Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-02-03

Mr.. Adams, fully vindicating his motives IL
| his efforts for the right of petition, held iha
he was not to be censured by that House
therefor, declaring his settled opposition tt
the twenty first rule, and closed one Of tn,
most admirable speeches ever heard on ihr
| floor some " hat prcnaiurely, on account o
indlsposiiiop. lie was followed by
|. Mr.. Arnold. of Tenn, in his way he wen
over the grounds taken by Alcssrs. Under
wood aud Bolts, and went INTO general OK
position of The case as II stood, and the mex
pedlcncy Of any such action thereon, as was
contemplated by the resolutions now before
The House.
Mr.. Sal,ons.all, of Massachusetts, ncx'
took the floor
As to the liability ofMr. Adams to the
proposed censure, he agreed with the
gentlemen who had preceded him ; and
moreover, with regard 10 the true char
acter of the acts, both Of the petitioners
and of the member who offered their me-
mortal. He then vindicated the charac-
ter of his native town (llaverhilI) az gainsl
the charge Of disunion and he vindica-
ted his native State against the aspersion
lie ridlculed the idea Of u British party,
and eloquenily exposed the absuIdity OF
coupling MIR. Adams, as had been done
by MIR. Wise, with any such party
There was no such party. Some por-
tions of the country were disufected by
the passage Of the 2lst rule, but none
were in favor OF ofinterierence with SLAYER,
in the South
lie then traced the growing familiarity
Of Tho ,I.o 81 l.,,,n.a, hn
when it first made its appearance to the
present moment. And in this connec-
ton alluded poiniedly to the ordinance of
South Carolina, boldly proclsiming dis.
union-nuliyfcation Of The Union. And
how often have such threats been thrown
out upon that floor, when it suited the
purpose of Southern gentlemen /: Touch
the subject Of slavery, and what do we
hear, he asked, but 'dssolve the Union 81
Touch the high protective tariff question,
and still il is "dissolve the Union ."-
The South Carolina decree Of nulifca-
ton went to the extent of declaring The
Union ipso facio dissolved.
MIR. Thompson of Indiana moved TO
lay the whole subject on the table.
Then followed motions to adjourn, calls
Of the House, sc. &c. until it was oh.
vious that tho friends Of the movement
ag ainst MIR. Adams were determined that
The question should not be taken to- night. !
and, after nearly an hour spent in call
ing yeas and nays, SC. the House ad-
ourned at o'clock.
In SENATE, Friday, Jan. 23.-Mr. Clay in |
presenting some memorials relating to tlc
Law, took occasion To make some re-
marks IN favor Of the law, aud declared that lac
could not aud should not vote in favor of ia.
epeal of the Bill.
The question Of the repeal coming before
he Senate, MIR. Benton addressed that body AT
ome length 10 show tho unconstitutionalliy
If the measure. Mr.. Williams made some re-.
marks, and declared himself friendly 10 the bill
The question was then taken, and resulted rs
ollows
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bayard, Ben
on, Buchanan, Calhoun, Fulton, Graham. \
iing, Linn, Mc3ober,s, Morehcad, Pierce, i
'rentiss, Rivcs, Sewer, Smith, of Conn, Sur H
con, Tappan, Woodbury., Wright and Young
-22
Nays--Mcssrs. Barrow, Bates, Berrien,
'hoaic, Clay, Of Ky, Clayton, Evans, Hendcr.
On, Huntington. herr, Mangum, Mcrrick,
'''N'1 h''HS, oIlcl, ElnnloHS, SH1ltD, OI III
nd, Souihard, Tallmadgc, Walker, White,
Villains aud Woodbridge
AND SO TIE SENATE REFUSED Toll
iEPEAL TIE BANKRUPT LAW,
The vote being announced, the Senate ad.
burned until Monday. H
In the lloUsE.-Thc resolutions ccnsuriup
lr. Adams, were again the subject Tor discus.
ion. II
The question was upon Mr.. Thompson mo-
on To lay on the table II
Mr.. Thompson was appealed to by Mr.. Mar
hall to allow him To make personal explain.
lion. Much confusion eDsncd, and cries o.
ithdraw, aud no, no, were heard, but with a
ledge for the renewal of the motion by Mr.
larshall, it was Withdrawn, and H
MIR. Marshall then addressed the House H
Mr.. NJ. then took a cursory review Of Mr.
'ises speech, which he condemned without
ercy.
Mr.. NJ. then took up Mr.. Adams speech.
id tontendcd that so lar from its being true
AT the gentleman from Massachusetts was
'sirous OF answering these petitioners and al.
ing Their angry passions, he himself declar
J., Tint he wished to raise the alarm cry, aud
ow the people at the North that their rights
q IN danger-that the home squadron i. to bell
ed as a convoy for slaye-tradcrs--and that
g country is TO be provoked into Il war by t. !
aliiion of slavc-holders aud democrats, for
9 purpose of riveitng the fcttcrs of slaves.
Mt. vi. continued III strain of cloaucncr, :, r.
upwards Of an hour, aud drew the profound
entlon of the House and crow !cd galleries 3
his remarks. lie closed with u renewal Of
9 motion to lay on the table. The ,eas and d
IS were taken, and were ayes, 90, noes 40 H -
Mr. Adams then got the floor, and entered
on his defence. n
Aiter Mr.. \. had proceeded at some length q
ms 'indlcation, he gave notice that he should q
* his rights, if this resolution were persistcdll
IIo should call for documentary evidence =,
cessary to his defence. He then sent To the
ar several resolutions calling upon the Sec. y
AIRY of State and President for certain infor.l II
tou. ID
'ir. \. then went on TO prove that the 81
'nse hnd no jurisdiction Of the charges nj. H
ed against him, and that he was entitled t.
u 10y jury. lie sent to the clerks table tl, u
'ori oi the Committee in the case uf Graves "a
| Cilloy. o,
'ir wise took the floor to reply to the charges 8,
de. y
10 the House., on Saturday, 29lh-The -,
ly business, exclusive nf all other sub =,
It's, was the Treasury Note Bill, as :"
'ended in the Senate. l"
Alter some discussion, tho Senate -.
'endmcnts were concurred in, and "
!" only awaits the signature of the ,o
esideut W