Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-05-29
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Washington. May 10. 1919.
The rre,, incident in ncress dae has been speech
nnprepared and unprecedented by Mr. Stcphous Of -of
ga in defence n the and Just rights u Tho South
IN belrk II 90, whole men. and ts rresefsstIpnsnd
IN rerlY the many vehement and unrsllel Ion aacks
which har been made sgain and again by Mossrs nck
md 6ddngs. aad to-day, 10y Mr.. Dckey, upon The pe
=sIar Institutions of the South.
Tie House IN committee Of the whole ( Mr.. SINS
= SifA Csolina 10 the CHAIR on the private calendar
Tie hfs hill taken up the one providing t1r The
- ii the Hodges claim Tor negto carried oil lrum
Maryland by the British IN lSl4
af Chapman, Of Mary ably and briefly sdyoca
I'D claim.
~ Tuck opposed it, in feeble manner and with his
l,fnc voice.
e. Rhet replied warmly to some Of Mr. Tuck po-
aats.l his osn shtlil and ain st cracked voice
BIC Dichey embraced the occasion To run furious
t against the slavery Of the South. lie spoke with
great warmth and badness % manner. aud with much
eloqnewce. lie charged, that the slave holders
attempting 10 make the Government pay inr ef slaves.
aud when Souhern member chose discuss ile slavery
questions he permitted 10 do 81. while member
who was a freeman OF the North the light was denl=
oI.
Mr.. Dckc,' course Of arpumcn, and cxci'od
provoked GcogIas eloquent patriotic clcar'hcadcd Rep
tesentave Alexander II Stephens take tho flour and
slsver his sentiments upon the subject. And such
speech he delivered, both IN regard matter and
sRsenerse elgnen. clear. patriotic sincere aud
truthful. and Jusi-hss hccn listened To Tor many
day "a c,'ieT it,sse Of Congress 1t eecirylng
soul stirring. and commanded and rveiied the aen=
lion a the whole House and Of all in the House who
Fortunate enough 10 bo within the sound n his sharp
though agreeable. voice
fle tore Mr.. Dlcsey, argument all 10 flinders and
~xpceed the object which the gentleman and Messfs
tiddlngs and Tuck had IN view, their and
healed attacks upon the South lie warned them and
nil who were acting with them, 10 beware how they
pushed their unprovoked assaults upon the institutions OF
The south ion far He showed VIVA, the rights Of the
South guaranteed to the South by the trainers
the Constitution, the fathers OF the Cnon thres Of
those who that flour uuremitting in their
assaults upon those guaranteed rights he prayed To
t,d that the members whom he referred be animated
and governed by the spirit which animated the bosoms
81 their ilrthers
There fervency and earnesncss in hs manner
and sincerity and tmthfulness hs ,ena which
together with his noble seIlmeniscalm high minded and
patriotic. not slndic'lve. menacing grovengwhich
attracted every eye aud kept wide open every II
was no partisan speechno sectional haranene-no an.
peal 10 preudiceno studied attempt at dsplsy-bni an
"rienpraneous ouiburst Of patriotic devotion 10 the
whole unl"n and OF warning against the course Of ,hose
wkn would retd It asunder
ituse who heard that speech will never forget it,
although. regret to say II not reported. This be
ing one Of the private bill days, the reporters took
notes OF the speeches which delivered.
After the discussion had Terminated the committee
rose and reported the bill and the House passed IT. as,
another bill Of a similar character.
festcrdy Mr.. Houston, Of Delaware, chairman Of tho
committee on Public Buildings Ia whom refereed the
inventon oi Mr.. Francis st. Smith for taking the yeas
ard nays, made favorable repor, respecting said nven-
ton.
Tomorrow. ifMr. Ilouston can obtain permission he
intends To offer resolution Cor We House "A adopt thr
nacaise and have it put mp in IN Hall. BIT fear he
viii not Ne able TO get his resolution before the House
IL requires the unanimous Az the House il 10
adjourn over from Monday morning Thursday nett
10 order that the carpet and curtains and in the
Hall NAV be removed. the would I've oppurtune for
putting up MI Smith. invention, il The House would
but order il to ne done
The Senate last evening, after coming out Of secret
eession. resolved 10 adjourn from Monday morning
until Thursday. well as the House. so we will hav
Congress in session for the first three days Of mex,
week.
The Baltimore Convention delegates are still arriving
IN this city They seem 20 number and almost over
run Congress find they very much divided in
sentiments to whom they will nominate for President
and Vice President. IL any thing, the Cass stock ID
rising to day little with the almost certainty Of
like the editor Of the "Uuon "thc nomination Of Old
Jack by the Wing Convention. This may induce thu
t4k Iaea Office holders to yield up Mr. pix and
-oi,r some ehee Que Il the very shire wdes, o
them informs thst he beieves Mr. Polk is the or ny
est man If the party vino has been named but tina, i
@ond nai do TO ran him and defeat him. for it woul,
XII him. whereas 1t would do much injury To on,
VINO has never been And besides, he saws h,
with Mr. Polk. when he wrote his declaration no
ia again candidate and knew he WINS sincere II
'teTefare he To be ran. it woeld be charge,
int ~ and the Tennessee delegate had been ciratn
and deceivlng the democracy all the while! Thus h.
afgaes-snd he may he note than half right
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