Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-03-11
HON. HENRY BEnlNGER.


INST, conferred their nomination for the next
Congress upon the Hon. Hrrnr BEDiseER,
who entered upon the canvass Of the District
by an address TO the People Of Berkeley Coun.
ty on Monday last, the Slh INST. 1t always
gives us pleasure to hear Mr.. B. speak. as he
IS what every one may emphaiieally style "a
fine stump orator" 10 fact, thar differ as one
may with him in opinion, he cannot help be
ing attracted by his speeches.
/ Two years ago Mr.. B. was a candidate for
the same station that he now seeks--a seat in
4 Congress--the contest was between him and
Mr.. LrcAs-both Of the Democratic parly--it
was then necessary that the Wing vote should
be coveted, and Mr. b. told the Wings a, the
time, that as they had 10 choose between two
devils, they must take the one with the short
est tail, and on Monday las, he reminded them
OF the fact, and remarked that fthey had been
mistaken in the measure it was not his fault
and thai If his tail had gro,cn any IN length
,cliie he had been in Congress, IL ras not his
fault, but only THE NATURAL PROGRESS OF
THINGS.
The object Of the speaker on Monday last,
was to render to the people an account Of his
stewardship during the twenty ninth Congress.
lie expected TO address the people in the
! Court House, but the Court being IN session,
engaged in the trial Of case till a late hour in
the afternoon, he addressedthe people from the
steps of the United States Hotel. Finding
ourselves so much occupied out of our Office,
(it being Court week) we shall notte able 10
do more than glance a, his speech. After
touching briefly upon the annexation oil Tex
as-ihe peaceful settlement OF the Oregon
question, and the Tariff, he proceeded to the
principal purpose Of his speech--an explana-
ton OF the vote Of censure which he gave in the
House Of Representatives against Gen. TAY-
LoR.
We understood the Honorable genileman's
explanation Of that most ungrateful and upius-
tiiiable vote TO be this Mr. CoeKE of Ten
nessee introduced resolution giving the
thanks Of Congress to Gen. TAYLOR. and
awarding hIm Gold Medal as testimony
Of the high sense entertained by Congress for
his judicious and distinguished conduct on the
memorable occasion of the battle of Monterey,
Mr. FARRAS,a Democratic member from Ohio,
offered an amendment to this resolution Mr.
Cocxe's. declaring Mexico to be the aggrcs-
scr il the existing war. The amendment Of
Of Mr.. FAkRAs was in these words-"engag
ed as ii was and still is (our army in war
commenced upon US by Mexico and continued
by US in defence Of the honor and yindcahon
Of the just right of the United States; assailed
as both have been by repeated and fragrant
acts on the part Of Mexico, ofinsult, outrages,
and finally of theinvasion Of one of the Statesof
this Union" To this amendment Mr.. THoMp
SON Of Mississippi offered the following prov-
so, which Mr.. FiRRAS Immediately accepted:
" Provided, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed into an APPRECIATION Of the terms
of the CapituaIion at Monterey" Mr. FAR
RAMS acceptance Of Mr.. TnoMPsos's proviso,
made the whole amendment his, (Mr Esd
and the question Of course came up upon the adop-
ton Of the entire amendment, and Mr. BEpIs-
GER voted for it. Now the Honorable gentle
man placed the justification Of his vote upon
the ground that he was placed IN the situation
of being compelled to vote against the resolu-
ton Of thanks or oil voting for the amendments
of F.RRAs and Thomson
Col EDWARD CoLsTos, who was in the
crowd, and who had himself many years ago
been in Congress, stated that no such alcrna-
tive was presented TO the gentleman at ALL
For the vote first came upon FARRAs's and
THoMPsos's amendments, and that he might
have voted against them with the greatest pro-
pretv, and then if the amendment was carried
against his vote, ii is true the alternative sta
ted would have been presented 10 him; but
Mr.. BEp,SeEa had himself voted to make those
amendments part ofthe original resolution offer
ed by Mr.. CooxE. To this Mr.. B. rejoined that
it was impossible for him IT, vote otherwise
than he did, as the question was indigisible.
and tina, he was obliged "to vote for all ornone."
! After some additional remarks, MI. b. clo-
sed--exhorting his party to rally to his support
as be would have done 10 the standard OF any
other Democratic champion whom the Con-
vention might have chosen.
The Wings adjourned then to the Court
House for the purpose Of holding meet
/ ing for the nomination OF candidates for
the next House of Delegates. This beng
gotten through with, Col. CoLsyoF rose and
addressed the Wings in some eloquent re-
marks, in which he alluded to the speech of
Mr.. BlDrsGER. and his vote on the resolution
of censure against Gen. TAYLOR. Before the
Col had concluded, Mr.. BEnsGEn came into
the Court House, and desired to make few
remarks in reply. The point Of controversy
being the cels,gc vote, the debate was but a
reiteraton of the colloquy between the two
4 Elk Members of Congress in the street. Mr..
BEpIveER, however, took the ground IL his
second speech, tina, his vote was no censure oil
Gen. TAYLOR, and even if it was, i, did not
hurt Gen. TAYLOR.
Col CoIsros replied. and argued that the
proviso 20 the first resolution is direct dsap-
: prevail of the capitnlation Of Monterey. THAI
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