Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-03-17
THE LATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE U. SrATES-MR. BOTTS.

We have repeatedly expressed the conviction which
take leave reiierate, aud in 4 establish
by Is, ha the LAT. House Representatives the u.
states, whose term happily expired the 9th March,
by far tie degraded national legislative assembly
which convened in this country There men
IN II who unqualified biackeuarts aud ruwdes. These
few bnt there a band OF tho de.
PRAYED slaves OF faction who found their way
Compress and who exhibited by the fact presence
there, the decenn in the standard Of qualification. an6
growth o prnagogsm Of the viest and unscupu.
| lous kind. Time when in Congress
honour which the People only reserved for talent for merit
services and which Of the scurvy Demagosues
this day, many CT whom have polluted Congress by
shouting for Jackson and STOPPING every msrepesen.
tauon alsehocd and SANDER could have attained
could tie British hrone. Those who in The better
days Of Republic looked upon Congress. remind.
ed 81 the Of Cnoas Pyrhus, respecting the Ro.
man Sena,e-ihat "he had seen assembly Of Kings"
Now the Surveys but oiIen at uproir
and confusion, eud heas language worthy Of the
Siews aud Of ihc five Points Than o e Legislature Of
great Christian puwer S:al these things amended
Ii hope it, for when do nIOna drGene
-acy itself uriI. got the bottom ii the hi, and
WHEN did declining Republic its pristine viz
But desired fact the evidence Of the low
character ci tie late Hou.s OF Representative and W.
proceed 10 d. 40.
For years POST te House Of Representative whether
properly or not Is material has recognized IL as rule
pay who contests Congress the mileage
per diem member: II done in the case 81
Moore and ,cher from Kentucky Of Newton and Loyal
Virginia. Of lnserso aud MAYOR from Penny yans.
anl very other. AT the session before the last wa.
proposed extern! tie benefit Of the rule M Gogein
who contested MIR. Gmer's seat and Nit. Bots who
contested that Of Mr. Jones' bat from which
DO not remember, the proposition then failed.
At this session. when the appropriation bill before the
House. motion made aud succeeded for allowing TO
Mr. Goggin his mileage aud per diem while concsting the
election OF NJ. G!mer: motion followed. extend ihe
same justice Mr.. Boris who had contested the same
session. the Mr.. Speake. Jones. The motion fai!
ed The bill the Senate when the moiion was re-
newsd, and succeeded. Tha bill then returned 10 the
House and this amendment OF Senate was STRICKEN
or The Senate insisted upon iieiT amendment: Con.
ference asked and adopted Mr.. Speaker lone. took
PLACE tic Committee OF the House majority OF
the ibeFs ana bitter Psri.qns WHICH contained
Of whom only remember the Of Mir Burke Of New
Hampshire The Conference ensued, and the Committee
VI tho House took the ground ihnt they would incur the
hazard Of defeating the Appropriation bill scl rather than
aGop the amenluen, Of ,ir Bots SO the rneu
fell through!
EO, ir be reader nbe that tho prime pie had been
ojtled Tor years icl, eoys,jng cIbrrs should be pid
and the very bill then before Cog1rss ard yhch sub.
segicniy passed recognized in tho r Goggiu
Let him farther remember that there nothing ia Mr.
E9,,y' Distinguish i, uniyoaby from Mr. Goggns
both gentlemen -eTp WhigsbOth contested the came
n the Of Dcmocfap-saI 5oi were defeated as
double presume, that Boris, least, wouia
have defeated by that House had every saint in tho
Calendar proved hi. right the place. The cause Of the
discrimination assas, Mr. Bolts will be mystery amy
reader. lie obnoxious lie SPesseg. rival who
had iycd him in argument, lie destined - foil him
the polls lie peculiarly obnoxious Tyer's Adj.
minsiaion, bcsauss he the fret TO unmask medntod
rrracheryi and he obnoxious ocoocnism large,
for his uneomp;nn-ing fidelity IT, and eaess advocacy
! Wing principles, in sunshine and rain.
Are we then unjust-Srs yG iberal-in expressing for
that House the sentiments which haze already uttered
and .gssrry eurertoini Can tho be found who is
himself fseons who will defend their conduct or
deny that who public justice by personal anti
plthy, aud wh1 In the act render right 10
whom they Indifferent, and withhold the same Justice
from another whom psnzans they dislikcd deserve to
be expelled with ignominy, the moncy.cbingor were
| expelled iiom the Templel
For our5eves however-indignan this pro
scrpdon, and knowing well the and malgn innu.
nn-e which ha, been work to effect 1.-THE personal, tho
malicious sBi ,c vinJicye inSsenco-we, nevertheless,
conceive % u be complimentary - Nr. Bots II he will
nol soy with Of 3D. Odsrint dun mefs1ni, he may
say, n Christian spirit, that they hate him because they
fear him They have gwen him a new and strong claim
| upon tho - s'dct end bis political iriond4 They have
ahsii-Htl " ~ Ni'U buUcos una
| Whits will respond % tie compliment as hey ought
P.5. An anoedote tod upon good authority 81 Cent
Bsyly at tho session Of Congress before ssi will ius'rs
the aud criminal spirit Of premeditated injustice
10 Mr.. Bots, disclosed the prngos, Of this ar Cog.
gins sad Boirs applications to be allowed the pay Of
1 bss while comforting were before The Housc "Let ~,
says gayy, "Dass Goggn's but let ~ give Bos GOss'
| (in elegant slang P.rsss hen aud now In vogue Mr.
B,ns himself rea'ed this sBeedoo 70 o. which cerisiny
gives high idea o the i,ncs, Of the Oenso! 70 be
JvDoE, pOst which he occupied.
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