Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-02-16

bcInoSlS ~ great nunUeIS UcSon W asoS
ound him. hwas palpable that something
tremendous was anticipated. And true
nough the orator began to bear down upon
he Senate with renewed sarcasm. Mr..
Mercer now called him 10 order aud stated
he point Of order. The Speaker decided
hat he had no authority to put construc-
ion upon Mr.. Adams words, and there
ore, as he did NOT name the Senate, ne
;ouh not say that he was out OF order
Here cries Of "go on-go ony were u.
cred by many members. Mr.: Adams
vent On more and more severe. Mr.. Mef.'
;er ,:i: again called him to order and reduced
he Objectionable words to writing. Ano,
her member made one or two unsuccesslu!
efforts to asay a few words" but consoled
himself as well as he could by giving utter
ance to few volies of round oaths (in nm
upder tone) at the disorderly state OF things.
The words Mfr. Mercer took down, Mir.
Adams would not admit to be his. 1he
Speaker put the decision to the House
which declared that that were not. Mr.
Adams again proceeded. Before this how.
ever, he said as it appeared TO give gentle
men so much disqisetpde, for him to allude
to the senate, he could transfer his psace to
the Office Of the National lutelligencer.--
(Here wtis an audible laugh In that pa
per he said he found q q wo&sious orgu-
ment going to father that House with the
loss Of the Fortifcatiot Bill, ton NE last
night of the last session, charging taat
House with subserrieney and manworshlp.
He went on commenting upon the great
speech recently delivered by Mr.. Webster
in the Senate, in the most severe and cutting
manner; denying its assertions, running out
against its positions and ridiculins ite srgu-
mcnts, with Tremendous sarcasm and indIg.
nat'o,: Once nootfe lni,ootfe Mr.: Adams was cab.
cd to order. Considerable confusion and
great sensation prevailed: >
Mr.. Wise hoped lie gentleman would be
permitted to 60 on, out of order or ~ or
der. He wished him to divulge: OIL ne knew
opon this important subject.-lf ever there
was time when it beloved men TO speak
out, Twas now upon this question, let It
cut where it might, whether the Executives
the Senate, the House, the Speaker Of the
House, or the Chairman Of the Committee
of WAYS and Means. 1t was time to speak
out and let the truth be heard
Mr.. Adams again went on. He went
into q history Of the doings Of the lost night
of the last session told what he rccollected
and knew upon the subject; justified the
80, 100000 appropriation, said he voted
for it, and if there was one act Of hlS lie,
which gave him more satisfaction than any
other it was that Of voting for the necessa.
ry and proper appropriation. :. he passed
an over.wought panegyrc upon the Exc:
culive, and asked in scofn and derlslon who
were the sycophants and man worshipers
ofthat House, of whom so much was told
IN argument Of such prodigious eloqdence,
in the National Intelligencerl He ridiculed the
Senate for protesting SO much ignorance Of.
the Executives views in relatian to the three
millions Of dollars appropriation, and said
it was very easy for it to profess not to.
know what it should know, and to know
what there was no necessity for its know
ing. He took up the declaration made by
Mr.. Webster, that if the enemy were thpn. !,
dering n. the door Of the Capitol, he would
not vote for coafering upon an Executive
such unlimited grant of power, and dwelt
upon it for some time, uitcring comments
and insinuations which no man else is ca
pable of doing. What, said he, see the
enemy Gathering down this CAPITOL as they
did in the Lost war & not vote for an appropri.
ation, so asked for, TO defend it, because i.
was granting too much power to the Execu.
tive! There was but one step beyond
such an expression Of sentiment and a most,
natural step too! 1t would be only. for q
man who could utter such q sentiments to
90 himself over to that enemy and help to
batter down the Cwpitol! Here tremep.
dous clapping of, hands took place among
the members. , The Speaker jumped upon,
his feet, thumped his ivory seal, and called
loudly for order. He said that for the. last
ten years, and he thought that ever since the
formation of the Government there .hod
never been such, an instance Of disorder
and contempt Of the rules Of. the House,
The old members cried out, no, no, neoer.
nerer!* M. Adams resumed and went
OH in the same powerful. sarcastic strain
against Mr.. Webster and against the Sem
ate. He brought up message sent to the
House by the Senate on that famous last
night, to remind the former that the appro.
priation bill vet was to be acted On. Here
he brought oil his great powers, at ridicule
into full play. The Senate inform tho
House of its duties! If ever he felt regret
and Indignation in his Life, he said It was
upon hearing that message read to the
House. If ne could have got an opportuo
nifty be should have. moved to. have two
Of the House appointed 70 cs1Ey