The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-05
'Whigs in Halie,, Opposition in Roman
Smart Debate in Congress.

Mr.. Smart of Maine, the other day,
tried to " do something about the YES
sells Susan Loud and " Georgiana, ="
which carried the Lopez invading party
to Cuba, and were seized by the 81 anish
vessel " Pzarro." 1.-THE owners now dc.
mand pay, for the "Georgiana," sl7,3i3,.
90, and for the Susan Loud" SI2.S7S,
81 Not being able to get hearing in
the House he published several columns
in the Daily Globe, purporting to be a
speech delivered in the House, and VIC.
lently assailing the present administra.
ton, for not getting the claim allowed
by Spain, ere this. Thcreupon. Mr..
Stanly. of North Carolina, last Wcdncs.
day, complaining of the unfairncss Of
Mr.. Smart's course-thus carrying the
impression that his attack was suffered
to pass without rcply-offered a resolu.
ton forbidding the publication, in the
official report of Congressional proceed.
ings, Of speeches not actually made
A spicy debate followed, from which
VIC make the following extract
Mr.. Smart made a statement to the
effect that on the day he submitted the
resolution 10 relation to the seizure and
confiscation Of the Georgiana and Susan
Loud, which belonged to his section of
the country, he had great difficulty to
get it in. After it was offered he went
on to make statement. but was inter
rupied, he thought by the gentleman
from North Carolina himself. lie then
did what was customary in the House
during the whole of this Congress. lie
stated that he would send his remarks
to the rcrN tiers, and did so. lie had to
say this thing has been done more than
fifty times during this Congress. He
would say to the gentleman aud those
with whom the gentleman acts, that he
was willing, able ana ready to defend
what he said in this House, either verb
ally or in writing lie felt himself A.
bundantly able to take care of himself
This he ayowcd as man. This admin
istration has been grossly rcmiss in not
taking care Of the property of his con-
stitueuts, The Spanish Government
seized those two vessels without the
shadow of authority, and appropriated
them to its own use two years ago. Aud
to this time not one cent of indemnifica.
ton has been obtained for his eonstitu.
ents. What is the government for. but
to take care Of the rights and protect
every citizen, however humble. He
repeated, he sent the speech to be pub
lished because there was no opportunity
to deliver it in the House, and place the
facts before the people You may say
what you will about the Spanish Gov.
ernment, there is not a solitary case of
grosser outrage to be found elsewhere
The vessels sailed from New Orleans to
Chngros.
Mr.. Stanly said he was sorry the gen-
tleman was 80 much excited by a mat
ter of this kind lie (stanly) was not
discussing the propriety of this admin.
istration relating to these vessels, the
Georgiana and Susan Loud, about which
the gentleman made a loud noise
(Laughter)
Mr. Smart interrupted, by saying he
had only done what others had under
similar circumstances
MIR. Stanly resumed, saying the gen
tlemaD had talked about fillibustering.
and dashed himself into excitement, but
this should not throw him of his guard.
He wanted the abuse spoken of correc-
ted. The gentleman was altogether
lie iStanly) stated In the