The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-01

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competency perform the dates OF the presidency The
next two from abroad-one from Ohio and one iom
Virgina-upon the subject mostly of local elections into
which i cannot be supposed the chairman wishes to IN
quire. The next and last is headed, "Another gun
spked-the Michigan witness blown sky high" ADD is
devoted 10 refuing charges against General Cass This,
oplne. must be the communication referred TO IN the
lnterrogatory My reason Tor so supposg IS, not that
the article contains anything OF present much OF past
Importance but that the "Michgan Witness" who
unceremonously ''bown sky high" has since aghted
upon terra frmd, and in this city at period not
very remote from the time at which the inerrogatoy
put TO Mi. Richie; and the nerrogatoy, fancy was
put at his tMichgan wness) insgalon Tor the purpose
OF enabling HIM 10 ascertain who had taken the liberty
'blow" him 'ssky ky-high."
None OF these communications can have had any other
than a trivial importance the time they were written,
and even that wholly lost after election, leaving
them unworthy the attention of the House, the
mittee. or any OF its members. Then why did the
chairman Mr. STANLY1 and his wing associates attempt
TO create mountain from such mole hlli The House
and The country have right 10 demand to this
question. As member OF the committee, shall answe
it to the best OF my knowledge and belief The
is to be found not in the communication ITSELF or in any
necessity Tor knowing, ea desire to know its author,
but in the nature and ng character of the facts elected
by the committee the ridiculous position in which the
party majority (whig) of the committee found itself
placed by lis failure TO hunt up single diseputabe act
agains, any number Of democratic office holders They
found I'm language which think the honorable chair
man has been heard to use) that the investigation all
"tomfoolery !" and they wished it o quietly die that
they might never be called upon for report in full in
qualification Hence this '.repor in part made with
the fu expectation that its ring character would in
duce the House to lay IT upon the table. II might then
be very convenient 10 that nothing could be
done by the committee the House had refused to
pei witnesses to answer.
That such the rae motive debating the report,
infer further from of the closing sentences OF the
marks Of the chairman Mr. STANLY] after sending the
report 10 your desk, and which sentence will read:
He had wish the time of the House by any
further remarks his only object being obtain such action
committee in the further prosecution OF the investigation
with which they bad been cAaged, u ros the desire of
The House thai thts should be Continued
cannot permit the yesterdays remarks of the member
from Maryland Mr. EyANsl to pass unnotced. ! am
not Mr. Ritches apoogst for any act o. omission OF
commission. disagree with him more than one sub
Ject and, among Others the sectional and slavery
controversy now pending. But ! trust political DIFF
ierences will never so prejudice me as to induce me
one who is older, and may well claim TO be bet
ter man than myself, or to permit such assault by
others to pass unnoticed, when made in connexion
with subject which ii has been my duty TO aid
IN part In investigating, IN this instance. II i'll
becomes any one OF the age OF the gentleman from
Alaryl and myself who, by some forluitous cir
cumsiances, may happen 10 occupy seat IN Congress-
and is indebted, perhaps TO that Tor all OF noorey he
possesses, to assail with rancorous personalities
much his senior-a man who whatever political errors
may be chargeabe to him. has borne the character
of good citizen and honorable genileman who has Tor
forty years been leading political editor giving tone and
sentiment to thousands OF merit and patriotism and tai
ent equal TO whatever OF those qualities the gentleman
from Maryland may possess 1t ill becomes any verdant
politician, like him and myself, TO aseail who has
been the conpsnIon and intimate friend OF Jefferson,
Madison, and Monroe And any assumption, upon our
part, of that exalted pre-emnence which the gentleman
from Maryland affected above such will be apt TO
be charged by the country 10 the arrogance OF vanity II
is folly than folly 10 assai such "a hoary
and veteran sanderer = TO assert OF him. did the gem
lleman from Maryland, that he had been engaged for
forty years in the propagation OF slandc against all noble
and truthful mem" and TO intimate that no gentleman
could PROFOUND nterogaioues "to such man, the
to which would involve deeper degree of degra
daon OF character than that which he has long since
brought upon himself" Such lang uage applied 10 such
man, only reco upon lis authors head. and should
burn his cheek, if upon his brow shame Is lno'l
ASHAMED TO sit"
Sir, whatever the member from Maryland may say Of
Mr. Richie the friends OF the latter geBtleman claim
not to be OF them having scarcely speaking ac
qualniaace with him)-his friends unly claim for
him the possession OF those qualities which constitute
The gentleman, and which, though possessed las doubt
not they are by the member from Maryland, are not
manifested in scurous personal attacks upon whose
years, services and talent entte him to rank his as
sailaut
The honorable member charged that the Union was
"known TO be the lowest sewer of corruption"a
mon sewer through which the vest ISLANDERS found their
way to the public eye" No one, who has been long a
reader OF that paper will believe that so much sewer
matter ever admitted into lis columns is 10 be
found in the honorable members yesterdays speech.
will be admitted while under It's present editorial
management He professed TO be acting the defensive
in thus speaking of Mr. Richie; said be not in the
habit OF attacking any one aud challenged any gentle
TO point out single instance m which he had com
menced the attack.
Let US see Mr.. Speaker, what the facts in this
case, and who really the iirst to attack. find ~
his speech OF July i6, (ast,l which now hold IN my
hand, that be twice distinctly charges MIR Richie with
gross swindler Is not that attack Does not the
gentleman understand the meaning OF langusge' II
charge the preparation OF a " gross swinde' upon
man, is not charge which, II substantaed makes
hlm swindler, villain, in the eetmaton OF the public
II attack which honorable man could permit
to go unrepeed SO much vou0llIty as the gentleman
possesses should be accompanied with good memory
He should remember what he doer say Many mans
iongoe shakes ont It's masters undoingr II an at
tack and because replied TO in the only IN which
the assaed could epy-through his paperthe assailanl
Justify shouts forth, like another injured man. whose
wrongs are recorded by English dramstis-
'H, hath wronged me- indeed he bath At word he hath,
believe Roberst Shallow, esq saith lie is wronged
seek in vain in this editorial of the Union (bolding
up the paper,) in answer 10 the geneman's charge OF
swindle" for evidence OF the paper being sewer
through which the viies ISLANDERS find their way" Il is
not here find the following:
Il often happens that forced reply nm,
foHnded caumay, because II emanaes from those VINO
known the country but in the present instance we
forced reply the criticisms OF the honorable deTdr
d Epars Of Maryland, for an opposite reason-because
he Il not known TO the country
II this introduces the honorable member the public,
extends the OF his fame does il not rather merit his
thanks than the charge of vile sander The rest OF the
article appears be devoted TO defending the editor IRON
the charge OF swndle,' preferred against him by the
honorable member am no lawyer, as is well known,
but wish TO call the attention OF the House for moment
10 The law portion Of the gentemans Argument IN which
ne endeavors to convince that editor Is under legal
compusion TO betray his correspondents For this pur-
pose he quoted no. pointed to certain law books
upon ms desk. The exercise OF very small share