South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-03-12

ton of this substitute, and we find a.
mong those who then voted that this
"perseculed Patriot" had been guilty
of dangerous assumption Of power"
Messieurs. Banks, .Speaker-U pre-
sumo sir, you are acquainted with such
a gentleman,} Wilson of Boletourt-
| (perhaps there is some such individual
/ here now.) Mr.. Wilson said es,here
he is.) Watkins there sir, is the gen
ileman himself, who now comes for
ward 10 find some balm in Gilead for
the wounded feelings Of this same Pre-
sident--lhis "persecused Patriot"-
Sir, who has City thousand offices at
his disposal, and who can see every
day one hundred thousand knees sben-
ding their pregnant hinges before him
yes sir, here is the gentleman from
Goocbland-and he now comes to
scolhs the offended dignity Of the Pre-
siden,.
Mr. Watkins Will the gentleman
allow me to explain The gentleman
from Abemarle ought to explain the
motives Of individuals as, well as their
votes. In the vote of which he speaks,
| and those who acted with me were
compelled TO choose between two pro.
| positions and TO take what was the
lesser evil.
Mr.. Gilmer: I thought, Sir, tina;
before / had taken the full measure of
the gent!eman's foot, in this affair, the
shoe would pinch Iittle-but his ex-
PLANTATION will not do. Had he stood
up boldly, and acknowledged that he
then thought the President could do no
wrong, but that be had changed his o.
pinion, and now thought he could not,
he would have deserved commenda-
ton, at least for his candor. But his
explanation does not extricate him from
the meshes of this journal, for the Ian
guage of the substitute is stronger than
that of the committee. Sir, this dispo-
sition to destroy records, which i sus-
| pect had its origin in the destruction Of
a certain record some where in North
Carolina--this effort OF politicians to
cover their lracks,that they may pu. in
the plea of nul tieL record, seems to be
a growing evil, and win use ,i,is
Journal before it is destroyed, tina, gem
tlemen nay see for once short re-
Prospect of two years. Bat this is o
depression. 1 was taking the ayes and
noes. see the name Of Sloan. i
think there is one here yet who an
swers to that-Roaae is gone
he is among the people-Ho!leman-l
have friend here of that name, one
Of the family-indeed it must be the
ame-Harwood-he has gone TO the
House Of Peers up siairs-Kinchegoe,
!, Hays, Garland of Mecklenburg-l
see them all here Robertson, he is
gone lou, among the "cherubs that sill
up aloft"-CarroH too--the gentle
man from Preston, knoy VS. some one OF
that name McDowetl-he has obtain.
ed leave of absence from the people,
and is not now here--McMullen, ah,
Sir, think heard the voice OF some
, one from Scott just now, proclaiming
war upon the journal of the Senate.
Why does he not begin the war here I
Bare-my old friend from Shenando-
ah--he is always here, Sir. am sorry
that the tenth legion does not stand 10
iha line as it did then. with those who
yet abide by the old Commonwealth
but it is said that these voles were
! between mere alternatives. think i
have shewn that il was SO, these geu-
: tlemen happened 10 choose the harder
OF the alternatives. Ii 1 have not, the
memories Of some gentlemen will pro-
, badly be refreshed, as l refer TO some
J other votes. Wen, Sir, then comes
the vote on the amendment as amen
ded-and it was adopted but unfor.
tunately, the ayes and noes were moi
taken, and gentlemen may attempt to
fend and prove, that they voted thus
or thus. hear one now, excIaiming
yonder, that he voted no-and the
wounded pigeon always dutters. This,
Sir, is fair commentary on this ex-
plugging system. They argue thai
there is no need Of journals--here is a
lapse OF only two years, and no one
knows how another voted, simply be-
cause the ayes and noes were not call
ed. What proof has the gentleman
over the way, that he voted no land
how can he establish the fact ; Ii the
journal were perfect, we should iinu
aim in his right place, unless indeed
this expunging process, or some other
rat.eaten process, had swept away ths
record.
| Mr.. Wilson of Botetourt 1.-THE gem