Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-03-11
"reminiscences Of Scenes in Congress
The Retirement Of Hon Joshua x,
Giddings, from the House.

intensely interested in anything We have
seen in the SHAPE Of Congressional corrc'-
pondence, than in the perusal Of letter In
the las; New York Tribune, IRON an " oe-
casional correspondent. IL relates 10 a
subiecs which cannot fail to secure the at
tentiun Of every man interested in the great
controversy now going on between Freedom
AID slavery. We looked over the letter for
the purpose Of making eIi'ooi'. hut can see
no part We wish to omit. We therefore
give Il entire to our readers, and douh, not
they will he Rs interested as We have been
in its rcrusal. Il bears date Feb. 81. 1852.
"Gr,at changes will take place in the
next House ct Representatives. some mem-
Der. Of the present COngrcss will retire " h5l'
In irOm pub ic iile az the close ct this SIS
sion Others may raprear upon the scene.
4 few who led in the memorable conflicts
OF the last session have bccn called Ia other
thcat,Is of action. while two OF three have
gone To- their FINAL rcp1sr. OF these a few
have b.er long In Curgrrss, and here and
there one has played conspicuous part IA
, Affairs. We may instance Gildings, Sicph-
cu,. Quitman, Campbell, Orr, Ci'rsham,
Harris. and le,sh,r.
Al the head OF the H., stands tho ycnern-
be msinbrr irum Ohio. Mr., Giddincs j. n
historic character. lie has sat twenty
Ncurs IN the House he y the connecting
linz between the large hdy Of faithful and
able rcrryntaiivcs who now h'ar up The Re
publican standard. and the small band who
aroused and maintained the same principles
when De entered the hall.
The leading members AZ that time were
Clifford and Ivan. Of Maine. Adams. CU,h'
iug and Lawrence OF Massachusetts,, Tru-
man smith IT Connecticut. Barnard. Full
morr. Granger. and Grunell ct New York.
S.r.rart II panusylyann. Bltt.. prom.
co,Ie. G,e.in, Hopkins. Hunter, and Wise
uf Virginia, S,auiv at North Carolina,
Tlckrus, RL,tt, aud Waldy Thompson ct
Suuth CsIuliuu, King 90 Georgia, B,ll. ard
A Y Brown ui I.uur-'e, Lewis OF Al,hA
ma, \. q brown and Thompson ul M,ssls-
sitTi. aud lUm. CyrWin ui ono. Oi ihcs"
urIy Mr. 10; Ain, B, iu abe Ir,s,ut House
ana Dec has l,,u member lut q portion 90
the iutr,tuins time. Mrssr- Hunter,
E5l. AMI 4 10. Br,Nn are in the senate.
Mr. Juh.r ., on the Surrrm' B.urh
Mr.,r,. \ '. brown. ana Jacob Thompson
Ar. La tie Cabinet. 81 t.r then m.mnrrs
uitts :. nate. Mr.. Cru.udsn only is now
in tiat tUdy. Mr. buchanan wac then al-
20 a SENATOR.
Thus car freud Las outlyed nearly a
whole GENERATION Of public ugu. IL would
De- u Lesson ilr tlu.r who now " irrt their
brief huur IN The marble pile Wonder q"
run their eyes over thr journals 90 tnc two
Il9u.es and scan the lis,, oi m.mh,r' Tor
Gle LIT twenty ytar., ard 49, how large u
proportion la,c utterly I.r.sh.l from hu-
tuau r,rc1..ryii1u. leaving ust glc ,lshtc't
trace ut tIgir grtatue,, " htlr Iit,ynr,'
behind
one ul Mr.. GiJliurs fret acts On C0r-rrs
vas o. vote. with au che Wig. i.r Rob.
,rt " q Hunter iyr Speaker b'us, q" =
rin and Nt.o ,uiiu. with Giudiug- iur
Hunter Dus.iu uYW runs ,ut Governor ui
Virginia. Hunter and Wise oppose tim
ami 30 would Giltinss 90 ig could. Boit.
Supports him. And 81 GIirssaud I'it'
dv % in tbr samr political h"misplrrr,
while Hunter AND GilIIu.s are WIDE - thr
poles usuuGrr Tie complications which
tie negro has infused into American pole
tic- arr more mary than the widest meas
urvs 90 strauss.
Mr. GLJIurs entered Congress in The
ri..t ul tho contest about Z .c Right ui To-
tiu.u. n uiIuv,i thc lead 90 Adams iu
hi, champ i,u,hrp ct th.s night. IL shared
with ham iu tUr J,r.i, or tiy gilt, and the
EIuri,, ui tine triumph. lie hItc dis'lu.
sui,bei part iu tbg Subsequent cnu.llrs
over OH. Annexation ct Texas, the Oregon
joint ,,ula:i.n, and the Nimlt Prov.
-.
The country r,c,'Irc'- tie agitation
which sIruus trUm ilr y1.rIUchi,.m of
the u.sr.r, u, tHe hri- Creole. hy o." Brit
i,b auihurfi5, Boz BgImudJ, WIN driven
into one pi its THrt, ly strs~ ol weather,
while ,uyb-IuE from Nt-utI o. Nv Or.
LEANS, VIII r,rsp ul SLAVES. Ia March,
l>e2, Mr.. Gliding, ,d.r.d, in tie lipu~',
niue r..Hlutuu. truciiu. tb,. cas-. and at.
frmins that all attempt, o. gam Iu-srs.
u 10 oi. ~ o. re-pr,la,r tbJ~r u0gruc, were
unauthorized by ,hc Constitution and law
Of abe United >,4t., and incompatible with .
our national honor. On reading the issu-
LOTIONS. 20 Wild storm broke Dot. 70 siug near
Us all i.y.Nu the miIst 90 which he with
drew tac obnoxious .aTr. Mr., b'iis
drafted ana rudea,Jr,l o. uH.r rr.'luii"n
tviJb q wordv Jtrlmh.) drc'ulu. that
=, thi. Iloust hold th. conduct oi the sltd
4" member lnid4mg-l uuSarauird ani an
watrlutahlr. aui deserving The severe
&c condemnation 90 tlr people ot This Conn
- try and this hldy iu particular The
State oi Virginia hu,iu. isrn passed m the
4 l. ~ ss..fUII mat
Offer r.. and be- handed 70 O. John b. Wei
lyrui Ohio tor that purpls'. Toe tempest
which hUi lul.. q en- tie withdrawal ot the
IaT-r uuw burst forth uirrsh Ca this rrso.
iuJlun ct c,u,urr. 10 ry.i with UNCOVER.
uabIe fury iuy two day- Though the ire
yirus question was Pending, thr SPEAKER.
Mr. White 40 Kentucky, a liberal minded
man. ruled that GiiIius~ couli De- heard m
hi. dsiJusc. ~ matter 90 "Iriyiesr.
The liru.,.. insane with passion Uyrrrulcd
the SPEAKER Gldalu., s,uud jumh bclur"
tls accusgr.. Auyra struggle, the r'sll1-
ton was ulrp,ed-l2j Nnsio % Nays.
Amuu. tUc Nays are tge names Of John
Quincy Alams, caleb Custus William
Titt I,s>ru.rp, MularI Fillmore, Francis
Granger. Euh.r, e. Wiuurop, and John
n. hrJr. go huuur to him Ii!diugs r.
signed hls sat returned. O. OHIO, AMI was
sent hack by splendid majluty.
IT, tbe seventeen y.ars that uaSc passed
since this event trausrlr.d. the people OF
tie North have taught tie House ol Rep.
rr-autatiy,s slmr s4lutary lessons concern.
ius the discussion at Slavery within IT.
walls. Mr. John Minor Botts j, older and
wiser now than Ne was then. Md Mr.
G,ddius, has ~ Ia the Hall tlil. - lar irum
resolutions and debate on tie slavery qucs.
tiun J,ins ruled out ct order, it has become
almost di,orjerIy aud impossible Tor ms'n.
l,rs % talk ~ act uTOn anything else
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