Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-09-28
From the Charleston Courier.
TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
SEPT. 8, 1S4l.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Diplomatic Agents.

DIpeOHIuttC a gems.
The House resolved itself into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the State ofIhe Union,
Mr.. Mason, ofOhio, in the Chair, and resum-
ed the consideration of the bill making appro-
prlations for the salaries and outfits ofdplomat-
&c agents.
Mr.. NJ Keen continued and concluded his
speech IN favor. concurring with the Senates
amendment striking out the item for mission
to tNaples; insisting on the fact that the
Neapoltan Government had no charge here,
taking the general ground that we ought to
retain no permanent foreign missions any |
where.
Mr.. Gushing entered into brief reply.
Mr.. Wise addressed the committee, OBJ |
serving that he should not do so had he not |
feared that amidst the excitement occasion |
ed by the reception of the Veto Message, tie |
remarks of the gentleman from Massachusetts, |
Mr. Cushing) had not been. heard or atten-
ded to-
Mr.. Wise took substantially the same |
GROUND that Mr.. Gushing had, going more full |
ly into the details as to the extent and nature |
of our commerce with Naples, the value and |
Importance ola commercial treaty to the inter- |
ests ofevery part of the Union, and the neces-
sty, IN the present aspect of our affairs, having
the eye ola diplomatic agent kept on the
movements of European powers, &c. We
had minister at the Sublime Porte, although
the Sultan kept none in this country. The
same might be said of several of the South
| American Republics. We were now the
third commercial Power in the world, and
our navigating interest ought to be cher
ished and fostered with the utmost solicit
tude.
NJ. Adams conplImented Mr., Wise on
the zeal he had manifested, particularly as
10 the extension of our commercial rela-
tons.
Mr.. Stanley congratulated the gentleman
from Virginia (Alr. Wlse) on the very prompt
and patriotic course he had pursued on this oc.
casion in favor of the Neapolitan mission; but
he must be malicious enough TO remind him Of
the very different course he had pursued, last
session, in reference to the mission to Next
CO, when he had moved to strike out the ap-
preparations for minister to that Government,
or to reduce it, and Mr.. S. had opposed the
motion.
, Mr.. Wise here turned round and addressed
, to Mr.. Stanley reply in explanation of his
course the last session. in which the Reporter
understood him to say that he had not moved
/ to strike out the item for a mission 10 Mexico,
but only TO reduce it from the salary of full
minister to that ofa charge. He concluded by
observing that he could not but regard the
t mention OF that circumstance, on the present
e OCCASION as evincing some small degree OF ma.
! levolence.
r Mr.. Stanley, in reply, said something of Mr.
Ell Nise's frequently nanifestiIg, himself, q
o small lmalevolencc, but in what Mr. S. had
said he had owned openly that there was
little malice aforethought, if the gentleman
pleased. 1t had been said by gentleman
" some time ago that he was sure a measure
" must be right because the gentleman from
+. Massachusetts Mr. Adams) and the gentleman
a from Virginia (Mr. Wise) were both oppose
: to 1t; the same remark might now be turne
# the other way, and it might be said that thi
# mission TO Naples must be right, since bot
N those gentlemen were in It's favor Mr..
"A should vote for this appropriation because
60 was recommended by the Executive; althoug
III he did not know whether he should hereaftt
- support President Tyler's administration
!; not; he thought it not improbable he should g
n against it before long, but he could not vote
No s.ike the item from the bill when both the ger
- tleman from Massachusetts and the gentle
!, man from Virginia told him it was right II
- position was now for the first time in his Iii
= somewhat equivocal; but as long as he remain
. ed in it. he would not vote against rappropria
IF ing for a mission approved by the Pres
On Massachusetts, who was perfectly famI;
co with all these matters, (and he might a
most say with every thing else IN the world
Tie gentlemen from New-York, he meal
the gentlemen from the city of New York
he who Welt away for two or three week
,e and as soon as he got back talked on eve
~ subject before the House-that one (Mr. NJ
lG Keon) had brought up the subject of Mr.. En-
"a I. Troop-a subject in regard to which
uO gentleman from Virginia Mr.. Jones) had sd
that Mr.. s. referred 10 it last session at lea
SO twenty five times. Well, it was true: Mr..
int, had held it up repeatedly as reproach to &
ay; administration of Martin Van Buren,; AMI
int, had so presented it at home 10 his constit
ents. And that very case of rewarding m
who had so gaossly betrayed his trnst, W
en-, ofitself enough politically to damn Mari
Van Buren, and his administration. to all ett
ap- nifty. He wanted no more to prove that, tn
the investigating Committee which had be
made by the gentleman near him, (Mr. d
vidson.) Mr.. S. here quoted the report
og! reference to Mr.. Troops conduct, stating Il
ties for period of nine years he had utterly dis
garded the law prescribing the duties of
og Office and the orders of the Treasury
sir! partment, and had rendered the very object
his appointment nugatory; and that through
ON neglect Mr.. Swartwouts delalcation had g
on accommodating for years. Nor let it be S
that this was mere &c parte statement, die
ing ted by party spirit for Ii had received the sa
ton of an honorable gentleman from Virgin
sir who stood hlghin the same political party "
Mr.. Troop himself and with the gentlen
and from New York, MIR Mckeon.)
Mr.. s. here quoted Mr.. Hopkins endor
ment of the report. Yet, with this report,
you truth of every word of which the gentlen
from New-York would not after this de
staring him in the face, Mr.. Van Buren, sui
ed this man 10 revel in luxury at Naples,
ably for two years TO draw his $4,000 our of
Treasury.
tile; Mr.. S. observed, in conclusion 'that if J
cen; Tyler should veto hundred bank bills,
e. would excuse him on the ground of obey
his conscience; but if he could so far foi
Ight his duty, if he could so far listen to the W
= perings of a depraved ambition, as to keep
tiled officer like this in an honorable and iucra
station, he would deserve the contempt
q at. execration of every honest and honorable I
He rejoiced to learn that this Enos i. II
lvice was to be recalled
oteS,' MIR. Fillmore said he was informed that
tees Troop had been recalled, a Nd was on his
home
BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
o. Whilst Mr.. Fillmore was in the midst
-el IN sentence, the Reporter (who had noticed
tbat Wise cross over to the seat Of Mr.. Stanly
,enf had observed those two gentlemen 70
A~s .,,r-ot;o,, ,nnornnt1v III very excited CT