Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-09-02
C0NGR ESS.
EXTFe-a SESSION.
NAsHissTos, August IS.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

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Mr.. Cary said be rose merely for the
purpose Of inquring of the worthy and
able chairman ofthe committee on the P5st
Office and Post RoaGs, il that committee
mad taken into considerations the letter Of
the Post Master General, in reply to re-
solution offered some time since BY him.
self, calling on the Postmaster Gencrnl foi
information relative to the detention Of the
Southern mail in the city of Baltimore la
hours.
Mr.. G. considered this subject Of great
Impotence 10 the whole country, and
trusted the committee would &C, promptly
on it. lie had received two letters from
the President OF the Petersburg and Roa.
nok. Railroad Company, complaining 81
The injustice Of the delay OF the mail, and
the particular injury to the road IN divert
ing travel from it.
Tae Chairman {Mr. Briggs replied
that the committee had not yet acted on
the subject, but thought it probable il
would IN few days.
Mr.. Steenrod could not support the bill
unless the appropriation was turned into o
loan to the department.
Mr.. hopkins, of Va, opposed this view,
and preferred another proposition.
Mr.. LiltleGeld, of Maine, aud Gordon,
Of N. Y, spoke on the subject.
Mr.. Arnol6 took the floor, and address
ed the committee during an hour, IN a
speech upon the general political condi-
ton Of parties, upon the political topics
which had been introduced 10 the debate,
and in reply to the remarks of Mr.. Cave
johnson and other members who had pre-
ceded him.
In the course of his msrks, the House
got into some confusion by illusions sup
posed to be made by Mr.. Arnold to the
President of the United States, with re-
ference to the Veto and which were re-
garded by several members as disrespect
full to that functionary.
Mr.. Winthrop and Mr.. Roosevelt call.
ed Mr.. Arnold to order.
Mr.. Roosevelt stating, as his ground fol
so doing, that the gentleman from Tonnes
see (Mr. Arnold) had spoken of the Pre-
sident Gas the miserable wretch at tbs
other end of the avenue"
The Chairman decided that the gentle
man from Tennessee was out Of order, iol
referring in dlsrespectful terms to the Pre-.
sident Of the United States.
Some explanations then ensueo, and
Mr.. Arnold was permitted to proceed, anc
spoke for an hour.
Mr.. Stanly rose in reply. On The OBJ
vious and simple question whether the
Government should pay It's debts to the
mail contractors, he said, there had sprung
up party debate of violent character,
much resembling one that took place al
the last session. Siuce this Yves the case
and could not now be prevented, Mr.. s
wished TO say few words in remark upon
what had been said, during the debate
by some of bis political friends, who hac
once aided, during the late election, te
bear aloft the victorious banner, on which
was inscribed, /" Tppecunoe aud Tyler
too"
A voice" No; no Tyler too"
Yes. say "Tyler too" And the
motto is hallowed-is consecrated in the
memory of that glorious army which, on
this sign, marched onward to victory.
After some observations, in allusion TO
the speech of MIR. Arnold, Of Tennessee,
Mr. Stanly went on to say that venera.
BILE colleague of the gentleman, Mr.. Cave
Johnson who, if rumos speaks the truth,
is to be our next Postmaster General, il
Amos Kendall does not come back, has
shown US how much he knows of tho sub.
| Of el. In, rCi
violent speech of his against Mr.. Gran
ger, (sald Mr.. S. he has descended io
the lowest degree of vile abuse-so low,
that none but himself, Of either party,
would stoop to use such language on this
floor. God help the Administration
God help the country God deliver us,
if this is to be one OF oar heads OF Depart.
menls Then we have had gentleman
from Illinois, who comes rushing fresh
from the sawpits, and from the bullaloes
of the prares-just from among the Pot.
tawatamies, (ii any Of them are left there
and on the second day of his appear
ance on this floor he informs US that there
is to be dissolution of the Cabinet, and
that the gentlemen who now honor and
adorn the Departments Of this Govern
ment, by presiding over them, are to gel
their walking papers," Sir, if he had
ever known those gentlemen--if he had
ever enjoyed but single hour with them
in private company, he would have beer
the last man TO apply to gentlemen OF theil
talents and standing, and refined and gen,
,lcmanIy bearing, language Of this de.
scripton. The present Executive Cabi
net is composed Of the best, the highest,
minded, end the ablest men since the day:
OF Washington. Can the gentleman sup
pose that men like these entertain any
great horror al the thought Ito use the gen
tlemOn's polished phrase) of getting thei
walking papers P-that the calm Of PR
vate lite-where they are most honored
because there they are the most thor
oughly known-has any horrors for them
No, sir, no. 1t would be but happy anC
welcome release from the cares Of that Of
fetal station which, from them, gains more
OF dignity than it coniers. Such remark.
do not come with good grace from ;
gentleman who has hardly shaken III,
dust Of travel from his clothes, and who
though he has scarcely placed his fool
upon this floor, undertakes TO proclaim, il
advance, that such men as now compose
the Council OF the President are to Z" ge