Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-27
BY EXPRESS.
Correspondence Of the Herald.)
WxsurNcroN Cry Feb n

TaPpan-The Anti Sub-Treasury Resolutions
The House-Mr. FHimore--Mr. Fisher-DIr
Crabb--Thc Ne,c Jersey Contested Election, &C.
In the Senate, today, Mr.. Tallmage, of New York,
presented the anti sub-reasury resolutions, recent
Iy adopted by the Legislature of New York On
handing this up, he took occasion to ''defne his po
sition" in reference to the matter Of the sub trea
sury. He opposed to the sub-treasury bill, and
always had been; and il he had not been detained
at the Astor House, New York, by severe indspo-
stion he should have been present and voted against
the passage of the measure. Heth proceeded to
show what had been the feeling of the great State
of New York, with reference to the subject; and
repeated what Governor Marcy had said, in denun-
citation Of the scheme, on board Of one of the Al
bany steamboats, the year before last. He next ses-
canted, at length, the subject of furnishing one
kind of currency for the government and another
for the people. He complained of the preciptancy
of the Senate in passing the bill and contended that
it had been hurried through the Senate by Mr..
Wright, for the purpose of avoiding the instruc-
tions of the Legislature of New York.
Mr.. Wright replied briefly, discIaiming any want
of courtesy in the passage of the BILL and went into
full history of the measure, to prove that dis
courtesy had been practised. He denied the right
of Mr.. Tallmadge to the acts of the Senate
at time that he did not belong to it.
Mr.. Tappan, of Ohio, followed next, and COM
planned, that in a speech, Mr.. Merrick of Maryland
had published, he had done him injustice and stated
that which was not true. He had said, that he Mr.
Tappan, had avoided the Sub treasury BILL and had
declined speaking on it. Such was not the fact He
had intended to express his views, but, was denied
the opportunity to do so.
Mr. Merrick hoped that the gentleman from Ohio
did not intend to accuse him of utering falsehood
He had acted, he presumed, under false impressions;
hnfho Il ..An,, 10 -.
tice
Mr.. Tappan said that he was satisfied with the ex-
PLANTATION thus offered; he had not charged MIR. Mer
rick with wilful and deliberate falsehOOd He was
plain man, however, and like Martin Luther, he
said spade when he meant spade. He then paid his
respects to Mr.. Talmadge. That gentleman had re-
ferred to portion of his own past history, and said
that he had been, within the fast two years placed
in "trying and peculiar position" Mr.. Tappan
perfectly aware of the fact; and his sympathies
are always enlisted in behalf of those who
Senator from New York had not told how he hap
pened to be placed in the uncomfortable position to
which he had referred. He had been thus placed,
by reason of his abandonment of the early prnci-
pies of his lfe and by deserving the party and the
friends, with whom he had originally acted Mr..
Tallmadge not the only man who had been
place. in trying and peculiar position" The
country to the hands ofts foes, and attempted sell
it for paltry pieces Of silver, found himself in try
ing position" The Senator from New York, talk
j
the one he represented. There were other States !;
but, they did not contain many democr ratio wings,
any ofthat kind of cattle. But for all men, who
were placed in "pecuar and trying positions" he
had but one feeling, and that was of profound pity.
Mr.. Tallmadge replied with great warmth and
verify to Mr.. Tappan. He said that the Senator
from Ohio locofocoism in its veriest personif-
cation. He referred to what MIR. Tappan was re-
ported to have sad in reference to the celebrated
Southampton negro rebellion; i. e. that he would
supply Of his with powder and ball, to aid the
/ IL
massacre. He would not say that the Senator had
actually made of the language imputed to him
but the charge had been publicly made by the
papers, and had not, to his knowledge, been denied
cused him of being traitor to his party II he
a traitor, the great state Of New York was also a
| traitor; and if Mr.. TaPpan would but come into
that State, the people would treat him with the
tempt he richly merited.
Mr.. Henderso on, Of Mississippi, suggested to Mr..
Tamadge that he was probably proceeding too far,
and he intimacd that he would subserve the ends of
decorum, if he omitted to reply to the personal
marks Of the Senator from Ohio.
The Vice President interfered and said that he had
deemed the whole discussion supplementary and
improper, and he should rely on the high sense of
honor of Senator's for the PIE esvaon Of the digni-
ty ofthe Senate Further than this he did not think
proper to interposc.
| Mr. Tallmadge concurrcd in the remarks Of the
Vice President and regretted the necessity that had
induced him to wander from the legitimate path Of
parliamentary decorum. He had been driven to it in
u
and ridicule the President, compared the party OPP
posed to the nominee of Harrisburgh to the Florida
war recruits, and said that they were composed Of
boodhounds and bull dogs, He passed severe cri.
fique the person and appearance Of the President
and was Of opinion, that II he were called on TO
asword, il must be very small one, his physical
| powers could not sustain a large one.
| Mr.. Tappan retorted generally on Mr.. Tallmadge,
with unabated vrulence and heat; and repeated
most Of the offensive epithets he had previously APP
piled to that gentleman In reference to the South
ampton massacre and the charges that il originated
against him, he said that whenever the charge was
il.
The resolutions were now laid on the table, and
ordered to be printed.
tThc whole Of this affair was disreputable to the
Senate, and to those who engaged in IL. Ii per-
sonal from beginning to end; and in giving very
brief sketch OF IL, / have studiously sought to be
impartial have no feelings TO indulge; nor does
the affair involve my political predictions. Not
withstaniing my nxious desire to be impartial, I
probably shall not crafty either of the gentlemen
Ii is over disagreeable to sketch these personal
encounters OF witt" and be guarded as you
will in detailing them, you are sure TO get more
kicks than coppers for your painsl
In the House, unsuccessful motion was made to
get up joint resolution to appropriate 5000 for
the repairs OF the Potomac bridge.
Mr. Bells appeal from the decision Of the chair, Of
last Friday, denying 10 Mr.. Fillmore, OF New York,
the right to read sundry papers in relation 20 the
Mr.. Tillinghast, of Rhode Island, had spoken in
opposition to the decision of the chair,
Mr.. Vanderpocl, Of New York, demanded the
previous questions and the decision Of the Chair
sustaincd-ayes 96, noes 81.
Mr.. Hand, Of New York, moved that Mr.. Fillmore
be allowed to proceed, which motion carried in
the affirmative; but as Mr.. Fillmore was Of opinion
that he had right TO go on without asking the per-