The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-01-29

bershp until be shall have attained the venerable OF
thirty years But the House OF Representatives was IN
tended for arena in which ambitious young men
should make their efforts 10 commend themselves TO the
public favor This was 10 be practical, deiberatlve
body aud fear that we departing somewhat IRON the
spirit OF the constitution in that respect.
Now, want 10 say word or Two upon The res
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senator from Michigan as the senator from Arkan-
sas himself; but ! need not express them this morn
ing, because | think the senator from Arkansas has
gwen that senator Mr. CAss much he will want TO
digest to-day lLaughterl So will reserve mine for
another occasion But sir, the honorable senator from
Arkansas began by saying that he would not strike at the
As he had made that announcement he rushed,
IN the rest OF his speech into pe nell attack upon the
whg party; by which understand that he considers the
wing party neither vanquished nor dead. because he
would neither attack the one nor strike at the other,
Now, as to this resolution and this debate, op-
posed 10 the whole of it, am very sorry TO differ
from men who know much more than do. But
will tell you why am opposed to it, In 1850 about
these States in great danger think that since that
time have heard with serious faces say that they
were actually frightened at that time. And, sir, there
has been great need OF merit awarded TO those patriotic
citizens who stepped forward at that time, and at great
personal risk saved The Union | am taught by expe-
Renee; and will tell you what see in the future. see
mat some OF these patriots will forward by and by
and represent that this country the verge of war,
tremendous war, with Great Britain, whose navy is
powerful that one ship powerful enough to eat the
whole OF ours and that they forward, at great per-
sonal risk, and threw themselves into the BREACH and
saved the country from the impending with Great
| ago. think we are now much in danger OF war
Britain, Just exactly the Union saved three years
with Great Britain as We were three years ago OF losing
the Union, just much. And it requires much patr
oic sesacrihce to preserve peace it then did to
preserve the Union Now, let me express my opinion,
Tor there people who place confidence la
what say-iew, admit but they have Ilsbt 10 be
protected under the constitution. Now, want u say
to those people that there sort OF dangernone in
the world-of with Great Britain. should not
have said so if had not read the Pickwick paper.
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lent, and most provoking, and most offensive things Y
be said, so that an outsider would think the blood
and the choler moved so that nothing hut blood wod
answer; but there little bowing, and is explained
that il all meant in Pckwickan and not
dersood, and it is all brushed take il that this
debate has been in the Pckwckan sense every syllable
of IT,. do not suppose that there is gentleman here
who has the remotest idea OF collision with Great Brit
ain. My fear is that there is not enough to bring
up 10 the dignity OF the Pckwickian standard think
they not beling the subject, but belng Pckwick
himself, by giving out these fears, and msgivngs, and
dreadful antlcipatIons OF war with England.
| What Is it | ask senators TO look at IT,. What is
there in the present aspect OF affairs, IN the clrcum
stances that belong to our intercourse with Great Britain
TO give occasion for the least alarm There nothing
all the duties which belong TO the relations that we sus
tain TO another performed both by Great Britain
and by this government without the least collision.
Why, sir read in the paper the OF the very last
arrival from Engand-I have said that did not read
the papers do not often, but did happen 10 take up
that oneand read the brought to us by that arri
val While are here with solemn faces. standing up
American senator's and feeling the tremendous respon-
sbilities that rest upon in of the alarming
pec OF public affairs, what is the last accounts from
England stated in Of the leading papers OF
New York that the great OF interest was splendid
banquet given al Liverpool to the American minister at
that The first toast that drank was the Queen.
The next the President OF the United States. They
went even further. They not only compmented the
Queen and the present President OF the United Satss but
with patriotic forecast which think they must have
gathered from some Americans, they even compmented
the President. Aud them alter they had exhausted
their euloges upon The Queen, the President, and the
oil he
Mr. ngersol and put on to him quite as thick as the
senator from Arkansas put II upon the senator from
Michigan this morning. ILAughierl When this is the
real OF facts there and at home and when in our
hearts know-why sir, the honorable senator knows
himseltbat we are IN no sort Of danger. what B the
use OF getting up this tempest Why sir, there 10 more
of tempest the bosom OF the senator from California
in trying get up his railroad bill, Than there is about
the difficulties with England; Tor he sits there so impa-
tent that heI do not think that any body else does
listens with impotence, because he waps TO
get his railroad bill up. tLaughterl Now. sir, when
this is the with regard TO relations with Eagand
why need distress oursel about this resolution
Why, SIR the senator from Tennessee says that even
the cool, and danlhed aud reserved senator from Mas
sachusetts MI DAvIs has been SO excited by sort OF
mesmec sympathy, suppose, that he has said some
thing which, 10 the senator from Tennessee, sounds ike
war and the senator from Georgia tMr DAWSON got up
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fLaugherl IL is the spirit nduging that impcs
us onward and am not certain but that should con
nue to talk much longer, might myself cay some i'm
prudent things, and so will SIT down with the expres-
teal There is the Pacific railroad-l am tor IT, There
is the land bill and cay TO the honorable senator from
Iowa. Mr., DoDoE,l who takes II 40 much 10 heart that
have II much in my heart as be has but that am
not ambitious and, therefore, will stand back and let
him take the lead and II 1 do not make speeches on
it, will give the magic influence OF my vote TO sustain It,
For these am opposed 10 giving much time to
questions oil this sort am Tor something PRACTICAL
And when honorable senator's will not name them,
for il would be nvidousif there any, conscious OF
their merits. their sagacity, their own powers,
desire opportunity to spread out those merits and that
sagacity before the country think they ought to take
.ome other tme and 10 let those Of us who want 10 dc
the business OF the Senate and are determined to do u
have opportunity. There is my friend from Rhode
island Mr.. CLARKEl who has but little time to stay
here, and who desires TO sgnalze his devotion to the
best interests OF the country. and not TO listen 10 these
speeches. | am in the situation myself Mr. Prcs
dent and crave Of thcse honorable ambitious men ic
orbear these dspays For these reasons shall 20 witt
the honorable from California for the postpone
Q ment until the 4th OF March - # Il
! Mr UNDERWOOD I am matter. oil. fact man
laughter and want to say few words in reply TO ml
friend from Arkansas who thought proper TO attack h
whig party vindicatc that party. In very few
words from the charges he has made aganst them
to prove that they not that miserable minority whicl
he has supposed them to be- want to turn the table
upon him by few plain facts and 10 show that his part
is exactly in that position. Now, air, how many vote
did General Pierce receive Look at the tables publish
ed and you will find that he received less than 000
And how many voters are there in the United States
: For some other purposes, applied at the Censu
Bureau, and found that there upwards OF $500 00c
You had then, about onefourh OF the voting popuatio
Of the United States to elect your candidate. And ye
sir, we perpetualy auned about being overwhe
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