The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-30

send your ships to sea badly equipped and worse
manned, that they may be taken by a foe What do
gentlemen object to in the report The Secretary pro-
poses to put stop to all dling shore, and by employ
ment make all our officers efficient. Instead Of ships
rottng in harbor he wants to make them useful at
What made our Navy win such laurels in the last
Because the officers and experienced, and well
W s in made shot
it apet child sir of the nation 1t has done deeds that
make deserve to be petted And it is good sign sir
that it is avorte of the national large For in the Ian
guage of of the best writers of the age-a with
a most profound knowledge of human nature" The
people in their opinions seldom wrong-in their sent
ments never mistaken
MEMBER cried out, beautiful capital
INcERsoLL-Sir, if we to economist, let it be
economy mixed with rigor and it shall have my hearty
support Mo,,u s.d-ou, ., 50 vsss.,. ,,,, cor, onr
navy SO only fit for active service and only 80 could
be used for coastng squadron Our mercantile marine
has increased 100 900 900 ons-ha much the
mage of Great Britain in few years-and small
navy has been increased about third. The British
navy has been built up by protecting their and
coasting trade and so should ours be- Reform abuses if
you please, but don't cut down the number of ships
Mr.. GrDDINcs-Is not all this debate irregular sir
Uaughter) ~.
Mr. BARNARD-I rise to order, sr-all this ia out of
orders the morning hour has expired and call for the
orders of the day.
vocE-What are they2. Laughter)
SPEAKER.-Does the gentleman from Ohio yield the
foorl
BARNARD-I'm in order sir
GDpINGs--It's not in order to interrupt me- sir.
BARNApD-I call for the orders.
STETsoNI call the gentleman to order to make
quiry.
McCosSELL-Mr. Speaker, I've been here three
weeks, and Pve seen no order yet-(much laughter)
VoicE-Tellers.
CHAIRMAN-D amesen) Gentlemen as many of you as
of opinion that the House proceed the orders of the
day, will pass through the tellers.
wgs co@sa9 pass between the
The House refused to call for the orders of the day
yeas SO, nays 60.
Home Squadron nothing was done for the Commerce of
the Lakes where many sailors persisted in winter for want
OF assistance The West ought not to be taxed for a
navy to support trade Southern coast and at the
time to put down that trade the Coast of Africa
Our was dsgraced by being used to catch runaway
slaves in Florida
Mr.. LEvy-They were murderers.
GIDpINGs-I don't know that.
LEVY do. Uaughter)
whole to call for the orders of the day. to ad
journ. But the House refused to do any thing
The SPEAKER then laid before the House the following
important letter from Mr.. RHETT
To THE SPEAKER THE House REPRESENTATIVES =
SIR Il beg leave to decline acting the special COM
mttee appointed by the House to take into consideration
certain resolutions OF the State of Massachusetts, propo
sing TO Congress to alter the Constitution to abolish
the of the Southern States for their slaves
This of the compromises of the Constitution,
without which il would have existed and without
which it cannot now exist My constituents, am as
tured will agree with me, that neither in committee.
any where else should take this subject voluntarily
into consideration, assist in consultations upon it
They will be satisfied that others shall consider it, and
they should only act ask to be excused from serving
on the committee, and subscribe myself your obedent
servant, X BARNWELL RHETT.
December 81 1912.
Mr. Rhett excused from serving on the committee
The report from the General Land Office then
ferred On motion to print it, there was no quorum
adjourned.
Mr. PAYNE of Alabama about introduce bill to
peal the act distributing the proceeds Of the public lands
A New RELIGIOUS WAR THE RoUNDHEADs
AGAINST THE CAVALIERS" These the times
to try mems souls,'' as Tom Paine used to say.
Every one seems to be going to war, fighting and
quarrelling with his neighbor in some way or in
some shape. Among the literary people of the day
it is nothing but war and rumors of war-among
the politicians, they always live in state of war
among the musicians, vocalists iddlers, and
artists in general, they always quarrelhng.
Even those great philosophers, the Fourierites, APP
pear to quarrel. But among all these quarrels one
of the most interesting and most amusing, will I'M
doubleday be one which bids fair to come off be-
tween the Puritans upon one side, and the Cavaliers
upon the other, in this city. The first gun was fired
by the Rev. DR.. Potts at the Rev. DR.. Wainwright,
in an evening paper of yesterday Here is the arti
Gle, comprising the material parts only, as we do
not fill our paper with wadding -
New YoRK, Dec. 27th ls43.
To THE REV. Dr.. WAINWRIGHT,
Rev. AND DEAR SIR -
Will you permit to inquire whether the remarks
ascrbed to you upon the occasion of responding to
tment the late dinner of the New England Society
correctly reported persuaded that the reporter must
have done you great injustice in respect to language
remarkably incorrect in these particulars and strangely
different from the accuracy with which other gentlemen
are represented as speaking upon the same occasion
That there may be no mistake will quote the language
ascrbed to you and to which beg to refer you for
plantation Ii is contained in the Morning Express" of
the 23d inst He" he orator OF the day, Mr. Choate
told you Of some who in the days of William and Mary
ian evident mistake OF the repoter found an asylum and
discovered government without king and church
without bishop (Cheers) Now, sir notwithstanding
this strong burst of appreciation to the sentiment
this proper arena should even the orator of the day
throw down his gauntlet would take it and there
cannot be church without bishop"
repeat that am quite unwilling to suppose that you
have been correctly reported because although there
not wanting instances of the remorseless and arrogant
exclusiveness implied in the above sentence cannot
bring myself to believe that you would make so broad
and unqualified statement at any time, and least of all
upon such an occasion.
have my unaffected reluctance to appear in
the character of conroversiast and beg leave to
say, that humble advocate of the ecclesiastical
rights of the larger part of Protestant Chrstendom
ready debate with you in any you wish the posi-
ton which you are represented as affirming viz that
prelatcal not parochial bishop is here meant.
Hoping that il will be found that you have been incor
rectly reported believe me- Rev. and dear sir,
Your obedient servant,
GEORGE POTTS.
This is most amusing challenge; and we do
not see how Dr. Wainwright can get rid of re-
plying to il in some shape or other. Upon looking
over our own report of the same speech, we per-
celve there is general correspondence between
them, as to give general accuracy to the state
ment of DIR. Potts Now in this fight we mean to
be strictly neutral. We shalt hold the bottle be-
tween the two religious combatants-wash their
mouths when they get thirsty-and when one gets
knocked down by the strong arguments of the
other, we shall endeavor to set him upon his pins
again. There must be fair play, clear field, and
a round ring The Rev. DR.. George Potts is a war
horse of the first magnitude. He is'al grstle but
the head, and that is aquafortis He has an immense
quantity of birthstone upon hand, and any quantity
OF lire at command, that would almost make Satan
himself wish 10 be his hartman n, h,,ni,ana Irnnn