Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-02-24

but persuasive and fascinating reasoning of a
Lowndss-to the melodieus an d i,npa,sisned
eioqusnss of Clay-to the lucid, command
ing and solid argument Of a Webster-hut
for combination and prsfusisn Of all the
weapons parliamentary war-of wit. ironv.
sarcasm, imagination and elsquenee-he was
surpassed by none-nay, sir, az a parliamen-
tary crater he was unequalled. Hc cenbi-
ned all the skill of 4 debster, the eeniu, Sf q
poet, with the patriotism and proud phiIoss-
ply of a statesman. The people of this coun-
! try owe him large debt of gratitude. He
was ever the vigilsnt enemy Of power. and
the devoted friend of our ancient and excel
/ lent constitution. With . political foresight
and sagscity, beyond any Of his distinguish.
ed rivals fer parliamentary honor., he detect
ed in the emerey and resisted with prophet
/ lc wisdom, those measures which laid the
foundation Of that gigantic accumulation Of
federal power and taxation, which we are
now so zeslously endeavoring to check ard
moderate.
Such, sir, is the distinguished mas-with
thirty years Of experience ia the public SER
vice, with familiar knowledge of Ill eur
national concerns, foreign s. dsmestic-such
is the man to whom the president assigned
the charge oil our mission to Russia. With
frame constitutionally infirm he departed
upoa his mission, aud was necessarily left at
liberty to leave his station, should his health
require it. He retreated through an evident
necessity, from the incleniencies Of a Russian
winter. Had he venturcd, sir. TO remain, and,
with bis feeble constitution. to escounter the
horrors Of a Northern water, we should not
now have had occasion to discuss this mise
rable question about his salary! The career
of this eccentric but illustrieus man is near
! its close. Perhaps even now, Mr.. Speaker,
while we are debating this wretched motion,
Providence may have placed him beyond the
/ reach OF all his enemies Should II De so, SIR,
every honorable adversary will leave hiIa to
! his repese. None will pursue him there-none
will hover over his gr2ve-saye the bald yul-
ture and crsaking raven.
/ This was spoken on the oath plt. On Mr.
C's concluding, Mr.. Burgess made an effort
to obtain the floor in reply, but he was pre-
vented by motion to djourn. The bill was
net again taken up until the Sd inst, when
Mr.. b. rose, and after replying to the Virgil
MIA members, thus retorted upon Mr.. Cam
breleng. (The reader will admire the classic
illusions in this rejsinder, species of litera-
ture in which MIR. d is perhaps sxcelled by
no other scholar in the union. He was for
many years president, if we mistake not, Of
Brown University, z. ~
! 1t is himiliating, but must reply 10 the
gentleman from Nav York. Fer myself. |
weuld let him pass. tits a kind of Domitan
amusement, this killing flies with bodkm -
Gladly would say, with the administration
of Uncle Toby, to tae little buzzing incon-
vensnee, (when have him in my hand $50
poor insect, go; the world 10 surely wide e.
noush for thee and ms
/ have some apology for giving some atten-
ton to the speech of the gentleman frsm N
: York. The place, however it may be slled,
docs give kind Of character to what is said
or dsne in it. Ne matter hsw utterly Ineon-
siderable, or even contemplate person may
be, wherever constitutional Sortisn of the
people has placed him at one Of these desks,
replying to what he may have said, though
it may not be very creditabie, yet must be
excusable. in any member of this house. The
Romans were went TO place wsodsa image
in their gardens, as the special protector OF
! the place; and Horace has related 10 us the
solIlequy of one Of these Roman deities,
wherein he gives some account of bis svn a
poutSis- fdss ubE-
less log, until the carpenter took me in hand:
but he has now worked me up into gedl'
The people Of New York can surely turn out
as good work as the Roman carpenter.
We are by this learned aud honorable gen
tleDan reproached for 4 want of magnanin1-
ity; and are tsla that no objection, for any
such cause, WIS made by him and his party
to any appropriation The true difference
between his and our efforts will be found in
this we labor to safe money rem Illegal and
useless appropriations; he labsrsd 10 abuse
these who had, in pursuance OF illegal and
useless appropriation, honestly paid it away
What were the doings of this ma gnani-
nous gentleman in committee Of which be
was a remarkable member? Here is the re-
cord book Of that committee. Ihave select
ed as an ordinary sample Of this gentIenan's
labers of retrenchment, four cases, and vii!
trouble the house With few quotations, and
few remarks upon them.
''On the s5th April 1928, the committee
| being in session,
| "Ihe chairman Thea stated to the commit
! Tee that he felt it his duty to mentioa, that
citizen, now a resident of this district, had
| inquired Of him whether, in any of the aG-
counts Of The contingent expenses of the 60
vernment, the United States was debted with
the sum of $500 dollars, paid TO the late Da-
mel Cock. late representative IN congress
from the state of Illinois, for certain diple-
matte spryires imam which Mr. Cock was