Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-01-20

MEssRs. PROFIT AND ARNOLD.

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another passage nj arms in the House OF
Representatives at Washington, on We'd
nesday, which is thus described by the
correspondent, of the New York Herald.
The whole affair smells of gunpowder,
and is enough to turn the stomach Of the
disciples OF poor old Jack Falstaff.
Mr.. Profit said he rose to u question
personal in its character, on which he
trusted. he would be INDUCED by the House
in making q few remarks. He had par,i-
cipated in the Improbable debate yester.
day for a few minutes, but did not say
one word calculated to wound the feelings
Of any one. That was the course he al.
ways endeavored to pursue in debate, and
when he transgressed il, he always was
wiling and prompt to make reparation.
Judge then Of his establishment, when, in
taking up the lntelligencer ofihis% morning,
he saw that language grossly offensive
had been used, and that the gentleman
from Tennessee Mr.. Arnold was even
described as having pointed toward him
while referring to a certain western ami
NAL. [Roars Of laughter.1 He wished
10 know OF the speaker if he had heard
these offensive remarks Of the gentleman
from Tennessee, and did not call him 10
order. Ii it was SO, he would from this
day forward come TO that House prepared
to take care Of himself.
Mr.. Arnold said he was sorry that the
noble gentleman from Indiana Mr.. Prof
fiji should have taken fire at the few re-
marks he had made yesterday. He had
for some time observed that gentleman
very active in springing up and calling
him to order, whenever he offered to nd.
dress the House, and he had administered
the remarks referred to, by way of re-
buke, to the gentleman. [Laughter.T
Mr.. Profit had no doubt That the gen.
tleman did make the remarks, and he had
not risen to ask any explanation of him.
He would only say that he could not con.
descend to notice any thing that the menu
Der from Tennessee had said, or would
hereafter say ; [much laughter] but, t.
any one protesting to be a gentleman, or
any Of those who were now laughing,
would use language towards him, even
approaching to it in o!fensiveness, he
should promptly take the notice or it de-.
served. Renewed laughter.
The Speaker stated that he had no, OBJ
served the gesture Of the gentleman from
Tennessee, which was referred to by the
gentleman from Indiana. Had he done
so, he would have promptly called him TO
order. He bad no right to consider the
offensive remarks as intended for the gen.
tlcman from Indiana, or any other gen.
tleman.
MIR. Arnold said he returned his thanks
to the gentleman from Indiana for the alb
solution he had granted TO him for his sins
past and prospective. [Laughtcr.] He
would relate an anecdote, in illustration
Of this matter. When he was in the ar
my, he was under the command off drunk.
en- general. (Cries oforder! order y
Mr.. Browne appealed TO the Speaker to
preserve order.
Mr.. Arnold-Only in illustration
(Cries of order! order y
The Speaker-The gentleman from
Tennessee Mr.. Arnold will take his
seat.
Mr.. A%rnold-lll sit down /; but it will
b, a great loss to the House not to hear
the anecdote. [Great laughter.