The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-26

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Persico he ceebsse seulptoryouf statuary Of Peace
and Wsr-inyiled me TO see two groups Of figures he
had modelled designs for ornsmenting the east por-
tico When entered the room, There SAID he,
Il the figure Of Columbus was noble hgores
standing in the commanding attitude Of one proudly
conscious of ths grandeur Of his discsssryhs holds
in his hand an emblem Of the New World, surmounied
by the cIoss in token Of the future influence Of Chris
tianity he says See here t TO- have found NJ ny
his side--look there, Mr.. Wise-is an indian squaw
she stands in wondering altitude as peeping o. the
glorious stranger; she drawn near BY cmtoutyi
but he shall but turn his head around she WI De on
in one moment; that is from tlmiduy !! Sir, was
often reminded Of the little figure Of the Indian sqnaw
Some Of tho attempts reminded Of Of fright in
the haunted house. ghost Is scen-who shall go and
SEQ what it is : Will yoa will Won or you! No:
no no. Al last poor trembling wretch. BY voii-
ton or force accident half resolve is pressed o. ven
lures TO totter forward, with broomsck in hand 1.-The
rest pressing him on from behind-when, 10! sound
sca,iers them in backward fight, tumbling one over
another in fright Outlines have they nerved them
selves 10 form attack upon my friend and myself;
but, with all the courage they could "sere% up OF
summon TO their resolution, by the utmost effort, they
never could 60 beyond certain point. They would
make very brave Starts and march erccly up 10 GER
tain line, but then they stopped Sir never courted
these personal aitacks always desired TO avoid them
they abhonent TO my feelings but when personal
attacks are made either myself or on my friend now
absen-and il did not defend him as well as myself,
he being absent, the Romans should beware OF me-
pAen personal attacks made, they shall DO met by
me. He is absent have determined to pursue the
same line OF duty, and am not to be deferred from the
course which have marked out for myself by any con-
siderations of personal shall, with fixed,
firm determination, resoluely march straight onward
against the corrupt powers that be, with The same I'M
pulse Of duty that governed me when firs undertook
this perilous career In public life. :
Sir, / am induced TO make these remarks by gene
rail- very general declaration made yesterday BY the
gentleman from Mississippi, (Mr, GHoLsos) know
not whether this declaration intended TO cover
personal attack on my friend and myself or not Certain
Il is his remark was strictly true He said that " the
which lranspired ia the rooms OF the two invests
eating committees, last winter, disgraceful 10
those committees, TO the House, and 70 the nation"
Such his remark though il is not reported in the
papers, and agree with the gentlcmaa perfectly that
the scenes enacted in the committee rooms were dis
graceful TO the committee and to this House, but will
not say to the nation for the nation as could
act prevented any of the disgrace from attaching to its
conduct or character Such scenes never before
cured in this Capitol, and hope viii again Sir,
they all scenes Of prostituted seryy TO Execu-
tive power by members Of this House, where political
Independence required and once most TO be
expected. saw scenes, on both committees where
every thing Of honor and interest left perfectly
derect 10 the allabsorbng influence Of the President
of owly bowng his ootstoolof covering all
sbases--of smothenng truth--of gaggng nquiry--of
refusal expose abuses known without proof with
of sanctioning abuses by open, unblushng claims to
graceful TO the committees. And, sir, scene
here, in this House, which was disgraceful to some
members OF the last House Of Representatives. The
very pmp who charged with plunderng the TTea-
sury wasting the public money in corrupy bribng The
public mind, contumacously refused to appear when
summoned witness before the Committee Of lnyes-
tigation, and there were members of the House of
Representatives who tolerated and countenanced him
in such conduct The House yielded its powers and
laid down its privileges the feet Of atool of power
dp nil of tho of the
House involved in this disgracefu surrender Of all
power and dignity--in justice to many members, my
friends, on both sides Of the House, and had now
have, some valued personal friends opposed to me in
politics here, must say they governed by very
different motives in voting 70 discharge Whitney, and
never meant implicitly to acquit him. But there
were rome who became the champions Of Reuben
M. Whitney they commended his course even before
investigation, and have since bis discharge
mended his conduct 10 the nation! Sir, ! am safe
enough in regard TO that matter You have been told
by the gentleman from Pennsylvania. (Mr MULLEN
BERG. this week. that the Committee Of Investigation
unanimously voted me their thanks for the mode in
which had discharged my duty chairman and yet,
pre,ext for hiding the secrets Of 'he party"
unworthy for the main witness in the case TO appear
before me Sir, again say that do agree with the
gentleman that the scenes which took place in those
committee rooms were disgraceful to the committees
and to the House Of Representatives, but not to the
minority Of either Of those committees the minority Of
the House, or to the nation. Why 10 the nation
Two members Of OF those committees have met tho
fate which their conduct meritedthey have fallen be-
fore the Judgment of the people Out of the sir in the
majority OF the committee Of which chairman only
f,co are now herc-Maine and Rhode Island have rem
dered their verdicts
Sir take none Of this general remark Of the gentle
to myself, does it apply to my absend friend in
Tennessee (Mr Peyton) RI ii did, or If it were clearly
apparent that it meant for us-if the charge was
that and my friend the authors Of the disgrace OF
those scenes-whenever any dsgraccfu conduct is i'm
pncd to my friend myself would say to the
who utters the mpuation, in his foul throat he lies y
N Mr.. GHOLSON wished TO be understood not
making any personal alusion in his remarks the gen.
tleman from Tennessee, Mr. Peyton,) never was
his custom to make any remarks to apply to persons
who were not in position 10 defend themselves.
As to the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr Wise.) he
might take the remarks he had made this subject
yesterday they delivered, and make personal
application Of them II he chose he responsible
for the publication it appeared in the Globe Of yester
day. not having the report Of yesterdays remarks
before they went to press the gentleman from Virgil
MIA, (Mr Wse,) might take the remarks he had made
just they were made and make what Of them he
pleased He repeated again, that did take place
in the committee which dsgracefu to Con-
gress and the country; but in making this remark, he
differed from the gentleman from Virginia, in believing
that the investigation threw any disgrace upon the late
Administration. He had not been able for The life Of
him, to discover, after close examination Of the testi
mony adduced that any disgrace could attach the late
Administration Although had been repeated again
and again by the gentleman from Virginia that corrup-
ton did exist in the Administrations he (Mr G had
not been able to discover it. The gentleman had said
that dsgraceful took place in the House at the
time the majority Of the House sustained witness
who refused appear before one OF the investigating
committees Now Mr.. q. believed that the late House
sustained that witness, because they believed that it
would be doing injustice to him TO send him before
committee, whose chairman had treated him in the
manner tho chairman OF that committee had treated the
witness. 84 gU Js8
certain difficulty had taken place before another
committee, in which the chairman Of that committee