Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-19

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Mr.. Sranly. hope that the gentleman
will not gnash his teeth SO hard. He says
must not crack the overseer's lash over
him. We have no cracking Of the lash
over the slave. Thisis fancy; and none
but for felons and other bad people. And
there ought to be bad negroes, when they
see how badly white men act. Cries OF
Good" and laughier.l Who is here
PLAYING overseer over white mcnf Who
but he that throws his filthy gall and assais
everybody--Nor,hern Wings. dough-fa-
ces, and "vile Shareholders and he is
the only man " 10 acts in that capacity
We do not raise the overseer's lash over
our slaves 10 North Carolina. If that man
was in the Southern country no one would
own him as slave with black skin
If he was free negro he would run wild,
and in the course Of three weeks be
brought up TO the whIpping-post and
dashed for stealing from or slandering some
Of his neiglbors. But charge him with
being at certain Convention and making
a speech and this he does not deny. And
he gets over this by saying tia, if in
tended to say what ] do not say. tits not
act. He was in Norristown also, and
A message was about 10 be announced
from the President Of the United States.
when
The Speaker asked the gentleman to
suspend hisremarks for few moments.
MIR. Stanly, (poin'ing TO Mr.. Giddings.)
We ought 10 suspend that fellow by the
neck
The message was received and placed
upon the table.
Mr.. Stanly resumed. have departed
from my usual course oftreatment towards
that member, but his own insolence caused
me to say something on this OCCASION
He rose and poured out his abuse on the
" hole House and country. In a moment
Of excitement got up and reminded him
Of his misdeeds. He said my assertion
was false. He has thrown the first stone,
and must take the consequences. | beg
pardon for having stopped 10 a controversy
with him.
Mr.. Giddings. One word. When /
spoke of what the gentleman SAID as false,
| did not transcend the parliamentary rules
IF the House. 1t is not Insulting or IN
,enilemanly. If a gentleman is wrong,
| don't say that he Intentionally misrepre-
sents the facts. viii call attention 10 an
other thing. When the gentleman is
brought forward by the services of the
North to asssl me and play the braggart
for the dough-faces and Swiss guard Of the
North, | " i'll say 10 him. if you go so slow
as you did to-day, cant follow you. 1t
may be suitable in his country for the bar
room, but such language would not he per-
nirtcd in the bar rooms North, nor pass
current among the loafers. 1t is unbccom.
ing frcemen to use such language in this
Hall. The gentleman says that was at
n orrisiownduring the holidays; bu, where
was he and the house! Here, drinking
grog. Laughter. | was among the peo-
pie ofthe country, endeavoring TO press
on great and important principle and by
looking at the journal you vii! find the
gentleman any where else but in this Hall
1t that time A voice: Does The journal
say any thing about drink?' And yet the
gentlemen takes me TO task because du-
ing the holidays visited my friends.
Mr.. Stanley. ] must go on.
Mr.. Giddings. One word more.
Mr.. S'anly. The gentleman says that
t is not wrong for man to charge the as
erion of another as false This is in ac-
ordance with his views Of propriety!-
This is his idea of dcccncy. If | had been
designated to attack him Ishould go home;
because think il any one should be pick
d out for this purpose it would be the
neanest in the House; aud it would not
'nly disgrace the Free sellers, hut human
larure. Mr.. Stantly at this point was IN
Iers,ooI 10 refer TO Mr.. Venable,) and
lie Orange district, (his colleague from
he Orange district, Or. Vcnable,) and |
'Ir. Giddlngs' colleague, (Mr. Taylos,) |
aging that Mr. GidJngs had changed a
,ar, Of his speech delivered on former
occasion with reference TO the views of
hose gentlemen, thereby misreprcsenlihg
hem. charge the reporters, he said,
rot TO let his villainous hand touch one
word say, for he would make alterations
lfier he goes TO his room with his cofored
friends. Laughter.
He talks about my associations; but had
anybody ever seen him in decent private
company. Free negroes may call TO see
nm. He never lets his right hand know
what his left hand does He asks where
was while he was in Pennsylvania. DO
lot set myself up as standard. dc not
ay that am always in the House when
ought to be- He says that we were here
Thinking our grog; but where was the
gentleman! In Philadelphia, drinking
beer and eating oysters with free negroes.
Laughter. WHO was the best Off |
Judge ye.' He thinks that he vas bet
er employed than we were. Perceiving
,Ir Preston King near Mr.. Giddings j
Help him he needs, little more poison
Laughter:
But | quit this subject in disgust l
ind that have been in dissecting room,
'perating upon dead dog. | will treai
nm as an insane man, no never learned
lecency and propriety Of conduct. whose
conduct shows that he has never mingled
with gentlemen. Let MIN rave on till
}oomsday, and will not descend lower
han have to notice him.
Mr. Giddings. One word.
Several voices: Question" "qucsiion,"
I'VE have had enough Of this"
u Late Richmond papers announce
The arrival in that civ of lame. RpcLanan