The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-02-03

~ieassd y observe siil more prcvalsnt o. fks
door VI Congress
\. nf ka0w fial ~ least a0me of tha objection.
Ia the ORIGINAL proposal are orcasioned hY fte
s8uree from which Y b. procssied There aFs
lip.vidlais wv fhis House VT h0 look MI the mover
lnf fhis resolution. mn il iis value nr importancs
= Vas 10 Be measured by inquirinz who brought 4
forward W., have long bad THE pleasure w
tnnvfnH fhe honorable gentleman who origin.
nf4d this rfsoiufion--l have sometimes had ihs
" pleasure " acting Wiih him and woald w
r.st ~ those tu WhCml have ailudru, thhi ~ they
.r.h fn be rerardrd ns scnfinels WI freedom shes
Y oosf Discard .he source from which any msas-
I,re favourable i0 its Interestingly happen w have
rrarnnapd. and mast take II up on ts own inirin-
+ .iek rnerits III a gentleman iFho happens 60 BE-.
. long ~ y different party, W political sentusni,
shall brinz forward u proposition ifauEht with
liberal principles and nohie sentiments IN
Y 4 60 be rejected Tor his sake Il tbs y the case
wv cease wv wv republicans. and those WHO ari
On principles fhe reverse "a ours will w. me men
Who trrlv deserve thst uame aad, sr, Il aH
trepublicans must oppose tbs doctrine, and MI
fraeralists advocate Vi inr oue- should cease t0
lbe republican, and would become teder-
laiist"
Y ~ bcms. II you dare gu bone " ycu cHu. wv
YOUR Constituents. and sell Them fnal yau voted if
doaH-msel. II yea dare. tie appalling ceunienancs
NJ those WHO srut you here, thr meant NO ueaance3
ard trl them that you shfank ffom ihf declaration
" your own commemorative yoo caupot tel how,
huf thai some unknown dread. scHIe indC tenhaale
apnrehesion. some indrhrable sanger atfEhird you
thar the spsSues 81 scinelaTs, and crowns. and
ogssceH'E Eleamed before y0u. and alarmed you
and that You suppressed All the nabc ifflnEf prcmp-
ted by Ie@ion ~ liberty, BY naiions undergraduates
and Nv humhngy. Hs cuud not frns himself I'D
believe. Mr. a. said that such woud be- che feeling
81 majority ~ this House. Bui. fer himself though
every friend ~ The ihcula desert w, and hE
be left 20 STAND alone with the gentleman from Mas
sachusstis, be would give 70 he Tssolsun tie pooT
sanction 81 BIZ unqualified appreciation"
FROM rHE NATIONAL GAZETTE
On Thursday the debate the Greek QassfioH-
was received IL tbs House q Representatives Mr.
Cook. af illinois made 4 sensible and ingenious
was followed ~ Nj. Bartlett 81 New Hampshire
who commended against anv declaration in favour Of
the Greeks. IN strain Of laboufed facsuousness
and smart irony, loT which he was well rebuked BY
Mr. Clay, on Friday. JutginE Of what me said iTem
fhe report Of the inteiligenosr should Be equal
~ sorry and surprised " u had sensible Influence
on the House, as was asserted By Ma CnthheH the
DAY after. As a specimen Of Mr. Bartleits wat and
feeling may select these passages OF Tvs speech
When our property Is saptured. and che Turk
sh cimetar Is died in American hocd-where then
viii be your Greek commiuecs-yuur Greek dane
ers You may then pipe in vain for them 90 dance.
Where viii Then be your volunteer pilgrims % ths
tomb NJ Leonidas and Socrates They will prefer
the domestic Preside 20 any tomb, ancient mod
ern, 70 he found 10 the Ottoman Empire
II we find Do subject Of practical utility 70
egislait upon LEI ms listen once more 10 our long
duplicating fellow-ciiizsn, Capt Symmesi o.. II
his path be nor leffy enough; aud gentlemen would
prefer the bottom Of the Mediterranean 10 Dis bOt-
tOnless region, then let rs mount the flying ma
chine, which occupied our deliberations % a form
or occasion, and wiag our way az once 10 glory
and renown."
The Greek question was resumed. on Friday, -
the House Of Representatives, when Mr.. Culhbeu
or Georgia who had ths right 10 the floor" al
gued "a length against Dir. Webstcr's Resolution.
lie presented some ofthe strongest considerations
which offer themselves the negative side, but Mr..
Clay. who followed him, has. think, rePellsd
them IN a triumphant manner. We relish much,
the greater part 81 Mr. Gays remarks that we
repubsh this afternoon. from the National Intelii-
gencer the whole sketch Of his speech. He Hsetf.
as became him, the suggestion Of Mr. CuthheTf that
The measure Of sending an agent, VI done ar all,
had better be done silsafiy, lolfAOuf i1uihHg no
lice or resistance"
After Mr. Clay bad finished, q Mr.. Cuthbert
expressed a wish, that the Hon. Speaker would
explain the meaning Of some parts Of his Speech
a little more clearly az he understood them
they seemed TO contain reflections and insinua-
tons, respecting those who opposed the resOlu-
ton, which were Of an unpleasant kind II its
opponents had In them the spirit Of freemen,
they were not TO be terrified from their posts bv
menaces He could not believe tie gent'eman
meant al his words seemed 10 conyey-if IVY
did, he would say that ne, for one denied the
insinuations, and scorned the denuneiation."
Mr. Clay explained" He had 10 intention
% disturb the gentleman he should take back
nothing Of what he had said but be could assure
the gentleman, that Ne had no personal allusion
70 him or 10 any other gentleman on that floor
iartrom this feelings on the subject were
strong, and he might have expressed them
strongly. The advocates u the motion had
been called Don Quixotes and he had meant m
repel imputations Of that kind