The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-23

cation The act before had my approval and snpport
also. IL TOO is Of justice individaas but 10
States defend its tonalty on the same ground
that defended the first act and B justice the further
ground that divides The Land equally among the parties
having interest and for the praseworthy pgr-
OF protecting those who are unable to protect them
1 selves. 4H
here the message and for a moment TO The
history OF this bill in its passage through the two houses of
Congress II has twice passed the House and twice the
Senate II first passed the Senate February III 1851 by
vote Of 36 yeas 10 nays and sent the House
where was defeated By the d enforcement OF tho rules
Once the rules saspendedyeas l05 nays So
than two thirdsbu The House proceeded 10 other hns
ness And again on motion TO suspend that rule
10 allow the bill to pass, the yeas 0s and the nays
10 IL will thus be that in 1851 there was NOT only
majority OF than two 10 in the Senate in favor Of
the bill but majority OF about to in the House,
also In 1859 the Dill again before the House. and
passed by vote Of 90 yeas To "a naysalost
This session il passed the Senate againyeas 25 nays
l2and sent TO the House, and there passed-yeas 81
nays 53 viii thus be that before and
before the Honsebo,h being democratic by large msori
esths bill has uniformly commanded two-tbrds Of the
votes in house, and nearly twohirds in the other
1t 50 happened that the bill has passed both houses
at the session during the Congress- until
now aa ths'ore u as never before sent To the Prcs-
dent for approval s,r
Among the democrats who have voted on this bill at
time at another find the of Borland Ar
kansas; Downs, of Louisiana Norris, of New Hampshire
Rnsk Of Texas Shields of Illinois, sout, of Louisiana
Sturgeon Of Pennsy yana and Others the Senate and
in The House Bisse, of Illinois Cobb Of Alabama Gil
more of Pennsylvania Ingerso of Connecticut Peasee
Of New Hampshire; Polk, Of Tennessee; Churchwen Of
Tennessee; Dawson of Pennsylvania Florence of PENN
sylvana; Seymour, Of Connecticut Smith, of Alabama
Harris, of Alabama Beale Of Virginia and many others
mention these things to show that il there in
passing this bill Il MAS an error very among
democrats. Nor ii be said that the constitutional
question not raised 1t was raised in both houses
fully discussed senator's chose to
discuss H. Il speak this subject after careful nspec-
ton Of the record Mr. Borand defended constitutions
at Of the bill in the Senat and he has been abroad
Messrs Soue, Peasee, and others OF its friends have
ceved the highest marks of the Presidents consideration
and confidence
The President refers acts heretofore passed by
Congress- which he admits furnish precedents for the
passage OF this bill One Of these passed March
1912 granting township of land to the deaf and dumb
in Connecticut and the other passed pr g. 1926,
making like grant the Kentucky asylum for the edu@
cation OF the unfortunate class II is worthy Of
mark that the lands thus granted necessarily located
outside OF the States Of Kentucky and Connecticut and
were in this in all other respects granted just
propose grant these lands for object very similar
this, though not, think praiseworthy.
The President admits that there precedents but adds
they should serve asher araitg than induce
ment to tread in the path entertain the highest
respect for the opinions Of President Pierce but he will
that precedcnts by such James
Monroe John C. Calhoun, William H. Crawford James X.
Polk James Buchanan William r. King Edward Livings-
tom Levi Woodbury. George McDuie and others do not
warnings to unless be the warning that the
beacon gives to the mariner Those great bright
and shining lights; their example has umined the path
we now. reading Mr. Monroe President, and APP
proved the Of 1919 Mr. Calhoun and Mr.. Crawford
members of his cabinet and all the others senator's
representatives voted for the other Of the bills
spoken of by the President
IT. in following the lead Of democratic Presidents demo-
cratic Secretaries and senator's who have at
tanned to the highest honors in the republic and enjoyed
the highest places In the confidence Of the have
been led into hope my viii find easy par
don at the hands Of my constituents.
have now Mr.. President, performed unpleasant
duty u would have given me great pleasure to have
found my vote sustained by the President but could
neither abandon the vote had given Che convictions
which justified me in giving it. because the President
fused to sustain what had done have felt called upon
to defend nay This have donchow perfectly, is
left and public Judgment decide IL has
my studied purpose avoid everything that by possibility
could be construed into attack upon the conduct Of the
President II he is right the constitution has been hap
PLY saved from violation If be IA wrong time wil cor
rect his But whether right wrong have not
word say against the purity Of his motives He had his
convictions and he has acted them end not the
nsinuate that he has been moved thereto by any
other than the highest considerations Of duty the
try, and devotion 10 the constitution.
Mr. BRIGHT. move TO postpone the further conside-
ration Of this subject until tomorrow for the purpose Of
taking up the resolution which offered the other day
specing the publication Of our debates.
The motion agreed to-