Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-20

tho charges had not been established the contra.
daion.
Nj. DICKINSON remarked that. occupying the posi-.
non ne dd In regard to o-gon IL would be supp seJ
mat no had any particular sympathy with this
tie did not reg.rj Of salcisut 70
claim h' serious ai'ea,icn OF tho Senate; YET nvcs,i.
sau'a having taken place. he deemed MS duty to say
that the evidence given before The committee did no, Inn
prvcsie single Senator in the remorsi degree The ,,
pe' correct and though had not been
cd oy all The nsenbrrs OF couniiiee r.oot,
but IN reference 10 the excluding Eots .ni Reno,
~s OF the Daily Times" though would not oppose ,he
~hl OF the Senate, II the sense of th,t b., ,h,,
tcv should be excluded from the occupation OF ,,. an l
REPORTER gallery. ytt no would ibis much in regard 10
nose xehuene. or they had given their evidence in an
eseeeusy courteous aud gentsmany manner bs,or, b,
eommlteeO that he believed them 10 hsy. bc.n h.
TINS OF imp siion rather than having any u,eo,ion a,
| SANDER the Senate.
| Ia was time Of eaas.dsrabl, nab,. .x,.,,...
Nhs' they had written was written Tashiy hastily imnro
ey' snd without the support OF suhy ot proof bu, m
ms we" OF the matter this not the ptooc VA,
rect the errors OF the press and uness the Sen,,s
necessary TO vndcstc its dignity h. .S,S
ne o'on pa sed by entirely unnoueed. In making tha
ne did not wish 10 be understood ,s ,o,r
against the sense ct the Senate. but he did no, th,,t
s was I" be Heinej by attempting To etter thu f,e,
" h BESIDES by refusing To these gentlemen Sc ats
IA the RepoIier- gallery. they would no, be .,cIod e.
the senate They would still have ace... M ,h ,
sporoPused to tho use Of the public Senators were =. III
nmes iablc To- have thsii motives and Their ,,,,, -
presented And what was the renedyl fnybt ,hcy :,
UNDERTAKE TO exclude eycty individual who thus ne
seneh themi No Instead OF taking a cours, =, n,.,l
4 an i..
comncndsiion ct the SenstOI from Missouri, ,nd
On The hoor OF the Senate certain authorized R.n,,,a
r. % proceedings might be truly and fairly repo,teJ
"e "ep"iters IA the gallery had not an opp,,r,un,,y a.
"po' correctly II had been represented 10 him md -
uuey, that II was impossible for them &, hear III
"a ', anu they were be sides subjected To ntenup.
o"s from conversations being carried ON nv ~,
'"e "o he Was sorry add he believed ,l,-,. g..
-. -. n u no di'posiuon 10 report correctly. There
49, t, VINO seemed TO take pleasure IN emitting W ,at
Sy sau' aud IN putting language in the mouths of
senators witch they uttered. This had lI,onen
'|e case IN reference to himself; but how was IN.
mo DC correctedi Ills opinion was tb, h, ~, :.
ought TO be left Tee air No man was ,vcr Ia. g.
PIPER bullet. uness he discharged himself An ,nJi
sn NC paced IN alass light Tor time, but men would
DC eventually weighed in balances Ahns. .I,,Ja~
N'upeTanon might Tor time overflow their natural ham
uar'es aud obscure those who happened u stand in ,h
Wy " nc ''hy suean bat after while il would resume
It's natural chlnnel He would give il eniir. he
had his own choice he would place M r,stre,ons nn -
tie would allow any individual who chose 10 o., in,, ~,
gaaf'rs aud II lie thought proper To Ib. the AmeTc,n
senate he would leave ham To the ordeal public opinion
WIN regard 10 the present. he would r,peat ihnt h
oese men rs victims OF imposition rather than us
malicious slandeers. and no took very great pleasure il
saying mat every member ot that body had been fully VIM
uient'd from the aspersiOns upon him.
mr. 'ahN AGlN rose and observed that being tie
vnsrh'n "' the select committee would naturally bay.
devolved upon him make the r.por, bu he mo.t me-
pectsdy found his name who were called upop
10 teshy' The honorable Senator from Missouri b,J
erei"ra taken his place anI driughted the teport He
M1ul' s' axe occasion TO say, while he up, that
other Senators whose were placed in co,ner,nr
WIN hN own would be somewhat surprised peIh at find
ing tue liseves referred witnesses lie foua Inv
statement presented by the editor OF the Times maj b
expected to prove his allegations by certain Senators
names he app nd'd The committee, however did NOT
think proper 20 inform those gentlemen that they we've mn
To have the distinction Of appearing Us con.prat up.n
the enarge Of II IL Robinson, aud also witnesses 10
give evidence OF the conspiracy
Bat 1t had been said that the reno,t.,s ,,,r, n -
t"N occupied found II extremely difficult 10 hear No
dubt THIS was true lie found that the Senator from No,
ao1na hr: hsywoodl had not m'dr himself distinctly
- Al 4
had been rtpres ned having addressed the senate IN
favor o A0laon or any pacific Arrange OF the qaes
lie had only II observe that the Reporter Tor the Times
must have been unfortunately situated Had he MI -
been IN the gallery. he might possibly have undsrod h
senator as arguing IN favor arbitration hui IA il Va,
ne certainly did not 50 understand him lie ~oud ,uy
gest that specific number copies of the r.port be
dered to be printed He believed the Senator from Mis-
SCUM had not named the number.
MIR. BERRIEN said he heard with y,es, ,sc,., - and 10
more 50 from the fact thst the Senator from New York
lhr Dckinson.) was himself member of the select com
ia leehe heard, said he with great regret the exoresn
1t HI. opinion that tue authors and pub.bst I The hsI
upon the Senate OF the United States were the victims OF
son tie inquired OF the Senator whether he had IN
derstooj hInI correctly
Mr. DICKINSON replied that he had ,sid IN coone,on
with other matters that he regarded those gentlemen more
a. He'ns OF imposition than being aided BY malicious
lnen'n aud he thought careful sitenton q the citcun
stances OF the would bear out IN that conclusion
lie had no intention Ut defending them he thought they
were exceedingly IA fault They had done wrong in pub
shng the statements they did without evidence; but from
~ht attention he had given to the case he believed tina;
ef ihu'i lay IN intenlng TO suggestions which they
should not have listened.
Mr.. BERRiEN said he did NOT ri.e f,r Tho ,,,ro.o -,
entering INTO any discussion win the Senator az 10 the cor
ee'ss OF ms opinion on the subject motives which
aeuaeJ the authors aud publishers the caumat but he
rose to express and he begged repeat the expes
sion OF ms unaffected SURPRISE that member Of that body
ano a"euoef OF TIE committee who CONQUERED in the re-
port winch had Just been read, should here intimate ia,
oeei mt TIE publishers OF that paper victims OF I'M
position. BY whom they imposed ont The repor,
W "nch me senator concurTed informed them thai they
were called upon IN tho sources whence their nor
nation vas derived and that ample opportunity was given
ihem To explain whether they had beon lurher imposed on
sni So, how and by whom -nd the report further in
formed The Senate thst, having Ayaod themselves OF the
privilege OF designating the sources OF their inErmaton
'hty were IN each ana every instance conadred by the
persons 10 whom they referred He paused To inquire
now was mat, In the face Of that any Senator and
especially member the commitiee could in h face
OF the American Senate. affirm his belief that the men who
10y Their own confession had uttered unounded calumny
against the Senate, the impos ton and moi
l"h'en'td by hny msnlvoleni intention. The report
Committee he understood II, cpnaned the deelarst,o
that the individuals had personal knowledge Vi the ac
stated IN their pubcation Sni moreover confined Z,
deace that they had authority derived from other perou.
pNesed by Their own cdncs-on Of all or their
statements, they soJd before the country the victim.
nnpri'on, but n base csumnIaIors Of the Senate
Mi DICKINSON said lac would take issue on
point he hid not made, would lac allow the Senator
from Gee 10 do The Senate tie United States
could we'll afford Ia be mRgn1nimou, and ~ pursuing ts
ownyndicaon itwssunccessary r. yond Wind aon
tie rose To address the Chair. believing hi il became his
position and being unwilling, member Of the con-
ee 10 ST silently by having gncd the report with
OUT ADDING hFt'dence. without qualification that the Sem
ate aud every member Of the Senate fully and
andy yindcate. The only point he had msde was that
he doubted the pr"prey OF excluding these from q
gallery. II the senate, by adopting the report full cx-
clUuc these from the Reporter ga lety the gallery
appropriated 10 the public would still Jc open ~ ihem-
lie had suggested his remedy against pisrep
WHICH was 10y placing RepoTss upon tho floor Of the Sen
ate, where they could hosr. aud making them response
and the country might then look their reports as being
/ authentic.
After few further observations from Mr. Dickinson the
question put cOneuning in the report and IL " AZ
concuued ~, mem. ron.
Mr. BENTON observed that he perceived tho hour had
syed ter proceeding with the special OrdeT aud ne would
o." now occupy the uc O the SCnste with any other mo
non but 10 hs ntenion morrow 10 move for the
printing at an extra number ol copies 81 tie report
Mr. J. W. CLAYTON suggested that the person who
was m custody for refusing o. give evidence ststeI IN
the t0u1rt- should la, d,erbsrged