Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-10

.p, n nntIur the message and accompanying do cnnsn
This House doe. not intend to approve ~ J" h, os that The
o. III ~ has M rirIul authority appoint and commission OF
cers investigate abuses Q" 70 h Officers Al pubic ex
nense without authority expressly gwen ny law. ~,
Mr. PROFIT observed That re'ha'Aaoie cna"s
u,.a .;nce the termination OF the last PRESIDENTIAL
aIao,;o, He remembered well when this commission
g., ;,s,,u,ed: and then all The Wing members OF
Congress and all the leading Wing papers the coun
inv auded the President 10 the SKIES ior hs.'u'ns
This commission, as they did Geheioi harrison iof
:..,,u,na The commission in this city. MIR. Under
n,ood hs,e said. So much the worse. Well, then,
vhv aid not the gentleman, or some OF MS friends al
rho r,ra session. offer resolution cong on the IRE.
den, for his authority for instuting 's commission
resolution of this nature was offered, ana the RE
s;d.nt answered it, sending his reasons ior what pc
sd done and giving as his authority the clause IN
the Constitution under which he acted. Mr.. 'FRONT.'
recolIected very well the day when the answer 70 lhs
resolution was brought IN and ieaa q. lie SeiM
table, and everybody acquiesccd IN the justice OF ne
reasons given by the President Tor ms conduct
Gentleman found no fault them DID lie at The Extra
Session. Why did he not at the Extra Session hno
fnnlt with. and cayil at this commission Why did ne
not call on The President then to stop IT, why oid ne
not then declare that it was illegal Mr. T. guess.
ed the reason very we'll At that that time no quarre
had taken place between the PRESIDENT ana ,e eiea'
Whip party Then, it was all right then, the lresi-
dent was dischargng high duty 10 his country now
it was all wrong, and he violating the Conshtu-
tion Why was no objection made when the lfes'-
dents answer to the resolution was received: MOI one
single person at that time was found to rise IN his place
and object 10 the grounds laid down BY the PRESIDENT
for instituting the commission.
Mr. STANLY followed with long and bittef
speech against the President, Mr. Wise, &c. &c. re
repeaed the charge, about "bu-dogging Reuben
Whitney" MIR. Wise called Upon him for intorma-
ton Mr. Wise therefore again asked Mr. St,nly VINE.
Their he (Mr Slany) meant to say that he (sr. "se)
had ever "bnlI logged" Reuben Nj. Whitney.
Mr.. STANLY. say again, distinctly, made the
reply about bull.dogging for The gentleman from Vir-
GINA, and intended it for him, and him alone-let
him take it.
Mr. WISE then said, "Sir, the answer to my question
is Just such an one expected to obtain from cow
ARD" and pointing his finger directly at Mr. Stanly
added "who now stands before me-
Mr. STANLY. Mr.. Speaker, am aware OF that;
expected all that have seen him pursue that plan be-
fore 1t an old trick This seat will testify who was
ia coward" at the Extra Session; all know who so!
the worst OF that Let The gentleman try me; he shal
see who is a coward. He has mistaken his man. was
not born yesterday. know his unworthy arts 10 get
the advantage but he will not succeed. said deloe'
rately had acted like bull dog TO an unarmed de-
fenceless man, as Mr.. Whitney was.
[This is the version in the National Intelligence
After Mr.. Stanly concluded MIR. Cushing replied TO
Mr. Stanly, and proceeded into pretty searching ana
ysis of the propositions involved in MIR. Underwood
resolution The House adjourned without taking any
question