Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-04-29
LANCASTER.
TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 90, 1928.
CoNeREss. The Tariff is still under dis

Mr.. McOurne mdue oiie Vi thO ouAoSI SP0ooAOs
upon it that has been heard during the whole
session, and that Mr.. Randolph, the immor-
tai Hero of Roanoke, in speech not long
since, upon the same subject, made COM
plete failure, notwithstanding his note of
preparation was great, and "gallon Of
Brandy coloured aoater," which it was said
was ready for the occasion. A letter from
Washington, received at the office of the
Boston Centinel, says:
ait is believed here that the Tariff bill
will pass the House by small majority; but
will fail in the Senate by much relatively
larger majority. Although it bears hard on
the Eastern States, the protection it affords
to the Woollen Manufactures is much better
than was anticipated. The northern Jack
sonians are much disappointed at the re-
suit; and the Southrons are exasperated to
a high pitch. The Gladiators are preparing
their weapons for contest of vituperation
ON the general question, when large range
will be TAKEN"
The newspapers, from all parts of the
country, are teeming with the late fracas at
Washington, under the heads of "Brutal
outrage "Nosiana," "Bully Jarvis" &c.
sc. The following Message was received
by the Senate from the President, and after
some opposition referred to a select COM
lnittee:
MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT.
To the Senate and House of Representatives. Of the
United States.
WASHINGTON, 18th April, 1928. In con-
fornity with the practice of all my prede-
cessors, have, during my service in the
office of President, transmitted to the two
houses of Congress, from time to time, by
the same private Secretary, such messages
AS proper discharge of my constitutional
duty appeared to me to require. On Satur-
day last he was charged with the delivery
of message to each House. Having pre-
sented that which was intended for the
House of Representatives, whilst he was
passing within the Capitol, from their Hall
to the Chamber of the Senate, for the pur-
pose of delivering the other message, he
was waylaid and assaulted in the Rotundo,
by person, in the presence of member
OF the House, who interposed, and separated
the parties. l have thought it my duty to
communicate this occurrence to Congress,
TO whose wisdom it belongs to consider
whether it is of a nature requiring from them
eny animadversion; and, also, whether any
further laws or regulations are necessary, to
ensure security in the official intercourse
between the President and Congress, and
to prevent disorders within the Capitol itself.
In the deliberations of Congress upon this
subject, it is neither expected nor desired
by me that any consequence should be at
tached to the private relation in which my
Secretary stands to me.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The next day aletter was received by the
House, from Mr.. Jarvis, from which we make
the following extracts:
81 lately accompanied party of ladies
and gentlemen on an evening visit to the
mansion of the President; among whom
were Mrs. Jarvis, her parents, and two
young ladies, her relatives. As all the Ia
dies, excepting Mrs. Jarvis, were recently
from Boston, and for the first time in Wash
ington, they were DESTROYS of paying the
usual tokens of respect to the President and
his lady, and made this visit in pursuance of
the etiquette usually observed on such oc-
casions While they were in one of the
drawing rooms, with other visitants, Mr.. ].
Adams, the son of the President, declared in
their presence and hearing, that, their being
at the Presidents inuolued an improprietg.
and that, If kneU the estimation IN achich
qCas held IN that House, / ,CouId not suffer
myse!fto be seen there, and that he intended
the remark to be heard 6y those for achom 1t
acaS intended, and hoped 1t acas so heard"
"Those ladies, and the father of Mrs. Jar
Wis, who was political friend of the Presi-
dent, deeming this a gross indignity to
themselves, and violation of the hospitali-
ties OF House to whose inmates thew were
paying complimentary visit, he immedi-
ately retired From respect to the lady of
the mansion and the company present, for
bore to notice, at the time. the conduct of
MIR. John Adams preferring to seek an ex-
PLANTATION, after the excitement produced by
the outrage had, in some degree, subsided.n
"When / accosted Mr.. Adams in the Ro-
tundo, l supposed that he had discharged
his official duties, and was on his way from
the Capitol. was not aware that he was
charged with a message to the Senate, or
was on his way to the Chamberof that body.
viewed the Rotundo as common ground.
as public passage, not particularly within
the jurisdiction of either House of Congress,
and differing in no respect,eso far as It re-
lated to the rights or dignity of any public
body or functionary, from any public street
or highway"
L know that an assault upon an individ-
ual within the public peace, is violation of
the laws, and regret that any indignity
should have been offered to party of ladies'
under my protection, and in a place where
they expected at least the ordinary forms of
clvility, whereby was impelled to an of
fence against the civil authority, which
nope that may be always disposed to main
TAM as sober and peaceful citizen. But, if
either House of Congress shall consider that