The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-10-06

(eried Mr.. Wy As 70 The main point;
neither you nor your majority could so,e
for the report as it vas read 10 yon: you
furnished matter 20 Mr.. Pearce. snd Mr..
Pesree did MOI draw up The report. Can
yoa deny il! .
Mr.. MUHLENBERG. Mr. Pssrcs
gas directed 10 draw nP The report, and
| presume he did.
NJ. WISE resumed. I call on my
colleague on ille committee from Massa-
ehnseliss lMr. Idncolh.) 20 subsianiiaie
ny ss,iemeaI. Mr.. PesEce lid admit 70
Hie, ibeliese he made lhe ss,ue admission
90 ihe gentleman lrDm Massachusetts, |
am snre ne did to The geplIeman from :.
Carolina Mr.. Csmpbeh.) thai he report
Vas drswn up. By Hslleli; and iIe gaEe
Ihal fsci - an apology for lhe ENORMOUS
IalsrhOnds Il contained. pause 10 hear
The statement d The gentleman from Mas
sachuselis.
Mr.. IINcOLNhers rose and express
ed his regret that had been caIledupon
ss airiess. Whsl he next said was
in 30 loR soice as 90 be uninielligihle
a. the Reporters sesi; when heard be
was understood 10 say;l II a subsequent
conversation Mr. Peafer Admitted that he
was not the author Of The report; said that
he disapproved The language employed;
and charged il on The gentleman sha
had been EMPLOYED as secretary 10 The
committee. There again Mr.. l.. Has Tor
few moments inaudible. ! do believe
Whatever u an unpleasant kind had taken
place before resulted. IN great degree,
ron an unfriendly feeling 90 the part Of
The. agent employed by the cnnmiliee.
and sllI more from the ofIiciOus. imper-
lneni, and objectionable interference II
gentlemen no, themselves members If
the committee. who insligaied himip The
insertion 81 what was 50 offensive. | avn
bound. ~ candor, 10 say that when the
majority Of the committee became INFORM
ed u the language contained IN the report.
], was As severely reprabsted by the
gentlemen Of the inajprily as by those OF
the minority; and The report was IN con.
sequence changed: though The degree 10
which il was altered nay perhaps be
attributable IN part 10 distinct ialimatian
that The facts would Otherwise be brought
inln this linnse,
Mr WISE. ] hope. now, that / an
fully corroboraled; aud leave il 70 this
House, and 70 the Na,Dn, TO say whether
my hear, OF my head is deserving 81 re-
proach for stating The truth. I, must nov
be sdmilted, the gentleman from Penn
sylssnia himself must admit, thai IN stat
ing the truth On the authority Of Dntee
J Pearce himself, il any offence has been
committed against his character. he has
been himself The offender. lie Is my
authority for saying THAI the clerk of The
comniIlee did write thai feplr,
, Aud nav let me say Il, tie gentleman
from Pennsylvania. tta hlye ,IWays
entertained the highest re- pycs iar Ills
/. goodness of heari;" have knuwn
him since his frslenirance IN lhis House,
and have ever respected him personals
": bul Yet me say 10 that gentleman. that
| il he shall ever chance 10 be placed on
another committee Of investigation. un.
less he shall do his duty a little better
than he did when on that Of last Congress
--especialIy unless he shall care 10 see
that report 10 winch he attaches his
signature 10 his o,0n---l cannot entertain
the same degree Of respect for his
head"
W.. MUHLENBERG. I thank the
gentleman Tor bis compliments.
Mr.. w. Ii is true Hal!etl was sick; but
m,nd YOU, Il was no, a. the tune when
The materials we're rollecled an which the
report vas 10 be founded: he ~. over hi:
sickness af,erward, though his whole sp
pearance plainly Told ihal this his frs
sickness had not been feigned He wa'
attended, think, by DR.. Sewall. am
when he returned 81 the committee thu
fever blister was on his LIP. He vas alb
| sem f,r week or ten days, and af,eI
members had done his duty for him, a
length an assistant clerk (brolher 10 III,
postmaster oiNhis Hause) was appointed
Al 81 a day, while Halleu was receiving
%. And now will tell the gentlenaI
fro u PennsyivanlaA fact. After the com
mitlee----bm must describe the Who'll,
scene. A week before the rising Of III,
| committee. gave notice that | shnul'
expect the majority to prepare their re
port, and have il in readiness; cerlall
day was appointed on which our labor il
committee was to cease; think that wa
the Saturday Immediately before the ad
/ journment. Wetl:--on the Monday FOL
having, | asked whether the repor, Q
the majority was ready! The answe
| was "No," ] asked again on Tuesday
| ehe House was to adjourn on Friday,
and sill The answer was " No." II va,
, l think, on Wednesday morning tina, III
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