The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-09-14

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the entire debate"-thus seemingly en-
deavoring to impress upon his readers
that he has been publishing part of an en-
tire debate as il appeared in some paper
ard further that he tool, it either directly
or indirectly from the official paper con-
tanning the debate IN the House; for, Sc
tal as concerns the remarks OF Mr.. Fitcf
he has copied at fist or second hand, from
the official paper; but in the very meagre
and evidently Intentionally meagre rcpor
OF vSat Mr.. Evans said, this writer has
lci the official paper, from which he
copied Mr.. Fitch's remarks, and has re-
sorted to some other paper for this matter
- thinking, the reader will BE- ready tc
conclude, that the official statement was
too favorable to MIR. Evans, or that Il pub
lished it would illustrate The apparently
designed Misrepresentation.
The Congressional Globe Of the 2Sth
of August contains Mr.. Evan'sremarks
concerning Mr.. Richie, and in the whole
OF them there is no such expression as
'shoary-headed slanderer,' nor anything
resembling 1t. In the speech Of MIR.
Fitch there is the expression "hoary and
veteran sanderer,'' which also. is not
contained IN Mr.. Evans speech, but
which is taken from The Union OF the
29th August. As no member OF Con-
gress looks 10 any paper except The
Globe for a corrcc, report Of his remarks.
10 authenticity is to be attached to this
expression, particularly as the point be-
tween Mr. Fitch and Mir. Evans, never
was whether the former corrrcll y quoted
The remarks Of the latter, but whether he
jn'cadtd 10 be persona! 10 Inn. Even then
il the writer had found tie expression
"hoary- headed 3anderer" in Mr.. Fitch'S
remarks, ('rLich he dM not, he would not
be justified in putting that expression in
to .Nr Evans mouth, as he is bound in
reporting the debate to take Mr.. Els
words as he, himself uttered them, The
truth is, the words are to be found no.
where, being manufactured for some rea-
son, out of the whole cloth The writer
has further stuck INTO his Article within
inverted commas as though he quoted II
from the "dobate'' OF which he speaks,
that NJ. Fitch replied to Mr.. Evans,
"that hls (Mr. F's,) remarks would be
published precisely as delivered when
the gentleman could decide upon their
character for himself.' The writer OF
tina, editorial ii he wishes TO ascertain
how MIR. Evans ''decides upon personal re
marks" can, we venture to say, from our
acquaintance with him, discover by max
ing them. He will thus be spared the
labor of that invention, which he has ap-
parently exercised upon this occasion,
tor we have examined the report of the
debate between Mr.. E. and Mr. F. as 1t
appeared in the Globe, and as copied into
The Union OF Sept. LIST. and there are no
such remarks as the writer has included
in quotation marks, nor can we find them
else. Yet he has marked
them as though he quoted them out Of
the "detate" from which he took Mr..
Fitch's remarks. He therefore, it would
seem stands convicted of coming or compo-
sing the Debate, otthe former if he invent
ed the sentences he has inserted as part of
the 'detate,'' but which are not found
therein: Of the latter it he picked irag-
mens from different papers and inserted
them together, as il they Were part Of
one report OF a debate, made by one re-
porter, and therefore consistent with it,
self
II is entirely evident tina, if publica-
tioa We're proper to be made OF the de-
bate, the only fair and honorable method
was to publish what was said on both
sides, it then would have appeared that
Mr. Evans did not attempt to reply to
seeming personalities by personalities but
that he did demand and obtain from Mr..
Fitch a dsavowaI of personal offence,
and this, in our Judgment, was the honor
able and proper course TO take,
We shall, however perhaps, hereafter
publish an authentic report Of 50 much OF
the debate as is pertinent TO the discus
sion, and in 20 doing We shall "nothlng
extenuate nor set dorm au2h IN mattress"
Now, inasmuch as The Democrat has
animadvcrted upon the severity o. t e
language of Mr.. Evans towards Mr..
Rltchle, we proceed 10 give as DlIeIiy DIS
possible, correct version OF what has Ia
ken place between them. And before
we close we think we shall show that
Mr.. f. could not have retorted with any
proprlety, in milder language than h. used;
and further that Mr.. Ritchie's hatred OF
Mr. T.. Is because the latter has stood be-
tween the former and his anticipated
plumber of the public treasure.
In 1915 Thomas Richie, to the last
inc detrinent of the Democratic Iarty,
succeeded IN undermining and suPplant-
ing Blair * Rives as Editors OF The official
Journal a. Washington, and was in the
same year elected printer to Congress IN
cennexion with MIR. Heiss, under the
firm OF Richie & Hess. The amount Of
printing ordered during that Congress