Morning herald., 1839-12-23

3OOy 0f
south Carolina, goes about the Hall, with Messrs.
rr0mtts Graves, and other whig members armed
with bowie knife and pistol. NJ VIa- -
Astne uninitiated in the mysteries Of nevspaper
appear to be of opinion that he who
writes one letter, writes ell that are published. vour
faithful slave, Master Toby Trot as be en- called On
to respond to the charge Of having hbelled sundry
ssSu:rss, wNn whom ne has not had the remotest
acqeaintancs; ana who, for aught that he had DONE
would have escaped from gloom 10 glory. without
attracting one moment OF his attention
Mr. Trott has not the honor Of knowing whether
Messrs Graves, Profit, and Others 90 e.rmnd or
not; nor viii that important matter ever csuse him
to go into any elaborate investigation IN the pre-
The gentleman who addressed you the letter, to
which Isrsfer. has incladed among those who hs
says 80 armed, personal friend of yours. the Hon
Waddy Thompson Without intending 10 he a.
respectful towards your correspondent and certainly
without wishing to havebhim suppose that wish e
interfere with his bus mesa, / now saw. because :
friend OF Gen. Thompsons desires to saw it, thar
that gentleman nerer and can be guilty. of
the co,cardy act OF going into the House Of Repre-
sentatives armed. as bt rFFa
MIR. Thompson is one Of the most courteous and
gentlemanly men in Congress; and would be the
last man in the world to do him an act Of Injustice
ns the charge Of going around in the ali Of the
house OF Representatives may do him as mach in
jury at home, among his friends and an
1t will among honorable and highminded d men. and.
as ne is not guilty, hope ysu will not hesitate to
aware ;,o, nim a. nonorabieaequitta [verdict-"ac
One word for myself, with your leave. INV m...
ters ann author OF all the letters that in tho
New York Morning Herald, signed Tobias Trott.''
For those letters, and those only, am Responsible
What write as Master Tobias Trott, mean 10
stand by and defend; and l shall not vantorlv az
fend any man, do not mean to be wantonly insulted
or offended. My real address, is necessarily left
with the Speaker, and is matter Of record, and il
any member OF Congress is curious to know what Il
is, be can be gratifed, by calling ON Mr.. Speaker
10 obtain seat, was obliged surrender nv name
= NM liar tnno fhn~ a..
per for which wriie. After This public erposf. I
hope that Master Trott, will not be called On 10 an
swer for the sins Of any Of his brethren in affection.
An the Senate to- day. short executive session was
held; q anumber Of nominations from the President
were handed in, but none acted on a.d then the
Senate adjourned. 0''-ss"- -
In the House Of Representatives, Mr.. Adams oc.
cupied the floor two hours, in making a sneech IN
the subject Of the New Jersey contested election
ihe whele speech was out OF order; but the old rem
teman was allowed to 60 on by unanimous copsent
MS speech was an able effort; but it was repul-
sive, altogether, and in direct conflict with reso.
iution ne offered at the last session, depriying men,
bers OF seats ON the floor, il contested until their
right to them had been settled by the House he
could not whip himself up to his woned state of elo-
quence afI4 NJ
After Mr. Adams had closed, scene Of tumu,t
and confusion, resembling down east militia mns-
ter took place, which lasted an hour and upwards.
and originated in asqaabble for the floor, between
Messrs. Turney Of Tennessee, Chapman Of iI.ha
ma, and Evans ofMaine. .-lHGEG-t
The Speaker, now decided that as there vvas 10
question before the House, and had been none, all
day, the turmoil must come To end and the House
deport itself with some kind Of decency -
. MIR. Evans, however. had the floor, and 10 Keen
1t, he moved resolution, that the speaker be re-
quired to administer the oath of Office to Mes.rs
Stratton, Aycrigg Halstcd, Yorke and Maxwrn-
He supported the resolution in speech Of an hour,
lenth and made as the whigs say, and as the loco.
focos did not say, very able argument.
Ii is now late in the evening, and if I keen onen
much longer may lose the benefits Of the mail. a
call Of the house is being had for the purnose
ief voting on Mr.. Evans's resolution; and If vote
obtained before the mail departs, I'll drop you
another note.
+ p. Sat- o'clock, 20 minutes Mr. Evans p,od;-
fed his resolution so as to make il read the meu-
bers Of the 10Th Congress now present do recon.
mend and advise the speaker TO administer the oath
of Office To the Ave gentl lemon from Ne w Jersev
The previons question was demanded ON fb;s. ,oo.x
extraordinary resolution al i O'Clock; the avss n
noes we we're taken, and the resolution was lost, by
d Mr. Ogden Hoffman now moved a resoIuf;or ,h..
the rules and orders ef the last session Of Conrrs
with he exception Of the eleventh, which REQUIRE,
the election Of all the officers Of the Hon.f
m sde riCe rocs, be adopted for the NEXT t.r a. oc
After this proposition had been snbmtted
unnecessary and sill debate took place, in wh;cS
Messrs. Pickens, Bell. Pctrikin and M;ll.r .nea
par:. good deal Of bubble, fash, fancy and tw.tA
tie, cayenne pepper and mustard was thrown or
and lost TO the country and 20 the world. -
It's very possible that the clerk and the door
w, he unas
sage may be delivered on Monday
BurFALo, Dec l6. 1899
Winter is upon us in realiiy,-hard frosts. rouvl
roads, and snow sufficient for all ordinary pLrposes
The pleasant and animating scenes, which Character
IKE this city during the season Of travel are vanished
and gone On the pave along the port, old counte
nances meet one at every turn. The magnificent and
stately steamers all fast bound in the ice while
the less useful bat modest canal crafts are unno
tieed and neglected Navigation is entirely at an
end for the season and q consequence. -four can
be had At any price, from 50 SO upward, and for
almost any kind Of money, current or unourrenf.
Every thing in the way of insurrection Is as calm
as the wind ON the eve of IN earthquake. Nothing
is done, or seen stirring, a whisper heard, that
could excite suspicion or create alarm. The Hum
ters" or /" Bearers, as they are called, are swim-
ming under water and therefore not easily traced in
their nocturnal rambles am therefore unable 10 saw
one syllable as TO their movements. IL they are
roaming in this section. they as yet unprepared
or unorganixed for action.
In order TO guard against every emergency, and TO
strengthen the posts along the line, one company Of
artillery has been detached from the regiment sta
toned here and ordered to Fort Niagara The men,
80 in number, fully equipe left this morning in the
cars under the command of Capt Merchant, a very
ri nv nd gfitc M