Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-29

Ing to array the adopted citizens of the country
against General Scott, by representing him as
holding Native American doctrines, on account
Of letter written many years ago, every mate.
rial opinien of which he long since discovered to
be founded in error and misrepresentation, and at
once manfully and periodically recanted They
forget that the same engine with which they
hoped to destroy our illustrious hero-patriot,
could be turned with overwhelming force upon
themsees.
We will cite the acts of the Locofoco party in
Congress, on occasion when the hottest feelings
of human nature solicited, implored, begged the
hard-hearted Democratic majority to vote a sum
of money to purchase food for the starving Of
famine stricken old Ireland The appeal was in
vain. The plant Of the hungry, the wall Of the
starving, the means Of the dying, gasping in the
agones of dissolution for want of food, fell upon
the ears Of the Democratic majority, who refused
to vote out Of our abundance one single cent for
the relief of the furnishing, no matter if death,
in its most horrible form, swept over the once
glorious plains of Ireland. Who acre then the
true friends Of IriShmen, Of Ireland?
The motion of Mr.. Winthrop was regarded as
the test question The rejection of the motion,
therefore, at that late hour of the session, killed
the bill as effectually as though it had been de-
feated by direct vote.
The test vote, given below, is striking COM
mentary upon the love the Democratic leaders
entertain towards foreigners, especially the Irish,
when their votes are in no particular request.
Only eteven, ont of almost one hundred, could be
found who were willing to extend any relief to
ireland, in the hour of her utmost distress, her
gloom and her restitution! Is further comment
necessary to show the difference in disposition
between the two great parties, so far as foreign
ers are concerned ITO show who are the friends
and who are neglected. or hostile? We think
not. The acts of party, like those of an indi-
vidual, afford the only true index to the govern
ing emotions, by which safe judgment may be
arrived at.
Let the Congressional record speak We chal-
lenge investigation The severer the scrutiny,
the more glaring and criminal will the action of
the finty- hearted Democratic majority appear.
Our opponents must reQolect the " Irish Relief
Bill, as it was called offered by John ]. Critten-
den We give the following account of its pas
sage through the Senate of the United States,
and defeat in the House, taken from the official
records of Congress:
THE IRISH RELIEF BILL.
SENATE, Feb. rs, ls47
Mr.. Crittenden (Whig) introduced a bill appro'
priating 100000, to be expended in provisions
under the direction of the President, and trans
porting the same to the furnishing poor of ireland
and Scotland in national vessel.
Mr.. Crittenden supported the bill with great
eloquence and force
Messrs. J. NJ. Clayton (whig) and Cass Dem
ocrat) followed on the same side.
Mr. Niles (Dem.) opposed the bill, as setting
dangerous precedent; when, on motion OF Mr..
Bagby, Dem.,) it was postponed until to-mor.
row.
SENATE, Feb. o.
Mr. Crittenden moved TO take up the bill re-
ported by him yesterday, for the relief of the suf
ferng poor of Ireland and Scotland
Mr. Sewer (Dem.) opposed the motion, and it
was disagreed to-yeas l8, (all Whigs,) nays %,
| (all Locofocos, except Mr.. Davis.)
\ Subsequently, during the same day, the bill
for the relief Of Ireland passed the Senate by o
vote of yeas 81, nays 13-an voting in the mega
tive being Democrats.
| Now, bear in mind that the bill passed thu
Senate on Saturday, the 9th of February. bu
three business days before the close of the SEES
sion. Immediately il became known that Presi-
dent Polk was opposed to it, and that he would
veto it if it passed the House. On Monday, the
bill was reported to the House, and the following
| proceedings had:
| House OF REPRESENTATIVES, March /.
The bill from the Senate for the relief of Ire
land and Scotland was read, and a motion made
to lay it on the table was negatived-yeas 10,
nays 81.
Mr.. Carroll Cwhig) moved to go into Com
mittee of the Whole for its consideration, which
was negatived-yeas 60, nays ITO.
The bill was then referred to the Committee
of Ways and Means.
The object of the Locofoco majority, in send
ing the bill to the Committee of Ways and Means
| at this stage Of the session, must be obvious Il
every man of ordinary observation. That it wa
/ sent there for the purpose of smothering it il
committee, is clearly evident from the proceed
ings which follow
HOUSE, March 2.
Mr.. Carroll moved q resolution to instruct tht
Committee of Ways and Means to report to thu
House the Senate bill for the relief Of Ireland.
The motion was decided out Of order.
Mr.. Carroll appealed.
The yeas and nays were taken and the Chair
sustained.
The Speakers Cnalr was hlleu ny john w
Davis, of Indiana, very plant instrument Of al
INSCRIPTIONS majority, who had determined a
all hazards to stave off vote on the bill upol
its merits. No marvel, then, that it should ru
it out Of order to require the committee to repor
it back to the House. But they could not b
permitted to skulk the issue in this way. Mr.
Winthrop, of Massachusetts,, q sterling Wing
! and an excellent Parliamentarian, forced then
to show their hands upon the question, in tn
following form:
Mr.. Winthrop (Whig) moved to suspend tn
rules, to enable him to offer q resolution to in
struct the Committee of Ways and Means to re
port back to the House the Senate bill appro
priating $500, 900 for the relief Of the sufferer