The Madisonian., 1840-01-28

city papers, the Globe, that the following proceedings
oil oiyesiefday are reporled
"Mr BYsun said if there any doubts IN the
minds Of the southern people as 10 ~ho were and Who
were not abol IN that House, they need ony
refer the speeches and of nembers II they
wanted further evidence, would refer them TO The re-
marks Of certain member Of this House, who charac-
teIized the Northern Democrats. who usually vote ior
preserving the constitutional obligations imposed on
them, and who opposed to interference with The
rights Of the South, southern slaves lie would 70
fer them the remark made by certain abolonis. oil
the House. Mr. Peck, when the vote was about being
taken laying Mr.. Coes's resolution on the table,
nov, come up you Southern slaves, and show your
selves Yes, sir. this the language applied TO
these patriotic, high -minded men," &c. &c
Mr.. p. continued Now, do not read the remain
ing portion OF the report oi what followed mol De-
il is not grossly untrue unjust in reference
TO more than one particular but because my only de-
sire Is 10 make correction in regard TO such portion
as have now read and to say that should not have
regarded myself as personaed or alluded To- II no
other language had been used, or nothing had trans
pired except what is reported in SO much as have
read say should not have supposed myself per-
sonaed or alluded to- because there Is no word i'm
pued 10 me that have ever used until used u IN
reading The report. II would have required great
obliquity Of hearing To have supposed thai, whatever
| might have said, | had alluded 10 Southern
slaves" or used any such phrase or term. have
used none such. regarded myself yesterday as per-
sonated (and therefore made the inquiry, which
need not further allude TOY by language which can
not repeat in hGc per6a but which can Substantially
state. So much o. the report as have read, down
TO The first period in the paragraph terminating WIN
the words " Southern slaves" do understand 10 be
correctly given. understood next that the member
using this language turned round looking me inll in
the face, and, with indications made directly towards
me, said, the poiee fran member behind nc
IL came from rank abolitionia" This was the Ian
guage or the substance oi il and Il was BY thai re-
ference that supposed myself personaled, when
took OCCASION to say now repeat, that, SO lar as
the language imputed to me The charge OF peing an
abolilionist, il was untrue Those VINO KNOW me,
here or elsewhere know that the charge could mol De
less true Of any human being than OF myself. nave
no further explanation 10 make bu, desire % nave
the report corrected in this particular that Should
not have regarded myself as alluded 70 % me IAN
guage imputed TO me; Il Is language have never
used, nor any thing like IT, regarded myself per-
sonated by the manner, by the indca ions made d.
rectly towards me, accompanied BY The Charge That
the declaration came fron, rank abolitionia. do
not desire the statement 10 go before the country un-
contradicted that could have been capable Of nsing
such phrases as are here reported in inverted
commas.
Mr.. BYNUM. who was entitled To the floor, rose
and said, he regretted exceedingly continuation of
the most unpleasant controversy that occurred yes
terday evening; but in Justification OF the obServa-
tions he then made, he would read extract from
report In one Of the journals Of the day, showing
the evidence on which his remarks were predcated.
In the report Of the proceedings MIR. C.les's re,
solution, he found the following:
Mr. PICK moved for call Of the House There
were some Northern slaves there he said, whom he
wanted TO be emancipated Mr. p. then called for the
yeas and on his motion which ordered. aud
the question being taken, decided the negative:
Yeas SO, nays ll3"
In another part Of the same report he found mo-
tion made BY the same gentleman, as follows:
"Mr PEcK moved call Of the House but subse-
seqneniy Withdrew his molion. We have, said he, some
refugee slaves from the North that wish brought in "
This, said Mr.. B., was the report Of the proceed
ings on the day Mr.. Coles's resolution acted on
and as II has remained uncont adicled 10 this day,
am warranted 10 presuming that il was correct II
was true, he said, he made mistake in using the
term Southern slaves instead Of Northern sares"
but, even with that mistake, the gentleman alluded
10 could not avoid knowing for whom the allusion
was intend ID; nor could any one doubt at the time
that The term Northern slaves" was applied TO
those members Of this House who are for preserving
the Constitution. and sustaining the peace and tran
qulily Of the country, with the perpetuily Of our
institutions. It was the first time, Mr.. B. said, on
the floor Of Congress, that to call man an abolition
list was deemed offensive as to call forth gross
and wanton insult in reply.
The SPEAKER informed Mr.. C. that no person.
al ausion would be permitted.
Mr. BysuM said he made no personal allusions. He
never deemed It an offence TO call abolition
list He never denied that there some few Demo
Gratis IN the abolition ranks Their votes showed that
there from FIVE to ten Of them in this House. But
to know was that there were from sixty five seven
tvve deeply died aboll,oniss in the Wing ranks in that
House,
Mr. b. then proceeded in his general argument, and
addressed the House I'LL past three o'clock. when the
floor was obtained (among about dozen applicants for
iD by
Mr. w COST JOHNSON, who indicated an in
tenon, before he concluded, to offer a PROPOSE
ton, differing from either Of those before the
House. He did not however, read the resolution but
was making some remarks in reply to those Of Mr..
Adams, when, at little past four o'clock he gave way
Tor motion for adjournment.
Before the House adjourned certain documents from
the Post Office Department, containing the estimates
foE the current year, were motion Of Mr.. JONES,
referred to the Committee Of Ways and Means, and
ordered to be printed.
Additional testimony in the New Jersey case
also received and referred to the Committee of Elec-
tions.
Mr.. LEWIS and Mr. CARR demanded the yeas
and nays on adjournment, but they were refused,
And the House thereupon adjourned