Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-04
rwENrY-sEvENrH CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
S.TuRn.Y Aoril &c

SATURDAY, April 80.
Mo ADAMS asked the general consent OF the
po,se to present memorial signed 10y Edward IL.
Robbins, and about 30 other residents ct Massl-
chusets, m relation 10 protective tarlii' Inc
memorial was signed amongst Others, Ivy late Ike
nre.entstive in this House, and perhaps ly some
persons who were connected with manufactures nj
Lowell. He asked permission OF tie House to
present IL, and thai II might be printed win inc
names of the peii:ioners-l Mr. Hopklns; object
and referred to the Committee of the Whole oil
the state OF the Union, to whom the report OF the
chairman OF the Committee on Manufactures hoc
already been referred; and in making this mot on
he wished state lew reasons for asking this per-
mission Of the House.
Mr. HOPKINS was understood again TO object,
because this was private bl day.
MrADAMS said he asked this permission, first,
from personal considerations next Tor tonsldera-
lions relating 10 his colleagues this Hoor and
further Tor considerations fleeing his constituents,
respectable persons, whose characters were yeser-
DAY nrragned IN the debate relating TO the report OF
one OF the commissioners appointed TO investigate
the concerns Of the New York Custom House. lie
repeated that he asked this PERMISSION because his
own personal character wss involved IN II, and the
character of every one OF his colleagues on this
floor OF whom he regretted so small portion were
then under his eve; he regretted 1t, because he
wished TO call their attention, we'll as the atten
ton of the House and the nation, 10 the charges on
which they arraiened.
MIR CHARLES BROWN here rose, and in
quired If this debate went or, whether he should
have the right TO participate in 1t; If net, he should
object TO IL.
Mr. WISE. Oh, MIR Brown, let him explain.
Mr. ADAMS resumed. Sir, the genIleman's
character has not be auaigned OF"
The SPEAKER interposed and said, objection
having been made, the gentleman was not IN order
without the consent OF the House.
Mr. ADAMS said he would move then n suspen-
sion of the rules and he requested the permission
OF the House proceed IN justification Of his person
al character.
Mr. HOPKINS Withdrew the objection which he
had made.
MIR WISE remarked, that proper the gen
teman from Massachusetts should explain, because
the report which he had alluded had been brought
into the House and ordered TO be printed.
Mr. PROFIT reminded The gentleman from
Massachusetts, that the report was brought in by
the votes of the gentleman himself and his own
friends
MIR ADAMS admitted that he yesterday voted
against q reconsideration, because he hoped the re-
port would be printed, that they might meet its al
legations face to face. In the Of the debate
Yesterday on that subject, certain remarks were /
made by the gentleman from Virginia, NJ Wise, j 1
which he saw at once, called Immediately for action
from every member from the State Of Massachu- |
sets this hOOr and that they should lie prepared
10 NEE, what that paper might dvulge; but It called
only him and his colleagues but also on the /
signers OF the memorial which he then presented
They were told Yesterday, that the report OF the /
investigation OF the concerns OF the New York Gus.
tom house 10 be turned into a political engine:
not only anti tariff engine but 10 bio, the cha |
Tsctsr Of many Of the most respectable citizens of
this Union from the State Of Massachusetts; and h. /
hoped such Of his colleagues as might not be pre- Z
sent ihen would the substance Of that charge |
D. reported IN the papers Of this morning II /
vas 70 be anti tariff engine; It was to put down 4
every thing ~ this House, and elsewhere, IN favor
of protective tarff; and It was to call upon the
STAT Of South Carolina TO erect a monument Of .
marble 70 tbIs commissioner who had investigated
the afi4..s e the New York custom house.
NJ WISE Mr. Speaker, the gentleman
Mr. ADAMS, t~armiyl No, sir: the gentleman
"a exp an after have core.
VIZ WISE said the gsntensn had put a eonsir1c.
ton IN ne published rspor. Of yesterdays proceed
rye -rrh -nsy you'd no. Dea'; and he wished 10
-, ~ esnt snlln right lie had been told that hs
nd Ger msg11srstood W others siso, and he
ere. 20 81 'hat ne had 10. meant 70 say that the
c,n~ .,1c.rs report you'd be found 10 he true -
re - r1t man . sn1orss % but % Judge % after
81 -lt srtnlrec g., ard ~ merely intended % IN.
:.--- .t. Zsor.senta gss ron Msssachuseus hat
toers V1s such rt-s- n . shch . gas inpor-
Hr. ne gsnt erie1 srol : - ar111Inted 9Th, a.
~. ta ~ gsnrsnieu sho psrs s--s- esd, t1at tney
n..l. lrf,srl risnise 80 aga nat -1cas c-srgsA-
J lrr' wa srr g'nf.s1in1 tIacSsc. -r4i rs asl-d
te'rnd iH varuI7 AZ ~ .-e-f - had o. .nst t,1r
rent. ~1uan s1urrrff- slf ne mar 4fa-r 4r.rz
interests ~ BOSTON ard 80 ulruftcf1Fe - rt.rsra
81 no ,Huntrf -agUnst WON 30 sn0g -s 4.rs ~
ffi-f usnnH si evidence 5rlvs try .afrg q
Arurr' --f 11N 1ffnfof -. 10 r1rlr|r ~ ss-
fa' ~ lr unnuiar' i"rr r'frsHf ~ d. Mlrrf. $40
~ f-nt,r1en 'nrrslsh sta .ia 1iarIsf,.f s.--y n
.'rruf. .na -r-1r, sr saung .ar.r 'ia etrisrs
Eif zen ofosEh- n .1 fr5pe- J. = -f tl--s-tr 1us-
" iofestallng the feports 10 oe maze - - .f'st
OF the commissioners, whose repOris NJI : fa-t
done those manufacturing gentlemen justice. re
meant 10 complain that injury was unJusily done y
them, and he said this, and he now repeated tan,
he vas sure the gentleman from Matsichuseit
would approve it--ihit II the charges were true,
NnN.f rlIa AZ La fFf Irw
teS Tor bringing them 90 light lie hoped the gen
Hemsn understood him. lie complained Of the print
ing Of that report before the reports Of the olhe
commissioners were brought IN. A tt,er had boer
brought there from the President; and % must hav,
gutthere through the fundamentally Of Geo Poin
dexter himself
Mr. CAMPBELL interposed, and remarked the
the gentleman from Virsinii had risen Tor person
oil explanation, snd was nov going into a discus
SION Of other matter and if this we're tolerated, th
friends Of the other commissioners must be hear
also.
Mr. WISE said he wished them to he heard; an,
he warned Messrs. Kelly and Stewart that their re
ports ought TO come 10 ne House ppi Dassa viii
tho report Of George PoindeHter he desired this
though an anti tauf man himself. Ile hoped N,
gentleman from Massachusetts, now understood him
lie also wanted the opef Of George PondeIter, q,
which the letter Of tho President read there yestsr
day vas IN answer coIled or and brought W
Mr. CHARLES BROWN rose 10 a point Of or.
der. This debate had ARISEN or the presentation o
petition, IN regard 10 which the rules required that
the substance only should be stated by The member
pfesenung it
Mr. w w. IRWIN called the gentleman from
Iernsvlvann Mr. &. Brown 10 order.
Nc CUSHING moved that he colleague have
leave 70 proceed.
MfApANs resumed. and reiterated his desire
70 have The papsrs printed rs soon IS possible that
hey might know ne nature Of the charges preerred
sfains' them Bot there ~ss another subject and
toai alone would have induced him TO vote against
ths decentralization vas he letter Of the Presi
Ssnl ts,a Yesterday by The gentleman from New
orr Nf l.'nn That letter confirmed the most
astonishing seuuments he had ever heard on that
eoof u wss ist'er from ihs President Of the
OnHed States 70 The cossmission-