Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-04-13

=. "a, male and restless, the features oi
h;s countenance ike the face ot ihe SKY
- !, nodes n wnirlwind. lie rose
TO reply, but stood more than minute .
s;leni. his ewes alone, land he has TER
r;ble one uttered the coniii-l wi'nln
him. During the moment the nan anu
the gallery were still as the grave. n
lenGIh he said rise, Mr.. -Peaker, Tor
the purpose of endeaVoring to oD'la'e I
misunderstanding as to the precise anu
specific meaning of language OF GeDa'e
used here in us application to genie
men of this House-and hrst turn "
the gentleman from Kentucky. hiter
stating in a manner calculated 10 Iuu'ee
the majority OF any intelligent uooy "
apply tbs remarks to me, hat the man
who swears mere he quoted win acI
curacy the expression OF Mr.. lrimo'e)
now >ir, wish the gentleman TO say
explicitly, whether he did not m'eho 70
andy these terms to me-" And then ne
took hrs seat Mr.. iriulbie now rose,
and his couptenance exhibited state oil
excitement scarcely less tnan that OF
MIR. M,Duffie. lie waited much longer
after he rose before he began to speak,
and the interest excited increased IN IN
tensity Gany members left their seats
in the more distant parts of the ball, and
came nearer to the speakers; the sofas
were mostly occupied by members OF
the Senate, that House not being III
session to day Atlength with the look
of one, who, by painful effort, had
wrestled down his feelings, MIR. irlmble
SAID in reply, When commenced the
debate, thought put myself and the
gentleman from ). {. on perfect loot
ting of eqlahty--l SAID we were both
lockers on ia Venice | assumed to
myself neither any purity, nor any PR
yilege here which did not allow to him
The gentleman made in this House yes
terday, one Of the most extraordinary
speeches hch believe was ever heard
in any deIiberative body and have
first to ask him whether he meant IN the
remarks he then made, any personality
to me2 In what said, meant to mete
out measure for mersure: before God i
meant no less; and may heavens light
ming blast me If | meant any mors. L
told him we were both lockers on. |
meant to make no charge OF corruption
unless be did; but ii he did, did, l shall
give no explanation to the gentleman
from s. T.. until that gentleman gives an
explanation to me. i thought | treated
tie thing fairly 4 treated him precise
ly az be meant to be understood as
treating us--I did not involve him fur
Their. Ii he says be meant no person
ality, meant none; if h. did, did; but
in doing so, as in the whole course OF my
remarks, put myself entirely on the de-
fenoiye felt, now feel, no malice
towards him, or towaAi> any man; but
whatever may follow this, l do not
mean that either myse or my friends
shall have imputations cast upon US,
The gantleman's answer is with himself
when he answers, do.
MIR. M'Dufie replied: Every gentle
man here knows what was ms language
yesterday, as to Mr.. Clay and bis hiends
i ask the gentleman from Kentucky
whether he heard IT'D did not said
Mr.. J hear the whole of i'll heard a
part-but | was told by friend that j,
contained qualification of very Of
fensive kind.n Mr. M1Duhie now said,
Ill IS useless to presstor any explanation
perhaps it had been better j had not
asked it-but (raising his voice, and
flashing from every feature) | wish now
the gentleman to understand that per-
fectlyunderstand.the game that is going
on-and perfectly under stand the skulk
ing manager who moves the wires. The
honorable gentleman from Ohio, told
the House that he came from the lowest
orders of society there Mr. Vance
said he had qualified bis declaration as
referring to pOverty)-Sif, he need not
have told us 'hat---he had not disappoint-
ed his destiny. but, when the Secretary
of state wishes to avoid responsibility,
and puts forth only tools and understra-
pers, have only to say, and if he wishes
me to move in this business, be must
send me gentlemen, and never will re-
cognize as such every one who happens
to hold seat here. "-Attempts were
now made to have the Committee to
rise, but they failed, and the debate was
continued by Mr.. Moore and Mr.. Hen
ny, of Kentucky, who are friends of
General jackson, and who spoke in vim
dication of him from some charges al
luded to by Mr.. Trimble The debate