Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-03


baltimore. who assembled in the ordinary man
ner to exercise their legitimate right OF express
| inc their opinions and not as was the TACT that
| it referred exclusively to the Sunday proceed
lings. The gentleman from Massachusetts had
embraced every thing that had happened in
Baltimore, and did not confine his remarks, as
| he mr. F. had DONE to the proceedings of
Sunday He had no doubt that there were
among the assemblage, men of the highest re-
spectability But, admitting this he must also
say, that he could not doubt that these gentle
men had suffered the excitement of the moment
| to render them forgetful of their duty to their
| country.
Mr.. WEBSTER said he had understood the
hon. gentleman from Georgia as combining his
remarks to the meeting which took place on
Sunday last; and if he (Mr. w } had not eX-
pressed himself so explicitly as he might nave
done, he certainly did not wish to mlsrepresent
the honorable member. He would, however,
tell him that he would do well TO refrain rom
indulging in such remarks as he used, In refer
ence to the Baltimore meeting, and with whlch
he had found so much fault. With respect TO
what the honorable Senator had said about Co.
vernon SNYDER, he (Mr. W. would merely say,
that he had never the pleasure OF knowing Go
vernon Snyder. He had, however, always un-
derstood him to be a stern and int1eXibe friend
of liberty. man of strong sense, honest pur-
pose and warm patriotism. have never (sald
Mr. WEgsTER) heard those qualities denied to
him; and have no doubt his worthy descend
ants inherit these characteristics; and, 1or TINS
reason, cherish for them respect and regard
Mr. LEIGH felt no desire to take part In this
conversation, but he could not forbear remark
inc. as one of the prominent "signs ofthe times,
the introduction ofreligion into the political al
| fairs of the Union. The other day, he had
! heard a gentleman in another place drawing
parallel between the present times IN this coun-
| try and those of Charles |. and Oliver CromWell
4 1~,,fxx yich thoff 10
gentleman from Georgia had been present
That gentleman had alluded to the meeting
which took place at Baltimore on the Sabbath.
The hon. Senator with his genius, he was sure,
could not fail to discover one point OF resem,
blance in that parallel.
He, Mr.. L., did not mean to defend any IRE
gularites of the Sabbath, or to vindlcate the
people of Baltimore for having assembled on
the Sabbath. The President was very rellgi-
Gus man-so was the gentleman from Georgia!
He had no doubt Of it-not the least. And, as
he (Mr. L. should not interfere between the
consciences of those individuals and their God,
SO should the gentleman not Interfere between
the consciences of the people of Baltimore and
their God. He (Mr. ID could not resist telling
story. A clergyman, remarkable Tor his PIE
ty, was speaking in the presence OF stranger,
who did notknow him, in terms ofcharlty, OF some
! irregularity folly, or vice, which that stranger
thought very enormous. he then asKed the
clergyman this question: Sir, have you any re-
| ligiOn in your hearty The clergyman repneu,
''none to talk OFF,
| Mr. FORSYTH said that of the religion Of
the President he did not think it proper to speak
! He knew little or nothing about the matter, and
therefore should not interfere with it, But OF
! his own as the honorable Senator from Virgil
MIA had referred to it, he might say something.
He regretted to inform the gentleman, that with
respect to his religion, as well as many other to-
pics concerning which he had heard him eX-
press himself, he was greatly mistaken. He
| (Mr. F. was very, very sorry, he was not re-
! ligious man. Now, with regard to the gentle
mans story, he really did not understand his
point and could not make any reply to- it; nor
! did he understand his ausion to the days Of
Charles l. and of Cromwell He had certainly
done nothing to imply a suspicion that he had
attempted to address himself to the false feelings
of certain class of the community. He had
seen such things done here several times, at
which he had felt much mortified; but neverthe-
| less, he treated such efforts with the most pro-
| found contempt.
| The memorial was then referred to the Com
mittee on Finance, and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. CLAY having presented a Memorial from
Hanover County, Pa. and made some remarks
thereon Heretofore published)-
Mr.. FORSYTH thought it hardly regular to call
in question here the official conduct of the Gov
| errors of the States No doubt the gentleman
from Kentucky dsapproved of what the Cover
nor of Pennsylvania had done, because it was
damper. The Senators from New Jersey had
attempted to vindicate their course Of conduct
on this floor for having acted contrary to the
Instructions of their Legislature, by pointing to
the indications, on the part of the people of the
State, as being against the opinion of the Legis-
! lature That the people ofthe States might say
what they liked of their officers, and could send
denunoiations to Congress, was perfectly true.
He had nothing to say against the exercise of
their right. But he would insist on it, that to
take up the official conduct of Governor Of a
State, and make it the subject of censure. was
not decorous. The Governor Of Pennsylvania
| had, however, proved, by the practical opera
ton of his Message, that he understood the
true interest of his State under the pressure
which was produced, not only there, but in all
| portions of the Union, by causes which it was
not then necessary to refer to. All the great
and magnificent works that were going on in
Pennsylvania, under her own laws had been