Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-01
INTERESTING DEBATE.

In the Senate on the 2Sd,--Ine memoual OF
the State Convention of New Jersey being pre-
sented.-after some remarks by Mr. FOR
SYTH and Mr.. PRESTON, Mr.. FORSYTH
said:
The Senator from South Carolina had said,
8 that an appeal was made to the people, and tnat
they would decide il against the Administrator.
When that decision was made, ne would SUD
nit TO il, whatever il might be. But sometmng
these assertions before hand, that public opinion
was in such way II was forestalling opinion
and he was.not willing TO let it pass without CIV
ing what were his sentiments as to public OPT
Mon.
He appealed to the State of Pennsylvania,
from which the gentleman from Massachusetts
had lust arrived. What was the opinion of ma
iority of the people of that State. There was
hardly but one opinion there. At least nine
fenths Of its population were against the Bank
of the United States, which was the cause of all
the evil Ifthe gentleman found fault with him
for speaking of factous proceedings in the
streets Of a neighboring city, he would answer
that he did not refer to any expressions OF OPT
Mon by peaceable orderly citizens, nor OF the
acts Of any honorable men, but of brawling
crowds profaning even the Sabbath day for the
sake of abusing the President of the United
States. When the people of the United States
meant to express their disapprobaton of the
President, they would not profane the Sabbath
for that purpose The people do not believe
that the President has seized on the public trea.
sure That question is yet to be tried before
them. deny that he has dot of it in his pos
session.
Mr.. CHAMBERS said, the honorable Sena-
tor from Georgia has at last, found habltaton
and home for his I" faction"-his something,
not treason, but just like treason ne has ocat-
ed the scene in my State and the actors are my
constituents The Senator alludes to the pro-
ceedings of the citizens of Baltimore, on Sun
day last Sir, amongst the gentlemen in that
assembage, were many OF my earliest and
most esteemed friends, many whose friendship
and respect any man may be proud to BOAST;
many whose character, whether for intellectual,
moral, or even religious attainment will COM
pare with any equal number in any commun-
ty; men who would spurn the imputation of RI
otous, factious, almost reasonable conduct.
fMr. FORSYTH disclaimed having applied the
term 6 almost treason to that meeting.
Mr.. CHAMBERS said, where does the Senator
find treason? | ask for the persons and the oc-
casion intended by the remark
Mr.. FoRsYrH here made some explanation,
which was not distinctly heard, and concluded
by reading paragraph from Baltimore news
paper
Mr., CHAMBERS resumed. The Senator's trea-
son, then, has no existence but in his agina-
ton Sir, L. tell the Senator he is as wide of the
when he describes them as riotous and factious,
and violators ofthe Sabbath, as he would be
were he to call them traitors. / had the best
means of ascertaining who composed the " fac
tious crowdn of the Senator. | was also bur-
fying on to resist the aggression upon this bo-
dy, to take my seat on this floor, and receive
my portion of the lecture administered to the
Senate of the United States by Executive ma
jesty, in this novel thing called "protest."
Having been in the city in a few minutes after
the scene which the Senator describes as fac
tious, riotous and not reasonable, / can tell him
that found there some of those who had been
leaders, ardent and influential leaders, in the
cause of his Hero; some who had been loud in
his praise, who had enlisted their affections and
their passions, whose judgments were scarcely
within the reach of fact or argument, but upon
whom the events of the last few weeks, and
more especially, the events Of the last few days,
have produced the most wholesome infu
ence. The scales of error have fallen from
their eyes; they see and they deplore the rash
ness and the danger of confding power to
hands not only incompetent but dangerous.
They see and they deplore, that artful and
wicked men are carrying out their desperate
and destructive purposes, under the sanction of
that popularity which they have assisted to build
up for him who is the cloak and the shield to
this irresponsible power behind the throne.
Sir, wish the Senator from Georgia could
spirit that pervaded the citizens of Baltimore.
He would have been reminded of the best days
of the Republic. He would have heard the
pure and unadulterated sentiments of patriot
ism, the most anxious and deep-toned solicitude
for the sacred institutions of our countryside
most anxious apprehensions for the free repub-
lican principles of our glorious Constitution
the most trembling alarm at the threatened blow
to the majesty of the laws. He would have
found these feelings deeply agitating the bo-
sons of men who have most stake in society,
who have long lived in the community, in which
tley are honored, respected and beloved for their
intelligence, and their social, domestic, and per-,
sonal virtues; and he would have found, too,
that, so pervading and intense was this feeling
that its expression was not restrained even on
the Sabbath, in a community, and by those
where and by whom the sanctity of that day is
regarded with as much holy reverence as by
any community. 1t requires more sef-control
than possess, to sit quietly in my chair, and
hear imputed to such men the character given
NV the Senator from Georgia.
But sir, il is the language which has always
been applied by those who have usurped pow
er, and ever will be. The bold and acknow-