The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-10

of Representatives, as a committee to wait
upon General PIERCE and inform him Of his
election. sqsfsI 4, fI:f,y. 81 s55,ts s3g,ls.t4
S1a s "That's W0rmxood." es laE b
we republlsh in another column the repEy Of
the Union to our articles on certain alleged
disorders in the House of Representatives. We
wish our readers and the country to see all
that can be said by the paid organ of Congress
In refutation of our statements. j5sf5i s 4.
The Union charges us with the deliberate
purpose of rendering the House of Represents
tives ridiculous and contemplate in the ewes Of
the nation by traducing it's officers and mem
bers. The Union is more severe upon its
friends than we have BEEN. We have merely
stated facts. If those facts tend to render the
House ridiculous and contemplate, /" as the
Union alleges, it is no fault of ours. S, # Is
We have accused Mr.. BoYD of ssdoubting %
and the moment we found that he was disposed
to quit doubling, we gave him full credit for
his reformation. The very morning after the
appearance of our article he said several times.
'Ihe Chair does not doubt" and we SO pub
llshed it to the world. So with regard to his
friend JONES. If we insinuated that the SpEAK-
Err was little under the influence of JONES,
the moment we found that he was disposed to
throw off this influence, and we learned that
the SPEAKER had said Mr.. JONES was not
strictly in ORDER" Though he allowed him to
keep the floor, we published this fact also. 1t
was sign Of improvement. We did not ex-
pect the SPEAKER to say that JONES was abso-
lutey out of order; but it was something to
say that he was not "strictly IN order.o That
was hint to JoNEs that it was possible for
him to be a little out of order, though not
enough SO as to deprive him of the floor.
Now let US see if we have said any thing of
the SPEAKER which approaches in unkindness
to what has been said by his own friends. In
the debate of Monday Governor BRowN, of
Mississippi, Resistance Democrat made
sine point' on the Speaker, that led to the
conversation which follows:
"The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Missis-
sippi is stating question of order. 3
''Mr. BRowN. The point which make ia this.
that the Speaker holds it to be his duty on this day
as long as member from Pennsylvania claims the
from any other State Now, hold that on this day
any member who can get the floor has as much
right to be recognised as member from Pennsyl.
vania has.
3 ''The SPEAKER. The Chair will inform the gen.
tleman that it is, under the rules clearly within
the discretion of the Chair to recognise whom he
pleases rss.t,.955g..4t e lss,a.tls n
Mr.. BaowF. Then the Chair has exercised a yerv
0''e-s, sided discretion. can only Say =
"The SPEAKER. Then the gentleman ought to
move resolution of censure.
"Mr. BRows. Not at all. The Chair has pur-
sued whatbe meant to be very good policy; but
II has turned out uery bad policy, and ,0ant to
chang IL. That is sohat i am driving att 1854
Have we ever charged Mr.. Speaker BoYp
with exercising &c one-sided discretion 2"
Have we ever said a word rejecting upon his
personal character, or the conscientiousness
with which he discharges his duties2 But
again. In the House of Representatives on
Tuesday evening, Mr.. STANTON, of Tennes-
see, Union Democrat stated that he thought
everybody was excnsable for not being pre-
sent tonight, or during the session, the
SPEAKER hauing announced the principle of
his right to recognise anybody whom he
pteases." Loud cries of ''order, ORDER" were
Immediately raised from all quarters Of the
House. The whole scene is SO remarkable
that we reproduce it from our reporters column
in yesterdays impression, and our reporter, we
will take leave to add, is good Democrat:
''The SPEAKER said he would like to hear the
gentleman. .e -
s'Mr. STANTON. l have something to say, and
l desire to say it. asa 1850
"The SPEAKER. The gentleman indicates an
assault on the Chair, and the Chair ought to hear
| him. n
"Mr. STANTON. l indicate that have some-
thing to say in order. s
"Mr swEETsER. call the gentleman to
| order.
"Mr. SrAEToN.. l am in order i desire to
proceed.
'sThe SPEAKER. The Chair will hear some.
thing more of the line of the gentleman's remarks.
"Mr STANTON. i have this to say lfi
"Mr. STANLY. object to the line of remark. /
want to hear it all. '1'ez = 4ts-tif
'sMr. srANroN was again about to address the
House, when ,ss{5at5tz 81 .sfs,l.. f...t-is
"Mr. STANLY objected. alsAq
ssNr. NABEHs. 1t is due to the Speaker that the
gentleman proceed.
"Mr. SwEErsER. The gentleman from Ten
nessee has indicated what he intends to say, and
that is an assault. He indicates that the Speaker
has been guilty of misapplication of the rules,
and has committed an outrage. #
aMr. STANTON. do not mean to say any
thing disrespectfuI to the Speaker the House.
say the Speaker has announced the principle that
he has the right to recognise anybody he peases,
whether the gentleman rises first or not; and the
| -