The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-01-23

Prom dc R.as;sh Resiarr.

nsie. slsned By every Loco Fsca ~ mber
af thar body (exceps Eansil in shirh Sc
aalSrs wsrs openly charged. in 80 many
words, sish having committed jodiessl
perjury. IN voting 70 exIfI the Senator
frpm Onsiow. We have seen Ihe paper.
sad however Senators mag. shen pinned
down 70 the point. disavow tie intention
10 prefer sush q charge. yeiissrr u si-Bds
IN bold and glaring language. % plain ihai
she who rune may read" Tie Speaker
Of she Senate. TOO. far bis adherence TO
his eonscienlious ecnvicuons. % denoune-
Ell !~iihnui ,ilnt, and his conduct outrage
ou.ly misreprestnied. The psEer. whFh
wss styled Plo.est. bn, raller De.
serves the sppellsiion Of LIBEL on The
Sensie. the Locos claimed. 10 the txer.
rise ofa cnrs'i ntonal right. 10 hsye spread
upon the JOurnsl.-lhus asking The Sc
nate 10 endorse . Islander on lis osn cha-
rseter oi the blaekes, kind. and 10 bseome
accessory 10 its own disgrace!
Il would take the pen Of master 10
pru,iray ,he scene which ensued in the
Senate, when this very modest request
wss made from The Loco Faco side IL the
House. Messrs. wsddell aud Shepard
eelipsed themselves. ~ in .irsins Of in
digsan, eloqnenee, ihey handled both the
paper and is authors without gloves.
Mr.. Wsddell, particularly. WAS 90 caustic
aud sewers very unususl ihiag with
him-ihs, il Was feared wounds would
be inflicted, iha, could moi speedily be
healed. So dead was The silence. tia,
you might have heard pin fell. Every
Senstor seemed chained 10 hi. seat.
Wien the question was put BY Mr..
Speaker esther. in his clesr. loud and
manly toncs-a Shall the raper be enter
ed On The Journali"- J.ncos retired
N body toto the Hobbies. with few *
rtp.irns, and erery man Of fhenl refused
10 rofei Twenty three Wings. lone be-
ing temporarily absent, answrredio theii
names, and voting in The negative, the
paper, Of course, was rejected. The Lo-
CO Focos refused 10 VOTE, because, as they
said. having the right 10 demand thai
their Protest be entered on the Journal.
they would no, comp,omil that right. by
entertaining any question on the snhjec,.
u! W Ne saNA@tlcII he ills with so much
ability and dignity, if he had permitted
such tissue of misrepresentation and
caluany 10 have been entered upon the
Journsl under tie pre,ex, OF lis being a
Protest.
REMARKS OF Mr.. SHEPARD.
OF PAsarITAsx AND pksarIxoss,
On the application of Mr.. Bigss and others, 10
spread Protest on the Journal.
The Speaker having asked the opinion
OF the Senate, whether the paper offered
by The gentleman from Martin az pro.
test, is such document as come within
that provision Of The Constitution, which
says, :" Ina, any member Of either house
Of The General Assembly shall have liberty
to dissent from, and pro,es, against, any
&C, or resolve which he may think inju-
rious TO the public or any individual, and
have the reasons Of his dissenl entered on
tic Journals" | shall proceed TO state
why think the paper presented Is not
a protest, or such one ss the COnsli,u-
lion contemplated. 4
The gentleman from Warren says he
will no, vote upon the subject; that il is
privilege guaranteed BY the Constitution,
aud no enc has right to object to his en-
iering any protest be thinks proper. The
gentleman 10 lsboring under an egregious
and error. one which he will perceive,
when his present excitement passes away,
and he is able to examine this sUhjact
corl'y and soberly. lfih,s opinion Of the
member from Warren be correct, hercsf-
ter every member who may be dlsplessed
wrh The action OF this huuse. may rise
m hi, rl,ce. and demand gross. fslsehoo.ls
and vile abuse Of other members TO be
placed on The Journals as a protest. And
your journals, instead OF being a ia tll..l re-
cord Of the proceedings Of The body, will
presen, a disgusting mass ofpsssion. ribsl-
dry and folly. The Constitution gives
he me nber from Warren the liberty of
speech upou this aaor. but does thst au.
thorpe him TO rise in his plare and abuse
me! Certainly moi. He has great pri-
vile ges as a member on this floor, both
The r,gh, Of speech and The right Of pro-
test-bnt he is bound 10 use both in sneh
a manner as no, to impair the rights OF as
T, low members, who stand here his
peers.
/ lrhis were not 81, this Ssnste. Instead
cf being helibt rsiive assembly. would
soon b. come den Of Wild beasts. unre-
STAINED from tearing each other IN pie
crs. Gentlemen say they meant no re-
Election. upon other gentlemen WIN diffes
10 opinion ( ON them, and since they dis
claim IL, am bound 20 believe IT, In.en
, tons are one thing. and acts. another.
, have 70 doub. tie gentlemen who offr
: This protest, never intended TO accuse tn,
: Speaker Of this house of prevar,cation, q
5 the members Of perjury; they don, seen
4 to be aware OF The character Of the pape
tpre. en,ed; their hearts arc better ,hs