The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-24
Yesterdays Debate In the House.

The debate on the Mexican Indemnity took
day tina, promises to make it interesting. We
have occupied ourselves but little with this
matter for we have never imagined that any
public interest could be excited in a warfare
waged against Mr. WEBSTER by such gentle
men as Mr. DUFF GREEN and Mr. CHARLES
ALLEN. The idea of replying to any allega-
tons of the editor of the old United States
Telegraph, we have supposed to be entirely OBJ
solete-and we hardly think that the Freesoll
member from the Worcester district of Massa-
chusetts can add much force to the attack of
his amiable ally.
We have not made ourselves familiar with
the merits of this controversy, for we are well
persuaded that it can have no merits. Having
no doubt that Mr.. WEBSTER has acted wisely
and prudently in the whole matter, we shall
trouble ourselves with no censure of his course
that is not vouched for by some better authority
than has been invoked in the recent Congress
sional discussion.
In the debate yesterday Mr.. ALLEN took
occasion to revive some of the old ISLANDERS
that he uttered last year sgainst Mr.. WEE
sTER, with the view of backing the onslaught
Of his friend Mr.. DUR GREEN. TO the speech
Of Mr.. ALLEN, his colleague, Mr., DAVIS. re-
! Piled, and we have seldom listened to the
speech OF new member that was received with
more profound attention. or that produced
more favorable impression. The members left
their seats and crowded about Mr.. DAVIS, and
on the conclusion Of his speech many gentle
men rendered their congratulations and shook
hands with the speaker in token Of their APP
proval Of the sentiments he had expressed, and
their recognition of the success with which he
had carried the war into the enemy's country.
! In the course Of his speech, Mr. DAVIS fol
lowed his colleague iuto Massachusetts, and
gave the House u little insight into the nature
and history Of the late coalition between the
Democratic and Abolition parties in that State.
by which they had succeeded in partitoning the
offices among men Of the most discordant
professions, and in electng an Abolition
lat to the Senate of the United States
This portion of his remarks will be deep
! ly studied and canvassed at the South. for
it furnishes key to the whole Demo
cratic programme for the next Presidential
election. We suppose that the history of par
ties does not show a more shameless coalition
on more corrupt inducements; and when the
country understands that the Massachusetts,
platform is the Democratic caucus platform
that RANroUL. and SUMNER, and ALLEN, are
associated with PREsTos kING, and CLEvE.
LAND, and MoLoSy, and other Democratic
Freesoilers. to introduce on the national stage
the system Of tactics which has proved so sue
oessful in a single State--we have no doubt that
the well concocted scheme for the restoration OF
the VAN BuRENs, BLMRs, and BESroNs ia
power through the agency OF abolition, will
prove a most signal and disastrous failure
Whatever may have been the case in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature we believe that ma
jority of both Houses of Congress are opposed
TO any junction with abolition, and we know
that majority of the people are disposed to re-
main true to their constitutional obligations
and to repudiate a triumph obtained by any cor
, rupt bargains or concessions.
We shall have occasion 10 recur TO the speech
of Mr.. DAVIS in further illustration of the top
les which it embraces. It will appear in full II
, our columns as soon as II shall have under
gone revision. and we shall issue it at ar
, carly day in pamphlet form. The facts J
o contains ought to be widely circulated, and arr
, calculated TO produce deep impression Mucl
), curiosity prevails to hear the replies OF Mr.
e R,NroUL and Mr.. ALLEN to this speech, an'
= 10 learn the process by which Messrs. MEADE
l ssNADLR, and the Southern Democracy, vii
y reconcile their home position with the alIianc
n which they have formed with Northern Adolf