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


Persico the celcbse sculptoryouf siatuary Of Peace
and Wsr--nyi,ed me TO see two groups Of hgures he
had modelled designs for oramenting the east por
tico When entered the room, There, said he,
Is the figure of Colu,nbos was noble figure,
standing IN the commanding attitude Of one proudly
in his hand an emblem Of the New World surnounted
by the cross token Of the future influence OF Chris
tianiiy he says. See here il Is, have found n" ny
his side--look there, Mr.. Wise--s an Indian squaw
she stands in wondering sttitude, as peepng at the
glorious Stranger she 10 drawn so near by ctosifyi
but il he shall but his head around she viii be of
in one moment; that is from tnidity! Sir, was
often reminded Of tho little figure Of the Indian squaw.
Some OF the attempts reminded me Of scenes OF fright N
the haunted house. A ghost is seenwho shall go and
SEQ what il is ! Will you will you or you'll No !:
no no At last one poor trembling WRETCH by voli-
ton or force accident half resolve pressed or ven
lures 10 otter forward with broomstick In handthe
rest pressing him on from behind--when. 10 sound
scaiers them in backward fight, tumbling one over
another in fright Outlines have they neryed them
selves 10 form attack upon my friend and myself;
but, with all the courage they could seeU npv or
summon their resolution, by the utmost effort, they
never could 20 beyond certain point. They would
make very brave Starts, and march crcey up TO GER
tain line, but then they stopped Sir, never conrted
these personal atacks-I always desired avoid them
they are abhonent 10 my feelings; but when personal
attacks are made either myself my friend now
absent-and if did not defend him well myself,
he being absent, the Romans should beware OF me
,ehen personal attacks made they shall be met by
me. He is absent /; have determined TO pursue the
same line OF duty and a not be deferred from the
course which have marked for myself by any
sderations Of personal nature shall, with fixed,
firm determination, resolutely march straight onward
against the corrupt powers that be, with the same Inn
pulse OF duty that governed when first undertook
this perlous career in public lie.s
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 my friend and myself or not Certain
is, his remark strictly lie said that the
which ranspred in the rooms Of the two invests
eating committees, last winter were dsgracefnl to
those committees, to the House, and TO the nation.
Such was his remark though is not reported in the
papers, and agree with the gentleman perfectly that
the enacted ia the committee rooms were dis
graceful to the committee and this House, but will
not say TO the nation, for the nation, could
act, prevented any Of the disgrace from attaching to its
conduct or character Such scenes never before
CURED in this CAPITOL and hope will again. Sir,
they all scenes Of prostituted sersty TO Execa-
tive power by members Of this House, where political
independence is required and once most to be
expected saw scenes, on both committees where
every thing Of honor and interest left perfectly
derelict the alabsorbng influence Of the President
scenes Of lowy bowling his footstooof covering all
abases--of smotherng truth--of gagging inquiry
fcfuSdl expose ABUSES known WITHOUT PROOF Win
of sanctonng abuses by OPEN unblnshing claims TO
rightful authority TO commit them-which were dis
graceful to the committees And, sir, | saw scene
here, in this House, which dsgraceful to some
members Of the last House Of Representatives. The
very pimp who charged with pundering the Trea-
sury, wasting the public money in corruptly brbng the
public mind, contumacously refused to appear when
summoned a witness before the Committee Of lnyes
tigation, and there were members of the House Of
Representatives who tolerated and countenancea him
in such conduct The House yielded its powers and
laid down its privileges at the feet Of atool Of power
Sir do not 10 say that all Of the majority Of the
House involved in this dsgracenl surrender Of all
power and dgnity-in justice to many members, my
friends both sides of the House, and had.
have some valued personal friends opposed to me in
politics here, must say they were governed by very
different motives 10 voting 10 discharge Whitney, and
never meant implicitly even to acqut him. But there
were some who even became the champions Of Reuben
M. Whitney they commended his course even before
investigation, and have since his discharge
mended his conduct to The nation. Sir, am safe
enough regard thar matter. You have heen told
by the gentleman from Pennsylvania. (Mr MULLEN
pERo) this week, that the Committee Of Investigation
unanimously voted me their thanks for the mode in
which had discharged my duty chairman and yet
pretex for hiding the secrets Of the 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 were disgracefnl to the committees
and to the House Of Representatives but not to the
minority Of either of those committees the minority Of
the House, to the nation. Why not to the nation
Two members OF one Of those committees have met the
fate which their conduct merted--they have fallen be-
fore the judgment of the people Out of the SIR in the
majority of the committee Of which was chairman only
f,r0 are now bere-Maine and Rhode Island have rem
dered their verdcts
Sir take Of this general remark Of the gentle
to myself nor does apply to my absend friend in
mr. mr. IL 4
apparent that il was meant for usf the charge was
that and my friend the authors Of the disgrace Of
those sceneswhenever any dsgraceful conduct is i'm
puted to my friend to myself would say to the
who utters the mputation, his foul throat be lies y
Mr.. GHOLSON wished to be understood as not
making any personal alusion in his remarks to the gen.
teman from Tennessee, (Mr Peyton.) as il never was
his custom to make any remarks apply to persons
who were not in position to defend themselves.
As to the gentleman from Virginia, (Mr Wise,) he
might take the remarks he had made this subject on
yesterday as they were delivered, and make personal
application Of them II he chose he not responsible
for the publication it appeared in the Globe Of yester
day not having seen the report Of Yesterday remarks
before they went to press the gentleman from Virgil
MIA, (Mr. Wise) might take the remarks he had made
just they were made and make what use Of them he
pleased He repeated again that did take place
in the committee rooms which were disgracefu 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. discover after close examination Of the testi
mony adduced that any disgrace could attach the late
Administration Althoughit had been repeated again
and again by the gentleman from Virginia that corrup
ton did exist in the Administration. he (Mr G had
not been able to discover il. The gentleman had said
that disgracefu took place in the House the
time; the majority Of the House sustained witness
who refused 70 appear before Of the investigating
committees Now Mr. O. 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
certain difficulty had taken place before another
took part and in consequence Of this difficulty,
he lMr u y undersfnnd the nG the Halsa