Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-23

r PSiSuHi ne insisted upon being
iurnlsned with certain Information which
me House could alone order. IIe there
lore gave notice Of his Intention to ofsl
sne following resolutions, asking for in
formation to be used on his trial. both !,
the civil courts and at the bar Of the House
The Offering of these resolutions excit
eu much stir it began TO be plain tha
the invlncible old Champion Of petition
was in earnest.
Ihe resolutions called for copies Of The
correspondence between the State Depart
ment and the British Minister-also o
that with the Governor of South Caroline
ana the late Judge Johnson, in relation tc
acts passed in South Carolina directing
the Imprisonment of colored persons arrir.
ing 10 tnft state from abroad and for COP
les of those acts ,t.~ s $
Also The proceedings of the late Court
Martial on Captain Bolton, aud oftbe IRE.
ceedIng Court of Inquiry. Also copies Of
Commodore Hull's dispatches, and OF Mr..
Stevenson's letter or Letters to Commodore
Hull. With s# a>#e
Also copy of any letter or letter.
written by the President to William Cos,
Johnson, relating 10 the 2lst rule.
And for information from the President
whether he ever authorized Mr.. Wise to
say he kneW that The President was in IA
Vor OF the rule or rules excluding any
class of petitions or other papers, from re.
ceplion. nj E@.t. = rs%s.... .......
Then he seriously asked the House to
consider the question of their Jurisdiction
IN this matter !; and begged them 10 con.
suit the pIeceden's i'll such cases. He
would refer them to one of binding poten-
cy. t=ln=@s.. ~ ..Es--- a.@
As ne was doing this, the Speaker ask.
ed him to suspend his remarks monlen,
that message from the Senate might be
received. Ike
Mr. Secretary Dickens appeared at the
bar, and said
Mr.. Speaker, I am instructed by the
Senate to announce that they have reject.
ed bill passed by this House, for the re-
peal Of the bankrupt act''
There was quite q stir III the House al
this announcement, and Mr.. Adams fell
citously availed himseIfof the incident.
| hope. Mr.. Speaker" said he, "that
this may prove a goood omen of what is
to be the decision upon another of the ia
vorte projects of the gentleman (Mr, M
from Kentucky |" AT this the Hoase
was on the point Of breaking out Into ap
plause.
Mr.. A. then went on to refer to the pre-
cedent he had alluded to, as properly gov
erning the House in its action on the sub
Ject IN hand. Il was their proceeding If
the case of Messrs. Graves. Wise, &c. ac
cused oflhe murder of Mr.. Cilley. This
was referred to for the purpose OF showing
that there had been no action on the re
port of cotnmitlee, recommending ex
pulsions, censure, &C. He had variou:
passages read from the reports in that case
and used them only as urging his argu
ment that the House had no right 10 pro
coed in this matter. ..-@..... ~. .
| Correspondence of the n. Y. Evangelist.
| Mr.. Adams Defence.
He began by abiding TO his painful pc
/ stion. He was to be tried on two Sets o
charges. and large portion of his accusers
ard Judges were disposed to deprive him
of the necessary means OF defending him
self against either Of them. As to the
charge OF treason, if he was guilty at all
il was as principal. The English Law
knows no accessories in cases of treason
All were principals.
| But look at the consistency of his accus
ers. Both of them were disposed TO be
lieve him insane day or two before
| But now they charged him with severa
capital crimes !! Was il customary I,
charge insane persons with crime2 Sure
] ly, if be was SO, he was more deserving o
compassion than Of punishment He thel
adverted to Gilmer's offer to withdrawal,
motion 10 censure, if he would withdraw
the petition that presented the real issue
the total exclusion ofali petitions not agree
able 10 the shareholders on this floor
they could get solemn vote Of censurt
upon member of this House for present
1 ing petition, and thus in!imidale mem
bers from the discharge of their duty, they
thought the matter was settled. Aud 81
/ it would be, till the people should take thu
matter into their OWE hands, and COM
here, in the words of sublime poet o
England, : besiesing, not beseeching."~
4 Had he yielded, the right Of petition
1.-The habeas corpus, the jury trial. tn
sacred confidence of the post office, tn
| freedom OF the press, and al! the element
Of civil liberty. assailed by the South. il
his person, would have been sacrificed
He then wrung from Gilmer taeit ad
mission that he was present at The secre
lcaucusses of Southern members, so oftel
referred to; aid proceeded 10 show tha
the efforts TO remove him from the post Q
Committee on foreign affairs was alfead.
/, commenced. And be charged some G
the members with " tampering" with MI