Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-25
POLITICAL.
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fsbu"ry 2ld IN Comsiiiss of,As Whols on a. D.;
dents Message
d" n"s rss. NJ. Chairman to enter .,h,,,,,v ,,,o
e general d'scnssos 10 which The annual messsu, of .
resident ii Tho United States hss given .cc..,c nnt
n"ung myself under pec,rd necessity vf
my seal Tor week or two. have been unwilling 10 90
w"hout making few rrnarks which feel Ia be a.. =,
my own position and character.
have ahs"'ned thus r. from sav expression Of opinion
oe's'a"oo u p""se IN regard ~ tho anE,r,unnte src
o" controversies by which Country IL now su,strd
nave done an desgnedly. and for many ssa,ou. .n,is
factory to myself, f,o nohdy else.
!" inc hrs' place. air, desired 10 wnt. until the ex
srmen' growing oa, of ,ha, rrorac,ed struggle for tho
speakcTsh'p-'o which. by tho unmeried favor of INV
,.enas,i was so prominent party had passed AWAY
Nun the ,nods " all WIN were engaged in Il, aud n,
could express myself fully aud faessy upn ,hese cn
"over'ed '"p'cs, without tho suspicion of being influenced
ment. "ff''"'
'n the second place, sir. desired 10 wait, until soma
'hng OF lha. ierveni aud flaming heat which Ind been
8" evidently brought here from wha, may wall no torn
-" ~ .ahe warm aud sunny sm'h." had aba,ed; ua,
inc angry passions. which ssanel bant IN within q,
many bosoms a, the outset of the session. had found
ven, through the safe and Wholesome channel Of debate
and until their could be chance. that calm and ds
passionate voice from "the cold and calculating nrth"
might DO listened to- with degree Of p,,ien, aen
ton.
10 the third place. sir, desired 10 wnt until matters
should be rsthcr mpre clearly aud fully developed; until
a the circumstances Of The should he before u.s. un
III we should have been able 10 take an observation of The
precise position Of The precious ves-ol In which we ali
embakeI nn'il we could nscerain f possihls wha, /.
me real length and breadh and height aud DEPTH of that
fearful chasm, that yawnina abyss upon the dzzy brink
OF which, we are told the ship Of state now Is
ing herself until we coold learn. oo what course miuh,
be proposed by older and ahlor. and more experienced
hands, for extricaiing her from peril; and until espe
caly wc might bear distinctly, ab I'VE The rar Of The
elements aud tho ra,nx Of the shroads, ,he voice Of
the responslbls man ni tho hslm-ihe man. WIN hss
las been placed at ths helm by mai iiy of tho crew
with my own cordial concurrence. and who by tho bless
Ing OF Gd, hope. and trust. aud believe Ia destined 10
be hailed by MS all hoTeafe che pilo, who has wea
cred the slurm."
These, Mr.. Chairman, are some of the yiews with
which have thus far al,staned and wanId pndly have
still longer absained from any participation In thai
strife Of t,ngucs which has 81 long been rnrinq around
us-a strife, let mo say, which has seemed 10 ,ne likely
to have no more imEoltan' or practical issue. than thai
which was chroniced bv one Of the racsd historians in
regard to quarrel among tho Hebrew tribes when he
summed the whole matter. saying-'and the words of
the men ot Judah were rce than tho words Of tho men
Of Israeli
But sir, have no, been permitted to pusns this car
peeinnf syfem. as mn honorable member Of the medical
faculty near him, (Mr. Vennbr) would probably call H.
have not, say. been permitted 10 pursue this course Of
silent observation wilhou, interupon II appears lo
have bee" % as s o s ''E n S few member. Of This
no. Not satisfied with having accomplished nv defeat
ns candidate for re-eecon 10 Tho Speakers CHAIR
defeat, sir. which, in all It's personal incidents AID con
sequences. have ever regarded tho IN ST farinnaie
oftriumphs. and over which Of my enemies has
rejocsd moe heartily than myself, ,--not satisfied with
The accomplishment Of this result. they have made il
their special business TO provoke and ianni by un-
worthy re6ec,ions upnn my political and official con
duct and than of them have moi scruped 10 as.
sail me with tho coarsest and most unwarranabe person
aes.
II Is my purpose, sir. Al this momen, to notice some of
these unmannery assaults, nnd will be surprised
think II should he found doing ~ in M very ,nncpp
or measured terms.
Indeed, Mr.. Chairman, both tho Houses aud the conn.
try will hear witness that have been placed in n some
what extraordinary position during The present session
Of Congress Hardi had reached The Capi,al before
found myself held up.a the length Of three " four
columns In the democratic organ Of this city, rs des-
perate abitionis The abolition papers, In reply ex-
hbed me at equal length as indeed they had oen done
before, as rank pro slavery man. The honorable
her from Tennessee (Alr. Andrew Jonson) canning next
to the onslaught, and doing the favor rtharse be-
fore my face speech Which no had delivered behind
my back at the last session, auaigned in the e
rcious terms as having prosuted the pergaves Of the
Chair 10 sectional purposes and as having framed all my
committees in manner and with view ~ do injustice
10 the south. The honorable member from OHIO (Alr.
Gddipgs) followed him, after due delay, denounced
me, with equal violence a. having packed the most
important Of those committees for the purpose Of beay
ing the north. The proclaimed me to be the very
er reproached me as being downright, al least,
disguised enemy Ia that pr"vso. The one exclaimed
as the very climax Of his condemnation, q" word soon.
vote for Joshua X, Giddings himself than for Robert
G. Winthrop The other respond with an equally
indignant emphasis, "and would sooner for How
ell Cobb than for Robert G. Winthrop-he canno. do
worse, he may do better" Nay. presume il is safe
say that the honorable member is Of opinion that he
has done better since only has the honorable member
secured for himself place The Territorial Committee.
but the Tepnt Of the antslavery convention. at their
late meeting in Boston, has remarked upon II "a curl
and instructive fact, that in the composition Of
mitees, Mr. Cobb has given more weight To the anti
slavery element the House than was done by his
northern predecessor" How far this s true leave 9TH
ers 10 pronounce.
But the honorable members from Tennessee and Ohio
par n0ble idium have not been the only contributors
TO this most amiable and consistent and harmonious
timony in gard to my public conduct and characer.--
An honorable colleague from Massachusetts Mr. Allen
has in his mite, als both by prompting others al
his elbow and by The maner method Of direct ion
He. too. has charged me with having arranged certain
committees, with the deliberate purpose Of preventing
The actun which northern demanded Aud more
| recently. again, an honorable member fro Virginia
(Alr. Nlor'on,) In speech which. take pleasure in
say ing, WIS characterized by entire courlesy il not by
entire justice, has told the House and his constituents
that he ved sgaint Speaker because he believed
me in vor Of The Wilmot Provso; becpuee he believed
to be in favor Of the abolition Of slavery in The Dis
tric OF Conmbia; and because my name was found in
minority Of forty five against the admission o! Florida
a save.saie.
Sir. il my name were little less humble than feel il
this day u be-lfl were not conscious how small
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