Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-01-28
Correspondence Of the Bal,imor, Patriot.

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Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot.
WAsHIsGToN, January %, 1896.
NO session of The Senate To day. The
House has been the scene OF the most in.
tense interest.
| Friday is private bill day.-but every
thing was postponed TO make way for
resolution, which John Quincy Adams
gave notice Of his wish 10 offer, This re.
solution proposes that select Committee
he appointed a nd instructed 10 enquire in
10 the causes which led to the loss of the
Fertilization Bill at the last session of
Congress. Mr. Williams, of North Caro-
Ina, moved that the resolution he amend.
ed, so as 10 allow the committee TO send
for persons and papers, which was order.
ed accordingly.
Mr Adams proceeded to support the re.
solution he had offered, and had NOT gone
'ar IN his ailusions 10 certain charges.
which ne said had been brought against
tho House Of Representatives sin another
place. before be was called to order by
the Speaker, who told him that i, was not
10 order 10 aliudo TO what passes in the
Senate, IN the course Of debate on that
floor, MIR Adams then said with much
bitterness, | will then shift "the place.
from the Senate 10 the columns of the Ma
tional ln,e,ligsncer, in which he had read
an attack as he bad mentioned. Abiding
then constantly TO Mr. Wcbsters speech
as reported in The Intelligencer, he ran ON
10 strain OF most vitupera,iye declama,
ton and denunciation against that Sena
tor, (covertly abiding to hin and his re-
marks, under the pretence of noticing
what had appeared in the Intelligepcer.l
When be came 10 that portion of the
speech Of Mr. Webster, in which he de.
clared that be would not have voted Thai
three million appropriation, in the arm
ana manner oil its introduction TO Congress
even 1t the enemy had been thundering AT
The gates OF the Capitol, Mr Adams re-
marked with the broken scream of era
zed crone, "thsi the man who could utter
such a sentiment as that, had but one We.
ry natural and easy step further to take.
and that was, TO 90 orer to The eacmv."
IbiS truly Jackson sally, (procla,ming
that at length all doubt was removed IL
relation TO Mr. John Quincy Adams's ad.
hesion To "the powers t,iat be,D was re
ceived-how | answer.-As became the
pai'y,-with clappins OF hands, shouts of
delight, and pounding of benches, and
stamping Of feet, and as this suhsided-
ne galleries hisscd the Representatives. =
ihe Speaker, IN this instance, behaved
admirably, and restored order as PROMPT.
y as possible, But more disgraceful
scene was never before witnessed in the
American Congress, Heaven forfend il
should ever be repeated!
Alter he bad finished, the floor was IA.
ken by Mr. Wise Of Virginia, who GEAR.
req The war into the cnemy's camp" with
all that energy Of style, that plain spoken
drectness OF matter as well as manner for
winch he is SO noted. 1t was his great.
est effort. $50 . WV
Cambrelens, Polk, Beardsley, Smith
Of Maine. Jarvis, and others, were espe,
clally ulsfked out for attack, and as he
toid The whole plain; unvarnished tale"
!" si'nlie' yet puDgent manner, ,piM
necessary notes and ann0iations, as he
turned to Cam. and pointing to him told
nm 90 Thou art the man !" 10 whom
The less OF the Forlifcation Bill of The
iast session was owing,-as he called on
,he speaker IN his chair. too, to declare
oy ,ctiat Influence, and hoao erertcd. thai
ol'i was carried through the House.
as ne alluded 10 the whisperers, e. spies
ana ietchcrs and carriers Of billet doux
from certain quarters 10 certain quarters,
winch swarmed around the Cap,tol, on
the last night Of the last session,-tbere
was hatteIing among the pigeons, YOU
may be very sure.
The Speaker endeavored TO cheek the
latitude VI personal reference in WHICH
me gentleman from Virginia INDUCED.
oat 10 VAIN. 1t did go on, and many
s'uroy leader of the faithful quaiIed and
iremhled before il. Cambreleng was
most scathed, and WINGED terribly. The
Speaker felt and fnttered. but ali was IF
no aVa'i Mr.. Wise was determined 10
be heard, and was heard.
IN describing the memorable scenes
presented IN that Hall on the last night
o. me last Congress. he alluded 10 se.
Verai cisgraceful incidents that then oc
CURED; and in describing them, he said
mat some members were sleepy, some
were tired, some noisy, some d,7s.k.-
"hen he was called TO order. He re
marked, "whai say is true, sir! same
were drunk do not say how MANY.
out some--and who will deny il Pr .Ur.
Lane from Indiana, asked him to name
some one who was in that predicameni:
70 which MIR. Wise responded Were
l 70 call names, sir, that gentleman
might feel unhannv