The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-16

o. moi best therefore, Mr. President TO take counsel
and learn wisdom from experience We have aresolu-
@ living on the tabeif has not been there long as
" nave cot under the abe-proposlng the endorsement
n The Senate these measures. Possibly that may be
oongh iii lies there, il will do no harm; but the moment
on undertake 10 take il from the table, and resusciiate
md Ieanimale H. and make il part OF your creed and OF
vour PLATFORM that very moment the friends OF that meas
IRE will look al the presidency through that enchantment
longer Now, consider, and conceive. and admit,
baG is highly important that there should be honest up
right rght.thnking men in othce-and this is no I'M
parchment OF mans patriotsm-as that's one OF the
tthings be sought after, and looked TO- and cared
or seems TO that the part OF wisdom requires that
ia LAYING platform, and building II up and select
ng candidates, the first and the great object should be TO
obtain votes. You cannot get your candidate elected
without Them; and II appears 10 be admitted now as
fact-everybody knows II TO be fact-tha you cannot
have both votes and platforms. Take your old platform.
and you can elect your man. Jake new one anu you
cannot
A SENATOR. Touch lightly on that
MI HALE Touch lightly, my friend says. have
nothing say against General Scott think II General
Scott IS nominated he now stands, he will make
pretty fair But Gen. Scott, as everybody knows
even go humble an individual as amand have very
high respect for him while say it-General Scott is
much greater at fighting battles than he is at writing let
iers and hope his friends will Impress that fact upon
him very strongly il he is nominated and also impress
il upon him at the time OF the convention. Inc demo
cratic convention will sit first and you will have the ben
eft OF their experience, You will see the course they
take; and they commit fatal errors, you can AVOID them
But sir General Scott in an authoritative MANNER I'M
deakes to put himself upon that platform, why, SIR the
defeat that he will experience will be more overwhelm-
ing and than any he ever inflicted upon any OF he
Mexican generals with whom he came IN contact
lido not consider his chance as very goodat the very
best moi more than middng Ii is very true he has
great deal OF military renown TO help MN along b9t
give him everything all his military prestIge-he is tall
without his feather but when you put that on him his
chance is not very grea-but, sir ii he undertakes to
step upon this platform under anybodys Lead no matter
ha .1o he data hon lu
and TemeGlaby.
Now sir these are the views | entertain. thought
there some instruction contained IN them, and
think And as the conventions are near at hand
desired 10 make these remarks for the benefit OF my
friends and despared of getting an opportunity TO make
them in order thank the Senate, sir for their kind in
DILIGENCE and for the attention with which they have lis
tened to me, and beg pardsn OF the honorable senator
from Tennessee Mr. BELL for having tackled them upon
his motion TO print this memoir.
Mr.. PRATT. Mr.. President
Mr.. HUNTER. | now move TO postpone The regular
order OF business, for the purpose OF taking up the def
cheney bill
The PRESIDENT The senator from Maryland Mr..
PRATT] first addressed the Chair.
Mr. PRATT | do not rise at all for the purpose OF
entering into the debate just commenced by the honorable
senator from New Hampshire, [Mr HALEl My object
at one time, but who is not now here to speak for him
SELF refer to the President of the United States A
report, sir has been circulated that Mr. Fillmore, while
the presiding officer of this body -
The PRESIDENT. 1t will require the unanimous con-
OF the Senate for the senator 10 proceed with his re-
marks.
Several SENATORS Go on % "go on"
The PRESIDENT If there is no objection the SEN
ator can proceed.
Mr. PRATT. This is the only occasion which has
presented itself when il seemed suitable to oer such an
explanation as | about 10 make. Sir, Iumor has
been circulated that Mr.. Fillmore while presiding officer
Of this body under the expectation that the casting vote
IN reference to The compromise measures be THROWN
upon him. had determined 10 vote against them. lhe
rumor further stated that he had prepared paper in
which he had assigned the reasons for that vote.
thought this rumor very surprising, because well resoi
lee ed that al the time when supposed possible that
he fate of those measures might have depended upon
be casting of the presiding officer OF this body had
an interview with Mr. Fillmore, and advised him,
tbeevng, as did, that the peace of the country de-
pended upon something being done as he was elected
upon the ticket with General Taylor advised him
10 go TO General Taylor and make personal appeal 10
ures and suffer them TO lie then stated TO me mat
his personal relations with General Taylor were not OF
Character TO permit him to do so but he SAID ne was IN
favor OF the himself did not therefore Tor
moment believe that there was any truth In these ru
mors and as soon as heard them, went TO the Press
dent himself, and stated to him that these rumors con-
eernng him were in existence, and asked HIM whether
there was any foundation for them. lie authorized me
10 say here IN my place, anywhere. whenever an OPP
pounty should occur, that the umor was utterly I'M
founded in fact and that he was in favor oil the compro-
mise during the whole period they were being
discussed here and there period OF time, VI they
had been left TO be decided by his vote that he would not
have voted in favor Of them.
Mr.. HUNTER. now renew my motion to postpone
sor orders for the purpose OF taking up the deficiency
Mr.. PRATT. move 10 lay that motion upon the Ia
Die, and ask the yeas and nays upon It,
The PRESIDENT. The motion could only be made
10 postpone the matter under consideration,
Mr.. HUNTER. | moved TO postpone all the PRIOR OF
ders Does not that include this bill
The PRESIDENT. That is specific matter, and must
FIRST be disposed OF.
MIR PRATT Then withdraw my motion
The question being then taken upon the motion TO post
pone, II was agreed TO.
Mr. HUNTER | will now move 10 postpone all The
por orders Of business for the purpose oil taking up The
deficiency bill
Mr. PRATT. move TO lay that upon the table, and
upon That motion ask the yeas and nays
Mr CLEMENS The prior orders are the private
bllls-are they moi,
The PRESIDENT. They will be the private bills al
The expiration OF the hour IL now lacks twenty minutes
Mr. HUNTER | supposed the hour had expired.
MIR BRODHEAD. | desire to know whether this is
lhe Friday upon which consider private bills without
Mr. BADGER No. sir; ii will be next Friday
Mr. ATCHlSON Is the motion TO lay upon the table Z
Mr.. PRATT. do not care IN which way the vote Is
aken. will withdraw the motion TO lay upon the table
The PRESIDENT II would not be in order al any
rate, The motion being to postpone.
MIR. ATCHISON. | trust that the motion OF the sena.
o from Virginia will not prevail and for the reason that
THIS the second third time hat this motion has been
made al the expense OF the private calendar We have
gtad6ed the senator from Virginia. know il is his
DUTY and think he deserves credit for pressing this
OIL 70 hnal vote But, SIR this has been done at the
expense Of most OF the other business OF the Senate we
nave gwen that senator three weeks II IS no faut OF
ms charge no fault upon him, but IL has been the
aat OF those men who advocate this steam proposition
H. II 49, ata,a