The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-05
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On Friday Mr.. Adams proceeded with his de-
fence. In summing up the points treated in the
narts of his speech already delivered, he re-
turned to the charge of conspiracy to remove
him from the Office of Chairman of the Commit
Zee of Foreign Affairs, and to put Mr.. Gushing
in his place, and reiterated the accusation that
Mr.. Gilmer had tempered with Mr.. Gushing,
and promised the latter his place of Chairman.
Mr.. Gilmer denied the truth of the allegation,
and referred to the declaration made by Mr..
Cushing the preceding day that there never had
been any communication, either direct or lndi-
rect between them on the subject of the removal.
Mr. Adams dsavowed all intention of imputng
10 his colleague any participation in the tamper-
ing--he had discountenanced the attempt. He
now acknowledged that, though he learned the
fact Of the conspiracy to remove him from his
position in the Committee of Foreign Affairs, he
had not the authority of a positive declaration
from the same quarter, that Mr.. Glmer was not
the person who had privately made the proposition
of his removal. Mr. Gushing, who at this mo-
ment entered the Hall, was called upon by Mr..
Gilmer to answer whether any communication,
either direct or indirect, passed between them on
the subject. The answer was in the negative.
Mr.. Adams then demanded who was the per-
son that had made the proposition for his reno
val 2 and Mr. Gushing denied the right of any
one to call on him to repeat private converse
tons. His conduct, however, had not been i'm
pugned, but that of some other member OF the
committee. He denied that any proposition
for the removal of his colleague had been made
in the sense of the term as it had been employ
ed BY Mr.. Adams.
Here Mi Rhett arose and said he was absent
Yesterday during the interchange of query and
reply between Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Gushing.
On the day that Mr.. Adams had presented the
petition from Georgia, and after the resolution
offered by him authorizing the Committee Of
Foreign Affairs to elect another Chairman, he
had, in passing Mr.. Gushing, observed-we
must, it appears, elect you chairman. The OBJ
servation was casually made, suggested by the
resolution Of Mr.. Adams. In farther explana-
ton, Mr. Rhett stated, that the idea of eecting
Mr.. Gushing in the event of the resolution Of
Mr.. Adams being adopted, arose simply from
the circumstance that the name Of MIR. Cush-
ing is placed second on the list of the members
Of the committee. Thus it appears that the
charge made against Mr.. Gilmer is utterly
groundless-as it was declared to be both by
him and Mr.. Gushing. Mr.. Adams then ex-
pressed his gratitude to member of Georgia,
who had boldly come out with declaration OF
opposition to the persecution carried on against
him. He expressed his kind feelings also TO
others who had manifested friendly dispositions
He then proceeded with varied sarcasm on dit
ferent persons, and continued his vindicaton
after his own fashion.
In the Senate, after the presentation of petit
lions and the adoption of several resolutions,
Mr. Benton introduced resolution instructing
the Committee on Finance to inquire into the
manner in which the Government discharged
its pecunary obligations, and stated that he had
suffered the check of the Secretary ofthe Senate,
on the Bank Of Washington, drawn to his order,
TO be protested, because he conceived that, in
receiving Treasury notes, his pay would be d-
minished The remainder of the day was occu-
pied in the discussion Of the bill to enable the
States Of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and
Mississippi, to institute suits to test the validity
of land claims within their limits.