The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-03-21
LETTERS FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHINGTnN- March q

In the House to-day, the discussion Of
Mr.. Clayton's resolution for appointing Il
Select Committee, Ylth Instructions and
powers to inyesli gate the condition and past
administration OF The affairs Of the United
States Bank, was continued and brought
near to a close. MI. Burgess amendment
to limit the time within which the Commit
tee shall report TO the second Monday in
April, and requiring, that in the mean time
the Committee shall report, in part, weekly
during their Investigation, is still sab iudice
i. e., it is still undecided by the Speaker,
whether, 10y accepting the motion, he shall
give Mr.. Burgess chance to speak upon
the question, or, by refusing it, as out of or
der, impose silence upon him. The Speak
er, ny the way has never yet, during this
session, applied the rules of the House for
checklng or limiting debate, except in the
case OF the Rhode Island orator. Seyeral
times he has found rules and constructions
by which he could gag him. | prophecy
mat, oeiSre the session is over, the Rhode
Island man will say something TO him which
will stick and rankle in his mind, us long
as he lives. No man has made hir self
more obnoxious to censure, in this debate,
than Mr.. Wayne. His attack OF General
Root, personally, and his frequent and un-
courteous insnnations as to the motives
of the Bank advocates, drew upon him, at
length, a most marked and deliberate insult
from Mr.. McDuffie. Mr.. Wayne asked
some question, addressing it to Mr. McDuf
tie, as the Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means.
Mr.. McDuffie rose calmly, and, with full
elaboration, said, addressing himself to the
Speaker and the House,-that though al
ways ready and willing to afford all the in
formation in his power to gentlemen in that
House, yet he must be excused from con-
slderng the member from Georgia as de-
serving that courtesy. The course of the
member, from Georgia, in the discussion,
had been go supercitiouS, impertineat and
orerbedring, as TO put him out of the range
OF parliamentary courtesy; and he wished
1t to he understood that, hereafter, nothing
which fell from that member, in any FORM
would receive any notice from him. The
excitement and hustle which took place
during the remarks, prevented me from
hearing them very distinctly. but the itali-
clsed words were emphatcally uttered, and
the tone and manner were too marked to be
mistaken. MIR. Wayne rose in rage, and
rallied Incoherently-as man cooler than
he is, nigh; be apt to do on such an occasion.
The only thing tangible which came to my
ear was this saly-"I well know how to
appreciate the gentleman's Salken raior''--
the which you know, alicdes to events long
past. Nothing more was said. But mmc-
dlately there was much caucassng and
mysterious whispering, and gathering into
corners. There was much an iety in eve
ry face--for Mr.. McDufie is too honest and
able n man to lose. To the great credit of
the friends of the parties he it said, that,
instead of promoting the feud, as friends
usually do, they applied themselves in
good earnest TO make peace, and happily
succeeded. Mr.. Wayne came forward and
apologised to the House for any improper
warmth into which, in the ardor of an ex-
cited debate, he might have been drawn
and thereupon Mr.. McDuffie withdrew his
remarks, and Mr.. Wayne withdrew his re-
tort-and there is an end of the NATTER
Mrs. Decatur's bill was negatiYed to-day
by small majority Portland .AdeertiSer.
WASHINGTON, March l2
The state Of things at Richmond, both in
regard to local and national politics, is very
much perpexed and embarrassed. The
administration is decidedly unpopular,-but,
at the same time, the opposition finds but
little favor. The electors of President and
Vice President will he instructed to vote for
Jackson, but will be left unpledged as to
the candidate for the Wee Presidency.
Great stress, both at Richmond and Harris
burg, Is placed on the choice of the Wire
President, for the reason that it is now gen.
orally believed, that the Vice President
before the expiration of many months of his
term, will become the President, by the
death of President Jackson. The grounds
o: this opinion are, think, amply sufficient
to sustain it.
Duff Green,-is of the opinion that things
are at work which will terminate in the de-
feat even OF Jackson's reelection.
But, to go back to Rchmond-the slave
ry question which has, this winter. been az
itated there, is likely to accelerate the divis-
ion Of the State. The people of the lower
country have become alarmed at the pro-
gress of public sentiment on the subject,
and are afraid, that when the political pow
er of the State passes the mountains, the
slaves will he emancipated. On the other
hand, the people of the upper country have
only been kept content with the present
state OF things, by the prospect of getting
the power into their own hands, and they
are very willing to divide, whenever avi-
sion may be proposed Both parties have
ascerta'led, that country which employs
slave labor, and produces the Injuries, and
another country which employs free labor,
aud produces only the mecessares of life,
cannot be governed by the same system of
jurisprudence.
NJ y Commercial advertiser.
WAsHINGToN, March IA.
The Bank Resolution has, at last, been
adopted mem con. after having been wholly
disarned Of all hostility to the interests o!
the Institution. The House was delernn-
ed to sit it ou, and the Bank men, mortified
at the defeat of General Roots amendment,
mustered in full force, resolved to save the
Speakers nodesty from another trial. Mr..
Wayne resumed his speech in favor of his
amendment, the effect and avowed object of
which was to relieve the President from the
embarrassment which the passage Of the
bill, this session, would expose him to.
General Root made another speech upon
New-York politics, wherein he successfully
exposed the elements Of the opposition