The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10.
Mr. ADAMS, from the Committee to which was
referred the subject of Duelling, reported bill,
which was ordered to second reading.
NORTHERN FRONTIER.
Mr. CAMBRELENG reported bill making APP
preparation for the protection Of the Northern From
tier; ..."
Also, a bill making appropriation for the payment
OF Revolutionary and other pensioners;
Also several private bills.
RECOGNITION OF HAYTr
The House resumed the consideration Of the pc
ttion objected TO by Mr.. LEGARE, for the recogni-
ton OF Hayti.
Mr.. HARRISON moved the previous question:
and the petition was received.
On motion of Mr.. SALTONSTALL, the petit
ton was referred to the Committee on Foreign At
fairs. "a
RECEPTION OF PETITIONS,
Mr.. S. WILLIAMS, of Kentucky, said, he sup
posed the question of the reception Of these petitions
would occupy the balance Of the session. He, there
fore, asked leave to offer resolution providing that
upon such question there shall be debate. Objec
tions were made, and the House refused to suspend
the rules to consider the resolution.
.." PENNSYLVANIA WAR.
message from the President of the United States
in reply TO the resolution Of the House of Represen
tativeS, transmitting all the correspondence which
had passed between him and Gov. Rtner in refer
ence to the call of the latter for United States troops
which was read.
Mr.. NAYLOR, of Pennsylvania, moved that the
message and accompanying documents be referred
10 the Committee on the Whole on the state of the
Union, and ordered to be printed. He made few
remarks on the subject show that the subject ought
TO be fully inquired into. He commented on the
course pursued by the General Government and Its
officers in this matter and asserted that the officers
OF the Government were acquainted with the con-
spiracy formed at Philadelphia to prevent the or
ganzalon OF the Legislature under the laws and
constitution Of the State. He complained that The
answer given TO the call of the House was martial
and incomplete, especially, inasmuch as thew had
not informed us whether U. States Marshall had
instigaed and participated in the riot He stated too
that MIR. Riker, clerk in the Post Office at Phila-
delphia, when PenroSe was driven from the Chair
by mob, took the Chair and harangued the mob
and cried for blood. Afterwards, this same Mil
hken, when he came to Harrisburg as captain,
under the requisiton Of the Governor again in his
military uniform, addressed the mob, and instigated
them TO violence and blood All these facts the Ge-
neral Government had concealed in the reply, and
he Government had united with the mob in
'rampling on the laws of Pennsylvania. When The
whole thing IS inquired into, il will be found
SIR said Mr.. ~, that the whole thing originated in
conspiracy OF Government officers to carry the
S'a'e IN favor ofthe present administration
nr. U NDERWOOD moved that the subject be
ia'u ." me liable and the correspondence printed
wi. ~ TER, OF Pennsylvania, begged leave to
Saya word in reply, and %
W., oNDrh W GOD withdrew the motion, on the
'on,l1lon maj me gentleman should renew it,
=, VA 49, hh stated that Pennsylvania was now
az peace, ana The rights of the majority reinstated
~ 'ona DC no necessity for further agitating the
SUBJECT, There was conspiracy in pennsvlvsni,