The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-10

friends and opponents alike remarkably mild and con
c'laiory. Perhaps there Is qualification Of Ad-
ministration leaderip debate more important than
comfortable disposition and an impeiturbabe good
nature Subject TO the most continual annoyances
cross ques,onings, contradictions, and explanations
an irritable man, IN such place, or any other than
thoroughly good.nature man, would either 90 mad
or be soured IN temper for life Ia this every other
de'aii OF party management the Loco-focos showed
iheIr sagaclty and prudence IN the selection % Mr. J
W Jones Tor the same situation. when they had the
admirably endowed as he was with all the so
id ana substantial qualifications for the place but
peciaiiy with that of sefpossession and patient good
humor
Mr.. Fillmore was followed by a Mr.. Gordon, Of
New York, an unfortunate Locofoco, who having
crammed' himself to distension for speech on the
Land Distribution" and having been mercessly
prevented from delivery by the very sudden and pre-
mature passage of that BILL CATER only two weeks de-
bate,) was evidently determined 10 let off on the
very first occasion when he could get the floor, with
out regard to the question; for charged must
either void BURST Vain, then, were calls to or
der both from members and the Chair. As often as
up his wondrous tale" just where he had dropped ii,
till at last after dozen Intellectual calls the exhaust
ed chairman gave up in evident despair while the
MEMBERS satisfied with the certain cessation Of the
infection with the close Of the hour submitted with
charitable patience, till the fatal moment, when in
spite of his repeated attempts to 90 without
gard to the rules of the House and the calls of the
Chair, Mr. G. was at length put down, only partly
relieved, and doubtless resolved to finish his Land.
speech on the distribution" plan piecemeal, hour
by hour, on whatever bills come up next whether
the Bank-charter, the Sub Treasury repeal or the
Bankrupt law
On Thursday, at half past twelve, the debate was
resumed by Mr.. Pickens who, in his usual style,
with most liberal expenditure Of physical force in
the way of voice and gesture, gave himself very
wide range of topics, going back like the preceding
speaker into the distribution of the proceeds of the
public lands. He objected very strongly to the prin-
cpIe and the operation of that bill lie denounced
it as causing tax upon one portion of the country
to raise money to be expended given away in an
other He co nmentcd at some length on the prin
eipes of "retIenchment and REFORM" which the
Wings came into ower-sugges,ed to this end, some
large reductions in the estimates, especially in the
items OF pensions, the military appropriations, and
the Congressional expenditures. Having thus oc-
cuped the whole hour with this very leisurely prefa-
tory flourish he began at about minutes before the
close of his allotted time 10 touch with some formal
y upon the question of g THE Loan and was pro-
ceedng TO exhibit the great nerorty of the proposed
measure to the established Treasury Note System
when the Chairman Mr.. Briggs politely intimated
to him the expiration of the time which under the
new rule any member could be permitted to occu-
py on the question Mr.. P. received the in
timation with regular dramatic start, and burst
of establishment and indignation at the expiration of
After several well-acted attempts to force hearing
in spite OF calls to order, he at last seemed to yield
reluctantly to the commands Of the memorable chair
man, and took his seat All which was very well
in its way but ieetie overacted for all the world
knows that Mr.. p. is no inancer, and it has Justly
been considered piece of the most refined cruelty
in Mr.. Speaker White to cramp his genius" over
figures Of arithmetic in the dull plodding field of
Ways and Means, instead of allowing ii to expand
in figures of speech in the diplomatic and military
line, where he has formerly won such laurcIs. Be-
ing, however, one of the only two Locofocos on the
committee his party must of course expect speech
from him; and he could be too thankful
for the fortunate limitation which enabled him 10
escape from such job, by hours preface on
lights and other equally Inappropriate matters, =
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