The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-21

All, the hours grow sal when pohlcr
Ga the silent spot where UIu are lail,
And my heart crows sal wacu wander
BY the stream and til, meadows where we
straycd.
The Amistad Case --Int3re3ting History
Tho venerable Me- G,Idug, writes from
Washington 10 tho .lStiubHiH SfHitn'i an
interesting Congressional hIst"ry -! the ia
nous Amistad rtsO. which the prrs tlon'. IN
his rag"rnrSs To- servo tine slave Power. has
again thrust upon Congress with favorable
accommodation. AltLJJgh senator Mason.
uf Va. on the third dav ni the scs>iuuiu bot
haste Obtained Il vote making the bill to pay
tor the hmistad slaves special o,dur !ur
;ho next TdrslIv. hn has Thought it polite
! to iut il li0 over for WEEKS aud Mr.. q rN
7 presses fears that it viii not como up this
session. Ilnrrtutorc it has ras-ol To" Son.
alto without disdA son. hu; Mr. says sew
cral Senators have looked into II, aud are
nov prepared to speak on the measure.
HOW INGERsoLL BACKED powN.
1t is nj interesting case. II cane M in
the House of Representatives III lS4l. for
tho first tiuIn. on Il notiun 10 prnt extra
copies of :hc report of tho Committee on
Forcign ATlrs. IN favor of tho claim Ii
was my furtuno to lead the debate in oppo.
si,inn to the nntion. Mr.. Adams designed
to speak on the same side. after tho CHl'r.
man. Mr.. lugcrsnll. should have rcpIio'l To
, me. The ,nurntiIE hour only was ailotI"d
to tho subject. | occupied the first worning.
aud when concluded Mr.. lngersn!i obtained
the floor. aud | well r"cnlrct that some "x-
ccilrnt friends were alarmed at ihc bullnrss
with which had attacked the report, saying
] 81 & 4.
hurs OF the House. and would cbll'cratc me
whencvcr he should speak But bad be
come somewhat accustomed to such ubiitCr.
ations. aud said to them had the most per
feet coniidcuco that Mr.. Adams would fur
nsh us muc' cause for lngrrsoi 10 fear. as
IHgGrsoi dd tor mo to entertain apprchcn-
sion. Mr.. \ !ams !u!t deeply on tho su',jrc',
and prepared Tor severe examination ~ II.
/ Bat. when the nrXt morning camu. IugOr
soil saw tho intention OF Mr.. Adams. and
! uunIlrd brfrre il. lie backed d"wu aud ~
tHHHy rOtca 10 My his otcn moiion on The h-
bic. | escaped tho cLstlgatlon which my
/ triunds so much feared. because lngnrsoii
Dreaded tho rod which Mr.. Adams had pre-
pared for him. But the old paiTl"t was
disappointed lIo desired tn give au expose
nt the case. and. after his return NJ tho close
ot the Session. he published tho speech he
had intended to make. for tho h"aCht ot his
constituents; aud =, after the labor "t
! noNrly fifteen years. members "f C"ng'oss
have looked up that speech. in order To pre-
pare FOR the discussion, which, fear, VIII nOi
take place.
THE LAST SPEECH OF THE OLD MAN ELOQUENT
Four Years after this transaction, the Sen
ate amended our civ!I aud diplomatic apprn-
priatiun bill toy inserting iilly thousand dol.
lars 10 pay for the slaves. MIR. Adams had
been Frustrated by IL parayuc shock. lie
was So conscious ut its effects that he wOulh
neither speak nor write ter tho public eye
HIS friends had greatly desired II letter from
him. addressed to the public or 10 some
friend as II farewell mcn"ulu: but he rc
fused. Ills son. Hon Z. +. Adams, cImu
with him To Washington. lis entrance lntn
tho ii Ill. after tho members had so long re-
gardcd hIm us dead, va. Il most interesting
scene. southern siaruhnldors who had bIt.
trrly nppuscd him in former times. TOw
wcpt ut again Seeing him. All business was
suspended us hu entered the Hall He was
feeble and pale. liaIurs oi South CJrolluI.
taklng hrm by the arm, conducted him l."
his scat and then aldrus,rd lew words Il"
the House, cCugratuiaing tho members on
uucc more seeing Their venerable associate
~ his seat. The Venerable statesman IT.
spnudrd IN n iuw words but his voice Was
, too trchc To lee heard. except by those near
! est to him. liG continued 20 meet with Us,
: but mad1 no attempt to participate in any
discussion. until the amendment Ot the Sen.
. ate providing for tho payment for these
slaves, came up for discussion.
On that slhirct his feelings would not
permit him to rumnln silent. When hn Was
announced as having the floor, the House
was Instantly in the most perfect confusion,
J Mrmacrs in all parts of the Hall. left then
u seats and gathered AS ucar as possible, IL
catch tho last words Of the iliusIrIOu;
. Statesman. All seemed conscious that Il
u would be his last speech. Tho reporters
= unable to hear him IN their places, aud un'
mindful OF the rules. rushed within the bar,
paper and pencil in hand, TO sketch his last
. public addrCs5.
! That speech was devoted to an exposure
of the insRiiing claim approved aud re.
, commended by Polk aud Pierce. and twice
, by Buchanan. and now pressed upOn the
, Senate. 1t was. truly, the last speech of my
, venerable friend. 4 few days afterwards.
VIC bore his unconscious body from the Hall.
He died, us it were, opposing this Claim.
Loog TO THE HOUSE.
Tho amendment of the Senate was then
defeated and as snttcn as the Senate has
passed il. the House has defeated il. | have
spoken upon it three times. aud Hon. h, C.
Leach, OF Michigan. spoke upon it last year.
These four speeches are all that have been
made against it since Mr. Adams death; but
The Slave Power appears determined to pass
it. To give it up would in truth bo II SUR
render. or rather an admission, that they
cannot sustain their fundamental doctrine.
for 1t involves the entire issue now pending
between tho parties.