The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-01-03
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| Congress well Illustrates. my un'y Wv 49,
state ofpar,cs there, but also, how quick y
cunning man can use himself up BY using
too much cunning.
4 Ii will he remembered the namc OF Mr.
Rrown. the late Second Assistant Post,nas-
Tor. has stood at The head Of the Washing
,oa Unions column Ut martyrs-"thc first
martyr under tho Wing Administration. -
By the following sketch Of the proceedings
in the House, il will also be seen that he u
the iirs, martyr Of his own party, TO Wit
Updn the ballot in question, ll3 votes
we're necessary to a choice. Through the
first half of tho call Brown went swimming
lly. Booth and Durkec, both consistent
and stcadfast free sn!crs, answered initial.
teringly, Brown. MIR. Giddings heard him
self appealed to, and smaolhlng'y, calmly,
clearly mud coolIy responded, Brown. AZ
this response there was more than smile
ON the Wing side, md certain portcntous-
| " snrdonic grin appeared upon tho faces Of
some half dozen Southern members.)
Wilmot-Brown. Preston King Brown.
Allen--Brown.
| Mr. Brown received liz votes.
Mr.. Ashmun said Brown had sold out
the Democracy to the Free Soil party.
Judge Bayiy, Indignantly ! dony.is.
Il is all false.
| Mr.. Ashmun. have common rumor.
| Universal cries. Common rumor is
liar
Mr.. Holmes Of s. G. know il. deep
sensa,ion.)
Judge Bayly. It's all false. (Whispcr-
| ing with people in his rear
Mr.. Stanly. There is gentleman over
the way, (meaning Mr.. Brown HIMSELF
who can tell US oil nbou, it,
Judge Bayly. am just informed there
has been correspondence, but not at oil
Of the character stated.
Cries. Let US have il! Let Us have il !!
Out with i!
Cries from the Toemhs section. Treat
ing with the enemy. Holding intercourse
| with the enemy. Let's hear all about IT,.
Other Southern Locosoco gentlemen.
The rumor is all lie.
Mr.. S,anly. Bn, le, ia hear from the
gentleman from Indiana himself
MIR. Brown. (rising sensation) Mr.. ..
spoke Cor half an hour No'hing but re-
por, in full can give the 'enst idea OF h'm.
lie confessed 10 letter to Wilmot, and 10
having received letter from Wilmot.
Cries. Show The letter from Wilmot.
Brown. have left il at home.
Cries. Send for il. Send for it..
Brown. (Fumbling in bis poke, for the
letter.
Cries. Let Wi'mot give il to US.
Wilmat. hive moi copy.
Cries. Give US the original.
Wimot and Brown. Neither has cop
les
Wilmo, states the substance Of his letter
to Brown, viz: That he wanted the Dis
trict of Columbia Committee 50 organized,
that the Free Soil feeling could give free
u.terance 10 il.
Intense sensation and modification.
Brown all The while explaining, and Burt
of S. C. cn,echizing-- Brown getting
deeper and deeper in The mire.
Woodward md other Southern Locoiocos
con!essng 10 their degradation, and mcrti-
fication.
Mr.. Hubbard, of Alabama. wrote TO
the gentleman, asking his opinion and be
ksam me 10 answer-bns he answered
A. hot!
+. Burt. Ivoie for him, because Of the
= he appeared in Congress on the rec.
Brown reads his letter. II is pledge
10 make the Committee satisfactory TO
Wilmot and his Free Sellers.
The Southern Democracy in the great
est sensation. No pen can picture Il.
A centleman from Tenn, with indlgnn-
,ion.) Tear my name from the records.
! dcspisc myself for becoming so dipped.
Here this man had pledged himself on enc
hand, and on another jointly to me; the
records show where he voted against the
application Of the Winthrop Wilmot Provi-
go 10 Oregon. 0, tear my name from the
| records.
Mr.. Baylv. deeply thank tho gentle
met from N. c. and Mass. for having led
to this exposure.
| Mr.. McMnllen. Of Va. vote very re-
luctantly for Brown bn, do so on his per
uonal pledge this morning, tina. he was OPP
posed to the Wi!mot Provso in all its yuri
cites and forms.
| Confusion! Excitement! Many speak
ing at once. Brown had not only killed
himself by the exposure Of double and OPP
positc pledges to Wilmot and TO the South.
bu, By his own speech, in which ingenious
ca,echisms made him say things that would
prevent both gentlemen from the North
and South voting for him. Brown seeing
this withdrew his name--but ifhe had run
again, he would not have got twenty five
votes.
This scene lasted from Ia o'clock to 3,
when such was the excitement, that the
House pretty much on all sides agreed to
adjourn. There has never been before in
Congress such an exposure.
| A negro 10 Baltimore lately undertook 10