Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-07-27

The debate, on the motion to reconsider the vote
jec,ng the cvirand diplomatic bill. resumed in the
House this morning. and continued throughout the day.
MI. Caleb b. Smith opened the ball in gallant style.
Always an able and commanding speaker, he, To-
day, surpassed himself He spoke with great force
and ability, made his shots tell, II Capt. Bragg's
gfape poured into the Mexicans at Buena Vista,
with killing effect this day did the grape Of the in
repid Smith make lis mark upon the Lecoocos in the
House!
He defended the course and conduct OF the Wings
on The internal improvement question, and conrasted
the with the same course and conduct of the op
poste party. He defended the action of the Wings
in putting the appropriation for the improvement othe
Savannah river into the civil and diplomatic bill, and
he declared bis belief hatlhey would keep ihere, in
spite OF all threats, Executive otherwise, that the
bill should be vetoedi NoWhg, he predicted, would
so fecTeant allow himself TO be driven from his
stand by Executive threats.
He reviewed General Cass' course the internal
improvement question, aad produced that little book.
which contained, IN single volume, about as large
and thick as half dollar the luminous letter of Gen
venon. lie sen he book TO The Clerks desk 10 be
read, ing he considered ii like John Rogers little
work left TO his children, the author of which said
81 leave you here little book,
For you TO look upon
That you may your fathers face,
When he is dead and gone.
He said he presented to the other side Of the House
er's face when he is dead and gone
The immense letter, Of three newspaper lines,
then read by the Clerk, while the House roared with
laughter!
Mr.. Smith, in abiding TO the course of Mr. Went
worth, said he believed that gentleman generally
consistent, except upon one poiai-he always supper
ted the river and iiarbor improvement hs-and then
turned round and voted FOR a President who would
10 them
MIR Wentworth said, that he should not do SO next
time.
Mr.. Schenck here inteposed, and asked, if the gen
tleman from Illinois would repeat what he had Just
said, as 'there was so much noise and confusion he
feared the gentleman had not been able TO make him
self heard and understood.o
The House again reared with merrinient!
In concluding his speech Mr. Smith paid his re-
spects 10 Mr. iverson who had yesterday made la
mentable TODD about the Wing ngralilude which had
sacrificed the noble hearted, chvalric and glorious
Henry Clay, and Indignantly asked whence came this
''modern democratic" sympathy, and these ''modern
democratic crocodile for Henry Clay! Was il
the same Henry Clay that reviled uaduced and
magned four years ago, by the leaders Of the "mod
ern democracy" from end OF this Union TO the
other2 Out upon @ch sympathy for Henry Clay
The friends OF Mr.. Clay were his true friends still
they had not cast him off. He stood aloi now asev-
er, the allest column Of the Wing parry, who had
rather be right than be President!
Mr.. Stewart of Michigan, made speech, of no
great merit, or eloquence, against the Wings, and in
defence Of Gen, Cass and the party supporting him
for President
MIR. Stewart is small man, with good head and
small nose. lie Is courteous, but not an able de-
batter He may be termed young man.
Mr. Goggln, Of Virginia, next succeeded in obtain
ing the floor. He replied TO the speech made yester-
day by Mr. Bayly, with great power aud ability. He
quoted Bayly against Bayly, and showed how MIR.
Bayly once denounced Gen Jackson for his usurpa-
ton of authority and for his high handed use of the
one power
Mr. Bayly was in great hurry 10 get out of the
Hall--he had appointment to fufhll-and therefore
he babe his colleague across the Hail. good morning
lie le1!
Mr. Goggin referred to Mr. Henry A. Wise, now
Cass electoral candidate in Virginia, and quoted his
testimony, given under oath, against Lewis Cass, be-
fore investigating Committee of Congress. He
also read from speech of the same gentleman, some
scorchng language against the pu'rtd coiruptions
which he maintained Were carried on in the high places,
and in which he aimed make il appear Gen. Cass,
while Secretary of War, was interested.
Mr. Goggin's speech well received by the
Wings and produced some luttering among the Lo-
coiocos.
Mr.. Thompson, of Mississippi, next got the floor,
and read prepared speech against Gen. Taylor and
the Wing parry and justification oil himself and
Gen. Cass He attacked recent Life Of Taylor, by MIR.
Mudd, and denounced parts OF II, which related TO his
MIR. Thompson was but little listened TO.
Mr. Barrow, OF Tennessee, followed in n powerful
Wing speech, in which he fully justified the insertion
OF the item for the Savannah river improvement in the
civil and diplomatic bill, and only regretted that an
at the mouth Of the Cumberland river,