Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-05-17

Ell. Mt. FoiNs aver eo'he IuItner femarke
cluded by saving, that he, as we'll a. o,b.,' Co
responsible to the community; and tina, ~ w
pie Of America would have an opportunit, II pes
Gliding upon their conduct then, 10 that and ae
cases, at the ballot boxes. 'Ns'
Mr.. Blair said, as some allusion had,
made to DR.. Davis, not much to his c 'aa oeta
thought it due to that person TO say few N e
in his behalf. Mr.. Davis was not hi. ,o "o'a'
ent, and the most he knew of him he had Is.u
during the past winter. He did e1ne,, "
something would have been said On the sa,. w
by those who were better acquainted with I
Mr.. Is. said. he had always regarded him u, %a
his acquaintance with him, as an hoporahI. ' .s
honest man; the best testimony to his re,,. ~.
ability was, that he had teen member Of ~ ~
legislature Of South Carolina. He meot;0,.s
this, because it had been insnuaed that hi, Wy
was not entitled to the notice of a ceu,lsm,,N,
honor. 1t was his (Mr. Bs) opinion, tina, (.
call would be responded to, IN the ace ws.s
he was best known, by all those who did y"
think that their moral duty, or some Other N.Y..
ciple, which he would leave it with the Hons.
define, forbade them 10 respond to any on. ~
the way alluded to. With regard to HI, h;,.
a disappointed office hunter, he believed n.y.
Davis did come on here to obtain an Office wh a
however, it was not 10 the power of the Power,
ment to give. in consequence of a nominal,
recently confirmed by the Senate. Whs%.
Mr.. d. was seeking for, or expected any o,S..
Office, he could not say. As to his COURAGE :.
would advise gentlemen to suspend their ina,
ments on this subject till il had been tried
Mr. Craig, after few remarks, asked for IL.
ayes and noes on the question Of indefinite M,
punenent, which were ordered.
Mr. Stanbsry then submitted his arnendm,,,
further modified, proposing, as part of III. mo-.
ter Of investig cation, an inquiry whether IN, D..
sden, bad not used language calculated to ~.
courage attacks on members u that House f..
words spoken in debate.
Mr.. Doddridge sald-Mr. Speaker, | rise "a
notice the remarks Of the gentleman from Ten
nessee, SO far as they relate to myself Within.
compliments bestowed by that gentleman on mr.
self, for understanding and integrity, | Gamma,
feel otherwise than Aattered. These kind o..
pressions, however, do mt compensate for tho.
misrepresentation Of my language and op,uiop,
expressed the other day, which, l am sure. h,,,
been made with no unkind intention toward, m,,
within the last week. IN subject of such inpr.
lance, although il was deemed worthy to ,,,ntt
the attention Of gentlemen, should SO soon be for.
gotten, more especially as the gentleman from
Tennessee must have heard me the other d,, cor.
rect one Of my honorable colleagues, (Mr. Arch.
er,) for the same thing. That gentleman feln.
to the same error while he paid me the same IA.
tering compliment.
My colleague spoke Of me as reyivina the re-.
collections OF party. with the doctrines Of 1872
and Of approving the alien and sedition laws
Now. said nothing in appreciation of the ,is
law, nor did pronounce ITS condemnatiuu-I
spoke Of the alien oil. so called.
The gentleman from Tennessee speaks Of tie
reign of terror, aud other things so commonly used
in the newspaper slang of the day. and in certain
speeches, that believe they are frequently utter.
ell without any definite meaning. do not o.
ject to them--but the gentleman says approved
the construction of the sedition bill. What con.
struc,ion? That is not explained, and the ey.
preston is too equivocal to pass unnoticed.
What said Of that law was, that | doubted
not the constitutional power of Congress to pass
the edition bill, but condemned The policy Of
that bill tor these reasOns-laws in this and all
other governments ought to conform to public OPT
nion-ought to spring up out Of its opinion
That the sedition bill was enacted against public
opinion, at the time when enacted, and was,
in fact, repealed by it beore it expired BY its oWn
limitation. further said, and now say, that
public opinion has ever since remained unchans.
ed, and perhaps ever will; and therefore would
esteem him who should attempt to re.enact all or
any of its provisions, or any thing like them, as
guilty Of something worse than folly.
Mr.. Thompson said, from the important busi'
ness waiting the deIiberalion and decision Of The
House, and the Iateness Of the session, he felt it
his duty to move the previous question. The mo.
ton for the previous question was then put, and
sustained-Ayes, SO noes, not counted.
The main question, on the resolution Of Mr.
Crane, was then put. On this question Mr.. Polk
asked the ayes and noes, which were ordered when
the motion was rejected.
In the Senate. on Tuesday, The Chair COMMIT
nicated letter from the Secretary of the Senate
communicating statement made by him. o'''
dience to resolution of the Senate. coDtalnln,
a comparative view Of the rates "f duties uode'
the existing laws; and those which would be ia
posed by the bills reported by the COMMITTEE on
Manufactures, and by the project Of tariff sub
nitted by the Secretary of the Treasury. TINS
tabular statement was ordered to be laid on th'
liable, 1900 extra COPIES 20 be printed. Mr.
Holmes, with leave of the Senate, introduced