Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-05-24

been put into lis mouth by the Senator
from Missouri, but II Mr. A. had been in
the place of the Senator from Missouri,
he would not suffer one dog to worry n
mother in the manner that Houston had
treated a member Of that House in his
presence. These were his views Of the
matter, and, as the House had solemn
" decided that such an offence was TO
be punished only by gentleman repri-
mand, he thought thej case Of the
gentleman from Ohio had much better
be iedefnitely postponed
Mr. S.auberry now rose and. said, that
he had, on former occasion, declared
that the President OF the United States
had encouraged assaults of this nature,
and there was not < Gentleman on the
floor who had yentured to contradict the
assertion lie had offered ut that time
to prove the now reiterated that offer
he was prepared with witnesses; and
in half an hour could have them before
the House. 1.-THE gentleman from Ten
nessee did not like these Interruptions to
business, let him go to the palace, and
there exert his influence, if he had any,
in preventing the occasion for them.-
Mr. ;. made the question again, and
said he had witnesses ready to introduce
before the House any hour that should
be agreed upon.
Mr. Polk. Witnesses Of WHAT
Mr. Stanberry. Witnesses that the
President of the United States has, by
his language, encouraged such attacks
on Members Of this House for words
spoken in debate.
Mr. Polk said, that it was very unpleas-
ant to him to be obliged to refer to the
gentleman from Ohio. On the occasion
to which that member alluded, Mr.. p.
had said that his language was unfoun-
ded when the gentleman had said that
the President had encouraged attacks
upon Members of the House.
Mr. Stanberry. never said So
What said was, that the President had
used language calculated to encourage
such attacks.
Mr. Polk. The gentleman has mar
rowed the ground he formerly took. 1t
cannot however, be denied that there
has been labored effort, throughout
the whole course of the proceeding
which has nst closed, to make the inn
preston abroad that there is assembled
in this city band Of assassins employed
to attack members for the remarks they
may utter in debate.
Mr. Burgess. ask, on what evidence
the gentleman from Tennessee makes
that assertion9
The Chair pronounced it to be out of
order to interrupt the member, unless on
question Of order.
Mr. Polk resumed. This was the
second time, he said, that the gentleman
from Rhode-Island had improperly in
tcrrupted him when engaged in the
midst of debate. He repeated the as
sertion that strenuous efforts had been
made to produce an impression that the
President had encouraged these attacks,
and it had even been reported, in one
of the papers, that General Houston had
gone to the Presidents House imme-
diateI Iy after the rencontre, and shown
him the pistol which had been used in
it, Mr. p. had declared at the time,
that Gen. Houston had not seen the
President-nor had any commune alton
with him, since that affair. The affront
and the offence committed by tRe Presi-
dent was an expression Of his opinion that
the House had no power to punish the
act Of Gen. Houston as breach ofpriv-
ilege. That opinion the President had
right to hold and to express But that
he had ever attempted to threaten or 70
intimidate members in the discharge of
their duty, Mr. p. utterly denied and
challenged gentlemen to the proof.
MIR Burgess said he extremely regret
ted when there had been such studious
effort on the part Of gentlemen on both
sides to keep out of the question any out
of door rumOr, as to the conduct Of the
Executive i'm relation to the trial of
Houston, that the gentleman from Ten
nessee should; on all occasions, bring up
this attack in the papers, aud mpute it to
majority in that House. Such conduct
was undignified and uncandid 1t cast
a deep and disgracefu imputation on the
House. twas possible that there might
be men hanging about the lobbies of
that House (for who was not permitted
to come therei) who had given false
statements to the public, and had even
falsified the records of the House-men
who richly merited the pillory. But who
would for that reason be so hardy as to
charge this misrepresentation upon the
House? Towards himself, Mr. Burgess
thought that at least more verbel respect
was due. However adverse he had ev-
or been to the election of General Jack
son, he had ever treated him in respect
ful manner, and had applied to him no
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