Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-09-19

who had taken the liberty TO sbown him " skv-hqh ''
None Of these communications have bad any other
than trivial Importance at the time they written
and even that wholly lost after the elections leaving
them unworthy the attention of the House, the com
mittee, any one Of its members. Then why did the
chairman Mr.. STANLEY and his Wing associates at
tempt to mountain from such mole-hilll The
House and the country have right demand an an
this question As a member of the committee,
shall answer it the best OF my knowledge and be-
lief The Is to be found not IN the communca-
tiOn ITSELF any necessity for knowing real desire
TO know its author but ia the and rng charac
of the facts elected by the committees in the rdcu
lous position in which the party majority (Whig) of the
committee found itself placed by its failure to hunt up
single disreputable act against any number Of Demo-
cratic oiiceholders. They found Gin language which L
think the honorable chairman has been heard use
that the investigation all tomioolery;" and they
wished il quietly die that they might never be called
upon for report in full in which they would have little
TO report except their disqualification. Hence this
port part made. with the full expectation that its
tring character would induce the House lay upon
the the table 1t might then be very convenient
that nothing could be done by the COMMITTEE as the
House had refused to compel witnesses answer.
That such the motive debating the report
infer further from of the closing sentences OF the re-
marks of the chairman, Mr. STANLEY, ] after sending
the report to your desk, and which sentence Will
read:
" He had wish The time of the House by any fur
Their remarks his only object being obtain action The
Of the House as would be an Instruction to the eonme N the fur
Their prosecution Of the Investigation with which they had been
charged lsas ne desire Of he House thai this Investigation
cannot permit the Yesterdays remarks of the
Der from MARYLAND Mr.. EvAEs] to pass unnoticed.
Mr.. Riche's apologst for any act of omission
commission. / disagree with him more than sub
ject and among others, the sectional and slavery
controversy pending. But trust that political diff
erences viii prejudice TO induce me to
become the Blngsgate personal assaiant OF any one
who is older, and may well claim to be better man
than MYSELF permit such assault by others 10 pass
unnotced when made in connection with subject which
it has been my duty part aid in investigating, in
this instance IL iii becomes Of the age of the
gentleman from Maryland and myself. who by some
loruitous circumstances may happen to occupy seat
in Congress- and Is indebted perhaps that for all of
notorety he possesses assa with person.
alities a much his segnlOr-a man who, whatever
political may he charGeabe to him, has
borne the character of good citizen and honorable gen.
tleman who has for forty years been leading political
editor giving tone and sentiment thousands OF merit
and PATRIOTISM and talent, equal to whatever OF those
qualities the gentleman from Maryland may possess
1t i'll becomes any verdant politician like him and N.Y.
self assai one who has been the companion and init
mate friend of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. And
any assumption upon part, of that exalted precm
hence which the gentleman from Maryland affected
above such man. will be apt to be charged by the
try to the arrogance of vanity
1t is folly worse than folly to assail such man as "a
hoary and veteran slandeTer" to assert of him. did
the gentleman from Maryland that he had been enaag-
ed 'ior forty years in the propagation of SANDER against
all noble and truthful men ;" and to intimate that
gentleman could PROFOUND inerrOpatOries ''o such
man, the answer to which would involve deeper de-
gree of degradation of character than that which he has
long since brought upon himself" Such language ap-
piled to such only reco upon its authors head,
and should burn his check If Upon his brow shame is
InOt1 ashamed to sit"
Sir whatever the member from Maryland may say of
Mr.. Rtchey, the friends of the latter gentlemanQ
claim to be of them having scarcely speaking
acquaintance with him)hs friends can truly claim for
him the possession of those qualities which consttue the
gentleman, and which though possessed (as doubt
they are) by the gentleman from Maryland, not
whose years, services and talentente him rank his
asSaiant.
The honorable member charged that the ''Unon" was
''knOwn to be the lowest of corruption '-s' a
common through which the vlest ISLANDERS found
their way the public eye" No one, who has been
long reader OF that paper will believe that much
"seweT" matter was admitted into its columns
is be found in the honorable members yesterday
speech. will he admitted while under its present
editorial management. He protested be acting on
the defensive in thus speaking of Mr. Richie; said he
not in the habit of attacking any and chaleng
ed gentleman point single instance in which
he had commenced the attack.
Let us see, Mr. Speaker what the facts in this
case, and who really the first to attack. find in
his speech of July is, Oast) which l hold in my
hand that he twice distinctly charges Mr. Rcthey with
''gToss swindle." Is not that attack? Does not
the gentleman understand the meaning of language? Ii
charge the preparation OF gross swindle" upon
man, is it not charge which, if Substantially makes
him swndler villain, in the estimation of the public?
Ii an attack which honorable could permit
/ to 90 unrepeed. So much voubiy as the gentleman
possesses should be ACCOMPANIED with a GOOD memory
He should remember what he does say. Many mans
tongue shakes out its masters undoing Ii at
tack and because replied in the only in which
the assaed could repy-throngh his paper-the assail
ant now Justify shouts forth, like another injured man,
whose whrongs recorded by an English dramatst.
wronged me, hath; word he hath bo-
ieve me- Robot Shallow Esq, saith he is wronged
seek in vain in this editorial of the Union (holding
up the paper,) in 10 the gentemans charge OF
'swiude," for evidence of the paper being " sewer
through which the vlest ISLANDERS find their wayD 1t is
cot here. find the following
1T ohen happens thai men forced reply unounded
try 61 in present instance we are forced TO rpy 10 he cr
csns honorable Aszandy Erans Of ara,t1d oppo-
size reasoi-bccause he Is not known 10 the country"
II this introduces the honorable member the public
extends the of his fame, does it rather merit
his thanks than the charge of vile SANDER! The OF
the article appears be devoted defending the editor
from the charge of swinde' 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 to the lawpoIsion of the gentleman's argu-
gnment, in which he endcayors to convince that
editor is under legal compnlsiop betray his correspon
dents. For this purpose he quotedno pointed to
tain law books upon his desk. The exercise of very
small share oil the industry and research which the
teman possesses will enable him to reute his own ar
glnent for il will enable him find judicial decisions
declaring that priest compelled to betray the
erets of the confessional physician the ailment
his patient ii reiaSas questions the part
of the gentlemans political friends will Justify such
refusal IN his estimation upon the part OF Democrat
will call his attention to two examples find here, in
the report Of the Galphin committee, (holdng up
that Wing offceholder, witness before the commit
tee. refused TO answer questions; and refuscd among
other things 10 betray the correspondent OF paper
Whenev'r report made from another select committed
OF the House relative to certain post Office charges made
against member 1T will be found that Wing editor
fuses betray correspondent of his paper and Wing
ofceholder refuses whether he the author
of communication in that EDITORS paper. Do these
committees come before the House with reports in part