Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-01


njure cruelty wound, and degrade one OF MS own eiiow
citizens, who had doue him no harm
What were the charges which, by insnuation in the first
place. and finally by working bis courage up 10 the sucking
point by assertion the gentleman had made against Mr.
Webster That gentlemen Of Boston and New York, know
ing the pecuniary inability the Secretary OF State TO assume
and take the responsible Office he holds bad offered to
contribute bear out the expenses and burdens Of the oce
great as ali knew them to be- Was there any thing beyond
that So far as he was concerned he proud say that
he had the high honor OF confidential intercourse with that
genteman and Of the proudest and richest enjoy
mens OF his life. or this thing, however, ne knew nothing
II might be So He did not take issue with the gentleman
that point II the gentleman knew il, if il was he had
nothing TO say but he put it to any MEMBER there was
any thing IT, whether would detract from the honor OF
Mr Webster If charge brought forward he for one,
as friend Of Mr. Webster, would meet it. Let them put
their nsnuaons the form Of specific charge that would
be tangible and he would guaranty that the friends of Mr.
Webster and every friend Of justice, would not n.erpose the
slightest objection in the way Of inquiry.
Mr. billiard said that the Secretary of State had not
sought TO discharge the duty they about put upon him.
Il was not by his that he assumed the responsibility of
negotiating for the payment Of debt which this nation owed
but il by oaw He submitted to every pos
sessed with feeling Of charity whether this not most
ungenerous OCCASION when debating public policy like this
make the debate personal to the Secretary Of State The
Of that great not to be thrown away dly
good name TO be valued above all price, and these exraor
dnary groundess and malignant charges be
ony thrown in body like this without being replied
The splendid reputation Of Mr. Webster, which has
thrown the American naon the golden orb OF
which now almost setting beneath the horizon Of time,
object much admired by him that he was unwilling
to see single speck placed upon it by malignant act.
There living lustrous American amongst us, ne
cared of what party that he did not desire to see him
20 down the grave with ilusrious reputation He
characterized the charges unnecessary and reckless and
believed that the hostility which from that quarter
that when clouds and darkness overhung the
fortunes oft country, and every good man trembled for its
fate and every bad hoped for its overthrow, that great man
Lz~l
stake for his country As Southern man, be (Mr H. was
grateful to him for his courage and manness He believed
the whole country would record his in the history Of
the times in the largest capitals and the nobest terms Mas
sachuse repudae him. though be did not believe she
would but that she would be her fame, and stand
by her great but she should repudiae him. the coun-
try would take him up Mr. Webstes fair fame could
be impaired by these reckless charges.
GAS some tall cliff that lifts its awful form,
Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm;
Though round its breast the rolling clouds spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on its head"
He believed the character Of the Secretary of State
above suspicion Every act had been for his country He
believed he entertained higher wish than that Getting his
language When his eyes shall be turned behold,
for the last me the in heaven, he might not him
shining the broken and dishonored fragments Of
glorious Union States discovered, discordant, belge
rent land with civil feuds, drenched it may
be- in fraernsl blood Let their last feeble and lingering
glance rather behold tbs gorgeous ensign OF the republic,
now known and honored throughout the earth, still full
advanced, It's UopneS tnelr
gnal usre stripe erased polluted single star
obscured bearing for its motto such miserable inerroga
tory as What all this worth Nor those other words Of
deuson and folly Liberty rs and Union afterwards but
every where spread all over in characters of living light
blazing all its ample folds they float the and
the land and every wind under the whole heavens
that other sentiment, dear to every true American heart
Liberty and Unon and forever and inseparable ~
The committee rose and reported progress.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1851.
On motion Of Mr. BAYLY, the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole the Of the Unon (Mr. BoYD OF
Kentucky, in the chair and resumed the consideration Of the
bill provide for carrying into execution, in further part
the twelfth article Of the treaty with Mexico, concluded at
Guadalupe Hdalgo.
The pending question the amendment Of Mr..
BRooKs add to the bill provision that "the Presden,
be directed in Of loans made for the the United
States advertise and receive proposals. and for the
payment of the said nsmsn through the highest responsible
bidder"
Mr. KING of New jersey who entitled to the floor
spoke in opposition to the amendment deemng it
sonable and impraccabe mode Of paying the indemnity
Mr. ALLEN said that he had stated to the House the cir
under which the present Secretary of State had
come into Office He bad informed the committee they had
been before sufficiently informed Of the fact that the Sec
rotary of State stood in that place quite much the hired
agent and pendary the bankers Of Wall street. New York
and State street, Boston, he did the hired of the
Government He bad given then only the particulars
the arrangement by which these contributed
donations but he had stated the terms and the arrangements
by which, and upon the call and demand Of the Secretary
Stale HIMSELF certain of money in place, and like
in another place. agreed to be made up and
subsequently, made up, to compensate him for taking the
Office, and 10 support him in that office Had his colleague
denied this Not at ALL He could not regard the broken
of his colleague distinct denuncson Of his
ment The gentleman and bis confederate had endeavored
to divert the attention Of the committee from the point of
inquiry and excite preudces against the speaker He said
that he had stated that denial had been made Of the truth Of
his He wished his colleague deny now that
ne might have opportunity to state few facts His col
league declined at least the House might understand him.
Did his colleague say that he had made denial of
the statement last night If be did, he would that de-
NAL: and he would here say, that if there denial from
responsible he would be ready TO meet the issue,
whenever and wherever could be presented and all he ask
ed Of the Secretary Of State Of his friends that they
would give him opportunity to call up the evidence and
bring forward the facts He here pledged himself before the
committee notwithstanding any denial which might be majs
that, opportunity afforded him, he would substa
tate these facts This the statement which he made
That the Secretary Of State did write letter Boston, after
she offer bad been made him Of Secretary of State and did
ask what they would do for him he accepted the office
He did take the Office and agreed the sum of
of S25 600, he believed raised in New York but fell
short somewhat in Boston, the collected there amount
ing to $4,000 He who stood in the Office of Secretary Of
State, having such arrangement with business men and
bankers the most suitable person for the manage
of the pecunary negotiations of the country made
no diff if this money had been offered voluntarily
Every knew for what purposes commercial men made
such gifts Any Of independent spirit, in that position
ought have said that he would have nothing do with this
thing. He should suspect the gifts and those who made
them He asked if such influences, brought bear that
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