Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-01-19

General Gaines al beg leave with doe
Difference, to state, Mr. President
General .Macomib-"Genernl, ! repeat thot
Won cannot be permitted to address the Cour',
until your case is before it,
Gen. Cd Protest formally against the
Course pursued by this Court
Gen. MI have once more TO say, zen.
Gaines, that you cannot be sllowed to inter-
fere in any way with the Progressed this tr'a''
and repetition of such conduct Will be view.
ed as deliberate contempt Pray be seated"
Gen. G.--"l beg your pardon sir; s'anothg
is custom of mine, and ask To be grntIhea
in this particular"
Question to 1t. Morris-"What amount OF
hard bread and bacon were at Tampa Bay
when General Scott
Gen.Gaincs-"l feel myself Mr.. President,
constrained once more TO protest against this
io,cirss mode Of procedure"
| Gen. MI again urge upon you, MAYOR
Gen. Gaines, the Importance 'oi complying
with the desire Of the Court in this natter
Your case, sir, is not before us. You have
nothing Ia do with the matter pending, as II
nj present stands. You must not interrupt
u.s." ....
1 General G. lin l"ud voice) "May it please
the Court wish to be heard for moment.
| do not desire To rctard its operations, but ]
wish to protest formolly against the iilegality
with which it is,nnd has been conducted. The
ninety first article. SIR. President
/ Gen. Mucomb. .-"Gcn. Gaines, submit y",r
views to paper. and they will he considered
and recorded Do 80 now, "r any time after
the adjournment Of the Court this morning
will do"
/ Gen. G.--"No. sir will do 80 now"
/ Proceedings were accordingly suspended
TO enable The gallant odd soldier to tmbody
his vicws.at the completion of whch.he com
menccd another address ia the Court, but
was again interrupted by Gen. Macomb.
\ Gen G.-"I wish, Mr. President, to con-
vince this Court and Abe country that the
whole tenor Gifts proceedings is at ar with
law, usage and reason, and
Il Gen. M.-"Gencral you shall not be long
'er tolerated in these gratutous expressions.
| The Court will confer-clear the Conrt!'
Il The crowd, with the two major generals,
| repaired to an an!icham1er and there await
| cd the second result of the arbitration. WMi;
there, feeling of profound regret ut the un-
|, fortunate causes of the enlargement OF these
1.-TWO eIninent soldiers, pervaded us. There
!, they stood, on opposite sides of tho room. en-
circled by their several friends, and occnsion-
ally eyeing each others manly form, with
other trust, than embtered refections.-
| Favoritcs Of the nation, who breasted the
bayoDrts Of gallant old England, side. by side,
and together planted the s'ar-spangled ban
ner where once proudly and gayly Roaiedthe
standard of ST. George. Leaders Of "fororn
| hopes" whose names are patronymlcs tor
hundreds of their youthful fellow. .citzens,nnd
at the recital of whose achievements the strip
| ling feels the first impulses Of military nmbi-
| tion! Where and what are they now?-
O. Knights on The political chossboard of
the upper and lower cabinets.
On the re-op.ning. the Court, through tho
President, announced that the protest ofGc-
Tcrnl Gaines should he Incorporated with the
proper documents. Gen. Gaines then read
his ncq'icsccnce in the decision of the Presi-
dent of the Y. States, in relation to Gen. NJ =
comb. and after the transaction of unimport-
ant business, the Court adjourned until to-
morrow at IL a. NJ.
i p. s. General Gaines has publicly express
sed his determination 10 prosecute the inqul-
ries now pending, to their utmost extent, and
bring the actually guilty, fairly befor" the
world. In this, he will be seconded by tho
hero of Chippewa.