Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-23

far compensation out for their personal services thcy
to do all the work at their Office and e0u be elected
TO the station.
+ "The profits cannot be less for the whole Congress
than $50 900; this would give you $1,000 you having
no trouble responsibility whatever
That is the consideration Mr. F. said. 1t is very
true the gentleman says he suggests this his
responsibility; but he goes to say, shut nevertAc
less hazard nothing in the conjecture, that you
here and put in, the thing be managed ddroiIy
enough to insure success. know not, said Mr F.,
what the gentcmans ideas of ethics NAV be- he may
think there is nothing like bribery in his propositions
but leave it to the House and to the world to say
whether lis object not to in a certain dircc
ton, and offering $4,000 to produce certain result
II it proper 10 refer TO General Green's letter it
would show that he looked upon the thing pointing
directly TO certain gentlemen IN this House The gen
tcman says he spoke of no rOteS and alluded to
particular individually but it to be supposed that he
would come ont in a matter of this kind, and name in
divduas occupying particular position this floor
The gentleman knows how 20 ''mdnage such hiRgS TOO
0droitiy' to become 50 very specific as to name ind
vlduals, or even to name their party name dcsgna
ton My object however, said Mr. F., in rising, is to
say, that my statement is before the world, with the
letter of the gentleman and his statement and let the
world Judge how they agree together The main lead
ing object OF the gentl"mans letter, the offer Of
$4,000 to produce certain r"sult stated that in SO
many words, and the letter will bear mo out in it,
| Mr.. MITCHELL said the House would bear him out
in the assertion that he had acted throughout in this
matter III sedrence. In reference this BUSINESS he
was not accountable. He rose Yesterday 10 redeem. his
promise TO the House which he made when first lie az.
dressed them on the subject, and aware tFa.
the gentleman from North Carolina not in the Hall
TIL he looked around and found his seat vacant He
had given notice that rs he received copy of
his letter to Gen Green, he would lay il before the
House, and at the earliest moment after receiving H.
he redeemed his promise. He would now call the at
ention Of the gentleman from North Carolina To some
IN nIc 1f.4u1 ,rhi he .lni
to eXplan-for it seemed strange that the gentleman
should recolect distinctly the particular words which
appear in the letter when they not in IL At all The
gentleman in This statement says:
| "Ile gentleman from New York commences the
letter By saying that it had been distinctly asccrained
that Mcssrs Gales X S2aton could not be elected
Public Printers and that his aversion Nj Blair was
great that he disposed 30 all lengths to defeat
his election, and that he believed that br The acGu-
ston ofa tcw votes, Gen. Green could be elected
Now, said Mir NJ, there is not a single word OF this
character in my letter did aude 10 the acqusi-
ton Of few votes nor did say that my aversion TO
Mr. Blair great that would 80 all lengths to de-
feat his election And said that did not wish Gen
Green TO do any act that ustiiable to his cH
science and TO the world 1t was that particular part
Of the gentleman 5 Statement, that wish to call his
attention
Mr. FISHER replied: IN giving my statements did
pretend to give the words in the grntlcpans
letter, nor did pretend to give all that was in il.
forgot the material parts of It'll forgot al about
'ndrot management As 10 what | said about Alr.
Blair, ask if the letter docs not Justify me in what
said: | will quote the gentleman words: II
have strong desire to defeat Blair, and would be glad
to do so in way TO oblge you personally. But, Sr
| have done with the subject
Mr.. GRAVES here rose and called the attention Of
the House article which appeared in the Globe Of
Yesterday evening" in which, he said, it minated
that he had been guilty Of fnesse, BY which fraud
was pracsed the House Mr.. G. then read the fol
lowing:
ain the House. the Abolition discussion is continued
Mr.. Colcs'S resolution, which would, if passed, have
closed the debate, laid on the table Mr. Graves
some days ago. moved reconsideration; and tins pre-
vented Mr.. Thompson of Mississippi from moving H.
Mr.. Graves today, having carried the reconsideration
withdrew the notion and SO Mr. Colcss proposition,
lost il being held that it too late for other
to move the reconsde ration This looks Ike fncsse"
II, said Mr.. G., ! made this motion, and had after
wards withdrawn it with The view OF preventing the
gentleman from Mississippi, any other gentleman,
from making it, | should have committed fraud on
him, and on the House; but my object is to show
that did no such thing. | mentioned my intention Of
moving the reconsideration to some gentlemen of the
House, and TO avoid interfering with the discussion 60
ing on, postponed 1t until the latest hour at which
the motion could be made
When thought the House was about TO adjourn,
rose and remarked 10 The Speaker that | offered my
motion now, because it could not BE- made after that
day. did not observe who had the floor, until the
gentleman from Georgia observed tina; he yielded it
to ne | then submitted the motion without having
heard from the gentleman from Mississippi, with
out having the least idea that he contemplated
king such motion; nor did | believe that he any
other gentleman intended TO make it, should feel
myself unworthy of the seat | occupy here. IT |
we're capable of decciyinT any gentleman, or by
any sort of iincssc preventing him from Offering a
motion 10 this House. Neither the gentleman from
Mississippi, other gentleman, could say that he
desired to make such motion. When perceived that
it was the determination of the House that il tins
consideration prevailed the question the resolution
of the gentleman from South Carolina should be taken
at once, and thus cut off the drba,chc remarks Of
the gentleman from Georgia, Mr.. Coiqnt) who yield
ed him the floor, among others, proposed 10 postpone
the consideration until three o'clock, and that PROPOSE
ton not appearing satisfactory, proposed 10 postpone
il until twelve o'clock to-day Both these propositions
appearing TO be unacceptable and finding that, By per-
sistnr in nv motion the debate would be cut off, |
stated to the House that could accomplish my object
in an independent way and would therefore withdraw
NV motion So, Sir, the charge that was guilty of
fnesse, by which the gentleman from Mississippi was
prevented from making his motion, is without any
foundation
Before take my seat MIR. G. said, wish to make
remark two in relation to another charge against
me- which originated in the Government organ. In
report of the proceedings of this House. made by the
Gill the New Jersey contested election
case he vSas represented saying that thc members
from New Jersey, who held the Governors certificate,
were entitled TO their seats; and not IN the porcr
of this body to prevent them from taking them He
had idea that they should be excluded, because five
oaers might proper TO come there and claim their
seats"
Now, at the time he made these remarks, he express
y dscamcd applying the term oacrs to either Of the
of claimants from New Jersey, and the Intelligent
Ger of the day reported him correctly making the
disclaimer. But by the report IN the Globe, appear
ed that he had denounced the gentlemen who on
in opposition 10 the returned members five lonters
This report made the foundation, in several Of the
newspapers the North and particularly orthcm
MIR C alluded the New Era Of n York for III" most
violent attacks him, representing him blackboard
in using language that floor unbeconing member
Of the body Under these circumstances he appealed to
ono Of the T. Jersey gentlemen Mr. DicAcrson) with
whom he was acquainted, TO know whether he under
stood him using that offensive language and that gen
teman assured him that he had not. He then applied TO
one Of his colleagues, who belonged the Admins
raton party, to 90 10 Nh Blair and point out the in
Justice his report had done him, and TO ask him 10
rect it. His colleague did go to Mr. Blair, and ask
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