Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-04-23

oainst me. The pamphlet SO much abused
I nv the gentleman, Is the speech which
beoan here in my place, and which had it
moi been for want of health, would have
finished. It was then written. 1t was
snolen $50 far as it was spoken) as it was
written except the reply to the Chairman
rs # IS now published. did then, as /
10 now. denounce the honorable gentle
man for gross plagiarism on the Boston
Renort. TWAS then done IN his presence.
/ would not rob the gentleman Of any OF
his claims toorlginahty. Since he came
into public life, he has certainly discover
ed a mind not altogether barren; and can
/ call up a numerous family of political so
phisms, legitimately, and in all their fea-
lures, peculiarly his own. More than this
. / cannot allow to him. His teeming gent
us could never have produced a report
on the state Of the finances" had there
never been any intercourse between him
and the masculine absurdity Of the BOs-
ton Report. The gentleman accuses me
of making this accusation against him
insidiously. 1t Is no part of my character
TO do so; and the gentleman knows that
his allegations has no connection with the
fact. I said it openly on this floor |
have put it in print, and ! sent a printed
COPY to him for his perusal. Had the pre-
sent efiusion Of his genius, and gentle
manly accomplishments, been poured out
uDon me. then, ] should have looked for
the source of it in the fiery and Combusti-
HE elements of his nature. The gener-
erously passionate temper of a southern
cline can furnish no such apology for
that cautious malevolence which hes IN
wait ten days and nights; and then, sud
denly uncoils and aims her tangs at the
unexpecting adversary. The gentleman
saws i have some character for some lear
ning. / thanl, his courtesy; but would
have preferred the appreciation Of less
questionable authority. whatsoever pro
gress hemay have made IN science or let
tiers. he seems not to have adopted the
style of speaking common TO scholars and
gentlemen He who could use terms OF
vulgar abuse such as he used to me, be-
fore this House, and this nation, places
himself below the reach Of any rebuke
from my tongue.
THE Speaker here interpOsed, and
said. that when the gentleman from South
Carolina made his remarks, the char did
not suppose that they were intended to
apply to any member of the House. He
certainly understood them as applying
TO the author of some pamphlet out OF
doors. IF the chair had supposed tor a
moment that the gentleman from South
Carolina had had allusion, in what he
said. to any member of 1t, he should
promptlv have arrested the debate, and
called to order Not so understanding If,
he had permitted the gentleman from
south Carolina to proceed with his ex-
PLANTATION.
Mr.. NDuaio said he was glad that
the member from Rhode Island had. by
ms usual and parliamentary courtesy,
made It In order for him to say, what he
would have said before, If 1t had.been at
that time In order. The member from
Rhode Island was correct IN supposng
chat the illusions made by me to GER
tain pamphlet when before occupied the
floor. had reference to what that member
had sent out to tie world this morning, as
his printed speech. did not point the
alIusion To that speech IN terms, because
It would not have been IN order to do so.
Z will tell the member from Rhode Island
why did not take notice of the nslnua-
lion In ms printed speech, whenit was de
| Iyered. The obvious reason was, SIR,
that the printed pamphlet which he has
published as his speech, was never delly
cred mt all, and the reference made by
| him to the report of the committee O.
ways and means. in what he said IN the
committee ofthe whole, was entirely dit
/ ferent an occurred IN a different way
from what appears in the printed Pamph
I let which he has published as his speech
. To viii be recollected bv every gentleman
who heard the member from Rhode island
that. before he had made any offensive al
fusion to the report of the committee o
WAYS and means, the chairman called hn
TO order And it was then-apParentl,
under the influence of irritation at the de
cisio1 of the chair-that the membe
/ from Rhode Island said, for the first, an'
only time. that the report of he commits
of ways and means contained the sam
views that were contained in the Bosto
Report. This was all that he said on tina
point AS the member from Rhode Isl
/ and was an old man-and ! slncerel
/ regret that his department has not bee
/ more becoming his gray hairs was dis
1osed TO pass over without notice. word