The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-03-07

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''oe "eo paper Of The l9M iasl D WS,,l,
W sa'" PNbiieaiioa or publications. The aid ~
. go, D"ae0" mas not been gully of a pioLaf,o
, ." P''0,t'ges Of This HOUSE, of an eGsa,, ogo;n,
J.. Pse 9igHfya and good order and Of such oros,
49," ungenfiemGnty, di-graesjui. and ~.
"'H0'ofe conduct as renders aim ua,eor,I,, NJ .;
s,, "a nus House, and justly liable 10 eIgusio
Mr. Yell inquired if be was not en,i,le,
70 'he hoor on the report Of the select com
"'a.ee on the public lands.
Inc Chair replied tina, he was bu,
question OF privilege rode over eyery thin,
Mr. Yell asked the gentleman to oo.,
pone h's motion until the expiration Of the
morning hour. = '"e
mf. frentlss said he could no, consen,
70 10 so. MIR. L. SAID, as this was n very
Important question he would move call n,
the House. 49, Gun VI
! The call was ordered, mem. dis. and on
'he hrst call Of the roll l25 members an.
'"efeu 10 Their names, others having mean.
"hIIe cone IN, and l46 were announced "a
being present, when the doors were closed
inc absentees again called, aud excuses rem.
oered aud after some time,
on motion of Mr.. Hals,ead, the call was
dispensed with.
The publication in the Globe Of the 10Th
instant, was then read at the Clerks table.
Mr.. Prenilss then proceeded TO comment
az length upon the language used by Mr..
duncan, stating that in dong so, he should
consider the publication as a forgery aud u
'aise libel, aud not regard IT, for the honor
OF the House, as authentic.
Mr. Duncan interposed, and said he
would save the trouble of proof. say, SIR.
mat an The author Of thar publication, and
"l every word contained 10 It.
hr. L. replied, however, he should sin
proceed 70 oomineu, upon the language as If
the asowd had not been made, and he went
on 10 contend that its use uirrlred expuI
s'nn, or some potent mode Of eNempliG ns
the Indignation Of the House. Ether un
DER the code Of honor, or The legal code. hr
was equally unworthy oil a seat there. and
Nj. L. argued both these positions at large. /.
hr. Jenher followed on the sane side. I
and appealed 10 the advocates of the AMI,
1urNihg Law Ia sustain the affirmative OF the I
proposition before the House, for he iusis, .
20 That Mr.. Duncau's conduct has render. /
81 hun amcnab.a to that law.-lloreoyer
Nr. J. conieuded, also, that those - no bad
,erhiif 10 the fact OF the time occunird b,
VIZ. Stanly IN hrs reply, were equall, guii
y, q their Object was the same as Mr.. D's.
!" reference TO slr. SIS printed speech, he
maintained 'tss' the R'-s af ~ uttered 90
ne iioor, ihoagh the delivered speech was,
g The OPINION Of himself, and thirty or for,y
members besides, more slolcH, than the
published ono.
Mr. J. inquired Il tho gentleman from
Ohio had 80 Insulied the gentleman from
North Carolina as to lie esiden, to every
me within hearing, would not the Char
ilvc called ham 10 order.
Mr, Conner, vho had temporarily occu.
''ed the Chair at the period referred Ia. ex.
blamed that he called Mr.. Duncan TO order.
Mr.. Jeu'isr asked the gentleman whether
% Considered personal insult.
VIZ. Conner had called tho gentleman To
rider Tor disorderly language, but whether
| WIS personal insult or not, did not fall
slth,n his consideration.
Mr., j~nllcr having concluded.
Mr. Duncan obtained the floor, aud ad.
dressed the House at some length IN expla.
iailen, going to show that the language
Is"d tosatd han fully warranted his osn
n rcloH.
The debate was further continued by
Mc-srs. Meocfee, prcnl,ss Of Mississippi,
lod Gray.
Ia the course Of the DAYS proceedings,
$40 nations Here made 10 las the motion OF
Mr.. Pfen,ss on the table the one BY Mr.
Gray, of New York which was negaiivod
~ 81 nays TO II yeas; the other by Mr.
PARIS Of Maine, which was nesa,scd by
l0l nays 10 81 yeas.
In the course Of tho Debate, Mr.. Thomp
'un, OF South Carolina, moved to amend the
notion OF Mr. Pfeu,iss, BY striking out aud
for II she following
Reso'vrd, That ils1aHdeF DancaH. q Member
4 iiit HsHse AariHg arotcsd AiH>ef sss author Of
~ snele publisA the tlebe sfihs 10Th instant
-rossfg bsiioqs Of honorable Nsubers Of this body
bat Tie said Alexander Deacon be reprimaRded b.
ne Speaker, IN toe presence of the House
Before the question was taken on this
proposed amcndtneu, the House adjourned (;
and the subject comes up first, as the untin.
shcd business, Tomorrow.
Ga FRIDAY, after further debate, the sub,
ecl was lald on tho table, III TO GIBBS.
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Remarkable Circumstance Of Old Age.
There is now residing IN Burrilvllle,
Rhode Island, the widow Martha Cooke,
necd ~ years, who, during the month OF
November last, spun, doubled aud twisted
twenty ske,ns Of yarn OF the finest kind du'
ring the same time, she did heusework, ma.
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