The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-04

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Nj. Brown then said that he would de-
iaia lhe House very few rpomenis longer.
Ii was proper to say that he lhaugh, the gen.
lleman from Pennsylvania Mr.. Wnmoi) had
been extremely lar and liberal 10 his cun-
duet. II was also due 10 himself Mr.. Il. J
to say that tie committees OF the House
should 10, DO 80 constituted as 10 favor ons
seclion rfihe cosntry at iba sxP,uSc or 10
tho dotrim-nl Of nnolher ;er so thai The snice
Of any portion Of iha people, on any great
question should he silied. Letihsi question,
IN oil its aspects. ts bronghtio the light, aud
.ei the whole of The peoples repfese-;s'iyes
&c, ana decide upou il. he had stated, in
The enversatIoa, that thefe was grave con.
,titut'onaI question pendtg. Mr.. Van Bu.
ren had exp, ossed his belief that CungIess
had power TO abolish slavery IN the District
of Columbia but he had also said that lf a
bill having that otject 10 view should be
passed. he shnald feel himself compelled TO
ret0 il. H. OR. b. desired 20 sec placed
upon the committees the nblest lawyers of
,ne South, 50 that tho subject might lie fully
and fairly Investigated. lie was no sectional
man; ard, as God was bis Judge II he bed been
ehoscn SpeaEer Of the House. lie would have
cuaslilul the committees III such manner
as 10 give satisfaction both 10 The North aud
the South.
Mr. y. here paused, end expressed the
hope that the House would come to order.
A!ter u biief space he proceeded
lie would now take occasion TO tender TO
his friends in this House his earnest aud sin.
ccre thanks for the manner IN which he bad
baCn su-laiued, aud Tor tho very y teilng
vote " h.ch he had received. lie desred,
further, 10 say that he wished 10 witLdfaw
his name.
lsoma cOPpiug of hands, and o!her marks
OF satisfaction.
Mr.. Brown, continuing. There may be
some clapping vel on the other side Of the
House. There tsiil 10 some clapping We,
on the other side Of the House before we
have done. They ere no, exactly out of The
woods yet. | would scoru 10 occupy that
chair under c cumsiancrs in whc ny ac-
lion Is liable to Misrepresentation. have
always opposed the agitation Of this Gues.
tlun. hook upon slavery as Que OF the com.
promises Of lhe constitution and, whlls.
here is one drop Of blood 10 my veins.
will stand hy tha, institution, and sustain ii
"a qua ao'led 10 tie SaulA by the Consiiru.
lion of the Uaned States. Aud am graii
fed lhAt have It IN my power TO soy that |
represent, 10 part a ) ate which Will do the
same tang. With these remaiks, shall
weld the Il or, rem king ouly that ! hope
nv friends vii Iooa round ard unite upon
some other gentleman who may meet thor
desires, anI upon whom they can couccattale
ticir votes,
NJ Burt " no had yielded the Goor to
the gcntleman from Indiana, row resumed Il.
II said ihat he VAS ore OF the RePresen.
tatucs iom the southern States who he'd
gwen hsyntr, with some mistiust oud with
great reutarce, to lte gentleman who lad
Iu,t taken us seat Nj. Btuwn) Alier that
gentleman had become souewhat a cdGdf
date for lhr Spe.kctsb'p, much irqg'ry and
soilcuuJe were manifested ns TO what the
opinions Of hat gentleman Sero upon Ger.
tain subjects. He Alf. Bun) bad baen spo.
ken 10 IN ihat cohnexion, aud had commuui.
Gated with some OF his Southern fiieuds. =
IIc had said to them that lnasmuch as the
gentleman had been made The prominent
Candidate by receiving largo vote on that
side OF the House, he Mr.. Bujt,) as an hon.
cradle man, could ask no pledges from him,
and " ouli mol and thai the gculleman fnm
Indiana, II he was an honorable man. would
not ci.c any pledge therefore he Hf. u }
could get no information IN that way. Eul
II was due 10 himself ard hts S9ulhcru fnrnd-
to say f, that they Aid understood the gcnlle.
G,an as ,taudng where Tho resolution fclat
ing to Texas had placed hla; mi that he
~gs a Southern man. bot most distinctly thai
he was go, WI mot proviso map-that he
o-cuped tie position ui certain gentlemen
on both sides Of the House apnq thni ques-
ton and therefore that he was fair man,
not committed to the South aud not CON.
mittcd 10 tie North. These consideration Ms
had induce d him, Mr. b. and many Of his
Southern friends, to vnte Tor the gentleman
from Indiana. Aud be begged bis honorable
friend from Virginia, from Ihe Accomac dis.
trcf, who had more mlnule information on
the subec, than he Mr.. b. possessed, to
rise up now aud state What communications
had been made him. lie referred to MI.
BAyiy.
Mr.. Bayly. take pleasure in responding
TO the inquiries OF nv friend from Soulh Car
oina, (Nr Butt) II was known that had
served in the 3s h Congress with the mem.
Der from lndiana, (Mr. Brown; y and when
he began to be spoken of as Speaker, ffe.
qucnl inquiries were made of me as 10 his
opinions and votes on the slavery question:
Among others, such inquiries were made oi
me by my friend from Georgia, (Nr. Well.
born.) told him that no one could have taken
a more xceptionable course. When a
gcn,icman from Massachusetts (the late
Speaker OF this House, Mr.. Wluihrop) had
10 1915, moved an amendment to tho Oregon
bill containing the principles Of the Wilmo'
provso, the member from Indiana Mr.. b.
voted against it and that upon all other oc'
casions, as far as knew,hc had voted with the