The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
THURSDAY, APRIL %, 1852.


PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
Mr. MANGUM desire again TO throw myself on the
indulgence OF the Senate for the space OF Ave minutes
When begins TO speak OF himself he generally be-
garrulous. and occupies good deal OF time but
will be very short, Mr. Presidents will limit myself TO
The PRESIDENT 1t requires unanimous consent
Seyeal SENATORS. Go on s4aA
Mr.. MANGUM. newspaper placed in my
hands by friend yesterdays paper that am not accus-
toned TO read-in which find violent, unjustihable,
and most airociousy injurious personal assault made
upon me- Here II Is:
WASHINGTON, April II.
The presidential movements here be the
crossing topics, and they absorb all other of inter
est Il is in vain disguise facts aud 10 face them always
An impression prevasbe not il is yet the i'm
pression-that Mr.. Senator Mangum made the speech in
vice presidency the Scott ticket; and an impression
prevails that like lure is held 10 Mr. Senator Jones.
of Tennessee, consequence oil which is the division
manifested among the southern wings in Congress- must
be censured for writing Of the existence OF this inn
preston did create il. Ii is my bounden duty,
your correspondent 10 write you not only facts but wide
spread rumors affecting public men and when these rn
giving them to conlrade in public what Is every
where whispe,ag Y private me rumof and the bs'le
dinner parties coalition has been formed between Mr.
oss on . h respective sidssha with Gensra Scott IS
the unwrng unwrten candidate for the North Is TO be
Of other high Offices among their followers North Caro
ma and Tennessee, and kentucky Hence this astonishing
Mr. Mangunl was selected, adds, preside
the wing congressional caucus at private meeting where
Governor Seward was the prominent spirit and it
determined that the whig compromise resolution Of the
first congressional caucus should be ruled out OF order
All this may untrue, and endorse word Of
but such unos are as cunen, in the Washington cir
Giles any item OF in circulation. have before
alleged have been present these private
dinner and supper caucuses but IL is my business
invade social circles further than as they produce public
me asucs. The Scott speeches agreed upon in these
cuses TO follow Mr.. Mangum, from Tennessee and North
Carolina, and 10 back him up will soon tell what need
1t is agreed, tooand Mr. Mangums speech already dis
closes that the wing compromise resolution OF the early
congressional is 10 be repudated not only Tor the
coming congressional by being ruled Of order,
but in the Wing National Convention, repudiaed
called for and unnecessary also Some OF the southern
wings in this movement insist upon it that the wav-
ing OF the issue now is but its adjournment to more fitting
bodythe Wing National ConvenIionand such Of them as
in earnest or some OF them are are but dupes, as
dupes they should be, The whole Compromise, as a
and such is the sappcrand dlnnercaucus understanding
among the high contracting parties and the goby I. will
Vhy7 think hear you ask, in astonishment Why
Hear me, then, and will tell you why.
We northern wings fight for southern con.tt-
tutona rights northern ground southern abandon
US The provision in the constitution for the surrender OF
fugitive slaves Is 10 US most unpopular often most re-
voting and shocking duty but duty imposed upon
us by the constitution and as sacred solemn par Of hal
instrument any other section II such leading men
Mangum Stany, Jones, OF Tennessee. any portion Of
Kentucky even absndon us when We struggle 10 me Mo,
States fall before the appropriately OF the fugitive
slave provision of the constitution We cannot stand up
for men who refuse stand up for themselves We have
no earthly interest In protecting the odious parts oil The
surrendered
never be the of negroes that North Carolina
Kentucky do not want IL we can evade that pro-
assuredly will Slave catching, slave trading
is thought by people to be the meanest OF all oceuPa
selves our popularity, power preserve the
ted instruments George Washington and John Adams
bequeathed absoved from all obligations 10 con
time this self sacrifice when such Messrs Man
gum Sany Jones' and Others acting for their States,
And why should we continue this sacrifice Answer ye
me that, Messrs Editors You have given the country
whose education every feeling of whose nature, beyond
all doubt and is anti.slavey, bn who, upon becom
the government undsr the constitution remembered there
South well North, and who now. Tor this re
membrsnoe only Is assaulted by all the violence OF aboli.
on assisted this assault by such men as Nc Man
gum in his echoes oil what they WIS that Me- Fillmore
demand his IAN alton there for. This southern man
admits in his State, that Mr. FILLMORE !, preferred
above all Others bat he advances the extra judicial dcum
that he is avsable 10 the land OF his boyhood and
birth, and that the State which has hitherto crowned him
with its highest honor will us back upon him
Why, however. Il may bs asked, suppose, can he not
carry northern whg votes.sn avcmen by the way, As
mrted because ia has ben fah1a the eon,,or aud 10
the Sosth, well as TO the North. We sec IN NJ Fillmore
therefore, land the may be said oil Mr. webster Toe
their one) northern sacrificed by southern
men-and sacrificed by southern men, too because IN ODE
dence TO their oaths TO support the constitution they have
supported 10 good faith that provision oil which secures
The path ofduy, therefore, for norhem national wings,
Mr. Mnngum and bis followers persist In their course
and are satisfied at home OF even by division, al home
ITS fugitive slaves and all II southern men encourage the
reopenng the keeping open the anti slavery issues why
let the reopenng and slavery be Institution that
cannot stand the test OF law religion or popular opinion
cauc,s Governor Seward fresh fro m the Boomer anti
slavery demonstrations OF Auburn, and Tnsddeus Stevens
with hands red with the blood Of the Gorsuch murder in
Chrsana. without any definition OF prncples-nsy, de-
clsng them all oforduwby you. the editors
Of the Express see why you northern wings
who, as forlom hopes. have led the democratic
columns from the Of the Wimot proviso the de
fence OF the constitution aud the laws should for
m
chief deserving you the field Of battle you would be
fools 70 be leading foon hopes in their behalf There
periods In politics. In when surrender Is duty
as well as discretion counsel no surrender now, how
ever but more y2iant action than until II IL settled
whether Mr. Mangum leads, divides the South
New York and New Eogland wings Of the national faith
should stand by their principles, and such opponents OF
them as Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Webster long as the
whig regimen, sagger, begin TO stagge gsi
psuf be the Mr. Msngum, however u IL believed will
| soon be put h0rs dn combat.
Genersl Scott will certainly be nominated President In
divide between him and any northern man and OF
there can be no doubt ps tbs southern wings
are united, Mr.. Fillmore or Mr.. Webster will be the
II General Scott Is nominated Mr.. Mangum's pro
caucuses OF which have been speaking carry
the northern States, with Tone ony) southern State
Even such State Maryland Is given the canvass
have seen Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. with
iheif solid columns are set down for him sure North Car
ona Tennessee, and Louisiana utterly 6ced 10
this calculation. Is felt and known that with such able
men from Tennsssce akng Mr. Gently reported 10
have spoken the other night IN the wbg caucus
MI Outlaw, OF North Carolina speaking with the energy
HI Is reported have done, there be possible hope
of these States .t.#
Mr. Mangum's programme, therefore, is wise one at
~ ooanaonmsnt Of The comprorne 6 ard ne prmission