Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL. II
The Tariff bill being under consi-
deration.-During the course Of Mr..
Vinton's speech he had observed that
she would sooner see every nan who
occupied the seats around him swept
away-he would sooner see the rivers
of this land run with blood. and onel
half Of the population of this fair Re-
public perish by the sword, than seeI
one Jot or one title Of that sacred
Constitution which had been bequeath-
ed to US by our fathers, or ofthe laws.
obliterated by force:" when a sudden
cry was heard from Mr.. McDufie, of
'Robespierrer' This cry was instant
~ followed by Kisses from various
quarters of the House. The Chair
called to order.
Mr.. Carson said that the gentle
man had right to give utterance tol
his indignant feeling at such . senti-
ment.
The Chair (Mr. Wayne,) replied
that he was not clothed In vain with
power to preserve order in the House
and he should nol fail 70 exercise 1t.
Considerable sensation prevailed
for . moment, but it soon subsidized.
When Mr.. Viuton had concluded
his speech-
Mr.. Carson rose to explain. 1t had
not been he, las seemed to be supposed
by many gentlemen) who had uttered
the expressive word t'Robespierre,
when the gentleman from Ohio had
expressed a sentiment SO monstrous.
That word had been uttered by gen.
tleman over the way who would never
disavow his words. Deeply as Mr.. {.
felt, he should have remained silent;
but when he heard the Kissing which
rose, he could not but express what he
had done. But, my Cd! (exclaim-
ed Mr.. c. what have we heard! heard
it here! on the floor of an American
Congress! That the gentleman would
see every man On this floor swept of
from tall the talent, all the p, atri-
otism, all the noble spirits in that Hall
swept of! But was that all! No.
But that he would see the rivers Of
this whole country run blood; and
half the population Of this our far in
heritance put to the sword, rather
than that constitution should be viola
ted, which Mr.. c. had heard the gen.
tleman himself declare to have been
already violated, and which men, far
superior both to that gentleman and to
himself, believed to have been repeat
edly violated-half the population!
by which the gentleman meant his
brethern-and this, after a sovereign
State had pronounced the law in ques-
ton to be unconstitutional!
Mr.. Vinton here asked leave to set
the gentleman right, as to what he had
said.
The Chair. Does the gentleman
yield the floor?
Mr.. Carson. No; if the gentleman
would but put himself right
Mr.. Watmough here interposed,
and called his friend from North Car
DINA to order. He begged his friend
to suffer him to interpose, and step be-
fore him, to save him from himself, be-
fore any thing should be uttered which
might be cause Of lasting regret.--
The gentleman from Ohio had not
said what the gentleman was under an
impre ssion that he had. The gentle
man had been remarking on
Here Mr.. Watmough was called to
order BY many voices; and the Chair
ladmonished him that he was depart
ing from rule.
Mr.. Carson said he would take the
admonitlon of his friend although he
believed that his friend had been even
more out Of order than himself 1t
had been with deep regret that he ex-
pressed his emotions at what he had
understood the gentleman from OHIO
to have said. The gentleman might
attempt to paIliate the sentiment; but
unless he wholly retracted,all attempts
to explain i. away would be unavail
ing.
/ Mr.. Vinton now explained. He
had made no use OF the word ''viola
ted A violation of the Constitution
might happen through mere misaPPre.
hension Of judgment. What he had
said was, that sooner than see the Consti'
tuition o6literated By force, he would set
the alternative he had mentioned. Be
cause he considered that as a total an
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