Litchfield enquirer., 1846-03-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
ExPUEsIeN OF A CONGRESSIONAL RE-
PORTER


A vsrh foolish thing has been done at Wash
inrtcn--fhe expulsion Of the able correspon-
ANT AZ the New York Tribune, VIM. E. Robin
"a 81. New Haven, from his place, for what at
uSdsf. Il nut q breach Of courtesy. We defend
nd he act Of the Reporter; but it seems to US
lhefielk way to have looked at it was-that 1t
he u1efnber he'd been libeled, the law was o.
pan-sif he had been slandered, the act would
fnallyininre the reporter the most-and II the
v1rtura Of tue member was trUe, he ought 10
fnform his manners.
The following-part of letter from the
Courier and Enquirer-giVes the oEense ana
the punishment.
After the disposal of the election case,
M sewer sent a copy Of the New York
Tr;h,tna 10 the Clerks desk, an extract from
whieh.at his request, was read oy the Clerk
as follows
.Butthere is one still more remarkable than
tbe ofhers, and that is Hon. MIR. Sawyer, OF u.
-. Though his name would ind icate as
Tr,ch, vet he is not wood. sawyer; he IS, be-
Iikve. blacksmith, not that | consider the
trade would disgrace him. The reputation Of
Tia trade probably is the greatest sufferer. All
recupations are honorable for Woodworking,
honest men, It's only dlsgracetul to live on
he toll uf another. But digress from MT.
SAWYER. As Zoology is an important part OF
knowledge, proceed to give you some account
Cf the critters habits, as that may assist you IN
classing him under the proper head in the sys-
sest, of animated stature. -
AEyery day about 2 o'clock he feeds. A
bos,t that hour he is seen leaving his seat and
taking position in the window back OF the
Speaker's chair to the left He unfolds a
greasy paper in which is contained chunk Of
bread and sausage, or some other unctions
Substance This he disposes OF quite rapidly,
wipes his hands with the greasy paper for
napkin, and then throwslt out Of the window
What little grease is left on his almost bald
head, which saves an outlay for pomatum HIS
mouth sometimes serves as finger glass, his
coat sleeves and pantaloons being called into
reouisition as napkin. He uses a jack knife
for tooth pick, and then goes or the floor a.
gain and abuses the Wings az the British party
and claims the whole Of Oregon as necessary
X for the spread Of civilization. | believe he
goes, like Chapman, against all seductive acts
Of education. ,s...
Mr.. SAWYER said he was in the habit Of Ia
Hing his food in the rear Of the speakers chair,
ns specified by the correspondent Of the Trib-
,tne. aut he denied that this tact justified the
manner in which it had been noticed. He
aid not rise to ask the House to take any &C
zion upon it. his only object being to advertise
lhe author of it that lfit was repeated ne would
seek of him personal satisfaction. In other
words intimating that he would fog him..
u Mr.. Brinkerhoff, of Ohio. did not think that
that course was the proper one to be pursued
and he therefore moved that the correspondent
of the Tribune be expelled.
Mr.. Schenck did not approve Of the manner
& in which the habits Of his colleague had been
noticed. but he was att loss to know oy VIVA,
tnrinciple If action gentlemen we're actuated
who would vote to cxpel an individual from
the privileges of the House after having reiu-
sed TO express their disapprobation Of an OH
Ger Of the House. Mr.. Heiss Of the Union who
in an article in that paper had charged mem
her Of the House. with being liar Did the,
consider an allusion BY an anonymous writer
In newspaper. to the vulgar habits of one OF
ther body, as more grave offence than charge
made editorially, in the Government organ, a.
eainst the moral character OF member! lie
was proceeding in his remarks when he was
called to order, and the vote being taken the
motion made by Mr.. Brinkerhof prevailed.