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


that point IN the commiliee. Alter dis |
cussi0n, Il was delerminrd By The msI0-
rity that ihe report should be read through.
and ihe objectionable passages marked as |
We went On. The fepan wss re.d By
Nc. Ablah X. Mann, and Mr.. Campbell |
took bis pen or the purpose ~ making
note Of the objectionable passages; but
when he had filed about half page, he
threw down his pen. and soon added 10
Mr.. Mann, :. draw black lines rUund that
pzssage-mark a blark line down that
margin;" aud som sfler cried oul. !. that
whnie paragraph is offensive" AZ
ieagti. asihe reading proceeded. The IN
dlgnallon u The South Csrolinean became
uncomfortable; he sprang up. and. sirik-
Jog the table with violence. declared with
an oath. lfOr which, said Mr.. w., | was
obliged 10 csll him 10 order. but bis ve-
hemence was irresissible0 Il tell you.
that The man who dares % report lhai 10
The Honss Of Representatives LIES: shall
hoIdhim personally responsible 10 mr.; and
II he refuses 10 meet me - gentleman,
lslli chasllse him wherever meet him. "
lie then turned TO The door OF ihe com.
miltee. locked il, and put lie key in his
pocket. and protested that he never would
take il out until the offensive portions Of
that report were expunged. Mr.. Pearce
then began 70 make apologies. and
/ There Mr. Wise sank his voice 50 as TO
be inaudible 70 the Reporter. Il is 10 be
regretted that this is 'ofieu. nav, almost
aays the case, in the most emphatic
part Of that gentleman's speeches. The
majority did express its dissent strongly.
| rrnembor nv colleague from Msssa-
ehuselts, (Ir. Lincoln.) rose 10 his feet
and SAID thai, I" If lightping had fallen
from heaven intn the committee room,
he should MOI have been more asI0nished
than he was al lhe Language of iha, re-
pori; Il was nothing but tissue 81 false
haod from end 20 end. Mr.. Pearce, (said
he, | cannot believe hlai you ever wrole
thai rePnri. / am very sure that no
member Of ibis committee Could have
been hrazen enough 10 put such language
ou paper" The minority then retired,
leaving the d0cOment in ihe hands Of the
majority; aud they did clease il Of much
OF lis falsrhood. scurriIlty. and abuse
leaving IL, however. still the report Of
| Kiaileff; and ,ha, fellow had the inpo-
dence afierwards 20 complain, that the
majority had "qui.e spoiled his report;
that all that was lief. was milk and wa.
Ter
4 / viii do the gentleman from Peunsyl.
yania the Justice To believe that he did
no, know that HsIieti wrote the report
I'LL mentioned The fact yesterday Be
this, however, remembered, that this re-
port was brought in on "Wednesday, aud
Congress adjourned on Friday following.
No debate was had on The report Of the
committee. s...s
Il + Here again Mr.. Wise's voice fell. -
A Rowland for an Oliver! AFRAID OF
Dutee J.Pearce! Why, M human being.
nor any other being ID creation hut a
worm, could fear hun. Afrarl ot HIN in
moral point oi view ! well might be;
afraid Of him in committeeman |
might be; bur IL would be only as an as
sassin-or thief. And as 10 hun, he fears
no,hing-bnt horeswhip. Mr.. w. said
mnre. ba, par, of his words were not dis
tinctiy heard. So
4 The Iacts have stated | stated, In the
presence Of the gentleman from Massa-
chusetls, who witnessed them with me.
, He has cnrroborated my statement aad
| | therefore assume these facts as granted;
they are not to be denied.
But so vast was The number ofsubjects
submitted IN the c0mmlilee. so herculean
was the task through which i had TO la
Dor. that, minority had not even time
81 To consul, on the form of their report un-
Ill Saturday. evening. for we often had 10
work On in the night. | then read 10 The
} gentleman from Massachusetts, only a
por,ion of the report had drawn up,
r which related loihe letter Of the Presi-
. Jeni. We had no opportunity 10 COM
! pare views, 10 consult about language. OF
agree even on an arrangement of subjects.
, Owing TO this state OF things. the mlnori.
! ~ had no opportunity to compare my re.
= port with The testimony. to Judge Of It's
: fidelity; and therefore considered them
E az perfectly justiiiable in declining TO sign
il. But they drew up general report
J. in which all the minority concurred per
n iecty.
nj LIT me, therefore, tell the gentleman
5 from PENNSYLVANIA tina. my report never
J. was read in the commiuee al all--neyer
! | took Mr., Mann aside. aud showed him
4 The par, which related TO him personally
l. No portion Of it ever was striker out
!, There was language in some parts Of i
J which. dare say, some gentlemen who
!, we're Of differen. temperament from my
e self would condemn: but at least die