The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-10

time our paper went TO press.
In the House. after the reading Of the Journal
of yesterday, Mr.. w J. BRowN rose aud asked
the consent of the House 10 make an explana-
ton personal to Mr.. b. himself Mr. HARDIN OBJ
jected. Mr.. Brown then moved TO suspend the
rules to allow him TO make an explanation,
which was agreed 10. Mr.. BRowS then said
that, some time ago, the gentleman from Ma
ryland (Mr. Kennedy offered resolution i'm
bodylng the sentiments Of General Jackson in a
letter TO DR.. Coleman in relation 10 the Tariff
and that he had offered amendment 10 thar
resolution imbodying the sentiments of Mr..
Clay, delivered at the session Of 1912, in
reply to Mr.. Woodbury., on the Treasury Note
bill, which the gentleman from Kentucky
Mr.. White said was forgery. Not having
the speech of Mr.. Clay at hand, at that time, be
said that he would write 10 the editor of the
Ohio Statesman, and find out where the extract
was to be found and as an honorable man. hu
felt II 10 be his duty to do Mr.. Clay justice, as
the sentiment had been denied by his political
friends. He then read the remarks of Mr.
White, from the Intelligence, at The time, and
then redeemed his pledge, by reading from Mr.
Clay's speech, published 10 the National lntelli-
gencer, the following sentiment, imbodied in
his resolution; "CARRY OUT, THEN,
SAID HE, mr.. CLAv,] THE SPIRIT OF
THE COMPROMISE ACT. LOOK TO
REVENUE ALONE FOR THE SUP
PORT OF. GOVERNMENT. DO NOT
RAISE THE QUESTION OF PROTEC.
TON WHICH. SAID THE SENATOR
FROM KENTUCKY, / HAD HOPED
HAD BEEN PUT TO REST. THERE
is NO NECESSITY OF PROTECTION
FOR PROJECTIONS MIR. BRowN the,
said he hoped those newspapers which had as.
serted that he had msTepresented MIR. Clay,
would do him the justice to publ,h his remarks.
Mr.. WHITE then asked the consent Of the House
10 reply to Mr.. Brown. twas objected 10.
Mr.. WHITE, OF Kentucky, then moved
suspension of the rules to allow him to make
the explanation, and demanded The yeas and
nays, and the following is the result yeas rs,
nays 81 SO the rules were suspended. Mi
WHITE then arose and SAID that the gentleman
from Indiana had treated him uncourteously, By
coming forward with his ad cdptandum argu-
ment, armed to the teeth, and taking him by
surprise, but he was always ready to sustain his
veracity as man, and he repeated bis FORMER
declaration that It was forgery, and in uttering
this sentiment he intended no personal dsre-
spect, because be believed he was actuated
alone by his party feelings Mr.. BRows said The
sentiments were the same. Mr.. WHITE SAID
he would take him on that issue, and conteud-
ed that 1t was forgery, because it was
not exactly the same. What constituted
forgery 1t is mutlstion, because Mr.
Clay said in his speech that there was no ne
cessity "of protection, for protection which
unequvocally declares that there is a necessity
Tor protection. Great laughter. Mr.. Wars
said the gentleman from Alabama need not
laugh. Mr.. HousroN rose and said he did not
hear what the gentleman from Kentucky said.
Mr. WBuE said he intended no disrcspoct, and
proceeded in his defence, by saying It was IN
just to misrepresent Mr.. Clay by taking up
sentence and stopping at comma but he did
not impeach the motives of the gentleman from
Indiana in his construction Of the speech dey-
cred by Mr.. Clay in reply TO Mr.. Woodbury. on
speech can the inference be drawn that Mr.
Clay is against prot elton, and before his God
and bis country he pronounced the eN
tract from the Ohio Statesman forgery. The
language Of Mr. Clay is, there is no necessity