The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-06-18

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zens Of the districtl From what lony elevations
does he look down upon those honored men,
Who would seorn his association n William ].
Grams 10 clerk or subelerk in tho Moyamensing
prison. He tells VI that nobody heard Of the South
~srk meeting; and you the records OF the public press
will show, as well ar the pacards that were posted
at every corner Of the city and county Of Philade-
Pha, that the meeting called irrespective Of par
~. He would not however, dwell upon the various
asehoods that appear In that letter, but would 90 at
once 10 the principal oonspintor this drama of guilt
John {. GHber--a man upon whom he, Mr. L.,)
"a ms remarks ON Saturday last had fixed seven de-
ioeraie fasehoods, each bearing his own sign manu-
al ana uttered expressly 20 deceive this House. IL
Is not strange that the defamer of tho purest and
most distinguished citizens Of New York--such
men as Edward X. Collins, Moses H. GrinneIl
Jonathan Goodhuei in fact all the eminent shpown-
ers OF the commercial emporium, and II the shiIfal
and intelligent shipbuides OF that great city who
have dared TO give preference for another dock
than hist - not strange that one who has not
shrunk from defaming such men as these should
eyel his poisoned shafts at me.
Might he ask the House TO look at the ntsrnal ey-
ldence which the letter of Mr. Gilbert himself con-
lalns OF lis fasehood There is nothing Of bold ae-
cusation In H. bat he deals In nnuendo and says that
he Mr.. Id proposed 10 him (Gllbert) to go TO
rhiiadelPhia and purchase property likely 10 be
oenehted by the establishment Of dry.do Now,
u II were agood speculation two three months ago.
when Gilbert says this proposition was made, was
u not as good six or twelve months ago. the result
being aB uncertain al one time the other Is il
not probable that he, Mr.. l. y il he had been in
ened 10 such speculation, would have applied 10
his old and tried friends in Philadelphia, who are
possessed Of wealth. and knew the value Of proper
y, rather than TO an entire stranger, whom he had
never seen but two or three times in his life and
whom, IL he should now enter the hall, he (Mr. Id
would not be able to recognise; and who, 10 memo
rails to Congress, and in his first personal appeal TO
Mr. L., represented himself as poor man, altogeth-
er destitute OF meang What motive could he (Mr
L. have had in selecting this man, svowsdly poor,
as partner in spseulaiions requiring large outlay
OF money The accusation Is stamped with absurd
ity on its face.
Again: what difference would il make If ne (Mr.
l.. had intended TO speculate whether the dock to
be established at the Philadelphia yard a sions
dock, balance dock, or sectional doch There
could therefore, be no motive 70 change his opinion
Of the plan Of dock in reference TO the supposed
speculation. Again; he had visited PHILADELPHIA
two or three times during the last three months and
10 he Mr.. L. had suffered the dazzling opportu-
nifty to pass by He had entered into speculatons
he has purchased no lots; he does not own foot Of
land IN Southwark, and never proposed TO purchase
one. No; before this House, before his country
and his God, he pronounced the accusation Of John
s. Gilbert utterly and entirely false This man goes
on to intimate that possibly similar proposition
might have been made TO the proprietors Of the sec
honal dock. Those gentlemen had voluntarily sent
to him their deposition taken before magistrate Of
the city, denying this imputation, but he would not
tax the time Of the House by reading il. He did
not feel that his character could be affected by what
might be said by such public defamer Of the best
men in the country, and upon whose brow, hot and
hissing had been stamped the brand Of seven deli5
crate falsehoods.
With the people of his distrct-with the people
of tho city and county of Phladelphia--the char
acer Of the accusation, as well as the characters Of
the accusers, constituted his vndication. He turn
cd with loathng from the over-gorged carcases
Of the reptiles who would never again be able to
wound with their fangs or infame with their venom
II not, had been intimated in the letter of the
clerk Of the Moyamensing prison, to advance the
interests Of his party, that he asked for this appro-
priation for the sectional dry-dock; but because
the interests Of the city and county of Phila-
delphia, and Of the nation, demanded it; and
because the people themselves, irrespective Of
party, had preferred that particular plan,
and instructed him to advocate il. None but
the most bitter foe the true interests Of Pennsy-
yania would attempt to make this party question.
On occasion like this at least he felt that the icy
barriers which party feeling might temporarily erect
would melt away; that they stood there as the repre-
sentatves Of the people, feeling that they all
children Of the same great Manufacturing to each
other and TO the sumo common Father for support,
and their hearts overlooking with those precious,
gushing, amagamatng, human sympathies that
must forever sanctfy them. He had met the puny
puff and should storms Gcaf him, he was prepared To
breast them, assured that in a discharge Of duty
there was happiness even under the sternest trials