Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-02-15
From the New York American
THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN AllFEo
OF THE UNITED STATES.

cause Tor laultHNHS thS ueSi aua'io"
which this body has fallen, under the presidcn-
CIV Of MIR. Speaker Stevenson. The report in
the NatioHal Journal, crude and spiritiess'
when compared with the actual state oil things
as i, must be, and private letters to us, repre-
sent the scene in The House Of Representatives,
on Wednesday night, as disgracctnl IN the last
degree; and particularly insist upon %he. wih'
Of dignity and frmness in the Speaker, 10 MIKE
his own S, aion and the house over which ne
pre- sides respected When in the height OF inc
Missouri fever, and the discussions incident ~
thr admission Of that STATE, MIR. Randolph ana
MIR Flovd, and other hut-heads, gave Ven' o'
the Gloor OF the House 10 tier spcnc'lc ihsoH
lencP, they were at once called 10 orueF anu
comncrd TO sit down by Mr. Speaker ayIor,
who was sustained by house that iiE"'N
deemed its own character as FIRST IN import
anCe and value So when on opening the nal-
lots for The Presidency, during The last cree
ton by Congress, some manifestations OF APP
plause from the galleries were heard, Mr
Speaker CLAW msdiately suspended all the
proceedings, and caused the gallery 10 BE- clear
rG; and the pcopie Of the United States, who
were then by their representatives solemn'y
assembled, for a most grave purpose, appian-
dcd throu ghout our vast territory, tins art 1l
tirnness, and Of respect for the character Of
u
representative shall make some miserable sally
about"a cackling hen" the galleries burst into
Laughter and applause and Mr.. Spe aker Str>
vens n j. Tain { We speak on The authority Of
the New York Enquirer, and OF course there.
fore, with certain difference OF the truth OF
what II asserts (to JON in the general merri-
ment--and neither reproyes or seeks II restrain
the conte p ibe rs er nor his applaud,ng
friends. So when Mr. Alexander SmNth, (or
as he is some lines called AT Washington,
"rhe beast" of he apocalypse undertook on
Wedne sday night TO discuss Mr.. Adams Pub>
lie character and career, the circumstances o!
his election, of his negotiations ip Russia,
France, Ghen,, and England, and al this upon
the question whether Nj. Cbilton's retrench>
men, resolutions should or 20, pass; upon S
being repeatedly called 10 order by Mr. Whip
Die, Mr.. Speaker Stevenson determined that
the genrl,mau was in ORDER and yet when up
on beng again called 20 order 5y Mr.. Whip~
pie, this Mr.. Smy'h said our aloud. "Ihc gem
tleman is drunk," Mr. Speaker decided 'hat 4!
the gentleman did not make IN. remark to the
II use, It was not out OF ordcr!.! Every BODY,
indeed, heard The remark-Iepor,ers, mems
bcrs. ami galleri s-but the Speaker did not,
or he would have called him 10 order.
AIR. Calhoun did grea, deal, Two years
permitting il To become. thr arena oF vile and
urcheck' personalities Nor his that BODY
recovered, nor can i, for years recover, the
high and honorable estimation in which il was
previously ard universally held. What Mr..
Calhoun so successfully accomplished Tor the
Senate, Mr.. Stevenson seems destined to per-
form for The House; and The Legislature OF this
Union bids fair under their joins auspices, to
become lltIle better than the National Conren~
,ion Of France, whore frantic Jae obin, on thc
a 'or, threw aside al sense Of 6cccucy, order,
and II respect and were applauded Tor their
exploits by the st arctly more frantic or less
resp"c able Jacobns Of the iribuhcs. Yet such
seems to be the necessary and natural tenden-
cy Of the Jackson spirit and rule.
We JUS, find in the National Journal, the
following fagra nj instances Of partially III The
conduct of The Speaker, which form not unf
sequel aud conc luson 10 he above remark,
In the course Of the debate on Mr. Chlltnn's
resolutions on Wednesday, Mr.. Bartlett, while
reading an extracl from the letter Of Mr.. Blu
chanan, was arres'cd ny tn Speaker, who dec
Jared II oui Of order 10 make reference TO opIn-
IONS expressed by member out OF the House.
On the same evening, when Nj. Kremer, who,
like Mr., Randolph, appears 10 ENJOY peculiar
privileges. produced letser said TO he written
state, TO our great surprise, and we must also
say,regret, MS il led 20 necessary retaliation by
Mr. Wright, he Speaker 'mitted him TO
readit through without corruption
As these cor llicing c,rcumst noes go forth
10 The world, tie people Cannot shut III il eyes
nor thei understandings, 10 The Inconsistency
which they present upon their lace. We Will
not pretend to assign any reasons Tor this IN
consistency, but we are impeled by every feel
ing of ps,ri"tlsm-by regard for the honor
aud dignity Of the House eollec lively ard indi-
,idual!y, to lament the results 10 which il has
led, and TO which ii may frequently lead here .
after.
From Tie correspondent Of the NeW- Iorh
Commercial advertiser, Dated
Washington City, Feb ?.
RETRENCH MENT.
The debae on c. llton's re>o lutions for re-
trenchm, M still conrinuts. TIE longer il con-