Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-10


that the gentleman would either withdraw his motto
to lay on the table, or say that he would not do So
II Mr.. THOMPSON said he would then only MAKE
brief statement in explanation
The SPEAKER said il would not he in order.
Mr. THOMPSON said that, if he understood CO
recty, he might yield the floor TO the gentleman rol
/ kentucky for The purpose Of explanation
The SPEAKER again Unlimited 10 Mr.. T. tina, h
shonld withdraw his motion, say he did not do So
MIR. w. c. JOHNSON was understood to say that
the motion was 10 be withdrawn for explanation Ii
! himself had few words to saw
MIR. WINTHROP was understood 10 inquire wheihe
II would not be in order for the gentleman from In
diana (alr Thompson) to withdraw the motion TO Ia
on the table, III order that he might make his expla
nation and then renew it.
The SPEAKER was understood TO say: Yes, bu
the gentleman had not done So
Mr.. THOMPSON said that when he came to tn
House this morning, he had determined, in his Owl
mind, that he would, under circumstances, with
draw the motion to lay the whole subject the table
But he found himself appealed to strongly by in
gentleman from Kentucky, Mr. MarshalI,l who ss'
that he desired TO make personal explanation in reier
ence 10 matters in which he rl, deeply interested tia
he willing, the pledge of that gentleman, (whic
lie had already rendered to the House,) that he wou
renew the motion to withdraw it, Without that pledge
| he could not withdraw il.
Mr. MARSHALL Of Kentucky then and SAIL
he had risen for the purpose o. endeavorng, at least
House from all those matters extraneous TO il which
had so ussiduously been attempted to be connected
with it, well by those who were its avowed enc
mics, By those who had proiessed in argument, Il
be lis friends The gentleman from Massachusetts
and those who had addressed the House in his defence
had pressed its consideration the situation in which
he was placed before this House. by the charges SAID
to be contained in the resolutions Mr.. NJ. had had the
honor PROPOSE But it ought TO lie remembered thai
there was another ril yet 10 come before the tribunal
Of public opinion in which Mr. NJ must appear as The
ccuseJ party. lie had been well aware of tie past
services Of the weight of character Of dignity, Of the
caIning and Of The important position of the honora
BILE gentleman from Massachusetts in that House and
before the world. lie well knew that that gentleman
was infinitely distant from him in age, reputation and
personal Importance and standing before that House.
yet notwithstanding all this, operated upon lie
by motives which he considered adequate, he had cho.
sen the course he had pursued, under all the crcum.
stances which attended It.
He could not but wonder after the debate which had
occurred upon ininerdav, between the gentleman from
Massachusetts and himself on the point Of law involved
in the ease in which ha; point after having been fully
argued had been decided against m, that il should have
been again brought forward Yesterday and moIe eSpc
ciav nom The quarter ana III The manner Thai had been
hy his colleague, MIR. Underwood. That gentleman
accused Mr. NJ ui havin" charged The gentleman from
Massachusetts with Suhonaiion Of perjury and with high
treason How was il possible but that the most
sov ard hasty reading Of the resolutions he had offered
va, MOI OF itself sufficient 10 show Ia that they
contained no such charge agans, The member from Mas
sacLusets, Before he sat down, he should take OPP
por;unity 10 discuss the truth and propeiy of the prin
cipes contained in the preamble 10 those resolutions,
in which alone it could be pretended that lie had in
yolved the gentleman from Massachusetts in the alleged
charges of subornaon, oil perjury and OF high treason.
He should not abuse the patience OF this House by in
Producing what irrelevant TO the subject; but, be-
fore he came TO what the real question: lie must be
permitted 10 take little notice of what had yester
day fallen from his friend from Virginia. the way,
fSlr Wise1 OF all men that iloor-of all men Inv.
lna-he should be the last 10 lei his views relation 10
the present subject before the country the grounds
on which they had been placed by that gentleman.
Entertaining toward him, (and he had said this not
with The view OF covering up what he should now ad
vance from the freest course o aniradversion by hun
or others but in ell and sncerity enter
tanning toward the gentleman the most periec, respect,
and being moreover, in their private and personal rela
tons and intercourse, not only the most friendly
terms. but under personal obligations 10 him for acts
Of kindness and courtesy whatever he should say IN
regard the gentleman course here wonld be in its
BEARINGS purely political. While, then, he severed
himself utterly from that gentleman's political vews,
and from what lie believed to be his political objects
too and without expressing any censnre upon HIN Tor
those views, none whatcyer-the gentleman might be
right or Mr. NJ might be right; the enc was as likely
the other; the country must Judge between ihem-
he would here say that they wide apart the
poIes. and he feared should remain
Mr. WISE here interposed ard MIR. Marshall having
Welded him the floor for explanation, he went 10
saw that there was fact which he wished now be-
fore the gentleman proceeded any further should be
clearly understood by the House, by his constituents,
and by the gentleman from Massachusetts. IL was this
that lie ne yer had advocated meant in any TO
advocate the resolutions offered by the gentleman from
Kentucky, MIR Marshulll In what he had said yeser
day and the day before, he had spoken on The question
of printipp them, and Of printing alone-not 10 advo-
cafe the resolution but to excuse himself from vot
no on The case Of the gentleman from Massachusetts
Tic gentleman from Kentucky need not premise his
sneech by disavowing his willingness 10 have his pro-
position 10 rest any grounds taken by Mr. W. Tor
he had not intended that what he sad on that occasion
should he understood having any thing to do with
Mr. MARSHALL resumed He was glad 10 hear
his dsayowal on the part OF his friend and very
thankful that the fact stood Is It did Tor had the s-
,ln,n indeed intended his speech rs friendly 10 Mr. NJ >
noroS;,ion he should have been tempted 10 eycaim III
liz words If The Spanish rloveTh, God deliver FROM
mr. friends and vii! take care oi my cncmics. MI
N had read the report Of The gent'emanS speech with
,roat attention. (or il had Teen impossible from me
confusion 10 hear all the gentleman said and he
t,nj !, world still hc necessary for him 10 take n
,..,. curSory review OF what inc gentleman had al
vanced; in doing which he should take the liberty Of
condensnp the speech little, which, as reported to
National In,elligencer Should lie, in this process Of
condensation. reduce the speech OF the gentleman TO
Tho form of distinct rcsouons they would amount to
.bout these: l. Resorcd, That the existence OF ala
v,rv az an institution is essential to the preservation
If liberty and equality. IA laushl g RfsG'red
Thn, there has BEEN from the very foundation oil tins
Government, IN English anti. American party, led
and headed by the house of Bralntree ITS object bens
/" bring back this country under the dominion Of Eng
land and that this is Northern policy and Northern
nr;ocinle. 3 Resolrcd, That this faction vas once
by Mr. that; 1 has"g by Gsns
raj Jackson bu, that il still retaining the principle
Of vitality, and now appearing again under the
gentleman from Massachusetts, it will again De
crushed r the whole South will unite and rally against
The whole North in this attack against liberty and equa-
l,y, and in favor of England, led on by John Tyler
R.sofred That one of the schemes OF this English
pnly TO destroy this Coniederacy, is to establish Ia
m By which English commerce is to be eGIa h BY
which threatening rival 10 her is TO be raised up IN
The Nor,h-he right OF England, VIZ; her manu-
featuring industry and the power of her Ier 1oan
The great customer not only of own country, bnt
Of the rest Of the world. And this is to be the nea0s
by which England is 10 be conclliated ano VII, nf,
I'D tbic I'ninn o be dissolved IIOud