The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-17
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MESSRS. TRIMBLE Il MDUFFIE.
Respecting the late personal discussion
beteeen NJ, ssrs. MO liie, Vance and
rrlmble, II the House of Representatives,
Ne copy the following
from the ". York Commercial .4ducrti3er.
Extract, dtttd
WAsuINGToS, April |, 1926.
A scene of much interest has been eXal-
hi'ed in tn. Hall Of Representatives these
last two DAYS. You know that the resola-
Ions introduced BY Mir. Al'Duihr for an a
pendnont of tn Constitution, have been
under disrussinn for these macy We X
past. The House han been a good dral
weary Of his discussion oi tate: The speech
~ n"re very long somr OF them yer alb
straci nd metaphysical, and All that enhs
rned them was the occasional Illusions IL
tne late Prrsidrutlal eltction, ,od the STATE
olparty pollucs Yesterday Hr. MDatIie
mode la, general tcpiy; much expectation
Aa5 EXCITED, aud every bodN looked tot l.
srr.c a. his srea, effort. lie was hIms
much eIclted aud 'ehrmrnt as his manner
always IS, ADD II is So 10 g, tault) on MS 0e-
caslon II was more 50 tLdu usual. LltlIr
Argument, at least hule ueW ground va
advanced but the language WIS empas-
stoned, the illusions lsbual, aud towards
the clOsr, an assault was made on the adj
mInlstratOn of the most SIo,snt and. \
Supposed picture was presented, IN when
the characters OF the President and his Sc
rotary OF State were drawn III manner
that could NOT he mistaken, aud their Goa.
iition painted IN The biackrst coiors, but he
did not stop here. After finishing thcee
pictures, he said he Va poor painter, and
lest the fgaes he bad drann might be mis-
taken, hp would put their names under
them. He then brsan a direct personal
attack % BOTH especially on Mr.. Clay
! whose conduct he said, SIS prompted by
'ambtlln, corrupting ambition" lie spoke
of ms influence over his trlends-and said,
| In terms. that he had made the Presi-
dent" This wa, followed by an aNowed
inte ,ton never 10 cease, II il were till death,
| his efforts Ia take the Presidential election
iJom the House of Representatives, for
which purpose, If his motoa in the House
should fail, he would so To the body OF the
people aud cali 4 convention.
When he closed, Mr.. Everett, on whose
consistency he had made an attack, which
he supported by quotations from the North
American Review, made few observations
explanatory Of his meaning III the Article
alluded 10, aud then Mr.. Trimble of Ken
lucky, lntreattd that the debate should not
be closed till he had an opportunity 10 re-
ply-he pleaded his seven years service,
and his iorbea ance as TO speech making
the appeal Was successful and though an
earnest desire was felt to close the debate,
| a,I o,,,ti.,,,a, 81 h,
mouse with a stern termination to set [
out till midnight or morning, they yielded,
and the committee rose. No very high
leXpeCtali1ns were entertained about the
speech, bnt be disappointed every body,
and came out with ot far, the best speech
ever heard him deliver.
Ii was not n laborrd answer to every
part of Mr.. MDutlir's: but wass dmecled
mainly To the defence of Mr.. Clay and his
lrieuds. After parrylng the charge of po-
htcal corruptlnn, he tnrne the tables aud
attacked VI 'Dnhie as a calumniator, who
mad advanced the blacklist charges on mere
suspicion. He SAID there were different
kinds of Jury. A man who swore u
what he knew vas false, was guilty of il
IN one form: but man who swure that a
certain matter was true without knOaing
whether II was trne or false, vas no less
"a per AIRED feon' than the other. Ad-
vertng to the appeals hich had been made
on the other side to future world and a
; coming Judgment, he joined IN that appeal
and IN the course f his remarks, said that
the calumnlator he had described would
be delivered over to heavens hangman,
10 scourge The rascal naked round the hori-
zon OF heayen's crcumlereuce"- with some
other expressions equally exlrasagant and
eXeeptionahle. Nj. Tpmble was followed
| by Mr.. Vance, OF Ohio. This gentleman
Is one of the instances ION which hove to
Think of the state of society and of feeling
10 this free republican county; where oo