Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-02-12

10 him by others-I would Instantly and oyully reLrac
all that have SAID.
am the last man on this earth who wonid wish L
strike at that venerable head, whose past history who's
a@sanccd age, whose distinguished talents, al whose
associations, peal 80 strongly to spare the blow.
Mr.. MARSHALL, before .=!.,nr his seat, fulfilled
his pledge 10 Mr.. Thompson Of Indiana, who I'D yield
I'd HIM the floor, by renewing the motion OF that gen
leman 10 lay the whole subject on the table, ut III,
same time expressing his earnes, hope that the motor
he MAS thus compelled by promise make would no
prevail.
On which renewed motion Mr.. HOPKINS asked the
yeas and nays which ordered
And the Clerk proceeded 10 call The roll
When tie name Of Mr. Bo:ts was called, Mr.
Bolts rose and inquired, las The Reporter under
stoodD with view 10 govern his vote accordingly
whether the gentleman from Massachusetts,, (hlr
Adams) desired to reply TO the gentleman from Ken
iucky, [Mr. harshall
TIE SPEAKER said the inquiry was not il order
but shat, by general consent, the gentleman from Mas
snchuse,s could answer.
Nr. ADAMS. say nov what have said heior"
viii not be responsible for the consumption OF one
hour Of the time what relates personally 10 myself
The gentleman from Kentucky, (llr. MarSha!l,) has
made most eloquent invcctve against me, iound,d Oh
one single principle, utterly false and unjust.
Loud cries III order
The SPEAKER said il was not III order to make re-
marks at this time.
Mr. ADAMS continued. WE'LL Sir, say will not
be responsible for the consumption Of one moment Of
time fany further continuance of The inject should
Mr. GlLMER submitted 10 the Speaker that all this
was out Of order.
The SPEAKER so decided
And Mr.. ADAMS took his seat.
When the name of Mr. Gushing was called, that gen.
lcnlan rose and inquired Of the Speaker whether this
notion involved The reception ofthe petition which the
gentleman from massachusetts Mr.. Adams had offered
10 present recognised that the petition received
The SPEAKER said No-;he motion had nothing
to do with the pctltionit applied only 10 the resou
tons of the gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr. ilar.
shall and the gentleman from Virginia. (Mr. Glmer)
The vote was then announced as follows:
yeas-Mcssrs. Alien T.. W. Andrews, Arnold Aycrrc. IA
Girtscys Ba h"arman Ro'ts brewster, Briggs, Jslem
Sialey " Clarke Cooper, go:cn Cranston cvrns Cushing
Garrett Davis Richard Davis Dean Dehrny Dog John Ed
Lawrence Foster T. C. Gooie. Granger, Green, Hail. iascd
Henry" .ma,a d,"n nstfiG 'n@ss ,a,S , 50aTs
tho, Ma.,"ck- Maxwell Maynard, Morgan, Morris. Morrow
Russell, s;ona Siany. Stokcy, Stratinn, Alex H. ~ Stuart
1iIlimenas Ioand, 1omin,on, lunbnI, Underworld Van
Een;.eicr Waiafe Washas" Eawaf% + White Thomas
Yorkc. Augustus Young and John iomr-gd.
.vays-Mr-<, 5. j. Andrews Arrinsen Airhcn. Eatcock
E,iark BOVINE, BOYD, a. y Brown, H. Brown Cias Brown
burke samson H. Butter, Wm. Butler, William . butler, g. ~
Caldwell. Patrick {. Caldwell, John CamrbciI Vim. H. Camp
iil T. L. Campbell Cau,hers, Cary, Chapman Clifford Gin
ton Coles Cross Daniel Eastman, John 4. Edwards
her; Charles A. FLOYD, Thomas r. Foster Gamble Gates Gentry,
Grng GddDry elmer Gosrin, Gordon, Graham, G,istnr
wn llalershan Harris John Hastings Hays, Hopkins oncs
o,on Iiubard Hunter, Jack, William Gust Johnson, keim,
IAN Robert Mcclellan. slcsay, Mallory. MHcand Marshall
Thomas T. Marshall John Thompson Masou Mathews Med
.riyyehrr Miller, Moore. Sr"ad, Payne, Pcagns, Pope
POWELL uer rIng, Reynolds, Rhcfi, Riggs, Rogers, Eoo>c
yrlt, Sanford, sa,adr: SHAW SheIprrl, shcas sade Wi
Thompson, TrpIeft, Tnrey. Van itn, Ward, Warren, Wat
rrso,, Weller, wesrh"oS James " Williams, ChroIlsr II.
So lie House refused 10 lay the whole subject on
the table.
And the question recurring on the substitute amend
ment of Mr. Marshall
Mr. ADAMS rose and said | have heard It said by
n person acquainted wrh Warren Hastings
Mr.. GllMER rose To point Of order. lie said tina.
he had made four FIVE efforts 10 obtain the floor
He did not wish by any means TO deprive the gentle
man from Massachusetts (Mr Adams) ofthe floor. But
he believed that Parliamentary courtesy, if not any
press rule of the House, permitted member the
thor of proposition, TO say some things as TO the mo-
tves which had led Kim TO olfr his resolution. He
had submitted proposition to the consideration OF the
House. in relation which he had not, IN the ilrst IN
stance intended 10 say word He had not yet said
word And all that he desired 10 know Of the Speaker
was neither before the debate closed, he would be
titled by the rule or b. parliamentary courtesy, TO say
few words not in relation 10 the proposition Of the
gentleman from Kentucky, but that which ne (alr. G)
had himself offered:
The SPEAKER said that unless the whole subject
should be laid the table, the previous question
should be demanded, the gentleman from Virginia.
Mir Gmer) would be entitled by the rule TO close
the debate.
Mr. GILMER explained that he had not risen 10
anv point of order in relation TO the personal right 10
the floor Of the gentleman from Massachusetts, with
any personal or political reference 10 the subject, far
as that gentleman was concerned. The point related
entirely TO himself, (Mr. G.,l and lie begged the par
don Of the gentleman from Massachusetts for inter
rup;ing him.
hlr ADAMS said there was no occasion 10 ask his
pa rdon for taking the floor from him lie Gi: not feel
il as an act of unkindness toward him the part Of
that gentleman, (Mr. Gilmer) If he (Mr. A was 10
answer for class he might as well be called to
answer for half dozen, or ien or t"eniy The pro-
position Of the gentleman from Virginia which
would materially coniine ana make his
defence That charge he should have been willing to
have met Al once
Mr. A. said snmcthng (Which the reporter could not
distinctly hear) in alluslon to the distress which, liz
could not deny, the propositions both OF the gentleman
from, Virginia and the gentleman from Kentucky had
gwen him. and said that the most poignant part OF that
distress arose from he fact that the House would DC
under the necessity Of consuming large portion OF is
time in his defence ii he was TO be held 10 answer the
charges of the gentleman from Kentucky. And the
first proposition that he should make was, what be had
already insisted upon. would appear by the journal,
namely that he should he entitled to the benefits Of
trial before Ills peers upon the charges Of su5ornaton
Of perury and Of high treason, because these charges
,r,re contained in The proposition o. The gentleman
from Kentucky, whatever ingenuity the gentleman
might, have used in his remarks to-day TO explain them
away.
Anong. other things, the gentleman had slated thGt
il was not him (,lr. A. that he charged. hui mat, if
any body, j, the petitioners and The gentleman had
made speech Of upwards Of two hours duration, to
prove that he OR A. was responsible for the @err same
things as those who had signed the petition lie tslr,
N.Y. had represented him lal.. A. in his speech as in
favor Of tie petition, the face Of hisexpress declara
ton 70 lie contrary, since it appeared on the journal
lhal ut the time he had presented the petition, he had
proposed instructions 10 committee to report an an
syer 10 The petitioners assigning the reasons why their
PRAYER should not be granted. Now, had not the gen
.lcman from Kentucky logic enough Of he had not
aw) TO see that the very proposition that this House
should instruct the committee TO report against the pc
ti,ion was declaration the part of this House. at
The very first instant that they held no such opinions
that they disapprovcd Of lhem and that only IN defence
of the sacred right Of the petitioners to present their
grievances here would they the petition, and
assign reasons why tie prayer OF j, should not be
granted.
He had heard it said, by person acquainted with
Warren Hastings that when he was brought before the
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