The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1844-01-26


jections, and upon that ground he had called him to
order.
Mr.. ADAMS said he should no, have said a word
on that subject if it had not been alluded to by Mr..
ngelsoli, IN calling the attention Of the House to The
letter Of OLIVER OLD SCHOOL," the author Of
which was as respectable the honorable mem0er
himself
Mr. G.. j. INGERSOLL said he could net be silent
after the remarks of the venerable gentleman
from Massachusetts, (Mr. Adams) who had al
ways been allowed latitude IN his abuse, which he
should not initiate, and he hoped other gentleman
would follow in The same train. He appealed to the
House and the country, if he had not always been
courteous TO the gentleman from Massachusetts, who
had on various occasions made sarcastic illusions TO
him, which proceeded from reyerential feeling for
his public services and he Invariably yielded to has
feelings and had not taken any notice Of his illusions.
He had opened his mouth, but he was met with
sarcasms and imperinence from that gentleman. He
had various occasions received letters,
warning him that if he did yield to that gentle
man. what ould be the consequences, purporting to
have been written by Mr.. LYNCH but which were, in
fact, written this floor because they had come to
him without any post-mark; but he would tell Mr..
LYNCH, and that gentleman, that when the Constitu-
ton of his country which he had to support
was attacked and to which he ardently and de-
votedly attached that he could not be intimidated
from faithful and fearless discharge of his public
duty He had made no ausion to his son, and
he duly appreciated the feelings of a venerable
parent but if he had alluded TO the fact is there
any thing IN 1t so very monstrons TO have sup
posed that son should have consulted the feelings
OF a venerable parent who had filled the highest Of
flee in the gift of free people, and who had been
Secretary of State, Ambassador abroad, and in fact
held seat on the Bench of the Supreme Court,
which he occupied only tor short time, ard, having
his eye on something more exalted, nc resigned it, so
as not 10 debar him from his honorable aspirations
to which he reached, and the history Of which the
n fam iIiar Mara
is ceranly no insult in such suppostion. fIe had
been told but he would not give the pame that this
resolution had been struggled through the Legsla-
ture at Il close O! its session, in hurry He had
also been told by gentleman this floor who was
once member Of this House, but not now, that nine
years ago, at the taking of the Census the gentleman
from Massachusetts had alluded this subject and
boldly said that his object to dsmember the
Union. 1t was to meet this revolutionary spirit that
he had stepped forward TO warn the country in time
and he had watched his movements closely as a
friend OF his country. He not to be fooled about
the Hartford Convention, and the sophstry used by
the gentleman from Massachusetts, He knew that
gentleman was not here at the time of the meeting of
that ever memorable Convention, but he was absent
abroad an Ambassador at the Court of the Au-
tocrat OF all the Russias, writing letters ridcu-
ling the war, aud said, with few ships, and
two or three regiments nothing was to be
gained by that war; but after the battle was
fought and won, he threw up his hat and shouted
huzza ! huzza !! which was perfectly in character
with the valiant knight Of Mass, who has fears.
Certainly he had none ater the battle had been
fought and won, and peace had once more smiled
upon our happy country and the yaor of our brave
countrymen established upon inpershable basis of
military glory. lie knew all about the Hartford Con-
ventlon, and he should expose il and he also knew
the gentleman from Massachusetts had nothing to do
with IL, because he was luxuriating abroad at the
time writing letters ri1culing his country and the
which she engaged cOntendipr for her
rights as an independent nation Of the earth He had
said that his country had been grateful to the
rable gentleman from Massachusetts, of which he was
proud but that gentleman is the SELF appointed agent
to dissolve the Union of these States and disgrace
grateful country, the bounties Of which he had so
literally received, and that, too under the miserable
pretext OF slavery in the South which is miserable
subterfuge, mere htre,ing of the question.
The SPEAKER interposed
Mr.. INGERSOIL: ! accept the rebuke but
when my country IS IN danger cannot help from eX-
posing the design.
Mr. lNGERSOLL said that the venerable gentle
man had said that nc had been abused with impert-
nent questions, and had endorsed the sentiments of
the letter writer, and was opposed 10 his being
reached by the pse DIRT of the Speaker. He then
read from paper containing the proceedings Of what
had iranspired in the committee room, although he
Mr. ~ was not allowed, as a member of this BODY
10 travel INTO the precincts of a committee room
Mr.. Adams was member of that committee and
the report Of what transpircd there WAS about HIM
self, which the that called forth the re
mark from the gentleman from North Carolina that
the letter writers would soon outnumber the mem
bers Themselves He (Nr ~ read the rules wh ch
allowed certain persons the floor, all Of whom he
enumerated and said that the rules called for the ad
mission OF Reporters on he foor-mark he word
Reporter, 1t means something-it does not say 'leter
uriter " These letter writers depend eXaggera-
lion for their very subsistence and the House was an
orderly body, but the caricaiures drawn of il by
these hir' libeIlers, was intended to lower this
House in the estimation of the people to facilitate
the designs evelled al the institutions Of the coun.
try. Individually he asked no protection but he
asked for the protection Of the dignity of the House
and the presiding officer should look 10 it in time
He had offered no resolution on the subject, neihr
did he wish the individual expelled without full
and fair trial bat for the Speaker TO inquire whether
one NATHAN SARGENT, is the author of"OLNER OLD
SCHOOL, or not.
Mr.. KING, Of Massachusetts,. rose and said he
would correct MIR Ingersoll in relation 10 the pa ent-
age Of the Massachusetts resolutions, because he
knew that the son of his venerable colleague was the
author of both the report and the resolutions. The
documents which he bad furnished him (Nr. Inger.
soil and to which he had alluded were only in rea-
ton TO the commercsl prosperity Of Massachusetts
If there is one name more than another, cherished
in that Commonwealth il was the name of his vene
rabe colleague whose father surrendered up his spi-
rit to his God, utterng the following sentiment, viz
" Cnion, noiU and foreDtr !" And he hoped whn his
venerable colleague departed, ne too would lisp
The Constitution, and he Right Of Petition in Is pu
rity!' The petition 10 which alusion had been made
was signed by over CO. 900 ireemen Of the Common
wealth Of Massachusetts.
Mr.. GILMER asked him If the list was not headed
by runaway negro from the State of Virginia by The
name Of Latimer
Mr. KING said he was not prepared to answer;
but he believed lie had been purchased, and was
freeman
Mr., GILMER: A. ainst the consent Of his master.
Mr. KING said he believed il was understood
with his masters consent
Mr. CHAPMAN called the gentleman to order.
The CHAIR decided him to be out Of order
Mr.. CLINGMhN moved to suspend the rules 10
allow the gentleman from Massachuset TO proceed
in order.
Mr.. PARMENTER corrected his colleague in re-
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