The republic., 1852-06-28
Tho Democratic Nominee for the Vice Presi-
doncy.


The Democratic Nominee for the Vice Presi-
dency.
We have made, and intend yet 10 make,
free use Of the Congressional record for the pur-
pose of demonstrating Mr.. PlERcE's uniform
hostility to every kind of internal improvement.
The facts already brought TO light are but a
moiety of all that will be said before the anal y
sis of his Legislative career is completed.
The attitude of the nominee for the Vice
Presidency on the same question will be found
to be equally adverse to the feelings and inter
ests of the great body of the people. For Mr..
KINGS views in conneXion with river and
harbor improvements it is not necessary to 90
further back than the session of last year, when
he resisted the bill then before the Senate, with
a pertinacity which well entities him to the
honor Of joint nomination with Mr.. PIERCE.
If, indeed, the object of the Democratic Con
vention had been to present the strongest anti
improvement ticket that could be constructed,
no better nomination than that of PIERCE and
KING could have been thought of. Certainly
the ticket, as it stands, must excite remarkable
sensations in the Democracy of every State
whose avenues to commercial prosperity are
blocked up with obstacles that can only be re-
moved by the exercise of the powers vested in
the General Government In such section Of the
Union party fealty may not unnaturally give
way TO the more potent dictates of self interest.
Democracy may sound well enough in western
ears, but Democracy typifed by nominees who
81 81, 4,
another and much less popular affair.
We avail ourselves of the researches Of the
Memphis CTenn.) Wig into this portion of
Mr.. KINGS history. The editor, after con-
densing the points Of an article from the Re
public in relation to Mr.. PIERCE, proceeds TO
say:
MIR. King occupies the same hostile position to
western interests, and during the session of 1850
81 took active part against the River and
Harb Dor bill. At that session this bill passed the
House of Representatives. 1t had been referred To
the proper committee in the Senate and reported
back without amendment. On the fret day of
March, 1851. MIR. Badger moved to postpone the
previous orders, 80 as to take up the bill Turney,
of Tennessee moved to lay the resolution on the
table, on which the yeas and nays were called, and
William King voted in the affirmative; but Mr..
TuTney's motion was lost.
Messrs Clay Of Kentucky, Walker Of Wis
consin, and other friends Of the measure, insisted
on taking up the bill forthwith, as the session was
near its close and stated that the vote on Mr.. Bad
gers motion should be considered u test vote. The
vote being taken, stood as follows: yeas 81, nays
25. Among the yeas we're Cass, Clay. and Doug
las. Among the nays VIM. X. King See
Con gressional Globe VOL %, page Sl3.
"On the Sd day of March, 1851, being the last day
Of the session, the bill again. before the Senate
clear majority Of the Senate was in favor Of the
BILL but by the factious conduct of the minority it
was eventually defeated. The course Of this mi
nority (of which WIN. r. King one) was
verely denounced by Senator Walker of Wiscon-
sion. (Democrat,) who declared that there wac " a
moral involved in this thing" and that such rev.
olutionary spirit manifested by minority was
unbearable. Among the proceedings Of that day
were the following;
"Mr. Clay moved to postpone all further orders
for the purpose Of taking up the bill. Yeas 3D.
nays 25-Mr. King voting in the negatively
pendiI Congregational Globe. vol %, p. 355.
"Mr. Hunter moved to lay on the table. Yeas
"a, (among whom was Mr.. King,) nays 30.-Ib.,
p. 357.
"Mr. Foote moved to postpone. Yeas 23, nays
p. 262.
''Mr. Yulee moved that no partof the appropri-
ations, &c, should go into effect until all the out
standing bonds for the public debt shall have been
paid and cancelled Yeas 10, nays 3l-Mr. King
voting in the afirmative.--Ib y. 363.
''similar motion by Mr.. Foote. Yeas II, (among
whom MIR. Kiug,) nays 81, (among whom
were Clay, Csss, Shields. &c. )-lb, page 363.
"Mr. Foote moved t. postpone, &c. Yeas ~.
(among whom was Mr. King,) nays 30.-Ib 1.
page 963.
"Mr. Bradbury moved tolsy the bill on the table.
Yeas 20, nays 81, (Mcssrs Csss and Clay voting in
tho negative, and Mr. King in the affirmative D
ID, page $40
"Mr. Foots made the same motion. Yeas 23,
(King and others,) nays 35, (Cass, Shields. Clay,
GLIB, page 81.
"ssme motion. Yeas IS, (Mr King voting aye,)
nays 2S.-Ib., page s75
"The bill was then postponed till p. m, and
not again taken up, it having boen actually de
fsated by the minority by talking and voting"