The southern press., 1852-04-17
PROCEEDINGS.
IN SENATE.

M in SENATE.
FRIDAY, April l6, 1852.
Cn moton'of Mr.. GwIN the consideration Of
ciyatt bills was postponed until one o'clock.
Personal EXPLANATION.
Mr.. BORLAND asked the indulgence ofthee
jenatei 10 make personal explanation in regard
D his course respecting the public printing.
lie proceeded to read extracts from an editorial
Published in the Union of yesterday morning,
and from the recent speeches of Messrs. GoRMAN,
i Il lndiaDaI and STANTON sof Kentucky, as report
Va. whna seemed to'place him in thoattitude or
obslgAating the public business for the purpose OF
geieg patronage, or because they could not other
wee give patronage to the editors of the South
ara Press and the National Era. Taking these
articles altogether, the impression was made thai
he SAT 10 The committee as the Representative or
one Or both Of those papers, seeking TO obtain for
them the public printing.
He would refrain from commenting upon these
statements any further than to say that from be-
ginning 10 end, in every line, word and syllable,
whether intended or not, it was false in fact
The hair here called the Senator % ordsrstnd
SD sln---. II. ~ a 80. e..
preasy declined to ask for patronage from any,
body and that when applied to by Mr.. Fshsroi
the Southern Press, to 60 into an arrangement
by which a portion Of the printing could be given
70 him, he told him positively he could do NO
such hing. He wished now to place himself
right IN regard to patronage he would not Gre
sts il or any one; but when he had it to dispose
~ and the choice was between political oppo,
snts ard political friends, he had no hesitation
so saying that he should choose those who would
give him and his party their support.
lie rep Gated what he said the other day as to
the course of the Committee on Printing, and de-
fsrdat hmself against the charge which had beer
made against HIM of So bstinately and contuma
Gously disregarding the public interest.
He said he was told, just before the committee
saade heir decision, that unless the printing was
gigan 10 Donelson & Armstrong, and given within
three weeks, the Democratic party would be dis
solved ---disorganized. :,
The Gentleman who told him this was an old
friend ofthat press, and one who had its interests
g,ecialIv in charge. He told HIM he had agreed
syitb some fifty others of the House OF Represen
t,t;yes, that unless that was done, It should be
s,aae test of Democratic party organization, and
se marty should be disovedifit failed whether the
seplerlan making that statement had authority to
speak fot others, or whether ne was IN earnest MIN
elf ne pretended not to know but he did know that
e vas earnest in his manner, and that he made the
declaration repeatedly, and often most vehement
IL Ia his answer to the gentleman, he stated
that n he integrity and organization of the Demo
rratic psrty, much as he loved II, depended upon
me erTvice Of newspaper at Washington, or was
10 be saved and supported by the patronage o. the
a II
once; that il such wss to be the service of the
Washington Union, the sooner the Democratic
usrty was clear from it, the better
Now, he was as thorough going a party man ms
anv one upon that floor; and let him say that
When /, was proposed to give part of the public
prin.,rE to a press Of his own party, and another
portOr 10 a press directly opposed to nm, ne
,v6u,d have seen the whole concern sink into the
F. Il .tpm Of the sea, before he would have moved
vre finger or said one word TO consummate such a
n was due to General Armstrong, Of the
Union, that he should state that before the ar
rangement was made he conversed with him, and
ststrd chat il proposed by the committee 70
divide the printing between the Union apd the Re
public and that gentleman said that he scorned any
such arrangement; and he did not believe now
that, f such an arrangement had been made, il
met bis approval.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. HUNTER, after some de
bate, the Senate took up the bill from the House
10 supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the
service of the fiscal year ending the Both Of June,
1852.
Mr. HUNTER proceeded to explain and advo
cate the bill, proposing, in conclusion, to ofei
various amendments.
The oil was further discussed by Messrs. US.
pERwooD, Hale, BADGER, and BERRIEs, and then
postponed.
MISCELLANEOUS PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. BADGER gave notice Of bill to prohibit
The public execution OF criminals in the Distric
Of Colpmbia.
Afeft the transaction Of some other routine