Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-12-31
WAsnMeron. Dec. 10Th, II

NAsHINGToN, Dee 18th, lc46
Jane; E. lSte,oart, Esq:
The two Houses Of Congress adjourned on
Thursday, the 9th, t. Monday next, so that
AL hands" have had holiday for few days
We have had some interesting times during
the past week both in and out Of Congress
all of which | shall endeavor to glance at,
without going too much into detail The de
bate on the Presidents Message was resumed
/ in Commute Of the Whole, and as amour
ccd 10 you in my last letter, Mr.. SEABoRN
/ JoYEs, Of Ca. was entitled to the floor. lie
1 is an out and-out Loco Foco, with a great
/ deal Of self possession, and wIthal a good IA
tured man and not easily thrown off his bal
ance. lie had not proceeded Ear before he ran
/ afoul Of Mr.. WINTHROP, Of Mass, whom he
wished to represent as especially opposed 10
the Mexican War, and disposed to render aid
and comfort to the enemy''-but Mr.. w. rose
and with one blow Of his battle axe, brought
the gallant Georgian to a stand for nisrepre-
senting him. He pronounced the gentleman's
statements in regard TO his position, as rnlouu
ded and void Of truth, and proceeded 10 show
| that opposition was raised 10 him in his Dis
trct during the late canvass because he could
not oppose the JEw. The gallant Georgian
soon left the bright skies Of the East and dart
ed olf'to the south West to overhaul Col. GEN.
try, but he soon found he had gotten into hot
quarters therefor the gallant Colonel soon
t9oh him up, and denied that he had called the
/ President "a liar''--all that he had done or
said was that the Presidents argument in the
/ Message sought to make the people believe a
/ lie, and he proceeded 10 show from the docu-
mcn;s that his argument was false. But Mr.
JoSEs was determined that ''the fair proper
tons" Of his eulogy upon Mr.. Polk should
not IN DESTROYED, and so on he went to snow
what horrible thing il was to accuse so good,
so upright and so pjois a man as the President
with fllsehood, and thought the only solution
Of it was a little personal pique which Col c..
had against the President, engendered in the
heated political contests Of Tennessee. This
Col. G. denied--he had no personal i'll will to
the PreSldent-so far as their social relations
existed, they had always been Of kind and
courteous nature. This position rather non
IpIussed Mr. JoNEs, but lie wss bent on his
ipo.nt, and SO 9utu boltej at last, to the horror
Of the better feelings Of every man in the
IIouse--to wit: by comparing Mr.. Polk to
our Saviour. lie said that tie opposition Of
the Wings to the political course Of JAMES X.
Polk, while they did not attack his personal
character, was Ike that of the lnfdels who ac-
knowledged that Jesus Christ was good man
while they denied his divinity. There. indeed,
is ioryou a most disgusting specimen Gilman
worship,
He then Travelled back again 10 Massachu
/ sets and fell on MIR. HuDsoK, whom he rdi-
culed as preacher, and said that he had made
charges against the President which ne could
not make against private gentleman wilhou,
suljccung himself to a challenge, were he not
a clergyman. And, "thought to myself"
/ perhaps 1eere not Nh H. Clergyman. MIR.
/ JoNEs would not so address HIM. Mr.. Morse,
I Of La, next mounted the rostrum on the Ad-
ministraton side, and made good speech
but dry and prosy enough. Mr.. MARTIN, Of
Tenn.-from Mr.. Po1E's sold district'-fol-
lowed next, and reared long and loud, and jes-
uculatcd most vchcmently-eyery time he
swung out, looked way over in the cor
ner," expecting 10 see an ann landing there
abouts, but like "a supple jack" they flew up
and come down again, right where they were
before. Like Mr. HUpsoN, he was preach
cr "once on a time, > the Baptist persuasion,
but from the way he swore in his speech,
] should think he needed dipping again.
Mr.. GARREr DAVIS ofKy., next got the floor,
and pronounced most whitening philippe
against the President, and charged HIM with
Imeddhng with the internal discussions in Mex
leo, between the PAREpEs party and the SAN
IA ANNA party. He had intrigued with SAN
IA ANNA while banished in Havana. and had
devised means Of getting him and General Al
MONTE and other distinguished Generals INTO
Mexico, to lead their forces against those of
his own Country, and yet he dared 10 charge
those who spoke one word against the war, as
rendering aid and comfort to the enemy p
lie argued that Mr. Pork. if any one. had
rendered laid and comfort 10 the enemy'-as
he had given him their most experienced and
able Generals. Mr. WAsnNGroN IIrYr of
New York-who never speaks only when he
has something to say-next addressed the
House in an able speech on the same side of
the question-especaly directing his argu-
mentagainsi war OF conquest. Gen. BAYLY
OF Aecomac, who is decidedly one Of the most
able men, and the greatest tactician in the
House, next got the floor, and made most
ingenious defence Of the President and the
war-iustitYing and endorsing the positions
and the historical narrative Of the war, given
by the Presidcntin his Message Heassumed
the position, that all who refused to sustain
the Administration in their course, were rcn-
derlng 'aid and comfort 10 the enemy" lie
commented on the speech Of Mr., DAVIS Of Ky.
Mr. DAVIS rose TO ask hima question.
Mr. BAYLY declined yielding the floor. and