Litchfield enquirer., 1838-12-27
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S. TOT lnfOrmotlOn us to the tact whether Ol not he had sent or ordered to be sent an arm ed force to Pennsylvania, with the view O suppressing the riots at Harrisburg. The resolution further called for all correspon dence in the possession of the President, al the intormation he had in relation thereto, i not incompatible with the public interest.
 Objections were made to the reception o the resolution.
 A motion to suspend the rules was thcr made.
 The yeas and nays were called, and two thirds of the members were for the intrcduc ton of the resolution-ayes lS6, nays B.
 MT. Riddle of Penn. was opposed to the resolution. He objected to adding fuel to thu flame of public excitement. Why, he said add to the excitement which the adoption o this resolution will most assuredly create ?- Why lift the veil hero, which is to expose thu folly of our parent at home! Mir. Riddle spoke briefly of the excitement at home, ant alluded to some of the causes which had ere atcd that excitement.
 Mir. Petriken of Penn. followed, and saiC something about the excitement, intimatins that the riot had been caused by the Bank Bankitcs and the Whig party in Penn. The part taken by the Administration at home ht endeavored to excuse. He spoke briefly, bu his remarks were heard with difficulty.
 Mr. Naylor said he regretted the introduc' ton of this subject but since the resolution had been introduced he should give it his sup. port. Since the resolution had been introduc. ed, he was glad it had come from an admin. istration man. know, said MT. Naylor, that the resolution has been introduced for party effect, and was intended to create, re- new, and keep up excitement in the country. believe that it has been brought forward with view of furnishing paragraph for the Globe, and in the hope that some good 70 the Administration might grow out of its intro. duct:on. have been told in the "Spirit of the Times" and by some of the mob, said Mir. Naylor, that ifI dared to take my scat here, some of those same men would come here, and act as they have acted in Harrisburg.- Aye, sir, they have threatened to come here in this Hall, crowd your galleries, take your seat, and drive you and mo from the Hall, as they have driven the Senators of Pennsylva- nia from their seats as State Senators.
 The speaker here called MT. Naylor to or- der, and said that he was wandering from the subject before the House.
 MT. Naylor said he was but replying to the Member who had preceded him.
 The speaker said it was not in order to refer to the election of himself to the next Congress. .' -.gf31.. ..'.
 MT. Naylor said thatthe facts of the case were connected with that election.
 The speaker said it was in order to speak of facts. ..... .....s.-..... .....
 MT. Naylor said state it as fact, that the officers ofthe Government have been the in. stigators ofthis Pennsylvania mob. I state il as fact that these officers did make an ef- fort to prevent my election in Pennsylvania. l state it as fact that the officers of Govern mens have been notoriously connected with this mob. state it further as a fact--Here Mr.. Naylor was called to order by the Speak CT and one of the members.
 Here MT. Birdsall, of N. Y. moved the Previous Question. Motion not in order. Tor to proceed.
 The yeas and nays wcte called, and Mir. Naylor was allowed to proceed by an afir. native vote of l3S, noes 5. an" ~ A4
 The Speaker said the member from Penn. sylv'a would have leave to proceed in order.
 MT. Naylor said, nowadays it was difti- cult to say what or who was in order. .r.
 The Speaker said he did not intend to throw ''ss;i;;~ropcr restraints upon the member.
 MT. Movio. said he wished 10 state but facts -fncts which wculd Cantrovert the ground taken by his colleagus, and prove that the first cause of the mob in Pel..~sv '"''@ w''s the infamous attempt made to defeat hln' anu keep him from the seat there to which he had been elected by great majority. Mir. Nay. Tor was here giving the facts in the case ofhis election, when
 MT. Whittlcsey of Conn. called him to or der. MT. W. stated that it was necessary to attend to other business than that relating to he Governor and the Government of Pcnn'a.
 Mr. Naylor asked MT. W.-much excited who it was that was responsible for the neglect of more important business? Who had brought forward the resolution before he House Who had asked suspension of the Rules! Who had moved the ayes and nays? Who but friends of the Administra- ton, of which the member from Connecticut wuS one? ...r .ns mw
 MT. Hopkins, of Va. here called MT. Nay. Tor to order. The Speaker joined in the call, and said that Mr. Naylor was out of or- der in replying to Mr. Whittlesey.
 Mr. Naylor said, that amidst so many inc terruptions it was in vain to proceed. He would, therefore, take his seat, since 1t was evident that certain members of the House were determined, loving darkness rather than light, not to hear the truth. He Mr. Naylor was again called to order by the Speaker and members of the House. Mir. N. then took his seat. s.-.., .a ..n f... .
 Mir. Petriken followed, and spoke briefly in reply to Mir. Naylor. He could not be heard for the noise imthe Hall and his bad manner of Speaking:' :,
 Mir. McKennan was the next speaker. He said he had voted against the introduction of the resolution before the House. l voted, said he, against the introduction, because felt that my State had been disgraced, outra- geously disgraced, by the recent movements in Pennsylvania. I regret the exposure which this resolution may make of the con- diiion of affairs at home. l regret also the language used by my colleague (Mr. Petri. ken.) l regret it because it was calculated to increase public excitement. and was not such as should have come from a lover of