New-York tribune., 1842-02-07
Correspondence ot The Sew.york T1b1ne.


to ce.s,,re him he said he had shown that
conspiracy existed against him to convict him of
suborlation OF periur. and high treason, and
against the freedom OF speech, the right of habeas
corpus. and Of trial BY iiur.;. Hesaid he had cs
tabl;shed that there had been tarnperins by the
gentleman from Mbenarlc Mr.. Gilmsr) with bis
colleague, M Cushing
This gave rise 70 further explanation BY Mess-s.
CrsHtse and GILxEI.. n ~hich both these gen
tle.nen repeated their positive denial o:vesterda.
taat this was the case CT that ;hcv had had aay
zucil communication together. And Nj. c. de-
clarcd tina, his colleague Mr. A.. had era,ui,ousl:
and nlost unius,Iy Introduced iato inc House
private conversation with hin upon the subject,
Nh PsosrlTT .aid he wished TO be exempt
from this charge made BY M. \. OF ,anpcring
with any gentleman on this subiect. a laugh.)
Mr.. ADAMS per-is,edia in his demand on his col
league (Mr. Cushing for the source,-ince he
had declared it was not M G;Iner, whence
he had received information Of an intention to re-
move him Mr.. a. from MS post as Chairman OF
The Committee and appoint Nh c.
Mr. CUsHlYc declined TO Introduce p:iva;c'con-
versation in The House, saving that his colleague
could refer directly 10 the members OF the Com
rnittec on Foreign Affairs who were nov present.
Mr.. RaETr said that after .!,s proposition, had
bccn made TO remove Mr.tdams from the head
of the Committee on Foreign Rcl.tions incide,-
tally meeting with Nlr, Cushing he had said 70
him that az ne Was second on the COMMITTEES II"
surpassed they must appoint him Chairnlaa; and
that Mr.C. promptly rcpiicd that ne neither could
nor would ,el7c.
MrssADAxs then continued. disavowins any#in-
tention to nctllpatc hi colleague Mr.. Gushing,
and cxonerating Mr. Gilmcr from the charge Of
ta!nperin- with him, sayiny ,hat i.apPcared
from the explanation OF the gentleman trora South
Carolina (M-.. Rhett) that he had part in it.
He again referred to the conspiracy against him
composed among others, ne said. Of Georgia
Whig-, of South Carolina Nullitcrs, Of the Tyler
Guard, and OF the Representation from Kentucky.
He said caucus had been held, attended BY
thirty or forty membcr.-and he wished they
would rise and show their .accs-,vho had deter
mined TO exncl him. bu, as thcy had some doubt
about success. in this ,hev had lcftit; the gentle
man from kentucky Mr.. Marshall) to make
proposition as near that a, possible and hi, rcso-
luton was the result.
Mr.. TRlpLE1T said. without consultation with
any human being, from the conduct OF Mr.. Ad-
ans no, particularly in=ihe presentation Of this
last petition. but in his general course onAboli-
ton petitions, he had convcrscd with Mcmscr,
from the South to the necessity for their taking
some measures for the protection of their pc
culiar institutions It was not improper TO state
what happened in caucus which more than forty
Members attended. Propositions were there
made with respect to the Twenty First Rule, and
the reference of petitions requiring the action of
the House, but so framed rs not to come within
tho Rule Several speeches were made, among
which was one from Mr.. Marshall. No action
was taken, and they djourncd with dc,cr1nina-
tion to call another meeting
Mr.. MARSHALL said that he had drawn up his
resolution at his desk, without consultation with
anybody. Learning of this meeting, he had at
tended and heard the remarks made, and no never
knew a greater discrepancy Of opinions among
these having common interest. He there gave
his views, and read the resolution which he had
prepared TO offer in the House. He said he had
intended to move the expulsion of the gentleman
by consultation with friends out of the House, who
believed that if Mr.. A. was expelled, he would be
sent buck again. and thus triumph over them.
Mr.. ADAMS said he was glad to receive this in
formation concerning the caucus. This was annth-
er proof of the conspiracy against him. As he
had before said, he had rather be stabbed to the
heart than have the proposition offered which had
been offered by Marshall. He had no doubt if
motion had been made to cut him Mr.. a. up in
ounce pieces, but Mr. NJ. would have voted for it.
He occupied the floor during the day. touching
upon various topics in his defence, causing at
times considerable merrineni, and exciting much
interest He referred 10 a letter written by him
in 1903 to the then Senator Anderson OF Tcnncs-
see, which was Yesterday read by Mr.. Gilmcr, 10
prove Mr.A.'s attachment to the Union Mt that
time II also read from speeches delivered By
him at Boston on the fourth OF July. 1887 and be-
fore the Historical Society at Ncw-iork in 1889,
to prove TIM, he nor remained sound towards the
Union.
He gaze way little before four clock to no
ton to adjourn.
In the SENATE the President laid before the
BODY a communication from the L. S Treasurer
showing the settlement Of accounts for the first
and second quarter, of 1871.
Memorials and petition. were then introduced,
after which resolution. offered by Mr.. SMITH OF
Ia, in.trlctng the Committee on the District TO
inquire into the expedency Of prohibiting the sale
of lottery tickets, adopted as was another. on
u, ALA. af NJ Nrns1cy stinr The Pre.ideot 10