Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

tennessee,
went into Committee Of the Whole the state of the
Union, Mr.. HBBARD, of New Hampshire in the chair
and resumed the consideration of the bill TO encourage
agriculture, commerce, manufactures, and all other
branches of sry by granting to every who is
the head of family and citizen of the United States
homesTead Of hundred and sixty of land
the public domain upon condition of occupancy and cu
tiyation of the for the period of five years.
Mr.. WALSH said that it his privilege, hum
bic member Of the Wing party to attend the first meeting
of the members Of that party in Congress the chamber
occupied by the Senate and there 1T his privilege
take part its proceedings and to disclose his views
and opinions the politics of the day. and what would
be his ultimate course if the Wing National Convention
called under the auspices of the Wing members Of Con-
gress should not adopt certain platform He pre-
vented by ndsposon from meeting this question the
Subsequent occasion Of their assembling, and he here
to-day N the exercise of the privilege which belonged TO
him member upon this floor to endorse to the fullest
extent all that had been said by those gentlemen who
withdrew from that body He could not do il in the go
ous phraseoogy in which they had expressed their
men but he here to endorse to the fullest extent
all which those gentlemen had said in reference to their
action upon that occasion was only personal to him,
and was Of no consequence to the nation because when
ever any thing great glorious to be done when
the nation be saved whenever the consttu
ton to be indicated Kentucky seemed to have the
patent right perform that duty he did not intend
infringe upon this patent right for if would look up
the history Of our country glorious il with the
record of patriotism could at last only the
tments Of the homely ditty, which says:
1--WE marched down to Dismal Swamp,
The day dark and murky,
There stood John Bull in martial pomp,
But here old Kentucky
After expressing himself be friend of the constitution
and the compromise he said that the proonndest observer
of institutions the who had done most TO illustrate
the limited powers Of the constitution Of this Government
had told them that this Government Of equality
that the constitution Of the United States intended
make up family of brothers. each State possessing equa
rights the enjoyment Of their particular local instu
tons, and each entitled to equal weight in the debera
tons Of the national councils This was his profound
mark and il had been said Of him by members Of this
House that all that be had thought written and Spoken
texts which throughout all time might occupy tbs
attention Of al commentators. This distinguished mar
had also said in the exercise Of his profound wisdom
that perhaps it would become necessary in the progress
Of that the North should assent the introduction
Of slave territory into the Union for the purpose ofpre
serving its equilibrium. He thought that this remark
founded upon the profoundest wisdom. We would
meet in the performance Of any duty incident the
social relations Of fe with who had lost caste
lost character and therefore he would say in reference
TO what Mr. Calhoun had suggested it might become me-
cessary in the progress Of this Government for the sake
Of the North itse- they did desire deal with
who had lost caste in the surrender Of every thing the
Norththey might find il necessary for their safety
in reference TO the purity and Of the national
conscience to put the South on an equality with them in
every thing Had that been their conduct He had
ahmed history with great deal Of care, and he could
find parallel TO the condition of the South in any the
history Of the people Of the old world He could find
parallel il in the physical condition Of people who for
the preservation Of their lives and property had
tain conflict with the From the organza-
ton Of the Government from the time the constitution
framed from the time that this family Of brotherhood
organized the South had had TO maintain
battle for their heritage Sustained by constitutional
pact and with tribunal appointed under il TO sustain al
the rights and interests which il the intention Of thai
constitution to protect the South had been continually
compromising for the compromises Of the constitution
Their FIRST surrender under the ordinance Of 1881
and az soon the North discovered that the South
a.
showed the white featherdd the Abolitioniss array
themselves against the constitution.
In conclusion be proposed correct what had beer
said IS 70 the number Of members who were present
the Wing caucus held at the beginning Of the session
would state and he did IL upon the authority Of gentle
men who we're present that quarter Of an hour befor
the meeting was organized his colleague Ar EyAYs)
himself counted fortyfve gentlemen present lie knew
that numbers in afterwards and TO the best Of hi
belief he believed that there were sixty members pre-
sent that occasion almost as the bod
which lately assembled 70 FIX the time and place for hold
ing the National Convention When the gentleman frer
Kentucky fMr MAEsHALL) declared that the question
laying the table the resolution which he had offered
sustain the compromise would be considered as q ties
VOTE only three gentlemen left the meeting viz the ger
teman from Massachusetts, (Mr FowLER) the gentIema
from Pennsylvania (Mr. STEyEss,) and the gentlema
from Ohio, {Mr STAETos)
Mr.. HEM said that, not having been able 10 obtai
the foor he would with the consent Of the com mites
print some remarks which he had prepared in favor
the bill under consideration.
Dir. JOHNSON, Of Tennessee, then replied ut length
the argument that the bill unconstitutional and all
replied to the charge that founded iD rank agrar
anism and demagogism.
Mr. MoMULLEN replied 10 the remarks Of his co
leagues (iessrs AvEKETI and MLLsoN, and argued Il
constituonay Of the bill and the expediency Of its pa
sage In conclusion he spoke Of politics. declaring th
he desired to see the compromise measures faithfully
honestly, and fairly executed and that he would
man for President unless he would declare that
would those laws faithfully carried out
The committee then rose, and the House adjourned.