The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-01-18

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| JEFFERSON, Adams, Madison, aud Other illustrious
statesmen OF those days, had met togelh aud deba-
Ted every question before them without becoming
c"ed but he would tell that gentleman that they
maintained their individual rights, and il the
feeling which prompted them in regarding the rights
oil others, was manifested here, there would be no
| excitement now, and he would be truly glad to see
tho feeling OF those days more ANIMATE this
| body
Mr. HUDSON, Of Massachusetts, next took the
floor, and spoke against the recommitment of the re-
Por' WIN instructions to report the 25th rule, be-
cause he believed that rule violated "a fundamental
principle OF the Constitution lie said the inherent
right oil the people to petition went beyond the Con-
stitution and could not be brought within its narrow
circumference. 1t existed before the Constitution
was adopted as right belonging exclusively TO the
people themselves, which they never surrendered.
lie then went into constitutional argument and
| spoke until the morning hour expired.
| The SPEAKER then laid before the House com
munication from the President of the United States
IN answer to call of the House. stating that steps
had been taken to settle the question pending about
the Northwestern Territory, and soon as the ac-
credited Minister Of the British Government should
arrive, negotiation would be opened but declined
| furnishing the correspondence which had passed
between MIR. Everett and the Secretary Of
State, on the ground that il would be detrimental
| to the public service
| The SPEAKER then laid before the House seve-
| raj olher Executive communications, all of which
were laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed
lie also presented communication from the To-
] biographical Bureau in relation to the Surveys.
| MIR. BARNARD said he would like to have an
extra number of copies printed Of the Surveys as he
wished To make few remarks on the subject.
| Mr.. WELLER thought II was betlerthat the usual
number be printed, for the gentleman never at
] loss to make speech.
| MIR. SIMMONS offered resolution authorizing
the Select Committee on the printing and coloring of
maps, to send for persons and papers, which was
agreed TO.
bir. CAVE JOHNSON offered resolution calling
on the President for information in relation to all
| public agents, &C., since l54l.
| MIR. WINTHROP objected; but Withdrew his OBJ
jectlons, and mod fled the resolution by striking out
| lS4l, and Inserting 1897 /; and il was agreed to.
Mr.. HUGHES, of Missouri, offered resolution
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for nior-
nation in relation to the public lands in Missouri,
| sc, which was agreed to.
| MIR. WELLER moved Il at the House resolve itself
| into Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union, and take up the subject Of the Western wa
ters, but withdrew it to allow
MIR GlLMER to present bill providing FOR a
paration of the public printing from the newspaper
pre's.
| Ii was objected to, and passed over.
| Mr. J. R. lNGERSOLL offered resolution, call
ing for report of Major Bache in relation to the
| Breakwater in the Delaware.
| Mr. TI3BATTS, agreeably to notice heretofore
given leave granted, introduced bill to amend an
act entitled Gan act to provide for the better security
Of the lives Of passengers board Of vessels prope
led in whole or in part by steam, approved July 9th,
| 1898 which was twice read, and on his motion re-
ferred to the Committee Commerce, and ordered
to DC printed.
Mr.. FICKLIN suggested to Mr. Weller the pro-
priey of taking the subject out of committee to-mor.
row at O'Clock.
Mr.. WELLER said he had no objection, but it
would be voted down.
The House then resolved itself into Co nmtee
Of the Whole the state of he Union, and took up
| the resolution in relation TO the
| WESTERN WATERS.
Mr. STUART, of Pennsylvania, then took the
floor, and replied to the remarks of Mr.. Jameson, of
| Missouri who had designated the Wing party as
the Coon party" with principles for the public
| eye
| Mr.. JAMESON said that he remarked that the
contest of 1910 conducted without their commit
ting themselves upon any subject of public policy
| as to unite the odds and ends OF all parties.
| Mi. STUA said he was glad of the Iplanation;
but that gentleman had said something about glass
houses, aid those who lived in them ouph, no, 10
| throw stones, but he of the opinion that il an.
piled appropriately 10 gentlemen on the other side of
| the House That gentleman had also said something
about having been aeQ he'd !n the balances and found
wanting-and that remark appropriately belonged To
| MIR Van Buren,, for he had been weighed in the
balances, and great deal bad been found wanting.
| The speech he lde yes erday was not the speech
he INTENDED to deliver ben he took the floor but he had
been forced into by questions prop unded to him by
Others, and To which lie replied. During bis speech
he was often interrupted by gentlemen, and also by
the Speaker, which led him of from the subject which
be intended to discuss.
He was not pres. nj yesterday when the gentleman
from OHIO made his speech but this morning, from
the papers, he perceived that great many hard ,hing
had been said about hlm--such as stump speech, "
e snsg boat" &C. His speech had been csricatured
old exploded stump speech" but, from the ef
fec, IL seemed to have produced IT mus, have run in
collision wi the gentleman political snal boat
| Mr. Van Buren, That gentleman said if he did not
prove all iha, had been said about MIR. Van Buren, to
be untrue, he would take the brand Il Mr. s. smack.
ing hs forehead
Mr. WELLER rose and ex planned, and read from
Mr. Stuarrs speech, as reported in the intelligence,
which stated that Mr. Van Buren, opposed to oil
inn rovemrnls. This was the ground upon which
he intended to meet the gentleman from Pennsylva-
MIA, and he should have the brand because to him
alone it belonged Tue gentleman is now anniou
To dodge this question by embracing all i'm.
provements. MIR Van Buren had given bis
sanction to the Cuuberland road bill, he
had before stated, but he felt proud to nc.
knowledge that, upon the subject Of the gentle
mans muni6cent plan of internal improvements, he
stands upon the broad platform of the Constitution
where MIR jefferson and Mr.. Madison stood, and
there is where the People want him to stand.
} Mr. STUART said he would hold him TO his word
! and the brand should be fixed. His explanation is
only effort to ge, of from the ahxing Of the brand
but lie should NOT eschpe lrom IT. Nhat nc stated
Yesterday was, that Mr.. Van Buren, had withheld
! from the House the estimates for the Cumberland
, road-ths was VIVA, he said, and he would prove It,
The estim ties Of the gentlemen IN charge Of these
public works had not been sent to this House, and
that was what he had before stated, and not word
about them was in the report Of the Secretary u
War-not even inference. lie did not pretend "a
! say yesterday positively, that Mr.. Van Buren, had
J withheld these estimates, but he inferred the fact
because the Secretary in his report did not say word
/, on the subject.
Although these estimates had been withheld, The
expenditures under Mr.. Van Burens administration
I had doubled those Of MIR Adamss administration
and he should not have been wrong IL he had saic