The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-28
A TRrE INCIDENT.

hen MI. Iambreieng moved. m Sa-
tarlay nights sitting. that the House go
into committee Of The whole on the
state ri the Union to take up certain sP-
preparation bills.
Mr.. Chambers asked 10 withdraw the
motion tn enable him Mr.. C. 10 make
. slaleneat; aud Mr.. Cambrrleng hav-
ing withdrawn his moIian. Mr.. Cham
bsrs said the statement he wished To
make related 20 himself. in some degree,
and he would therefore barely submit il
10 the house 10 d. in the matter what
might seem right aud proper. He said
he had for some weeks past. and during
the last srssion, been waylsId about the
roiunda and on The Stairs and passage OF
The capitol. By lean. hungry. starved
looking man, Who met him al every turn.
and the vision Of whose CHASTITY face
hsun,ed him even in his hours of rest.
This man has been one OF the real Ia.
boring men; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had
macsdsmized the beautiful avenue mnme-
disIsly 10 font Of the capitol. during a
period Of deep calamity and distress 10
The CITY, when the cholera prevailed.
The ssPcHassajsnl 81 the work having
seleSSsa ,hs rirh, % abrogsis Ire con.
rasi ~ aay aslay o. suspension II The
@0sk, Igiu.sd % ?efma Inc contractor 10
Suspend IL, but SEM physicians among
the la50rers to advise them not 10 work
early IA the morning or IsIe 10 the even
Tag. and not 80 work hard al any time.
blserss. death aid alarm dispersed the
g'esier part oil the operative force, the
contractor was ruined, and The sub. con-
tractor was involved in al the worst con.
sequence. Of The failure, and in d.bl for
sgres: pSFl OF the labur.
tie had repeatedly been imprisoned
Tor deb. and separated from an interest.
ing fsnily for want Of bread 10 feed Them:
disease had followed. and The msn v a.
nov, and had been Tor many mouths,
here. soliciting jusiise al the hands Of the
government. IN state Of actual suffering
I"r the comforts Of hfr, while this gov
eFnneni owed him upwards OF five thou
'aad dn.iTs. which for years he had been
hess'"g i"r--yes, begging for Justice
Tor he Is broken IN spiri'. and suffering
has almost made him mad. The Senate !
W.. L. said had at last passed bill for
has relief. and tins day while the house
vas IN session. the committee over which |
he hal the honor tn preside land it vas
hugh honor 10 preside over that commit
tee. Tor they earned their daily bread.
had exanlned the bill. and ordered him |
- ask leave I" report it without amend
meni. and AK departure from all the
rules which might obslruci its commit
'"eni {" a committee Of the whole; aud
he would sFen ask tina, il should go 10
Tue eonmltsee 81 the whole on the state
III the uniun.
M'. &. begged leave IN add that he had
some doubt whether this man had not TO-
DAY e"mmrtied breach Of the privileges
u he house. for v hen the committee OF
r'a''Es merged from their room. the poor
""o". - usual. was in waiting al the
door 'n lear and trembling. and on being
"'d Tie com nt,ee had decided to recon-
'"sa' 10 the house 10 pass Ills bill. and
W1' every edft would be made to get il
'a'"nsh' his ss!low face turned pale as
aes'" ami The fountains of his ewes over.
moved and The members of the commit.
,re' without exception. though not great
~ gwen T. The " melting mood" Joined
Tue Po"f fellows und lgnilied expression
OF Ieel'"g. lie. unfortunate man. again
saw saw, 10 prospect his suffering wife and
niue ones assembled around him. and
,'''n'e'' i'eed l'om tie danger Of return
!" nl, PF''""; 1t depended upon the house
whether 1t should be 81 or not.
| The good feeling Of the hous. was
manifesto, by general cry Of :. leave,
leave. The bill vac afterwards spe.i.
ally taken up in committee, repo,ed n
Oh" house. and passed alter four o'clock
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