Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-02-04


iced the preamble and resolution. he had prepared
ma intended To offer, declaring the necessity oil
dissolvins the Union. aud <houshl IL very strange
mat he should now vote MIR A. guilty OF treason
and snbotna,ion OF perjury Tor having presented
= Petition exactly agreeing with his own view..-
ih's raised hearty laugh at Mr. Rhelrs expense /
He knew there was formidable combination in
the House against him, and was willing the House
should have laid the whole subject the table; he
VAS unwilling to occupy the tmo OF tho House i,
was so important that they should attend to the bu-
sn.ss OF the county; but the House having refused
To do THIS Hs was not responsible for this waste OF
time.
MIR A. said H he was to te put uron his defence,
he shoai want sundry documents from ditIeren,
Departments, and he to the table, resolutions
calling ios copies of large number.
In the course OF his speech, message from the
Senate was announced, info, ming the House that
the Senate had rejected the Bill to repeal the Bank
rupt Law. Mr. A. said this n good omen Tor
the fate of another OF the projects OF the gentleman
from Kentucky.
MIR ADAMS now advcr,cd to the case Of Graves
and Wise, who were proceeded against four years
ago, on account OF the Cilley due, and read the
reports Of the majority and minority II the COM
ml'tec 10 whom the subject referred, both go
ing to sustain tho position he had assumed, that the
House could not try him, and he called Tor the
reading at certain parts of them.
Mr. WISE now wished To say n few words: MIR
A. gave way. Mr. w. SAID he was glad to have an
opportunity to vndicate himself IN the presence Of
the House and the large audience prcsent-ooking
at the crowded caeries-ftom the charge oi nsti-
eating and advising the duel OF Graves and Cilley
lie had been charged with being moro guilty than
the man who pulled the trigger. lie was glad to
see that he two Senators from Kentucky who lat
that time) represented that State, now present,
anu he coold appeal tn them as witnesses th,t his
edvcs was not the advice relied or followed; IL
was the advice oi ano,her, higher better, more dis
tnguishcd man, which was relied on. He stated
too, that all that transpIed on the ground done
bv Consulate n wih Mr. CIR tlei den and Mir Mem
Zee, who were there as friends and advisers.
lNorE.-lt was supp cd by some, perhaps n
large majority Present, that Mr. Wire alluded 20
Mr. Clay, when he spoke of 'anothcr higher, better
moro distnsu she'd man, bu, this must have be.
m.appreheI sion, as Mr.. CLAr NEVER WAS CALL
70 UPON foR Hrs ADVICE, AND GAYS NONE. h.
however, did all he could to prevent the meeting
taking place, gentleman in New York, OF purs
character and high standing can testify, as well as
two eminent mon n this street,
MIR WISE SAID he had been informed by two
or three members from Massachusetts, that Mr. A.
had defended him. MIR W ! at a public meeting
on the MERITS Of the case.
Mr. \. called for their names.
Mr. w. would not give them, but said he would
give them an opportunity Of rising and answering
for themselves, one at least was present. no one
rose, and Mr. Adams denied he had ever done 50
Mr Wise said MIR Adams knew the acts, hrt from
hostility 10 HIN, with malice, prspense and without
the tear OF God before his eyes, any regard for
truth in his heart, he seeks every to reile-
rate the charge.
The Speaker called MIR w. to order, and
Mr. ADAMS went on, and called uncn his COL
leagues who had given Mr. w. this information. if
such were the fact TO come forward-hut no ono
rose. After some further remarks, MIR II IT'S moved
an adjournment, which was agreed 10. So MIR Ad
ans still has tho floor.