The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-24


known To be fnlse-sr, I believe I have gun
lar enongh--and | am opposed 10 dislrihu
lug, because lam unwilling 10 have my a.
| geney in disseminating "A mass Of fraud snh
| lalsehood.
Mr., Wright, OF Ohio, now rose, aud said
Thai he had been much surprised nj the re-
marks OF the member from Virginia. lie had
understood the proposition before tho Hons'
TO have respect IN the number Of copies ut
| certain books. which We're ia he retained III
the library. Now, Sir, said MIR. ". III dis
GUESSING the propriety and necessity Of such
measure, what havr We heard IAN attack
on the Printers of the House--another attack
On n member of the House On the member
who now addresses the Chnir--an attack So
directed thet oobodys-thnt 40 child who runs
the street, II he heard it, could mistake the
person for whom II wns intended aud we
have henrd bat member openly chhfged-
upon the floor, with gross, palpablc, Also
Lutte, aud wiiul lalsehood.
| The Speaker here lnlerpose1, and said that
| he had not under stood thu gentleman from
Virginia a. making such a charge against any
member OF the House. II he Ind So under
stood him, he should certainly have called
him 10 order. liz understood the remarks
OF the gentleman MS intended 10 apply only 10
II certain Register of Debates aud not 10 any
member of the House.
| Nr. Wright replied. that the member from
Virginia had said, thai fnlse report had been
drawn ont, by amember, OF his remarks made
! in this House
Mr.. Randolph, speaking across, said, No.
did not
Mr.. Wright resumed. There certainly
was IN the remarks OF that member, n sag
! gestion Of fasehood, aud of the suppression
OF the truth.
The Speaker said he had not So under
stood the gentleman from Virginia. lie had
made no such charge against the gentleman
| from Ohio
| who heard the member had 50 understood
him, md lie Mr. ". ought, in such oironm
stances, TO hive the liberty OF reply
Mr. Wright snid, II .uch disclaimer hid
The SPEAKER said, the gentleman from Vrr-
gin'n hns made mn open disclaimer of such
intention
been made he had NJ, heard II, lie would
aow pau,r. to receive any disclaimer the men-
Der had 10 make
Mr.. Randolph then said, all which that
gentleman has appliedt 10 himself, | did shy
hui said il IN reference 10 the Register oi
d bates. and not ia application 10 the gentle.
pan. What | did say, in reference 90
my reply 10 the genlloman's rrmarks, snid
|
gencer Of yesterday. say SO yet | did nn-
3erstand the gentleman from Ohio as saying
thnl had attacked the funcionarics OF this
Government rosr TO repel TINT impuiatiou
aud IN 50 doug, declared TINT | bad refer
red only 10 the iunclionnries OF Yirginin,
and did inquire III the gentleman whether
he had taken Virginia INTO his spceinl csrr
aud keeping, and added, that, II he hnd done
SO, she was under great obligations Ia him.
! now say TINT the report OF The gentleman S
remarks, which appeared IN The lnteligencer.
did appear 10 mo 10 give WHIT ho amd, net
as lie said | make no charge ol fnisrhood
against the gentleman. The gentleman eau
put all straight by saying aye' ar no" to
tn" nierrogntory whether he did prepare thai
report Of his remarks or not
The speaker now said that the gentle .
ma ON Ohio was at liberty 70 reply aud
explain
Mr. Wright shid, be should do So The re-.
pc oil Friday last, said he, was not only sub,
slantlnlly correct, 81 far n my remarks were
concerned, but literally 40, To n word aud
~ "a letter | did altitude To the gentleman
E from Virginia. Offer had inquired Of the
Chairman whether he was in order) ~ re
treating from the House. | did, anfrwa,ds
see him felurn 10 his sent--ndnced 10 do 90
as then supposed, by the remark | had
ducemcni, | care not and whether nm hi.
evil genips, or his good genius, is 10 me Il
mater of ind ference | sHid that he mad
made a most eslraordinary attack on two ol
the innCilpnarles oil Virginia. never did mn.
dersiand him AZ having rrerrcdto the tuuc.
tlunnrles nj the United Stair, for | have not
81 far forgotten what j. due 10 myself aud tt
my own dignity, as willully IN give to III,
rrmn,ks oil n gentleman II talse direction
did say farther, that such an extraordinary
attack ought 10 he rcplrd 10 before the ques
iiOu was laken-nnd Ia give an oppor unit J
Tor snch reply, then moved sn adjournmen
The gentleman from Virginia i use ihs
term by the courtesy OF the Ilonse--the mtm
} ber from Virginia did ihen maze some re
marks to the Chairman, in vloIniiau OF til,
rules Of the House, an adjournment hnv
ing been moved for those remarks | Gale,
! him 10 ordrr--he did take his seat-bui whe
] iher he WHs induced 10 do 20 by my call
) neither known care. There was conside
! ralle confusion about hiu-=.I do not say IL
= the gentleman himself, bnl about him in
consequence of which | neither heard no.
knew whnt il was he bad said---l heard Que
> ortwo word, al IA Isl. The gentleman say
II beg his pardOn-the meUJcr from Vrgiuii
says--
In Speaker here called Mr. Wright 10 or
I drr--nuguage OF TINT character could not b.
|. permitted
to Mr. Pearce suggested to the Clair that ih,
70 gen'lrman rom Virginia had used the tern
, ,nember as applied 10 the gentleman iron
. Otto
p Mr., Carson replied, that he had not use'
il in any such conneAiou rs had inst been
done by the gentleman from Ohio.
4, fhe Speaker again said. that in the MN
. uer in which he bad associated the term. thu
gentleman from ohio Ind not been in order
10 tha gentleman would NOW proceed.
F.. Mr. Wright then resumed. really do nc
r know very weii what term TO employ in nj
a ludlng 10 the gentleman. The word gentle
ma" rs employed by the courtesy OF th'
- House, and suppose II must pr"ga'l. The
gtnfienoH then says--tbat he received repl,
, from The reporter, advising him TINT the re
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