Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-03-06

spoke of the great of business Of momentous mpo
which remained to be acted upon and characterized the
proceeding of the Senator from Missouri in relation to thin
matter highly improper, not dsorderly He trustee
there Senator receant enough TO his duty give
TO the mperious way of the Senator For one he woue
raise his voice announcement the dsordery of thu
Senator and he held himself responsible for what he said
here and elsewhere He alluded incidentally to the term Re
publican, applied to the Democratic party He poessec
to be much of Republican any who lived but hi
Democrat The very last mputation which he woue
wish have attached his that of being Demo
crat He declared unappeasabe against Democracy
He abhoed it, because he believed it the worst and
contemplate form of tyranny of which human nature hat
an idea.
| Mr.. BENTON said he would thank the gentleman to
plain what he by peaceabe against Democracy
| Mr.. ARCHER ] said an unaPPeasable war
| Mr.. BENTON. oh, is that it? We have heard SO much
about peaceabe with Mexico that under the i'm
Democracy.
Mr.. ARCHER 1t is very natural mistake. A peaceable
with Mexico but unappeasabe against Democracy
Mr. BUTLER said he desired to reply TO some OF the re
marks of the Senator from Missouri in reference to the pro-
ceedngs against Mr. Richie. He wished to make plain
statement of facto give plain narrative OF the transac
ton-that there might be no misrepresentation Mr. b. then
proceeded to state that he had been anxious to afford Mr.
Richie opportunity disclam all intention OF insulting
this bodyto say merely that the article an unadvised
Any thing of this kind would have been satisfactory to
him. had he been the committee he had proposed With
view to afford him opportunity TO escape, he had propos
ed the appointment of committee and he put il to the
friends of Mr. Richie at the time, all around him. to know if
they would accept the proposition but treated with con-
temptuous Cromwell he said entered the long Par
lament and said one You liar" TO another, "You
knave," another, You hypocrite," &C. Mr.
Richie does claim the right to come hore e'd .a'i
Names but he does through his paper lie claims the
right to call us knapes traitors and every thing that is ofen
ve and yet here and enjoy the courtesy OF The
Senate.
Mr. B. spoke of the magnificent the magnificent =
EXPLANATIONS and oucres about the liberty of the He
inclined believe that this all political manGuvre
WE'LL those who thought proper launch their little banks on
this stream might do SO, but sink they would
Mr.. B. wished to know whether Mr.. Richie claimed the
privilege of coming and mngng among them, and OF calling
them the time knaves, scoundres, and traitors
he did, he for would say, "NuHa pestigia retrmsun
Let the judgment and the sentence stand he would never
reract it. .
Mr. WESTCOTT said he was one of those Democrats to
whom the Senator from Missouri had referred as having aim
ed blow Democracy by the vote he had given for exclud
ing Mr. Richie Now, he had always been as he thought
Democrat and desired to continue in the faith He wish
ed of the Senator where he could find standard of
Democracy Last session he voted for resolution reported
by the Senator HIMSELF chairman OF committee, to expe
two editors who had used language in relation to this body In
nitey less Objectionable and insulting than the article
planned of in the Unon He not then denounced for
destroying the liberty Of the press Of on Democracy
He did why the act much greater provoca
ton should be charged attack the liberty OF the
press, and an attack on Democracy.
Mr.. NILES made remarks in opposition to the
luton. He in it scheme for establishing political
press this city The resolution appeared its face to be
nothing than heap of meal but, If 1t stirred
would be found that the old cat under it. "A laugh
Mr. JOHNSON, of Maryland, desired to know if the Sc
nator meant to charge him with entertaining design under
of this proposition, establish political press
Mr. NILES said no. he did believe the Senator knew any
thing about any such design but he believed there such
design nevertheless The mno y had been charged with
obstnatey obstucng the business of the Senate by their
pernacy and in their opposition to this ropo
sition but not the majority just obnoxious to the
charge for adhering to it
Mr. N indicated his willingness vote for taking the yeas
and long the ingenuity of the Senator from Missouri
could frame amendments offer, whether he approved the
amendments not.
Mr. SIMMONS favored the adoption Of the resolution
for employing reporters he said met
his sanction because he believed would be Of great advan
age but, independently Of that, there seemed this
son decided majority in favor OF the proposition, and ne
thought that the majority ought prevail This, he beev
ed, Republican doctrine. 1t Wing doctrine, he
knew. ....~
Mr. CALHOUN (who spoke with much difficulty, owing
hoarseness and observed that he had agency in
this further than when asked his opinion he had sta
ted that he believed would be of the greatest advantage
have the debates in the Senate reported promptly, fully and
with accuracy He thought STILL But if he thought the
proposition had any with the establishment OF po
ca paper he would be the last man to give his support
The great object he thought disconnect the reports
from the party presses.
The question was then taken upon the amendment and
rejected Yeas IL, nays 81.
The resolution then ordered TO be engossed and read
third time to morrow by the following vote
YEAS-Messrs Archer Badger Berrien Butler Calhoun,
Chalmers, Cilley John NJ Clayton, Corwn Crenden Da-
Wis, Evans Greene Hannegan, Huntington Jarnagn, John
of Maryland Johnson, of Louisiana, Mangum Miller,
Morehead Pearce Simmons Upham Webster Woodbridge,
and Yulee- 81.
NAYS-Messrs Allen Ashley, Atchison, Bagby, Benton,
Breese Bright Cameron Dickinson Dix, Fairfield, Houston,
Mason, Niles, Rusk Sewer, Sturgeon and Turney-l9.
On the following day. the resolution coming up for its third
reading
Mr. BAGBY made speech in opposition to its passage,
which he concluded by saying that he would be content to be
placed upon the list of false prophets before another session.
found that the beneficiary Of this appropriation of
money would be conducting public newspaper in Washing
ton by Of the funds thus provided for him.
Mr.. HANNEGAN said he felt it due to himself simply to
say, again, for ALL that the proposition introduced
by him without concert with Lying the reporter
whose mentioned in it. If the Senator from Ala
bama after what had been stated yesterday meant persist
in mpu,ing improper motives to him in the introduction of
the resolution, he hardly knew how characterize the
duct of the Senator correctly than by saying that he
shamed the place where he sat.
Mr.. BAGBY said he very much asonshed at the
mark Of the Senator from Indiana, if indeed, he could be
tonshed remarks coming for the last few days from that
quarter His respect for the Senate well his per-
sonal sclfrespect would prevent him from impugnng the
motives of any Senator but for shaming the seat in which
he he disposed indulge the Senator from In
diana did, in oubuss Of temper he could hardly equal that
Senator violence Of language and and he shamed
the seat in which he sat- would be in consequence OF Its
proximity to the seat of that Senator.
Mr. TTIRNEY moved that the resolution be referred to
select committee with to send for persons and papers,
and TO report thereon.
The motion was negatived, and the resolution was then
adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. BOYD moved to take up tie Senate bill making fur