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

and said that IN nose Gays Doey and corruption were
known. Men then accepted Office a road 10 wealth,
but . highway to poverty. Let any man defame the
memory Of such statesmen in Massachusetts, and he would
be the first vndcaie them Referring the charge Of in
gratitude to Mr. Webster, he desired to know what avors he
had received at bis hands He knew how cheap man
could be bought but did not think that the fact Of dining with
the Secretary State should close the mouth Of Represent
a,ve Of the American people Even though he should be
offered reward by the appointment of friend brother to
some lucrative Office he could be bought with the price,
In conclusion he stated that some future time he would
take occasion review the obligations of Massachusetts, to
Mr.. Webster.
Mr.. AsHMUN thought that the remarks Of his colleague
scarcely needed reply The of shame aud indgna
ton that shone in every face and which expressed
audibly last night, better and eecua response
than would be any words he could utter Did every
mark the indignation felt and uttered oil around the hail at
the shameless charge made last night There
honorable in the House who would such charge
cry out Shame shame !" He coming directly to the
point The gentleman charged last night and had renewed
the charge to-day that before accepting the Office Of Secre-
tay State, Mr. Webster entered into negotiation, by
which be made condition that il he accepted the Office he
should receive from certain bankers in State street, Boston,
and Wall street, New York, large sum of money-some
$50, O0O-and that that contract had been fulfilled far
New York concerned, and nearly fulfilled far as Bos-
ton concerned. This was charge of corruption. 1t
charge that he had accepted that office for the purpose
of favorng Of business and it nothing less He
authorized to say that, in its length and BREADTH in the
aggregate and in the detail unqualified falsehood
that it unqualified falsehood.
Mr. ALLEN. State your authority.
Mr.. ASHMUN. Now the issue was made; the challenge
bad been accepted Let the deamer Of the Secretary OF State
Mr.. ALLEN. Mr.. Chairman-
Mr.. ASHMUN. Take your seat, sir. You will have
time enough when get through You shall not interrupt
He had done what he not authorized to do last
night Having authority to do this now there could be
mistake about the matter The gentleman had said that what
else be might be, he characterized by ankness
This would be news to people in Massachusetts 1t
would be in the gentlemsas village. It
to him. If his character had been Of ankness through
life then he had not BEEN informed correctly As evidence
OF his ankncss that gentleman, with these purposes in the
deep abysses Of his heart had to the hopabe board Of
Mr. Webster, and there with his family and friends around
him. par,aken Of his hospitality He had gone there, smiling
and seeming to be friendly, when there in his heart
whisPerings of maignity.
Mr.. ALLEN rose to a point Of order He had objec-
ton to any statement of the kinds hut the statement
trely false. He had been his house this session.
Mr. ASHMUN said that the speech Of the gentleman had
been made with impressions. He had not come sud-
denly the conclusion announced this floor All his life
he had protested friendship while in bis heart he habored
enmity The gentleman frank He did publish
cret and confidential letters of Charles Hudson
Mr.. ALLEN. No, sir you scoundrel if you say
Mr.. ASHMUN did not know what Charles Hudson would
say The gentleman had been accepting Inequalities, had
at the board of the Secretary and had smiled while at the
time dagger in his heart, if not in bis hand
His colleague and himself had been colleagues elsewhere
Did they recoect the the Philadelphia Conven
ton His colleague and himself through the whole Con-
venon voted for Mr. Webster the candidate Of the Wing
party and because that gentleman did receive the nom
nation his colleague up and denounced the Convention
as traitors to the Wing pay and purnng it. returned home
to Massachusetts, nice standard present to the
try excellent specimen Of the frankness Of his coleague
So much for that part Of the subject
Mr. A. then referred to the charge Of the existence of
coalition in his (Mr AsHmuS district and said that it
of consequence him whether personal political
deratons had prevailed to give him triumphant
in his district He stood here to-day proud Of the support he
had always received
He then stated relation the charge of having one YER
sion Of his speech printed for the South and another version
for the North that there truth in it. He appealed
those who had known him for the six years he had been
Congress to testify to the truth Of his assertion.
Mr. billiard asked leave Of the House to make an ex
planaton
Mr.. ALLEN rose TO point Of order. The House had
allowed him to reply personal charge against him.
Another attack had been made, and he had right
reply.
The CHAIRMAN decided that the gentleman had no right
to reply.
Dir. billiard asked the privilege make an expana-
ton. He appealed the committee indulge him in short
reply to the attack made upon him by the gentleman from
Massachusetts.
Objection was made.
Mr. BAYLY then closed the debate on the bill before the
committee by answering the objections made against it.
Several amendments were then offered to the bill and con-
siderable debate ensued when the hour Of three hav
ing arrived
The committee took until six o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The committee resumed its session. (Mr. BoYD of Ken
lucky, in the char) the Mexican indemnity bill being still
under consideration.
And the question being taken the amendment Of Mr.
Books, it was rejected Ayes SO, noes rs.
The committee then and reported the bill to The House,
when was read the third time and passed. under the ope-
ration of the previous question.
HuIp Ernn ny