The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-06-19
TO THE EDITOR.
WASHINGTON, June II, 1S4l

WASHINGTON, June II, 1S4l.
The Intelligencer of this morning, in giving 9
sketch Of the debate of yesterday upon the propety
of the previous question Mr. STuARTs proposition
notices my request that report of my reply to Mr.
MARSHALL should be postponed in order that 1t might
be accurate Before proceed to give accurate re-
port of that reply permit to say that the report OF
my reply to Mr. STUART is very Inaccurate and IN
| complete that Mr.. MARsHALL's remarks are not &C
crately reported and that the sketch of the debate in
that part between Mr.. SrANLY and myself Is very in
correct Mr. STANLY called me his personal, not his
POLITICAL friend for" he said, after the gentle
mans declaration a few minutes since, (auding to
the reply to Mr.. MARsHALL) | do not recognise him
political friend" He said 81 discaim him -
My reply to Mr. STANLY was, 81 have not to do that
in respect to the gentleman, for have never claimed
him politically" He then said he had excommunica-
ted me first
Now my reply to Mr.. MARSHALL was this: The
gentleman told the other day that he accused
at home of being abolitionis Let no one be sur
prised then al his calling ultra on this subject
Again sir he accuses some gentlemen OF the bad mo-
tive to make confusion in proceedings from The
evidence of having changed their votes L his can
not apply to me, for have at no time ever changed
my vote. But, sir, the gentleman should have been
cautious in laying this trap for the conscences OF
othes for, by the same evidence he may be
his own trap. The gentleman changed his vote."-|
Here Mr.. MARSHALL explained, by saying that he al
luded to those gentlemen who after giving their vote
side of the question: changed to the other
Mr. WISE proceeded Now, sir, SO happened
there were gentlemen both sides who did this We
ry thing; and the gentleman himself after voting for
my proposition at the beginning, changed in forty eight
hours and now, consider, in opposition to his
first vote. But, sir did not intend to notice these
points of the geneman's remarks there Is something
else of more Importance which the gentleman said
and which desire to notice He said that the pre-
sent President ofthe United States elected by the
act of God not by the poice Of The People; not, at
least by his constituents; that Kentucky voted for
Old TIP All sir, does Kentucky look with jaun.
diced eye upon the present President of the nited
States Sir, it was who said that the present Pre-
sident of the United States elected by the Const-
tuition by the voice OF the People, and by the act of
God, which no man lamented more than he did. Do
any now envy his position and his power? Sir the
gentleman said IF there be any gentleman here
who any purpose desires to become the great arch
tect ofmischef by falling back and becoming the lead
of the enemy to create confusion he ought to be
and put down. And now, sir, in reply
have say that ii there be any gentlemen combined
for the greatest of all mschiefs the conversion Of the
Wing party into the coalition Of lS2S-the palming
again upon this country the union of kentucky and
the union of name in this House Mr.
Adams) with that of another elsewhere, as they and
heir friends once united, for one, will hunt for
republicans wherever can find them"
The Intelligencer will please publish the above by
inserting this letter entire; with the explicit DECLARE
ion that my meaning was and is cordial concur
renee in the sentiment of Mr.. CUSHING, that the Wing
party should unite in sincere support Of the Adm-
abstraction Of John Tyle~ and keep itself free from
factions inimicai to that Administrator That po-
;iton mean steadfastly to preserve; and am, very
yours, HENRY A. WISE.