Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-03-30
THE GAZETTEER
MARriNsBuRc. M.ncn %. 1925


opened Gas the fox-buaters say upon the pre-
sent administration. From the following ex-
tract, Al would seem to Us, as tar as We Can
fnde'sdad hIn, that Mr.. CLAT is hIs present
oeect OF pursuit We surlnlse that the able
and lucid Message of the President in relation
10 the Panama Mission, has placed the Oppo.
sit'oa sorue what az fIfh; aud we venture fur
tnsr to surmlse. that they will find it equal,
difncult to make game Ut clay. We snail take
occasion, soon, when our paper IS less croud
cd, to tell our readers something more Of this
forced opposition, which seems 10 as TO have
been conceived and brought forth IN a spirItof
Hostility to men not measures
MY last vote | think was in refer
ence 10 the admission of the state of
Missouri into the Union, which seemed
to excite the visibility ofmy friend from
that state Mr.. BENToN) and the facts
are these: As Ohio was the first State
admitted, so was Missouri the last-the
facts are these-I don't see any one
Eere vino can corrobora!e them, but
any then colleague, w. 5. ARCHER can,
so can twenty, thirty, fifty. gentlemen
"a the House OF Representatives, Ihe
facts were these: On the night that
House, my colleague was new mem
Der declared publicly and openly
thatin case that bill should pass, with
the amendment then proposed, unless
another amendment should succeed,
which did not succeed-l declared con-
ditioaaity, that should move Tor re-
consideration of the vote--myseli aud
my colleague, who, with another gen
tleman whom snail not refer to, though
near me, Mr. MAcoN,) were the only
persons whom | have heard of, belong
ing to the Southern interests, who de-
termned to have no compromise at all
on this SUBJECT. They determined TO
cavll on the nineteenth part of hair III
matter of sheer right--touching the
dearest interests the life blood of the
Southern States. Tne House was ex-
hausted-a gentleman tainted in front
of the Chair and tumbed on the ground
in this state of things, my colleague ask
ed me whether il would not do as well to
put off the melton till tomorrow, for he
was in i'll health and much fatigued) |
said could not agree to that till had
taken the opinion the court in the last
resort. After that question had even
tuated, as foresaw it might, and did,
rose in my place and asked of the Npea
ker whether it was in order to move a
reconsideration of the vote-he said that
twas. Sir, am stating facts of more
Importance to the civil history than the
battle which took place not far from this
he said it was. then asked him, Ito
relieve my colleague,w who had just taken
hts seat the first time that session.
whether it would be in order to move
the consideration of TIE vote on the
next day. He said something TO this
effect: Surely the gentleman knows the
rules of the House too well not to know
that it will be in order at any time dur
ing the sitting Tomorrow, on the next
day. replied | thought | did; but |
wanted to make assurance doubly surs !;
to have the opinion OF the tribunal in the
last resort. then agreed-to accem
modate my colleague, in the state of ex
haustion in which the House then was
/ agreed to suspend my motion for re-
consideration, and we adjourned. The
next morning, before either House met,
| learned mo matter how no matter
from whom or for what consideration
that it was in contemplation that this
clock, which is hardly ever in order, and
the clock in the other House, which is
not in better condition, should some
how d sagree that the Speaker should
not take his seat in the House till the
President had taken his seat here, and
then, that when went into the House
to make nv motion, was to be told
that the Chair regretted very much that
the Clerk had gone off with the BILL
that it was not in their possession, and
the case was irreparable-and yet re-
collect very well when we applied to the
Secretary of State for parchment roll
of an act which had not been duly en-
rolled, two sections were left out by the
carelessness of the clerks and OF the
Committee of Enrolment, that act was
by a vote of the House of Representa-
tives, in which it originated, procured
from the archives of the Department OF
State, and put on the statute book, as it
passed, not as it was on the roll. and en-
rolled anew. 1t was the act for the relief
of the captors of the Mirboha and Mis-
SCUBA. As soon as | understood this,
sir. went to the Speaker myself, and