Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-09
Y o L. XIV. NO 9,

dissatisfied with him.
Mr.. Habersham wished to make nm,
oianation.
Mr.. Wise objected to the reception -,
he petition. He Would no, aq[es ,b -"
his subiecl should be discussed. NJ
Mr.. Adams said it was strange tb,, i
gentleman from Virginia should ob; sns
when himself had made the same cb.,o|
as the petitioners had. $
Mr.. Holmes rose to a point Of o,3.
but the noise and confusion YVES 50 o,s
as to prevent bis being heard for Sra'
time. He was understood, however '
ask whether it was in order to discus, "
hoax2 s..-.
Mr.. Adams. with much acrjno,.,
How does the gentleman know il ~.
hoax2 tLaughterI
MIR. Homes said it. was either p bo,,
an insult to the House, in the p4rs0n "
one of its venerable and mos, resoe,,+
members and therefore the House can
sulting its own dignity. should take 10 m
lice of it.
Mr.. Adams. Mr.. Speaker bavr !
right 10 defend MYSELF tGrea, conlusoa
and laughter
Mr.. Habersham rose, and he and n,
Adams were for some time addressinorIs
chair, and cties Of order! orderf one A.,
timet go it old 'uns, and roars Of Iaugb,e,
He was understood TO say that he had
no coubt Of the. paper being a hoax. He
had heard week ago Of this memors.
and had called upon the gentlemen from
Massachusetts for the purpose Of examn.
ing il, and was convinced as be Saw
that it was hoax. The memorial and
the signatures were all in the same hand.
writing and though 1t purpohed to BE-
from the county {Habersham) where b.
resided and in which he had a very gen.
eral acquaintance, he did not know SO.
gle individual whose Name was attached
TO the memorial, though the surname,
were familiar in the couny. TIL
gentleman from Massachusetts Therefore
could not Genr that he had tod him j
week ago, that was hoax.
Mr.. Adams claimed The floor as a ma.
Ter Of privilege 10 defend himself a.aaI
the imputation Of The petitioners.
Mr.. w. c. Johnson said that tie Gen
:Ieman from Virginia had raised the q2@
lion of reception and that no moliou oagH
first 10 be put
Mr.. Adams The geptleman has d
| right to make the question. lTrenendoi
uproar]
The Speaker said the gentleman fro /
Massachusetts had the floor A! The nnc.
Mr.. Adams. Iwilh grrat euergyl Ttl
gentleman from Massachuseu claius I'D
right to De heard.
MIR. Wise rose 10 a point of order.
| Mr.. Adams. The gentleman will biz |
self come to order. ERoars of Iaugh'e,)
| Mr.. Wise said he rose to a ront Of II
der and when order was restored ,he Won:
proceed
The Speaker said the House Won!
come TO order and the gentleman ffca
Massachusetts would take his seat
Mr.. Wise said he would put il 10 l1
Speaker, If the very moment Of prese0tn
a petition was not the proper tjmr ID
raising the question of reception, whr.E
1.-THE member be on the floor or mol
| The Speaker admitted it to be 50,
| the gentleman from Massachusetts raise
the question OF privilege, which lcok 9o
cedenee of It. Several members here ca
ed for the reading o. the memorial, and
was read accordingly and stated thai
memorialists consider it a eTieva"te ID
the gentleman from Massachusetts SS2'
have been placed at the head Of the Ga
mlttee on Foreign Relations bF''s
while they revere his character as SRI
man and patriot, whose name is idraf
connected with the history OF bis cor".!
yet they believe him TO be affected Nil
kind Of monomania on all subj as o2i
neeted with persons whose SKINS are
dark as Mexican's. and therefore he&@
the appropriate personin the present t
SIS 10 be at the head ofthat im2orta't3
m'.lee, and they pray his removal there
from. HaughterE
Mr.. Adams who still had tbr ro'
yielded it to Mr.. Marshall who ms"
that The gentleman from Mass 1e.'s''
have permission TO address The House
defend himself against the cb1rE's ~"
in the petition (Cries Of "00' No.
"agreed," order order"
Mr.. Wise moved TO lay The Ioio'
the table.
-Mr, J. C. Clark and Dir. Linn '1'1
Mr.. Brown TO order.
The Speaker said be was II 0T1e,' &
Mr.. Blown said his poio' OF "iuT' y"
that he whole discussion was on "a 4rt
ton not property before The ho''S'; ,.,.
memorial is not a genuine one, ana o, ~,
the gentleman from Na>sach's'"iJ y,
he believes it to BE- genuine, ,nF -
had no right TO entertain the subj G. I'D
Mr.. Adams-Does the genl'e'""
il to be a forgery. ce,
I The Speaker said the House ~, W."
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