Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1842-02-05
Z u S Il S T. X l PIT.
CONGRESS-.
The Senate.

L y, 4I~
In the Senate this morning, Mr.. CALHou. mov.x
to refer the Message from the President in rear;o.
to the Creole case, to the Committee on Fore;~,
Relations, and accompanied the motion with SOM.
remarks, showing the importance of prompt acti..
on the subject He insisted thai this subject involv
cd principles paramount in importnce to those Of
any other molten now in negotiation between the
twoTgovernments. He thought it should be fuIlv
considered in committee and an opinion expressed
upon tho subject by Congress, before it was submit
| ted for negotiation.
Mr. PRrsroN concured in the opinion of Mr.. Cal
houn as to the importance of the principles involved
in the question: but he was confident that the Exc
cutive would see that justice was promptly done in
the premises, and he doubted the propriety Of any
action on the part of Congress.
The melton preference prevailed, without oppo.
sition
The remainder of the day was consumed in de
discussion Of a proposition BY Mr.. Simmons to a.
point clerk to the Committee on Manufactures.
The business Of the clerk, stated by the mover.
10 to copy circulars, addressed the importers in
all the commercial towns 10 obtain information, TO
assist the committee to adjust the tariff, and to N
upon some practicable system Of appraisement Of
suitable articles The debate branched off into m
elaborate discussion of the tariff, home valuation.
the compromise act, the expenditures, retrench-
ment and reform. Messrs. King, Sewer. Wood
bury, Simmons, Clay, Calhoun. Buchanan, Wright.
Huntington, Msngum, aud Linn, participated ia the
debate.
The proposition was agreed to by vsts of y 10
IA, when the Senate adjourned
House Of Representatives
Elk PaxslDxsr ADAns' Courxnrr.
Another day has been consumed by the House Of Re-
representatives. with the i'll starred attenpts ssnsurs Mr.
ps.sss adss escaping ss could
devised. Al the close Of yesterday Mr. 0ilner was 4
sshjsst which he went over with psinfai ninuseusss
Of repetition-Arst, however, ntmasing that he Wa
willing to withdraw his original resolution the gentle
man from Massachusetts would withdraw the petition
which had given rise to the dsba,e. To this Mr..
Adams replied that he had declared before the House end
duty, Of which he could divest himself and thsf
ought to Do sufficient answer for the gentleman frsm
Adams again addressed the House. and spoke until near
four o'clock, when. at the request Of many members he
gave way t. q motion to adjourn which was csrried
His address was listened to with great attention. He
briefly alluded to the peculiar position in which he
stood, and defended himself from hs charge Of incon
him in view Of conduct osnnexion with
his report in the Of John Smith, when he occupied
insisted that the House should either try him on the
charges ofeasoA and subornaton Of perjury which he
said the from a.4
justices % en- alternative he presented either but
the other he would have He then, with biting irony,
said 1t was true the gentleman from Kentucky dscla
ed sny such accusation, but if the charge made
distinctly was made oblquely, for he accused Of
Of crme while in treason all principals ana
therefore the disclaimer was worthless Bat again the
for in the United states there was no such thing e.
high treason" the gentleman from Kentucky he'd
to e:
prefer against him. But still further when he
tn: the George petition for his own removal frsn
ground assumed was a monomania, and ya
with singular inconsistency tho geatlemsn from Viz
accused monemaoiac Of the crimes Of treason and suk
ornston Of perjury In the one case be was incenps
tent from want q sense bg; on the ether no wa: dse
duct but II IL he were insane he should deserve con-
passion rather than punishment But respecting the ps
tition from Georgia. he had obtsined further
the gentleman from Maryland (Mr w. c. Jshnson) whs
had discovered that the petition written on Con
The gentleman from Maryland would further crafty
him, BY avowng or disavowing all Knowledge Of the
already made not satisfactory 10 him with the know
ledge he had Of the dsingenious ckery which the
gentleman from Maryland sometimes resOrtsd THIS
disavowal, and Mr.. Adams oontnued---he charged
these accusations a: having their origin in . -
Of the Committee on Foreign Relations determined
upon. He charged upon Mr.. Gillmsr an exprsssedds
Mr.. Cushing, his colleague 10 take his place Nj On
declared that this chsrge as utterly false and M
which totally wseu an ss ss
nations which ensued left the charge Of Mr. Adams
he made it. Hs then read the minutes Of meeting q
the Committee on Foreign Affairs. 10 which the sab
ject had occupied the Committees attention. and 70
show that the gentleman from Virginia not with
which he had receiv ed threatening him either with
violence loss Of life Oae of these letter.
JscE:o., Norts Carolina and was as follow: ~.
-, lSla.-John Quincy Adams, Esq This will nissu
yon that your violent course in csngress has hssa
watched by the whole SOUTH and unless yea eoon
change your course, death will soon be 20 porieu.
Prepare for the day Of, you will unexpecssa
been long since" He also exhibited portrait of hinssn
which had mark Of riffs ball on the foreAssa
and on the speech Of Mr.. Giinsr, he commented Aun
orousy, and then with much feeling expressed his re-
greet that the Of Marshall should have been found
In such aconnection and mixed up with such transoo-
tons He hoped TO have found the rather sssooieed
with such names - Holt snd Hale than with such ul
with "hard words and hanging" Oh how it wouN
sound the ofpesterity hard words and hanging
was that these charges had emanatol from vrgnsns,
aud especially from enc men (Mr Wise) whom he had
was State for which he felt an greater per-
hsps than for any other vginan that first in
troduced him into the service Of the nation. Washington
called him ct the age of w TO his
try a. foreign ninisterat time, too, when Washng
ton accused ss he now, Of being under British
influence He then ulsed the removed ofthst
enc in various caPac by succeeding Preside land
by long Of historical detail proved his attsch
and the Union and asked be his iee
ings then finding himself charged with high
and other infamous crimes, by which his good name
would be injured to the end sftme There must have
been great change in the feelings Of vrgnians since
his Intercourse with their predecessors from Washing
ton TO Monroe. On the suhjec, Of slavery he said
was abhorred by Washington, and jefferson and Mad
ison and Moaroe, and that they aooliioniss he
could prove from heir writings.
To morrow he will proceed with his exculpation.
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