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Mr.. n. thea took up Mr.. Adams ,
speech. Is reported 10 the Ihtslligencer.
and conleuded that 10 far from lie being
true that ihe genllemsn from Mssssehu-
setts wss desiTous pf answering these pc
and silsyihg their angry passions.
be himself declafsd. that be wished TO
raise the aisrn en-. and show the people
Of The North lhaitheir rights are 10 dam
eer-ihsi The home squadron isto be rs
ed = convoy for sIsvetIsdsrs-snd
that The couniry Is 10 be. provoked into
war by a coalition Of slaveholders ard
democrats. Ar the purpose Of riveiing
The iellefsof slaves.
Ii, said Mr.. n. there Is any one gen
|tIemsn who. BY bis preJudices and veil
kAown opinions upon The subject invols-
ed Ia this petition. is less fitted than sno-
ther 10 reply 10 these petitioners. il j. the
gentleman from Massachusetts,. We are
ooinied 10 bis services. his age dignity
and descent. 70 prove that be. cannot en-
terrain any hostile feelings totAIs Union.
f.wifl not trust him. He is pkaised for
I his perseverance,. obslinaey and ia6omi-
table coursge the very reasons why he
should noble allowed 10 persistin the dis
traction and disturbance 10 which he has
| been 80 large an actor. Theidirect der
5Ant IL the regicides. VITO never fall
liered in the pursuance Of iheifrlghis I'M
lfilAhey had brought Chas. Stuart TO the
block. and afterwards. rather than yield
q hfifBu sqRa SANE bbeffi III f. PA
who retains in his veins the same ungo1
vernabie pride which aciualed these pu-
riians in pyertbrowiag The Government
which imposed lis grievsnces6n upon Ihem
this man. IL is now expected. will
make . soothing report upon the subject
of the alIedged grievances Of those
whom he represents in this House -
Mr.. NJ. continued inN strain OF edo
quence.-,o which sho1ld only do great
injustice ins attempting to report. Ito de-
EpIctNhe horrors which would ensue upon
dissolution Of the Union. Those, said
Mr.. M who cannot live ia peace, while
the Union exists. will never do so when
4 il shall be broken up.e
Mr. NJ. spoke for upwards OF an hour
and drew thqI pIoiound attention of the
House and crowded galleries 10 bis re-
marks. He eiosed>wilh a renewal OF the
motion 10 lay on the table. The yeas
Eaad nays we're taken, and were ayes 80,
noes ! 10. ft
4 MrlAdsms then got theNHoor, and en-
TERED upon bis defence. He Jprofessed
TO entertain ,respectior the talents Of The
gentleman from Kentucky 10 some re-.
spects. but notHin the particular PROVINCE
Iof logic. Where, be asked a second
\ ;ime, did the gentleman from Kentucky
Hgel bis lag and how did he argue that
the presentation Of petition involved
capital crimesl
/ The gentleman had based the whole
Ispeech which he bad poured oui upon bis
devoted head, with an eloqqence in
which be bad lstriveRt 10 emulate Burke
and Sheridan, upon the assumption,
which was false from beginning To- end,
THAT be (Mr. A. favored the doctrines Of
these petitioners. Were not the inslruc-
tiohs moved 10 accompany The reference
Of that petition, o~shew why the prayer
or il should moi, be grantedY Aud now
let me ask again. for what is il that | am
e!fmees@ISf presenting a pefifi6aM,ifoorr
performing . constitutions! duty
I What spectacle is presented NOV in
this House 10. the matter before ltt Here
is league between the Admiral OF the
Kentucky squadron the home squadron,
and the Accomac header Of the Tyler
squad, in which they invoke, with all the
bitterness Of which language il suscepti,
BILE, the whole power Of this House for
my condemnation. There is sn old pro-
verb which says, that misery makes US
acquainted with strange bed.fellowsA
After MIR. A had proceeded at some
length in his yindication, he gave notice
that he should seek his rights, il this reso-
luton were persisted 10. He should calN
for documentary evidence necessary To-
bis defence. He then sent 10 The chair
several. resolutions calling upon the Sc
cretsfy of. State and PresidentIfor certain
information. One Of them called for a
correspondence between the President
and w. G. johnson in reference 10 the
2 81 rule, Another asks the President
10 state~if he has ever authorized Henry
A Wise 10 say thathe favored this rule.
(Some laughter followed their reading
"a Message from The Senate was here
received returning The Bankrupt Bill,
safe and sound, "
hope said Mr.. A.. that thisis a good
omen that We shall do better ourselves,
in future legislation. Mf. Al. ihea went
on TO prove that the House had no juris-
diclion Of, the charges alleged against
him, and that be was entitled 10 trial by
Jury. He sent 10 the clerks table the
report OF the Committee in the case of
Graves and Cilley.
Mr.. Wise took the floor 10 reply tothe
charges made. te
SATURDAY, JAN. %. 49,.
After much debate, and an effort 10
return 10 the Senate the bill authorizing
an issue oil Treasury Notes. with pro-
test againsithe amendment OF the Senate,
(which some gentlemen contehded was
an assumption Of the revenue nower)
the vote was taken On concurring whhihe
Senate, and siood-syes 100, noes 100,
and the Speaker voted in the affirmative.
Thus the bill. for "a reissue Of Five
Millions Of Treasury Notes, will be the
A.. of sfsnJ wka. .n,.o,a1 ~, 81.