Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-12-22
POLITICS, &C.
Correspondence Of ,ae Baltimore PATRIOT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II, 1912.

W ASH NOTION, Dec. IL, IS42.
The debate, to. day, on distributing the
different parts Of the Presidents Message
to the appropriate committees, possessed
very considerable interest, and was con-
Quoted, on all sides, with degree OF
good temper and fairness, highly credita.
BILE TO the gentlemen engaged in il, and
which. sincerely hope, will characterize
the future proceedings of the House. -
The collision of intellect with Intellect
the lucid eyposition--the powerful attack,
and adroit defence the lively sallies--
The logic, and the wisdom. and the vii"
are rendered doubly attractive to the
members and TO the public when rad.
ance Of good humor and taste is shed o.
yer all. o. 81 sac semper--oh that il
were ever thus was the ejaculation of
many persons among the auditory to-
day.
Your readers will find IN the reported
debate confirmation of my remarks IN
yesterdays letter, in regard to the oppo-
siton which the Exchequer Scheme will
receive from the so called democrats
Leaders both oil the Calhoun and the Van
Buren, divisions--Mr. PIcKENs, and Mr..
lNGERscLL--have distinctly announced
their determination TO oppose il under any
| circumstances and, you may be assuf.
ed, they speak for the divisions of their
party TO which they respectively belong.
Mr.. PIcKENs, in bis first speech, threw
out some very good, although by no means
norei ideas. about the Importance Of SUBJ
jecting the message to full discussion in
Committee the Whole, at the beginning
Of the session. The most satisfactory
course for the public would be to bring
on discussion OF the message the very day
It is delivered !; as it is invariably the
practice in the British Parliament, when
the addresses in answer 10 the speech
from the Throne are moved in the Com.
mons and Lords. Men, disciplined in
habits Vt attention, and skllful in debate,
would be just as ready to give proper
comments on The message, Immediately
after hearing II, as at any other time.
But the whole habits Of our Congressman
are opposed to this sensible course. They
mus, make long verbose speeches for
home consumption. They must be stump
speakers, instead Of members Of delib.
erative body.
IT, by going into Committee of the
Whole, responses to the message could
be given from the different parties in Con-
gress, representing the varying opinions
of the People, in day, OF even week,
there would have been some reason for
il. But, as Mr.. Fillmore well observed,
the probability is, that if the message or
any part OF II was sent to the Committee OF
the Whole, there would be political de-
bate without end. | remember session
where message was referred to Commit
tee Of the Whole, and neuer came out OF
it.
There were many hsrd hits struck
into the very ribs OF ''the peculiar friends
Of the President" by Pickens and Ineer
soil which indicated anything but good
feeling on the part Of the Van Buren, and
Calhoun ciques towards Mr.. Tyler, and
his friends, Messrs. Gushing and Wise.
You will see from the proceedings of
the Senate, that Mr.. Beuton is resolved
to take the wind quite on, of the sails of
MIR. Tyler, IN the competition for the in
f1uence Of Gen. Jackson's name. What
will signify the recommendation to remit
the fine Of the "war.worn veteran" in
comparison Of the VOTE OF THANKS which
the Missouri SENATOR proposes
regret to see the paragraph, quoted
from the New Orleans Tropic, in regard
TO the arrangement between the Mexican
Government and our Minister, General
Thompson, going the rounds OF the press.
There is not the slightest truth in il.
know from undoubted authority, that
Gen. Thompson has entered into no such
arrangement, and that the President had
no reference to it, whatever, in his mes
sage. J. NJ. s.