Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-02-25
NJ. Is. LOWRY.

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ffthe body 10 whom this communication was
addressed. found portions of it objectionable, on
account of any Incorporate language towards
one ofits members, liberal construction ofthe
feelings excited in my breast by The unfair
manner in which my official acts were 10 be
investigated, might have induced them to snow
little more magnanImity towards member
of the other branch of the Legislature.
regard the action of the Senate under all
the circumstances as an impeachment OF my
conduct Anx GUS as | am that every thing
which took place before the Committee of In
yestigaton last winter may De made known,
and the part that took in it rigidy scritmiz-
ed; sti did not feel Indifferent as to the ju.
ry which was TO try me. | do not wish to be
understood as expressing any dstruSt IN the
gentlemen that have been appointed to this Of
fee; my object is simply to protest against
committee Of the Senate setting in Judgment
upon the acts of member of the House Ore
prescntatives, without that body having any
representation in the tribunal. Such pro-
cepdng is not only extraorduary--it is an an
omaly-it = uniair--it is unjust, and will re-
crivn as it merits, the condemnation of every
! intelligent AMI candid man. My purpose is not
10 'orestal prhlic opnion--ny rights as citi-
Zen and member of the Legislature have been
/ uvod d, and il is against this that protest in
=. name of my constituents and myself In
! r -tri "a IN" truth ofmy report here re-en-
.tnr-e .v.rv statement therein made that a
| moJ,r'v of the committee ruthlessly trampled
. ..,rr 'uo' every principle OF Justice and rule
o. ,I-pce, where testimony was to be elicit
cd inar was thought would implicate the Exc
cullve The sole object OF at least one Of the
! Committee WAS TO blast the reputation of Gov
ernor Porter whether the proof would author
| lze it or not. That scenos were enacted on
the reception of evidence before that inqulsiti-
ton, which If witnessed by the People of Penn.
syl,ania, would have overwhelmed those that
participated in them with Indignation, and that
the Virgin" Senator from the comfy OF Phi,
adelphia was the master spirit OF this mockery
of law and Justice, unhestatingly allcge. In
the minority report which Submitted to the
! Legislature concurring with The majority full
" as - their unqualified exculpation of the
Executive and every member Of that legisla
ture of which Mr.. Pennimaa was one bu,
endeavorcd to expose the fool means that ha
been resorted 70 in order to connect the Gov
ernor with corruption. made 90 charge o
bribery ssainst the Senator from the county
that part Of my report which he takes exclu
sively 10 himself, was made in consequence o
testimony given ny George R"1d, who in an
swer to question ofa fwerpjng hearsay char
acter said that he had heard that Mr.. Penn
man "a member Of lSt0O had been offered 81,
600. ba, demanded $4,000 f,r his vote dic
not dpuand that il should he taken down oI
he minutes II w-sa delicate subject, an
fpr mo 20 have urged its reception would hav
been Inconsistent with my whole course q
well as against my judgment of the proPrle,
of receiving such testimony. II was not take
! down by the Secretary of the Committee, bu
: Young gentlemen, editers of the Keystone
f know need not look farther than your ow
a persons for the truth of what In th's commun
: cation sllefe George Road soid and if x