Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-05-08

be closed and settled.
Mr.. Piummer's Speech.-Our readers may re-
member seeing, week ago, regularly in the &c
count Of the proceedings Of Congress, for several
days in succession, {" Mr.. PIummer resumed and
continued his speech on the case Of the Wiscas-
set Collector until the expiration of the hour. a"
The speech. however, actually had a conclusion
at last. The event occurred on Tuesday last.
"The hour having elapsed, Mr. Hubbard NOV
ed that the House psss to the Orders of the Day.
Mr. Archer suggested that it would be better
to allow the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr.
PlummerI to terminate his speech, Gf it were
indeed terminable) before they proceeded to any
thing else.
The question being put, Mr.. Hubbard's mo-
ton was ncsatived; and Mr.. Plummer resumed
and concluded his speech."!!!
We enjoyed The felicity" Of hearing the
conclusion 1t was read from quire of gilt
edged paper, enclosed in fashionable embossed
morocco portfolio. And. O! Apollo! what a
specimen Of eloquence! We do not know that
any of the Members Of tho House heard it; for
the few in the Hall at the time appeared to be bu
sy, either writing or talking but it will long be
remembered By at least one poor wight who hap
pened to BE- stationed in the gallery. looking
down on the " COLLECTED wisdom of the nation. {"
This Mr.. Plummer is furious Herote; and
the burthen OF his aforesaid conclusion was to
shout loud note Of praise to the "nan who
fought the battle of New Orleans" This he did
to the extent OF his powers of utterance, and in
proportion to the strength Of his lungs. We see.
By some of the papers, that Mr.. Plummer is call
ed the promising member from Mississippi. He
NAV be promlsing-but what he promises to be
we should like to know trom any indications CIV
en- by this famous speech of his
Mr. Gruudy, in the Senate last Friday. on
Mr. Bbb's amendment to the Post Office bill,
relative to the transmission of newspapers free
Of postage, was happy, entertaining and animal
ed. We never saw him appear to better advan-
tage as speaker. He declared, that in speak
ing of the newspapers, he knew he was in "den
Of lions" but vet he hoped, like him Of old. he
might come out untouched. lie spoke of the In
telIigencer as being old enough to have learned
that ''soft words turn away wrath''--he said
the Globe and Telegraph, in western phrase, used
the scalpins knife and tomahawk too freely. He
commented upon the outrageous proposition made
in the New York Courier and Enquirer to "re-
model the Senate & entered his protest aga inst
the propagation of such sentiments. lie looked
upon the Senate, as it now exists by the Con-
stitution, as the main pillar and hope of the Go
yernment. Liberty, he said, might be driven,
by power, from the palace"-she might be ex-
PEELED. BY corruption or anarchy, from the other
House; but within the walls OF the Senate she
would continue to linger aud dwell. And, said
he, whep she takes her final fight from our land,
the last trace of her footsteps will be on the dome
which oanopies over the American Senate. y We
pardoued the inaccuracy Of this little rhetorical
flourish. for the heartfelt fervor with which it
it was expressed. Mr.. Grundy is opposed to the
proposed transmission Of newspapers free of post
age, and there are many solid objections to the
plan, although it is an extremely popular one.
Houston's Case. The proceedings in the case
of Houston are almost farcical. Accompanied
BY the Sergeant.at-Arms, while his trial! is not
going on. he peSambulates the metropolis, dimes
with his friends. rides through the District, and
does whatever else he is pleased to do. A CO.
temporary, speaking Of this affair, remarks, that
the Inconvenience he experiences fromhaving
occasionally to attend the House, is abun'
dainty compensated for by the eclat consequent
upon his situation. "Were he to speak his
thoughts as he enters the hall. where the Repre-
sentatives Of the People are sitting in their as
sembIed majesty, he would perhaps say with the
renowned Peter PEBBLES. To see a this, and to
ken that naething will be said or dune amang a
the grand folk. for may be the feck OF three
hours. saving what concerns you and your bust
ness-0! man, nae wonder that We judge this to