Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-12
To me V.ter. of he sara Congressional Di,,rie. o
NJ. Gidd,ngs Of Ohio.
J. W. JONES'"

This gentleman is a well known ALolifio.i,f-ono of
two or ihTee who have beeh able find their way into
Congress No body doubts the sincerity OF his convictions
Of being right Tor in all other respects hi, life and charac
ter are sedged TO be irreprcachabe lie is merely pas
sirey good by doing harm any body, but he j, &C.
lively and suenuousy good in all the relations of life
He shouuds in philanthropy in good will his species
uniirinR charity and this Christian spirit is displayed his
daily eonduci-iG truth that alone-foi he no Phsrsee
he makes no parade Of fine sentiments-he does not
preach at The Of the stree-be does not carry to
Vanity Fair any traffic for worldly importsnce
But that Joshua r. Giddings is Abolition st-,hero
would be from wha, We hear Of h) few men, any man
al AL, entitled larger Of public md private re-
spect
But Mr.. Giddings is Quaker too, fact which tho
Chiyalry" have not been slow discover. and which,
having discovered, they avail
OF oyey session Of Congress Mr. Giddings IL non.
combatant principles Of peace-one who carries
his principles far almost literally, when he il smten
cheek. TO turn the other to be smitten also!
II obvious therefore, that he Is proper subject for the
exhibition Of the exIbeTaDt valor Of the heroic Chva
whose buast 50 much IN the spirit Of Baygrd 49, that tn
"born insensb.e TO iear!" At nearly IL not quite
every session Of Congress, Mr.. GIddngs is insud BY
some Southern hero, in the PERSONAL gross and fla.
grant all which he submits quietly as lamb
returning angry an,wsr, mlnifcsung no passJn but
taking al part Of what became him u bear f,r the
sake Of his pnncplesweh, however erroneou he svi
IDENTITY cheFshes with tho deepest conviction that they
sanctioned by God! We utterly condemn tb-n-and VET
cannot behold this OF Peace-ihs q iaser-this
svowci non conbsantti. really goJd and most excel
len; cannot. cay, behold him annu lilly bui,d
and insuted, by those who know TO pick their mem
aud who by insulting him IN effect declare that they woud
bully and insult WOMAN, without burning Indignation
IL was with the deepest regret that saw Mr.. Gddnys
insulied by Cen Dromg0oe at the commencement Of the
Session, "a way 1t i true. devoid Of brutality and bully.
yet in way not deserved by tho given
aud unworthy Of Dromgooes generosity aud eourage We
felt an ndcscrbnbo pain, seeing upright intentions 90
rudeiy sPuned end the feelings Of good man wounded
by contemptuous treatment.
But Gen. Dromgoole's msnner only was insulting A
Georgia brave, Mr. Back has gone much farther than J.,
possible Gen. D. could 60. ia yndcanR his claims to
b. ranked with the "Chsalry" We have the following
described in the Northern aud Washington papers
"The following unpleasant took place in the House
JfRepftsentatiyes Thursday while the Indian Approb,
ton bill under consideration:
Mr. Giddngs mode some remarks upon the paym.nt of
public money for the Of the services Of slaves and for
hs payment for their loss when in the service Of the Gov
eminent Mr. O. went on TO comment al length upon the
eSactons upon the Government Treasury for the support
and payment Oi Slaves.
Mr. Black said he should reply TO the member from
Ohio That member had been kicked about here BY every
body long, and made the speech he had lust made 90
many times, that II had ceased 70 b. thing when
the speech made the first II hai the merit of or
ginay, but u had lost all originality. Now said Mr. b.,
wish 10 ash the member from Ohio, n he knows any body
inGeorga any district Geoga, any part Of Georgia op
posed TO the Institution oiSlsycy' Mr. g. said Ice would
yield the floor when the question was answered.
Mr. Gijdin9s said he would take the n,or upon no con
ditOns, and went on 10 reply a. Mr. Black in manner
about personal Mr. Black had attacked He called
| the attack Of the member low and dirty ur,de
Mr. Back rcjoinod; after the Committee hHd been NJ
fused of long time upon points u ORDER and
Mr. Giddings statements "naryelirus sYriesT Islanders
"a co.sborer Of T0rrey. the thei," "fasier" &C. Be-
sides this, language ~ the indecent kind wac u.ed<
the being that there ladies 10 the gallery
Mr.. McCausin, Of Ohio. and Mr. Burt Of =. G. called
Mr.. Black. Of Georgia, 10 order.
Mr.. Black said he hsd d,nc but he was No, done and
persisted trade Of pef0ay uneqused 10 the II.s