The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-27

egonusmah ohnrges me with making a reckless
non. inc wholo tenor Of my speech to show h,t
there was no whg party in The lard which deserved eo
sioe"oh "hen separated from the abolition soil
strength; and when made the remark about the post
script alluded the three wings onlv North az ihe
Potomac who voted for the Fugitive Slave bill Iftht
Il reckless assei tiop truth is reckless
MT WinTf then quoted the cxact words from Mr..
Polk remarks when
Mr. PORK rcioined that there are two States at the
abolition party.
Mr.. Wn41 did not admit the position assumed by the
gentleman (Mr T. and he thought he could convince
the gentleman and the House that if any particular
party entitled to the merit of the compromise il is the
WING party Of the South lie then alluded to The agency
Of Mr.. Clay. in the initiation Of those measures and
insisted that the principle of these measures was
tanned in that patriots resolution II sufficient
cay that there was patriotism enough to pass them and
he trustod IN heaven there enough to sustain them
lie regretted that there dssensions In the whg
and trusted the convention would erect platform upon
assumption of the democracy and dsgustcd with tscir
movements and tactics. lie would say 10 his whig
brethren they do not to act together lot them
strike their flag and dissolve. If they intend cling
together, let them grid their resolved
lay II down until they shall triumph He then referred
to President Fillmore in glowing terms tho first choice
of Kentucky, spoke warm word for Mr. Webster and
then lauded General Scott for whom Kentucky will vote
If he be the nominee lie declared Scott to be good
Compromise man rs the gentle from Ten nneessce
any other and had gathered this from prsvatc but not
confidential conversation.
bIr. Polk interrupted him, saying:-In addition to
what uttered few weeks ago am eratiied to be able
to state that believe every aspr9nt to the Presidency
the democratic party has written letter In which he
takes ground that he would elected veto any bill for
the alteration or repeal Of the Fugitive Slave law Are
you authorized TO say the for Gen ScottJt should
he understood. Will Gen. Scott say go,
Mr.. WHITE replied--Ue trusted Gen. Scott would
mako any such declaration in advance 1t is
the whig doctrine lie believed Gen. Scott incapa-
not take position of 81 degs 40 min and fall back
on 40 degrees and be compelled to make digraoeful
retreat.
MIR. PoIK-Does the gentleman intend to cast slur
on one to whom am closely allied, (Sensaton)
Mr.. WnrE.-Not by any means
MIR. POLK.-i owe II to him to repel it.
Mr. WHITE-The official acts Of public man are pub
lie property Az such claim the right to speak Of thcm
regardless Of consequences, and with full Of
sponsibiity
This wus said in an earnest tone
Mr.. PoLK.-I do not pretend 70 question this, and
pared TO defend the memory Of relative and will do it
in the face Of the world
Mr.. WHITE Quickly )-The gentleman can receive my
and INTENDED no rehcctod.
MIR. PoLK-1f the gentleman said So wish il to be
Mr. WHITE then spoke of the battles in which General
Scott bore ao so proudly the stars and stripes claiming
he would receive the electoral vote of Kentucky if he
should be the standard bearer Of the wings
Mr.: MARSHALL, (whg) Of Ky replied to the remarks
occasion His colleague he said, had taken the
Kentucky delegation Idder his wings as hen ga
show that bis colleague had, in his speech
sumcd all the positions taken in the address of tho.e
VINO retired from the caucus and which "ddrc the
Mr. Clay, to show that that Distinguished states
man had said if the whs party 81 uld he contnmi-
mated. and merged into n contcmptie abolition party
by seconalism and fanatcism he should no longer be
a whig. Where then, asked Mr.. Marshall, was this
knight errant Of whiggeay (ir. Gray Who docs
not agree with Henry Clay, that the whig party
would deserve to be supplanted by another. third
party organization' His (Nlr Marhalls) position was
the result OF an honest conviction to what he thought
best country lie had stated everywhere that he
believed the endorsement of the Compromise as
nality and the questions they embrace vital to the
peace OF the country Do you suppose he said would
to be politically associated with those who 20
with the declaration that for the sake Of
get votes should agree to disagree those articles,
He was willing TO stand arragned before the people
this country for third organization the basis sug-
gcsted Hc said 1t will be possible for mortal to
rend the sun from the heaven to induce the of
Kentucky to stand up to any candidate matter how
he shall be heraded or with whom associated whose
banner does not contain in language plain that every
humble mountalE .cr 1t, the Fugitive Slave
law. the fnnlity OF the compromse"-and that We are
not to go behind the buwarks Of the patriotism Of the
thirty first Congress erected to prevent the bitter waters
of scctionalism from h wing this happy country
The committee rose, and the House adjourned.