The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-04-27

| Coz mlttee rose with leave to SIT az in, aud
III. House adjourned. Phenir Gazettt
S.
Congress procetdiags Of Monday.
IN TIT SEEATE-Mr. Randolph rose,
and SAID ! rise TO ask for an explanation
In my newspaper Of tins morning, in re-
port of the proceedings of Saturday last,
hnd this statement:
And, that tho conduct Of the Chair
might not be impungcd 10y the procedure,
g Mr. Holmes took occasion to express his
satisfaction that the motion had proceeded
from an intimate personal friend of the
Vice. President, which itself would CON
"radIct III" presumption, that any conduct
"oi that officer had induced the PROPOSE
g ton"
Meaning, presume, my motion to res
clnd thu late rnlee and To- ipinstate the for.
mer ones. ! certainly, sir, offered the rs.
nlutlon III no such character: neither have
appeared III the character, at any time, of
the personal friend or enemy Of any gen
ilpman on this floor, with one exception
~ the personal friend of one gentleman. -
do not think II necessary, sir, 10 say any
thing more ia reference 10 the matter than
that have no doubt that the gentleman
from Nalne bad grounds, that eened very
good Ia HIM, for the allegation that ht has
been pleased to maks-g ounds satisfacto
~ 10 HIM | could 90 on and say very
handsome things, but time as well as pro.
pretty requires me only 10 say that which
IS necessary-that the gentleman from
Name never had from mr. any authority TO
,paN a al uncb Inc IN -,
myself, nor in reference 10 any other gen
tlrman whatever go for the fact, sir
am matter of fact mani said EXPRESS
", that MS cast no inputations, so would
make no disclaimers
| don't think it necessary at all TO state
my motives for action on this door and
shall not state them, now or at any time /;
and, mot stating them myself cannot con
sent that they shall be stated for me- by a.
mother, with whom, however much II may
be desired, am ON no such footing Of IN
'Imacy, ar sven acquaintance, as 10 lus-
ilty thai other IN stating my motives fnr
me, or In describing the relations in which
IT rs his pleasure that ] shall stand towards
any individual. however humble or exalted.
| here state another fact: | wish my
words to be taken, now and always, such
AS they arr, and for no more my motives
will be Judged by my acts. think know
lhe use of my tools, aud will not Consent
hat the scalpel shall go beyond the very
mark that have made. In nine cases out
Of ten, jedse not by what man says, not
bY his mere words, but by the tone, the
voice, the look, and other circumstances !;
the mere words are of subordinate cousid-
Grafton. rise only to say, that I came
forward under no such character as that
which has been gratutously imputed TO mr.
and why? reserve To myself tie for
nation of my own friend hips and my own
enmitlrs, aud trust that no gentleman will
undertake IN create for me either the one
or ihe other. In saying this, can say with
the utmost truth, that mean n0thing per.
sonally offensive tn the gentleman from
Maine. could say, if il were necessary
hut why is it necessary ?-have we got
10 this, that mn man can act here-can sub
init a motion without preiacing it or lard
ing 1t with perphrastlcaI disclaimers of
this bad motive, Or that bad motive? Can
we carry on the machine of Government
by no other way than by this fnlsomr adn
latIOn Ii make a motion, let the mo-
ton speak for itself. II utter an argu
ment, let the argument speak. III declare
political hostility TO any man on this floor,
II may be said-not in the very words of
Tacitns--as Latin seems To be the very
stumbling block of all our editors from
Maine 10 Florida, ! will therefore give it in
English" they who are false in their
friendships, do not feign IN their enmitirs."
However much | might desire the friend
ship Of the presiding officer of this House,
thar relation never has suhsisted between
that gentleman and myself, personally or
politically. say so to take away that
which does not belong TO him any more
Than 10 me. The presiding officer Of the
House might not choose to have this thing
/ put on that footing. When say this, do
| declare any personal or political hostility
to himf Not at all. We may at last be
come so extremely astute snd diplomatic,
rs never to see the object before our noses
because we are looking under it, over it, or
beyond il; To discover some Interior or la
tent meaning. III had heard the words
Of the gentleman from Maine-as no man
on earth has any authority to create for
NE friendships or enmtjes-I should have