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

he HOn. Willian Montgomery. our lsss
fePFssealaliss in Congress. 70 Wsllsr E.
Leak. ssq. The copy ~as furnished 70
The editors Of ihe Register By gentlemen
Who heard II read BY Mr.. Leak u seTe-
raj public places. The editors are assuE-
cd that i 10 The substance Of The original.
II indeed n il NOT. in ils most important
particulars. literal transcript. Notes
we're taken during The reading. which en-
ablsd The genllemen 10 reeoIlset almost
The exact terms used By ihs writer. We
hope The holders Of The originals Of this.
and Of The two other letters involved in
The transaction above alluded 10. may be
induced 10 furnish copies for publication.
II any Of our public men can be guilty Of
The nnprineiplsd baseness which the de-
sslopemenis seem here 10 disclose. they
should be held up 10 the indigestion Of
the honest portion oil all parties.
Dedr Sir Your letter has been re-
esised. You ask Tor more information
relative IN the toles and coEdUeI Of Mr.
Deberry. when in Congress. aud refer In
letter | wrote Mr. Holmes last month.
which. you state. you have seen. dc.
| am very sorry our friend Morris has
read the letter publicly. He ought To
have had more sense. II Was never in
tended 10 be thus read, but on the con-
irsry, slyly and secretly. Then il would
have worked wonders. aud could not
have been cohIradicled. am afraid now.
Debeuy will produce his Journals and
upset The Whole Of IL. However this
may be, don't give up: but continue TO
charge him with having voted for all the
appropriations. except one, Of about a
million aud quarter. II you assert
with confidence, some will be gulled. and
YOU will gain their votes. which is all we
want. II Debery should not have his
Journals. You will then have a decided
advantage over him. which you must
not fail 20 improve. You know That oil
The appropriation bills are settled gener.
ally in committee Of the whole, where
tliey are fully debated. compromised and
placed in that shape by the majority.
which insures their 6nsl passage sfleI
they are reported to the House, where
they are very seldom further debated -
consequently they pass by a silent uoie
Well, | advise, that il Deberry should
unfortunately have his Journals, maks
him show where his name Is recorded
! against any Of them. and insist that III,
Journals orgh, TO show il he did oppos,
any Of them; this Of course they vii
no, do. for the reason already given.
II is deyilish good plan, aud some
thing like the one | adopted when
broke Barringer down in this District
took the Journals. went 10 The voters
houses. showed them where The appro
prisiinn bills had passed without any re
!. corded opposition, charged Barringe
e with having voted for them, and when
n found any obnoxious bill had passed il
!. his absence from the House, | woul
read The nays. and Of course, no, findin
his name among Them, charge that b
: had voted for il; and. in this way. | gain
ed a great many votes. I charged hin
D too, with having voted for all the neees
sary appropriations Of Government, ant
showed his votes for them, without fur
: lher explanations; aud as they NATURAL,
! appear very large to our Backwoodsmen
| made the most Of it. The consequence
: was, | was elected, and down he went
, and so will any hypocriie well managed
am to have The hottest sort Of oppo
si,ion, but 1 think will succeed BY a. i
! minishcd majority. Wishing our lrien
!, Morris every success,
/ remain,
Your obi. serv'i. &c.