Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-23

thought that he was guilty Of the crimes
with which he had been charged 90
powerful was the eloquence with which
heswas, assailed. The eloouence which
the gentleman from Kentucky had now
EXERCISED personally against him, under
.ne profession Of having no personal feel.
ing, was equal to that of Burke and Sneri-
dan combined. But he (Mr. "A. did as
sure the gentleman and the House that
not for one single instant, had the idea
been impressed upon his mind that he was
guilty Of any part of the charges brought
against him. Not for one moment had
he been driven from that sense oil con-
sclous innocence with which he met this
charge, coming, as Il did, from the most
extraordinary combination OF parties that
had ever been formed in this House-a
combination of a most formidable charac.
Ter. Whit was that combinalion2 ss
And here Mr. Adams went into most
interesting examination of this new coali-
tom L began with Georgia Wings,
with Mr.. Habersham at the head, and
was joined BY the head OF the HON E squad
ron, Mr.. Marshall) and the nominal head
1.-THE Tyler party. the late Governor of
Virginia, (Mr. Gihner.) And against
whom2 And for what2 Against a sim
gle man, memSer ofihat House, charg-
ed with halfa dozen capital crimes and
all tor-presenting a Petiti0nl For, to
come 10 the real point at issue, that was
the gist ofihis proceeding.
Now 10 what part of the constitution of
the United States was this declared a
clime2 He would like the gentleman
! from Kentucky TO lock into his deep re.
searches Of law, common or national, and
to define where the law was which consti-
tilted il a crime TO present petition, lead
to what il might. The gentleman from
Kentucky. who had, as he thought. SO in
genlously contriVed to free himself from
having charged these crimes upon him,
(Mr. A } founded his resolution ofcensure,
first upon The fact that he (Mr. A had
presented petition; and, secondly, made
speech lolprove him guilty OF every thing
that was prayed for by that petition, when,
in the very act representing il, he had alb
soIutely protested against it Where was
the gentleman's law He was great
and profound lawyer, and he (Mr. Az
asked him 10 show where he found his
law for this. Let him look into the con-
stltution Of the United States, and show
where the law was by which he would
punish, in any shape or form, a member
OF this House for presenting petition.--
No; in the first place. the gentleman had
M de the lar; he had then gone on and
4
that hw--to sit as a judge upon him, and
then TO turn executioner. And, TO crown
all, had declared that il was great mercy
and f,vor that he punishment was not
much more severe.
And thea, continued MIR. A.. the gen.
tleman from Kentucky has accused Inc of
breaking the law which he Mr.. A, could
fibd no where on the statute book; and he
1 did this, too, Mr.. A. felt bound to say, in
terms Of 10 Y blackguardism. Mr.. Adams
said that I'VE read ia sacred writ that when
] Michael, the Archangel, had qIarrelcd
with the devil, [great laughterl be used no
railing accusation against him. He adj
vised the gentleman, who was so profound
lawyer, TO read little of the Bible; and
there learn, that if he meant 10 attack a
man, to ruin his Character, to ruin his use
funess 10 the country. and to deprive him
OF his rights as a member of this house
10 make il not railing accusation. The
Z gentleman's accusation against him, Mr..
: A., IN addition to all other defects, was a
E railing accusation.
!, He then proceeded 10 describe the ex.
! lraordinary combination of parties 10
| which be had already alluded as having
leagued against HIM. Misery, be said,
makes strange bsdfellows; and the CLAW
wings must have been in misery indeed
when they sought the "corporaPs guard''
for theirs. Then there were the Georgia
/, Wings, the Kentuckians and the Tyler
bites. under the guidance Of their chivaIric
I leader, "the member from Accomac," the
late governor Of Virginia, and Mr.. Habers
ham, Of Habersham, with the great "de
mocracy'' OF the free states: the potent
ever-ready auxilaries of the-the-"p pc
cuLiar institution' of the South. A strange
; medley, indeed Aud all combined 10
punish him for presenting a petition.
Mr.. ADAMS then alluded 10 the five
: hours speech of Mr.. Wise on abolition
: topics, and on English influence.
Next, he came down upon the nullifier.
most scorchiugly He thanked Mr.
= Marshallafor his eloquent defence of th.
: Union, and for the vivid picture he hao
drawn ofthe horrors of dissolution. Fl,
hoped his Southern confedera,es would
4 Law il to- their hearts. that they SHOULD
have no more such resolutions as were
. prepared By the gentle man from South
Carolina. Mr. Rhett,l and kept in hi