Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-03
INTERESTING DEBATE.
h, Senate. Friday 25, 1884.

from Ontario, made some remarks winch nave
been already reported.
Mr. FORSYTH then said, he had not seen
the Baltimore papers, and therefore ne conld
not saw whether the same thing OF wnlcn ne Mr.
F.) spoke had occurred. he tnougnt, however,
If could not well be. A Sabbath day had mott IN
tervened since so as TO afford them the occasion.
He was not in his seat yesterday, at the time the
gentleman from Massachusetts, made some re-
marks upon the presentation of memorial
from Union county, Pennsylvania, but he would
take this occasion to allude to them Here Mr.
r. read Mr. WIS remarks as reported In the In
telgencer1 Now, Mr.. f. took 1t for granted
the report was correct, and If so, the gentle
man had done him very great injustice. He
had never found fault with any of the citizens
of the United States for memorializing Con-
press. nor had he ever said that meetings Tor
such purpose were offensive in their character
His remark referred to a meeting in Baltimore,
and was confined simply to those who were cete-
brating the Sabbath day in that city, IN part-
cular way. He thought that meeting was mol
sy and clamorous, and prompted by spirit OF
faction, and that nothing but political feeling
could have causedit He believed it had been
stated that one ofthe speakers on that occasion,
had endeavored to avoid that violation OF de
corum but was called out by the People to adj
dress Them Now, this was noise and ciamor,
and his remarks applied only to those VINO were
assembled on that day. Another remark ofthe
honorable gentleman was complimentary to
Gov. SNYDER, of Pennsylvania And when, ne
would ask, had Gov. Snyder become tavorite
with the honorable gentleman? twas not long
since the party the gentleman was connected
with. had considered him a stupid Dutchman-
that he was chosen by community OF stupid
Dutch. Mr.. f. spoke only of reasonable
threats, and he did say that exertions were
making to urge the People TO the commission of
treason against not the President but the Con-
gress of the United States. The good newspa-
pers OF this City of Washington did not always
tell the truth of what was done in this Hail.
Some omitted to state what fell from gentlemen
here-others suppressed it-while others put
sentiments into our mouths which we never en-
tertained and never expressed. But it would
not do to complain of il, because it would seem
like interfering with the liberty ofthe press But
ought not we ourselves to be little more regard
full of what we say of each other2 Now, these re-
marks the honorable gentleman were calcula-
ted to do him a great deal ofinjury. Some time
since he was abused in the public papers for the
expression of sentiments which he never utter
ed or dreamed of. And a petition had been
sent to the other House., containing threats
against him for saying what he never did say;
and these remarks of the honorable gentleman
were calculated to place him in actual danger,
If he should go TO Baltimore Now, he rose on
this occasion to say that his former remarks APP
piled to the People of Baltimore who assem-
bled on Sunday last, in the afternoon, and no
others.
MIR. WEBSTER said, ne should be sorry, on
nay occasion, to do the slightest injustice to
the gentleman from Georgia. But, he would
have the honorable member to recollect, that if
in consequence of what had been said on the
subject any thing unpleasant had arisen, he (Mr.
FoRsYTH) was volunteer in the matter entirely;
having made allusion to Baltimore without any
provocation whatever. Whilst the Senate were
engaged in discussion on the memorial from
New Jersey, the honorable Senator had taken
occasion todepart fromit, and to introduce some
observations in relation TO the proceedings OF
Sunday last, in which he knew an individual of
this body to have participated. Now, he (Mr.
W. would leave it to the honorable member
and others to say whether, on that account, no.
tice of them was rendered desirable. The gen
tleman was altogether a volunteer in it. He
fMr. W. wished to repeat, that he had no in
fention to do injustice to the honorable Senator,
and had not ascrbed any term to him, which
he had not used and applied to the citizens of
Baltimore. He had said, that he intended it on
ly to apply to those who had chosen to assemble
in the streets of that city, for the purpose of
making disturbance That however did not
help the gentleman's case. He (Mr WI could
assure the gentleman, that among the crowd
were many individuals whom he (Mr. F. did
respect must respect, and would not say he did
not respect; and that they were not only in do
zens, but by hundreds and thousands. He would
not succeed in drawing any line of responsibility
and Of character between the citizens of Balti-
more generally, and those who had assembled
on Sunday. The honorable Senator had thought
proper to make warm speech against tumultu
Gus neutrality-suspicious. proceedings which he
thought factious.n There was perhaps, no
occasion for reading lecture to any portion of
the people of Baltimore. If any injustice had
been done the honorable member, he had done
it to himself Far be it from me (said Mr. w
TO say any thing which would have the slightest
tendency TO place the honorable member i'm a
disrespectful light or character, before the people
of Baltimore. Far be il from me-but the gen
tleman must consider TO whom ne applies Ian
guage of that Sort and he must consider, too,
the occasion to which it was applied And l
think he is bound to consider, also, that it was
without cause without provocaton
Although do not speak in spirit of fault
finding, must say, it would have been quite as
well not to have alluded without necessity to an
occurrence in which member of the Senate
took part, without his fore-knowledge orprocure-
ment