The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-31
THE TWO DAYS SITTING.

| THE TWO DAYS SITTING.
The administration members Of the House
of Representatives are 50 conscious Of the
disgracelul character of their proceedings, dur
ing the memorable two days sitting, that
they are resorting 10 all kinds ofexpedients 10
save themselves from that load ofcondemnation
which they justly fear the American people will
throw upon the men who thus discredit the
National Councils. Their organ, the Globe,
has come out with an elaborate Justification OF
The conduct of the parties, prepared for the
purpose OF extenuating the outrageous course
OF the managers of the party, and their COM
plying and servie followers Ii would be an
endless task to follow this editor through all
his misrepresentation but we refer our rea-
ders to the article on the subject Of the 20
hours session, published in ourpaper OF Thurs
day last, for faithful though condensed ac-
count Of the proceedings. We think it would
be waste Of space, at this time, when SO
many important matters have demands upon
the room we can afford, to give four or five
columns to the details of the innumerable mo-
tons for the rising of the Committee Of the
Whole,-the innumerable times the Speaker
took the Chair for want Of quorum, and again
gave itup when il was ascertained that a quo
rum was present,-the innumerabe unsuc-
cesslul motions for adjournment, and calls Of
the yeas and nays thereon--and of all the idle
play of call of the House, with ita incidents,
(comical as some of them are.) The history
of the proceedings Of Thursday night and
Wednesday morning, given by all the report
ers, contradicts the charges Of the official edi-
tor; and proves incontestihly that the deter
mination of the administration was to harrass
the independent Republicans ofthe House into
| granting all il asked, without further debate.
The Globes own reporters give the lie, by
the record, to the editor of that paper, in his
attack upon Mr.. BARNARD, through whom he
: aimed blow at the whole Opposition party.
That gentleman, owing 10 the vexatious
T course Of the Administration members, did
not obtain the floor till near midnight, and it
was Men (not at " Sir o'clock, p. NJ" as the
official falsely states) that he appealed to the
, feeling of digniiy-of decency, that might still
remain among the supporters Of the Admins
tiation, to allow the committee 10 rise.
, The managers Of the party were beaten in
, their attempts TO force the measure of the Elk
I ecutive through the House Of the People
without discussion and hence their violence
and vindicliveness as displayed in the columns
of the Globe.
E A PETI-Io PRINCIPII POST OFFICE
DEPARTMENT.
, Under the head OF I" CHARACTERISTIC" The Globe
Of Saturday evening inlimaed in the Socralic me-
thod that had been guilty of "sheer IRRIGATION
in article upon the abuse Of the ranking privi-
lege by tho loco foco federaliss rs insinuatons
unjust, and we shall prove too that its article while
it attempts 10 deceive only refues itself but in
wolves Mr.. Kendall in queer dilemma Every
thing we stated in regard TO "gross malteasance in
, Office and abuse Of the ranking privilege and at
temp, deceive and corrupt the people" is strictly
true and if it fell short all, in not recount
ing The acAole of the enormities committed by the ad-
mini>lralion party.
The Globe SAYS our declaration that the statement
OF the Postmaster at Hartford is false, is ''toay I'M
founded" That statement was, that, in addition
to bushels of newspa pers and speeches. daily receiv-
ed from members OF Congress, loading down the
mails, there are large packages ranked Hugh
Garland Clerk" which packages consist Of btank
franks" &c. This imputation upon The Con-
neclcut delegation, some one or more Of that
delegation that they had been guilty. in this manner
of defraudng the revenue. We declared it t,lSe
upon the authority Of the Connecticut delegation.
Was our statement therefore fatally unfoundcd 7"
But the Globe is "assured" that our statement
that Mr.. Kendall had correspondence with Mr..
franklin the late Clerk Of The House on 'this very
subject" OF ranking packages far mcsabers Of Con-
gress is "sheer fabrication" And in the next pa
ragraph the astute and truthful ogican says there
i ros eoyyespomdence however" but the subject Of
| il was packet containing silk dressl Now,
packet, is packet whether il contain speeches or
silk dresses, or any thing else, and there " was a
correspondence" il is admitted, on the subject Of
ranking packet; but it does not appear, from the
concession of the Globe, that the packet packed
for a member of Congress. This then, is one of
! the "suberfuges and evasions" Of Mr. kendall's
"insa,ate special privilege" But the correspon-
dence to which allude was foreign TO the exam
pie cited by the Globe and was correspondence on
this ucrv subjcetn of the Clerks ranking packa-
ees for members of Congress, and it proves that the
Post Office Department, ,cas apprised Of this prac-
lice of the Clerk although Mr.. Kendall affects 10 be
now TOR the first tine, apprised OF it, And The cor
respondence does not relate TO packet containing
| an, dress hut 10 packet containing cotton seed