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of all those distinguished patriotic men who stood in the breach, and nobly defended his fame, there is not one who does not hang his head in grief and disappointment, when he hears repeated from the lips of the President, and finds in the columns of the Globe, the indecent and unbecoming language which is applied to every Senator and Representative who dares to act on the independent convictions of his own mind.

tion or approbation of Mr. McLane, and that its Editor was notoriously incompetent to conduct the paper unaided by auxiliary advice. The Baltimore Republican, of which Mr. Harker is now the ostensible Editor, is become the organ of the Treasury Department, and, as in duty bound, will adopt or reject the policy of the hour with a single eye to the future advance. ment of its immediate patron. On this subject you may hear from me again; but, in the mean time, I expect the allegation. Mr. McLane, The offensive and indecorous terms, "slanthe Secretary of the Treasury of the United derous"-"drunken Senate"-"corrupt coaliStates, is the author of the letters signed "A tion"-and the like, are said to be daily utterCitizen of Delaware," and published in the ed by the Chief Magistrate of the nation, while "Delaware Gazette" in 1824, and challenge an speaking of that body; and both Houses of Conauthorised denial of the charge. At my leisure gress are, with as little ceremony or respect, I may furnish you with additional extracts from denounced as a school for scandal, "and as those precious epithets, and call upon the being no longer a deliberative legislative bopeople of the country to decide whether Gen dy." The elements of social intercourse are eral Jackson has frankly avowed the cause of annihilated, and the law of force and personal his personal difference with Mr. Calhoun; whe-violence is openly recommended as necessary ther it be possible that he can impart his entire to check the freedom of debate, and to protect confidence and affection to a man who, he has speculation and fraud on the national treasury reason to know, has entertained and expressed from exposure and merited reprehension, opinions of him like those contained in the let- "hickory" club for each House, with approters of "A Citizen of Delaware;" and yet find priate labels, deposited with the doorkeeper, abundant grounds for his implacable resentment to be used "five or six times" to punish refacagainst Mr. Calhoun for a manly difference of tory members, is given out as the mode of efopinion in the construction of a military order. fectually "reforming" the wicked practice of Credat Judeas appella, &c. scrutinizing the measures of his administration, and of testing the purity of those who constitute the elite of his corps of letter writers and gladiators. like fiction, because of its novelty and reckless This, at a distance, may sound daring, but here every one must see and know that, substantially, it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of an honest jury in a court of justice. Such is the attitude assumed by the Executive, in his relations with the Senators and Representatives of the people, and the evident object of the "official paper," is to lessen their influence among their constituents, to guard the popularity of Gen. Jackson against truths which they may deem it their duty to communicate to the people in the recess of Congress.

ANOTHER CITIZEN OF DELAWARE.

FOR THE UNITED STATES TELEGRAPH.

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Governor Poindexter's letter to his constituents. This document having attracted general notice, and obtained a wide circulation through out the Union, has been subjected in the Globe to a criticism which deserves to be corrected. So far as they deal in "surmise and general abuse," of the honorable Senator whose letter has thrown the kitchen cabinet into hysterics, their offspring merits and receives his unmingled contempt. They assume to speak for the President, and labor to create a belief that the materials of which the article is composed, throughout all its ramifications, is drawn from his resources. We take the occasion to admonish those who abuse his name and influence, lance, the whole machinery of a pensioned Pursuing this object with unceasing vigithat, although they can, without a blush, ca- press is put in motion from Maine to Mississiplumniate and denounce the friends who sustain-pi, to cry down every man, however pure his ed his cause in the hour of adversity, and cast character and conduct, who is unwilling, like a their hopes on the successful issue of the great fawning mastiff,.to struggle which brought him into power, he inscribed the name of his owner. wear a collar on which is ought to be cautious how he indulges in the tor from Mississippi, whose mind could not be The Senarepetition of State calumnies, repudiated under brought to this state of subserviency, either by his own signature; first invented for the com- flattery or menace, is destined to encounter all mon purpose of party strife, and consigned to the revilings and denunciations which can be the tomb of oblivion by the indignant voice of the poured forth on him by the mouthpiece of the people on whom they were designed to operate President. Who could have believed when 'General Jackson was elevsted to the Executive Chair, that he would have used his vast patronage to corrupt the press, and to purchase an insolvent from the ranks of his rival, whose journal is al. most exclusively appropriated to the fulmination of opprobrious epithets, and unmeasured abuse of the members of both Houses of the national Legislature? We venture to say that,

effable scorn and contempt he contemplates We know full well with what inthe impotent efforts which are now making to distort his political conduct, and to bring on him the censure of the State, whose interests he represents with a "lofty bearing," which excites the malignant envy of the palace, while it commands the approbation of the candid, enlightened then of all parties.

FIAT JUSTITIA.

RICHARD COULTER.

portrait of Gen. Washington, if it can be had

The spirit and ability displayed by this Re-on reasonable terms. Mr. DALLAS, from the presentative of Pennsylvania, in the proceed Committee on Military Affairs, to which the ing before Congress relative to Gen. Houston, petition on the subject had been referred, rehas called forth commendations from his fellow ported a bill for the relief of the representatives citizens of all political complexions in his na- of the late General William McPherson, which tive State; indeed our exchange papers, tha was read and ordered to a second reading. Mr. have undertaken to speak on the subject, are DALLAS presented a memorial of the legislature unanimous in that way. Mr. Coulter, on this of Pennsylvania, praying legislative interference occasion, has by no means exceeded the ex-in behalf of the Cherokee Indians. The appectations of those who know him as an able portionment bill was taken up, and after a few and fearless man, calculated to serve his coun-remarks from Mr. POINDEXTER, read the second try in a crisis, rather than bustle when the ele-time and passed. The Senate, at an early ments are calin, and compile speeches with hour, went into the consideration of Executive view to his own political advancement.-Har-business, and sat with closed doors until its adrisburg Chronicle. journment.

CONGRESSIONAL.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1832.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1832.

TRIAL OF SAMUEL HOUSTON.
CONTINUED.

The hour of 12 o'clock, meridian, having arrived

Answer. He did not.

In the Senate, yesterday, after the usual morning's business, the general appropriation bill, and the bill for vaccinating the Indians, were severally read the third time and passed. On motion of Mr. WEBSTER, the bill for the ap-sel, was placed at the Bar of the House, and SAMUEL HOUSTON, accompanied by his Counportionment of the representatives among the several States, according to the 5th census, as Mr. CAVE JOHNSON, one of the members of amended by the select committee to which it the House from the State of Tennessee, was had been referred, was taken up for considera- further examined, and testified as follows: tion. Mr. WEBSTER, after explaining and ad- Question by the accused.-Did Mr. Stanbery vocating the amendment, proposed for the pur- not necessarily impute fraud to the accused? tell you that the statement of his remarks did pose of trying the principle to take the question, first on the amendment without filling the blanks, fixing the number of members for the Question by Mr. HAWES.-Was or was not House, and the number of Representatives to Gov. Houston very mild and decorous in his exeach State. After some remarks from Messrs. pression and conduct at the time he first preDALLAS, CLAYTON, DICKERSON, and HILL, the sented the letter to you, and did you not think question was taken on the amendment, and it that he felt himself seriously aggrieved by the was agreed to, yeas 22, nays 22, the Vice Pre- reflection contained in the speech and the mansident giving the casting vote in the affirmative. ner of its publication before its time in debate, Mr. HAYNE then moved to fill the blank for the and the note appended to the speech as it apnumber of members of the House with 241. Peared in the newspapers? Mr. CLAYTON named 256, and Mr. WEBSTER Answer.-I did not observe any passion or ⚫ moved 251, each gentleman supporting his mofeeling in relation to that matter on the part of tion with a few remarks. After a debate, the Gov. Houston at any time until on my delivery question was taken, first on 256, the largest to him of Mr. Stanbery's letter addressed to me. number named in the list, yeas 19, nays 22. The certainly thought he felt himself aggrieved by question was then taken on Mr. WEBSTER's the publication in the newspaper, but I do not motion to fill the blank with 251, and carried, remember he ever uttered in my presence any yeas 27, nays 14. Mr. WEBSTER then moved thing from which that impression was drawn. to fill the other blanks with the number of re- Question by Mr. VINTON.-When you delipresentatives for each State, according to the vered Mr. Stanbery's letter to Mr. H. did you principle assumed in the amendment. This inform him, Mr. Houston, that by your conmotion having been carried, the bill was order-struction of the letter, he, Mr. S., insisted upon ed to a third reading, yeas 23, nays 20. his privilege as a member of the House of Representatives.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27.

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Answer.-I informed Governor H. of the difficulties that I had in the first place, as to In the Senate, yesterday, Mr. BENTON pre- the construction of the letter. I also informed sented a memorial from a number of citizens of him of the consultation I had had with a memPittsburgh, adverse to the renewal of the char-ber of the House, in relation to the construction, ter of the Bank of the United States. The and of the construction which I and my friend memorial was read, and, on motion of Mr. B., had come as to the meaning of the letter, which ordered to be printed. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN induced him, at the conclusion of our conversubmitted a resolution proposing an inquiry into sat on, to thank me for what I had done; and he the expediency of purchasing Peale's original said I had acted correctly.

Question by the Committee. When Mr. Hous-consequence, I believe, of a wound received ton threatened to whip Mr. S. before he left the whilst he was in the army. I do not know this House, and you remonstrated against it, did the myself: but the general impression was, that it terms of your remonstrance point to the impro- disabled him. As to its being generally known priety of assaulting him in the House, or to that by those acquainted with him, and by those of assailing him at all for what had passed? within the limits of Tennessee, I can speak with Answer. I think my remonstrance was placed some certainty. Governor H. has been a canupon the ground of the impropriety of assailing didate for public favors at different times in that him in the House, and during the session of State, once for Governor; and during the canCongress. That was the general scope of my vass, his friends have spoken freely of the cirargument, and I do not recollect that it went cumstance. farther.

Question by Mr. Bates, of Mass.-In that conversation was any thing said of assaulting him elsewhere than in the House?

Answer.-I do not recollect that there was any conversation about assaulting him in any other place.

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FELIX GRUNDY, a Senator of the United States from the State of Tennessee, was then sworn on kalf of the accused, and testified as follows, viz

I heard it often talked of, as he

was a candidate for public favor.

ALEXANDER BUCKNER, a Senator of the U. States from the State of Missouri, was then sworn in behalf of the accused, and testified as follows: viz.

Question by the accused.-Were you in company with the accused previous to, and at the time of, meeting with Mr. Stanbery? If yea, state the circumstances that preceded and occurred at the meeting.

Answer.-On the evening of the 13th, I think Question by the accused.-Was the accused after tea was over, at my boarding house, I stepat your room shortly before you heard of the ped into the room of Mr. Grundy; we sat there meeting between the accused and Mr. Stanbery? conversing for a few moments. Governor H. When, and with whom, and for what purpose entered the outward door, and passed down the did he leave your room? passage, intending, as I thought, to pass the Answer. As well as I can judge, about thirty door of Mr. Grundy, which was partly open minutes before this occurrence took place, Go- at that time. As he came opposite the door he vernor Houston was going along the passage in- halted and looked in. I spoke to him, and askto which the door of my room opens; the door ed him into the room; we indulged a while in was not entirely open or entirely closed. Mr. idle playful conversation. Mr. Blair, who was Buckner, who was sitting in my room, disco- in the adjoining room, in a few minutes stepped vered that it was him, and asked him to come in also. Gov. Houston was relating some anecin, remarking that we were not conversing on dotes, which occupied our attention some fifany secret matters. Governor H. came in, and teen or twenty minutes, when Mr. Blair and seated himself. We conversed on several dif- myself rose to retire. We walked out of the ferent subjects. Mr. Blair, who occupies an room, it being a very fine evening, and turned adjoining room, and could easily distinguish carelessly towards the outward door, not having the voice of any one speaking in my room, be- any particular object in view. Governor Housing acquainted with Governor H., shortly after ton came after us, and as he stepped out of the came in likewise. The conversation assumed a door, took each of us by the arm, one on each light pleasant character, and in which Governor side of him, and bore us up the Avenue. We Houston told some anecdotes which amused continued in light conversation, walking slowly, us a good deal. In a short time Mr. Buckner till we come to the cross street which runs up and Mr. Blair walked out of the room. I to the City Hall, across the Avenue at the end was under the impression they had retired of the brick pavement; when we got to that to their rooms, but discovered afterwards that place, Mr. Blair observed that we had gone far they had not. Governor Houston arose also. I enough; we had gone half way with Houston, asked him to remain. He said he must go and that to be polite he ought to go back with home, as he had rested badly the night before. us. Houston answered no; saying, I think, I knew no more of him until five or six minutes that he had company, and must go back. afterwards, Mr. Blair returned, and told me that At that time we all faced about, Houston was Governor H. had beaten Mr. S. Mr. Stanbery's rather in the rear, Mr. Blair a little in the name was not mentioned by Governor H. in my advance on the right. After we faced about, room. I did not think of him, and do not know Mr. Blair moved off very briskly, without whether any other person did. waiting for me to go with him. I was surprised Question by the accused-Do you or do you at this movement, and asked Houston what not know that the accused is badly wounded, makes Blair go off so fast. Houston was and disabled in his right arm; and is not that standing not directly facing the palings, but "fact generally known to the persons acquainted rather quartering towards it, and quartering to with him? me; without answering my question, he apAnswer.-I have no knowledge on that sub-peared to shift the position of his feet. I saw ject for three years past; for Gov. H. has not nothing at the time,but soon discovered a gentlelived near me for nearly that time. I know that man coming across the Avenue, and pretty near since the year 1815, (I think m, knowledge of to us, and near to the pavement; at the time I him then commenced in Tennessee,) he did la- did not recognize the individual when I first bor under a severe injury in his right arm, in observed him, but as he approached nearer and

Question by the accused.-Is the stick now shown to you the one used by the accused on that occasion?

Answer-I think it is.

was in the act of putting his foot upon the pave-answer for what he had done." He repeated ment, I discovered it to be Mr. Stanbery. It "that he had disarmed him, and borne off his occurred to me that there would be a difficulty pistol." Houston then walked off and left me; between them, having understood previously then, after standing for a few moments, I that there had been dissatisfaction between walked off and left Stanbery standing with the them. Houston did not reply to my question. crowd. I saw no more of it. As Stanbery approached nearer, he appeared to halt in his place. Houston asked if that was Mr. Stanbery; he replied, very politely, and bowing at the same time, "Yes, Sir;" then, said Houston, you are the damned rascal; and with that, Question by the accused.-Had you any, and struck him with a stick which he held in his what previous acquaintance with the accused? hand. Stanbery threw up his hands over his Answer.-I had no acquaintance with the achead and staggered back, his hat fell off, and cused until my arrival in this city during this he exclaimed, "Oh, don't." Houston con- session of Congress in the latter part of the wintinued to follow him up, and continued to strike ter. It was that [time] I first saw Governor him. After receiving several severe blows, Houston; I think he was introduced to me by Stanbery turned, as I thought, to run off. Judge Grundy, or by some one in Judge GrunHouston, at that moment, sprung upon him in dy's room. Since that time I have seen him the rear, Stanbery's arms hanging down, appa- but rarely, and have no intimacy or acquaintrently defenceless. He seized him and at-ance with him. I met and passed Governor tempted to throw, but was not able to do so. Houston, as a gentleman who had been introStanbery carried him about on the pavement duced to me as such by my friends. some little time; whether he extricated himself, Question by the accused.-Did any thing pass, or Houston thrust him from him, I am not able while you were with the accused, indicating any to determine. I thought he thrust him from intention on his part to way-lay, or attack Mr. him; as he passed him, he struck him and gave Stanbery? or did the meeting appear to you to him a trip, Stanbery fell; when he fell, he still be so sudden and unexpected? continued to halloo; indeed, he halloed all the Answer.-Nothing of that nature passed betime pretty much, except when they were tween us, either then or at any other time. I scuffling. I saw Stanbery, after having re- had no idea that Houston had any intention at ceived several blows, put out both hands in this that time to attack Mr. Stanbery, or any body way, he then lying on his back. I did not dis- else, and as being together was entirely accicover what was in his hands, or if any thing was; dental, and I believe the meeting of Mr. Stanbut I heard a sound like the snapping of a gun bery and himself was entirely accidental, there lock, and I saw particles of fire. Houston was no lying in wait in the matter at all. If we appeared to take hold of Stanbery's hands, and had not made a halt as we did, Governor Houstook something from them, which I could not ton would have been twenty or thirty steps in see. After that, Houston stood up more erect, advance of the crossing of Stanbery, and would still beating Stanbery with a stick over the have missed him altogether. head, arms, and sides; Stanbery still kept his hands spread out. After Houston's giving him several other blows, he lay on his back and put up his feet, Houston then struck him elsewhere. Answer.-I had not previously examined the Mr. Stanbery, after having received several stick, but the first blow or two did not indicate blows, ceased to halloo, and lay, as I thought, by the sound that it was fractured; after it was perfectly still. All this time I had not spoken so, it became very evident that it was so, by the to either of the parties, or interfered in any sound of the blow.

Question by the Committee.-Was the stick or bludgeon now presented to you split or fractured at the time of the assault?

manner whatever. I now thought that Stan- Question by Mr. BURD.-How many blows bery was badly hurt, or perhaps killed, from during the rencontre, according to your estima the manner in which he lay. I stepped up to tion, did the accused inflict on Mr. Stanbery Houston to tell him to desist, but without being with the stick he then and there held in his spoken to, he quit of his own accord. Mr. hand?

Stanbery then got up on his feet, and I then Answer.-I really did not count them, nor am saw the pistol in the right hand of Governor I able to say with accuracy, but he gave him a Houston, for the first time. Some altercation great many.

passed between them; Houston observed that Question by Mr. SLADE.-Of what timber is he had taken the pistol from Stanbery. Mr. the cane with which the blows were inflicted on Stanbery, about that time, asked Houston "why Mr. Stanbery? he attempted to assassinate him in the night?" Answer.I believe it is young hickory. Houston replied, "he had not attempted to Question by Mr. ARNOLD.-How long did you assassinate him, but had chastised him for remain in Mr. Grundy's room after Houston having traduced his reputation." By this time, came in? a crowd had gathered round; and some person, Answer.-I suppose, perhaps, about twenty I do not know who, spoke to Houston-Hous- or thirty minutes.

ton replied, "that he attended to his business, Question by Mr. SLADE.-Is, or is not, the cane and that he had chastised the damned scoun- with which the blows were inflicted apparently drel, if he had offended the law, he would loaded at the lower end?

Answer.-I should presume not, more than with an ordinary ferrule on the outside.

HENRY HAW, a w tness on the part of the accused, was sworn, and testified as follows, viz: Question by the accused.-Are you acquainted with the handwriting of William Prentiss? If yea, is the affidavit of Luther Blake, now shown to you, in the said Prentiss' handwriting?

Answer.-I am acquainted with the handwriting. I should say it was-I mean of course the body of the affidavit.

after, or repeat, and which I forget as soon as I can after I hear it.

Question by the Committee.-Who was the gentleman to whom you alluded as coming into your room?

Answer.-Mr. Mardis, of Alabama. Question by the Committee.-What day was it, and what time in the day?

Answer.-I do not know what day it was, it was in the evening at 7 o'clock.

Wm. D. Shaw, a witness on the part of the Question by the accused.-Are you acquainted accused, was sworn, and testified as follows: with Luther Blake? if so, what are his habits of Question by the accused.-Do you know Lutemperance? Has he not been in the habit of ther Blake, and had he not to your knowledge getting drunk nearly every evening, or night. business of importance to settle here when he What was his situation when he left the city, left the city, and did he not leave the city unand was not his going away sudden and unex- expectedly? pected?

To this interrogatory Mr. WICKLIFFE objected, and the question was put, Shall the interrogatory be propounded to the witness?

And passed in the affirmative-Yeas 88, nays 68.

The Yeas and Nays being desired they were had accordingly.

Answer-I have been acquainted with the gentleman for some time past. I knew of his having business to settle here, and I believe of importance; and I did not know of his intention to leave here more than an hour before he did leave.

Question, by the accused.-Did he not leave his said business here unsettled when he went

And so the House decided that the interroga-away? tory be put, and the witness answered as follows:

Answer.-I think, in relation to some business of the western Creek agency, he left it

Question, by the accused-Did or did you not

Answer.-I know him very well; he is some- unsettled. times irregular; he was somewhat excited when he left here; I did not know he was going un-understand from the said Blake, that he had til half an hour before he started.

Question by the Committee.-What is the general character of Luther Blake for truth? Answer.-I should certainly believe any thing he should say.

The Hon. JOHN TIPTON, a Senator of the United States from the State of Indiana, was sworn and testified as follows:

been dismissed from public employment on account of charges against him?

To this interrogatory, Mr. PATTON, one of the members of the committee, objected; and the objection was sustained by the House.

Question, by the Committee.-Do you know where Blake is gone, what called him away, and when he expects to return?

Question by the accused.-Do you recollect Answer. He informed me some time before a conversation taking place in your room some he left, perhaps as much as an hour, that he was days since, in the hearing of Mr. McCarty, a going to Fort Mitchell, in Alabama, and thence merchant of Indiana, relative to an alleged dif- to Florida. I did not ask when he would reficulty, pending between the accused and Mr. tnrn. He expected to go from thence to the Stanbery, of Ohio? Will you state what was Western Creek Agency some time this sumsaid? mer. He did not inform me what his business was, or what called him away.

Answer.-I do recollect of a conversation in my presence, when Mr. McCarty, of Indiana, Question, by the Committee.-Do you know was present. A gentleman came into my room whether the business of the Creek Agency, in and asked me if I had heard the news? I care- which the said Blake was concerned, was in lessly replied that I did not know or something such a state that it could have been settled imof that kind, and asked him what it was; he ob- mediately had he remained in this city? served that street talk or rumour said that there Answer.-I think not. was a difficulty between Governor H. and Mr. S. and that it was rumored, that the Governor had written to or challenged the member. That Mr. S. had declined the meeting, and that, probably, the Governor would cane or whip Mr. S. for something which had taken place. I replied that I had heard nothing of it, and knew no- And thereupon Samuel Houston was remandthing about it of my own knowledge; but it ed into the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, seemed to strike the attention of Mr. McCarty, and withdrew from the bar.

Question, by the Committee.-Was there any such particular intimacy between you and Luther Blake as would have necessarily given you a knowledge of his intended journey long before he started?

Answer.-There was none.

and he went on to converse with the gentle- And the House adjourned until 11 o'clock, man, saying, that probably something does ex- A. M. ist between them, for he was in Mr. S.'s room

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25.

and saw two pistols on the table. I know no- Mr. STANBERY, having called Duff Green thing more upon the subject; it was given to as a witness, who came up to the bar and was me as street talk, a kind of talk I never inquire sworn, the following discussion took place

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