The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-02-12


that late in the day walked into the convention,
and. being called on, responded in few words.
then he 10 right.
Mr.. STANLY. A few words!
MIR. GIDDINGS. The gentleman, in that
temptible manner, need not undertake to intimi-
date me from speaking the truth.
MIR, STANLY. hope that the gentleman will
not gnash his teeth 30 hard. He says must not
crack the overseer's lash over him. We have
cracking of the lash the slave. This is 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
laughter.] Who 10 here playing overseor over
white men? Who but he that throws his filthy
gall, and assails everybody-northcrn Whigs,
dough faces, and ''vile saveholders"--and he is
the only man no acts in that capacity. We do
not raise the lash slaves in North
Carolina. II that man was in the southern coun-
Try no one would own him a slave with black
skin. II he was free negro he would run wild,
ana IN the course OF three weeks be brought up To
he whipping post and dashed for stealing from or
slandcring some of his neghbors But charge
him with being at a certain convention and max
ing speech; and this he does not deny. And he
gets over this by saying that if intended to say
what do not say, ii is not fact. He was in Nor
risown also, and
message was about to be announced from tho
President Of the United States, when
The SPEAKER asked the gentleman to suspend
his remarks for few moments.
Mr.. STANLY, (pointing to Mr.. GiDDIsGs.)
We ought to suspend that fellow by the neck.
table.
Nj STANLY resumed | have departed from
my usual course Of treatment towards that mem
Der, but his own nsoence caused me to say some
thing on this occasion. He rose and poured out
his abuse on the whole House and country. In n
moment Of excitement got up and reminded him
of his msdeeds. He said my assertion false.
He has thrown the first stone, and must take the
consequences. ! beg pardon for having stopped to
q controversy with him.
Mr.. GIDDINGs. One word. When spoke of
what the gentleman said false. did not tran
scend the parliamentary rules Of the House. II ia
not insulting nor ungentlemany. II gentleman
10 wrong, don't say that he Intentionally misre-
presents the facts will call attention to another
thing. When the gentleman is brought forward
by the scrvies of the North to assal and play
the braggart :or the deugh-faces and Swiss guard
Of the North, | will say to him, if you go SO low
you did to- day can't follow you. II may be suit
able in his country for the bar room, but such Ian
guagc would not be permitted in the bar rooms
North, nor pass current among the loafers 1t is
unbecoming ireemen to use such language in this
Hall. The gentleman says that was at Norris
town during the holidays; but where he and
the House? Here drinking their grog. Laugh
teri was among the people OF the country, on
deavoring topress on great and important prin-
ciple; and by looking at the journal you will find
the gentleman anywhere else but in this Hall at
that time. [ A voice +" Does the journal say any
thing about drink'''l And yet the gentleman
takes me to task because during the holidays
visited my fnends
Mr.. GIDDINGS. One word more.
Mr. STANLY. The gentleman says that il is
not wrong fer man to charge the assertion of an
other as tkc. This Ia in accordance with his
views of propricty. This is his idea of decency!
II had been designated to attack him should go
home; because think if any one should be picked
out for this purpose it would be the meanest the
House; and It would not only disgrace the Free
sellers, but human nature. Mr.. SrANLy at this
point Understood to refer to his colleague from
the Orange district, (Mr. VENABLE,) and Mr.. GID
Disos's colleague, CHR. TAYLOR, saying that Mr..
GiDDISGs had changed part of his speech dcliv-
cred on former occasion with reference TO the
views OF those gentlemen, thereby disappearing
them.l Charge tho reporters, he said. not TO let
his viliainous hand touch one word | say, for he
would make alterations after he goes to his room
with his coIored friends. Laughter
He talks about my associations; but had any
body seen him in decent private company?
Free negroes may call TO see him. He never let's
his right hand know what his left hand does. lie
asks where was while he was in Pennsylvania.
do not set myself up IA a standard. do not say
that am always in the House when ] ought to be.
He says that we were here drinking our grog; but
where the gentleman? In Philadelphia, drink
ing beer and eating oysters with free negroes.
[Laughter.l Who was the best off? Judge ye."
lie thinks tnat he was better employed than we
were [Pcrceiving Mr.. PRESTON KING near Mr..
GIDDIsosl Help him out, he needs little more
poison. Laughter! i. a,.gus,. uno ina,
have been in dissecting room, operating upon a
dead dog. will treat him az an insane man, who
never learned dccency and propriety OF conduct;
whose conduct shows that he has never mingled
with gentlemen. Let him rave on till doomsday
and ] will not descend lower than have to no
uce him
Mr.. GIDDINGs. One word
Several voices: Question, /" "qucstion" awe
have bad enough OF this"
Mr.. HOUSTON, having previously obtained the
hoor, moved the previous question, which Sc
oonded; and under its operation the resolutions Of
the Legislature Of New Jersey were ordered TO be
printed.
PRINTING.
Mr.. GORMAN, from the Committee on Print.
ing, reported resolutions in favor Of printing five
thousand copies of the report Of the Committee on
penses of the district and circuit of the Uni
ted Saos and of printing three thousand five hun
drcd copies Of the final geological report Of DIR.
d. ID. Owens, relative TO Wisconsin, Iowa, and
Minnesota
The resolutions were agreed to.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Mr.. ABERCROMBIE presented the memorial OF
the Legislature Of Alsbams, asking an appropria-
ton Of land 10 complete the geological survey of
that State; which was referred to the Committee
on Public Lands.
BOUNTY LAND BILL.
Mr.. HOUSTON introduced a resolution TO close !
the debate on the House bill explanatory of the
Bounty Land law Of September 2s, 1850, and for
other purposes, on Thursday, at two O'clock
Mr.. SEYMOUR, Of New York, moved to omend. /
by substituting "wednesday, the eighteenth instant;
but,
On motion Of Mr.. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, |
the resolution was laid upon the table.
The House then went into Committee OF tho |
Whole the s'1'e Of the Union, Mr.. OLDs in the
char) and resumed the consideration Of this bill
The committee. after acting upon several amend |
ments rose, when
The House adjourned.
PETITIONS, ETC.
BY Mr. TAYLOR The petition Of Culbcrtson, |
A nd at ber firm limo,
the names Of the practical iron IN the
LII.