Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1837-02-11

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most infamous wretch. When Whitney first appeared be-
{ fore il, Mr.. w. saw, or thought he saw, upon his .-y
mrs! appearance, what his examination might result IN;
Dir. w. thought he discovered thai Whitney was disguised
in experiment upC:; him and his honorable friend from
tennessee. He had felt his way in the Globe newspa-
per. lie had tried their patience there. and had endeay?r-
ed To- enlist a hlro!Ing press 50 sustain hin! in his false
and insulting allegations. They had both failed 10 notice
h.n; they had both refused 10 recognise him as . gentle
man IN any respect whatever. His manner, too, when
he Came hcfasc The committee, was clearly, u Mr.. w $
mind. that OF Il supcrciIous, contumacious, contemp;I.
ous witness. He would wIitc his answers ell the table
where Tie committee were sitting, and would then E'd
his arms, cock up his legs. and cast his glances towards
hr. w. and his friend, (iIr. PeytonD as il he designed
and visited 10 ;usult them by his looks. Nothing, ho~-
ever, was said BY either Of Them. No notice was taken
Of his mere ins0lrnce of manner, uati! he attempted TO
experiment Il little further. His course, Mr.. w: then
thought. and sull tEouglt, was altogether that of d EEL
low trying how far he could 70. Such was Dir. W.s
impression a! The time, and such it vas still.
On TIE nigh. when the occurrence alluded to took
place, Mr.. W. was sitting with several Of his colleagues,
"a lm committees; and Mi. Fairfield, of Maine, he be.
Ii: rtir tsd himself. were sitting apart, telling anecdotes
IN 'e n,~r' pleasant and agreeable n;anner TO each other,
whilst III" s''t"c"- ".ri pre- vailed generally ia the com
uilicc was only interrupted - he c,u,cio,inn of = ou...
ton and ,.r roturn of al answer. .Shilsi si,,ina in me.
c"rael ri the room. thus engaged, with eve.. Ge.in= in
lbs bosom unratlcd, an ans%et was aHnnunccd. i vas
read; and, thu "ip;nrn; 1t was returned: he saw tia. as
friend from Tennessee, who was sitting nca: the ci2i.-
man, b""anic greatly excited. His face 6ran!ed with in.
G:gnat!un. lie (Nr. Pcyton) first commenced his APP
9cals t. the cha!rnan. iir rose and declared that Tie
Insp!racr Di That witness had become insntfrrable, and
had been endured long enough. lie had declined to all
s"cr question afr qH"stt"n, because they we're, ne SAID,
"!EGIl-iluriaI.' Hi, question was "inGuiSllor!al, that
question vas "irquiSiioriaI;" and lie rumg The changes
upyn l!a; H"rd '!aruislloril!, - 50 u!ien. until, il his ia
siuua,inrS could have established the fact. they would
have began to think tary really were L Spanish inGuI-
siiin".
Hr. irytnn then walked towards The witness, as des-
cr5rd. a:d tod him N substance, wait lie had already
tod lie House. aud It'd him more. lie told Whitney
TIA; lr was 4 thief and 4 rcbbcr.
Mr. " said, as he was called upon for n witness. i've
should tt! The t:alh as it occurred: and every word as
near Us ne cou!dt secol!ect. !Ar. rryion told Whitney,
'i. Was It thief and . rolbcr: and Tia. ii he dared t. in
suit i,ln, ;h.rc or elsewhere, lie would put him 10 death
upon Tie spot lie was lhcn cnMrd TO order by the
CiAt:nian, wEo, Mr.. W. would say, had no. tailed IL dis.
c!lHf,e his DIZZY in all and IN ever respect. His friend
vas l:i!s GATED ba"k 10 4 recollection ot himself,
and .u"k his seat. lie then appealed 10 the Chairman TO
bear himl witness that lie had treated that man as II lie
had Seen i gentleman UeiDsr the committee. but thai he
WAS MT 70 be Insatted by him - his face. The wiinc>S
lhrn rosC AID commenced addressing IA" chair. Nh w.
believe The substance OF his remark was, that, "b, img
ci!i:d bcI'cr that committee as a witness, lie was ciIi'ird
t. protection Dir. W. t"!lrY"d: however: that the wit
ness u! not complete the sentence before the gentleman
iru:n Tennessee called out ani told him 10 mid his
longnc. aad sil down, for He .irst not speak there, but
"a wiair-; and that. il h. uttered another wc;G. lie
wuulH MIR. ". coal! not remember the exact phcase-
BIZ. X aa-. IN Sub taIcr, TIA: Ia wGulI inttict SOHO pam
!&I::!c.. uprn i.:l.
During this t.:"e, Whitney stood in the position o. a
u.:n wa lad sonc weapon or other IN his hand: t.: lie
kept lis sight hand IN the corresponding pocket 81 .d
paula!nui:5. lnCrrh, said NJ. W., suspected 1 50
Strongly. That, s~!anding in Il Inc between the two ya7.
ties, watched the molten OF that arm, and Immediately
went round the table, placing myself at an angle wiieIe,
il hat ARA ha1 rioccd an inch, lie should have died up
on TIC s.4:. confess il, sr, cnoily and deliberately Tor
| though. | s2w ih& lHsid!n'is assassin III every in"Ye'
IN, al ni.da b. the wretch on that OCCASION.
Fortunately, NJ. Wise, ~h1pp:nrd, lie said, mol TO m
lrG l1sr bu: IN IL friendly manner; !nt, instead Of wa''ing
for the II. iu;I of HAi:aey's am, hr took The better part
oi gping IL. without saying Il wcrd, t"cA hold 0: ms
!fitnt, pat his hand upon his boSctn and closed his vast
Cat. :cl!a: him Iiat the blood o! such Il wretch WAS
not IL 10 tain his hands. TiGs WIS the Whole Of that
part u! lie Transaction. His friend from Tennessee said
!a wretch Was only worthy OF LIS notice when ne m
I*Ilc,! n:i III his p.cscnce, and that he would Kill Inn
80 !c wuut4 Il mad dog II he should dare to repeat IL -
This was lie substance. Whitney was then ordered 10
/ .elsc uud vl.n IL :anc back, he came, as Mr.. ~.
tEiuue!!i, a#d was glad 10 perceive, humble. using these
words, ara iaey were taken down as they fell from his
lp.. ANA recorded by the clerk: MI. Chairman, II |
haze been guilty OF any di&Iestect, | am sorry, and will
urO!ugl$c i"r IL
Nix. -. had :o!l even his secret intentions; hat is,
thy we lis o~n private intentions at the timc, aud he
hlu n.U.g: concealed nor ouilted a single Thought, hut
let hi, not be misunderstood as 10 that Intention. lie
should only have i~nterposed to protect his friend from
imminent: iangrr. HIS iAlr. VS. actual in'rIp,sitl"n
sp,!e for i.ss!l. was peaceful. |! was to prevent any
further disorder.
In conclusion. Mr.. W called upon the members CT tie
committee 81 all parties, friend uf iu", Of any and every
party, 10 bear witTCSS whether lie statement lie !J lu&t
gl9en was iWt substantially true; and whether there wIsa
single ut or title in the statement Of that most lni'-
NOUS wretch winch has gone forth in Tho official organ,
that was tEur, except the mere statement n relation to
the lnLr riuINUry. He had called upon the honorable
chairman OF the committee in particular to bear E!m
witness whether tk"a Facts were not as Mr.. w. had stated
thrr ~, as Li*y passed before his eyes, ana IN the nearing
y! all.
Mr. Garland of Virginia said that il was extremely
unpleasant to him at any time, and under any circ"Ii-
stances, 10 mike a statement III reference to IA perso"al
controversy, but from the variras hues in various Jircc-
tons winch had been gwen to The transaction referred
/, by III; colleague, (Mr. Wlse) lie thought it due 10
HE co,n!n!tlcr, H. tic House: aud 10 the country, mat Il
correct statement should b" made. Mr.. g.. SAID, with
out expressing any opinion in regard to the . Card re.
ferrra To, or any other part OF the transaction, he would
/ Simply lay. thai the statement Of the facts and circuin-
stances rri,trd by his colleague was substantially cor
rect, and detailed very much as they h%apprnc:: Some
ti,.ms stated be did not SEE, others uccurrd "hicl were
emitted. not All, cllnr the substantial correctness o. the
narrative. MI. &. said Ee did not see the scowl aud
cnn,clnptuous look which the gentleman from Ten
nessce rta,rs Mr.. Whitney to have given him, his eyes
were tuinrL in another direction at The time 1t is said TO
have happened, but lie distinctly remembers hearing the
gentleman from Tennessee complain Of Il at the time,
and as the principal cause # his excitement. MIR. G.
said The occurrence was very sudden, and the gentleman
from lc"It ssre was certainly very much excited. lie
SAID that, w!th n view TO rcs:o'c quiet, he stated 10 Mr..
Whitney hat Il question you'd arise as I" The dIsp ST.
tinn OF his answer, and that he must retire, which he tif.
After Mir. Whitney had left the room, MIR. FeJion p:,
came more tranquil, lprlogized 10 the committee anu
stated Ina, he had been very much excited on account"
The insuI: which he regarded as having been gwen NM
in the answer Of Nh. Whitney, and the sco"i "no cen
t"inptuvus lock with which 1t was accoHnPan'u u ElF'
Whitney WAS linen called in. and the resolution OF the
committee in reference to his answer Ieao - MN; ne
.hvn aroIogrzcd to The committee IN lie terms contained
IN The ccpg Of the journal of the committee just read.
Mr.. Gil!el said he rose to make but a few suggestions.
! Tro ,;,,.,;,r i, winch he STOOD as Il member OF the Sc
lac, cn,,r;,,c... required him TO make 4 few remarks,
49, .S, hrs Ill. nee should be nisconstrued. 1t would he
, nr,y;rns - all vino frequently attend our courts Of JUS
tee, that it ;s hardly possible Tor nine persons 10 witness