The Arkansas advocate., 1836-02-26


 ! shout him to continue his pursuit, lest he should turn upon themselves: Mr. Adams advocatedths necessity of harmony between the executive and the legislature. Mr. lief 1 feTson declared that some men were tories by nature. Some men are courtiers too by na- ture. If the people of this country were to confide the executive power of the government l to the devil himself, Mir. Adams would be his advocate. It is natural for him to fawn on power. He pursues 1t as the shadow does tue substance. That he might obtain favor from
 slr. Jefferson, he apostatzed from the party .in whose principles he was born and educated, and at whose head stood the father that be- gat hlnl. He IS prepared to repeat the exam lplc but he knows that he cannot overcome the unconquerable resentment of Gen. Jack son. When Van Buren selected to the pre- sidency his time will have come s.to bend the pregnant hinges of the knee, where thrift
 may follow fawning." On the 4th of March,
 1857, at that hour, when graves yawn and ghosts and nnearthy spirits stalk abroad, when honest men should sleep at peace upon l their pillows, he may be found stealing thro' the deserted grounds around the Presidents house to find his way to him, who will be the only source of power and honoFs. Nlleh the mansion itself will lay white and beautiful dtke innocence in moonlight, without con .scioasness ofthe wicked deeds 1t will conceal, the sound ofhis shrill voice may be heard re- sounding through it's hollow ddmes in tones of haTmoRy aeat he erecufioe. The genius Eof the place, the offended spirit of his former greatness, the recollection of his own, high and palmy days of power will not restrain him in his low and vulgar race.
 ! Hardin of.kentucky, and Wise of Virgin 1 ia, were anxious to obtain the floor for reply. l There stood the Kentuckian in pantomime. Unconscious ofwhat was passing around him, he was absorbed in thought, gestieulating
 with great violence, his head in constant mo- tion, and his lips rapid and energetic in ex- presslon. He was without doubt, soliloquisng a terrible hagellation for MT. Adams. A few l days since, the house was considering Q bill,
 making appropriation for the. pay of it's mem- bers Mir. Adams wished it deferred to ena-
 bie him to make a speech on sonle.other sub- lect. lie said he hoped that gentlemen were not so poor, as to need immediate aid. liar
 din obtained the floor. " Most of the Mern- l bers" he said s'ware in ordinary circunfstan- Ices. They needed money to pay their expen- ces as they incurred them. They had not. l like the honorable gentleman from Massachu- .setts, so long battened on the public tteasury;. l that they had fed to giuttony and were satia- ted" Mir. Adams generaly.is slow and im-
 potent at retort. He is compelled to submit to eastigations. Hardin wished to lash him
 again to-day, but Wise obtained the floor in spite of him.. have never Witnessed any
 thing equal to the scene which ensued. No offender escaped the galling fire of his attack,
 which was directed in every quarter. He af- frmed that the Senate and the House had
 both done their dutys He knew where the responsibility rested and he Wohld tell the house and the countrys Here he turned up~ 1 on MT. Cambreleng, whose duty 1t had been
 torepoIt thesbill, and he had failed to do it..
 Wise IS as brave q man as ever lived. His
 bosonl'is a stranger to fear. He is known to
 be ali honorable man, and his statements are 1 never questioned orcoDtradicted. Hence he 1 says what he thinksto be right, and he visits his terrible indignation upon the victim of his wrath with a remerseless fury. He boldly
 and directly charged Cambreleng for having caused the loss of the bill by most uniustl-
 fable neglect of duty. When with an air that Randolph might haveenvied, hethrust
 his trembling finger into his very face in a 1 firm and loud voice he exclaimed, ssAs Ma than said unto David, 'sThou art the lnan!'s
 lie left Cambreleng for a moment and ar= ragned the speaker of the house. in sol | emn and Impressive tone he told him that he
 had an awful charge to alledge against him.
 ifhe were ready to acknowledge 1t, he wish ed him to do 1t, ln the presence of that house.
 If he (Polk) was prepared to deny 1t, he lt W lse) had Q witness, who stood ready to 1 verify what he stated. Here there was great eommotion and cries of order. Wise was 1 evidently violating the rules of order, but he disregarded their cries, and insisted kupon disclosure of the truth. He affirmed upon his own knowledge thatPolk as Chair man of the Committee of Ways and Means, had stated to individuals of that house, that General Jackson had been consulted and that l he approved of the three million appropria- ton, and added Wise, while the Senate and the majority of that house were entrusted
 with his secrets, to deal them out when and to whom they pleased. He then proceeded Ito comment upon this most singular fact. Polk was compelled to admit the truth of his statements. He then returned to Ca1nbrc-
 leng and and made another attack on his con- duet. He stated that when he {Gambreleng) had refusedto report the bill, as alluded to, that Dixon Il. Lewis, as a member of the same committee, observed that he had right to make the report and that he immediately
 did so.. Cambreleng denied the correctness | of the statement. Wise never makes 6 statement unless he knows 1t 10 be true.
 In spirit of exultation and triumph, he ap- pealed to the journal of the house, and was fully sustained by it. He then left Polk and Cambreldng to enjoy all the satIsfac. 1 ton which they could desire from the dis