Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-07-31

earnestness for some time longer. when
he resumed his seat, and was followed by
Mr.. Wise, who, after q diScursive pream.
bic, in which he glanced at various mat
tiers and things connected with the policy
and practice Of the Administradun. set
himself to work to dissect the bill, going
through its provisions seriatim. On first
rising he said thatif he could have clear
understanding that the House would now,
without further discussion, or calling of
the previous question, give vote on the
bill to lie on the table. Much noise and
confusion ensued. Some cried 'agreedH
Others mo, no. Others Go on.
Mr.. Adams, deeming the bill too i'm.
portant to pass without deliberate discus.
sion, wished to make motion to strike
out the enacting clause.
DIR. Wise, however, concluded not to
resign the floor, and avowed his fesolu.
ton to speak until he had DESTROYED eve.
ry bin which would otherwise 90 to the
Senate, unless the advocates Of the bill
would give up their purpose of rushing
such measure through the House at this
hour Of the session.
Some cried "very well go on and do
il"
Mr.. Thomas explained about the post
ponement of his motion to so late a mo-
ment. He had been urged to make it
earlier, but his reply was, that the House
could take this up after it had despatched
the Senate bills, &c.
Mr.. Naylor rose, and with great warmth
exclaimed this is no explanation. TCr;es
of order, crder!1 l am a Pennsyilvani.
an, order!] and will not sit tamely here
and see her institutions stabbed to the
heart. The cries of order and the con.
fusion in the House were increasing, when
the Speaker orderedM Mr.. N. to take his
seat.
Mr.. Wise then proceeded, comparing
the proceedings of the House TO the game
of 'catch-who. catch-can," and charac.
terized the bill as the last grapple of the
Administration for the purse-strings of
the people. He said he should 90 on to
speak till morning, if necessary, or to the
end of the session, if. his strength would
hold out. They should lose this bill be-
fore they get another still more needful
to them through the House.
Mr.. Cambreleng. And NH ="
Mr.. Wise expressed great Indignation
at this attempt to force a measure by
threatening the suffering Of the nation;
but warned Mr.. c. that his victim was not
within the reach of his spring. There
remained bill behind, money bin, on
which the House had still hold; AMI he
trusted they would resort TO the strong
hold of their Saxon ancestors, and with
hold the supplies until their tyrants let 90
their grasp. The Administration would
vet have to come to the House as suppl.
ants before the session elapsed, or they
could not keep their wheels agoing for
ninety days. The very measure which
the Chairman had so earnestly deprecated,
and about the evils of which he had ut.
tered such doleful predictions, as throwing
the Government into the hands of Nick
Biddle, &c, that very measure was now
his only hope: and the gentleman would
come begging the House to adopt it as a
last resort, viz: the sale of the United
States Bank stock. tie then went into
the analysis of the bill, and continued 10
speak against it with great vehemence till
half past 8 o'clock, when he gave way to
a motion by Mr.. Jenifer to adjourn.
Mr.. Prentiss asked for the yeas and
nays, but the House refused to order them:
Ayes IL, noes 73. No quorum.
The question on adjournment was TAX.
enby tellers; whenthe ayes being but %,
the motion was abandoned.
The Chair said if a gentleman yielded
the floor for motion to adjourn, he could
not, in strictness, to retain any right to
resume it after that question should be de-
cided in the negative: but if he then first
addressed the Chair, las Mr.. w. had now
done,) he was entitled to proceed.
Mr.. Wise thanked the Speaker for his
decision, and commented with some seve-
rity, on such an attempt to violate prac.
i tee established by the courtesy Of the
House for. forty years. He was hap.
lpy to find that he was still among gentle
linen. He then proceeded ia his disco.
ltion Of the bill, taking various grounds Of
i exception to il, but the reporter was toe
much exhausted to be able to secure a mi
mute report Of the speech.
4 Mr.. Jenifer next addressed the House
commenting with great severity not only
only on the bill, but on the course Of thg
Administration generally, its influence 0
YER the House, the rewards Of tavorites
especially Of such as has been dlscardes