its final action
aud his purpose now was to express his con
yiction that the nomination, of Pierce and King
would obtain cheerful response and cordia
support in South Carolina The selection o
Gen Pierce rs the great standard-bearcr o
the Democratic party held out proud hopes .
promise that the country would return to thos,
wise, patriotic, and republican doctrines which
dictated aud controlled the administration o
the immortal Jefferson. Mr. o. then entere,
into history Of the political life of Genera
Pierce highly eulog1ing him Us a friend to thu
Constitution, and as opposing Northern ianati
csm, llenext alludedin complimentary terms
to Mr. King, the nominee of the Democrat,
party for Vice President; and then expressed
his views IN relation To the platform laid dowr
by the Baltimore Convention A few blanks
he said had entered into it, which, in his iudg
ment would add nothing to the strength
harmony, and symmetry ct the structure H.
would have preferred that the master builder
should have rejected them; but they nov