Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-09-20

iuance may be deliberately adopted, promotiye
If the good of our common country
will take this occasion to declare that The com
illusions to which have brought myself are those
Of settled conviction, founded in my opinion on
a Just view of the Constitution. That N arriving
at it have been actuntnd by no other motive az
desire, han TO uphold the institutions OF the coull-
try, us they have come down to us from the hands
Of our God-like ancestors-and that shall esteem
my efforts to sustain them, even though perish,
more honorable than to win the applause of men
by sacrifice of my duty and my conscience.
JOHN TYLER.
Washington, September9, lSil.
The Senate did nothing ,odny in the way of C.
gislatiou, but spent several hours in Executive
session, during which they confirmed the nomn
atoms of Gov. Rner to the Office OF Superin-
tendant of tho Mint and Of Mr.. Penrose TO that OF
Solicitor of the Treasury.
In the House the Revenue bill was resumed,
and the amendments which intr,lded themselves
Yesterday were reconsidered. The vote Ivy which
Salt was made free reConsidrred by 80 TO ~
The like vote upon cotton by 10 to 90, and That
upon sugar Ivy l0l to so. The Senate amend
nent, which exempts tea and Coffee was Then
concurrcd in, in its original shape, by ayes lIS,
noes 1.-THE amendment which provided that
nothing contained in this bill should be so conslrli-
ell as to impose upon any article duty OF more
than 90 per cent. nd vaOrcm, was changed, upon
Inc recommendation OI llb COliIlilltO VI W "gp
aud Means to n proviso that nothing contained in
the act should affect tho disposition of the bro
cerds of the public lands, by vote OF lob to 81.
The Diplomatic hi,I taken up by the Com
mitiee of the Whole, (Ni Mason Of Ohio, 10 the
cair,) the question being upon concurring with
the amendments of the Senate-the first Of which
strikes out The appropriation Tor the Neapol'an
legation.
Mr. AcKeon was in favor Of concurrence, on
the ground that Naples had no minister here, and
that this was II suitable case OF rGtrenchment.
Messrs Adams Gushing and Wise, took the OPP
poste side, contcndiug That the state of ON com
lncrcial relations with Naples made 1t highly de-
sirnble that we should be represented at that
Court, the more so because it had sent no minis
ter 10 us and that this branch Of the public SER
vice. being in no way liable to abuse, did not call
for the pruning knife. Mr.. Stanly also supported
the mission to Naples, but directed his remarks
chiefly to Mr.. Wise. They involved some char
yes of inconsistency, but seemed to be such as
could be best understood by the parties mmedi-
ately concerned. The consequence of this was,
that some minutes after Mr.. S. ceased, and while
the discussion was quietly going on, Mr.. Wise
was observed to strike Mr.. S. with his clenched
iis.--The blow was parted aud instantly return
ed, and willie this lively operation was gong on
with increasing vivacily, pugnaclous crowd IN
snnily gathered about the combatants, cndeavor"
! ing to separate them, and with that design, turl-
onsy fighting and Juggling among themselves
The Speaker icok the chair, and dispatched the
sergeanl-ai-arms to still the tumut. Cries OF Or
der were reiterated from all sides, and in the mean
willie those in the ntlee were pushing and hust-
| ling each other, clalnbering upon the seats and
tables, and getting up small opposition scutles
until the timely Interference of MIR. Lewis, of Ala
whose gigantic bulk formed an inpenetrable wal
between The opposing forces put period to the
dsgracefu tumult. Order being then with dill
Nr \Nicn aud hunblV her,
ged pardon of The House for the breach of orde
| which he had committed. lie had stepped to the
seat Of the gentleman from N. G.. 10 demonstrate
with him upon The remarks which he had made
with reference to himself and after an eXcitec
4 conversations he had been betrayed, by the utter
ance OF language to which he could not submit
into an act of violence, which he regretted viii
feelings Of the deepest shame and contrition.
:. MT. Stanly said he had no pardon to ask
When it came to that point with him, he wo"le
tresign or he expelled his seat The gentleman
FROM Va. had not come 10 demonstrate with him
but 10 scold him in n most offensive manner. liz
had told the gentleman that he did not wish to hea
any such language. The gentleman had request
ed him TO go into the lobby with him, but he hat
replied by telling him to take his own course-h
wished to have nothing TO do with him. The gen
ilemun then said he was beneath his contempt, L
which he retored, You are a liar" Mr. Wise
Sc That's not the fact-th that was not the word
oath of it," IN B. This should be noted as i'm
portunt, it being nice question among the "chlv
alrOlIS," who gives the first mortal aifront, anu
decisive one, TOO, in regard to the next question
which Of The fire eaters shall send the challenge,
which Shall have his choice of /" fixins," as the
call them on the other side OF the Alleghanes. y
Mr.. Andrews Of Ky, called the House 10 or
der, and insisted that the late gadiators shoul
lake their seats, which was done. Mr.. lngerso
then offered resolution, providing Tor the ap
pointment Of Il committee to Investigate and re
port upon the subject.
Mr. Andrews moved to lay this resolution o.
the table, to allow him to introduce another
which was read by the clerk, and which provide
lha, Mr.. Wise, having been, by his own comics
sion, guilty Of an ASSAULT upon MIR. Stanly Will
the House was in committee of the Whole, an
against the rules, &c. should be expelled from hi
: seat.-Nlr. A. said he had some experience c
these committees, which are essentially humbug
and he was the Whole affair would end i
smoke if the committee were appointed. All til
facts were before the House, then, and they coul
act al once, without any difficulty or uncertainty
= The motion 10 lay on the table was rejected, how
ever, and the first resolution was passed, afte
, which the House again went into committed
deeply sensible of the disgrace which had bee
inflated upon their own body and the country
The House refused TO concur with the amend
ment relating to Naples, and concurred in III,
winch gives additional pay to the officers OF In
= Is branches for their extra labor during the pre-
" sent session. This latter was opposed by NJ
: Warren Of Ga. and supported by Messrs Adams
It Fillmore, Hopkins of Va. and Profit
4 The amendment was further amended, on mo
ton OF Mr.. TiIlinghas by inserting an appropr
alton OF $40, for printing and binding catalogue
: of the library.
No further difficulty is expected TO grow out
2 the outrageous irucas above mentioned, the hone
: of the conibu,ants being supposed to be nppease
! and satisfied by the fsticufis, which, howeve
! were dealt with such want Of skill or Of vigo
:" that there appeared no deep traces of them after
: wards, which, certainly, is circumstance niue
: TO be regretted. No knives or pistols were draw
u in the melee, aud only one cane was brpndishe,
= and that but for a moment, Those who saw iii
y rencontre between Bynum and Garland, descrll
y il TO have been a mere trAe compared with III
u outrage today.
. FRIDAY, Sept. 10.
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