Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-01
WIN. j. BROWN REDIvIVUS.

VIM. ]. Brown, the famous and infamous can
didate of the regular Democracy and Free Sellers
together, for the Speakership of the House of Re-
presentaives, has come out, before his constitu-
ents, in card published in the Indiana State Sen
tinel. His object is, of course, to justify his dou-
bic dealing conduct, in letting the Southern De-
mocrats vote for him upon the strength of his
having supported the annexation of Texas, and,
ct the same time secretly bargaining for the votes
of the Free Sellers. The following extract from
his last defence is all the material portion:
81 declared to the free-so men, that if elected,
would appoint committees the judiciary the District
OF Columbia and Territories composed OF able and
Impartial members from both the North and the South,
who would act fairly aud not ste the public voice by
refusing 10 report upon the important questions OF sa
very that might be presented This declaration, made
in good faith aud all candor, has been denounced by
Southern treachery OF the blacklist character
sfon this charge appeal to my constituents, and to
the iresmen OF the Northern States Ought to have
acted oterwsel had rather been defeated with the
vole received than 10 have been elected under pledge
pack the committees for the benefit OF the slavehod
ing interest OF the South But the time has come ohen
the NurtA ao no longer boo the neck the slareocracy
oftde Socth am done. She cannot be satisfied with
moderate conservative support but you must become the
defender of her Institutions
ii you doubt or ti!te you are denounced as trail
tor and with iordy arrogance you are told that they
will dissolve the Union. Their course Of conduct has
fully determined again to be candidate for
Congress. My conscience tells me have done right,
and know generous and confding constituency will
sustain my course. W. J. BROWN
There is much in Mr.. Browns language that is
really edifying. He has wonderfully "plucked up
aspirit" since Messrs. Bayly, Burt, Venabe, Nc
Mullen, &C., pounced upon him with such veno-
nous spite in the House. The poor man was
completely awe-struck by their denuncations AS
one after the other would tell how grievously he
had been deceived, and would try to atone for his
amazing gullibility, by heapjng nvectives on the
head of the deceiyer, Brown would rise and aver
again and again, that had he been elected Speaker
he would have faithfully stood by every represen-
tation he had made to the Southern MEMBERS
But his cool reflections on the declarations of
those gentlemen have given him very different
spirit He is now entirely enlisted on the side
Of his Free Sol! friends. The North, he says,
must no longer bow to the slareocsacy Of the
Sousk And he is the man 81 whom an inefface-
able .sssSa evidence, through all time to
that Southern Democrats were eagerly
anxious TO bestow upon him what some of them
have called the third Office in the Government.
Mr. Brown adopts mode of avenging himself
upon his Southern denouncers which is certainly
new, and worthy of note. Their course Of con-
duct has fully determined him nerer again 10 be
candidate far Congress. In forming that stern
and awo-inspiring resolution, we must confess that
Mr. Brown commands our warmest APPROVAL
Under all the circumstances, we cannot conceive
OF any other mode of redress, in which he could
BE- equally sure of carrying out his design.
He gives uttsrance, too, to one other sentiment,
from which nobody will undertake to dissent
81 am DONE" he exclaims and most assuredly
he is done in every sense of that comprehensive
word-done, as an electoneering ofice-holder;
done, as standing Democratic example Of pro-
scribing prescription; done, as candidate for the
Speakership, with stair records for Gen. Bayly
aad foul letters for Mr. Wilmot; done, it seems,
as g member of Congress; and, in short, as the
New York Tribune has already named him, "aone
Broom"