The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-26

gentleman himself Will see the propriety Of his OBJ
)ec.ions aud upon that ground he had called him TO
| order. ~
| Mr.. ADAMS said he should not have said a word
on that subject if it had not been alluded to By Mr..
ingeisoi in calling the attention of the House TO the
| letter OF " OLIVER On SonooL," the author Of
which was as respectable as the honorable member
| himself
Mr. G. J, INGERSOLL said he could nst be silent
| after the remarks of the venerable gentleman
from Massachusetts, MIR Adams,) who had al
ways been allowed latitude in his abuse which he
should not initiate and he hoped no 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
him, which proceeded from reverential feeling for
his public services, and he invariably yielded TO his
feelings and had not taken any notice Of his illusions
lie had never opened his mouth but he was met with
sarcasms and impertinence from that gentleman lie
had on various occasions received anonymous letters
warning him that il he did not yield to that gentle
man. what would be The consequences, purporting TO
have been written by Mr. LYscn but which were, in
fact, written this floor, because they had come
| nm without any post-mark; but he would tell Mr..
| LYNCH, and that gentleman, that when the Constu-
ZION oil his country, which he had sworn to support
was attacked, and to which he was ardenty and de-
votediy attached, that he could not be inundated
from faithful and fearless discharge of his public
duty He had made allusion to his son. and
| he duly appreciated the feelings Of a venerable
parent but If he had alluded to The fact is there
| any lbing IN IL so very monstrous TO have sup
posed that son should have consulted the feelings
OF venerable parent who had filled the highest Of
nee 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
when ne occupied only Tor short time, ard, having
ms eye on something more exalted he resigned H. so
| AS mol TO debar him rom his honorable aspirations
| to which he reached, aud the history Of which the
| people OF the country are familiar with. There
Is Ger ainiy no insult in such supposition. He had
been told, but he would not give the name that this
resolution had been smugged through the Legisla.
ture at close OF its session, in hurry. He had
also been told by gentleman this Il Ior, who was
once member of this House, bu, not now that nine
years ago. at the taking Of The Census the gentleman
from Massachusetts had alluded to Ibis subject and
boldly said that his object to dsmember the
Union II was to meet this revolutionary spirit that
he had stepped forward 10 the country in time
and he had watched his movements closely as a
friend OF his country. lie 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 as an Ambassador at the Court of the Au-
tocrat Of all the Russas, writing letters ridicu-
ling the war; and 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 perfectly in character
with the valiant knight of Mass, who has no fears
Certainly he had none ter the battle had been
fought and won, and peace had once more smiled
upon our happy country, and the vaor Of our brave
countrymen established upon Rperishabe basis of
military glory. He knew all abou, the Hartford Con-
vention, and he should expose IL and he also knew
the gentleman from Massachusetts had nothing to do
with IT, because he was luxuriatng abroad at the
lime writing letters rdiculing his country and the
war in which she was engaged, contendpg for her
rights as an independent nation Of the earth He had
said that his country had been grateful 10 the vene
rabie gentleman from Massachusetts, of which he was
proud but that gentleman is the self appointed agent
10 dissolve the Union of these States and disgrace a
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 hurie,ing of the question
| The SPEAKER nterposed
Mr.. INGERSOLL: | accept the rebuke but
when my country IS IN danger cannot help from ex
posing the design.
| Mr.. INGERSOLL said that the venerable gentle
| man had said that he had been abused with mperti-
nent que stions and had endorsed the sentiments of
| the letter writer, and was opposed TO his being
| reached by the ipe DIRT Of the Speaker. He then
read from paper containing the proceedings Of what
| had transpred in the committee room, although he
(Mr. was not allowed, as a member of this body
| 10 travel into the precincts of committee room
| MIR. Adams was member Of that committee and
| the report of what transpired there was about him
sell, which was the reason that called forth the re
| mark from the gentleman from North Carolina, that
the letter writers would soon out-number the mem
bers themselves. lie MIR. ~ read the rules VIII oh
allowed certain persons the floor, all Of whom he
enumerated, and said that the rules called for the ad
mission oil Reporters on The hoor-msrk he word
Reporter, II means somethngit does say "isfi,r
wrrier " These letter writers depend exaggera-
ton for their very subsistence and the House was an
| orderly body, but the caricatures drawn OF ii by
| these hir, d libellers, intended TO lower this
House in the estimation of the people to facilitate
the designs leyelled at the institutions Of the con-
| try. Individually he asked no protection, but he
asked for the protection of the dignity of the House
and the presiding officer should look TO il in time
| He had offered no resolution the subject neither
| did he wish the individual expelled without full
and fair trial but for the Speaker inquire whether
\ one NATHAN SARGENT, is the author of "OLprR OLp
School, or not.
Mr.. KING, of Massachusetts rose and said he
would correct MIR Ingerso in relation TO the pa emit
age Of the Massachusetts resolutions, because he
knew that the son Of his venerable colleague the
author of both the report aud the resolutions The
documents which he had furnished him mir. nger.
soll) and 10 which he had alluded were only in rea-
ton TO the commercial prosperity OF Massachusetts
If there IS one name more than another, cherished
in that Commonwealth, 1t was the name Of his vene
rable colleague whose father surrendered up his spi-
r to his God, uttering the followng sentiment viz
" Union, and forsrtr ~ And he hoped WHEN his
venerable colleague departed he, too would lisp
The Constitution, and N, Right o. Pefio on in Is pn
rityl" The petition TO which slluson had been made
signed by over 60 900 freemen Of the Common
wealth Of Msssach usetts
MIR. GILMFR asked hin, IL the list was not headed
by runaway negro from the State Of Virginia by the
name Of l.atimer9
Mr. KING said he not prepared TO answer
but he believed e had been purchased, and was
! freeman.
Mr.. GlLMER; Against the consent OF his master
| Mr.. KING said he believed 1t was understood
with his masters consent
Mr.. CHAPMAN called the gentleman to order
The CHAIR decided him TO he out OF order
Mr. CLINGMAN moved TO suspend the rules 10
allow the gentleman from Msssachuset TO proceed
| in order.