Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-24
House OF Delegates.


Mr. SriLtN,N, from the committee Enrolled Bills,
reported sundry bills as correctly enrolled.
communication was received from the Senate
nOuncing the passage OF number OF bills, accompanied
by the following resolution:
Resolved, That when Ihs Senate adoarns on Tuesday
the 2Jd instant will adjourn to again the INST
Monday IN December
Mr. SrrrHENoN here requested the Clerk read the fol-
lowing from pamphlet lately published by X. r. Collier
touching the matters IN controversy between him and Judge
Jas II. GhOsOn, which ausion made the report Of
the chsrged with the aud the course pur-
sued 5y Mes Leake, Hunter johnson, and Stephen
lie (hai i, Judge Gholson) page 90 that
rcPcr, OF the committee unanimously adopted by the
House IL w,s alone the resolution OF the dis
charging them nom the further consideration OF the sub
Iect which was adoPed and adopted after Mcsrs Lcake
hGnie Johnson aud Stephenson, had scyeray made
those remarks especially by Mr. Hunter not exclusive
" Ms and MI Johnson's, IN full acquiia ct Judge
Ghoson. - far they had heard only small part OF the
testimony. the remarks OF all cuc calculated, and
pleased 10 believe designed break my favour The
force oi The act O. the House ~ dschargng the
tee
Mr. SrEruENs5N remarked that IN justification Of him.
sell sni Judge Gaoson, ne say now had SAID
"a gfraer occ1son that the evidence adduced had cx
c1cra-cd Judge Cbois1n from every chlrEc which had
eeea alleged sl.ns; him. and that hs good character
s,eac o. beuS suited by the Investigation, had been sus-
allec - tac strongest evidence OF reproaehabe integrity
a-i P1rly AMI otiiceE-He had said however
a. ce vcc takc occasion repeat H. that whatever
- c1-,n o. s community which Judge Gholson and
4 < Cr st -. ced night DC whether letters pub
u < Collier the Petersburg Republican had
t-sci --re1es o IltEe IhcSon Or not Judge Ghoscn
- rsa. szy taa ey had personal bearing upon
--- as rFa ne committee had right take any
So TO E-aa;e-. lie had further spoken OF the dan.
- % -HaZ readily CteIai PoNer aad influence
- $3.50 ne Lb~fry ot the press involved in tie
r-r-l-1 CO --s o. Z. K Collier and the result the
s-a-- -; 50 a. a VI Collier bad interpreted hi.
~, A. i1-1n % - Conduct lie labored under
zx a. s., ~ u NJ c. reflected gPou act on Of
- --.-u--es - - .aeu -ross injustice.
NJ >-ss sr7rss-ed lls regret that the evidence on
4 -
-li s-r-- ever -~-5e come 10 the cunelu
s1-- ser - ---t- t-r' ;-e cers71 70 winch she com
---s -l--s- -s: or lie aad been charged with
-.-- N-E -- ----- = sz- BE bad nj, ou; he h-L
aH-.--1-.t -1E -xez eli o. nm le would have
E--s 1=1.r sang .rJm iae al1sl eyre
rs- 'r Ir ls -z- 30 lzlae ns part oi Nr
-.I.s- Sres ~ T. SCI. De--oas distance
90 -ll- t-e5l-. aaa iaa, a'n-. that he
E-- u-ssI =-le=-- 49, re -.1sr he would move
lHl-1r z-.--s !; ,ls .1;e cay would con-
Ilu.sl E-.'- o ne es 1eacs. that the matter
v-slri .l..- k-1= VI. collier a. well as him
El he ler7n- -t - --n=oIate Acquaintance.
n an isc -s-.a-1-ed hIvlg des gned, by his re-
rlsl-, ny tang Other than approval Of
as fu.r- --- gee. ~ tao matters alone, i'm
--TS E=1, pied. lie had said moth
NJ :a,l.- --s szhc.t degree be construed into
.ef-uu --ze G-0-son lie had said thst he could
lur.i.lg sr-ers written by z. K. Collier which
-tsr-- % -- Ia1sJ1, a5t~itastanding those letters
"a - save 5--a zsLy construed TO have such reflection
y 4a-E= s-1--Cn and nIs ir.eRds.
Ar DfEts sad inst nc regarded the whole matter as
q lie 7o= BE importance and he could not get his
--1ss-- % 'e ne pamphlet any confederation because
- 5zl=ye5 a rrteserying the notice Of the House.
W S5ErzEs-7 s1t he had merely alluded 10 il because
"a -lrss the fsp7- Of the committee had no, been
7--ed and be desired avoid any misapprehenson On
ie q The public, Of the position which ne occupied in
re lr0o o. ..
NJ TgysI,-L though, this the most sublime farce he
lad vitaes-ed age. Such publications this Of f.
Collier could have the effect impair the charac
ter Of o: such anbiemishei integrity Judge Gho
son.
VI J0Tys'y said thar there a shadow Of sus-
c.la hs mind against purity and integrity Of Judge
GhJon lie was fully convinced the other hand that bs
character aud in what nc said on for
occasion be had intended 10 intimate suspicion
lie had merely said that believed Mr. Collier felt
himself sg1ueyed bat that he believed hm und, deu-
SION, and oil that had said this IN respect
% that honest conviction the part OF Mr.. Collier
The Chair vacated, enable the Speaker IN
On bills after which the House took recess unul 4