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Fsom t's Uss.ingfon Correspondence u Baa Pa.
THURSDAY. Feb. 81.
The House OF Representatives was
more full of excitement to-day from the
opening TO the adjournment. than | have
Witnessed in Congress for two or three
sessions past The Infamous publication.
which appeared in the Globe on TUESDAY
evening. under the sigaaiu OF Duncan.
Of Ohio-snd which d.sgtaced even the
Official organ, degraded rs IL was before
and for inserting which. Mr.. President
+ Van Buren,, ought 10 DIVE the editor
from hts confidence and hi> support. were
/ br ought under the notice of the House
Immediately after the journal was read.
The intelligence soon spread through
out the city. aud in less than an hour the
7 galleries were so filled that Il was limos.
sible TO get either ingress or egress.
MIR. PIentiss OF Mississippi. arose, and
offered the following resolution:
Rs'eirsJ. Tha, this Hou.c proceed 10 inquirc.
!. Whether AiEr,NpvR puvc.~. a member of
THIS House from the state Of Ohio be the auilior
OF certain publication or pub. .caiiOns under
has name, ~ relation 10 tie proCce6.ng> of this
House and certain members thereof published
IN The Globe newspaper. u the l9Ih INST. >
w ~ Iuh4lfhtlth OF lflnI.cAflon~. the
sand ALEXANDER bUS has not been guilty
OF violation OF the privileges of this House.
OF an oiience against It's peace, dignity AMI good
order; and Of such grossly indecent, ungenilc-
manly, diS2racctUl, and dIShonora be m l~cnndnci
a. renders hun unworthy of has seat IA tins
House, and Justly haL!e to expulsion from the
same.
Mr.. Preniiss asked for the reading Of
Duncan communicable" from the
Globe-whieh being done, the discussion
commenced.
feel unable to do justice to the excel
lent speeches of Mes,rs Preniiss. J.niier
Wise and Thompson, aud especially to
what, without disparagement TO those
gentlemen, may be called emphaticsily
the speech Of the dsy-psr excellence
THE speeoh-ths bold manly. sarcastic
and mos, dignified eloquence Of Mr.. Men.
efee.
Mr.. Prentiss, whose whole speech uas
more forc'bie. and ,INIiied hy many OF
those sallies Of Wit and humor, aud much
OF that striking and brilliant Imagery Tor
which he is so distinguished, aainiained
tina, rs Congress had Just passed an &C,
which deprived members fron prote cting
their honor by holding their assailant.
personally EePonsihle. the House Vas
bound TO afford protection against indi..
mites. such as were offered 5y Dancan,
some other way.
He pronounced The man Who could
use such language a. this Infamous pub
iicsiion Contains, towards Messrs S'anly
aud Sou,hgate, under all the cicumstan
ces. un~orhy IF a seat IN i;e H,uss. IN
corfhv of The association Of genH,men. and
0estTrrng Ire Serecesi condemnation. lie
truly declared that Duncan had placed
himself entirely without the pale OF honor
He admits be felt himself insultcd by
Mr.. Stanly-and declares IN terms a. At
MIR. Southgate gave him personal indigni.
ty-snd instead Of calling on them for
satisfaction. as ,he code Ia which he
would pretend TO be considered a. hold
ing himself smenable requires. he pours
oft these columns Of shoskinsly in,em.
Pera'e aud rtihan abuse, most di,cr.ctly,
after the Duelling Bill has been passed.
Duncan brszened out The affair. al first.
by long vapid speech by bicli all HI.
friends u ere grievousiy rorii6ed-for the
giR Of It was ihs, be con.iderpd himself
grossly insUifed both by Mr. SianIy aud
Mr. South gate and he asccrtained from
some public atoms IN papers within Lis
own District. that certain editors thought
so too. Therefore he bad corrected he
publication an question and he deGed
any one 10 say II was worse than what had
been said against him.
IL was. be aid. IN answer ~ The re-
marks Of Mr.. Stouisy. 81 y. e.. and Mr.
Southga,e. made ~ The House 81 Repfe
sentsiiSes. lie had written hs letter
and used the eriihsi' complained Of asa
oompfonr.e TO The terms used toward.
him. lie did publish his letter anef the
passage of the Duelling bill for TIC por
pose Of self protection. lie hell bin srlf
accountable and % a fsa days could be
found out Of the boundsne. II the Dis.
irie'. His letter Vas written deliberately
and he was proud 10 have written il.
FEnnrAEy -. IsBD.
The galleries u The House Of Rerrs
seniaii,es were sgain hlled TO-DAY ~nh
auditors snNious 70 hear the dse,,,on Of
the case Of \. Duncan.
II vas The fret business IN order. Mr. /
Petuken 81 Pa. whO was entiled 20 tho /
hpoF moved 20 lsy the resolution Of Mr. I,
Pfen'iss on the table--but uithdrew his 4
MOTION AZ the request II Nf Elmofe I
Who wishrd % address The House
Mr. Preniiss Who bad = right 20 modify I
bis resolution. said be would sccept the :
following offered BY Mr. Thonpson oil
y. e. as suhsiitaie fof his own.
R,sair,i That t'etsnier Duncan. = mer,.
her ~ fhs iiouse having agoaoi him.sH ne 4
auiilof If an arnc.e puhlilhrd ia ne C3iofe 81 \
NJ ION insi grts'Y hi-ipss IF lonorai.le fa,ni-
ters n fhis b0flF, b. fcflre fsr.riutsf..f lg
~ rpeakef ~ 'hr pfvsence u Tie Hsulsr
Mr.. Elmofe then rose and eppo.ed the
resolution 20 long and elaborate speech.
81 which the principal sfxomsa. wss
'ha'ih House bsd no Jurisdiction 81 The
ea's-ihas the matter complained Of Vas