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

sileGce 10 submit. Halter myself said Mr..
3. that the geulle men on this side of the
House would be as l,ile likely as any others
TO enter iaio an arrangement with the party
referred TO. am reiolced, howerer, thal
The gentleman has made the remarks he did.
IL enab,s US TO brand The rumor in the oulse,
as 1t deserves. IL 10 hardly necessary for
me TO say that i, his no foundation IN truth,
Mr.. Ashmun. Viii the gentleman from
Virginia allow me to put question to him
Mr. Bayly. Certainly.
Mr.. Ashmun. Ilasno correspondence
taken place between the member from Indi.
ana Mr.. Beown) and some member of tie
Free Soil party. ia which he has pledged
him.elfto constitute the con mi,,ees 10 a man.
ner satisfactory 10 them?
Mr.. Bli y. kaow Of no such cores.
ponaence. Is the gentleman authorized to
say tha. there has been such an one Ii go,
what is his authdtity
/ Mr.. Ashuun. Common rumor.
! Mr.. Bayly. And does not the gentleman
know that common rumor is a common iiar
Turning ,o Mr.. Brown. he SAID, Z" las aoy
correspondence trken place 7
Mr.. Brown shook bis head.
Mr.. BAyly, continued. | am authorized
TO say that no such correspondence has taken
place. DJcs he gentleman infer that there has
been an underst ndins between this dc Of
the House and the Free Suffers from he fact
that some ofihem have voted wilhutl lfso
what can be more uufirrl The House il in
a condition IL which 1t s impossible for II to
be otganiz d uuless ttey vote with oue OF
I the great parties composing il, Great CON.
plant has been made throughout tie coun.
I Try, md ,stly, that we do not or.nn;za ; thus
imply ny that they ought 10 vote With cite or
the other of the great parties. Suppose they
had oii'red to vote WI the gentleman, would
he have spurued their support Or would
he have considered that It would have been
quite right IN Us, IN such contingency, 10
hayo imputed an improper combination to
them The gent'enaa referred 10 have thelr
own course IN dOlng 81 AID thst portion,
aud q portion only Of them, have voted with
US which they have al along shown such
/ an una,l!ingErss 10 do, Gad when they do II
now uader what appears a necessity - certain.
~ does rot contumiualc us, or cur candidate
( for the Speakcf,hip. We mus, te iu,iged Of
by the character Of be grea, body OF our par
! ty, and uoi Of those who are accidentally
thrown VITA US.
! Mr.. Root next addressed lie II use At
the conclusion u whose remarks, Nr. E1yiy
SAID, think it due t. myseif and the ii uso
TO say, that. siGco vas last VI, have had
a Conversation ~lth he genllemln from i4dI.
ana, (Mr. Brown.l was msfnken 10 sly.
lng that no correspondence had taken place
between him and the Free So..crs. 4 cor.
respondence has iaIen place, bu' IN / he a..
sures me that lie had refused 10 pledge linn
self, and had said NJ more than thai, ~ form.
ing tie committee, be would place lie mem.
bers Of that party iu such positions as tLctr
standing in the House and country wnul
seem 10 him 10 make proper BIl lie cor.
respondence viii be produced, aad wtll .peak
Cor ltsel'.
Mr.. Brown next addressed the House 10
m attempted stndctlion Of his couisc.-
Frequent calls beng made for the e.tefs,
they were ut length prodn ed -as foIlows:- =
WAsnfNGroS Cry Dec 10, 1870.
DEAR SIR Ia answer 10 yours If this dale,
! will state that, should .bg elected S2eaker
OF the House Of Representatives,, ! VII con
siitute the Committee on The District Of Co.
lumbia, on Territories and On the Judiciary
IN such manner es shall be sail factory e
Yourself and your friends. ! am n repfesen.
ia'iye from free State, aud have nlway been
opposed To the extension Of slavery, ard be.
lieye that the Federal Government should be
! relieved from the responsibility oi slavery
where lhey have the constitutional power tl
abolish It.
am yours truly,
". J. BROWN.
lion DAVID WiLsor.
The fologiug is Mr. WiImol's letter tc
Mr. Brown;
DECEMBER 10, 1910.
! DEAR SIR: la the conversation which
had with you this evenir Z, you we're free tt
say that, if elected Speaker Of the House oi
4 Representatives, you would constitute the
4 Committees on Territories The Judiciary
( and the District Of Columbia, tn manner
lha, sssud be satisfactory 10 myself aud the
friends with whom ! have had The honor tc
act. / have Communicated thIs 10 my friends
and if, in reply to this rFste, you can give
them the same assurance, they will give you
cheerful and cofdlal support.
Respectfully yours,
d. WILMoT.
lion. WV J. BRowS.
ar. Browns letter having been read
Mr.. Blown proceeded: Now, desire tc
say, that in the conversation which hat
with the genilcm n from Pennsylvania -
Mr. Fowler lniet posed 20 request that the
letter might be again read, as he had no
been shle tn hear it.
I Mr.. Brown said be had read the letter once
He said he desired 10 proceed with his re
marks.
Mr. S,anly inqpi ed VIVA, was the sub
stance Of lhe letter!
The reading Of the letter by the Clerk was
now called for, aud it was read by him from
the desk.