The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-21

far rs II was Spol,rn) rs II was written tekcepl
the reply 10 the thiirn1n1S as II Is now publish
ed, did thCn. ~ dn INV, dunnnnc" the hhu-
arable gentleman Tor gross plagiarism IN the
Boston Report. TWAS theu dune IN ms pies.
enCc. ! would not rob tn gentleman ~ any OF
his claims To originality. Smce he came into
public liir, hc has certainly discovered mind
not altog, ,hcr barren and can call MP nnnct-
Gus family of political sophigns cgitmnatcly
and Ia all their features peculiarly his own,
Nure ihan III lrHnn0t allow to him. HIS teen
M genius tonld never have produced re-
port ON the state ufiho Finance had there
never been any intercourse between him and
the masculine ahsurdnv Of the Boston Report
| The gentleman accuses me of making this ncrn-
>dtiun against him nsldionsIv II ~ no pnri OF
NY character TO do 81 ; aud the gentleman
/ knows that his allegation has 10 come ion with
the fact. said II opculy on the iiool. | have
| pni /, IN prrnt. and sent printed copy OF the
whole speech Ia him Tor his pcrnsai Hnd the
present ninslon Of his genius, and Pcntemnnlv
/ accomplishments been poured OFT upon ne
then should haYe looked ior the Eoni &c of II IN
| tic Grly aud cnmhustbc clements of his M.
turc. The gcnerou.l, pnsslonnte lemper of
southern cline can furnish such APOLOGY for
| Tint cauious maleyolencc " hich lies IN wait ten
| DAYS aud nights aud then suddeniv nncoiis aud
aims her tancs nj the interpreting adversary.
| The gentleman SAYS hnve some character for
| some learning. | thank his courtesy ; but
would have preferred the appreciation Ola lees
questionable authority. Whatsoever progress
he mny hive nude in science OF letters, he seems
not To have adopted the style Of spending com-
mon TO scholars aud gentlemen. lie who could
| nsr terms nfNngar abuse such as he has used
10 me before this House, and tins nation, places
himself below the reach ol amy reboke from my
tongue
! Tue SPEAKER here interposed and snd thni
when the gentleman from South Carolina mnde
| his remarks, the Chair did not suppose TINT they
were intended TO apply TO any member Of the
House. He certainly understand them as np-
! wing 10 the author OF some pamphlet ont OF
doors. II tho Chair had supposed. for n mo.
mcnt that the gentleman from South Carolina
! bad Ind Rlluson, ~ what he snld. TO any
! speech delivered IN Committee or the House, or
any membrr of IT, he should promptly have al
rested the debate, and called In order. Not
80 understanding IT, he had permitted the gen
tcman from s. Carolina 10 proceed with his ca
PLANTATION.
Mr.. McDUFfiE said, he was glad thai the
member from Rhode island had, by his usual
and Characteristic exhibition ot parliamentary
courtesy, made II IN order for him 10 say, what
he would have snid before, ifithad been nj thai
time in order. The member from Rhode island
wRs correct in sapposnR that The illusions mnde
by me 10 n certain pnmphlet, when before &C
cupicd the floor. had reference 10 whnl thai
member bad sent out TO The world this morn ing
ms his printed speech did not point the al
fusion to that speech IN terms, because II would
not have been in order To do so. | will tell the
member from Rhode Island why did mt take
notice of the insnuation IN his pflntrd speech
when il was delivered The obvious reason was
Sir, that the printed pamphlet which he has pub
shed ms his speech. WAS never delivered ut all
and the reference made by him 10 the report OF
the Committee Of Ways and Means, in whpi he
SAID IN the Committee the Whole, WIS entire
" different aud occurred IN n different wat
from whit appears IN the printed pamphlet
" hich he has published rs his speech. II viii
be recolleced by every gentlemen who heard
the member from Rhode Island thpt, before he
had made aug offensive alluson to the report ol
the Committee of Ways and Means, the Chair
man called him 10 order. Aud il was then--np
parently under fhe Influence Of irritation at IA,
decision al the Cbnir--that the member from
Rhode I,and said, for the FIRST aud OILY time
that the Report oi the Committee of WAYS and
Means contained the snme views that were con
, tanned in the Iiosf5n Report This was all thai
he said on that point. As the member from
Rhode Island was an old mnn--and | sincerely
l
becoming his grey hairs was disposed TO pas,
over, without notice, words which | then sup
posed 10 have proceeded from The impulse ant
excitement ofthe moment. II IS not every falls,
charge or insinuaiIon that is slnndcrous But
Sir, when saw the impuIalon Of plagiarism de
lberately aud falsely made against u Commit
tee ofthis House. ~ printed speech-a speech
Sir, which il took the member about fifteen min
utrs 10 deli yer with very slow uttcrHnce, and
which is now 'swelcd INTO thuty-seyen pages
in almost every one OF which this pitful and I'M
potent charge against the Committee of WAY,
aud Means, is repeated in new version
could not bun regard u az evidence OF prrmediia
ted mnlicc and, ns | knew the inputaiion 10 b,
false, fell bound SO 10 expose the author OF IT
that he may receive the sentence which he mer
its from the judgment OF the public.
One word, Sir, on another topic. The mem
Der from Rhode Island. in discussing the Iarin
manifesis murh more anEirty Ia pIoduce SOM
Ell Ct upon nn0thrr quest on, than to ensure H.,
passage of the bill on the table, however II mas
be mortified. Hence II IS thai he abnrs ass
duously 10 identify the doctrines Of The Com
mitter of WAYS aud Ncans-t doctrines which 1
is notorious | have always maintained, bu
which the member from Rhode Island learned
~ snpposes 10 he entirely new Nv ith the Oppo
siton to the present Administration. Now, Sir
- III lNl lHHliW fHnti NY bDlnlbHs OF NY
principles from any man. or set oi men, thu
no man or set of mrn will be held responsible,
for them. Whatever have sad or done, %
this measure, has had no couoesiou with any po
; llticdl association whatever. Ihe views have
presented, be they important orin,ign hcani arr
rnphatlcally my own. Whatever ! may be
81 Lam M self sw.aI IN M mans words
aud on this subject I disclaim all combinations
tor political effect I will barely remark. N con
ciusioil, that the doclrmcs on political economy
which the member from Rhode Island suppose,
TO be entirely novel, II both sides Of til, CON.
tested question ol protection. hat been The coUt-
mon property Of the whole citllized wofd inI
the last half century. bad supposed thai he
possessed some tolerable knomirdce OF this
brunch ofpolllical science, historically At least.
\, ind, however. he Is entirely ignorant Of IT,
beg leave to inform him, that ever since the
publication Of Adam Smiths ESSAY on the wealth
IT nations, contest has brfn carried on hei"eeu