The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-17

iouu anu his words burning against this Union!
And at this session the first voice heard, sounding
the tocsin OF war, was that OF the gentleman, (Mr.
! CLisGMAS) That war nc has kept up necessarily
and with a perseverance, worthy Of better cause;
and he now stands ready to destroy the family OF
parties that alone keep this Government to-
gether. lie loves this Union, but loves Southern
Conieueracy better. His acts and records all
TO this point Now, he (Mr. GossAS) should like
TO know where the combination Is; and in this cons
nexion he charged the Freesoiers and Abolitonists
| and the extreme southern men with acting to-
gethcr upon the subject now before the House.
| What kind Of a coalition Is this? When he asked
them whether they would sustain Donelson and
Armstrong, their answer was, uniformly, "No -
They will not vote Tor Democrats, but now say
there Is coalition between Wings and Democrats.
Do they deny that their object is TO break down the
Union? What do they nean9
! Mr.. VENABLE certainly would say that, if
Freesoilers and Southern Rights men will combine
TO prevent plundering OF the treasury, nc had no
| MIR. POLK asked the gentleman whether he
meant to cast the slightest mputaion that gentle
men who voted on the other side OF the question a
| to lay the report upon the table-had such an in
tention. He voted that way, and wanted to
| know.
Mr.. VENABLE replied that he did not mpute
any impure motives TO the gentleman, but would
say to the gentleman from Indiana, who had under
| taken to make 1t appear that there is coalition
| between Freesoilers and extreme Southern Rights
gentlemen, that he was proud to cooperate with
| anybody to cave the hard earnings Of his constitu
ency from being wasted on public printing. Settle
| the account with those who will o il the cheapest;
| and If the Frecsoilers and State Rights men
| not willing to put it out to the highest bidder, he
| was willing to be found in such company.
| Mr.. GORMAN resumed, and said that, from tho
CONNIE ement, it has been the object OF the State
Rlghts and Secession party to break down the or
gan OF the Democratic party, because it advoca es
| the measures of the Compromise. He would tell
| gentlemen that he would go far for State
| rights as those who not disunionsts per &C. A
State has natural rights. When oppression be-
/ hna all iPna mud
constitutional means for redress, she has natural
| right not under the Constitution, to secede from
| the Union. Acting in her sovereign character, if
war Ia made to subjugate her, her citizens not
traitors; they are observing government de facto,
and not de ji1e. But you must exhaust the laws
first before lying to this resort. Who goes fur her
than this? None but disunionist per In this
he went further than some of hls Democratic
friends, and in these views many Of the
State Rights men concur. But 10 return. Ii is
the preconceved determination OF certain State
flights men TO break down the Washington
Union because the editors have not seen proper
to go as far as other gentlemen. The doctrine
which he had avowod was laid down in that
paper, and Is that which was entertained by jack
son. They are undertaking to break down Lionel
son and Armstrong because these gentlemen do
not advocate secession. He would act With no
party which recognises the right of secession ut
viii, without cause; and he repeated, such men
disunionists per Sc. The Compromise measures are
regarded a hnality, and acquesced in by
the Democratic party, from the Atlantic To the Pa
by their course when they say that these editors do
not agree with them on the abstract right of
sion! lie repeated, the whole Democracy will
stand by the principles Of Jackson Doneson and
Armstrong have stood in the front ranks in iavor
of the fnaiity Of the Compromise. Then why is
the attack made upon them? Every Freesol De-
mocrat and Abolitionist-''Tray, Blanche, and
Sweethearp'-has been bowling on their track
from the moment the proposition to give them the
printing was introduced, and every man occupy
ing extreme southern opinions has been howing
on their track from the commencement Now, IL
war 10 the knife was not made by the editors on
such a course as this, and should they not die like
gallant men, he would denounce them towards
unworthy of the title Of American citizens. If they
are put down, the country will ascribe it 10 the
cause he had mentioned The mark ia too plain
upon the wall. They who oppose the Union had
Their ire knded up with renewed vengeance when
the Republic, which advocates the finality Of the
Comprumise, was associated with the Union in the
| matter of the printing. He held association
with men who are disunioniets per Sc, aud with
those no undertake to prescribe Donolson and
Armstrong because they will not say that the Fugi
tive Slave law ought not TO be executed II is true,
every word, every letter syllable, and sentence.
Mr.. McLANAHAN (the chairman OF the Judi
ciary Committee) briefly opposed the reference Of
the subject Of printing TO that committee, pro-
posed by the pending resolution of ,.r. BsowN, Of
Mississippi; and he argued that il question
Of fact, properly submitted to the Joint Committee
OF Printing, under the law of 1916 They had pie.
nary power to deter rhine the amount Of CUnpensa.
ton, or they have n power still fuller than this
namely, to annul and abrogate the contract. II
they do act Of injustice to the contractor, he
make his application TO the equity Of Congress;
and If the contractor fails To fulfil bis contract the
remedy Of the United States is action Of law
against the contractor and his securities. The law
oflSi6 lie foil and complete, and effects all The pur
poses for which il is intended. II Congress wish
losop the action Of the committee, they must by a
joint resolution repeal the Law. The committee
have not transcribed their powers
Dir. GORMAN resumed the floor, and concluded
his remarks
Several points Of order were raised and disposed
Of; when
Mr.. POLK moved to lay the whole subject upon
the table and
The question having been taken, it was decided
in the negatiye-ycas 81, nays IS.
Further p ocoedIng5 ensued, when the pending
propositions were stated, namely:
MIR BRows, af Mississippi, had offered n rcsolu-
tion-"That the report OF the Committee Print
ing be referred to the Committee the Judiciary,
with instructions 10 report the bole subject.
and recommend for the adoption Of Congress such
system Tor the execution u the public printing
ss they may deem most expcdient; and that they
ospccially take into consideration plan for a
printing bureau, under the supervision Of a GOy-
eminent officer, for the execution Of the work"
Which resolution Mr.. FLORENCE had moved
to amend by adding bill (similar to that Of Mr..
DoTY) establishing public printing Office and
providing Tor the appointment VI a superintendent;
and
Mr. ORR had offered n resolution proposing 20
recommit the report 10 the Committee on Public
Printing containing systematically the instructions
contained in that OF Mr Bows.
The question was fret taken on tho amendment
Of Mr. FLosEScE, and decided in the negative
ycas6l. nays lO5.
Mr.. CABELL moved that when the House ad-
lOurn, It adjourn TO meet on Monday next.
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, suggested whether IL
would not be better TO cit tomorrow and then ad.
journ over until Tuesday, as Monday vas always
dead day.
The motion Of Mr.. CAbEtL was agreed to-@aycs
II, noes So
motion was made that the House DO nov adj.
journ, but il did not prevail.
Mr.. JONES, Of Tennessee, moved that the whole
subject, in relation to printing, be laid upon the
table; and, the question having been taken II was
decided in the ncgatvc-yess IS, nays So
The House then disagreed 10 the resolution Of
Mr.. HRovN-to commit tho report TO the Judiciary
Committee, with Observation-Disclosures 81, nays us,
q follows
YEAS.-Mcssrs. Aiken, Allison, Barrcrc Albert
G. Brown, Joseph Gable. Lewis ID Campbell. Car
ter, Chapman, Clngmsn, Conger, Doty, Eastman,
Fowler, Gentry, Giddings, Grey, Grow, Harper,
Horsford John w. Howe, Thomas NJ Howe, Hun
ter, Ives, Jenkins, Daniel T. Jones, Preston King,
KOhns, Mann, Humphrey Msrshall, McQoeen,
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