The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-02

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Hon. EDWARD STANLy, House Of Reps
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES, Feb 81, 1882
DEAR Sin: ! listened very attenlivey to your
speech in reply 10 Mr.. Duncan on the l7lh of jan
uary last and have since that time read the report Of
il In the National lnellgencer 1t strikes me that
the speech is reported with the accuracy usual in
Congressional debates, and especially in those por
tons Of il which personally referred 10 the member
from Ohio Indeed in regard to that portion Of the
printed speech have remarked some mitigation Of
the severity of the phrase used
II you consider it important that Ishould give my
recollection of The time occupied by you in speaking
on that occasion, ! can say my impression is that
you occupied the floor but ittle short Of an hour
You spoke some short time before copy OF Mr..
Duncan's answers to certain interrogatores respect
ing abolition could be found in the House and af-
ter copy Of them had been procured, you read
large extracts from them, and commented upon them
in the manner in which your remarks appear in
- 'p J. P. KENNEDY.
Hon. EDWARD STANLY.
HoURE OF REPRESENTATIVES Feb. 20, 1889.
SIR In answer TO your note Just handed 10 me,
state that heard your speech delivered In the House
on the 18th ult in reply Mr. Duncan, and have also
read it in the National lnielligencer, and that APP
pears to me to be- in substance correctly reported.
Respectfully, yours,
S. GRANTLAND.
Hon. EDWARD STANLY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, Feb 81, 1889,
My DEAR Sin: was in my seat in the House,
during the delivery OF your speech Of the 18th OF
January. have endeavored 10 recall to my mind
my FIRST impressions Of the length of time you were
on The floor, and confidently say that it was from
three quarters of an hour to an hour. As regards
the fidelity with which the speech has been reported,
repeat what have frequently said, that ! have
never printed speech more true TO the oral one
than yours and this opinion know to be coinc-
dent with that Of several other members of our House.
who, like myself had the pleasure of being present
when you spoke.
As regards the communication between you and
Mr.. Slade, Iconsidered il mere incident unworthy
Of particular remark. You, in the course of your
speech when commenting upon Dr. Duncan's letter.
expressed regret that you did not have it at hand
| then saw Mr.. Slade (who happened to be sitting
near you) proffer paper to you, which presumed
the letter, because you read extracts from IT, as
from that letter II observed no other communication
between you and him; and may be permitted 10
add, that II any thing to your injury with your con-
stituents can be manufactured out of such merely
incidental circumstances, shall be much mistaken
in their character.
am, dear sir, very respectfully, yours,
J. JACKSON, OF Georgia.
The Hon. EDwAnD SrANLY.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Feb. 81, 1889.
SIR Your note of yesterday has just been handed
to me, and, in reply TO it, l say that heard your
speech delivered in this House on the l7th ultimo
in answer to DR.. Duncan, of Ohio, and have since
read it as published in pamphlet form, and in the
National lntelligencer; and, whilst my recollection
OF particular remarks made in this House is per-
haps not as good as many others, must say that /
thought your speech, delivered quite as severe as
the published remarks, think have rarely seen
speech more faithfully reported according to my
best recollection.
G.. w. HOPKINS
Hon. E. STANLY.
i fully concur with my friend and colleague, Mr..
Hopkins in the above statement recolect distinctly
most Of the striking remarks in the published speech
r. "A. STUART.
Being called upon by Mr. Stanly TO say whether !
heard his speech in reply to Mr.. Duncan, and
whether the report of 1t in the National Intelligent
Ger is accurate state that heard the speech and
have read the report Of it, and believe the report to
be in substance faithfully written out, according to
~ -. - JGARLAND.
WAsmNGroN February 81, 1889.
| SR. see a publication IN the Globe OF the 18th
February 1889, signed A. Duncan, denying that you
| made the remarks in the House of Representatives,
which published in the National lnelligencer,
| in answer 10 DR.. Duncan, on the appointment OF
committee to investigate The defalcatIons at the Gus
tom house in the city of New York. When Mr..
Stanly began his speech, was sitting near the fire
| place in the southwestern part Of the House, read
ing some papers, and did not then distinctly hear his
remarks but, after short time, my attention was at
tracled by Mr.. Stanly stating his intention to com
nen upon letter in relation to abolition which pur-
ported 10 be written by Dr. Duncan. ! then left my
distant position, and drew near enough to hear Mr..
Stanly make his remarks that letter. which had
seen and read in the newspapers. After took my
seat on the inside Of the bar the vacant space jim
front of the Speakers chair, heard all the remarks
Mr. Stanly delivered in the continuation of his
speech on that occasion attended particularly to
The passages and extracts which he read from DR..
Duncan's letter, which he held in his hand and to
the comments and remarks OF Mr.. Stanly upon the
opinions and sentiments expressed in that letter.
| When the remarks Of Mr.. Stany in answer to DR..
Duncan's speech published in the National In
telligencer, in the early part of this month"; read
them. believed then, and believe now that many
of the very words and sentences found in the printed