Indiana American, Volume 4, Number 17, Brookville, Franklin County, 22 April 1836 — Page 2

Corrrtj'oiiJiKce of the Cincinnati Whig. Vv's:iiMiTox. Monday April -lib. The Si:n vtb. .V. L y.--Thi Virginia Senator. I will venture to predict, has won aore laurels to day. thai!. distinguished as he ,, lie ever won he fore. I listened to him for norethan two hoars, with the most undivided atention. The Home r,f Representatives for t le w hole, time w;ts corn; !-t ly deserted, save vaerv few. who were likening to Mr. jarvis, of Me. N-t one even, of the Ad.ninistralion Senators wi re inattentive. The members of the II n-e. probably, to the number of a hundred, were listener, while both

cilleries were fa!! t o flow ing. with an ate.ntivc audience. 1 wish every citizen in the ,'nited States ce.ul 1 have heard him, and I hope that his speech may he read by all. especially, thorc in favor of Lxpunging. It is impossible to see Mr. Leigh, and not ! wc the man. lie is not one of those vulgar politicians. "who thinks there, is nothing worth 'mrsuit but that which they can handle; which thev can measure with a two foot rule; w hich they can tell upon their fingers." lie is a gentleman among gentlemen, honorable as a politician, and both a Statesman and a patri ot, intelligent, and hones! man among his opposers. lam jure. can sauunu tuim. .. Tialicc against him. I did not hear the first part of his speech, this morning. As I entered, he was illustrating, most happilv. what was meant by '-keep-in ga Journal.' ' The verb keen in this sense he said, was peculiar. It implied both the making and preserving of a Journal, and was totally different from the word as used, generally, where a man k--pl a Mill, a bar, comnanv, vvc. Here the verb did not mean the ' -..i i.. r...,r,t making of any thing, but simply the preserv ation, and in this sense. preserve. the word keep was understood ail over the world, from the child of two year old to the man of a hundred. The. child was told by its parei to keep a present, and did the child tear it up expunge "it, destroy it. Surely not. He alluded with the most thrilling effect, with not an eve turned awav from him, and with per fect stillness in every part e f the Hall, to the word keep a expressed in the Scriptarcs,roadinT several passages from a volume of ho ly writ, such a -keep thy oommai. dmonts,"" Ace. The word, said he. is intelligible to all who will understand it. He remembered the time when he was taught in his catechism to sav, "keep vour hands from stealing, and j your month from lying words."' Surely this is plain enough to all. He (hen went on, but to prove that n t to keep a Journal would be a violation of the Constitution, inasmuch as that instrument made it net cssary. He then cited a historie al fact where it was stated that IMwnrd the sixth kept a journal. ''How kept i!."' asks Mr. Leigh. By suiiering it to be destroyed to be expunged, lie then alluded to the precedents, one by one which had been ipioted bv Mr. Denton, and Mr. Benton the second in expunging. dim Mr. Hives of Virginia, out of their own mouths lie condemned them knowing that ail of the precedents which had been quoted! only told most powerfully against the Kxpurigers themselve. He reminded that English precedents found n connection wi'h the sab-! ject now before the Senate. The constitutions of the two countries were totally d inherent from each o'h, r. and ih .' re fore formed no connection in their arts of legislation. Nevertheless, he wa w lining to take up the very precedents which had been biought forward bv the friends cf Kxpunging. The house of Co-u n :.s he. said, had been frequently referred to by his colleague and the Senator from Missouri. They were required to keep a Journal, and did they ever violate this rule - never but once, a:: I for this thev were rebuked most severely wisest of princes. as bv one of the best and d such a rebuke. con tinued Mr. Leigh, awaits the Expungers of the present day. Ho then narrated a ad commented upon it at len-jth. the case of Lxpungicg commenced by Charh s the First. in regard to ship money. Mr. Rives had quoted the same for a precedent anil it now In eo.Mo ?dr. Leigh to do w hat was mast easy to ho done turn the tables against him. The part of Mr. Hampden in tesisriag the decrees of the party; his trial by the Court of Lxchequer Charles carried to the block the then denunciation of the whole adair by the Commons the declaration by the lords that the acts of Charles ami the I'xche.pier court were illegal and a yiolation of the statue of the realm, and the final annulment of the act by both Lords and Commons, wore all slated and enforced much to the annoyance of Mr. Hives, who had fancied an hour before, that he had established a precedent which cou.'d not be gainsaved. At the close of this narration he put the question to his colleague, if he was willing to expunge upon such a precedent, no answer came and both he and Denton looked like two criminals arraigned for trial. He then alluded to some charges which had been brought against himself by those even who had taken part in the very obnoxious net. He had been he said, called an aristocrat, audit" the a lopton of the principles which had been taught him by his mother and from his catei hism had made him an aris tocrat, he certainly was one. 1 have no time to pursue at further length the remarks of Mr. Leigh. I am sure the impartial and honest will be convinced by a perusal of this speech. It is able and learned gentlemanly in its tone towards those differing from him. and in every paragraph containing good sense and a bold and honest expression of opinion. The Senate, before Mr. L?igh had concluded, went into Executive business.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Gr.XERAf. HARRISON NO SPRl! "Oh w liat a horrid tale In this our land to tell That (leneral II. of glorious fame My ruffian Lands he fell." "The cruel man is one Alter! If. Who from Kentucky cime To help along one Martin Van And curse his better's name."' Excuse me my dear Editor, this sublime poetrv, w hit h is altered from some catch-penny verses, printed manv vears ago as applicable to the death of Mr.'White, of Salem, Massachusetts. It is appropriate, and now. ''Hung be "the Heavens with black.' Mr. Harrison departed his life this morning in great agony.

More than two hundred ucrrcseninmes nnesscd his departure, not one of whom, cruel men, raised a voic e to save 1dm from the "rave. Mr. Hawcs, of Kentucky, is the cause of the sudden exit of this great man. He began soon after the morning session opencd, by attacking him Don Quixote fashion, and finished not till he had cut him to pieces "from the crown of his head to the sole of his foot.' "Sic transit gloria muncli, But to be sei ions, and leave bombast alone, Mr. Albert C. Hawcs. a very clever Van Dureii, Johnsonian ultra Democrat, whose greatest sin is party devotion, this morning made one of the vilest and most unchristian attacks upon General Harrison that ever came from the lips of man. He accuses him of slandering the Western Country, of being anv thing but a brave man, or an honest one. Providence he thinks, was consulted in his departure frcm the field, and in his induction to offices of minor importance. For nearly two hours ho kept the floor, sprinkling salt mul cavenne over a set political speech attack ing tien. Harrison. I found him soon after if o'clock with his body trembling like a man with the palsy both hands in the air, and his eves expressive of violence. Thump thump thump, in the most violent manner attended the delivery of each sentence. Soon a tumbler tilled with water was hurled from the desk to the floor, and soon again. more thumps followed, accompanied with the most ouizzical looks, and the most farcical contortions of the body. His friends enjoyfA the scene, as did every one present, 1 am sure. One o'clock brought him to a full slop when the House went into a Committee of the whole on the State of the Union. Mr. Jarvis, of Maine, kept the floor up to the hour of adjournment. Washington, April 5ih, ISofJ Tuesday Evening The "Old Dominhn to da v has been speaking in both wings of the Capitol. Robinson in the House, and Leigh, again, in the Senate; both of them stars in the political firmament of irginia. It was im possible, however, to stay in the House when I ei'rh was to speak in the Senate. A little world of hearers moved to the North Wing. and I among the rest, as one of the little world. One o'clock came, before Mr. Leigh took the floor. The audience, as well as the Senators appeared eager to commence the business appropriated to the day. TV 11 liminarv business over, Mr. Leigh be continuation and conclusion of hisspc endeavoring to press upon the Hoi fact, that the Senate had complete over all its proceedings recorded u Journals, and if, said he, the procc punging is begun there is no telling will end. The odious resolution ma punned now, and the still more odiou expunging in another senate, .noin " . .1 A i 1 may expunge the expunged Resolutio so on till no paper shall be strong enoi hear the blottings and scratching and lations that shall be ordered annually by the Senate. How w ould such a Journal look ? Everyman, continued Mr. Leigh, is under solemn obligations both to God and to his fellow men to speak the truth. But by the method of Expunging proposed, wo falsify and equivocate. We cannot expunge our past acts. They have gone forth to the world on our printed Journals, while Ihe written Journal bv our Constitution, is commanded to be preserved. How then can w e expunge our past acts our Jou.aals which the Secretary has sworn to keep. Here many and appropriate illustrations were given to show and enforce his positions. And now,said he, for God's sake, and for the sake of common sense, do not establish a precedent that will lead to so manv- dangerous results. Considerin all its bearings the elfect that will result from vour designs. Yeui, said he, addressing himself to Mr. Rives, his colleague, and to Mr. Benton, voir acknowledge that if the power which you say admits of Expunging shall be abused, the consequences will be awful, and can vou persuade yourselves that it will not be abused. Is not pow er always abused, and is there no danger in this case. He then entered upon the further examination of precedents, and the weight which ought to be attached to them. . They are never used, said he, but to sustain a bad cause and to establish another precedent, which like the first, is contrary to the Law s of the Constitution. Yet if the written signatures of all the Washington's and Adams and Mad ison's and Henry's and Hancock"., and all of!

the greatest and w isest men of the nation were j intellect and honesty. given in support of a thing I could not change J The session for the day has possessed but my position. He then alluded to General j little interest in either branch of Congress. Jackson his prominent act, rendering him Robertson of Virginia occupied the floor for great praise for his services in the field, and j the most ef the day in the House. He gave speakig also in the kindest manner of his . a bold and forcible illustration of many of the civil acts w hich he felt bound to condemn. I leading designs of the Administration, spreadHe alluded to the case w here he had con-i ing the danger of placing too much power in demned a District Judge in violation of all ; the hands of the President, in a clear and forLaw, and in accordance only w ith his ow n cible light. He made some allusions to the will, and compared this ic of 1S14, w ith j Post Otlicc Department, as now conducted the one of Lord Chatham in ISO?, where : and as conducted under Mr. Barry. It had Britain had suppressed the laws and prohibit-' been said by some of the friends of Mr. Bar-

ed the exportation of c orn. He gave no other excuse for the act. than the fact, that he acted by authority of the crown. Even here, ultimo, this great man had the authorities of his king for the suppression of a law, and although the motive vhiih prompt d him to violate the lew was the sT vnv.vnoN of the people. even here, the public opinio n of a tnoncrthy condemned the act. He alluded to his illegal conduct at Pensacola, rind was it these acts. Mr. Leigh asked,that pronq ted the American people to give him support for the presidency.

Surelv not. it was for the good he had done, and not the evil. He alluded to himfclf as one of people the ind when, said he. I accepted the f nice ."! Senator e f ti e I nifed States. I did not cease to be one of the people. 1 trust in Cod, I did not give up my right of citizenship. He made an allusion !o the present administration of our Government, which was listened to with thrilling interest. By such acts as are now proposed, our country is making more rapid strides to civil Monarchy than any Reibhc ever maoc netore us. in view oi an this.said he, I am compelled to say as I do in orrow. that in Republic Amenica, an Ameri can Statesman is not allowed to say half as much concerning the Chief Magistrate, as a British subject, is allow ed to say of the King. In the House of Lords, the King has been seriously charged with deliberate falsehood. but even the passage of a Resolution in conUC mil U l lOU Ol llic ii liiuun niu vuii?iiiijik'ii is pronounced cruel and unjust. Under such a state of things, the President feel no rcsponcibilitv fordoing whatsoever lie will. The people seem unwilling to take the pcsponsiblitv themselves, and he therefore, has taken it for them. The Bank was alluded to, and 1 e. said Mr Leigh, is the destroyer, nshc claims to be, and as his friends maintain it still, proves that the act was Legislative powerot the country is therefore in the hands of ihf. President. Hi peroration w a? briliiant and pow erful, strong as language and thought could make it, and beautiful as the fancy of an arfisl could conceive. The closing paragraph had refer ence to the speech of Mr. Benton, whe're the Missouri Senator says that mothers should tench their children the word expunge and children shculJ suck it in with the milk that nourishes them, and a paragraph also of like bombast and nonsense. The reference made bv Mr. Leigh to this part of Benton's speech vas effective beyond anv thing I remember to have heard. The House of Representatives have been thundering forth again, .and even a"ain upon the Navv Bill. A multitude of members already have spokeu upon the Bill, and still another multitude no less numerous seem anxious to speak. Mr. Robinson, a Whig Virginian, a noble man honest and intelligent, occ upied the floor the most of the day. His speech 1 did not hear. His friends, however, pronounce it very able and interesting, notwithstanding the subject w as so old and uninteresting. Prior fo the discussion upon the Navy Bill, Mr. Wise of Virginia, for a second time introduced a resolution proposing an inquiry into th" t i t i ir'-- "' ' -' -"rt rfn committee io iook imo mis stiiiciuii simiioruiii of the party. Mr. Wise says that he shall move a suspension of the Rules every day for the purpose of prsenfing his resoltion until it is fairly demonstrated that the party are w illing to show the people "what is done in Venice."' Washington. ApiilGth, IS3G. Wednesday EtT.'iJ.vg. Mr. Pcvton and Mr. Wise again this morning, attempted to introduce the resolutions to which I made some allusion in my letterof last evening. Still, again, and again, and even again, the party pressed their determined opposition to the resolutions; voting them down for a third cV last time, Mr. Wise giving notice that he should not again press the resolution into the House, though he had given notice that he should do so when he presented the resolution yesterday. It was now fairly demonstrated to the American people that the party w ere unw illing to expose the abuses w Inch existed in the Government. Mr. Peyton endeavored to press his resolution also. The House, how ever, again refused to receive it. You sec, therefore to what base uses we have come. I hope you will give these resolutions to jour readers that they may prove w ho it is that arc for keeping Ihinnsin the dark and w ho it is that take the rcrponsibility of administering the affairs of "Till i the Government. uch men snouiu ne marked, numbered and labelled. They are spots noon the sun aarkness . I i than exceeds the lisrht only by bulk and numbers, and not by

rv, that I;e w as (oo gocd a man one too ami- upon the passage of the till, vhkh iv;is carable to fill the r.ffire of Post Master. Surely hied a few moments before six o'clock. Tliij

it was paying but a poor compliment to Mr Kendall to place him in an office which Mr. Barry was too good to occupy. But he did not believe such was Ihc fact, and he felt assured that the present P. Master General was not a whit better than he should be. J"ot a whit billir than he should be! Evidently not. Incompetency is the least of his sins. Mr. Robertson. who,hy the w ay is a "plain, blunt man,"' who loves his friend, but loves his country more; gave a full exposition of Executive Patronage, in regaid both to the press and ofiice holders. The ctdlar men must have felt severe ly rebuked under such a castigalion. I'evv however, were in attendance to listen to the truths uttered by the Virginian. Mr. Robertson concluding. Mr. Vanderpocl took the floor, which some half dozen w ith him in vain endeavored to obtain. JNIr. Storer among the rest aimed for the floor, al though the very next man to Mr. Robertson, was not seen by the Chairman. Mr. llamer Vandorpool w ent on tearing passions Jo tatt ers, wounding many, but rot killing. The contrast betw een his anil the speech of Mr. Robertson, both in manner, spirit and matter w as the very climax of contrast. Seven o'clock P. The House have just refused to adjourn. But one hundred and twenty one members are present, according to a count of the House which has just been made. Mr. Storer of Ohio, prior to the motion to adjourn, had spoken about thirty minutes, and still occupies the floor in a speech made chiefly in reply to Mr. Hawes. whom, I informed you destroyed General Harrison, in his speech continued cn Monday last. 1 did not hear the first part of Mr. Storer's speech myself, but from what I have heard, eoncerning it, from others, I feel confident to make the assertion, that Mr. Storer has done himself the highest honor. General Harrison's defence is the subject of the speech, which so far has been delivered in the form of a reply to Mr. Hawcs. To-morrow, I will give you further particulars. The House of Representatives is brilliantly lighted and the spirits of the members seem ripe for mischief. Washington, April 7lh I83G. Thursday Evening. Congkbks Yesterday. I wrote jou al eight o'clock last evening from the Houe e, w here the prospect then w as, that th ere would be a leng session. Less than two hours, how ever, after the dale of my postscript, brought the session to a close. Every thing was conducted in an orderly manner, and every thing went on pleasantly. Mr. Storer kept the floor till nine o'clock. Never did a poor fellow get a worse flagellation than the Kentucky Hazces received from the Ohio Storer. The speech was novel, humorous.fu! of wit and spirit."" The unworthy Kcntuekian was arraigned at his own bar, tried by his own Judge and condemned by his own Jury. Seme of the truths told by your Representative were so caustic that Mr. Hawcs could not sit still under them. Several explanations were made, and several bitter things made sweet bv the accuser. On iiionuay, i am told, he will reply. "An eye fcr an eye a tooth for a tooth."' is the motto of Haw es, and you may prepare, therefore, ior a uuicr retort. Mr. Storer in the course of his remarks al luded to the defence ofTippccanoe the eles.gn oi inc acienec and the plan w hich was cnnicu out, quoting liberally from several officers of the arm v, among w hom w as Colonel Johnson, who, in 1813, after the battle of Uppecanoe, expressed a erreat desire to al tach himself to the army of General Harrison. The name of Perry, of Lewis Cass, of his most distinguished otiicers,w ere given toshow the opinion which was generally entertained of this man, when he was the pride of the na tion, as a null tar" Chieftain. lie examined critically the events, civil and military, of Gen. Harrison. His parentage was spoken of and the fact repeated wifh much effect, that lie was the son of a distinguished signer of Hie Declaration of Independence. After Mr. Storer had concluded the Bill was taken from the Committee of the whole and brought info the House soon after w hich the House adjourned. The business before the House has been without much interest for the day in either branch of Congress. In the Senate, an im portant Bill, from Mr. Calhoun, having reference to the public mails, and 'Abolition has been up for discussion. Mr. Davis of Massa chusetts, addressed the Senate, when Mr. Calhoun took the floor; promised a speech in reply to-morrow, and moved an adjournment The House have been for the most of the day, occupied in a further discussion of the eternal Naval Appropriation Bill. A dozen or twenty members spoke in favor and in opposition to half as many amendments for striking out and inserting appropriations here, there, and every where. Jarvis of Maine, was among the principal speakers, in oppe,suion to an amendment which was finally carried, granting one hundred and seventy thousand dollars to the Navy Yard at Pensacola. The Portsmouth Navy Yard was bettered and defended with skill and ability on all hands. Jmos Iaim of Indiana, know n as the Prince of the Previous Question, now was up during the discussion using some unhandsome allusious towards Mr. Bell of Tennessee. Mr. Bell made no reply fo this shallow member. In addressing the House a second time, he said that he should make no reply to the contemptible assertions of the man from Indi ana. Cushman ofNevv Hampshire was also among the debaters defending his own Navy Yard and and nothing. Beyo.,d this, if I were to number the members who did not speak perhaps they would be minus in number of those who have spoken. Amendments disposed of, the question was

ends the discussion upon one Bill

Prior to the hour of taking up the Xaw Hi 1 1, nn nltcrr-nt was n.arle (el simian,! i." ' --- lu(. Rules of the House for the purpose of intiouutntj; t nj.-uiuuiiii j juijusiii a um 1io!i f) the Public Lands among the several shite?. The motion was hooted down opposed laall or nearly all of the party, and also as v.aS to be expi-cted. by seune of tbe opposite members, coming from the new states. Frcni this you may learn the fate cf Mr. Clav'j Land Bill in the House. The political Goths in the majority, are not only cetera incd to oppese this and all like bills, that could come into the House, but also to prevent tboir coming into the House at all. The Bill making the District of Wisconsin a territory was discussed al seme length, U,e every thing that is discussed at all in the House. The Bill was then taken from a Committee of the Whole and brought imo House, where, a day or two will probalh give it a final passage. Washington, April 9tli With this lettcrl close my correspondency for the present, and, as I hope, I have it been guihy of displaying much vanity, or egotism, in my letters frcm Washington, I may be excused now, for saying a word or two, in regard to mi self, and Washington Correspondents, generally. Al present there is not only a disposition among some of the leaders of the political numerical party to crujh the freedom cf speech, but alsoto lay violent hands upon the conductors of a public press. Members of Congress, hac gone so far, as not only to deiy what was notorionsly true, when the charge was preferred against them, but even fo far as to threaten the accuser with persenn! chastisement. Of this, however, there is not even a shadow of fearamong the Washington letter writers. They are not only abundantly able to defend themselves, but abundant! prepared to do so. There is only one course for the members of a parl y to pursue, be that party which it may, either to do what is net odious or submit to the odium which mav he cast upon their evil actions. In truth, we are neithe r the cause of holding their own mirrors forth, for their constituents to gaze upon, nor the effect of any evil which shall follow theirown transactions. If public servants, holding the responsible eflice cf ore of the Representatives of the land, do that nhicli is notoriously w rong in morals, or politics, the people shouhl know it, and if the people do know it, judgement should fall upon the guilt'. But it is said that our charges arc unfounded in fact. If so, there is not an Editor, (I speak of those who have employed me a their Correspondent.) who would not take: pleasure in doimr justice to the nccuscc1. anJ there is not a Correspondent, if they pofsti;! my ow n feelings, and I doubt net, thev nil do,! who would not make reparation to thefnll ex'.eiiiuj tiis pun er, lornny miu cvcr net ui i i .: r i -i ? injustice he may have committed. I here is the same channel of reply, as there is for the accusation. But it is said again, that w c rolor the proceedings of Congress. It is not a matter of wonder that the people abroad, nlio read the letters of any Correspondent, should suppose that thev are redorcd. or indeed, that they are notoriously false. Such a supposition from persons who know nothing of Wash ington, but what they learn from (he puplic press, should excite no surprise, but that members of Congress should doubt, what they re with their own eyes, and hear with their own ears, is passing strange. It is a fact notorioui to all, w ho visit Washington, that party management in the Capitol is very different from what it is thought to be at home, and, it is a fact, no less notorious, that the party in power, has lost much of its influence, from the Correspondence which is carried on, between Washington and various sections of the coun try, as well a? from that intelligent and nu merous class of citizens, who Jvisit Washing ton, during a session of Congress. It is impossible for any man fo spend a win tcr here, and attend to the debates in ll.' Capitol and not change his mind in regard I the talent and honesty of (he supporters c( the Administration. lie w ill find men. as n the debate upon the Removal of (he Bepo-r ites. and in the question of the disposition ' the Public l,ands, acting totally at variant with the real interests of the country, and oi ten against the real interest of their own constituents. He will find a combination ri men, pursuing a course that their t onstitueiinever dream of: party management at party intrigue that he has heard of, and d ? believed, w ill appear to him plainly, and nablv true. Accusation will then nrove thp j i . accused to be guillv, and what appeared to fc colored or distorted truth, now nothing l,ut naked facts. For one. to use a common phrase in W'' ington, I came here "fresh from the people to see how the National Drama of legislation was acted, and who were the performers. ' a chronicler events I have stated things a they happened in fact, and as they seemed-o roe. 1 nave written ocrhaos. with preiud.o. but not w ith malice. Upon very many oct sions, I have not only spoken of the support OI the Administration, hut laton delwnt i" recordingsurh acts as were worthy of praiseH hat Johnson said of writer's. I will r as my own,& the sentiments are those of ev ery Whig Corespondent, whom I know in Washington: "A writer who sacrifices virtue to convenience, and seems fo write wi'.rout any moral purpose, even the barbann of his age cannot extenuate; it is alwa' the w riter's duty to make the world better. and justice is a virtue iridependant of time and place." Thus much for myself, and in vindicnti'1'1 of my own course. To y our readers if af1.v