The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-04-16

tl0n.
The House was engaged upon that dol
lest OF all questions. the continuation oflht
Cumberland road.
TUESDAY, April 7.
In the Senate. -" The man, the subiec
and the OCCASION" as Mr. Webster said il
one OF his memorable speeches, had the
effect Of filling the Senate Chamber again
to-day.
The audience, by noon, was large and
brilliant, and 4 wonderful degree of pa
%tience characterized the whole assembly
The new points in Mr. Webster's speech
have been no less interesting than the old
ones and the whole argument may be re-
garded as one of the most profound efforts
of his life.
The morning business was OF no interest,
and Mr. Webster proceeded at once to the
argument 10 defence Of the treaty Of 1912
Mr. Dickinson has the floor to>mor>
row.
In the House OF Representatives,th the first
question in order was upon secondlng the
demand for the previous question upon the
Cumberland road bill, as adopted in Com
miltee of the Whole yesterday. A call of
The House was ordered. aud l2l members
answered to their names. The absentees
were then called, after which further pro-
ceeGings in the call were dispensed with.
The previous question was then ordered.
The Speaker decided that the main ques-
ton was on the substitute for the original
bill, rs amended. An appeal was taken
from this decision. The decision was sus
tanned.
Mr. Tibbatl's, of Ky. moved TO recom>
nit the bill. This was decided 10 be out
Of order.
A motion was then made to lay the
whole subject on the table, and lost 81 to
95.
The main question was then pu., being
on the substitute as amended, and it was
lost II 10 l03.
The question then recurred on ordering
the original bill TO be engrossed for a third
reading, and it was lost 70 to l06.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was lost, was then made,
and the House refused 10 reconsider. So
the Cumberland road bill is defeated.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole, Mr. Ms Clelland, of Illinois,
in the chair, and after an Intellectual effort
10 get up the Oregon occupation bill, took
up the bill from the Senate TO raise one
regiment of mounted rl1emen, and 10 es-
tablish military posts on the route 10 Ore
gon.
Mr. Brinkerhof' proposed some amend
ments TO this bill, in pursuance of %instruc.
lions from the Military Committee. The
mos! important one was to dismount the
regiment, and make it simply a regiment
Of riilemen giving the President author
ity, however, for mounting the regiment
at his discretion. Another gives to every
actual settler and cullivator, within five
miles Of any Of the posts established by
the bill, 800 acres Of land.
The House then ad journed.
Thursday, April 9.
Great encitement IN Tie House. AS
soon as the J ournal twas read, Mr. Charles
Jared IngersoIl rose and asked permission
Of the House to make a personal explana.
ton, Mr. Ingersoll said he should read
his statement in order that it might be bet,
ter understood. 1t was read, by the mem.
Der himself, and in it Mr. IngersolI studi-
ously piles up charges upon charges in
opposition to the Senator from Mass. AS
Secretary of State, he charges Mr. Web
sler with m~isdemeanors of every sort, such
as 'corrupting Of the public funds per.
sonal deiinquencies,' public dealca!ions,'
"a fraudulent application of the public
funds buying up public agents and news.
papers, employing base agents Of his
choice mean and pallry con%trivances,'
palpabIe misuse of the public money! SC.
MIR IngersolI said he should prove NAL
versation, corruption, such as would re-
move him from public service. He intro
duced resolutions, calling for all The items
of the secret service fund during the time
Daniel Webster was Secretary of State,
and subsequently, 10 the present sine.
Also, that the record of the book kept
by the Committee on Foreign relations,
while John @, Adams was Chairman and
Mr. Webster Secretary Of State, be bro't
before the House for the purpose Of sus-
tanning his charges in regard TO a special
Commission TO Great Britain.
MIR Mckay opposed the resolution as
making too general an inquiry, and as
tending 10 bring forward irrelevant mats
tiers which might injure the public SER
vice.
Mr. Winthrop's defence of Mr. Webster,
10 matter and manner, was the most brill
liant display of the session, 10 the House,
and created a sensasion marked and excl
ting. MrSlngersoIl felt the indignation, as
it fell upon him like rain, when Mr. w.
was speaking, and such burning rebuke
and powerful condemnation, brought ma
nv members TO their feet. Mr. IngersolI
rose immedlalLY, at Mr. Winthrop's side. |