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and although not particularly strong individually
| yet collectively, mere Is ou.,c number OF them.
Yet the gentleman from Kentucky, who, from his
instincts and 20, ought to &c friend of progress,
and sympathize with the great national feeling.
and Whose enthusiasm would be becoming in this
conneKion Is selected to make this attack and carry
/ out the ''old fegy" notions.
! Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE. The gentleman is mis-
( taken in point of fact,
Mr.. MARSHALL remarked that everybody
could see how the thing occurred These sold
ogles" are as much at war with one another as
] they are with Judge DOUGLAS. They considered
Ihe attack upon their principles fatal TO the
/ whole system OF cold iogyism,' and he hoped
| that the design would be carried out TO full and
complete triumph. II is a bond OF union among
these gentlemen, and stealing that which ought To
De the legitimate thunder of Young America, bring
forward the gentleman from kentucky TO break
down and crush the hopes OF Young America, and
distract the whole Democratic party. There ~ In
this House a gentleman from Kentucky, friend
and mcssmate OF General Butler, who, although
an older man, is not older fogy than the young
| gentleman from Kentucky. Laughter
what tribute, then, il is to Young America
| when something had to be donc-bold, adventur
4 ous and daehing, and mortal assault made--the
"o!d iogies," standing in the back ground, put
Young America forward TO make the attack. It's
a high tribute to young blood when an old and
| rotten cause leans upon II for support
| MIR. BRECKENRIDGE desired to say, the gen
| teman mlstook when he supposed that his remarks
were the result of any arrangsmeutor consultation
with the friends of any body He had not been thrust
| forward and if he knew himself he was not the
man to be put into the breach by those who remain
| in the back ground.
| Mr.. MARSHALL said he did not know but that
it was the genteman's interest to attack those po
sitions; for if General Butler should be elected
President, California did not look to patronage
! she did not know Of its exstence,) nothing was
more natural than that the gentleman should be
appointed TO the respectable and dignitcd office Of
Attorney General of the United States; thus con-
| tinung it in the family, the gentleman's grand
| father having filled it.
Ii is rumored-and if false he should like the re-
port TO be contradicted-that large and infu.
entail Taylor meeting was held In Lexington, in
ls4S just before the convention, and it is said that
at that meeting certain young man of Kentucky
more laures in delivering transccndent
logies in advocacy of General Taylor's claims to
the Presidency than were ever before exhibited in
that VIGOROUSLY eloquent State. The gentleman
from Kentucky is the man.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE (risng) said that the
gentleman was too fair man to make a charge,
and not allow him an opportunity to reply. He
had been the object OF various friendly attack;
first, by the gentleman from Illinois, (Mr Rich
ARDsoS,) and now by the gentleman from Cafor-
MIA He had been charged with being Wing.
part of the family diverged from the line, but he
never had,
Mr.. RICHARDSON. / never believed the gentle.
man 10 be a Wing.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE did not say that the gen.
tleman had so charged. Soon after General lay
lor his battles, and the editor Of the CincIn-
natl Signal had published letter from the general
which contained democratic principles, there was
a meeting in Lexington, at whch the besi Demo
Gratis in his district took part; but after General
Taylor's views became better known, and be
ceived the nomination Of the Wing National Con-
vention, he (Mr. b. found on the right side
He would cay, in the language Of another, ''this
was the only political error OF my liie'
Mr.. MARSHALL resumed. The explanation is
as good as coulo be made under the circumstances
He appealed 10 all Democrats 10 say, in view Of the
gentleman's course few months previous to the
Wing convention, whether the gentleman is not
the most unsafe adviser that possibly could be.
Laughter. Does he not come admirably recon-
mended as one of the advisers and teachers on 80
momentou5 question:
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE ] have given advice
about the Presidency None in the world.
Mr.. MARSHALL would ask any friend OF Mr..
BUCHASAS-he would ask the gentleman from
Louisiana, (Alr. PKSS,) whether he did not hold
"a consultation with Mr. BaEcKEsRIDoE as 10 the
character of the speech TO be delivered by the last
named gentleman on this floor.
Mr. PENN was understood as saying that he had
had a conversation with Mr.. BREcKESRIDCE az to
the manner in which he TO defend his friend,
General BUTLER; but nothing was mentioned in
relation TO Mr.. BUCHANAN.
Mr. BRECKENRIDGE requested the gentleman
TO say whether, in any casual conversation, he had
heard him say that he intended IN his speech to
make an assault any one, or a combination Of
assaults.
Mr. PENN replied in the negative.
Mr. MARSHALL remarked that he never tried
10 kill Mr.. BucHASAS; be was swamped. and wa.
not worth the killing.
Mr. PENN asked the gentleman, Did you not
cause an article attacking M. BvcHAsAE to be
printed in the Reptfbiiel
Mr.. MARSHALL did that thing. Laughter
He had a Democratic paper, (the heystone,) the
organ Of General CAss IN the State of Pennsylva-
MIA paper copies of which, he knew, had been
ranked by Senator from that State, and which
contained a number OF charges against Mr. BE-
cHANAS, a catalogue long enough to occupy
stump.spcakcr two full months 10 answer them
lie had another for furnishing the article to
the Republic; the editor had taken the trouble TO
collect facts relative 20 thevarious candidates
for the Presidency, and he (Nlr. NJ wished 20
make perfect exhibition of the state in which the
party had got itfcf GLaughtcr.l
lie did not think that publication would do Mr.
Buchanan my harm; and he hoped that he and his
friends would not be forced 10 answer those charges
against Mr.. BUesAsAs as the candidate OF the
Democratic party.
lie alluded TO the large number Of copies Of Mr.
BREeKENRipGE's speech printed for circulation,
not 90 much for the vndicatiOn Of General BUrLER.
a. for the purpose OF iujuring Judge DOUGLAS. lie
did not care what other people may think, he
wished 20 sec tho battle fought on principle. In
an open war, with young America and progrcs-
sion against "Old fngics" and retrogression, the
result would not be doubtful. Raise the banner
with either Of the names the Democrats once fol-
glorious defeat, and take an extract from the gen.
teman's speech on rctrogression and non progress,
and he (Mr. NJ supposed some Democrats will
follow again; be would follow, but il would be by
the mullcd drum, at the left flank, in much con
fusion and to the vail Of the dead march. Laugh.
ter
Mr. VI then spoke Of the doctrines Of progress
as entertained by Young America not that pro.
gress which seeks an innovation upon the COnst-
tuition, but progress under the Constitution. The
whole history Of the country il progress. lie
d0rscd the views taken by the Dsmocr0tic Reriev,
and thuse Of Judge DOUGLAS, upon this subject;
and, among other things, saiI this gentleman does
not believe that the country IL ready to be finished,
enclosed. and painted. And, IN conclusion, he
spoke in glowing terms Of Judge DoUoLAs's
general character. from youth to the present
period.
Mr. BELL, Of Ohio. referred 10 the various plans
and measures which had been brought forward by
gentlemen with n view 20 the salvation 81 the
Union' lie vas free TO confess that before ne came
to Washington he bad suppofed the Union
safe The gentleman from Illinois mir. RICHARD
soN) told the House, yesterday that the perpetuity
Of th. Constitution aud the pcrmanence Of the
Union depend on the unity Of the Democratic
party. Since what he had witnessed in this House,
and II me gentleman was correct we we're little
in danger. And another, though not the lesst e. a.
siblc, plan for the slivation Of the country, th-
proposition Of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr.