The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-28

as that, sir Il is false excuss-an sfterhought Of
cowsrdice, TO shield itself from infamy That is what
Is, sir. never made such an avowal ayow neither
one Thing nor the other When any person puts the
they get The answer and there are no avowals before
after
His senatorial privileges Sir, never claimed sena.
torlal privileges claim no privilege Of attacking any
person upon this hoor. claim privilege OF insulting
anybody here neyer have done il In The thirty years
that have been here have begun way the
other But. sir i ii is 10 begin with me- although, sir
may bear with Il Tor long time, YET when once take
notice Of when once take notice Of d. there shall be
an end, way the other And if this Senate does
not know thai is Senate if this Senate does not pro-
tect itself from which would disgrace the verest
brohel il this Senate permits language be used here
which cannot be used in the hhiest brohel in the Five
Poihs the suburbs OF the city; il il be permitted TO be
used here, and used with respect to me, mean from
this time forth 10 protect mysef-cost what il may.
Now, sir merely give this as specimen Of the false,
hood-malcious and systematic-which pervades what
per. sir and cannot be called order and perhaps here
after would better wait until speeches published,
and then speak Of the newspaper for cannot then be
called 10 order. have given this example OF the
classifying which peryades that report OF what took place
yesterday, and which is to go into the permanent debates
o Inc Congress OF the United States which to stand
IN the register OF these debates true parliamentary
history. brand IT with fasehood before il goes there,
and shall hold myself ready upon any appropriate
sion that requires ~ 10 prove The fasehood from the be-
Mr.. FOoTE twill not surprise any one. | am sure.
sir, that feel ambitious this morning Of being heard
utter a lew words In my own defence. The newspaper
has been attacked have not been. The OF the
senator is characteristic OF the He makes direct
attack. His attack is insidious and covert. Yet you
know, Mr. President and all honorable senators know
hat was in fact the only object OF the assault This
OF hostyfor hostility it is, and must be con-
sdered by all present, by the twenty millions OF
llghtened freemen whom we recognise countrymeD,
and by poserity, too, if postery shall take Of
such as ths--this course of hostility is that
had and never expect to have the least taste for
am plain man, a frank man, a direct man. ] feel
that that without the OF
egotism III have anything say Of any man, say it
to his face, in his hearing and in plain language as
conceive compot with the rules OF decorum which
apply to the particular occasion.
Now Il IS suggested that the report in the lnieli-
gencer this morning. and in the !" Union"for they
both the same-s false report OF what occurred here
Well SIR, II certainly is not exactly, presume, as the
debate progressed for this Our reporters
ainy as accurate as reporters generally are They are
badly located and they have complained TO OF having
but poor opportunity OF hearing distinctly and satisfac-
orly what is said by honorable senator's Yesterday pre-
scented an occasion most to accurate reporting
most stormy debate sprung up An excited and tempest
uous discussion arose There much confusion in
this hail. Reporters were unable perform their duties
fully and satisfactorily themselves customary
| will stale, what honorable senators very well know
here that owing to these circumstances have been in
the habit myself OF taking the notes OF the reporters and
writing out my remarks. Many honorable senators
not reported ALL and the history of the who
has spoken this morning is pretty well known to har
monte with that particular course OF proceeding II is
understood that that gentleman has generally reported his
public pretty much in his own way Il Is understood to
be his uniform practice to write them out himself.
of few remarks fell from the other SENATOR which
they could very well hear and set down, with slight in
accuracy leaving two chasms for himself to sup
ply The senator did supply these chasms and there
end to the whole task But spoke at length spoke
rapidly spoke with great beat and more rapidly than
the honorable senator from Missouri is ambitious Of
hbiting in other words, spoke rapidly than the
honorable senator We all know that my voice per-
haps not quite distinct, my enuncaton not quite
clear and formal. ! have never been so much in the
habit Of speaking for reporters, and find much more
difficulty in finding any reporters who report ME &C
curately Honorable senator's who know my usual
mode OF proceeding will understand this matter The
notes were handed to me- The notes contained
many chasms, which / was to supply; and it did
SO happen that considerable number of those va
cant places in the notes Of the reporters covered the
space which has been referred this morning. OF per-
sonal alteration between the honorable senator and
myself What could dol Why. sir, corrected
o. notes i hs sssasa me-
ten out, corrected them here and them sometimes taking
four five lines precisely they reported, then
inserting word or sentence, perhaps whole para
graph, corrected some twenty pages of notes, here at
my table, before the Senate adjourned. Was that sys
tematic Was there anything deliberate in that This
the first OF the publication in the papers OF this
morning of the debate which occurred yesterday.
had necessarily to write out what did write hurriedly,
to prepare ii for the press soon as possible
will not vouch for its entire accuracy.
am willing to acknowledge that there is omission
in it, and, II the gentleman chooses TO consider II
important omission; that omission had very good au
thority for In the of rapid discussion, which
was pursuing in very eryid manner, happened I'M
fortunately 10 alude to affair of honor now adjusted
between The honorable senator from Missouri and a
friend OF mine upon this floor alluded 10 that affair,
and to my own connection with il, in terms OF great
harshness and after had been assaed in language OF
scurrity. used language OF great harshness. Well
sir the honorable senator from Alabama, who sits my
right, (Mr. Kso,1 suggested 10 me that had committed
an indIscreton in auding 10 that affair Perhaps might
also say that the gentleman himself. whom have refer
red TO- entertained the opinion and expressed 1t TO
me-that il was unfortunate that should have made any
alluson 10 that affair. What did say said at
to my friend will omit that in the report Of the de-
That was the hardest thing said, with exception,
which 1 will not refer 10 now. / give my reasons
for emitting IT, believed them to be good reasons but
the honorable senator DESIRES II shall appear IN pnnt
Just reported by the reporter, with such additions on
my part shall be necessary 10 supply any omissions ~
his notes, and as am capable Of making Now, SIR,
undertake to assert that the report in the "Republc-
which the honorable senator himself acknowledges TO be
essentially correct-substanally bamonlzes with The re-
port in the nellgencer and "Union with this difer-
ence. chiefly, that the report in the "Repubc" is less ex
which may occupy four five columns in the 'lnte-
gencer' into perhaps column and half or single
column. Such was the case In this instance.
spoke yesterday, honorable senator's know, long
enough for my remarks TO have occupied at least two or
three columns either the "nellgence or Union and
vet what said together with what was said in reply,
when published in the Republic is found TO oyerspread
believe, not more than a column and quarter. say,
then that the report in the "Republc. IN my OPINION 10
substantially accurate except in the respect alluded to-
that the reporter necessarily condensed the remarks
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