Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-02-08


NJ Adams accused lhe s,uilcm,n " clui,octI-
ins 70 the matter. and some htle sParuug toO,
plare. when
Mr. Cushing entered. aad as soon as he had
reached hs seat Was appealed 10 by Mr. Adams
10 say who At wits. that made tho proposition 10
hini
Mr. Cushing r~e. with the Inicl,igencer in his
hand. and hegah'hy complaining Of the great irius-
toe dime him 10y has colleague, ma per,isiuig. ai'vr
hts repeated d~niaL in representing han s. having
been "tampe-ed" with.
Mr. Adams was ahOut 20 speak. but
Mr. Gushing tn a loud tone OF voice desired that
he might not bO interrupted. Other gentleman
have rights on tins a,Or as we'll as m, colleague.
Mr. G iheR eNineratcd Mr. G,lner from having ey-
er said anything 10 him on the subject. bat declined
To repeat private conversation; the gentleman or
gentlemen were preesni, aud cOu j. Il they chose.
speak for th-u selves.
Mr. Pruhiu hoped that he was not alluded To ia
the matter. (Grsat laughier.)
Mr. Rhett then stated that ne was The gentleman
who had said 10 Mr. Cushing that he supposed. as
there was = design 10 remove Mr. Adams. that he.
MIR @ would be made chairman in his place. TO
whch Mr. - had resp ,nde d that. under such cir
cumsrances, he would not serve upon the commit
tee. Aud now. sard NJ. X. I suppose The gentle
man IRON Massachusetts will rise his tOmahawk o.
yer my head.
MIR Adams would not have thought of That gem
tleman-he had formed a better opiaion Of him than
% suppose that he would hold out any such pleas
ing temptation To las cOlleasSe. lie however APP
p~ologiSed TO The gentleman from Albemarle. and al
said ihathe manipulating unkind q his colleague.
As 20 what his colleague had said about private
conversation he would repeat any conversation
which served, situated as lie was. TO unrayel the
conspiracy against him.
The gentlem m from Virginia, (NIr Gilmer) had
read yesterday a private letter ofhis mir Aisl and
4 NgrIffen fnuNar Tho srragfa. - - ..,EN.u-. -.
than thirty years since. Did he c~,,mplalni No
he was willing that every nct of hrs Tong and busy
iiie should be LAID bore before the world.
| have been Occnsed of acrimony sud Mr. A. in
some If my relations 10 members here; hut I ask
The House and the world i'll have not been hunted
and prosecuted with a fury that could only lie e
Sualled NY tho blood hounds which wer- imported
from Cuba 20 throttle the Indinus And am ] not
entitled TO some hale indulgence under these cir
cumsiancesf
MIR A was going on 10 speak OF the course OF some
) iuile n gentlemen whom he thanked IN st heartily
Tor their kind support Of him, when bOme down by
The spirit Of persecution, and contrasting il with that
Of others -ailuding alsn 10 heir abeiiOrs elsewhere
rs well rs in this Hall-when
Mr. Wise rOse and said he held The original Of
The letter from which an extract was read yesterday.
and he asked that IL might he read; il had been
handed To him by the son Of the gentleman (Mr An
dersun) to whom il was written.
Mr. Stanley inquired if this person did not now
hold an ofi-e in this city.
Mr. Wise-DOes the gentleman ask mei
Mr. Stanley said Yes.
Mr. Wise replied that he knew nnthing Of the
conference.-the letter WA given TO him 10 make
what use he pleased Of il.
MIR Stanley said that il only added another proof
10 what The gentleman from Massachusetts had sad.
viz. that there was n base conspiracy. both here and
abroad, 10 hunt him down.
Mr. Adams resumed. What kind of son must
this be, who took upon himself To divulge the priv.
ate correspondence Of his fatherl
To show what had always been his sentiments
upon the Union, Mr. A. read extensively from a
pamphlet Which was a published address of his
own delivered either in Boston or New York.
After proceeding at some length. Me A. enumer.
aled a great variety Of topics which he should in.
trOduce into his defence. and would he glad il az
adjournment could he had now, TO give him more
time for their arrangement.
On motion Of Mr Everett, the House adjourned
At n little after three.