The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-29
HON. THOS. II. BAyI.y

This gentleman has again distinguished him
sell by one of his mastery, conclusive constitu-
tional arguments. by which he has swept away
region of cObwebs. spread over the Mexican War
Question in the House, by the advocates of Mex
leo the floor. Little Garrett Davis, of XIV.
fell beneath his ponderous blows. until he had to
cry tor quarters We look to BayIy. as to a
Rocket, which has not yet attained its latitude
He is ever rising, and as he rises new beauty and
strength is developed by his powerful and ex-
banding mind.
Since penning the above the Northern and
Richmond papers have come to hand. informino
that duel is trying to grow IN ont Of tho
subject. Such being the fact we give the ,coyds
which passed between the gentlemen, and which
we understand has caused Mr. Davis to demand
an explanation from Mr.. Bayly, which we think
is easy enough understood. The former gentle
man is in Baltimore, while the latter is held
under the anti-dueing law in $4,000 bonds
Friends are lnierposing for an amicable adjust
ment. We trust that there will he no withdraw-
al on the part of Mr. Bayly. There was an inn,
pertinent interference on the part of Davis with
the Judge in his argument and it was the chnrpe
that he was classifying the position previously as
sumed by Davis, which Judge Bayly denominat
ed false. The Judge is getting to be too fearful
an adversary, and he must be gotten ont Of Tho
way.
Speaking to the question of which was the ar
gressor in that war last spring. Judge Bavlv
says -
:" On the 18th of March the government of
Paroles, IN sort of official despatch. had do
clared most positively that there was nothing left
to Mexico but resource to arms against The Uni
ted States. That was on the l2,h. Bnt onr
army never took up its line Of march from Corpns
Christi till the 1th, the day before when il tvso
utterly impossible that the Mexican government
should have known Of that movement This ia
an important point and, Notwithstanding nv dis
like Id read, | will here quote from the docu
ments. Mr. B here read the official despa,ch
es. And yet gentlemen tell me that il was the
march OF this army to the Rio Grande which
produced the war. The army did not reach
Maiamoras until the 2Sh of March On the din
ct April, sooner than it was possible that the
Mexican government could have heard that il
was mere, they had issued their orders command
ing their generals TO attack us by every means
that war allowed. Yet their advocates on this
moor come mere and say that il was the marching
OF The army TO the Rio Grande that produced the
war when II Is TACT that before that could pos
sibly have been known to them the Mavicoo
government had issued orders to attack re hy
every means in heir power. These orders had
been issued upwards Of
Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Chairman, L
Mr.. Bayly. will not give way.
Mr.. Davis. ] say that
Mr. Bayly. do not mean To be nterrnnred
lf he desires personal explanation, he can ba We
it out Of this hall ! will not be interrupted in
my argument, The gentleman refused 10 give
way yesterday, and with what presum ption, then.
does he come here and ask others to give way to
him!
Mr. Davis. The reason
Mr. Bayly will not yield the floor
Mf Davis | state T" Order, order."1
The Chairman. The gentleman from Ken
tncky Is aware That the gentleman from Virginia
is entitled 10 the floor
Mr., Bayly. claim
Mr.. Davis The gentleman should not make
false references To me. . Order. order ~
Mr. BayIy Does he mean to say thatf made
a false reference
Mr. Davis. I mean what said
Mr. Bayly. IL is false! The reporter ia m,
certain, however, as to the expression here used
The argument is rather hard to answer. M