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oun advocated his Free trade doctrines. and
dr. Clay took grounds against them. He point
d to the condition Of the Cotton market as one
If their fruits. /
In the House, Mr.. Gilmer concluded his speech !
m support OF his resolution of censure on Mr.. (
Adams. In the course Of his remarks, he pro- /
posed to withdraw his resolution, if Mr.. Adams |
would withdraw the petition--but this Mr.. Ad- |
arms refused to do, having been governed, as he
said, by sense of duty in presenting it. A con-
siderable sensation was produced in the House
oy charge made by MIR. Adams of the existence
oil conspiracy to remove him from the place of
Chairman oil the Committee on FOREIGN Affairs.
10 prove this he referred to conversation had
with one Of the members, Mr. CUSHING. Mr.
Z. rose with some embarrassment, and said no
had been misunderstood, and gave his version of
the remark.-This MIR. Adams replied he was
content to take, and contended that it shewod the
truth of wha: he said. He then read the procee-
dings which had transpired in tho Committee
room the day before, where proposition was
made 10 choose another member of the Committee
as Chairman. Four Of the Committee had voted
to lay it on the table. (Messrs. Gushing, Everett
Granger and Rhett,) and four against laync ON
thetable, (Messrs. Profit, Gilmer, Hunter and
1ohnson.) Mr.. A. also voted against it himself.
lie said there was conspiracy in the House.
and that they had their auxiliaries out of the
House, TO make Mr.. Gilmer Chairman. Mr.. A
read letter from jackson, N. C. saving ,b,,
she was watched, and that if he did not alter his
infamous course, death would be his portion,''
&C. lie also produced portrait of himself sent
by mail,with bullet hole through his head. I'm
on the margin was written, to 'sstop the music,
Of one who
Min the course OF one revolving moon
was poet, babbler, statesman and builoon."
These things were spoken off LIGHT vein. and
then Mr.. A. changed his tone to one of deep feel
ing. lie said he would rather the gentlemen
from Virginia and Kentucky had come to his seat
and stabbed him TO the heart at once than to have
presented the charges against him contained in
their resolutions. He repeated again that he had
accompanied the presentation of the petition
with instructions which distinctly Showed what
were his feelings about it,
correspondent of the Wing thus speaks of
Mr.. Adams speech:
1t would be futile i'm me TO attempt dissertation
In detali oil the speech of Mr.. Adams, There
was In 1t much OF thrilling narrative and touchinr
eioquence. He reviewed his whole political life,
aweit upon the evidences he had received of the
nigh consideration Of illustrious Viroinians. from
washington, from Jefferson, from Madison, and
from Monroe. He rencounted MANY most inter
esting incidents of his Diplomatic history, mar
ucularly while he was Minister Plenipoientiarv
TO The Court of Alexander, of Russia. which no,
ohiy rejected the highest honor on Mr.. Adams.
as man, but fully justified the compliment once
palu MIN, lmDartial hour h,,N A..
that ms career abroad was s.blaZc of Diploma,ic
glory. lie narrated, with moving interest the
circumstances connected with the matter referred
TO on yesterday in the amendment proposed Inv
MT. wise to his 4th Resolution, and cleared I'M.
10 inc entire satisfaction of every nearer pont
In our civil history which, no said, had been
much misunderstood to his own, and to the disad-
vantage OF others. And i'm making the discIo
sures he did, he performed the task with delico
cy winch left not the least room for any mputa
a siGh o. lnmodesty or egoiism. Every thing he
SAID was strictly connected with his defence.
But the point which struck me as beinG mos,
material III this discussion, at least to Southern
men, was, that he believed he could saw without
charge OF egotism or fear of contradictions tbalbe
was more instrumental than any other man living.
t u procuring In his character as Ambassador TO
SAINT James, indemnity for our slaves taken from
us In the last war with Great Britain. How could
Virginia gentlemen, he said, (alluding to Messrs.
wise and Gllmcr) charge him with BEING an An
oiit!onlst, when he had, in this most formal ofall
modes, acknowledged and contended for the rigbt
by property tenure, of the Southern STAKEHOLDER
TO his slaves! And with what heart could they
now come forward to ask a vote of censure and
disgrace upon him?
lie reiterated, too, what he said on Yesterday
.nat he was not only no Abotionist, but that if
Dill were brought In tomorrow for the abolition of
slavery In the District of Columbia he wouId
vote against ii; and with the mention of these
material points, leave the detailed account of his
speech Tor those whose peculiar business il is to
spread our parliamentary debates before the coun-
Try, and this, trust, will be faithfully done.
The Speech of MIR. Adams evidently produced
a deep impression. There was Stiffness in the
House which is never there, unless something of
lhrilling Interest is going And am sure that
no man heard him without being softened down
IN whatever OF resentment or magnty he may
ever have cherished tow ards him. Nor could any
one faIi to be struck will! the extraordinary accu-
:acy his memory, and the boundIess extent ofhis
information. He is, indeed, remarkable man |
a very prodigy Of intellect-his mind an inexlaus
libie repository of human knowledge. He is !
match for the whole House. have 10 doubt that (
his effort to-day will relieve him of mucl, Of the
prejudice that exists against him; and | was |
pleased that Lord Morpeth was hard by listepino !
atten;Iveiy, to one who had borne so honorable a |
part III the civil and political history of our coun
n.y. and whose great powers he could not have |
JAILED to admire as credilable, both to their DOS
SCISSOR and to the nation.
Mr.. Adams continued his Speech throughout
without concluding.
The Democratic State Rights Convention mot
a of of nj.