Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-01-15

fained st whatever hazard sacrifice. be bad
great contempt for any one who would make faFse
charges, and attempt to sustain them BY garbisd
extracts.
Mr.. Adams fhes took the treaty with England
negotiated 81 Client, and examined some portions
Of |, when uessed upon slsvery--and which he
levelIed with Tremendous force a. the head Of Mr..
Rhru
| Mr.. A saii that il the treaty with England, ne
goiiutsd al Gheni, there was an article in regard
TO Naturalization for the slaves taken. L had
been frequently the case that he bad been arfaign-
ed BY Southern men, as sort Of colpfit, and for
being hostile 10 their interests. The article be bad
alluded to he had exeTied himself TO maintain
Afterwards great Britain endeayoursd 10 eyade IL,
and as Minister :hese il bad been his duty TO de-
Tend and maintain il and protect the interests OF
/ the South Finally, proposition was made
through him to refer this to arbitration, which was
accepted and Alexander agreed upon as the arbi-
traitor. He decreed 10 favor Of holders of the
slaves. The whole OF the negotiation was conduc-
ted BY him as Minister 10 Great Britain and as
Secretary Of State. Mr. A. said that the whole
respondenee wa, to be found nj the public documents
/ published by Gales and Seaton Those whochoose
to refer to il could see whether be had been hostile
10 the South. The owners of the slaves had
ceived their indemnity for their slaves, and such
was the feeling then the South that he thank
ed by public meetings held TO express their graft
tude TO him. Much sensation msniiested.] He
spoke of charge Of hostility to the South some
years ago being made sgsinst him By distinguish
e1 member from South Carolina bu, that member
afterwards come and begged his pardon and ac-
kwowedged his error. Had the gentleman from
South Carolina (Mr. Rbet) acted the part of
christian and gentleman, when he found he had
made a false charge against him,he would have re-
traced III but instead Of doing so,he PERSISTS in it,
He had charged him too with being for war, though
he p,ofessed to be DESTROYS of peace Mr.. A. said
he had declared and repeated the declaration, that
scar scouid not occur; no, not even il we we're to
take possession Of Oregon the day after the notice
was given. He did not fear this, he only feared
that the Administrator would be the 6rst to back
out. Much laughter.1
Mr. Yancey here called Mr.. A. to ORDER on the
ground that having risen to make t. personal
PLANTATION, he discussing the Oregon subject and
rejecting upon the Administration. The Speaker
sustained Mr. Us objections. Mr.. A. was about
TO proceed when Nr. Y. objected to his proceeding
without leave. The question was then put to the
House whether Mr.. A. should have leave pro-
coed, when a tremendous "aye" sounded from
every part of the House; the being called for
some half dozen voted The feeling of the
House could not be mistaken.
Mr.. A. then rose, evidently much grati6ed, and
said there occasion for panic on this
occasion; he bad said about all he had intended
| Mr.. A. then endeavored to show that his remarks
| Rhett had charged him with stating what he did
not himself bclieve-namely, that there would be
no war, &c. Mr.. Rheu denied that he had said
so. Mr.. A. read from his speech, and said If his
words did not bear that construction, he did not
understand the English language, and he left it to
the House and the world if that not his mean
ing He said the gentleman from South Carolina
had made i, personal matter with him ,unnecces-
sarily; that having made false charges against
him and then PERSISTED in them, he wanted nothing
more to do with him.
Mr.. Rhett attempted short reply-said it was
no use for any one the floor of the House to en-
gage In controversy with the gentleman ON Mas
sachusetts. He acknowledged his great powers,
and assured him that he (Mr. Rhe,p had as little
disposition to have any thing to do with him, MIR.
A., as he (Mr. Az had to do with him. Here the
matter between them dropt-itwl learn MIR. X.
a .slutsry lesson psrhaps.
MIR. Yancey of Alabama then got the floor and
made an able and eloquent speech agains, giving
the notice to England. He occupies Mr.. Calhoun's
grounds. He is the warm and devoted friend of
Mr.. C. and defended him most eoquenty az ainst
the insinuations made by Mr. King of New York
| he fugleman of Silas Wright in the House. Mr..
Y. said thu, the arrows of Mr.. X. though WRIGHT
LY aimed, had fallen harmless at Mr.. Calhoun's
feet.
Caleb Smith (Whig) from indiana, and who by
tho way, is one of the ablest OF his age in Con-
sress, owed in a speech in which he repudiated
in eloquent and indignant terms that there
any peculia, desire at the West for war. He re-
pudisted also the charge that this Western
question but a National one, and dsosimed any
desire on the part of the West, any sordd and mer-
cenary motive for driving the country into war
He opposed the adoption of the resolution to give
notice, and declared tina, the House had no juris-
diclion in the matter-it belonged to the Treaty
making power-the President and Senate. He
also thought il was war mess1re-and that its
adoption would lead to 10 one year afterwards.
| IL we give the noce-rs must take possession OF
the territory at the end of the year-and then war
must be inevitable. He was however in favor of
putting the country in full defence and ready
to vote any of taxes direct, indire CT for
that purpose Mr.. Smith is member of the Com
mitee on Foreign Affairs and one of the signers Of
the Minority report.
| Mr.. Cobb of Ga, a member Of the same Com :
mittee and one OF the mejoriiy-next took the floor
and made strong speech in favor of "giving the
notice" at once. He is quite an able speaker.
Mr.. Holmes Of S. C., offered joint Resolution
authorising the use ofany unoccuped Public ground
for the erection of Monument to WashAg, on.--
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Yours, &c. SUMMERS.