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


hum Tor hour; ard when the Secretary OF the Nav
denied IL, he Mr. ~ would prove his statement
You tsid Nd r., addressing himself 70 Mr. MISE
have no ~ IN In deny Z
The SPEAKER said tho gentleman had no tish
to address member on this floor.
Mr. BOTTS rcpc ted that, when tie Seorciar'
OF the Navy denied e, he would undertake TO prov
his statement. lie challenged him 10 the proof
II there were 10 hc any charges Tor high treason
ne demanded that the Secretary Of the Navy shoul,
be put On h 5 tral. He was the man. ID not tais
, bout cNpci ins the venerable gentleman from thi'
Hall who was dschars'ne his duty. he believed
the gentleman would present any petition. lie
was but discsarsing what he regarded as oo's.l-
tuition 81 and conscientious obligation by presenting
the petition here. For his part, ii he were not
afraid the gentleman would abuse this courtesy, he
should be most happy 10 afford him the opporuni
" Of presenting that paper to the Amer'can PEG
pie, To sci forth m striking lights the horrors which
would result from dissolution OF the Union; and
he had no doubt but Il would operate a CORE,
tive. He tMr b. had been looking for this tor
some years past. lie had been predicting that 1t
would rcSui, IN an application from the Northern
States OF this Kind lie believed that the fatal els,
rule had been the entering wedge to that excite
men' which the gentlemen from Massachusetts had
sad was Increasing. When tbs Northern States
got the power Of denying the right to the Southern
States ol presenting any petition which they might
consider grievance. he yenturcd to say that they
would have such petitions from the South.
I Tie regarded that improper designs had been IN
puted to the gentleman from Massachusetts on 'hiS
floor. His course had been dictated from ;hc pugest
| considerations Of patriotism. He regarded the gen
! tiemin MS having been treated with crue. severity
10y the Representatives IN this body. and he hoped
The question would have been taken without an
angry debate. II he h'd not received the door
from the sent'cmin from Tennessee, he would
himself have moved TO ,ay the whole subject on
the table. He hoped he gentleman wcud 70 .ow
IN his remarks with this motion
| Mir ARNOLD. Of Tennessee, said tina, we had
truly fallen evil times" What 4 snectac'e hal
that House presented tor the last three or four DAYS
he might say the .is' ave DAYS, ana, Indeed since
us hrsi assembling ct the extra session. lie m shi
even go hack further han that, for the last seven
wears scenes Of this kind had been occurring ans
with increasing frequency, md growing worse aud
worse, tlii now Stranger could not coDje mniate
mat House from the gallery without being remind
CO OF the bloody French revolution. |. was i'm
possible TO restore 70 preserve order; the Speak
er mad done every thing IN ms POW er but in vain
w nat could the runy arm OF any Speaker effect
When gentlemen openly praved the authority both
OF the SpesSer and of the lousc1 Mr. A. went ON
TO aiiute io SOME particulars OF disorder which had
recently occurred, during which he was several
tunes interrupted, sd explanations passed; but Mr.
\. proclaimed himself as belonging to the pe,ce
party, and desired 70 avoid coming into person
collisions " IN gentlemen. II they wished u bully
or 70 fight, he begged them noi 10 come 10 h there
were still few o. the Scnuo,es left; e. them 90
ana show their vllor upon them. lie appealed 20
gentlemen 10 behalf Of ,he ORDER of the House
H'1 lil tt name ol tHAt country Tor which his and
their fathers had fought and bed. "A laugh
Could gentlemen aush a, that II they did. he
asked Il bandti could behave worsel He was en-
urely serious, and nothing was further from his pur-
pose than TO provoke merrlmeni; jokes were now
out OF umc as wei Ss ont of place.
Mr. i. went on 20 argue an the necessity Of Oh.
serving urier. II gentlemen were determined TO re-
SIS, the authority o. the body hey ought 10 .esye
IT, lte alluded io a contest during the called seS.
SION, IN which hrs life mad been in imminent ner,r
a t.ff fE,
on, and within few DAYS, he had been brlieG
apparently 10y concert and understanding by 4 mem
her who, he was told, came from Louisiana. and
who, coming e. his seat, told him "he was A d
coward" and "a ID backyard" and thai. +
he did not oeh,ve better, che would cut In. th-o,
from ear TO ear" Mr. 4. had declined getting INTO
the difficulty and gave gentlemen fair notice that he
belonged 20 the peace party. II the Democracy
employed persons to bully member here, he horsl
That any OF them came 20 clt his throat he would
make mistake and cut his own which wou'd be
grel deai seusr 4 aush.l
Mr. Rhe't here rose to call Mr. \. 10 order for
IRE 'cvsncyl
Mr. \. said he was speaking Of the disorders OF
ms House, and % there could be a more d.
rectY O. eVan 10 tn1t subject on the face of Col
Aim shty's globe, he should be glad 10 helrI l.
! the Democracy chose 10 lugh az these things Del.
/ theni h thought Ley were better calculated L,
make q mans blood % Guide IN his veins. Was
mans . 'O boz threatened because he cnfe- voreI On
support the Char IN enforcing the order OF I,si-
! 1uve boiy7 b., Ilt gentlemen take their course.
/ neither ps os nor Bowie knives should ever ay,i'
! 20 IN luce him 20 sVerve a hairs breadth from the
path OF his du,y. II they ch1sc TO- q 10 mur4e-
hun, let them Try 10: "a coward died many deaths
brsve man could die hut once" These rreouent
scenes OF uproar AMI disorder had operated as i'm
ped'ments. ehevGur de hises, in the channel Of
Legislation, and tie People observed and complain.
81 oft
| Mir a. said o., had a ward or two 10 the src5
! o. nj on r tool 81
t.eman from Vrsnia. In Offering them he meant
/ 70 offence. The genteman's looks were now
nleached by the SHOWS Of nearly four score wears
his Ta.sIe5 hand might daily be witnessed by every
/ gentleman Who observed him m his seat or when
addressing the House his feeble step I'm the streets
admonI'hei q who looked upon him tha, he vas
near mat bourne from which no traveller returns.
lie could say nothing willingly 70 wound the feel.
ings Of such a man. And he confessed hat IL cave
nun pam 20 sec him bearded and assaiIe@ again and
again, from day 10 day by those who were. In
comparson hut te8rdless Toys, nor did 10 cause hin,
less regret 20 see that venerable man, when thus
provoked, giving vent 90 his passions in the man
ner that was too OXEN witnessed here. True ~
was very natural bot yet 10 WIS greatly % be re-
GREETED. The centeman's indomrab.e spirit wa.
perfectly known 70 those who yexed MIN. and thai
no opposition could ever swcrve him in The ems,
degree, when he supposed himself % We in The gb,.
and he therefore the more regretted % see these
boys getting mp 7nd Dspng and chafng aud bully
ing him. \ o., uuys-WhO were bot of yester.
day, M COMPARISON ~ him, and who were not ont
OF their sw1dd.iny clothes when that gentleman
was serving hrs country in the highes, stations MIR
a. had ong known the character Of the ~ pt crnan
as politician; he was among the bodies, ana mos,
iears.'; he never fought under false fac. by,
"wofe nis heart upon the sleeve for every ds- Ia
PICK af' Nr a. advercd To- the days no which tho
. gentleman from Massachusetts,, the gentleman from
Virginia, (Nlr Wse) End himself had fought s.Ie
by silc under the same flg, end though he did not
approve oitii the gentleman DID, he was still dspos.
ej %
Hsto poe faults lille bi0I,
BetD hIs virtues vcr knI."
lie h1S hopei these d'scrlcefll scenes had now
reached their crisis. lie had been amazed-or IN
u'' % western phrase, hr bod been "5tunped1 az
the position Ip'ci within these llet few davs L,,
tho geotcmln from Massachusetts md The yoprs
gentleman ifom Vrginil-t0 see two aen1bers n
tbs House H.fnckng c1ch other as 90 fssv yysra
ready 90 tl.r Oh Others eyes OUT -rd .ct vybs
they were thus asslilnz each other with the Yffut.
veh'mence, be believed, a rho while. her c0r re
in elect tc0teI 10 The very same point that yy1s Y
the gentleman flom Massaohuseft4 was. Do the .er,a
charged by his opponent, rn au0.itonif (lrt this
Mr. a. denfed.j We horeihe should not offend tb o.
Young gent em11 from VrgI0i1 if be- s1.d fHtf tls
. cH If's yesterday end the day brf0-e--is violent
furious nnl vInticve assault on one s0 rnu-h hit So
o. ~, lni Doe reldngs ny The hour from aDoiu1nloc
uWenis. were t0 many potent insfrumen g. boo tte
HANDS oi tne ah0luousfs Than any thin. else m tfe
fnce of the globe, Dc would 81, more 20 advance fts,
cause Than any hing that bad ever yet been done r
this country. The gentleman had told them AMI 40
The cDuntfy fh1t hey wete booked ~ fhe rnigr,y
power oi Eng. nf, and that ola fhe crowned hes-