Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-07

have already referred
Mr.. CHASE SO far, Mr.. President as the honorable
Senator from Maryland has undertaken to interpret my
motives, he has failed most sgnaly. have been gov
erned in what said by simple desire to discharge my
duty as Senator and TO state clearly and srccinety
as possible the grounds which shoud feel myself con-
strained to vote. / have been actuated in degree
whatever, BY any desire TO impair in the least any title
OF the iustrous General whose name has been SO fire.
queny nroducedinto this debate to the honor respect
or gratitude Of his country have no more to say upon
that point.
In respect my political position prefer always that
my acts shall speak care very little about mere names
call myself Democrat and long satisfied that
the principles which hold are sound and democratic and
the applications which propose to make Of those princi
pies just and proper ii matters very little to me BY
what name the principles or the action may be called by
others. Epithets are always cheap but always fit
Every Senator think, with whom have served du-
ring the past three years will do the justice to say
that have upon oil occasions steadily avoided every word
and act which could in any way wound or offend any one
Of my feow-Senators. have, indeed, endeavored to
maintain honestly, fearlessly without reserve the prn
ciples which hold and 10 yndicate their proper appli
cations, but have endeavored to do with entire
tesy TO all
And now, Mr.. President, with preface, let
say that claim no Identification with the Democratic par
ty as organized upon the Baltimore platform did not
vote for their candidate at the recent election The plat
form constructed at Baltimore in my judgment deserved
any rather than that Of sound exposition OF Demo
cratic principles and when the distinguished gentleman
who nominated by the Convention--for whom as a
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cherish all possible respectpaced himself upon that
platform, felt myself constrained by fidelity my
convictions TO withhold from him my support and under
similar circumstances should do again have new
er learned to ask how many stand with but whether
stand upon the rock Of principle and of truth stand
there Alone If necessary 1t agreeable doubtless
to stand surrounded by friends and supporters but it is
not impossible sustained by the consciousness of right
purpose, to stand alone. quite wiling therefore
TO absoye the whole body of compromise Democrats in
the chamber and Of it, from all responsibility for any
sayings or actions of mine
Mr.. HALE Mr. President, am glad of what has hap
pened and hope this debate win not be without profit
wish though TO pay little attention to the honorable
Senator from Maryland, (lr PRATT) Iappealed once,
some years agot is matter Of history, would
aude to ito the Senate for protection in what
ceived to be the rights of individual in debate and the
Senate decided upon formal VOTE that it was in order
to accuse man of acting here from other motives than
those which should actuate Senator That you viii
find amongst your recorded decisions but the rule of
parliamentary law is different, and it this The
sequences of be reprobated in strong
but TO arragn the motives of those who propose advo
cate 1t is personality, and against order Therefore,
sir contend that when the Senator from Maryland says
that am not sincere and do mean what say if he
had said il of any man that was inside of healthy
ganizaton he would have been out of order
am glad of a remark which fell from the honorable
Senator from Georgia 1t indicates my mind progress
and progress in the right direction. lie said ne had
some democratic preudces and inclined 90 against
this measure but my speech convinced him that he
was going wrong That is the very thing want / want
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
hunkers" all into pen. That is the very end and aim
we are driving at; and glad that find that one,
cupying SO conspicuous place my friend from Geor-
ga is needing the force Of arguments not exactly in
the way we put them; but he has listened to very
much in the way in which it said sailor recommend
ed to get pig board vessel and that put his
nose towards the vessel and catch hold of his tail and
pull him backwards BY some such process of reason
ing have convinced the Senator from Georgia but he
has gone TO the right place. and will up another
stone there We have made progress and made it in the
right direction
But want thank the Senator from Maryland. What
have said before not to thank him; but desire
TO thank him seriously He says of oil in the Uni
ted States am the last to give exposition Of the
Wing platform. Now, sir this is the sixth year of my
in the Senate, ard if | have achieved that have
done all that proposed and can, like Simeon, de-
part in peace" for il has been the great complaint
brought against at home that while was here
Wing all the time that is, Wing in disguise, and not
very much disguised at that Now have the certificate
of the honorable Senator from Maryland that of all the
men in the world the last to speak in exposition
of the Wing platform. Sir, am reoiced that But
let tell the honorable Senator that undertook
to speak for it and the honorable Senator from Miss
sppi did not call upon speak for it, but he called
upon to give exposition which had given of it in
. recent visit which made TO the West
The honorable Senator from Georgia altogether
estimates my powers both of reasoning seriously or
being humorous Sir t is sort of merit in q to
exhibit hunor he has the subjects of it all around him
But when has to- travel away off distance and
from the fields of Imagination to bring up something
excite the ludicrous there is some merit ia IT, But when
has subjects all around him. and he has only Just
to put out his hand and touch them there is great
merit in It, The Senator therefore, estimates my powers
altogether too highly Upon another field have doubt
should most signaly fail The compliment is to the
richness of the material and not to the skill of the opera
tor. Laughter.
Having said thus much, come back to the question
In regard that the honorable Senator from Maryland
paid me compliment, though he did not do So
He said that made remark which applicable to
the subject before desire be just, and wish
could return the compliment. Laughter. But, sir,
have prescribed to myself in bestowing compliments and
in the utterng of wcsms that which utterly forbds it,
and that is to speak nothing but the truth and that shuts
the mouth Of compliment this occasion. Although il
is as understand it, almost always out Of order for
person mpeach the motives Of another win say this,
that far General Scott is concerned, what say
about him said years ago. before he nominated and
before thought he would be nominated. thought them
and said that far the soldier goes he does
merit much those who have spoken the loudest in
his favor have asserted.
wish had the power 10 make what is so clear and
plain to my mind little palmer to some one else
wish had the power Of making palpable the PROPOSE
ton that vote Of thanks general after victory does
include appreciation Of the The honorable Senator
saws that that doctrine monstrou horribeI do not
know which epithet he used but believe both Does he
know the author Of the sentiment! Sir trust he does
because know that Maryland prolific in scholars and
in scholarship and take il that IL is oil engrossej
by one Of the Senators from Maryland. Sir the author
Of that Hhorrible" sentiment was Lord Chatham, the
elder Pitt and the occasion for expressing it
Of thanks to Of the British officers for the VIC
tories they had gained over the American colonies
And further than that the honorable Senator wants to
know what officer Is to do when he is called upon to
fight in unjust Sir that history will tell
him. and IL will also tell him that there were officers in
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