Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-18

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STIMULATE So "a the men He had desired him 10 place upon
those committees to be charged with the consideration u
slavery Questions the ablest men from the SCUM
1ron baanr,b He had stated that the object o MS efus
secure such an organization Of these committees
ns woudnYcyent the sitting of the sentiment OF the
yng 70 rach section of the Union and to oil SHADES o. op
ions the weight thereon 10 WHICH uicy "e'' '
Mr. T. STEVENS asked the gentleman from Ps EN-, "
vana wta,her in this conversation he had stated hal nc
M Ny conceived the freesoilers entitled to majority
on these committees! . a., .,. ,h., ho
Mr. wMoT drew from his remarks s IN, ,bc Ue'e' '' '
Mr. iNTE What do you mean by majority oil h''''''''
menl .u , ,vb,, I
deem 10 te the sentiment OF the country
Mr. r STEVENS. Have YOU copy oil Inc el'er you
wrote TO he gentleman from Indiana desire 10 see ~ 'a
may leon whether il embraces anything more tla le e
Ter al the gentleman from Massachusetts, MI MlSThhor
on the receipt Of which you and your TRENDS deceu Young
f MOT said that he had preserved copy Of it
II was yry brief and lis Mr. BRowSs reply VIII disclose
It's character E. ,,o ;e,r,,,;,r of
the House the letter hist alluded by the gentleman rom
PENNSYLVANIA (whicl will be found in another colmh) o
then having thanked the House for the support ne mao re-
ceiyed withdrew his from the canvass Tor the opeah
ership. -.....o..a,;,.. r,or,
the South who gavether votes, WIN some ls't a anu hl
great reluctance he gentleman VINO mas JUST 'ahch JUS
seat he felt called few words upon the soect ne
fore the House Win he became prominent candidate ne
r BrRT) felt grea socitude 10 ascertain correctly maj
geniemans exact sediments upon the exciting topic vi inc
day He undeDtood to say that lie (lr ~ had de-
manded no pledges because he conceived Incompatible
with the character o. honorable man 10 give pledges
II was however cue 10 himself and other Southern gentle
men 10 remark tina, they understood him Mr. Bnow Of nd-
ana as not being apronsost-as being uncomnn'lea ee
for or against the Nathor South. This was the consdcra-
ton inducing him ant his Southern friends TO vote Tor at
member He wouldnsk the gentleman from Virginia Mr.
BAyLY repeat io1he information oi the lio'e TIC IT,
presentations made him.
Mr.. BAYLY lake pleasure in responding 10 the IN
quirics of my fried from South Carolina Alr. BURT.
nod in CONGRESS
the member og Indiana, Mr. BRowS and when he be-
gan 10 be spoil of Speaker, equen, inquiries were
made of me asp his opinions and votes on the slavery ques
ton Among thers such inquiries made Of me by my
friend from Gerga Mr.. WELBoRS. told him that no one
could have take more unexceponabe course. When a
gentleman froi Massachusetts lthe late Speaker ol lhis
House Mr. WsTHaop) had, in lS45, moved an amendment
the Oregon III containing the principles Of the "imoi
Proviso, the aember from Indiana Mr. BaowSl voted
against IL and upon all other occasions as far as knew
he had voted h the southern democrats upon all questions
touching the sheet of slavery assured him that no one
formed him TIT knew the member while he was IN office
and | though ! knew his sentiments well; and that
would pledgmyse he was opposed TO the hgtalion Oh
The subject ofavery and the Nmo Povso IN every form
and shape in which it could be presented He Mr. VEL
Dorm lsuggesd tome 10 havea conversation win the member
did So I'D him of the pledge had made ior NM fc
assured me I,as perfectly safe in doing This remark
repeated tonany gentlemen besides my friend from Heor-
gia, MIR. WlBoRS
Having ID thus much in Response 10 my friend or from
two in reftnce 10 myself Sir had have known OF the
existence al character the correspondence which has
been read nd of the interviews preceding it, no earthly
CONSIDERABLE would have induced have voted as did
= And ste that such would have been the feelng
of the grea mass of the members this side Of the House
When IN gentleman from North Carolina Dir. STASLy
and the geenan from Massachusetts Mr. AsHMrS made
their reais was highly indignant, as the House saw al
the time thought their nsnailons most nniounded ana
iibera tt rejoice now, that they were made, and |
than: tha for them They have led TO disclosure 10
which th@ountry was entitled; and i has been made in
= time that God TO save us from load Of oboquy.
NJ of Tennessee
Of the Sihe representatives who had reluctantly voted
for the bcr from Indiana Mr.. BRows he should vote
differently should change his record the next ballot
He usf that every Southern gentleman would give his
vote for De who is either 10 the Souho to the North
who doc stand pointing 10 the record with one hand
| while wing pledge with the other.
Mr.. BRf said that had he and the other representatives
from nh South known of the existence of this correspon
dsnce, d OF them he vas convinced would have re-
ceyed c1uesl for the gentleman from Indiana 9TH
: | erwisc San an insult.
Mr. JGE moved that the House do proceed with the
| Mr. jTANLY requested the gentleman from Alabama
Mr. pol withdraw his motion, 10 permit him Or s.
10 pro,se another likely 10 answer his purposes but
MrTENABLE having obtained the Hoor, said ne desired
10 rcfe himself from the charge of occupying false posi-
ton He had day two since, declared that ne would IN
M cvo vote for -soier or an aboonst After this
he ha repeatedly voted for the gentleman from ndlann, Mr.
Baow of whose soundness on the question OF slavery ne
had ,terained doubts The disclosures OF this morning
had him 10 different conclusion by placing before the
Hoe facts of which he (Mr w. was unlniorned II up
pea that the gentleman has been in correspondence with
the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. WItMoT the puta
tviaher of the Wlmot Proviso with pledge 10 organize
heommItiees the District OF Columbia the Territories
anthe Judiciary satisfactorily 10 those who were known as
thullra ee;soi party OR MaoT and ms ir,enas line
dhtion this morning, wit his opposition 10 the extern
sa of slavery and willingness TO refer that subject IN The
Dtric of Columbia of the inhabitants render II
aossbc for him Mr VENABLE) 10 have voted for the gen.
imam from Indiana Speaker From thai gentleman nc
i'd received letter. during the late Presidential canvass
ressing his opposition ressoilsm in every aspect as
understood IT. and before he voted for him as Speaker he
died upon thai gentleman and asked MN ms opinions
I'D undergone any change he replied that they iad not
h these assurances he voted with pleasure for him. as
e Iound man from free Stae-ano:her demonstration OF
Southern men that they had desire to make this geogra
his morning he (sr. ygsAsLE demanded, in common with
many others, that it should be read has bcen read; ana
he declared before country that had he known either the
facts which il discoses the opinions OF the gentleman
made known in his yndicaton he would have voted for
him as Speaker The given under nlsapprehcn-
sion of the facts due diligence discover them To
be deceived prcsupposes derecon of duty If an honest
effort has been nade 10 obtain possession of the truth
Mr. ROBINSON addressed the House, saying that
he regretted exceedingly that he felt his duty 10 take the
floor on this OCCASION but there appeared TO be something
like ground-swc here against his colleague (r Brown
or at least very unnecessary and gratous state OF eX-
element against him. which he thought the gentlemen who
were now foremost in it would regret when they reflected
little The cause Of the excitcmentthls correspondence
surprised him much it did any else for he had never
heard of beforc but still he saw nothing IN H. properly en-
planned 10 Justify this fierce hunting him down. nothing in
il dishonorabe inconsistent with the position he occupied
There nothing in it juying the conclusions gentlemen
have drawn from H. 1t discoses pledge-t does not init
mate that my colleague has indicated political sentiments 10
the frecsoilers which his friends from the South did not
know, or have reason TO suppose he held
Gentlemen say they voted for him expecting he was OPP
posed TO the Wmot Proviso Well is there anything in this
brief correspondence showing that he is not! Not word
oi Hc saws il true that he is opposed 10 the extension
of slavery and who in free State is not? There
interference there be who desire To keep
this question out Of Congress- and have always understood
my colleague be OF them. His disic and mine join
each other; and throughout his canvass understood he
took the non-inerference ground-was against the Wmo
proyiso but still against the extension of slavery also
Gentlemen in the South distinguished Senators and
Others have expressed themselves against the further
sion oil slavery; yet they opposed any action of Con
eress as understand my colleague is prevent it. So
much, them for the allegation TO his Provisoism
sentence Is from his letter 10 the gentleman from
Pennsy lvania Mr. WILMor,] which, isolated and
ncccd with anything ese gives color to the idea that he has
given strong pledge the but taken and
planned in connection with the previous verbal communca
lions which passed between them the subject and
to which directly REFERRED and what is lit What does
amount TO? Ny colleague says in his letter, he commit
tees shall be organized in such be satisfactory
10 you and your friends. Well let refer the
versaons which had previously passed between these gen.
tlemen to see what would be satisfactory. He Mr. WrLMoT