The Madisonian., 1840-01-21

was alleged or 10 any other number OF votes. ne
iorthesl from IT, There was no proposiiioh maue "
any body other than Gen Green---whai nc may
have proposed 10 gentlemen al this House was pes'
known 10 themselves. II is due, however, 70 Ien'
Green to say that do mol believe 1ha1 ne maae
profel OF brlb:fy, or any ihins OIL VI wn,ea
charge OF that kind could be drawn, lhat THIS
gentleman's conduct in Ibis matter may appear IN
proper light and show that he has not acieu AIS
bonorably nor ia I'd faiih towards me, VIII ask the
attention Of the House to ihe following e1lfael ioh
his leller enclosing the copy oi inine, when
he House is already In possession OF:
.DrAR Sm: hand you copy Of your letter |
canno. withhold my surprise at The that made
Of it, but cannot believe that Mr. Fisher or Mr. Hun
ter has authorized the language OF the Globe. viii
give that attention 10 this matter which /, requires at
my hands. Your friend,
His prediction in reference TO the Speaker Is cor.
reci-no so 10 the full extent in regard TO the other
gentleman. The gentleman from North Carolina
on yesterday undertook TO give a statement Of The
contents OF my letter, and | read from the paper
which hold Ia my hand his remarks as therein re-
ported and which correspond with my recollection
OF what he said: " The gentleman (sald MIR. Fish
cry from New York, commences The letter by saying
that II had been distinctly asceriained hat Messrs.
Gales g. Sealon could not be elected public printers,
and that his arsrsioa 10 Blair great that he
was disposed 10 go all ngths!o detcat mas eccfion,
and that he believed that by The acquisition "of
fcic rotes, General Green con,d be, &c" Now, sir,
(Said Mr. Nj there Is nothing OF this sort contained
~ my letter al all, nor any thing like il aud the
House, am sure, will unite with In ascribing 10
The gentleman from Moth Carolina very peculiar
memory, for he could remember what did not say
undertaking 10 give The identical language-and
yet he could not remember what did sly leave
the gentleman TO give. satisfactory explanation
10 ihi, il he can. As il now stands, his position
certainly |, not one To be enved. lie is welcome TO
all the glory of it. Did allude to "their rotes"
Did aiiude 10 "nrersion' 10 Blairl Did say
would "go all tengtAsto defeat his elcclionl" Moth
ing OF the kindit Is all the work Of the genllcmans
own singular and peculiar Imagination. There is
nothing in my letter IN the least degrte excepioDa-
ble and whatever OF odium or credit attaches TO it,
belongs to myself alone; for wrote wholly on my
own responsibility, consulting but single indiyi-
dual
have word tosay tothc ethereal gentleman from
South Carolina (Mr. Holmes) who shruuk, as he
told us on yesterday, with such instructive and holy
horror from the proposition contained in The " lei
tess" exhibited to him by his friend in this matter
IRON n lrih Carolini What proposition z ! made
none 10 him, nor 10 any one connected with him =
He spoke OF "icfters." What letters 7 wrote
letter, and one letter only. Ii there were letters
an improper character shown 10 that honorable gen.
eman let them be produced wrote but single
letter, and the House has that that contains
improper or Outrageous" proposition either 10 that
member or TO any body else
As for the inadmissibility of the proposition, OF
which mention has en- made, do not exactly know
to VIII gentlemen allude. Sir, made lrepeat, no
proposition Of any kind good, bad, or indifferent,
except the single one TO Duff Green 10 become can
didalc for public printing. Had not a right To d"
| thatl Was there any thing in such suggestion o.
an outrageous characteri Surely il was my privi-
ege to suggest, and Gen. Green's TO accept moi,
as he might deem expedient must notice the re-
| ference made on Yesterday by The gentleman from
North Carolina TO the figure cut in this business BY
a distinguished member OF the other House Mr.
4 Calhoun.) He is the great planet around which all
these lesser lights, who have volunteered in This bu-
] rfV Thppc yer md he
may desire In this instance, that distinguished
gentleman, as is alleged BY The member from North
! Carolina, pronounced my letter gross overture o,
brbery Sir the letter itself brands this charge
an arran iasebood and the author OF it as fasifler
and cllumniaor. Let him make good his charge
if he can. defy him TO the task Perhaps, and in
justice cannot but 50 believe, my letter has in some
way got mixed up with others OF very different
complexion Hence the misstaie ements in reference
TO H. Sir. have done. In regard 10 the offensive
manner in which my name has been dragged into
thi, unpleas nj controversy, have nothing 10 say.
! Those who have been Instrumental in bringing it
about responsible to their own consciences for
their conduct, and to the Public for reasons TO JUS
| tiy H. Here | leave il.
Mr.. JONES. from the Committee Of Ways and
Means presented the following bills:
bill making appropriation for the support Of Reyo-
lutlonary and other pensioners for the year 1910.
Also, bill making appropriations for the current and
contingent expenses OF the Indian Department, and for
the ulhmet of the various treaty spulatons with the
lnuian trlbes ior the year iS10
Which bills were twice read, and, on the motion OF
Mr.. JONES, referred to the Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union
Mr. JONES also laid before the House document
from the Indian department. giving detailed statement
OF the estimates made by the Indian department, to
company the bill above reported which ordered to
be printed.
The question before the House being on a motion
made yesterday by Mr. GRAVES, ofKenucky, TO
sder the vote of this House by which Mr. ColEs's
solution respecting the reception aud disposal Of abol
ton petitions was laid on the table
Mr. GRAVES moved call Of the House which
motion prevailing, the House called accordinply-
The doors were closed and excuses for absenees made
and accepted when, 1870 members heing present, the
doo's were opened, and further proceedings in the call
| suspended.
Mr. COlQUITT now claimed the floor, ha wing made
the motion last evening 10 ad ourn
The CHAIR SAID the motion to reconsider took pre-
cedencr. and must first he decided
On this decision long and desu,ory debate arose on
questions Of orter
| Mr. Afford took an appeal from the decision of
the Char; which decision, after nuch discussion was
affirmed hv the House-Yeas 1913, nays 72.
I MIR. TlLLlNGHAST moved 10 lay the question of
reconsideration on the table When, after very de-
su,ory conversation,
Mr.. GRAVES said that, with view to relieve the
House from embarrassment he would, for the present
Withdraw his motion to reconsider
Mr.. u right TO do was disputed by Mcssrs.
CAMPBELL. and VANDERPOEL; but the Chair
ruled II to I've IN order
Mr. FISHER having, in the meanwhile entered the
House, SAID that he understood that during his absence
from the House, while in attendance the Committee
of Elections, the gentlemen from New York (Mr.
MitchcD had indulged reflections upon him he
could not OF course, notice these remarks he had
heard them but he asked that the fact should be
known and noticed. that when hcy were msdo he was
not present Presumng, however, that the remarks
would be reported aud published in to-norows papers,
he should look for them there aud il they such as
required any notice from him, he shonld notice them