The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-10

AT the conclusion OF this address the galleries,
which were crowded, sent forth emphatic nantes
tations OF approbatlon.l
Mr.. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS then rose and addressed
the House as follows
In presenting this resolution to the House. may
haps be expected that should accompany with
suitable remarks and yet, sir never to address
this House under deeper conviction of the want Of words
to express the emotions that feel 1t is precisely because
occasions like this adapted to produce universal
pathy that little be said by any one but what in the
language of the heart not loud deep every
present has silently said himself My respected
friend from Virginia. by whom this Offering Of patriotic
sentiment has been presented to the representative
bly, OF the nson has it to already said all that
be said suitable t. this occasion In parting from
him, after few short days. must all do, will
my part, be sorrowing that in all probability shall
his face and hear his voice But his words OF this
day are planted in my memory an will there remain till
the last pusation omy heart. The sword of Washing.
ton The staff OF Franklin Oh, sir, what associations
linked in adamant. With those names Washington the
warrior Of human freedom Washington, whose sword
as my friend has said drawn but in the
of his country, and sheathed when welded in his
country's cause Franklin the philosopher of the thun
dsroo the printing press and the ploughshare What
OF human kind! Washington and Franklin ! What
other two men, whose lives belong to the eighteenth
fury Of Christendom have left deeper impression
themselves upon the age in which they lived and upon
all after time Washington, the warrior and the legis.
aor In war; contendng by the wager OF battle for the
Independence OF his country and for the freedom of the
human race; ever manilesng, amidst its horrors, by
precept and example, his reverence for the laws OF
Peace and Tor the tenderest sympathies of huma.
nifty in Peace soothing the ferOcious spirit Of dis
cord, among his countrymen, into harmony and
unon and giving to that very sword presented to
hi, countrya charm more potent than attributed in
ancient times to the Tyre Of Orpheus Franklin! the
chanc OF his fortune. teaching in early youth under
the shackles OF indulgence, the way to wealth. and in the
shade Of obscurty the path to greatness in the maturity
omanhood dsarmng the thunder OF is terrors the light
hana the still affective sceptre ofoppresson while
descending into the vale OF years traversng the Atlantic
ocean, Drawing in the dead Of winter the bstte and the
breeze bearing in his hand the charter Of Independence
which he had contributed to ierm and rendering from
secreated nation to the mghtiest monarchs Europe
tho oivebranch OF peace, the mercural wand Of
merce and the amulet OF protection and safety the
OF peace Oh the painless from the memorable cruel
y and merciless rapacy OF war; And finally in the last
stage OF e with ourcOre winters upon his head under
the torture of ncurabs disease returning his
land closing his days the chief magistrate Of his adopt
I'd Commonwealth, after contributing by his counels un
der the Presidency of Washington and recording his
name, under the sanction Of devout ed by
which here assembled, the Representative OF
the North American People, 10 receive in their name and
for them, these venerable relics Of the w'e the valiant
and the good founders OF great Republic
these sacred symbols of our golden age May they be
deposited among the archives of eur Government! and
may every American who shall hereafter behold them
calculate mingled offering of praise to that Supreme
Ruler Of the Universe y whose tender merces Union
has been hitherto preserved through all the vcssitudes
and revolutions OF this turbulent world and Of
the continuance OF these blessings by the dspensaons
his Providence to beloved country from age age
till time shall be no more.
1.-THE same tokens of appreciation which had
ut the close of Mr.. ADAMs's remarks.]
MIR. ADAMS concluded by offering the following
resolution, which was adopted unanimously:-
Resolved by the Senate and House of
of the United States Of America in Congress assembled
That the thanks Of this Congress be
I. Washington, of Kanawha county, Virginia, sor tn,
present of the sword used by his ustrious relative
George Washington, in the military of his
youth in the years war and throughout the
the National Independence and OF the staff bequ athed by
the patriot, statesman and sage, Benjamin Franklin, to
the same leader OF the armies OF Freedom in the Revou
tonary war; George Washington. That these precious
relics hereby accepted the of the Nation
they be deposited for keeping in the Department
of the United States and that copy this rrselu
on signed by the President Of the Senate and the Speaker
OF the House of be to the said
Samuel I. Washington"
On motion of Mr.. TALIAFERRo, the addresses of
Mr. Summers and Mr.. Adams were ordered to be
entered on the Journal, and copies of both trans
mitfed to Mr.. Samuel T. Washington.
Mr.. MckENNAN said that, alter the deep feeling
which had been elected by tie exciting scene Just
witnessed, 1t seemed him that the House was not
prepared Immediately TO enter again on the ordinary
business OF the session He moved, therefore that
the House adjourn
No voice dissenting, the House adjourned.
In the SENATE, the motion of Mr.. ARCHER to re-
consider the Ore gon bill was lost, "a to "a.
The bill relative to private expresses carrying
maable matter came up.
Mr. MERRIcK called for the consideration of the
bill to prevent the transmission of letters and news
papers by means OF private expresses The bill was
debated upon It's merits with great earnestness by
Messrs. MERRlCK, PORTER, HUNTINGTON, WooDBU-
RY, and CONRAD and an amendment was moved
to strike out the words call written and printed
matter and newspapers" A division was called,
and upon the vote to strike out newspapers" the
following was the result-yeas IL, nays n.
The other branch of the amendment was also re
jected-yeas Is, nays "a.
Mr.. Woodbury. moved to except bank notes,
when unaccompaned by letter; and the amend
ment was agreed to.
Mr.. WooDBsIDeE moved to except railroads, when
owned by The States, from the penalties Of the bill
After brief debate, the amendment was rejected
The bill was reported to the Senate, and the
red TO- and the bill ordered to be engrossed for third
reading. And the Senate adjourned.
This bill, however, think cannot be carried
through the House. 1t is time, however, for the
newspapers to stir about It,
w. II. A.