The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-30

what the geutlsnsn ON Massachusetts hirssn had
had endesvored to right Of the petitioners
odo whstthey ssk fer by quotations from the consuu'
and the wsy to Inv under
which the petitioners abored justifcstion Of Their
that the slave states were sbolish
the habsas corpus and the trial by jury in the free sates
ths s attempted to extend slavery int the free states
thsthey taxed tosupport it, and that efforts are max
the slave trade These were the gievsnces that were
enumerated by the gentleman from Massachuseus, a.
sufficient TO justify the northern people in dsscvng the
bonds Of upion and they foretaste Of what the
report of the Chairman Of the Select Committee would
have been in desnceof the Constitution. He was sur
sets but he would confess that he surprised
the course Of the gentleman from Virginia Mr Bolts
Bat his colleague Mr saltonsta said they ought not
to pass the resolution because Of the sge the charsce
the mdomsbe courage, the descent Of the gentleman
from Massachusetts: that he was descendant Of the
regcideS, Of those who had warred against the nstu
tions of their swn country, and wafred and warred
until theyoverthrew them, and brought their monarchS
head to the block And indomitsbs courage which
was intent ON the same object that accomplished by
his progenitoIs the upheaving Of the pillars Of the in
situations of his country to be deprecated by not
posing these resolutions lest orsooh they shoid pre-
cpitate the evil For one he woudn yield to threats
sut It was sad by gentlemen that WAS rescesoie
such thing psaceable dissolution except every s
zen Of the United States consented Our present happy
form Of government is the brthrght Of every citizen
and their right nay their duty to draw tho sword
in its defence The gentleman from Massachusetts OBJ
eeted to southern gentlemen % his trers that were
the Ha Whine 10
the journal that they were unpreudced and ndheren
in question involving the existence Of the Unon1 But
he says that slavery the bottom Of this love for the
Union and what did the argument amount to- that for
the purpose of abolishng slavery, the north 10 willing
to abolish the Unionf Every who can read,
extent by the Constitution, and to abolish this IL the
iS Of gas
descendants OF the cavaliers and the roundheads would
that conflict in which their fathers two hundred
would involve the destruction Of that rsce which from
color, from Kindred and from association would be
h.y
thef It was madness or something worse, he was con-
WINGED that the object Of the gentleman from Massachu
sets the ruin and destruction southern portion
ofthe country order that slavery might be destroyed
For all the unknd personal remarks that the gentleman
had made in regard to him he orgave him. and could he
exercise the demon Of evil from his heart he would
NEST willingly withdraw his resolutions. But he thought
that for their honor for that ofthe House and the
country they should set their seal Of reprobatou upon
this first effort to destroy the temple of eur ber
ties He then, in accordance with his pledge moved to
lay the whole subject on the table, though he hoped
The question then taken ON laying the whole
subject on the table and negstived Ayes soNoe: no
upon his impeachment after hearing the remarks of
Burke and Sheridan that he almost believed himself the
guilty wretch they represented him to bel but he could
assure the honorable member from Kentucky, whose
speech combined the power and eloquence o. Burke
sa has
GREETED that the business Of the country was to
be suspended perhaps for weeks In the Of
this matter and he determined not to be responsible
for that but TO leave Tor the msorty to desst pro-
coed with the matter as they thought proper. it was
necessary for his defence and which he would ask the
assistance Of the House to procure by adopting some
solutions which he would seAd to the Clerkstabe They
were read by the Clerk and were to instruct the Pre
dent to furnish the proceedings Of the Court Martial
the of Capt Bottoms the act of the Legislature Of
ports that satein merchant vesse the opinion
Judge Johnson with regard to the CoDTitutionay OF
johnson and the President respecting the 2lst rule
He should demand that the precedents be looked into
and said that Of Messrs Graves, Wise and Jones for
He sent the reports to the table, desiring the
Clerk to read the marked extracts one Of which was
passage rejecting on Mr. Wiseior aiding and abeng in
ns o. and . lie glad tina. he now had
opportunity Of saying what he had long wished to
bly, present &c hear it. and that the time had at length
rived for him to vindicate HIMSELF and forever from
the charge OF and advising the duel Of Graves
and Cillsy. He had been charged by tbs gentleman
IRON Massach usetts, with being the nsgator and adv
SCI Of th dpe and with being more guilty than the
the journal with view ncidently of convicng him Of
the charge. Hewas glad to see that there were
z,
Who at the time Of the DUEL represented that State
the Senate Of the United States, one Of whom (Mr.
from Massachusetts; and he would appeal to them TO
bear him Witness that his adrice gio relied
ssoi,ems IL single tsst due,,has it was
dnguished man and as to what occurred upon the
the ground, he only there armed second to
guard the life OF his friend, Nth w'itten his
pccka. His only regret now wss that he induced
20 not approving the preliminary steps that had been
taken in tb at SIGHT.
Mr.. ADAMS asked for the name of the man who in.
formed him that he had justified his conduct the
MIR WIsE-Not one but two Of the colleagues of the
gentleman.
Mr. ADAx.-I will thank the gentleman for the names
Mr.. WISE said that both, he believed were now pre-.
sent in the hall. One Of them he knew to be present
who told HIM that at public meeting at some place. the
large assembly of the people of Msssachusets and
where he had been arragned before the moral people Of
him long enough, that on thst occasion Se rentiem.n
from Massachusetts (Mr. Adsms) vndicated him, and
made. Whether this true not he did not know
MI. ADAMS asked for the names.
Mr. WISE said that to the names he left it with the
gentlemen who who gave him the information to rise in
their places and declare them As they present. he
should give them an opportunity to disclose themselves
For further proof that the gentleman from
did defend him the floor of the House the and
to what extent he would refer to Gales and Seaos
ports edebates He would refer to older members
who were here at the time, to say whether there
scintilla to show that he acted dshonoraby
that occasion He would refer also TO the Chairman
(Mr ToucEr) who made the majority report who, when
called to say whether there scinlla Of evidence
to prove any thing dishonorable on his part the
ground promptly and freely declared that there no
such proof such conduct He referred to the
feelings mr. TovcEY's) who personally sssaled-s
man who the victim of consumption and whose
CHASTITY appearance ought to have created sympathy
for him In every bosommost brutay assailed for the
sspulchal tone his voice. by the gentleman from Mas
chussetts the ardor zeal and i'm petuosity
whiwhich the gentleman defended him on thar
Not only but two. and he believe ed three of the
gentlemsn's colleagues had informed him that he would
defend him the occasion ofhe public meeting referred
TOT and he again declared that he responsb BILE
for advising in solitary preliminary Of the duel and
that he responsible merely for being in IL
at allconrary to his Judgment for acting ON
on the advice andjudgment Of others given Gaivx
Mr. CRTrESDES. and MIR. MEsIvsa, the colleague,
OF Mr. Graves, both the ground az subseconds
with whom he bound and pledged to advise on every
question that occurred there and with whom he did ad