The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-05-18
SCENEIN CONGRESS.

SCENE IN CONGRESS.
We clip from the Baltimore Patriot, the fol-
lowing account of the scene between Messrs.
Wise and Stanly, to which reference was made
in the proceedings published yesterday.
Mr.. S. in the course of his remarks, referred
to the proceedings of the Investigating Comml.
tee, of which Mr.. Wise was member, appointed
in 1887, when the celebrated scene with Reu-
ben Whitney occurred. He contended from
those precedents that the Committee on Public
Expenditures were fully authorized to proceed
as they had, and that the course oftheir proceed
ings was strictly legal and proper. He review
cd, in part, the report Mr.. Wise made Tor the
committee referred to, in 1887, and said will
mot 20 through this disagreeable detail; it is as
unpleasant to me as to any other member OF the
House. But | refer TO The proceedings OF this
and of all other investigating committees-es-
pecially to this-cspecially to the conduct OF
the gentleman himself. He dogged the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State,
the Postmaster General, and l think others,
and examined them. Many of the questions
! were voted down-onc, remember, his own
Nhig friends on the committee against him
lie solitary (deicate) and alone! Sir said Mr.
Whitney had been bull l-dogged with vengeance
before the committee. The gentleman under
took with an affection Of great regard for nab
sent friend, to defend Mr. Peyton Sir, never
assailcd Mr.. Pcyton. l had forgotten at the
time that he was on the committee; and what
said on that subject referred 10 the gentleman
! himself | referred to the statement of MIR.
Whitney, or 10 The speech of the gentleman
himself, in which he "intcrposed in a friendly
manner" wien he said, 'if that arm had moved
an inch, he (Whitney) Should have died upon
! the spot
Mr. Wise. Does7thc gentleman say I bull
doggcd Reuben NJ. Whitney!
Mr. Stan!y. made the remark to you in re-
ply TO what you SAID about "dogging" at the
heels of the Commissioners.
Mr. Wise, after repeating what Mr.. Stanley
had formerly observed, said this bull-doggng
was w in reply to that. Whitney was before Gar
lands committee; it was with Balie Peyton
he had the quarrel. was present as member
of the committee. asked the gentleman from
North Carolina, again if he meant to say bull
doggcd Whitney in the committee!
Mr. Stanley. | say again distinctly made
the reply for the gentleman from Virginia, and
intended it for him, and him alonc-let him take
Mr.. Wise. That is exactly such a reply as
should have expected from a coward.
Mr. Stanley Mr.. Speaker, | am aware Of
that; expected all that. have seen him pur-
sue that plan before 1t is an old trick. This
seat will testify which was ga coward at the
extra session; VIC all know who got the worst,
of that Let the gentleman try me; he shalt
see who is coward. He has mistaken his man.
was not born yesterday. | know his unworthy
arts to get the advantage, but he will not sue
cecd. I said, deliberately, he had acted like a
bulldog to an unarmed, defenceless man, as
Mr.. Whitney was.
But here quit this report, in which there is
much to approve and much to condemn, and re-
commend members of the House, if they wish
to see delicate investigation, in which Pres-
dent, Heads of Departments, Senators, Mem
bers of the House, and private individuals were
bull-dogged, or fce-dogged, if the gentleman
pleases, let them look at the Report of the In
vesugating Committee, I'd Session, 24th Con-
gress, No. 194.
And now, sir, have but few more words
to say. The Committee on Public Expendl-
lures, having been authorized by the House to
send for persons and papers in the hands OF pub
lie officers did not belong to them or the Presi-
dent, and believing that unless they interlerred,
the entire report TO Congress might not be made,
had subpoena issued to one of the Commission
ers to produce the report, or to give evidence OF
house. This report was laid before the House.
The gentleman from Virginia for this assailed
the committee in terms of reproach. He said
the committee had been "dogging" the Commls-
sioners. Every gentleman in this House Will
say that this language was unjustly applied, on
this floor at least, TO members OF the House.
But, sir. thought that deicacy would have
prevented the gentleman from Virginia from al
iudng to me, as a member of that committee,
in this manner. After certain past occurrences,
it would have been more in accordance with
strict propriety for the gentleman to have for
borne At the early part ofthis session | chose
to discontinue all intercourse with that gentle
man. Ibid this voluntarily, for reasons salts
factory to myself The gentleman seems al
ways to arrogate to himself a superiority over
all other men. never felt my inferiorty, ex-
cept in canine qualities; nor have ever his
to other men in human virtues
The other day the gentleman ip choosing
to apply to Mr. Peyton remarks which were
intended for him, said, if Whitney had been
she had not been fce-dogged."-
Now, sir, presume this was intended for the
committee or for me, as by my instrumentality
the report was brought to the House. l had
said that Mr. Whitney had been bull-dogged,'