Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-04-11
EInrc I'D In CCn-ress.


Quite q flare UP was occasIonod IN tie House OF Repre-.
sen'aises. on the Goth March. in which Sir. w. J. Brown
was innoccnLy involved, and ia the course Of which be
siiipped the hides from half a dezen Coons. The
matter originated ty the iatrn5uc'ion If a resolution by
kcnnedy Of Maryland. the author Of Swallow Barn,
"Iiorse Shoe Ro'insoa.' - defence Of the Whi- Con-
sress.' and perhaps some other fourth rate works Of fc-
ton. lis resolution was based on extracts from an old le,-
ter Of Gen. Jackson. onen quoted by tie Wings, as fL-
lows:
Rsso'rel. That tiis House approve and al a, the follow
ig opinions, a. expressed ~ Geneial jackson in hi. letter
y ~ ctai l. ~ Coleman, q Warrington, North Carolina.
dated Aiiii 90, 1874. 10 wii:-Tha: Lad. non. c. ppcr. hemp
and wool" beng tie great mater ais of oul national defence,
they ought 10 have EXTENDED 10 them ADEQUATE and fair mo-
IN q lar competition with those 4 EuTofe, and that We may
lave within cur country a supply Of these Leading AID
imuotiant articles 50 essential 10 war" That" We have
t''n TOO long suiJeet to The policy f British merchants. and
tia It 5 Time we should bee me a little mere Ameiicanizcd.
AID inse@d of feeding The paupeis and labolcrs e Ersiand
lea ruf own" INT "a caieiui and judicious iaIIi" Is
recessaIs. " 20 Ply cuf rational 5eb,, aad Afford US the
"c'"soi mat o'Ienoe WI Inn ourselves on which the safety
oi on 'oIHtTy asd liberty depends and last though not
least, give a proper dishitu'ion 10 cur labor. which must
r,ro'e h'neteiai 10 The hap. inesss indepenIerce-an and wealth Of
IL al Offset to Tia Mr.. Blown oc Indiana. moved tic f,-
lowing resolution:
Thaitis House aWIo,c Of Tic s%cniimcnt>o If Henry Clay.
expressed IN hi speech at the sxta session of Congress
ISL: Gary out Tie principles Of The C3mrr ,ri.e act
lotk . leyenGc al &c fof the support r the Government
Do not TAI e tie crcsii.n If protection, which had hoped
has been put 10 Ie,t. There is no Necessity for pi%o;ecti,a."
This turned lie laugh altogether upon the Wigs. and
called ~ E~x-spcaker White of K.ntucky. the same man
who sfsk imon Bars Jat diciory address. md def1er.
Ell hs o.rn a tie close Of IKE 27M Congress. Il was
pretended that Mr. Clay had expressed 10 such sentiments
a those imi u.ed to him in Mr.. Browns resolution. ar
Brown adm i.el that there might lie some rerJai difference
between tie deductions of Mr. Clay and his resolution :;
but though the words were not precisely The same. the sen
timen.s corre~pondei exactly. He then quoted from Mr.
Clay speech of March. 1912, the following:
Let ne not he misunderstood. and let me entreat that
may not be mrundeI>i'td. lam net adrocating he reaeurdl
u dhigt Profeciicc p0NcN lam for abding 5y lie D. iqci-
pes y The Compromise act IN Tor doing what no south
ern mai OF a iair 81 candid mind has ever ,e; denicd-giv-
ing 10 The county a revenue which NAV provide fr the
economia al wants Of he government, ard at the same time,
gave an ihcidenial protection 10 our home industry"
MIR. ID. said he was further rrerarcd ly .vi. nee. L,
prove ,hat Mr. Clay, at this time, cn,e,tain,a such sen,i
men's; and with the indulgence Of the House. lie would
read some extracts from Mr.. Gays recent letters aud
speeches. Tie authenticity of which 10 gentleman would
doubt The reading wa Of jecied to by White, and as The
privilege OF the n'or had ony been granted to Mr.. b. To
make an explanation. he said he would not now persist in
reading, but would give the gentleman and the House no.
tee. that he would. uFon some proper occasion during tic
present session of Congress. give lis views in ful poon
this question, when he would be able clearly to show, tina,
to the South. S'r. Clay always declared himself in favor of
TIE compromise act and low duties, whatever his oriuio. :
may have been IN ether quarters. lie would there fore not
further trcsfass upon the patience of The House, but thank
them Tor tic lindacss extended to him to enable HIM 10
make this OK flana,ion.
H. Henley and several others participated in the dis.
custom fut the matter " finally passed over, and the
regular business Of the House was taken IN.
The only advantage gained by the Wings was that they
"ea'. nwh'le day OF the unproGI able matter. The
su'J''' was finally post oned to the following MonGay
week.