The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-20

himself and 10 which he (blr. 81 replied aud said
he was ready to prove his statements, which no did
conclasively to his mind, and that tho gentleman
might take the brand.
The next day the member rose in his place and
went with falsehoods No. /, q g. So, 7, 8, and
up 10 No. 81 and stated 10 the country that he
would dsproyo all that he (Mr. 81 had said about
Mr. Van Buren's policy. The member from Ohio
had distinctly stated that he would disproye all
that had been stated by me, and he (Mr. S. would
appeal TO the House and the country il he had dis
proved all which had been stated by him. As to
Mr. Van Buren, Withholding the estimates for the
Cumberland road, he was as competent TO infer"
they had been withheld, the member from Ohio to
infer" they had not and 10 sustain that member
In his irereess, he had told the House that MIR Van
Buren, had signed bills making appropriations for the
Cumberland road, which he (Mr. 81 had never de.
MED but he could tell that gentleman that he could
have proved much more what Mr. Van Buren, had
done,if he had thought proper. That gentleman
might have proved that Mr. Van Buren, had voted for
toll-gates on the Cumberland road which prevented
the people OF Pennsy lvana and Ohio from travelling
on their own SOIL and that tho bill was vetoed by Mr..
Monroe and as great an internal improvement man
as he was, he had voted against hat because
II was conflicting with the rights Of the People of
those Sta ies.
MIR. Van Buren, also voted for the tariff of 1928
the highest tariff that ever existed in this country
and tariff man as he is, and was he had voted against
that tariff because he thought it too high. If
members Of this House are to be put down with the
disgraceiui appellation Of kar! liarN HarN he for
one, would bid farewell to the dignity of this House,
and the freedom Of debate, whch was the main pill
lar Of Representative Government. When ever
the day shall arrive that debate to be stopped In this
House, the last vestse of civil liberty and parliament
tary decorum is gone-forever gone. But he not
| to be driven from his duty by such epithets He
might be abused as he was going along the streets by
some bluckguard, who was friend to Mr. Van Blu
ren--but he would take notice of hm-neither
will he notice such epthets had been heaped upon
him here. His principles forbid him to notice any
farther such epthets, but he should remain steadfast
and firm in vindication of his principles.
He religousy believed that i the principles of Mr..
Van Buren, and his friends should triumph, the pros
perity of the country was gone forever. With this
explanation he had discharged his duty to his const
uents and the country and he should take no farther
notice Of these unjustiiabc attacks and he firmly
believed that the returning prosperity of the country
is to be accounted for in other way than from the
| enactment of the present tariff by the last Con-
gress, and which MIR. Van Buren, and his friends
are now striving to break down. In conclusion, he
would remark that ifhe a fighting man, he could
not fight all who have been arrayed against him and
he was free to acknowledge that he had committed
an error on the day before yesterday, for which he
hoped his God and country would forgive him, and
that was having taken any notice whatever OF the
vile ePithets which had been applied to him.
Mr.. HOLINESS of South Carolina rose and offered
resolution instructing the Committee on the Judi
| ciary to report bill repeating the Duelling law.
The SPEAKER. 1t canRot be received, except
by unanimous consent
Cries of "No objection No objection ~
Mr.. MCCONNELL. There is no objection except
the gentleman from Pennsylvania objects.
motion then made that the House adjourn.
And the House adjourned.