The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-13
ready served notice upon me that it is game at which


question OF magnanmy at all; 4 Is question Of JUS
ce; We who IN The majority here have our debates
published In one OF our party organshat which s rec
osnised as the organ OF the democratic party OF the
country Now. ask whether the minority upon this
floor have not right TO have their views, and what Is
said by the respective senators here through
the paper which they recognise their organ, matter
OF usce say nothing upon this floor which am not
as willing should be read by the whg party by the
democratic party. And trust that when the senator's
who are In the majority look at this question: they will
see that by the publication OF democratic speeches
IN the wing newspapers they will reach The whg heart
and they will be induced 10 turn from the of their
ways and come into The democratic party They stand in
need OF information There democratic here
who daily enlghten the Senate upon the great principles
Involved between the two great parties How they
expect these learned discussions OF theirs to reach the
whis heart unless they are epubshed in the whg Or
gans Believing, therefore. that the great body of that
party stand IN need OF norma,on, and that the readiest
way to enlghten them republish debates in the
wing newspapers, shall vote Tor the resolution which
has been introduced here think it is matter OF JUS
uce. think that we have no right merely because Wa
are IN the majority here 10 select of The party organs
and 10 say that all the transactions OF the Senate shall be
published IN that paper, when there is vast multitude OF
ignorant men ~ the country who subscr TO the
National ntegencer, and who stand in need of inform
| ation As matter OF justice, in dispensing your pa
ronage you should look their interests well those
Of your own political friends Indeed, | would prefer,
we restricted 10 organ To select the National
lnelllgence because the democratic party already
sufficiently enlightened. It is The whig party who stand
in need of infomaon and therefore would have the
debates of the Senate published the wing paper Why
how many OF them, unless some provision OF that
made, VIII read the learned speeches Ol
friend from South Carolina Mr. BUTLER, who never
speaks without displaying great ability and oftentimes
great humor, which IS considered by the people some.
times important than reason. But am really
afraid lha, shall provoke my friend from South Caro-
Mr. BUTLER. only want to say that do not like
mi MI WELLER : We'll, Mr. President, have nolhn,
say, believe, except that shall certainly Vote
for the resolution, although if the vote had been taken
at the outset should have voted the other way; aad
believe that | did intimate that intention upon one vote
which have taken II was proposed by some gente-
upon the other side of the chamber to have all our
debates repubished in the whg organ, and it struck me
being intended to give little patronage TO wing
newspaper. So voted against it; but upon coming to
look a question OF justice 10 minority In the
Senate and a minority IN the country, ieel myself
obliged 70 vote for the resolution,
friends upon both sides of the chamber in regard TO this
question. For once, find myself in free-soil company
believe that the senator from Ohio Mr. CHASE nght
the motion he has made with respect TO this publica-
friend from California, IMr WrLLER,l that when this
thing originated everybody said that was right that
there should be whig and democratic paper publishing
the proceedings that they might out par pdsss That
state OF things continued Just 80 long as The lntsgencer
found il profitable to publish the debates That paper
found very that it not profitable to publis
them and hereupon it formally notified at the e
publish them. The senator from New Hampshire mir.
NoRRls his place at IT, next session. and offered
resolution substitute the Globe, IN which debates
had been officially published, for the National In
telgencer and he put i, upon The ground tina,
entitled send out proceedings by two papers, in
the original contract and that the lntelgencer having
thrown up its contract il would be best 10 publish the
debates in the Globe.
Mr. WELLER. viii my friend from Iowa allow
to make one remark which intended TO make before
in regard to the superiority of the reports in the Globe
over those y any other paPeT WY s ne io%ea s
Senate for more than half an hour, one day. with
learned disquston upon the use OF steam, steamboats,,
&C. and have gone down TO posterty as the author OF
that speech. TLaugherl found it a very scientific
looki n pvpr nd ha
corrections in IL; but has now gone down IN the Con-
gressional Globe speech made here by me. Then,
upon the last night of the session, when we were all
in playful mood, made some remarks which caused
considerable laughter at the time, and my friend Mr..
MhLKRl of New Jersey has gone down 10 posteny as
the author OF all the wIttclsms perpetraed by me upon
that occasion [LaughterI
Mr.. DODGE, OF Iowa. resumed As to the correctness
incouectness OF the reports that Is mol matter now
under discussion. The question iss The lnteigencer
having thrown up its contract and having substituted
the Globe in its place, shall 60 and pay third
paper for publishing those proceedings that third paper
having declined incur the expense OF reporting the
debates and publishing them at the proper time Accord
ing my conception OF the matter originating at this
tae il is just clearly and distinctly Job anything
that ever before this Senate. II proposition to
give these gentlemen at this time, money Tor work which
they declined do in a legitimate and business way, and
in the way in which the other papers which we employed
paid
As 10 the character of the Integencer, endorse all
that has been said in that respect regard as most re-
spectacle paper published by OF the mos, respectable
scends to scuniy-indeed | do not know that IT ever
has retied that it should throw up the contract
wished to II continued II that is continued. see not
why the Globe should be continued Should the Intel
gencer, the beginning OF the session, be willing TO
meet the expense done by the Union should not OBJ
ct continue the two party papers, that none should
be continued, and favor that proposition more than
either am with the senator from Ohio upon this point,
for willing TO give up the Globe and to against
the whole system The amount paid for II shows that IT
ought to be abandoned. II is of those useless ex
penses which have grown up here which commenced no
further back than sd6 and which ought TO be dispensed
with | am satisfied it will be just like this extra com
peosaon for paper after paper will come IN at the next
session. and ask be paid for publishing the proceedings
grown up, the whole will go by the board Now, who
will receive these papers It's proposed to give them
away Nobody will receive them but those who are sub
scribers Now, here the Globe and Appendix, which
publish the speeches large OF both houses Of Congress
In addition paying the expense OF their publication in
the Daily Globe and Daily Union, we pay for their pub
cation in the Congressional Globe and then frank the
whole country. Every time lha, this thing up Of
getting money out of the treasury, there comes up the
great question OF distributing information throughout the
country and asked TO enlghten them by pub
fishing speeches long since made when the Intel
published at the time all that they thought profitable to
publish. shall vote against the proposition.
Mr.. CHASE. fihis were a simple question OF mag
naaimity, do not think that should be at all behind
other senators but regard II as question OF public
duty think that those who advocate economy in the
public expenditures, and the reform Of abuses in the
government, have opportunity at this time TO display
their sincerity. have not said word against the Ma
tional lneIligence Conservatism is always respecta-
BILE. Progress ia sometimes earnest emphatic 10
he within of yyh