Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-08-06
30 TIE con RE So.
FIRST SESSION
IN SENATE.
Tufsn,v. 2slh July.
MR SENAIOR llAAM OND

lufsny. 9Th July.
MIR. SENATOR HAYWOOD.
Mr.. Benton aud asked the indulgence of The Sen
ate Tor ew molneuu, that ie muht rccnf l., proceed,
my ui Yesterday lie had mol arrived ~ his ynstet
day mofnlng when The resignation vi Mr. Haywood was
announced 10 thu SENATE. of he Munld have awaited
hlmsei 81 thai opportunity 10 make The remarks which
he ahnul 10 make. Had he heen IN his sen,
Al that momeni, he would have made statement q the
Senate oi What tie kaew the eausrs ubich Id 10
MI ilaYWuud's fes9naron rnd ul lhr mnfvca which
had Induced him 10 r.sgn his seat IN I'VE Senate MI,
Haywood was nbsrnt at the same time The iadH hl
eame from the House Of REPRESENTATIVES Al the very
frs, moment nj his Appearance ~ the Senate. r'of hs
return, lie took aside aud impaired Ia his insu
petable ohIcCons 10 ii q bill lie stated thai he enud
tn, % ior It, snd pranisrd Ia ehdtaser 10 amend II
gave hin To uadtstanj very pontedy aud did The Sea
ate subsequently, that my own Obi eliuns 10 the bill
very sirnnp, aud that the only reason why should yne
Tor It mas that we mht pel md nj lhn act oi Sl2 bn'.
IA iur any anendmpm, deemed II utterly Impossible.
IN The present eale o things that HERE cunld hr the de
healon necessary 10 perfect The details ul the
Mr. Haywood then sipnrd NJ iuentlun 10 post.
poneuitht. iot Inn II waa mhnseihla that could
prevail lie then SAID HAT he wuuld resign his seat an
from that Time his lnnd remained lmtnovahc,
give the details Ia shuw Thai his mind wns cons a.
sn aud uniform III regard 10 The measure helere the Sen
ate. believe there was never man on earth WIN
acted orun pnnr, higher. noler motives than he has IN
Iept I'd To tins matter, III every thing thai he did MP 10
the time OF his resignation. rndeayoed 10 dlesnade
hm from the acr. All that desire 10 say now Ia l.,
repeat that believe There mover "na oeh WIN. IN
The performance oi public duty. was aclnncd by pu-
rer. higher. Ut moro noble motives than Mr.. Hay
wool.
AIot some frnisiks al similar import from Nlf Man
gum,
Nj Niles. after n few remarks which were mol die.
,incly audible N The gallery, proceeded 10 slate his TOLL
and .utr con, lcil N that The natives by Which The
late Senntut from North Carol IA bad hrpn aetnitrd,
were mi n' sl'sh characters aud IA there must have
been enr move af taking The rpnfsr he had taken he
"hs hrlnc Il attribute thar mo'tve 10 soneohef sonrce
lie believed hal 'te severe ca'laaliun which had teen
dealt ohl 10 HIM. was not 50 much lncnled Ger be geu=
lltmih over "ho'e buck II was applcJ, as II VAS ttr
others w el could not vii bc aid directly 10 Those
WI" remained iire might be safely fed 10 one who w0s
now officially p9"rtesa Other publications. had been
made through the same rhatnrl containing She alsrei
accusations again" Senator'S and oihefS, representing thai
capitalists ana h''f agents were employing large sums
o' money "f purposes u hrihety and cpnnplmh. M
one could dolh' 'r purpose aud intent ol all these pub
caons 'hef PURPOSE "as neither more or less than 10
des"y me lffeeom 81 ncion N tongfess-he could dis
envel no olhe pGtP and, II 1t Lad cN'e 10 ms they
were progressing ophly ioa state OF things ltie IL
eonss ent, he thought, with free and cnghi'n ned legs
dtiun Where WINS The difference bciNlAi the exercise
Of pnwcf Of his KIND NOW nl' mplfd to he brought Ia
bear upon the actono Senators, mud that son of mfl
enc" arising fom Intimidation, whlcb they had been IN
formed had III other countries and III Other times, IN
oln"nary tunes, controlled o,hcr prea legislative bodes2
The inltnce ii combinations, Hssoomtluns rmcd To
control, not by Arguments, but hy he1a aud hy nsuu-
nehs oi deah.
Sir. said Mi Niles. these re evil time1. II VIC are
not 10 be lief, Tree 10 act here all questions and espo
clay upon those affecting deeply The interests Of
constituents then our legislation viii neither receive
nor deserve public confidence. What must be thought
oi law that can find Tia way through Congress b,
means like Ihrsr2 What must he thoughi by the cunn
Try when Senators ARE Overan and controlled. when II
Is known l'il their VOTES are not The result al their Judge
nrn' but o these derterions nilupncet2 Sir. am
ga'lhtd mat tins hing fns been alluded 10 t1ly, We
have inllen upon evil tmes, and sir, when the history
OF these times shall come 10 be "fien, AS written they
must be- the pen ni the historian Will scarcely be able
do them justice. For one. having taken some respnnsI
hlily IN treh'l To tbs mnef hive no lear as In what
Will be the public judgement upon my course. d. not
allude In these thugs AZ affecting nyseIl u the slightest
degree My opinions am at all times ready 10 avow,
and am mol 10 be turned from uiy course the dis.
charge of my duty by ISLANDERS inslnuhuns III any
KIND. II had supposed thai such \ thin, as thia new
tamil bill would ever have come hire. ! would have
made early move against ~ bat nev,r supposed ihnl
such ut pfahaaIc and therefore iaoh II, trouble
shout H. did not suppose II possible that b like thai
would ever reach This BODY. When it came here met
II brIle,ed my apty 10 meet il; aud can only say
lhal shall continue my hostility 70 H. and y la'ovcr
may be The issur shall eo,a e M, sell with the II o.
non thai have done wha could do to aver the evil
Alr Bagby addressed a few tematks to The SENATE to
the same effect.
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