Speech of the Hon. Mr. Porter, of Louisiana
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Excerpt from Speech of the Hon. Mr. Porter, of Louisiana: In Opposition to the Motion Made by Mr. Benton to Expunge From the Journal of the Senate Mr. President: I have some diffidence in addressing the Senate on this question. The honorable Senator from Missouri has, with his usual industry, pronounced an elaborate argument in support of the resolution he has offered to the Senate. I suppose it to be the result of long meditation and much preparation. Neither the time allotted me since this discussion commenced, nor the state of my health, has enabled me to give to the question the attention it merits; indeed, such is my indisposition, that, were it not for the pledge I in some sort contracted yesterday with the Senate, I should decline addressing it to-day. But unless I have lost all perception of truth, and am utterly mistaken as to its effect when presented to the mind of others, I cannot be deceived in believing that no want of strength on my part can prevent me from exposing the utter feebleness of the position which the Senator has assumed. It is not surprising, Mr. President, that great pains should be taken where a heavy responsibility is incurred. I say, sir, a heavy responsibility. The attempt is to deface and destroy the public records of the country; to alter and render obscure the journals of a former Congress, which are now the public property, and with which we have no constitutional concern, except as keepers and preservers. It is more than this - it is an attempt to obliterate the truth. Yes, sir, to obliterate it. For whether the vote of the Senate was or was not correct on the occasion to which the Senator desires to apply his expunging process - Whether it was the solemn expression of wise opinion, extorted from Senators under the high obligations of duty - or, as he will have it, the effusion of heated and blind party spirit, still the fact is undoubted that such a vote was given, and the object of the Senator is to have the record of that vote destroyed - this is, to erase the truth from your record. Such a proceeding, sir, is well calculated to excite solemn considerations, and calls for the exercise of every high quality which patriotism can expect at our hands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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