New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-22
Provided you (Howard) can


ont sfsL I, viii enable me TO get the sausiacuoh
his eues seretofore failed to obtain from gentenieh
vhirh fss s namely Why did not Gen Cas- yoee
csefE ~. Slave bill on the day it was passca III
b. sri owARp-You had better ask Gen.
cssshnseh That might be imperti-
"a might offend the old gentleman. lLsngn'er;l
a. HOWARD never conversed Win
:. roon the subject There was here Pau.c MI M
rrd having turned aside TO listen to private sus
M. SrANLY called over the Hail. and
gentleman can't answer there Is so much noise
NJ HOWARD was thus called upon to
=. md said that Mr. CAss might have had private
M. STANLr-Exactly! (By this time
4-,srbers were In toleraby excited state many
gts,ed around Mr. Howard 10 hear what he had 10
!. Everybody inside and without the bar, had their
,%s,osfy aroused TO the highest point)
Mr.. Howard, elevating his voice, SAID
49, Cass in all his speeches before and after the
,sssge Of that BILL expressed himself in favor oi INC
fugitive Slave bill :. :. L.
Mr.. SrANLY-Yes, expressed 1t IN ms
rseches, but acted the other way. why dio ~
rxei -, &c the
~sufier
too-wbether he can state that Gen. scott approves
The Fugitive Slave bill rs it now exists, ana "heE9
s,ected President he will employ the power oi 'uo
Csyernment To executeNf :d
Mr.. STANLY-He would be perJured
nan if he did not. lLaughterI
MIR. HOwARD-Oh'
Mr.. STANLY-It is as full an answer as
can give u, &C
CF la.p- M
ak whether the gen tleman knows as matter OF iaci,
TGen Scott Is In favor of that measure, and IL ne VIII
,sist is modification or repealf -
Mr.. STANLY-He is as good Compro-
mise man as my friend from Texas. Laughter For
further information, refer you In iu 70 my ee'ei pun
hsbed few days ago. Renewed iaugner, WIN 0i0' VI
aGood, good for Stanlyl"l -,
Mr.. HowARD-I did not hear distinctly
THAT he said Did he say that he referred 10 SCOTS
letters Laughter, and cries OF mo, Mons own
Mr.. SrANLY-I refer the gentleman to
Cen Scott, and when you get Gen Cass answer, !
WON'T vote for Scott ne don't give you his Is tnat
rot fart =, I'll, l.
As.,ed II accented such bargain that 1t Is sug
ss,ed that the gentleman from Massachusetts, could
I've a more lucid answer, and show in what hght n
snderstood the action of the Caucus.
Mr.. FOWLER Mass, Whig)-There are
eesve laughter >,
Mr.. HowARD-The gentleman gavelucid
e.imopy on former day, and was in hopes that he
would enghen us on this occasion de Gays that there
are other gentlemen here besides himself, who can te
The truth That might be, if they happened to know 1T
but the misfortune Is, his wing iriends dom Know
whether Gen Scott win stand up to the Compromise or
not =,
Mr.. STANLY-I can answer the gentle
MAN know il. He is as true Compromise man as
you and better Compromise man, and this could
how If | had chance.
Mr.. HowARp-The Fugitive Slave Law
hcudedt
Mr.. STANLY-All the Compromise
Measures.
Mr.. HowARp-If the gentleman can
nate this of his own knowledge by the authority OF
General Scott shall be proud TO know it. l believe,
however that the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr
Fowler) is also to be consulted. The Gentleman from
Eorh Carolina could relieve us from all difficulty II he
would say that General Scott haI authorized him to
make the declaration.
Mr.. STANLY-I will answer. have not
eonversed with General Scott for three months have
rot other matters attend to- and presume he has,
TO- don't speak anybody's expressed opinions ten.
ersl Scott speaks for himself. He is able 10 do So
tell the gentleman know what have said of my own
knowledge, from Gen. SCOTS own lips There's no
mistake about this.
Mr.. OUTLAW IN. c., Whig) wished to
know from bis colleague why Gen. Scott did not say so,
over his own signaturei
Mr.. SrANLY-That's strange question.
Laughter My colleague knows as well as DO, that
General Scott is in favor OF the Compromise but why
don't be say sol suppose every gentleman has his
notions of propriety, rs to the manner OF doing
and think General Scott would descend from his high
position, and would not act worthy part II ne should
write lie ter every ten days. to every crossroad log
cabin or grog.sbop politician asking his opinions.
have no doubt he will give full answer to nay col
league. lhave no more doubt OF this than that am
living.
Mr.. OuTLAw-My colleague seems to
think that this is strange question. In response to
that the gentleman knows the position occupy name
w. that will vote for any man for President who
not publicly pledged to uphold the Compromise, and
there's mistake about that My constituents will not
te satisfied merely with declaration in private con-
wrsaton
Mr.. STANLI-The gentleman signed a
hedge last Congress to uphold the Compromise. Now
don't sign Temperance pledges don't sign pledge
h say that shall not steal drink. object to
good character signing any such thing II that's what
ny colleague means hope that Scorr will never give
one. lie will not initiate CAss rowing one way and
boxing another
Mr.. OUTLAW shall be happy to see
he production when il is forthcoming but confidence is
plant OF slow growth-it is not part of my political
creed 10 surrender IL without feeling satisfied of the
ground for doing so. When signed the Compromise
elected on that ground 10 this hoor and ask
my colleague whether he too not elected on the
condition and with the understanding that he would
vote for no man for President Vice President who
vii not uphold the Compromise measures. | ask him
whether he did not battle against those who opposed the
ompronise rs anal settlement
MIR. STANLY-l did, and told my con-
sioents that would rather support an honest Demo-
3ciS than secessionst and Dsunionst matter how
strong Wing he nigh, be-
MIR. PENNIMAN Mich, Whig) said, l
present in the last night and the only
" ruling the Compromise question out of order
ne same as assigned IN this House for laying similar
esehason upon the table In the Democratic caucus
the commencement OF this Session to wit--There was
e'her reason than that the subject belonged TO the
National Convention
Mr.. HOWARD resumed-I must say that
caucus which convened for National purposes had
vme 70 most singular result in having adopted
ompromse resolution in the first caucus and ruled it
N the last |, suggest only moral and that
mat they repented OF what they had before done.
Mr Brooks IN. Y, Whig) said in the
|Snor Caucus OF 81 members, had no record made
|nen. The settled policy was that the Compromise
- .S were hnslity. Subsequently it found to