Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-02-04
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Daily Advsriiserl
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
GREAT EXCITEME ENT IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES. 49,,


utes to-day, he was called to order by the
Chair for making hostile allusion to the
Senate. .- O..
lie continued-but again brought his re.
marks in contact with the Senate, when he
was a second time called " order by Mr.
Mercer. Of Va.
The disorder was now increased, half
dozen members asking hearing at the same
time. Mr.. Adams grew angry, and several OF
the members mad. The Speaker demanded
order, which was also made in the same
breath by members in all parts of the House.
For a time the confusion increased. When
partial order was restored, Mr.. Mercer was
called upon to submit to paper the Objectiona.
BILE words Of Mr.. A. which was done. But it
was impossible to check Mr.. Admas. The
House were determined to hear him, and Mr.,
Adams still more determined to proceed
On he went, full of bitter illusions against the
Senate, making the National lntelligencer,
instead of the Senate, (which change he wns
compelled to make or else proceed ont of
order, which would not have been pcrmttcdJ
The speeches of the Senators, or rather the
speech of one Of the Senators, reported in the
National lntelligencer. instead of the speech
makers.t themselves, next came under the lash
of his angry and malicious tongue.
New calls were made for Mr.. Adams to
come to order. Mr.. Reed, of Mass. was hin.-
self called to order in making like call up
on Mr.. Adams. Mr.. Wise, who never is still
when an Appropriation Bill is mentioned. got
the floor, and said that he hoped Mr.. Adams
might 90 on o,a of order if he could not pro-
ceed IN order Let him proceed, said Mr..
Wise, and speak what he will, as mean to-,
IF the Executive, the Senate, the House of
Represe natives and the Speaker of the
House, said Mr.. Wise--(the Speaker himself
being in the Chair) Mr. Hardin, of Ken
tncky, endeavored to speak but was put down.
Mr.. Adams was then permitted tn proceed
with sails spread, and the Adams flag at mast
head of the Adams ship. The flag and ship
is so peculiar, and so well known, that it
needs no utller description than that which
YOU have seen and read Of thousand times
over. On he voyaged, at first moving slowly
and smoothly along the channel OF the ma
tional sea, till he came in contact with shoals
and breakers. Daniel Webster, his friend
and fellow .citizen--his advocate when there
were few, or none, to bid him God speed
his political. personal, and long associated
friend was the theme Of his nttack-not Dan
iel Webster by name, for he had not the har-
tlihood To do ihat--but Daniel Webster's late
speech in the Senate, which he quoted and
denounced IN un:neaSurru terms.
Here the excitement throughout the House
was intense. The members who gathered
in a crowd around Mr.. Adams, were ordered
TO their seats. Few Of them obeyed. At this
time Mr.. Adams was making one of his most
foul and unkind cuts upon Mr.. Webster, say.
ing, as he did that the man. that would nuke
the remarks made in Mr.. Wcbstcr's speech,
would naturally join the enemies Of his coun-
try and fight against her.
The words were but Hnshed, wheh the
Jackson p IT gave hearty applause, stamp.
ing their feet, clappiDg their hands and strik-
ing upon their desks.
The Speaker was infnriated, or professcd
to be so, as must have been every man in the
House capable Of Indignation. Order was
Speaker saying that such
proceeding had not taken place
for the last ten years.
"Never"- resoundcd from
all parts of the House.
Mr.. Wise followed Mr.. Adams, getting the
floor, which almost at the same breath was
demanded by several members. Ncvcrthe-
less, Wise got it, and when there, you may
always prepare for storm Of thunder, light
ming, hail, and rain.
Wise as soon as up. laid the charge Of the
loss Of the FortifcatiUn Bill upon Cam
brelcng, (whom you remember was the CHAIR
man Of the committee Of conference between
the Senate and House Of Representatives,
Wise pointed his finger at him and called
him by name, saying to him. to Use his own
words, "as Nathan said to David-Ihou art
HE man." Canbreleng writhed under the
asked leave to make some reply
regarding the time, which was granted
Samuel Brardsey then followed under the
ashings Of Wise, who accused Beardsley, Of
voting after l2 o'clock. Bcardslcy, like Cam
breleng, also wrthed under the charge and
attempted an explanation, by saying that he
did not know the time Of night. And this as
sertion was made too, when Mr.. Gilman, OF
Georgia, had before announced the hour.--
The speaker too came in for new shot, and,
a heavy one it was too. He attempted,
though in the chair, to reply. The house for
a time refused permission. Wise hoped that
would be given. Mr.. Mercer, Of
Va. asked the same. The demand ut length
grew general among the Rcnhers OF the
House, and the speaker replied to the ac-
cusaton made by Wise, which was, land the
truth Of which Wise said he could prove,) that
Mr.. Polk, when chairman Of the committee
on ways and means last year, acted in oon-
sultution with Cambreleng regarding the ap-
preparation bill, and Polk was made the bear
er between the President of them and tho
party; and the speaker make the best Of his
way out Of so ugly an affair, remarking that
he consid what he had then done neither
pf any importance or any offence. Ills situ-
alton, being in the chair, was Que worthy Of
sympathy. Ills whole manner and speech
was accompanied with the greatest embar-
rassment and but for the miserable part he
has played in the ranks Of The party, would
excite the sympathy Of all. For him to keep
order was impossible, and in his remarks gen.
,rally he appeared as much out of order as