New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-16
xxxIId CONGRESS-. ..FIRsr SESSION

Mr.. COOPER presented a petition from
the Printers Union OF Philadelphia In favor OF
snent Printing establishments Also, numerous h
!: T.or of uodfcation of tho Tariff and against toe
destructioa Of the Wheeling Bridge, e'c.
Mr.. JONES presented petition from an
.red lady in Kentucky, complaining OF the acton o.
Texas with regard to her debt
MIR. MASGUM then addressed the Senate
An exclamation Of his personal position with regard 70 he
Presidential Election, said that he naa no sPeoen =.
make in the ordinary Of that term, but desired 10
oreseut few remarks upon points somewhat persona
10 himse During the last winter his health had ocen
variable and he had not participated much In the oasl
ness Of the Senate, and SILL less IN any 49,. III
Presidency; yet humble he was he was the suoJect
ri newspaper speculaons. Upon this subject ne de-
sired to DC understood perfectly ,.
In regard 10 the next Presidehtiai eocuoh nc ouon
ev nrbablv stand prepared to support the nominee
m he Wing Conventons He protested 70 De party
man and should upon these principles wnich ne
s,rolessed lie would do he was required 10 40 iour
Sears aro against his judgment and Inclination but
lille he should do this he had his preferences, as he
had four wears ago That preference lmpned no uere-
fcton a principle on his part nor any departure rom
or Modification of the principles that he mad steadiy
maintained for nearly thirty years Ii ne went In par
scusy direction he knew that there were conservatives
of what was esteemed the peculiar insttuuons Oh he
South who imagined that man was unaitnii 70 mem
he did not happen TO tread In the pain hdcsteo ny
Them He was old enough, il not wise enough, to act
,,pon the suggestions of his understanding But
,sise or unwise he should probably do 80 without
fear favor affection, reward or hope OF reward
jnndated by the fear OF power unseduced Dy tne oa
dishments OF battery. lie knew that he diferod from
fhe constituency he represented, but notwithstanding ne
soud follow that which in his Judgment was the
proper one unconcerned by what the results might De
70 hun personally. His purpose was to retire Tor pubic
life He was not nor would he be nj any umc
candidate for Office He asked for nothing now nor nad
he asked for anything for himself or MS irienas
He understood from unmistakeable evidence thS the
III attAV.a dnitht mrs
red the present President for the succession That was
not hs position As he had four years ago. so he now
preferred another individual He knew that this state
ent would break harshy upon the OF many friends
of the adnns alton both here and in North Carolina
but he felt ii due 10 himself to say 80 now The people
of North Carolina averse TO agitation here upon
ell thOee exciting subjects which had endangered
the Union, that they woul scarcely bestow their
support upon any man who directly or indirectly
would encourage that agitation. In tins respect
they and he did not differ No enlightened patriot
could desire 10 see the country pass again through
the exciting scenes ofls49 and 80. He prayed to
God that such might happen to the country again.
He thought that in the burning focus OF intrigue here In
Washington. much had been done to promote agta-
ton had been done by the Abolnonists OF the
North or the Disunionists OF the South. de had no
Smpahy in any such agitation. But he thought there
was who could present as clean bill OF health
In this respect as any other That man was Winfield
Scott He was his first choice and he Ia the nominee
he had fear OF the result He knew how difficult
would be for him, Gen. ScouD powerless, without
patronage, without official influence, to get the nom
nation against the power oil an administration wmcn
welded In its support 100000 ohcehoders and their
friends and dependents, amounting TO perhaps han
million OF persons. He knew the Administration
should unscrupuously this power would be almost
impossible for Gen Scott to obtain the NOMINATION lie
Thought the Administration had right to expect from
him the declaration that he never could suppose the
President would this power unscrtpulousy, out ne
could not saw so much for the disposition OF some OF It's
friends On the question OF reopcning agitation, ne de-
ered TO express his convctionhe might almost say his
acknowledgement Gen Scott could present to the country
NJ clean bill of health as could either the President
Mr. Webster even Mr. Clay.
He could say that during the tendency OF the Com
promise bills and after their passage, when men
stood in fear and trembling how to proceed, General
Scott stood forth unnchingy and urged their passage
and support He not prepared to say that the Ten
eral approved OF everything in these acts very tar
from il There was not, he believed, member OF the
National Legislature who approved of them in all their
details. He (Nr. Mangum) did not approve OF every
thing contained i'm them In this General Scott accords
with his opinion those bills than other man.
He National in all his feelings and desired to
no triumph by the North or the South the other
But II was said there must be new PLATFORM and that
this Compromise should be made part OF it this he OPP
posed. Those acts passed by small majority Of
Southern Wings and Democrats and minority OF both
parties ut the North He for this course
There was territory to be acquired upon which ag
ation could be renewed The highest ability was not
required to make the bes, civil governor. II would be
unfortunate for the world If it was; particularly
for America. Right intentions, sound heart firm
ness Of purpose, and a good share of common
sense, We're all that required in the Executive
to make this people happy, prosperous and free
There another circumstance which induced
him to prefer the individual he had named to all
others who had been spoken Of as the Wing candidate
THIS was availability Gen Scott was, in his opinion
which had been unwaveringy fixed for more than
year and halt the only Wing in the country who could
DE elected President OF the United States by the cuff
hsges OF the people He admitted that General SCOTS
prospects had been somewhat crippled and damaged by
the declarations to support the President and they had
ndeayored to ally him with Free Sellers and Abolition
as There was Free Soiler In the country who could
calculate upon Scott instrument to be used in his
hands He could never be made the instrument of
non North or South. He (Mr. Mangum) believed that
General Scott was the only Wing who had any chance
vi being elected He sympathzed with General Cass in
such contest
After giving Mr. Cass credit for his course on the Com
mee OF Thirteen he said that in contest between Gen
scot and him. Gen Cass the former would come of as
victorious he had done over the enemies of his coup
ny AZ Cheubusco, Cheputepec and all the other battle
neds OF his country In which he had been engaged He
then repeated the merits and qualities Of Gen Scott
which had induced him tn prefer him to tho other per
sons who had been named for the office His nresent
course was taken disintcrestedly He had nothing to
gam by opposing the feelings of the people of North
m ,S whose preference Tor the present President
he thought was not more wisely given than il would
have been given for Scott He once hal crea, nraf
erence Tor the present Secretary Of State but interview
ing Circumstances hsd caused change in his opinion
nation he would support according to the usages of the
party the person nominated unless he should be sats
he'd that untarness had been used in which case no
knew how act He then referred to the peculiar na
sure OF the people at the North and East and the facility
with which they led off by issues OF all kinds One
q these i be commended had lately proved disastrous
70 the Wing party in Connecticut and elsewhere That
san was good one In ITSELF and successfully carried
out would do great good for mankind undoubtedly He
wished hearty Godspeed at the same time he would
suggest TO lis friends 10 keepii out of political influenced
Nomg pure succeed il drawn into party politics.
and such isns always proved disastrous to the Wing
party. and such disasters no considered were by no
means pleasant to labor under.
Mr. Dawson said that as this subject
SAp Teen introduced ne desired say word two in
~sP~nauon OF position in which he found himself
eeo ny one OF the most widely circulated papers Of
sa..s county. twas The Nex- York Herald In ed-
As winch appeared in that paper OF last Sunday, and
- contained much that was truth was interesting
admirably written. he was alluded TO and the al.