New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-12

been wasted ON one question California aud
Doughfaces could sooner have been bought 20 vote
on the bill.
Mr.. SrANLy-IIave you finished youc
explanations
Mr.. GIDDINGs Not yet.
Mr.. STAsLY How much longer vii
you take
Mr.. GIDDINGs-f am very sorry to see
Shareholders copying from the doughfaces-let the
doughfaces copy after you. When lett for nome
the important bills were passed, and have been
censured by the Press because did not carry through
the River and Hsrbor Bill at an earlier period, and
TO my absence has been imputed the loss OF that DILL
but he called gentlemen TO witness that during that
session he had never voted Tor an adjournment De-
You'd one day.
II was the first time that he had found the gentle
man from North Carolina lodging. Instead OF
spending seven months on the California question,
II should have been disposed Of in as many days
and Congress should have gone home two or three
months earlier than they did, aud thus have saved an
unnecessary expenditure OF money. Is there a
Wing, Democrat, or Doughface, who cannot tell
whether it would not have been better TO go home
than to have remained here believe the cou airy
would have been obliged to us we had adjourned
before We did.
Inow say that gentlemen are looking forward to
the nominations for President, and warn the coun-
try that until the nominations are made no business
VIII be done This is the policy Buncombe speeches
must be made meanwhile.
Mr.. STANLY-I yielded the floor for an
into lecture at large on general deportment,-tne
gentleman thinks that he has some special git from
Providence or even higher or lower power,
which will not refer 70 here TO lecture doughidces
Wings and Democrats, the gentleman goes on and
renews bis iecture,-he admits that he went nome
and neglected the public business, we heard no
lecture at that tme-who delays the business as
much any other ten men The gentlemen from
Ohio.
Mr.. GlDDINGs interrupted-I call upon
tho gentleman to make his staying good--n the face
OF the House, pronounce Il false (Sensation')
Mr.. STANLY-It is usual for one who
has no regard for the decences of life relieve him.
self from responsibility by pTonouncing statements
false and is characteristic OF the man who sneaked
away from this House and took his WORK which
he did 10. do. Is he to lecture men IN this House,
or any negro or.free negro out Of 1t llaughter]-
But we have had enough OF this Has not the gen
teman to-day on the motion to PRINT tne
whole business and by whom inteHupted-oy the
runaway member who went home to secure MS
election to the neglect Of the public business
The gentleman says that bis dinner hoqr is ine
greatest subject ever discussed-but have dis
cussed sunderland that is the subject OF the non,
orable member himself, and that has been forced
upon me- by his own nsolent conduct In this House:
AS TO the River and Harbor bill, the gentleman did
more than any strict consructlonlss to deieat IT,
for his support is death to any measure-his support
makes measure odious. This being the case, now
can the country expect to get River and Haroor
bill
Mr.. GnDINGs-I am reioiced the gentle
man does me the justice to say that did more than
against that bill When came here the whole sys'
TEN of internal improvement was disoanded, but the
bill passed and vetoed by Polk at the last session
There was triumphant majority in its favor here,
where make nv speeches and exert my influence,
If have any.
When the gentleman descepds to low vulgarity
/ cannot follow him. No decent man can follow
him / know my constituents never expect me 10
follow him. In that River and Harbor bill my Dis
trict received double what it did under the adInin-
istration Of my distinguished predecessor, and no
l. Kill Tot Tho np-
ate and there met with factous opposition: [Gid-
dines here paused and looked toward Stanly, near
whom were Messrs Brown, OF Miss, and Evans,
standing up, and Brooks sitting near by.1
He then remarked Iprotest against doughfaces
prompting the gentleman from North CaroliOa a
lair field, and fair fight, is all | ask" Voices
you shall have 1t, go onl Inc servile press OF tne
North has arraigned me for the loss OF the River
ard HaIbor bill, In the Senate and because my IN
fuence was not sufficient to carry 1t there. BY the
delay of the gentleman and Nofihem services, we
did not pass the bill here in time to enable the Sen
ate to pass the bill. Ii is a small business
Mr.. STANLY The gentleman says 1t is
q small business plead guilty to the accusation.
Ii is not only small business, but the business OF
Will have to wash my hands after handling him but
the thing had TO be DONE as he had thrust himself
on us, a kind of censor II is small business Tor
me, and don't know how can descend any "er
than 20 take hold Of the honorable member OF ONO.
Mr. srANLY-No, its not good-it is a very bad
task, but must perform 1t. The gentleman, &C
coIoing TO his own views, is the only SIMON pure
hone st man in this Housebut he was always insult
ine Southern membership, not insulting them, for he
has got beyond that. Let the CALLED jade vince
The country and the geAtemans district should
know the fact that whatever he advocates, he rem
ders odious. The gentleman refers to my course on
the California BILL and he makes reckless asser-
ton when he says that am responsible for the
seven months delay on that measure.
Now, il there is any one SUBJECT on whlch am
more impre nable than another, II Is this intro
IL al Aata tn hat
and tried to get passed at an earlier time than the
gentleman did Where was the gentleman early In
this session Away from the House, in Phiiadei'
phia, embarked in the kOssuth humDug, then atthe
heht of the poison and fever and discussing, IN an
AioltlCn Convention, resolution declaratory OF
the Kossuth influence on the Slavery question In
the United States
Mir. GlDDlNGs-Will YOU hear me?
Mr.. STANLY-Nobody wants to hear
you. but will indulge you.
MIR. GIDDINGs The gentleman Is bark
ing up the wrong tree. The resolution referred 70,
was Lot passed at the meeting when was present,
Mr.. STANLY--I say that he was not only
in the Abolition Convention, but he was there ana
made speech. This he doesn't deny. Inc gaued
iade winces again 3
Mr.. GIDDlNes-Do you say knew OF
the agitation!
MIR. SrANLy-I say you made speech
at that place.
MIR. GIppINGs-If you intend
MIR. SrANLy interrupted, with don't IN
tend-I say what mean
MIR. CLIPPINGS, continuing, the gentleman
sbsnt crack the overseer's lash to put me down. II
he intends to say l was present, and knew OF the
resolutions to which he referred, then he msrepre-
sents me Ii was late in the day when lwaiked into
the Convention, and having been called upon re-
spolded IN few wores . n.
Mr.. SrANLy repeated with sheer, "A
few words, an ~
MIR. CLIPPINGS resumed-The gentleman
need not in that contemplate manner undertake 10
iItimida'e me from establishing the truth
MIR. STANLy--I hope that the gentleman
will not ppash his teeth SO hard. He might hurt
himself daughter Hessays must not crack the
lash of An oyerseer over him. We have no cracking
of such lashes in the South over the slaves-thss Is
y fancy none but fclons and other bad people have