Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-02-21
sir. Whi.ucv's statement.
20 THE rCBLlC.

Finding that misrepresentation have been
spread abroad respecting scene which oc.
curltn on "Wednesday hi ght last at the Cap.
;oi IL :e room ofthe select committee OF
wnici, the llou, Mr.. Garland is chairman,
! dctss. i: "a duty alike due 10 myself and the
yul'tt>:, 10 lay before it correct statement
oitl,c occurrence.
On thut day, after my protest had been
rad by tue committee. received, aud or.
u':rcd to os placed Oh the Journal, Mr..
Pcytoa commenced pmpoundny intcrrosa-
torres TO me; sone of which | answered,
and some declined answering.
The following was the fifteenth intcrro.
ga:ory xopounded by him :"lld You re.
,.',;ve any ic:,cr Of recommendation from
L. b. fancy, or did he i'll any manner
':ouu:c,mncc O, encourage You in applying
IL the agency contemplated; or did he
positively refuse 70 receive or couuicnance
YOU in tia, capacity while he was 1t :ic
had Of the Treasury Department !"
10 the in!errogatory | gave INC following
aaswcr: II decline answering this inter-
roga,o:y more particularly asthc inividu-
nj propoundiug i had asserted positively
aud publicly, that ;hc substance OF tho latter
part OF i, is true, heginlng with. "or Gid,
&c." therefore, being the party accused,
am not proper witness. think III Jus:!c",
tia, the indi 'idllai who has nlaic tho ale
gIion should be called (. proiacc his
pr,ot."
This was minded 20 the chairman, who
read TO the committee; upon which Mr..
rcyton, in mos: violcnt and pass:onate
manner, sprans from his scat. and exclaimed
~Thc damned internal scoundrcl should
not insult him there; that Constitution or no
Constitution, he (as | understood him to
saw would have the lie OF the damned VII
lan;" atithc same timei advancing and thrust
ing his hand into mis- bosom. under his waist.
coat. as | supposed, torlhc purpose ofdraw.
ing forth some concealed weapon. Tx.
recting al assault, | put myself in posture
OF defence, before he had got forward to
me, and before he had drawn his hand from
his bosom. Mr.. Wise sprang before him,
and pushed him back, saying, "Don't Pcy.
;on; the damned scoundrcl is no: worth
minding.' | immediately took my seat.
when both Mr.. w. and Mr.. pcytou com.
meuced the most violent abuse of me, the
later calling me "a damned plundcrcr,' and
"a damned dog" when | rose and said.
mir. Chairman, claim the protection of
the committee while am before it." When
Mr.. Peyton, addressing himselfto me said:
You shan't SPEAK God damn vcu; hclJyou.
;nnguc;" aud when had seated myself, still
keeping my eye upon him, he said "God
damn you, take your eyes off Of INC; YOU
shan, look 4, me-" aud after this he rose, &
with Mr.. Wise advanced towards me; the
latter with his hand in his pocket, and stood
before INC for minute or more, as if sup.
posing they could intimidatc me by their
iiowls. Soon after This, and when quiet
hid prevailed, was requested by the chair.
mau to retire, which | did. Some time af.
Ter, when | was requested to return to the
room, | was informed by the chairman that
the committee had resolved, that the answer
which | had given 10 the intcrrogatory
should be returned, as containing something
d;srcspcctiul to member Of the committee;
anil that the interroSatory which he held in
his hand should be propoundcd; when !
said in substance, q may not use the pre-.
c!se words,) "rhat if l had done any thing
which n majority of the committee consld.
er,d improper, | certainly regretted it." The
in.errogatory which the chairman alluded
10 was then propoundcd. which was as fol-
lows add you or not apply to tho Sccre.
tary of the Treasury to be appointed, either
before or after the removal ofthe 1cposics,
agent of the department, or Of the deposi'c
banks, selected Or to be selected p
The foregoing is nearly, il not an exact
account, Of what transpircd.
Whcnit is rccollec,ed that on the 9TH in
s,ani, in a Card, published in the Globe, |
challenged Mr.. Pcy,on to adduce single
parficle ofproofto sustain the assertion |
found it reported he had made, us well
us declared it fuse, that Gin consc.
cucncs Of the character of the agent allu-
dcd TO, Mr.. Taney, the former Secretary
OF the Treasury, would not recommend him
as all agent ol tho depositc banks" | will
leave il TO the public to decide, who was the
nggrcssor on the evening alluded 10, Mr..
pey'on. for propoundipg the iutcrrosa:ory
he did; or nlyscll,for giving the answer which
did to l..
I, is for the House Of Representatives TO
decide, whether it shall BE- tolerated, that
any individual called before them as q Wit.
ness, or before committee appointed by
that honorable body, and acting under its
authority, shall be subject TO treatment SIM
liar to ,lm, have experienced, and Of which
complain. without having it rcdresscd.
TO Il Discerning and enlightened public !
trust the decision, whether the course which