South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-02-06


and pounding of benches, and stamp.
log Of feet, and as this subsided-the
galleries Kissed the Representations I
The Speaker, in this instance, behav..
ed admirably, and restored order as
promptly as possible. But more dis
graceful scene was never before Wit
nessed in the American Congress-
Heaven forefend il should ever be re.
peated!
Elated and excited, his rheumy eye
glisteniog with delight and triumph
with the uproar he had raiyed, the
hoary changeling proceeded. He de-
ciared that the loss Of the bill was at
sributable not to the House, but TO the
Senate-thas the appropriation of S ).
100000 was properly and in proper
form demanded of the House ,---,hat
the House we're insulted by the Mes.
sage Of the Senate, sen. them on the
last night Of the session, reminding
them OF the Fertilization Bill, and thai
If the House had at that time been
competent to do business, Tin the o.
pinion Of the members, whose retiring
destroyed quorum of the House) he
should have moved to send back the
insolent message of the Senate with
contempt.
This is too ridiculous. Who be-
Iieves, that, if John QUINCY ADAMS
(eyery body knows him by this time,
had SO viewed that message, any con-
siderations would have prevented him
from avowing his sentiments on the
spotf-This is all an after thought,
all a postical fight Of fiction on the
part of the imaginative and learned au-
thor of "Dermot McNorrogb," tina,
immortal poem Of the age. Rumina
ting how he should attack, and arraign,
and insult, and abuse the Senator from
| Massa chusetts, and the senate, --how
he should most efficiently vent his bile,
and gall, ADD spleen,- above all,
how he should best Recommend him
self, in his dotage, 10 the tender mer-
cies and loving kindness of the present
administration and its heir apparent,
this argument occurred to him and
ne now brings it forward as having
been at the time sentiment and al
opinion with him He has touched
the lowest point Of his unparalleled
meanness, indeed.
Mr.. ADAMS expressed the opinion
that the House Of Representatives had
right to sit Until the new government
was formed at IL M. the next day, by
the induction into Office Of the Presi
ident Of the United States. In this he
agrees with Mr.. WEBSTER, and con-
tradicts the opinion oflhe President.
After he had finished, the floor was
taken by MIR. Wise of Virginia, who
"carried the war into the enemy's
camp" with all that energy Of style,
that plain spoken direetnesa Of matter
as well as manner for which he is no.
led.-Is was his greatest effort.
CAMsRELENo, Polk, BEARDsLEx,
SMITH, Of Maine, Jaws, and others,
we're especially marked out for attack,
and as he told the whole "plain, un-
vanished tale" in a simple, yet pun
gent manner. Nth necessary notes &
annotations,-as he turned TO CAM,
and pointing to him, told him o.
"Thou art the man |" to whom the
loss of she Fertilization Bill Of last
session was owing,-as he called on
the Speaker in his chair, too, TO declare
by ,ohat influence and how e1ested,
that Bill was carried ,hro' the House,
-as he alluded to the whisperers, and
spies, and fetchers and carriers of bill
let-doux from certain quarters, to cer-
tain quarters, which swarmed around
the Capitol, on the last night of the
last session, There was futtering a.
mons the pigeons, you may be very
sure.
The Speaker endeavored to check
the latitude Of personal reference in
which the gentleman from Virginia in
dulged, blu, in vain. 1t did go on, and
many sturdy leader of the faithful
quailed and trembled before it. CAM
BRELENG was most scathed, 81 WINGED
terribly. The Speaker felt and tlu.-
tered, but all was Of no avail-Mr.
WISE was determined to be heard, and
he was heard.
Ia describing the memorable scenes
presented in that Hall on the last night
Of the last Congress, he alluded to sew.
eral disgraceiul incidents that then oc.
CURED and in describing them, he
said that some members we're sleepy,
some we're tired, some noisy, some
drunk,-when he was called to or.
der. He remarked. HWhat [ saw ia