Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-02-16

to retract the charge, or have him the Presi-
dent) mpeached! This is the substance.
Mr.. &. said it was not his intention to com
ment on the extraordinary contents Of this
letter. II excited in his bosom no emotions
but pity for its author, contempt for Its men,
ace, and humiliation that the chief magistrate
of the United States should place himself in
such all attitude. Nor was it his intention to
ask protection there, as the representative OF
sovereign state: he was competent to the
defence Of his own reputotion,and 50 far from
being ntinidated by such communication
from the discharge of his duty, its only ef-
feet was to embolden him the more in de-
nouncing the corruption, whether in high or
low places. As to the privileges of that bo-
dy, he owed it 10 the body to defend its own
rights. Much less was it his intention TO
comply with the demand Of the PRESIDENT
Demand was not term which belonged to
equals. In the public relation he sustained
as member of the Senate, he felt himself at
least equal to the president of the United
States. AS u Senator (sald Mr.. C.) | may
Judge him, he cannot judge me.
/ rise TO reterate here in my place, and TO
the fullest extent, all that before said, and
to afford to the friends of the Administration
an opportunity to correct the error, if there
was one; in which case, am ready at once,
and on the spot, to retract the error. MIR. &.
then went into recapituation at large Of
the substance Of that part Of his speech to
which the Presidents letter had reference.
Mr.. Grundy said he owed it to justice to
say, that he had not understood the Senator
from South Carolina as casting any imputa-
ter as reported in the Globe, but thought that
Al,e .I,Sx <,f al rhorn
lie could go on TO say in reference to Mr..
M'Lamore, who was his personal friend, that
he had supposed the reference to be intend
cd for him, and he could now state that Mr..
M'Lamore had not, since the removal of the
depostes borrowed money from the banks
for the purposes Of speculation. lie had lat
tery had as much as he would do to pay his
debts, although he could eventually be veal
thy. lie stated that Mr.. .MLamore was not
related by ties of blood to the President.
Mr.. Calhoun said he did not know whether
he had been accurately reported in the Globe
but he presumed that he was not Intentional
| y misrcpresented. He referred to the diff
Guilty which reporters had to encounter from
the noise in the chamber, which frequently
prevented them from catching correctly what
fell from gentlemen. But he could not for
bear from saying that the language of the
president in his letter was more worthy Of
Billingsgate than the executive mansion.
Mr.. Walker, SO far as his observations had
gone, declared that he had not understood
the senator as casting any personal imputa-
'tion against the president. He then stated
that this bill had not originated with the ad-
minstration but with himself, the idea hav-
ing been sent abroad by him in a circular
letter, during the warm contest for a senator
of the United States in Mississippi.
Mr.. Clay said that he had waited for some
time to see if any one of the friends of the
President was disposed to submit any motion
founded upon this letter. AS no one seemed
disposed to take this course, he felt himself
compelled by sense of duty to state that
the letter constituted gross breach Of the
privileges of the Senate. He felt the pro-
foundest regret that such letter should have
been penned by the ilustrious individual who
fills the executive chair. Ifsuch letter had
been addressed from the highest parsonage
in the realm to a member of Parliament Of
Great Britain, it would have drawn from that
body rebuke which would have shaken the
monarch on his throne. He knew, he said,
how vain had been the efforts Of those who
are now powerless minority in this Senate,
to sustain its privileges; and he knew how
vain would be any attempt of this powcrless
minority to assert its privileges now. But
he could not avoid rising to express his re-
gret at the course which the President had a
dopted, as well as his acquiescence in the
propriety of the determination of the Senator
from South Carolina, not TO submit any mo-
ton in relation to the letter; but having laid
it before the Senate, to leave that body toI
take care of It's own DriyilepeS
After considerable debate, the question
was taken on the passage Of the bill, and de-
cdcd in the affirmative-yeas q, nays %
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House resumed the consideration of
the question of privilege, under consldera-
tion on Tuesday. Various resolutions, GEN.
suring Mr.. Adams, were offered by .Messrs.
Thompson, Of South Carolina; Bynum, Of N.
Carolina; and Patton, of Virg inia,and though
much time was consumed in debate, none of
them were finally adopted by the House. In
the course of debate, Mr.. Adams addressed
the House for two hours in vindication Of
himself
Mr.. Wise, from the select committee ap-
pointed to investigate into the manner in
which the administration Of the executive de-
partmeDts had been conducted, obtained con-
sent to make report from that committee.
[The report states that Reuben VI. Whit |
ney who had been summoned as witness be-
fore that committee, has by letter, informed
the committee Of his peremptory refusal to-
attend, it became the duty of the committee
to make the House acquainted with the fact.
And the Committee reported unanimously
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Chairman be directed
TO report the letter to the House, that such
order may be taken as the dignity and char
actcr Of the House require.