Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-02-08
Correspondence Of d,e rirgi,;o,

WIN the great current of spectators |
drawn 10 the House OF Representatives. ,t,o.., ~!
spent IN the Supreme Court listening To o.. w..
ter Joues.in u dry Land case from Mis-
"h''h esehhS genius could inpart no iute,ea,
eeF 10 Tie paiiies litigant) for the purpose ori.
ing Inc closing argument ON the Contested FL.
from Mississippi, by Mr.. Preniss, one Of tle co.
ants lie galleries were tlransed at an earl, L.
a'd the auditory remained con,pactly wcdpt.,
ia At time until after O'Clock. when the uo,..
Jomned, 50 intense WAS the nter.s, ,.,i,.J ,
Mctropo, to the Glial result
cannot say that Mr. Premises sp,,,b
l." my expectations p",hars, because tlo>, .>,,
'''"s had been too highly raised by the rcp,r,..e,
''""S "hich had heard OF his powers bo,b =, a..
orator and asa logclan. Yet II VAS It mastery,
mrnt, ab"nndiH- IN beautiful metaphors a, ,,.,,.
he'nl, sarcastic, and not unircqneniy RISING ,o,,,.,
oId'f OF rlafuenee. This last fenluL i dol;
OF lis closing observations, in hicil h, lcso,.l
House nat To return lie election bac. IN IN. nm,
ri NJ ssiss'i pi but l,lhcr to besuN tn, scat.
his eomlc'horS, 50 that lis STAG, now en,,l,d -
CT popn'ilon 10 five ~ six meir4bcrs bur nercx.
y restricted nnil the nrxt crn4s t,w.; l.,
BE- deprived ""lrrl, Of her rrt,rc, cr,a,i,,---,,,
more parll' t'IAly Of the indignant m,,,.,
winch he rrp'IieI the brIi, expressed by VI, r,.
-on Il NJ" Yotb, tina, lie recognition o, IN. cl,,
J At The s'lil". ncnbers would receive thr ,l,,l
'"" pro 'e III H'ssssiPW" Aiter some brart,l,d 70
n,,k-. WIN h " no, do linn The inn,,i,.. =,
Tempt i"rprs: he sad. d" fhe people OF Mi>s>,jrn
Viii send back 10 TIN, Kan. instead OF thanks 1...
and hitter r"t>ss. such rs onl, fall rom lh. Inn.
.! ilr,fneh. al ta trei Tia, the, have been ,r.,,,
0roHeeti. IA IL. es'ir,>o of their dearest fIpL,
us 're".n'nt onii' e""sti!"tfo@ question imolr
"'> pf"i"ahd rs veil is tns. mons as.'l secm.Jto
! keep thu honorable and talented gentleman from
South Carolina Nh. Irgarc.) To Mhom lie ,,ur, q,
grading this roln, had been very jndnlousl en-
trusted by Inc friends Of tie sit,in. men lrr,, en-
scat al rnrur He manifested 10 litile nr.,,.,,,
whilst Mr. Prchtiss va, Discussing this po,n ana AZ
tempted by long explanation CIR =. g,,n. way
son the rnrpo>r) 10 weaken the force oi 4. oueuse
reasoning. Eul the effort MAS hopeless. w VI.
/ Lrsar.. III the hand, o. VIZ. prenis>, Vas al niml
~ the grasp ot am1n--uot ihlt rnuil ,s>tn IT,, the
ntet an, rIIlu- hc thai degree III intellectual sure,
( morn. "scrlre ornrr bar tcau,c the position Is.
summed l., hn iutrin>iesv wrnaa that even
ms talents aud skill uGcqual to lis d.lcuc,,A
. -ati,l n,nc weaker antagonist tlln Nj prcut,,,
! GA vii rerc'i,. h, the paefs Il,t the result vss
the rseiadm' b, vote al ll9 to liz. Of the esq,
luton adoprd II The "NtiA se>>iun, affirming ti-
ri In oi Me,,l>. Ca,i,, rae anl Ghosnn sr,r. IN
!'r 25a t"n.Ies-. AID 'f,oosc tcclgt,n. tie li,,
ldlf, u thrr cltH+s.
Srafcei, had lhl> decision been aanoar ed when
pant, ingenuity ,et ,'t to WORK t" r,nJl,ra> the
proceedings ol the blouse. and TO defeat /, iIIrrc.
tn, It's Solemn VOTE thus directly prououuerd. MI
/ Howard, OF Mn l.,hd otirlr, as an opr,e9a:,to
the RESET d,o. resolution. anosI.,r, ,,,arl,g hist
Mc>sr pIru,>s a ord ,,os cntttl, IN seats In
the "a h Congress--w Inch Mr.. Wadd, fhump~p.
OF 5 {. wry properly proposed 10 amsad by rc>,l,-
mr., lhu Mr,sls. preul,, aud NurI are daily diet
"d member, ni the !5th Congress, Int ,uri-
lid to Their >cats'-~iiich, although received win
general Taught aid afterwards " tldrwn uuqu,.-
touahly presents tie tue ASPECT OF tho quc,tlo,
! sho0d the Iluus. refuse to permit then, to qualh
The .91r' tprrhaps the intention oil low ards prolc
>iiI"n "as orribly poi.tci ont by Messfs. FaIro..
p"pe aud Underwood, ii 1t should prevail r.
! speaker bcnis calied upon Tor his apiu,'u had
decided, that If adopted, the re>oIntion alrdx
agreed TO AID Coionrl lo"ard's agprn ia,c
would couStIt 'te jaRitiybic p,opo,tiou.-
SO that when lie House came to d. ilua vote upon
the resolution, a> s.,endcd lhosc who lrl,yrd that
Prrnlss and Claiborne. are. would BE- compelled 1"
vote that th,y hot cmtii,d to sta;s, III order to
cart ont their llt,Ious ,,ic against tie rghi "
ClaiLou aud Gl,osou aud ire ttrSd-or clst eve
ry naa III tie louse, conoulrlg in one halt Of tic
lroposi ion, and UNDERSTANDING IN the other. would
vote agarat tie vi Gle, III d the House lac !c! Ju>
Where c"mM' III al al tlt Lrcuung # tic tnut'tt
lie ascending lrsolttion Itself being lrI tat /
Al ilns IontuSini, ndmcction and h,,rut baud, b
the IN nts OF Gl.olson and Claibuile Msle onr,r,
might be rs r,ad, ,uancl, /, pc,uiiile the House
te III on lfl5n.aji,' stead 81 l,.aiac iloe
po>ltlon--by resolution affirming h Mess PltH'
iIrdta >cat,--aud such lrppos,ion ~. Bell PhdS
ed himself 70 summit if the gentleman ir m Mal,HLa
would "!hdrw his aucldncut--But tins was Io'
accrdrd 10; aud, aier several Intellectual ahmI"'
the House at lals hour b. vote Of 81 10 lo3 7d'
j"urnef. without comm 10 any decision
Ia the SsLa t, the sub Treasury lIll Sds lnii''u+
ced by Mr.. Wueht--H no resisted successfully al
rttuit II. 'dc by Mr.. Clay delay. for bret pen'''
further action upon this bold attempt 10 lr'E"''
by indssoiuhls bonds, the Muncycd with thu f"'''
cal power OF the federal government the ohJr0 -
Mr.. Clay IN asking ior the postpnnemem oil "'''
i'.il tor i few days, II await iaf'hef ut
'c"PmrnS OF hr public Will. Nj. Clay d'p'''"'
ted ANY dan. hHe haste aud prtrip'ia III '"''