Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-30
fio-i a, National i.l.Ris,reer.

| M Ahc DEBATES IN THE HOUSE.
I'VE received, on Friday last, q note from MI
Wise, denying the eortee,1.>a of lie r,nort of Nj
| rs IN the House OF Representatives on tn
Hec, uIns day, mud requesting that it's publcstio,
should not be further d,fiuSed. The report We
80 "~1A, according to his request, from the eoun
~ PAPER out MS note was not published, btc,uN
y MAS not understood that he desired It's publication
pens Yesterday requested by him to publish tina
noe, loecouse IT the report OF VITA, he said h,yni
oeen transferred TO the Richmond and other papers
We now insert ~, rs follows:
| =, WAsHIsGrCs, July 81, lSlI.
Nessts' GALES X Seaton-l beg leave to pro,es
mos, earnestly against the rrpor; OF my remarks il
'ne Lonse yesterday, contained IN the lutte icen
ser OF 'his morning; and trust that you will strk,
u out OF type.
My reply to Mr. Nisbst is ineccura,ely s,at,t
throughout. This report puts words into my mouth
Whieh were never uttered ny me, and perverts and
caf'cAiures the sense OF what | did say IN almost
S'o'N passage beg you TO contradict IT, and oh 20
yours, respectfully, HENRY A. WISE.
Ii is due 20 the Reporters to say that from the
manner at MIR. wtse's speaking, at times turning
round from the Reporters side 50 that hrs voice does
not reach the Reporter, It is impossible Tor any one
U5epofi MN fully The rcpor, to which he excerpts
u'u uo' pretend TO be more than Authorization:
ara though we Cannot doubt, after Ms wlse's
statement, that he was Wisapprehended, vet other
memSerS have eomplImented tue Reporter upon the
sener" hdeiIy OF the report OF that debate.
ABOUT The time Of receiving the above note from,
Mr. Wise, the Editors received sumew hat similar
comp anus, ana IN equally positive terms, from one
or two other Members. Discouraged a. length by
'nese unpleasant results Of their efforts during the
e'sht weeks which had elapsed from the commence.
neht OF tue session, to give current daily reports of
'le Debates and nos knowing how wide the discon
'e"' al thus mode oi reporting might be- the EdItors
considered II the safest to suspend the d,y
reports Gntl lhey could ascertain what IL the genef-
III WISH OF MembetS OF the House on he subiec,
T,e'ntlnuins OF abandoning tins pan OF reporting
Inc attempt nj II not ide without 20 rious mis-
sNinsr, ertsing from former experience of the IN.
heTsnt difficulty of The task and the objections like.
~ 10 1e interposed by Members insividu,Ily TO a
P'ah ~hich although COMFORTS better tina IN Rny 9th.
or with the interest Of the newspaper and the wish
IS OF tho great body OF its readers necessarily All
oFe'a Is the reports considerably. We should now
ao'hoon the attempt entirely, though entirely ae-
e=p'ao'e - the Pubhc, It we remained under the
impression that Il was generally uns,t,fnc,or, 10
ne MemoeTs- We have, however since Yesterday
morning, received witten assurances of which we
cannot Hou"t The sincerity, from number of Mem.
GERS OF oo'h parties, that they highly approve the
pan' 'aiely adopted by the Editors OF the IntelI.
sencer, of presenting daily sketch of IN. nrore.d
'nSs OF the House; are satisfied with the manner
IN winch that sketch has been pTep,rsd bv The
hepoT'ers, and should regret TO see the plan here
so,oie pursued suspended or abandoned" We
sh''t therefore after this day, resume and cnd,syor
TO continue the abbreviated daily repot,s oCdcb,tr,
900, GEDrroR..
we hope the litelisencer will rot be induced
to dtsst from the daily repor,s-wi,h which it has
been edlfyinS the country. Mistakes III sometime
occur, but the public make allowances and II
memoir be who iy misrePorted, as appears to be
the case with MIR Wise-it may be and is mortiry
ine-5ut he has only TO say he has been nr:s.repor
ed-snd It al! goes for nothing The remainder of
the report, however, stands to advise the poopl. Of
the conduct and opinions OF their Representatives,
Daily reporting IS the best and most interesting mode
OF reporting, and ought no, to be abandoned. from
any consideration whateverI