Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-02-01
SPEECHES or MIR MARSHALL AND MR.

- " WIN tAAANaNALA AMI VI I.
d NNS-Fne following are fall reports of the
pcrcH's Of Mr. Marshall aud Ar Adams. made m
%" llouse on Tuesday. ON the resolution submitted
y me ionner m telatuun 10 the latter.
Mr MtrshaH. said he had a rcSoluron which he
icsir"d 10 offer, and hoped the gentleman from Va
;tnia (Mr Gumcr) wolid accept a as a Substitute
or the re.uluhun he had submitted. With the per
OF The House, and with a view that the
might hear a.. aud accept a or upi a. a
Cor his proposition. he would ask leave
10 real ms resolution, AID would then mako he
enquiry OF The Chair whether Il was in orier Tor
10 accompany n with a ieN remarks. lie then
read the following resolutions
Where's. the Federal institution Is a pernanenl
i"rm ut Government. aud Of perpetual obligation an.
ul ALTERED or m1di6cd in the mode pointed oul IA
ihh instrument and the members Of THIS House. de-
uVing their Piliiical character and powers from the
sane, are sNo.n To support II; and the dissolution OF
the uu'on necessarily implies the desrucripn ofthaI
instrument, the overthrow Of the American Repuh-
lac, mi TIE exienctiou Of our national cxislencc; a
proposition. therefore. to the Representatives. of the
People, TO Dissolve the orgaRic laws framed by her
constituents. aud 20 support WHICH they are COM
handed by those constituents io be swo n before
they can enter upon the eNecuti m OF the pphtical
powers created by II and entrusted To them. Is a
high btearh of privilege. a contempt offered TO Ia :
House, a direct proposition o. the Legislature. Cnd
each menbcr of 70, To commit p'jnry. and iuvcFviug
necessarily IN its execution end its Consequences
The destruction Of our country and the cinucs OF
high treason:
ResOtoed, he-cfo-c. That the Hon John Quincy
AdaslS, member from Massachusetts. IN presenting
Tor the consideration OF the House of Reprcscnt>
hvcs 81 the United Sales a petition praying { r the
dissolution Of the Union. has offered The deepest IN
dignity 70 the House of which he - a member. an
insult % the people OF the United States Of wticn
That House Is tho legislative organ, and will. IL
this outrage be permitted 10 pass unrebukel and
UNPUBLISHED, have drsgnced his country, through
Their Representatives, in the eyes Of the whole
wCSld.
Rcsolrca, further. That the azores NJ J I'm uncy
Adams Er this insult. the first OF the kind ever OF.
tered TO the Government and for the wound which
lac has permitted o. be aimed. throus, his ins ~.
mentality at the Constitution aud cSisicnce II his
country, The reace. the security, and liberty OF the
people Of these Safes, might well be held 10 merit
eHpus'en i'nui the national councils, aud the House
decta u an act at grTco anc mercy when they only
lniict upon him their sevcrcsi ccnsufe T.r ronducl
sn utterly unworthy Of his pas. relations 10 the
Stale. AID his present position. This they hereby
de- Tor the m riuicn nee oi their own purity and dig
niiyilnr the rest, they turn him over To hs own Gun.
science aud The Indignation Of all true American
ciiizcus.
lie then inquired of the Chair who,her it was
~ oricr 10 accompany the rcsoluriun with a very
lew remarks ma explanation OF hs purpose in cacr-
mg it.
The Speaker replied in the Mi. ~ ,r;ve.
Mr. MARSHALL sad he was very well aware. anil
had before hc offered Ills resu!u ron maturcly, al
least as nIaiurely rs the lime would rcrmit. cuuSit-
cr'd VII. alb should cN7ase him seifta Nv making
tlis proportion; uui, II he was at al acqla ntctl
WIN his own iCmIeror the movements ofhis own
nInd aud heart, he had b. en- induced 10 make n
position ~ this sor, by no personal feelings towards
& lIr wErTI.uu.R rw....t ..H-- L.
sure oi llus House, aud still less by any scciiun,I
feelings against that p,riiou OF The Uni,eI S.aics
winch The gentleman represented on IA n ior. AMI
u WAS ct the last Img JrtanCc 10 the curr,cIness of
he course Which he Nas now uursuing-a course
which he knew full we'll involved heavy rrs,,ns.
hi'iy on hS part tn public oVini'n-thli hc sin Id
he clear OF all snch mnlivcs. For tic short time
'ho' he had been placed on Ibis q ar ha i.ioIgli n
could not he justly chlrgrd asai.sI him that he had
IMMERSED any hostility 10 the nIrheI portions Of
uis Inlon' The policy witch he hi advocated
10 'kedn the advl"ccm-ni of Ilcir property and
inc protection ul thu+r industry. Towards he gen
.cmm himself, Iit history ufIhC past aud his M
AIsl personal relations towards him ought o. acluJt
. hiun' ct The charge of being aciuatcd hg am feeling
nl PERSONAL mti,g iIty ard dislike towards him. The
gent eInan's name aud the name ufh:s hmily hal
oeen Connected IA years gone. nv with his NE.
NJ - name. and tn name Of his frnilv. IL. (NIr
NJ had devoted the first eli ,rts Of his va nj, n, aid
W w. ~ - ~ HtH-
nag tpc.cva;e thai gen.Itmiu 10 the fr,tuaice with.
100 The gan at TINS great People: an Office which. If
pr'posrlinns ut The Mud he WAS n w denim ,riur
slpult prevail, termlnIIcs a'Uug with the untmn
~ r which he Eas called To preside. II. hlIn,i
only devoted the energies OF his youth To The cleya.
h'n OF The genIlcm IN 10 That pace, bat tArIuglIout
his whole administrators had been his nrIrnI sun.
p'rier. And. whatever feelings Of hatred there
IN ght exist between that genrlemt N al oihcr,-
however re might have that determined spirit Of
Vengeance which seemed To actuuIe hun GA This
u ONO s!ch feeling could ever snier his bosDm
against himself (Nr M Ur his; and certainly Their.
was nothing IN hIs conduct. eIhcr past or present.
"hIci would warrant The impression that he was
aciHaled by any such unworthy mutive IN oT ring
iins resolution. Aud during The last scenes odds
cJrd which had pcrvaded this American COngr,s -.
m consequence Of which crowds had here my as
embed 10 see the end Of what lac had ia The streets
den"minaled the row" IN his personal conduct 10.
wards The genilemln, even ia The scenes jIst pass.
ed had there been nothing offensive. The mot ON
winch was made 30 give The gentleman the benefit
"i tins Hnor. 20 vmdIcaie himself from the charges
made against him, he (Mr M had novel. Cour.
iesy' personal courtesy towards the gentle ian. had
distinguished him ever in his Cohduct towards b,m
bIi when a p]ropoition 50 mousIrous as this WAS
brought iorSah-a proposition Tade in a lime Iik ,
ms amidsla all the difficulty and cO.f-si1n ia which
oar public ntsirs were inyolved-amid all The sou,.
COS ni popular discomfort OuI Of this Hnus--om;d
oil the ogilatrng topics and Ih.mrs by which the
eye OF a citizen or a legislator Of the country was 10
be Withdrawn from the consideration OF its pnicv
anu every day Interests, there were enough found
here TO stir The emhers ofdisconI; at a time like mi.
lhnln pup1srion was gravely brought forward he.
lore tins House, calling upon them 10 Dissolve the
Union Of The American Siaics. coupled with a m,
lion OF reference 10 q committee Of this House 4,
take the matter into consideration, struck him with
horo'-he YVES perfectly Supplied; lac would not
have believed It possible.
There might be found men out Of This House will
enough 10 make such a proposition 10 the c;oyern.
me"l OF The United Sialds 10 dissolve IFS Town eys
'ence' inviting Them 10 perjury, aud. as he thought.
most clearly To irea-On--mJral treason. Al least
There might he men Wild enough 10 OFF, such n
peiii"n' d they could have found a medium OF il
presentation 10 this House. Bat that there YVES I,
ln1n on THIS hnor who would assume The resp,nsi
biliy through all coning time Of having made .ucb
q Proposition. he had not thought lie bal hoard
whispers Of this SORT through The streets. and had
rejected them with uucr Incredibly and con.
tempt.
u might be said. and had been. md porb,,s
wouII bo again, that The Congress UT The TpiteJ
H'h''s ought ." ra,' This hing over and rakc no NJ