The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-03-10

the lime of the House, by obtruding upon II has nj
vate griels or any other matter but IN Iepor 4
the speech OF the gentleman from NORM Cafobr
(Mr. Bynum) which appeared in The Globe
morning there was So gross misiepresenlaIiJh.tl
fell called upon To correct II. From the count
with which he had been treated BY that genlleps
al the time, he was bound 10 suppose Il was WI.
unnlenonal on his part. He said, he wouid Ia
the portion TO which he alluded
Mr.. B. introduced into his speech the folog,l
extract:
"From The Leroy Gazette
Every much alike, indeed The editor of the 0ss |
paper abandoned the Wings. because they nommae
Abolitionsts and joined the Locofocos, because lb
wen, for the dough-fsces; while we left the Jacks,
party because 1t adhered to slavery. and united vNh NJ
Wings, because they supported Abolition This a
per was then edited by Mr.. Gates now member Of
this floor"
Mr. c. said this was wholly incorrect This a..
licle was written by Mr.. Cyrus Thompson, j Ne
present editor of the Gazette, this winter. ,iuc
Mr. G. had been upon this floor and although IRON
the connection into which II had been forced IN ID.
speech, ii might appear 10 have reference 10 as
Harrisburg nominations. II had no reference them
and was written, he believed, before the Convention.
In reply TO an attack upon the editor from an Ata
lion paper in New York. Mr.. Gates said thai al,
though for a short time, he edited thaltpape he haa
Tor morelhan year past, had no connexi n with n
He had sins enough TO answer for, without he oae
attempted to be charged upon him, Of ever HAVING
b en- n slpporter Of Andrea Jackson He lbough,
the gentle man had done him Sigh, injustice 10 p !
fishing only part of his answer, when he had bet A
called upon, in another part OF The gentleman
speech, to know whether he denied being al Aby-
ZIONIST While he had frankly admitted hat be had
never, either there or elsewhere, denied thai heyas
an Abolitionis: he had also added, tha the remat
from which the gentleman read, were called on ty
an attack upon him, by some Of The leading Abot
tionists Of the State, because he would not consent
N L 4. ol,,:c md
vote for every man who was not an AbolillonsL
Mr.. Gerrii Smith in late printed leiler 10 M
Gates. saws OF the Wing party-"i hare nerer az
ed Nth that party, aud hare more points 81 Gf1n
miA its rirai" ~ sAould hare had reasons si
strong reasons, too, for regretting the ascending Il
The Wig party" &c, but Il General Scot shout
be nominated, and avow himself opposed 10 Slave
| nv, and ready 10 employ all constitutional mean
| to overthrow IT, he would rejoice at his triumph
| Mr.. Van Buren, should signify no Change Of views
AT late meetings in Genesee County and other pa'c
| of the State OF New York, the abohtionss has
passed resolutions that they would not vote loF 1f
neral Harrison, and there Is not an abolition pape
| 10 that State that does not oppose him.
| Al a late meeting Of The Anti Siarery Coareai'
| for Usstern Ncp York, held at Arcade, the follow
| ing resolution was passed:
| Resolved, That, in our opinion, Gen WIN
H. Harrison ought not to receive me Vo'e o d''
freeman Of the United States, for the office Of Pres,
| dent thereof because he has aposlallzed from he
| faith of his father one Of The signers oi t'
/" Declaration of independence" and habltually mat
| war upon the most essential Of human rights u
in urging the national Legislature to suspend u
prob b.tion Of slavery in the Northwestern l9h
tory which he did as President oil convection bt'
therein in 1902, tor the purpose OF inlr@duelis
there, though The prohibition had been soieunly e'
| acted by the unanimous vote of the old conuheha
congress, and ratified by the first congress nndrE
rev constitution with only one dissenting vote
DAD In ftrVn hrS trAur a.Ah ~
Der Of congress, in lSl9 in favor Of admitting u
state of Missouri into the Union, with provision.
legalize slavery therein, and also against Claus
for future emancipation therein and in dong %
same during the same year in respect to The Teino
! ry Of Arkansas 3rd, in maliciOasly miSTttr
senling the abolilionists and the constitution 10 ths
prejudice, and 10 the injury OF the great rsbA
Tree enquiry, freedom Of speech and of the pres u
| speech delivered at Vincennes in 1885, in whci
also, he in effect encouraged the lapiess r,oieno
MODS TO suppress the movements of the aboilionl,a
though they were rightfu and constitutional By d:
claring that they "should be Immediately stopped
the force of public opinion; and that cannot too sou
be brought into operation" 4lh, in authorizing
committee of his political friends in Virginia,
1886, for the sake Of procuring him the support 9
slave owners in The election Tor the Presidencyite
pending, 10 say that she tcas sonnd 10 the tOrt q
the subject Of slavery. 5lh in conserving th,, yea
to be run as candidate for Presidency on lIcss
which cannot receive vote which is moi at ll'
same time gwen for Shareholder as Vice Pfeslden
Mr.. RYNUM said he presumed he had made ml>Is"
IN charging Mr.. Gates with writing The article -
question, and he was entirely willing TO correct y
although it seemed bnt small mistake as he ha.
edited the same paper heretofore
In THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE on Saturday Ok
Administration party renewed their exeilons !.
silence Mr.. Fillmore, member Of The Commute
on Elections, from dread of the effect OF his cE
closures.
That oficious parsonage, Mr.. Petrikn, OF r.
first undertook the task, by appealing for the bi'
time from the decision OF the Speaker who deciaf:
Mr.. Fillmore TO be in order. Afler wasting uuca
time, as usual in calling the ayes and nays, The De
csion OF the Speaker was sustained by majority q
two only. Finding that this desi m to gag Mr.. FIJI
more was so near succeeding, Duncan, OF Ohio, TO-
stantly made another attempt. Again the SpeoSr.
decided that Mr.. Fllmore's motion to reconsidefa'
vote by which certain testimony had been relefn-
TO the Committee on Elections, was in order Due
can again appealed
Mr.. Briggs and Mr.. Triplett both commended iha
the identical point OF order had just been decided
The Speaker concurred in this opinion, but as olht
gentlemen, he sad differed from him, time mlg.'
be saved by putting the question to the House.
SO the question was taken and eighty-aine LlcG
iocos we're found inscriptions enough TO suppof
the member from Ohio in the deliberate attempt q
deprive Mr.. Fillmore from exposing the proceeding
Of the Administration members Of the Commune
This outrage was, to the honor Of the House, de
feaed-tbere appearing ninety-niae members II
favor Of the decision of the Chair
And the question thus recurring on the motion Of
Mr.. FILLMORE 10 reconsider the vote by which Tue
said papers had been referred TO the Commute d
Elections
Mr. FILLMORE proce eded 10 address the House
alphabetically in relation TO the proceedings Of hs
committee.
Mr. FILLMORE having spoken for some time Longer
called for the reading Of the testimony which h1l
been referred to the committee, and which ii YOU'D
hack and MACE nnder the Control of the HnnNe