The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-09-05

" 10 8ets the lactS DeioEe tue Sou"hJ - '"
"his object was attained" that he was
satisfied" A worthy legislator, this! There
we're wrongs TO be sredrcssed," and
"evils" to be corrected" and yet he was
!" satisfied" to let the wrongs" 60 unre-
dressed, and the .evils" uncorrected, his
only object being to make them public!
Was this consistent with your duty as
legislator, man?
YET, your declaration was undoubtedly
sincere, and your resolution pointing to
prompt redress and correction without
delay, disreputablc sham and humbug'
as not only your words, but your subse'
quent conduct, conclusively proved. The
first step was TO throw pa'tial statement
Of the case, concealng the main facts and
the grounds of the Presidents decision, III
vast quantities over the Southern States,
with the purpose Of inducing the people
to believe that the President recognises
principles which he abhors and was aiding
a faction which finds its only political al
lies in ]. M. Bolts and his associates.
The next day Mr.. Wise, on your behalf
offered resolution, simply calling for. the
papers in the case, which was adopted:
without opposition.
On the 24th June, you moved TO sus-
pend the rules for the purpose of having
the papers, then in the hands of the Spea-
ker, brought before the House, in which
you were gratifed. 1t is stated in the
published reports that you interrupted the
reading of the papers, declaring that they
were not what you expected, and evlnced
much disappointment! and chagrin: Mr.:
Thompson. Democrat, mot Mr.. Botts,)
moved 10 refer the report to the Judiciary
Committee. The reading of the papers
accompanying the report not having been
completed within the morning hour, Mr..
Dromgoole the next day moved to dis
I pense with the rules for the purpose Of
resuming il; but your honest reformers
had enough of it, and voted against dis
pensalion.
On tie 9Th June, Mr.. Chapman OF
Alabama moved to dispense with the rule
for the purpose of taking up these papers;
but your political associates again voted
against it, and the motion was defeated, as
two.lhirds are required 10 dispense with
the rules
On the 3Oth June, the rules were dis
pensed with and the papers taken up, the
question being on Mr.. Thompson's motion
TO refer them to the Committee on the
Judiciary. And what was now the course
of the Hon. John NJ. Bolts? Did he press
the reference, that The committee might
make speedy report. promptly" re-
dressing the "vrongs" of Lieut.. Hooe,
and correcting the evils complained OF
without delay?" Not at all. lie wanted
The case TO GO 10 select committee; he
raised one question Of order after another;
and finally moved to lay the whole subject
on the table! And in this motion he was
sustained by the votes of fifty nine of his
Wing and Abolition associates, and not
single Democrat! The papers were then
referred TO the Committee on the Judicia-
ry..
Now this committee consisted Of five
Harrison reformers end four Democrats,
VIZ; Messrs. Sergeant Of Pennsylvania,
Hoffman of New York, Mason Of Ohio.
Stanly of North Carolina. and Barnard of
New York on one side, and Messrs. Crary
Of Michigan, Turney of Tennessee, Sam.
uels of Virginia, and Colquitt, of Georgia.
on the other.
Well, methinks I hear the honest reader
say, the Whig majority of this committee
forthwith reported bill "promptly to re-
dress the wrongs Of Lieutenant Hooe, and
correct the evils complained of without
delay" Good sir, you are greatly mista-
ken. This was the last thing intended by
the movers in the business. They had
accomplished their object as Mr.. Bolts
originally declared, by bringing partial
and unjust statement before the public.
TO redress wrongs and correct evils was
no part of their electiuneering scheme!
Time passed, and the session drew to-
wards its close: but no report came from
the committee. On the 18Th Of July, MIR.
Chapman of Alabama, for the purpose of
bringing the subject before the House
prior to the adjournment, moved the fol-
lowing resolution, viz:
Resolved. That the Committee on the
Judiciary TO which was referred the case
Of Lieutenant Hooe. be required to report
forthwith 10 this House, who are legal
witnesses under the existing laws, before
courts martial in the navy of the United
States: and further 70 report who shall
hereafter be examined as witnesses in trials
before such courts.
Upon motion to suspend the rules for
the purpose of taking up this resolution,
John nj Bolts, who was so eager for
prompt redress Of wrongs and correction
of evils. with sixty of his Whig and Abo-