Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-02-20

s s' -. y;e, Nothing Of that kind could happen,
nL ~, Gentleman would find before l' G"l 'h:n'g''
tina, he l,d subIrci'd not "niy h''''Sen n'~ MS "s
servesa't"ns IN All oIGe"i 4" "' saw ' " r.
''" The ia:r called the scniienan /" order.
Mr. Hawr,: OBEY, s.r; beg pardon; was led away
hy my feelings ~ ,
Mr. tAt;o moved that the gentleman from n.y., br
rrrmti,, TO prorrrd. Agreed IL"
Mr.. Ilawrs $u.rd the House: that he was unwilling
upon air dhite tn trsraSS upon The feelings 81 INC
lnlS' generally. nor upon any individual member ~ II.
But God knows, every rleib"r ct The r"st psc' N''
mi,tre q" lnvrsnalu could lay Thea: a!GS upon ,''
hearts and say that, in ihr report they "'adr ''y u"
jns'lcr IL The Post Oiic' prpartr"n I" ' in'''"f'
bead OF IT, and the great body al the e"p' I" 'I I NJ
ted Stairs When every ndYIrua! i"In"T u. Ia"
cuinIntIrr knew they sd dame tI:S lnSt'r'. "h' ~
bs car.rd by an individual Il'inrr OF Inc l"uSt WIFI
puriiallv misunderstanding: with !gi"ranc' AZ" "t'''
every thing almost within the human language o!
documentary character, more IMAM He c''n'u "''
Let him ask where dad the gentleman from ha'ne OBJ
tain tie vast body Of Information he Pr"'s$H u W "
possession of ia rlti"n /" 'h!S SUBJECT: WAS NJ en-
RACED in the Post G!cc Department day "irr day.
geek after week and month alter month. rutInlaEhE
for and wadiug .hrnu.h vast n'aSs {" d"cnn'"ntS 'A
the commencement al the Government |" TIE present
tnc' Had n" drue Ill i>. lat llr WAS T. hr i"rII'''
ted 10 i,ul the brand &" 1as"od upon III" ;rpor' ~ VIC
committee: lie pronounced iIr Gr"'''a" S""h ''P'''
10 he false. gr'>: false.
The Chair Caii"u the g"i'FHhh 10 Oi"'' "' V'lhe ''
snnal To il mrn'rr q, l!r H"l>"
MIR. Hawrs explained that he not lra speaking
Of Tie .r,,!r,rn urnihrr q" the iiou>' the panh'
let To winch b. referred having been published "c!"Tc
ll, pr,S.u! Congress WIS !" rSSc.
.r. Sulh hoped the grn.rman wouG nc allowed |"
proceed
The Ciai, said the rue inr":ntv". whr*h he
read. Tie, .eul!'inrn h Inimlgrd III personality to-
wards ..r,ll,l oil ne House, aud the gentleman c"u!
not proceed.
Nj. Thompson, o South Carolina, Appended :r"'n th'
dc:l$ion ui The Ci.ur.
Nr. Hawrs Lrr!ly ex;Iaincd After the Committee
on the Post Ucr Department had made their report.
the rcutlcmin from Ane had pn5ii1!Iri paper par
pnrr,u Il, De-. 1t Mr. II rrc";c'd correctly . c"nment
upon tia: report. private individual, and not aS
enI"r al that uns', attempting To- prove that Tie De-
par,iri, right anU iiir C"Inritlre w!"ng 1t was
that way Mr. II mad thrown back TIE lnpu!atI"n cast
upon ;hc report.
The decision Of the Chnr was briefly opposed by
Mrssrs Ev.rs, WIsr Alrrccr, and Pryton and sustain
ed hy
Mr. Smith. who for himself he sad had no objection
that the wenilrmru r,.l Kentucky >iIoaId br allowed
The umpS; !ai,ir Ii HAT gentleman c"nSrS Il MAJ
the pamphlet Ia which lr liudrs the platform Of speech
upon l:;s floor. IL. Or 5 wuni Improve The "pp"riI
wc! he h"p,d 10 have. a.! showing, that n"t pa"
ra.rarh, nos i Of . Plphivt "as "Itl''u ihr
authority ans! support q. the records {" tie PS Ono"
Dep I;:lrmt i:sr!i VII not travel out OF that '*cor
fer ANY pro, He hop.d the gcmt,.Han from kentucky
would D.. allowed all the laiG, thai ".drr would adj
shall !Ilmisil my defence 10 the Country.
Mr. i,ynum said he did thrTe 10 settle poll
teal GGar:riS II 81" Course was 1" be continued wich
had t,n c"n',r'crd, the? should III shoot unr have
10 com" /" the House prepared !" protect themselves a;i
their cIr"ctrS. II w"u" ne cut at Ia" power OF TIM
hair H. protect . Ii the position ASSUMED ly The
r"mru,ln from Tennessee. Mr. fryt"n) and the grn
ian from Virginia MIR. NISr) i correct. the w"uid
have Scene, Of confusion a;id viurnr' that iln"r e
for, innr which would he disgrace TO III" country al"
t i.ir"rcau Congress. F"r ms part. iie must
say thai feeble hrllih "iS, WHEREVER Il" found
that the CHAIR rumid r"t protect hun III III" House, h.
ii"s cpH" prepared 20 protect himself lie c"ivrvrd
tnas whenever remark was ra'r personal !" any mem
Der OF lic House, That Remark "!l OF order Cen
tlcnen did there to settle questions OF vrFicty
hut do Tin. business "t tl,' nation He lhanght ihr
Hvus,' mad seen enough 10 hc convinced thai this stat"
Of things iust to out end t and he c"ncrvrd |"
he lii" duty al lr blouse Ia Sustain In" LhiiT IN HIS IL
tort preserve ur5"r.
Mr. Bell EXPRESSED wish that the words Of ,i" gen
;eun rom kentucky BE- iakr d"wn; SO that The House
might know hal lie was called to order tor.
The Chair snid he not bound 10 taxi" down the
words of the gentleman from kcntucky but c would
that he understood him in substance tn say that ne
pronounced certain paper false, and attributed tla'
piper ,nru,'r u! TIE House, and stated lal 'ha'
member mad bren guilty %: alsehood III publishing
that paper.
MI iIawes said he much in favor Of supporting
the cxerllons OF the Chair preserve ords! any mem
ber and must say that he corcurred in every rcriark
mu) In ailadiug 10 the paper published by The gen
iiel.an from Maimr, ne had said that 1t WAS "g"i>y
false; but that iupcr vas either published al inc t1
prnse Of the Government. nor hy any Hriihrr I" Ihh
House as SUCH and that account only, h. c"ncrr'
the Chair took be personal insu!, to member ri
the House Mr.. H. spoke IN Guson to tina; phi"r aiH
pronouuc-d it false. Perhaps the gentleman did not
know il 10 he false; and he MI ht not nav" written the
paper. although his name signed /" Il, and MI H.
had idea that that paper was not written by H." gen
tenul but written IN the loS Oiict department,
BY an officer Of that Department.
Mr. Wise moved that the Haus' give tie gentleman
from Maine (Mr SMITH leave t" explain.
Mr. S'tlh said. he did wntr III" lam'"Iet al"ed 10.
every wcrd of il. and responsible iur it, ANA every
sentence of would Be found based non and smpr"rl'u
by the records O: the Pos. Office Department. he
Speaker called for order, and Mr. . tnrlruP"n lo"n las
seat
MI Gilletl objected ic the motion being received.
Mr. Wise SAID, a. ne gentleman ieum View York od-
jcc!rd, he was SATISFIED.
Alr. llawcs h,irYri the Speaker right in ca'ng
hilr to ORDER us az uir Stood his remarks hut he aga
repeated tina: H. ed H." autie |" nrrini "i lii-
House: ami t iiS r Understood Ia liz ""l 81 order. ~
assailing papers I'll that nrnbrr, when he acted as
private individual, in publishing that paper
Nj. Miller conlendrd that The CHAIR was perfectly
correct and hat it the duty O every :Eir ri the
House to sustain him. a false issue made /" ii'
House and 1t gentlemen were permitted 10 r"ltr I"
;teu plpeis with the nailnS al Irtnrs u Congress
attached them, they mis 1T attack and dnouncr every
document pGbI.silrd ~ erhrnen as ias" ana II That
state OF things waS ~ br admitted, you inTht as wei
blot out your rules
MIR. Waddy thompson called for the yeas and nays;
winch ordered.
Mr.. Patton hoped the appeal would bc withdrawn.
Mr.. WISE understood that the ncntlruru from hen
lucky called IT, order. INST Ia! tie irvance I'll his
remarks to iii" under 'srusSln AID second, "r
ndecuruu III debate, and he wished ~ know whether
there could no, ir division Of the QUESTION.
The Chair Sn:d The qnrsir''n could not De- divided.
AZ. a. IL
were laHrn duwn
The Chair said they not, but that the gentleman
from Eirginia, (Mr Wisc) c"n take t!ni! down, and
send them 70 TN, clerks tAUle 10 be- read.
After further REMARKS b. Mrssrs. Evans, Wis.,
Hawrs. Underwood: aud l!ynum.
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