New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-25
Personalities In the House-Edwards on
Books.
70 THE PUBLIC
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70 THE PUBLIC
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. g.
Having been at frs the subject or and siterward
from necessity an actor in new and every way mis-
placed dsreu up in the House day desire that great
majority Of the American People who greatly prefer
thst their Representatives should preserve order main
tain decorum and repu,ably attend 10 the public
business pressing upon them instead Of wasting time
and damaging character In personal inculpaiions-I
desire this, majority, whose good opinion ! have ever
isbored 70 deserve 10 take especial notice that neither
CA this any former occasion have had any share In
getting up these personal alterations. have never
brought any personal matter to the notice Of the House
risen to question VI privilege, except in nmed
ate reply TO personal attacks and ordinations u At
floor. In DO far my Mileage Expose In The Tribune
may be sdjudged for these forays shall of
course be held responsible for them and from such
sponsbillty do not shrink beyond that have afford
ed pretsxt for these undignded and unseemly pro
eeednss.
The attack upon me BY DR.. EDWARDS Of Ohio to-day
was entirely unexpected. / had never heard nor sus
pec.ed that he cherished i'll will toward me, took
eeption TO anything had said done have spoken
with him almost daily friendly acquaintance, and
only this morning had familiar conference with him
respecting his Report the Importation of Adutes,ed
ored through The Tribune TO do justice to bis spirited
and most usefu, labon that subject. Neither in
word look did he ever intimate that he offend
ed with me-not even this morning. Conceive, then
my sstonishmcnt when, in Committee of the Whole
after the General Appropriation bill had been gone
through by items and sections, he rose and, moving
sham amendment In order TO obtain the floor sent 10
the Clerks desk To be read Tribune containing the
substance OF my remarks recent occasion repeling
the charge that had voted for the Congressional
Books and that having been read he proceeded 10 pro
nounce 1t false and declare that he had three witnesses
In tho House to prove IT, certainly could not have
been more surprised had no drawn pistol and taken
sim At me-
How much he proved--for could not afford to let
the matter rest here, bu. insisted dsodery as 'ne
forward and testify will not ssy here The reader
will find II stated In the reports of this aud other pa
pers certainly do not anything Ia the testimony
which contrsdicts anything have ever said but
others will Judge for themselves am sure the gen
tlsmen thus summoned to appear retailers Of pri-
vate conversation and caves troopers thereat
thoroughly as,onished as had just been.
But suppose had privately approved the vote for the
Books yet publicly censured i-as every reader Of The
Tribune must know did-whst had the House to
do with this Why should not DR.. Edwards. If he dis
daned private appeal to me- have written his expose
and to Of the city papers either of which
| sm confident would have very gladly published II,
assure him. and any other Member who wishes TO as
ssii my in language such reputable journal
may publish that the columns Of The Tribune open
TO him and to them Then why not resor, to them in
stead Of consuming the time and lowering the ehsrsc
ter of the House by these attempted criminatonsi
have In manner censurcd those Members who
voted for the Books have all occasions stated
when have spoken at all OF that vote that the sppro
prissou, honestly carried out in accordance with its
intent 10 q proper one know that the House wss
obliged to make II at all events the Books having been
voted Last Session Then what pretext does this sub
iecs afford for ssssiling me
The true point of attack my vote against the
Book appropriation when knew that the House must
and therefore would pass H. But consider bow have
been assaedfor supporting ihs,i om when didno and
Judge what uprosr would have been raised about by
the Murphys Turner's and such like, had actually
voted for H. 1t would have been everywhere proclaim.
cd . vote of s7oo extra pay into my own pocket and
used argument or want Of better against Straight
Mileage and other Reforms do not regret that voted
a. did though had none Of the Books been coming TO
myself | should have voted the other way.
Sincerely trusting that shall have occasion for
any farther personal explsnstion, I remain,
HoRAcK GREKLEY.