The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-12-23

took occasion to deny the ch,rge Of skulk.
ing from responsibility in the Preamble and
Resolutions of Mr.. Standlfer.
Here Mr.. Haskell rose and said, With
marked emphasis, " You did shulk, sir,
and you know il" Cries of "oTder !"
"order ri
MIR. p. continued. The member from
Madison, {Mr. HASKELL either wiliully or
ignoran,ly states that which is untrue: he,
Mr.. p, was in his seat when the Previous
Question was forced on the Preamble and
Resolutions. He did BOT leave the Hall.
Mr.. Dew replied to some of the remarks
Of the Speaker on the floor, touching Ger.
tam historical facts in regard TO the politics
of Wilson county. To which,
Mr.. Douglass MIR. Hill of Warren be
log in the Chair briefly rejoined.
Dir. Dew took the floor again, and The
discussion between +ke "anclen. collea
CUES +" of Wilson was kept up in perfect
good humor, for ten or fifteen minutes,
much to the amusement OF the House aud
lobby. mir. Dew alluded 10 certain ~.
structions of the People of Wilson in 1888,
to vote for Mr. Gruudy for Senator, which
his then colleague had dlsobeyed, aud he
very obliquely inslnuated that he was cot
a candidate for reelection. Mr.. Douglass
explaued-The instructions were signed
by about $50 cut of $500 or 5000 voters,
True il vas, he did not ohey them, and he
was not q candidate for reelection TO The
Legislature. But in 1884, the year after
tins affair, he gas candidate Tor higher
station, (,he State Convention to amend
the Cons,ltulou,) and II was 90 doubt ID
the recollection of his ffiend from Aaury,
tMr. Dew,) that out of seven highly res
peciable candidates, b. ~ d. polled The
highest vote. Mr.. Dew admitted this
the Speaker was, beyond doubt, u great
Constitutional men equal TO his friend from
Henderson, who, II was agreed on both
sides of the House, vas the Improvisation
of both the old aud new Constitution. =
This, he repeated, was freely conceded, and
It his fame as a speaker on this floor, does
not reach the Forked Deer country, II viii
not be the fault of the llllle man with the
quill, the reporter for the Banuer--aIludIng
to a notice Of the speech Of MIR. Doug lass
10 this mornings Banner.
MIR. Dew, whilr on the subject Of report
ing and putting essayed story from Ger
vautese, about man and spaniel, as ap
pllcable to the reporter for tha Eaaner aoC
the member from Madison. Mr.. Haskell.
hr. Haskell: Will the member itca
Maury, (Mr. Dew give US The wink 7" heE
no reaches the laughing point
Mr.. Dew. The soft point, my young
friend, is your head. Laughter.
iir. Bullock, 10 reply to the fling Of hi
friend from Naury about bis constitutional
requirements, alluded to "Plyzaouth RocI
10 the State of Virginia, Sir, commonly
called the Old Dominion" Laughter.
Mr.. Dew. van, TO know, Ar. Speak
er, If the member from Henderson, or an,
other gentleman on this floor, endorses ths
abominahle lie concocted by the Jonesbofo
Wing and the reporter of the Banner
[Roafs of laughter | want to know 4 b
lnsinustes that | said tina; Plymouth RocI
was 10 Virginia. [Contluued Laughter.
sir. Hodsden. heard the member frou
Maury make that celebrated location
Laughter, with calls to order from the
Char.l