Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-03-14

accessories from the Democrac snks also, without the
operation of the Executive in the base intrigue
surrender the independence, the rights and the honor Of th
country M
Mr. sPEIGHT said that it would be discovered that in thu
bill Of pains and penalties which had been framed against thu
Senate, there counts only the whole Whl
party said to be involved in this conspiracy but considerable
portion Of the Democratic party also and Mr. B. on
Of those attached that party, he considered himself i'm
pcated with others Of his political brethren. Under hes
circumstances he felt due himself only, but chiefly
and especially his constituents, to rise in his place
and in the most emphatic to deny that he had
knowledge of the subject either in regard gentlemen of h
opposite party or those Of his own
Mr. s. had attended but one, and that when
the Of the session. had been proposed
take from the presiding officer Of the Senate the appointment
OF its committees Though he had often been summoned h
had obeyed the summons attended any
that Mr. g. had not been present during the whole Of thu
speech made time ago by the honorable Senator from
Georgia, Mr.. CoL0uIrr and the first ntimaton he haa
had from friend, who told him that that Senator intend
ed offer amendment the resolutions the Senate
from Kentucky. He had been delayed in getting into the
Senate the day when the amendment proposed
when the Senator read his resolutions the first time Mr.
s. had heard word of what they contained When
heard them, he had after little reflection, concluded that
with slight modification, he would vote in their favor Tha
the resolutions the result Of any Mr. g. believed
to be assertion wholly unfounded Certainly he had him
| self attended about the matter.
And here Mr. g. felt his duty TO remark that from the be
ginning he had regarded this question regard giving
notice 10 lireat Britain question
not of Wings against Democrats, of Demo
Gratis against Wings. He viewed il great American
question, in the magnitude of which all party considerations
lost and done with He had himself conversed
freely with Senators of the Wing side Of the Senate the
whole subject with desire that all differences in
regard might be healed and that the entire Sen
might present the British Government undivided
front But that Mr. - united in any coalition bargain 70
thwar the Administration utterly false. Mr. s. was the
personal and political friend Of the President and, unless he
compelled by conscience to separate from him. ne should
continue yield him his hearty support Though bad been
tried to represent Mr. s. his enemy if it should prove that
those who were SO succeeded driving him from his purpose
it might perhaps out in the end that Mr.. 8.
Mr. Folks friend than of those who claimed TO be pre-
eminenty and exclusively such.
Mr. CALHOUN uDder<l6od 10 say that he knew the
amendments proposed by the Senator from Georgia be his
work he considered them well drawn up and there
Of them which Mr.. G. might possibly combine to
support.
Mr.. BENTON next spoke, but, from the low tone in
which the Of his remarks delivered they
reached the Reporter in the remote, confined and
wreched assigned those who expected give the
thoughts and words OF American statesmen to their country
| and to the world.
Mr. b. understood saying that il had been known
him that the resolutions offered by the Senator from Georgia
mr. CoLauIrr) those Of the Senator from Kentucky
Mr.. CRITrENDEs) had been prepared more than month
consequently long before the period assigned by the
ces in the Times for the alleged have been held
prepare them They had been shown by him the Senator
from Kentucky during interview which they had in the
committee room on military affairs.
Having said thus much the time when the proposition
drawn up he would say, further that if accusation
made against any Senator which, the view Of such Sc
naor touched his character and honor Mr. B. would with
out the slightest regard any political divisions of opinion
go for any proper investigation he might desire. But here
the accusation involved not Senator only, butmany
bers of that bodya those who belonged side of the
chamber and many from the opposite side might be
quse carry any measure proposed. member in
his place. denied the charge in the strongest TERMS and de-
its author and the next day. and for
days AFTER the charge reiterated and investigation set al
defiance Under these circumstances whatever Mr. b. might
have thought when the charge first preached, he should
vote checrfuly for the committee proposed
Mr. CHALMERS said that he had been one Of those who
voted against the adjournment the day referred in the
printed article and might possibly be deemed proper that
he should make explanation As the charges made he
had felt them from the first to he utterly beneath his notice
that floor. He knew nothing of any caucus, such
had taken place among gentlemen Of the party to which he
belonged He had attended these when asked to do
munb~rs OF tho Dvnnsr-s;e He nnfhine what
OF any held by Wig members Of The Senate
of their with the British Minister. He had voted
against adjournment the occasion alluded to because he
had felt great anxiety that this question Of notice should be
settled His mind fully made up the subject
and he had been anxious to vote he still anxious do
so. As well known by all who acquainted with
him, he in favor of notice but he wished the form in
which it given be such should unite the largest
number Of He held the charge which had been read
in utter contempt but If any gentleman deemed Of a
demand investigation Mr. C. willing
TO award it, and would vote for the resolution.
Mr. WESTCOTT said that if be thought there was a sin
gle the Senate who believed word of the foul charge
which had been quoted from newspaper he should feel
much ashamed Of him he Of the author of the libel
But he did believe there here who had the slight
idea of It's being founded in truth. Mr. W. had voted
for the adjournment yet he did not suppose himself to be
implicated in the charges might however, not be improper
to state that he had not intended to vote to adjourn until the
moment before the vote taken, and he had then done
account Of avowal Of the Senator from Georgia His
intention had been against the amendment He had
been from the first to vote against the notice
in any Of the forms thus proposed He had intended, the
day before yesterday, have offered resolution of his
relation these scurrous articles in the Times but had
been dssuaded by gentlemen both Sides the ground that
il and, besides, might be becoming
that it should from Democratic Senator And another
that there power in the presiding officer Of the
Senate to take action in the He should however,
for the resolution Of investigation, that had been brought
into the Senate because he deemed all necessary
vndicae the character Of the Senate Of any individual
Senator but for another he hoped that public Justice
might be done those be they who they might who had de-
famed the body, any Of its members.
Mr. BAGBY said that he Of the Senators TO whom
the Senator from Florida mr. WEsrcorT) had commuRicat-
ed his intention Of proposing the resolution which he had
far regarded the reputation Of the Senate il wholly
unnecessary Mr. b. had been of opinion that that body had
earned for itself character such be affected by
such charge directed against respectable portion Of its
members and If the of the motion now offered de-
pended upon him, he would for the have given
to the Of it the advice Mr. b. could not be
made to believe that the Senate had yet reached that point
degradation that it needed to be defended from charge
monstous He thought thsy had yet that psss
and he trusted and believed they should Yet gen
emen the other side Of the chamber deemed due to
themselves TO the representative OF another Government