The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-02-19
TWENTY.ElGIi'H CONGRESS-,
FIRST SESSION.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1914.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Mr.. CAMPBELL, of S. {. selected the speech
of Mr.. Winthrop, Of Massachusetts, as the one
(if we may infer il from his seection) most de
serving of being answered. ! he authority u
the, British Parliamentary proceedings, which
MIR. w. had cited, he considered as proving 10.
much
The gun, thus aimed at duck or plover,
Bore wide, and kicked its owner over"
MIR. G.. quoted one or two rules of Parliament
10 prove that in reference to petitions, they held
entire control over their reception; but he did
not rely on this, he appealed from that 10 a
higher authorily-he appealed from The usage o.
the British Parliament, To that oil the American
House of Representatives. He then traced the
action of this House upon the subject OF pc itons
10 lis origin, and down through the celebrated
Anterior resolutions 10 the 2lst and now 25ih
rule In The course Of this recaptulation, with
out, as he said, designing to revive any unpleas
ant recolleclions, he referred to The petition Of
fered at the last Congress by the venerable gen
teman from Massachusetts, which led the IN
PRODUCTION of a resolution first TO censure, a d
then to expel, the gentleman. Well did the
gentleman from Massachusetts buckle on The ar
NOR of defence on that occasion,
Like chieftain when the warder calls,
TO arms /! the foemen storm the walls"
the gentleman from Massachusetts sprung to his
could accomplish; bur it had always seemed t.
him (Mr. c. that on this occasion he had been
unequal to the task imposed upon hint was
not often that he was at tault-but then, he had
more resembled the Stag, than the Lion, al bay.
! he frequency with which he gave way to mo
tions Tor laying the whole subject on the table.
showed that he desired TO find some shelter from
the storm he had raised, some covert where ht
might escape from his pursuers-and wei! might
r. 4 Il. ,..,
this House were behind him.
Mr.. ADAMS corrected the gentleman from
Soulh Carolina on one point, and this was in re.
ference 10 expulsiun-no motion OF that sort had
ever leen impending over him.
Mr.. CAMPDELL admitted his error IN thus re
spec, and SAID that such was the intention OF Mr
Marsnal the mover of The resolution Of censur.,
but it was not carried out
Passing more Immediately to the question
issue, Mr. T.. SAID that, on several occasions dur
ing this sessiun, the House had refused by lars
majorilies, to receive certain peltions-he de
manded, by what principle it was that the Hnu>'
assumed 10 exclude one, two or any number
those petitions. without establishing, by this very
ar,nn, its power to continue in force the 2l>
rule.
A.e insisted that no power could be found n
the Constitution for abollshing slavery in III 5
District. 10 do this, surrounded as this DIS
uicl was ny siaVehoiuiig otaleS, Wouiu ne ''h'
setting flames to a huge dwelling in the midst oi
populons city.
He was giving the gentleman from N. G. (M
Cllngman) solemn warning against making az y
concessions 10 the nOrtf,--when the hammer lie
Mr. BURT, uf s. e, next obtained the floor
The House then, on motion OF Mr.. WELLER
went INTO COMMITTEE Of the Whole, and took
the calendar Of private bills.
The remader OF the sitting was devoted TO pr
vate business, and The monolnny OF The occaso
was only relieved by occasional racy speeche
from Mr.. Cave Johnson, of Tenn.
The House adjourned.