Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-30
CONGRESS-.
IN SENATE, THURSDAY, JAN. %

IN SENATE, THURSDAY, JAN. 70
After ,he reading Of the Journal
Mr. WEBSTER rose, and addressed the &C.
nate as follows:
Mr.. P,esident-A newspaper has oeen pu'
into my hands his morning, purooruhg 70 ne
published by Duff Green, who is Printer 10 me
Senate In this paper find an article REFER
ring 80 the d. bate Of yesterday, and IN 'aa' ar
,icle find il said among other things 'qoa,'y
false, tina, y" Mr., Webster commended mat me
, National Governm"n, was established oy me
People. Uho had impaired 10 II unfin''fed p0''e's
ouer the States and the Constitution
am Of opinion, sir, that we ought e"her 10
leave our seats here altogether, or TO pro'ec.
ourselves while in them from such wilful and
atrocious caumnies by those who are admi'ed
on our floor, and who receive, through our
hands, large disbursements OF The public mo-
ney II becomes US, sir, either TO 60 home
and Weld up our places tn men OF a better spi.
rir than ourselves or else TO show that we VIII
no, be either bullied or slandered, by persons
circums anced like this publisher, out OF the
free exercise Of The righ Of discussion.
rise, therefore, sir, 10 give nori"e, that on
the next similar occurrence, which, Judging
from the past, may be daily expected, sha'i
make il the subject Of spec6r motion to the
Senate ! should do so now, sir. il followed
The inclination Of my OWE judgment; but 1t is
thought b, others, 10 whom deter. that the
course which have TINS adopted may, on the
whole, be more advisable.
Mr.. FooT's RESOLUTION.
The Senate resumed the consideration ct NE
resolution moved by Mr.. FeCr respecting Sur
vey> Of The Public Lands.
Mr. BENTON being entitled to the floor
Mr.. CLAYTON said that he desired The per-
mission Of the Senator from Missouri, Mr..
BENroN) who was entitled 10 the floor. to call
the al,en ion Of Two Of he honor able members
Of his body, Mr.. Smith Of Maryland. and Mr.
LIVINGSTON, Of Louisiana, TO a passage IN
book which had been cited in this debate by
the Senator from South Carolina (Mr HArNE)
as authority on another subject He did not
rise foI the purpose Of discussing the resolution
ITSELF In The wide range Of the debate here,
the north cas- ern and southern sections oil the
country had been arrayed against each othe:.
He lis ened 10 the discussion without ANY iu-
trn'ion Of participating in il, while the Sale
which he had the honor in par, 10 represent,
had csc sped unscalhed by The contr"versy.-
Though favorable TO the resolution, as mere
proposition to inquire, he felt but little interest
10 such contentious between the North and the
South; and his only desire in relation 10 that
I,
might have no tendency 20 ALLEVIATE one portion
If our untry from the other But his atten-
ton had been called by a number Of members
Of this House To passage in the same book;
sno her par, "f which had been referred 70 by
the Senaror from South Carolina. That pas
sage charged an illus rIous statesman, Who for
msrly occ upird ;hr scat Of Senator here, and
whose memory and famr were drar to himself
and to he people he represented, with a'rocious
corruption, OF which he was convinced that
g'eat and good man could never have been
gully; and as the witnesses referred to in the
book ITSELF were present. and ready to give .es-
timony 10 set the charge al res, he hoped he
should be psrdoned for referring 10 the objrc-
tionsble passage in 'heit presence
H. then read, from thu fourth volume OF Jei-
ferson's Mtmoirs, page SIS, he same volume
which had been brought into the senate by Ge-
neral Hsyn-.) he following passage:
~ February the 12th 1soI.-Eiward Livingston tell,
that Hay ard applied to-day, or last night, to General
Samuel Smith, and represented to him the eAPediencv
of his Cunning the who vote for Burt that
there nothing in the way Of appointment which he
might not command, and particularly nonrd the
Secretaryshp of he Navy. Smith asked him II he was
authorized 10 make the offer He said he was hors
ed Smith told this to Livingston. and TO w. c. Mich
olas who confirms it 20 me-" &c.
f1c 'UVH -He uo way
land and Louisiana, r. ferreL 10 in 'his passage,
TO disprovr the statement here made.
Mr. SMITH Of Maryland, rose aud said, that
he had read tue paragraph before he came here
day, and WIS, therefore, aware OF its import
He tad not he most distant recollection that
NJ Bsvard had ever made such proposition
10 him. Mr.. B yard, said he, AID myself. tho
politically opposed, were iuimse personal
friends, md h- was an honorable msn. Or all
men NJ B4yard WOULD have been the last 10
max such a p opn>i'ion to any man; and
am conGden. ,ha, he had teo murh respect for
me-, to havr made j., under any circumstances.
never received from any man, any such pro-
position.
Mr. LIVINGSTON Of Louisiana said, that, as
10 the precise question which had been put to
10 him by ahe Senator from Delaware, he must
say, thai having ta1rd his recollection as Tar
as i, could go, on so remote a transaction, he
had no remembrance Of il.
Mr. CLAYTON said his purpose had been a.
chieved. He thought it his duty, to sindi
cafe the honor and fame Of his predecessors
against uniustihabIe impui atoms matter