Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-01-27

not TO issue report u the world which the disacccd
'nght maze to speak any language they chose He
tcnton Of any gent in that Committee 10 do any thing
but respond to the President Nj. j. had not been ap
priscd of M he supposed there had been disposition
TO giye IA = House u So of milk and water Such a
mixture the President in the habit of preparing
and would certainly b. response what had
from him The gentleman irom Virginia had thought
proper enough ut FIRST that the Committee should have
aChairman, who in political views and feelings with
the Administi alton In the middle of the session how
ever, nc preferred having of an opposite kind
What kind of Chairman The gentleman would prefer at
the end of 1t, MI. J. didnot know
Mr. Patton replied that he liny should not wish
the gentleman from Maine NIr Jarvis any period
One remark had fallen from TINT gentleman 10 which
70 say OF appeared to wish it understood that he
mr.. r., desired the appointment of Chairman who
should embarrass the Administration Now, it happen
ca too recent in the knowledge Of the
House TO give any point TO such insinuation
Mr. r. had stood there during the last session in po.
sition and had pursued course which must prevent
any insinuation of that sort from being credited any
where He had stood there at his post in opposition to
me views entertained by Reariy two thirds of the Legs
ature oil his own Stale, and he had made this yndica-
ton under circumstances which lac knew grcat
personal sacrifice But this he had considered but dust
IN inc scale when put against the fair and honorable dis
eharSe oil ms public duty according to his honest
conviction He had stood that floor nor would
so long as he should be honocd b. the confidence of
ms constituents with place upon it, throw enlbarrass
ment IN the course of any administration whatever; nor
wonld he stand there echo with base
all the cdicts of any Administration under Heaven He
cared not VINO they were, what they He came
totat place TO represent the People who sent him. and
to maintain their rights and interest against all assaults
whether proceeding from the Administration or aimed nj
the Administration.
Mr. p said he should certainly have thought il best
mat inc Shairman, especially OF important Commit
ice az tbat on the Foreign Relations of the country
should concur in political sentiment with majority of
inc House; because the Chairman of that Committee was
supposed, as matter OF some
yhat confidential intercourse with the Secretary of State
1t pertained to his duties that frequent communications
OF a confidential kind should pass between them This
tlp Tho.
committee were fresh before many had
been made to the Committee
iiii however he considered it point of very lit
tie Importance because he very sure that the gen
ueinan from Massachusetts, (Mr. Evcrett( who differ
81 ihaeeu IN ms political views from the friends of the
administration, whether he endcavorcd continually
tnwart their measures, Mr.. r. could not say he knew
oil nothing that would justify him in saying so he pre
humed the gentleman differed copscientionsly) would
conduct the Intercourse of the Committee with the State
department, IN aR able and gentlcmauiy manner And
at the time the vacancy occurred i'm the Comm;t,a ih
whole communication from the Executive on our foreign
relations had been received and was in the possession of
the Committee and he could therefore see any me-
Sessity Tor change in its Charnan especially as
ne thought that on the particular subject alluded 10,
the gentleman om Massachusetts, did concur in his SEN
timents with majority of the Committee
The gentleman from Maine had made one remark
whch the gentleman seemed TO consider sarcastic
nay, perhaps witty; bat wit always pointcss unless
man TOR the gratuitous and he woud add the nsoient in
situation - "
Here the Speaker called Mr. Patton TO order ana enid
that no such language could be permitted
Mr. Patton resumedior the insinuation that his opi
ATOMS could Ro1 be knows before be had voted 1t could
pe only necessary to bring such TO the no.
tice OF the House. for them respond TO its utter want
OF truth The want Of frank disclosure OF b;s opi-
mons had never been his fault the very opposite had
"en been ms misfortune. He had been too frank To
swat, as some gentlemen were in the habit of d,y 10
sec which way the wind would blow This he refeated
was his misfortune, il his fault and he 1as v
ling Mt all times to submit the penalties attached TO il
1t would be fortunate, however if gentlemen eoeld
Know me opinions of some men, after they had vot-
ga "a iangh) For, as they had got exposure of
what passed in the Commitee mig lat not be amiss for
INN to remind the gentleman from Maine that the zen.
Ie1n was one who at first had voted against rcprsals
ana had then moved reconsideration of that vote
whether from change of opinion, Mr. p had no means
ct showing The gentleman from New York, however
lMr Carnbelcng) had Just informed the House that al
TINS time, the whole Committee was unanimous in the
opinion that there ought 10 be rcprsnls Judging
then from votes, the gentleman from Maine left lin,
perieety al loss whether his opinion the same as
At had been when he first voted or not Mr. p soid
that he was sorry that any thing of personal character
should have found its way into this discussions he must
discharge himself from all imputaon of hayinW gven
that character He had Unexplained himsefn terms which
ought 10 nave restrained the gentleman from Maine from
shch course OF remark as he adopted Mr.. p had not
reflected on the Committee. lie was fully aware that
they possessed the Independent right of judgment
az hc did, aud lac claimed the same with fbesn
lie had not censured the COMMITTEES nor reflected ON
their conduct He had said and he still lou0ht that
fhe election OF Chairman a uncaedGor
and unnecessary, that il calculated to inct wound
OH tie IeeIlpgS OF the gentleman from
and implied unlneritcd reflection upon him The
COMMITTEE, however, had thought So
Mr. Archer addressed the House hut as before The
rst part of his speech not distinctly heard He was
understood however to say that the motion of the gene
einan from Massachusetts, (AIr Adans0 touched the
regularity OF proceedings and the ghts of the House
Inc question was, whether aSertan individual was Off.
ciay known TO the House the Chairman of one ~ t
committees Bot in parliamentary acceptation neither
The individual members ola Committee nor its Chairnan
were, as such, known to the House.
The whole Committee collectively taken cor stituted
IN view OF the House, single undivided oroat for the
transaction OF particular kind of business Hence com
mttecs did not communicate with the House Exclusively
through any ono oil their members. Every dny expcri-
ehce proved that they in the habit of making re-
Poits to the House through other cInlers as we'll ne
their chairman. committee certainly possessed tc
htoi dspacng their chairman and suistiiutin another
IN ms place; or they might, il they touoh ~ oorce
that their members shond take lie chair i'm rotaion
Inc House could take conusance Of what passed in
She copHlee ia thus respect unless the committee chose
70 Inform them of IT, Gentlemen were mistaken II tlov
supposed there prcccdcnts Of the election If
chairman by committees; and in illustration Of this remark
ne referred 10 the of the late MIR Randall vbo had
been displaced by Speaker Alaeon as Chairman of Tho
tommittee OF Ways and Means, during the administer.
Hoh oil pr Monroe, and reelected 10y that Committee
~ tlc election in the Committee had been fn,r ono
there question for the House TO decide Il be
fore trusted that his friend from Massachusetts mr.
Auains) would consent 10 withdraw his motion Mr. a
SAID that ne would make remark which he owed ~
HIMSELF lest 1t might be supposed that he concurred in
inc ioea thrown out by the gentleman from Maine that
The chairman Of committee a1av Us Ia he am idg;
dual holding confidential relations TO the E.ecu,,v g.
yrnnent lie could yield his assent 10 no such opinion
Every committee Of the House the or0an rYclnsive
w Of the House aud as such il owed duty elsewhere
70 assert the contrary would be intrusion on the in
dependent character Of the House II was false ogo.
and although nc had himself resigned such sta,iSu
putI mr. off init,