Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-12
CONFESSIONAL reii;ns Asne b,.ueen.Ne..rl.
- Stanlu and Hire


Doth Houses Of Congress adjourned over fpm Thurs
aay last until Monday, for The purpose of preparing their
Halls, by removing the carpets ventilation &c. for the
summer canpagn--we hope To be brief onc We
lave Tiers fore no,hin. Of interest report Of their pro
eeedngs. FIVE except exciting passage a, arms
between Messss. Wise and S,any, on the sth inst.
On the preceding Friday, MIR S,any in yln,iica,ii,
the committee Of Public Expenditures from the attack OF
Mr. Wise (who had spoken of with some bitterness,
as having acted rrcguatiy, not dscourconsy towards
the President in calling upon Mr. pondexicr lor copy
OF his GUST M House Rcport.) had referred to the
course oithc famous Investigating Committee of which
! Mr. Nisd was himself very conslicuuus member,
some ycars'aeo. furnishing precedent that complete
y covered the caseand in the course of his remarks
advefIed TO the manner in which Reuben NJ Whi,nc,
had been bull logged while under examination be
fore that committee. On the next day, Mr.. Wise re
Piled and regarding Mr. Sianys remarks as an attack
oil Mr. Baltic Peyton, who was his associate in the
SAUL upon Whitney he defended his abscn, friend with
warmth, and reterted upon Mr.. Sanly with eoodd
of asperity "lf Mr. Peyton eompa raLe to a dog
(sald Mr. Wise,) it proper enough to compare him
to the better sort of the canine species. Whenever he
seized. he held on and he bit without ba1iog. Ii he
ever b,M logged. hc n,vor. fec logged any one
get the floor, until the 9Th ~hcn at the close Of an ea,
oraic and able speech in which he successfully yadca
ID the rroprc'y of the course pursued III reference
the Pontextc Rerol,, iy reference to a num, e pre-
ccden,s, stretching hack the carly history OF IT,, rro
coed:ngs Of Congress, he REQUIRED Mr. WISE in the
following language reported in the National lncll-
gcncer:
Mr.. STANlY in tie course Of his remarks. referred
10 the proceedings of the Investigating Committee of
which Mr.. Wise WAS a member. appointed in 1887
when the celebrated scene with Reuben NJ. Whitney
occurred. He concndcd from these procedcnis that the
Committee on Puzzle Expenditures were fully authorz
cd to proceed as they had and that the Of the pro
'eedlngs was strictly legal and prupct He reviewed.
IN Part, the report Mr.. Wise made om lie Committee re
irifed Il" IN lsoi and said viii not 90 through this
dsagrccalIc drtaii i il unpleasant To me as an 9th
er member Of e House. But refer to the procccd, os
81 tbs aud o all other Investigating csesrr
aiay 90 ihs--espociay TO The conduct of the gentle
il2n himself He daggcd the Secretary of STATE the
c''"s.nas.lr tr, and think Others and examined
them Many {; l'c qnosiIoGs ;"ere voted down--one
remember. his own " bio friends en- the comn,,tter :
galtsi him-he sc!itory (dclicate) and alone, SIR.
said Mr.. " hitncy had been bu-dogged with \ ven
g'ancc before the committee Thegentleman undertook
WIN an a''ecal"n OF great regard for absent friend
10 dticnd hr. Prytun. Sir, | never assaled Mr. Pew
ton had forgotten al the time that he was on tlo
committee; and what said on tina, subject referred EN-
TlREIY TO THE GENTLEMAN HIMSELF | referred 10
'e sS'e'e' o' nf' hiiney or to the sreech OF the
2'nc"''i' ,'S'l'' III winch he inieh1scd IN friend
| " manuel M i'h he SAID, ''lt that arm had moved
an lnch he (Whtney) should have died ON the spot
WI. NiNr. pots The gentleman say | bull logged
"'nhch W, w mtney
~ mace me remark TO you IN reply
~ via sou '''n "''o' dgeng at the heels OF the
'',''i' ssr,",
- "''r'; ai"f repeating what MI Stanly had for
,'9 ,i'e" S''d ms pun d"gglng was IN reply 10
maj " ii,''s was ithe cafaid S committee; II was
WI" p"i.'o 's'o' lie had The quarrel was present
,s h'cn'ocf OF me comiloe ask the gentleman from
~, '"''',"' "eali u lac meant TO say bull logged
"n'',H u, ,'e cohiml'eef
n''H' ANIn. isaJ aga'n distinctly made the
"Py 40" Ten dNge'ng Tor the gentleman from Viz
sn'a' and h''ha'd II ior him, and him alone--le him
'ahe l" -,
MI " 'N'.' hat rs exactly such a reply as should
MI " h>I.i. -hr. Spesker, ] am aware of that.
.Ape''u al n'',' nave seen MN pursue that plan
'i''e' IL II an o'o 'iIcK' ms seat VIII testify who
"aa d 'o"'Iu AZ ue extra session we all know " no
2o' inc sns' Of th''. Let the gentleman try me; he
,'''' see VINO IS COW aFd-ic has mistaken his man.
was MOI ""fn Yesterday know his unworthy arts 10
T' Tue 'oF'haSe' ou' ne VIII moi succeed. sald de
'o haa acud INC bulldog to an unarmod,
ue'u''c'' ~ man as w Whitney was.
but Hefe qo,' 'his report, III which there is much
10 approve and much 10 condemn. and recommend
NUMBERS o he ll.use, II they wish 10 delicate
"N'S''eaoh III "hlch PRESIDENTS, Heads oi Depart
mentS, Stat"rs Mcn'eIs Of the liunse, and private
individuals Were bull logged or fce-dogged, if the
gentleman pieas's let lhIn look at the Report Of the