The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-08-01

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referred 10 by The letter Of Iha Honorable
member. which failed TO show the yeas /
and nays. and thus ended iheir exalnina- |
lion. though il was earnestly invited.
Respectfully, Z. DEBERRY.
The facts in relation to This affair are
still farther explained in communication |
from gentleman who was present and
Witnessed the whole transaction, aad who. |
The Observer says, is entirely 10 be reli-
ed upon. The communication eommen-
ees with stating. that good deal Of ex-
ciIement had been produced in The upper
part Of that congressional district. in con-
sequence Of the exposure OF . weIl.eon.
trised but badly executed plot. gotten up
10 destroy the confidence Of The people in
their long tried and faithful representa-
tive. Mr.. Debcrry. Il then goes on to
say. that Mr.. Morris, in his public speech
es. HPOn the authority cf a member Of
The last Congress. preferred against his
competitor the charge Of having voted for
all The exnsvssans appropriations Of the
session Of 1888, except one. and agains.
which he was now so violently exclaim-
ing. This charge was promptly met and
denied By Mr.. Deberry; bu. being rei.e-
rated. he was called upon to produce The
journals Of Congress, which, j, was said,
would fully substaniis,e il. This Mr..
D1berry failed TO do, because. he said.
when leaving Washington he had boxed
| il up with other documents, with direc-
tons to be forw arJed Immediately 10 Fay
eueville. and il had no, yet arrived. The
fabricated story continued 10 be bruiied
far and wide; letters conveying the intel
ligence were sent 10 the remo,es, corners
Of the district. and the party were max.
ing exnavagsni calculations Of success.
This stale Of things continued until the
ensuing week al marlborough. when
Mr.. Morris, flushed with the hope Of vic
tory. committed the iadiscreiion OF pro.
ducing letter post marked AIbright's,
Orange county. dated in May. signed
William Montgomery, and addressed TO
The editor Of The Carolinisn al Fsyette.
vile, This letter contained the charge.
with minute references 10 the paging Of
the Journals OF 1888 to verify il. II was
read 10 The assembled multitude, and full.
ly commented on by Mr.. Morris. Bot
The important box a, length arrived q,
Fayetteville; and by means Of special
messenger. Mr.. Deberry was enabled 10
produce the journals al Richmond. some
what 10 the confusion and lismay Of his
opponent. With the Hon. William
Monlgomery's letter as an index and
guide, the Journals were publicly exam
ined; but there was woefuI discrepan-
cy between them; all the statements in
the letter we're found TO be false. This
letter evidently was not intended original
| ly to be made public; indeed the writer
eyincps a painful anxiety on the subject,
and expresses desire that i. should be
used privately, for il was by such device,
he said, tina, he defeated Gen. Barringer.
and he had no doubt It would be Of use
If well managed in illas district
The correspondent Of the Observer. in
conclusion SAYS, lha. second letter from
DR.. Montgomery was read at Richmond,
addressed TO Waller F. Leak. esq. lead
ing politician Of The administration party.
| in conflict with the former; so much in
confiic, that the gentleman TO whom il was
addressed. upon its reception. promptly
and honorably took every step in his
power to rectiiy the error into which he
had been led.
The correspondence from which we
make this statement is contained in The
Observer Of the 24,h of July. The
| North. Carolinian Of the 9Th has since
been received, 10 The editor OF which, II
w;ll he observed, The letter of DR.. Mont
gomery was addressed. This paper con-
,ains some critical remarks upon the lei.
ter Of Mr.. Deberry; but nothing thai can
be construed as denial Of the truth oil It's
statements. or Of the correspondence
which accompanies it. IL is therefore
fair 10 presume that all the statement:
above specified are substantially true.
I In an extra from the office Of the Rs'
leigh Register we find the following lei
ter, I, purporis 10 have been wri.lenby