Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-04

| ties were imposed ON articles rot contemplated b.
| the People, nor agreed upon by them lilo re,S
sorted that gross in Justice had been done 10 the ner
| camille classes by this legjs,ation-a legis'0tto
| which (Nr. +. was understood to sayl had bee
well characterized m letter addressed to one of IN
| members from Massachusetts, and read by him, Il
species OF Mexican legislation to be tolcrlted
| MIR SrANLT replied at some length to Nh
| Profit
| Mr 8, in the course of h.s remarks, espresso,
his surprise at the Ks which had fallen Iou
the gentleman from Indians. The gentleman 20
| up here, not n very old man. aud lecIured I'M
| House, composed as Il was OF large majority OF HI
own friends, for passing measure OF more lmport
| ance than all the other measures upon which tho,
were called 10 act put together, with hot and indie
cent haste. This, MIR. s. thought, was unbeeomi .
highly unbeeomins-it was dsrcspeeuu to TIM
House. and TO every member oft.
MIR PROFIT explained. Ii he had used an,
linEungr unbecoming to the House, the Speake
would have called hun to order. lie iNirP) hac
not intended to say any thing dSrespecliul to the
oody. lie spoke merely of what he conceived t.
be the haste and hurry with which this oil had beer
passed through; and II the gentleman from North
Ctolina (Nlr S'anlY) had supposed that he (NIr
~ had IN any manner violated the dccencies anC
prophecies OF debate, he (Nir P.l was as,onishcd
that the gentleman should not have called hun to
order.
INSTANTLY continued. He had preferred tax
ing his own course. But II, ss the gentleman now
intimatsd, lac did not mean any dlsr,spect 10 the
House lie (Mr S. would pass over that matter
The Re election sounded the more harsh, coming as il
did from one Of our own friends. Could the House
remember that, during the very last week, the gen
tenan from Indiana had offered a resolution TO take
a measure out of committee which his own fiIvnds
the next day rescinded2 Whese was the gentle.
mans dread. OF hot and indccCn; has then 2 Tae
gentleman himself, without consultation with any
one, 90 far as he (Mr S. knew. brought IN that re.
solution.
MIR PROFIT. 1t was handed 20 me by the
Chairman Of the Committee OF Ways and Means
who requested mn to offer It.
MIR = family continued. Very well, 50 be IT,
But the gentleman said that no one was RESPONSE.
be for the passage of this bill. How did we differ
between this and the last session. The men who
came forward here to vote money to pay the Van
Buren, debs, they were the men who were respon-
sIuie for this lie 'H, his share of that &c.
spvnsIbllty. He took j; efo the House, he took
II before the country, ano WIS ed he could take the
snare OF tie gentleman ON Indiana. They were
AL responsible. Let the ', nig party be response
bic before the nation and before the world, not only
for the votes which had been given, not only on
these articles Of TIA and collie, but for >very other
provision Of he bill, and Tor all tho &c which might
TIC done at this extra session He despssi the base
argument (he meant personal dsre.p ect 10 any
MANI which had heretofore been resUrct to IN her
measures which had been voted for by A potion of
the Wing party, that they were responsible, when
the Van Buren, party had the mlioriiy in this House.
tie dcSplSed Il. Let the respOCS 1Iily Of all the
measures OF the Administration be fixed upon the
party who had the majority; there it belonged, and
there let u rest and It they could not bear IT, then
let them 90 out of power, and sink into that low
abyss OF conIemp,ino which the party Just gone GU:
had sunki yes, let them 90 cute! power, never again
10 return TO %.
The gentleman had said that no opportunity had
been given TO discuss the amendments How was
this! Had not the gentleman from New York on-
Jectcd to the Withdrawal Of the motion to strike out
the enac,lng clause OF the bill fr the very reason
allow n latitude A dol,
be extended uEicT any other prcpoStiunl
The gentleman said that no opportunity had been
gwen 10 commercial men TO express their sentiments
Had not letter been read from Boston sIgmatiz-
ing the legislation Of this body as Mexican iegisIa-
ton, enacted without no;cel Had no: both the
gentlemen from Massachusetts (Msss-s. SlItons,.l
ana "iathTopl addressed the committee and dis
cussed The amendments DID they not 70 as fjiI
~ into the subec: through the hour allotted to them
as any other member Did not the gentleman from
South Carolina MA Pckens) speak through
hour, taking w.de range Of observation and Sc ect.
ing his own topics Of discussion Who then had
restricted tue freedom OF debate within the hour
No one, no one. TINS nation was looking to them;
II was igowniug upon them with Indignation for the
long delay which had taken place in tic first part
ol the session, and he should almost blame hmss t
TOR something over the i've minutes which he had
occupied IN replying 10 Tie remarks Of the gentle
man from Indiana.
Before he took his seat, he hid n word TO say 10
gem oman had spoken about Wing prescription Of
the President. lie lMr. s. wln,cd 20 call upon
tue gentleman 70. h.s power Of al;Orncy--io show
by what authority he spoke here for the prcsiltn,
ci The Ju-cd Suites. lie (Mr. 5 u shed TO know
what prescription Of the President, on the part OF the
Wing party, or what suppression ct the freedom of
ceJatc, there Hlu been. lie LaI heard OF none.
The gentleman lrora Virginia, in the remarks sub.
mitted by him, had gone on and discussed every
thing but the question before the committee.
Mr. GIL .NliR Whom FT1 1
take 10 speak Tor the P.csldent for any body but
myself
Mr. STANLY. understood you to do 50.
Mr GILNER. Then you misunderstood me
and hope you vii, understand ne better hereal.
Mr. STANLY said the ccntcman's remarks had
borne that construction.
Mir. ). then proceeded to say ra reference to
wha. he regarded the political InLlscre,Ions Of GER
tain geHuemenl that he had never seen the Viii.
parry more matted than Il was az this time. There
would always be differences Of opinion am0ass,
them; they belonged TO the spirit of the parry IT,
sClf-to the freedom OF thought and action which
ever characterized that party. IT gentlemen ex-
pecied that they would be ruled Gs this country had
been for years past, by rod OF iron; that they
to be prOscilyGI aud have their heads knocked
OF because they dared 10 think for themselves they
were mistaken. lie liked this freedom Of onil on.
he ilDod 10 see man oppose his friends even with
Inc.scrsuun, when be DID 10 lu the homes: exercise
always would he the case, when the Wig psriy b
sway. Re denied that there had been any Do
scupuCn Of tne President 10y the WINS; ord 10 as
serted .uat the Wing party a. thss hour, .H this
House, aGu ln lhls county, regarded John Tyeg
with e.Ings Of respect, a5mIT1t!On and confidence.
And uiI this talk about prescription was Just such
stuff as dreams were made Of.
lie though. be might .ay thus much, and more
he would not say. The country called on them
for action, action. They had given the country
some measures Of relief, and this was TO he the
GROWING measure Of sIl. For his own part, he *
pcctcd hereafter 70 Os proud Of the humble p1r,
all sections Of the Union, h34 taken DO c0nsumma.
ting these measures. They had struggled hIrl-
they bad compromised much. lie md himself
| borne much, and lDrbJruc 10 speak more than he
ever expected 90 lJ,bC1r again. iC regarded Q. as
among one o. the pfoudCgt privileges 0f L.s .ie,
that Hg had been an humble participant, On these
measures, aud bee hoped % live 90 sec &. written
on their tDmbs'Dues, iuit he was mrmrarUf the cv
ira session of the 9th Congress IR1-rs OF hugh.
Ter, especially from one side Of tIs Housed Mr. s.
continued. Let gentlemen laugh. The IenIs, he
fore he next four years he'd elapsed, gentlemen
would laugh on the Other side VI their mouths The
WHIg members Of this Congress had not he trust.
cd, aIOfod in vain. lie hoped that this extra SOS.
sion vas 90 be the commsr cement Of blessed Con-
grra', TO boz ssna.zsd 1y the country, aud by &C..
hea,ans yet unborn, for having carried out these
great and glorious measures
/ Mr.. :. then, gsmsrkng that he mad said u0,rirv
/ OF personal character which required ars~er.
moved the previous question.
/ Mr PROFIT appealed % Mr. S.anIy 10 with.
draw Che motion.
/ Mr sTANLY declined.
/ Mr PROFIT. Wei. shall H4..r -.,.I.. ....