Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-13

dvison Of the state, and when the oaalte
hnred i makes no difference with us. III "a.
mont the Valley OF trans-Alleghany' ina. ,j mon
Underwater region, doomed rs 1t IS 10 =. the DO.
-, II, these other sections of the State occupy u.I
sition of the man spoken of in the H. hon, nf all
heel was raised against all Others, anu NV
others raised against him .,os,jon to be upon
elI ia 10; u a".,,aunicntion which we have re-
printing: shall the aso cca andor be- printed!
The PRESIDENT There Is an an. .a, .h no,,mun;
BY the gentleman from ApponlattoS ' ,I ~ March
cation made by the Auditor
''S NJ n,TIS I mn for printing them DotI: l uli
49, -. tho conduct Of the second Aualt0r mas
bccn ;n,nuoned in this hail. and tile ~ !" o IL tn
something wrong about report WIN nI atsa
this convention also @ ~ 1"v was in ydicn-
tinn which we received from him 10 any WIS ~ ~
| .; m IN extcuuation or excuse OF previous p'pei
which has received some condemnation III tn's YIN
t;nn and n.rhaps elsewhere. now II uu ~! H''U
james Brown Jr for nc Is kno"' nsrfsc stran,er to
Ivy ,J III; co,,luct had been thus publicly lnpusueu,
'.. 1911 ho Sr allowing him to be heard; would be
for allowing his defence 10 go forth, as extensively Us
need be- But it happens that DO Know james
| I,roXru r. The Junior, l think, should have been
Iro,,nd from his name years ago. He is now as
I.s hsn described by the gentleman from Augusta,
m old man l think j hazard nothing IN saying
that | myself have known him for forty years.
7 Lova t1own him in prosperity and i'll adversely
and take pleasure in saying here that have known
him officially. Occupying position i'll this hall years
,r, have examined into his official conduct, and tins
is the first time in all my life that have heard any
tbiur which could detract from the name of james
Brown Jr In regard to the report and these charges
Of great expenditures against the Piedmont or the Val.
lev or the transAlleghany the Underwater districts
profess have interest; but am for printing the
report as matter of justice. | think this Convention
ought print rs matter of justice to high ohcai
officer of the State if not indeed matter of JUS
tice to others am for light desire to have all the
light that can be thrown upon this subject II there
has been any thing unfair any thing which was calcutta
ted to deceive in this report there is industry and sac
ty enough in this hall to detect it. but let this defence
of Mr. Brown go forth Ihope will be the pleasure OF
the committee to print it SO that it may be read
The PRESIDENT. The question will be upon the
amendment proposed BY the gentleman from Appomat-
| toX.
/. Mr. HALL. I accept the amendment.
Mr. CAMDEN. was present this morning at the
conversation which took place between the gentleman
from Berkeley, (AIr FAuLKSER. and the Second Audi
tor and heard the remarks of the Second Auditor
upon the subject Of the report and also with reference
to the fact whether any individual had suggested TO him
the liking out of the report III the form that he had
doue it, | understood him most explicitly to state
that dil idual whatever had intimaied 10 him ANY
desire that the report should be made out in any par
ticuar form whatever. He stated that he had referred
i'll his report made perhaps under the resolution of 40
perhaps the report made i'll '4G-and he gave hi.
reasons at length why he had come to different con-
cuson in making out this report for the Convention
He stated that he had made out the reports of IG with
reference the grand divisions in the constitution but
that he made out this report for the Convention with
reference to his view of the head of tidc-wacr and
he went TO trace the lines OF several counties to show
that in fact, some improvements that were excluded
from the tide-water region might well be included i'll
that region whilst others included in the tidc-wa
ter region that might well be excluded.
Now with reference to the delay in tho appearance OF
that document, it will he seen by reference to the orn
al tInr ,I,Iti
offered by the gentleman from Barbour, that offered Il
resolution with view Of getting additional iniUrm,-
ton upon the subject of the internal Improvements OF
this commonwealth. ! called upon Mr.. Brown several
times during its preparation to ascertain whcn il
probable would be ready and he said 10 that he
was doing his best to prepare it speedily, but nc had not
sufficient aid in his Office enable him TO get il read
soon as it might have been got ready, and that he
should send them he could. have no doubt
myself. from the intercourse have had with him the
subject that the delay from the want Of force in
his office. Indeed know personally that he went TO
his office before the regular office hours and remained
there after those hours had expired He applied 10 the
Legislature for additional aid, but given him
and his object has been only discharge tho current
duties of his Office but to accommodate the Conyen ion
as much he could
Mr.. BARBOUR. have no disposition to say in con-
nscton with this subject, anything that will either i'm
plicate Mr.. Brown in any CHARGE or absolvc him from
any charge. We not here at all to pass upon his
official conduct have authority to do tlat-nonc
whatever. If it shall be my fortune to have 10
pass upon his official conduct for one shall pass upon
il after examination Of the facts connected with that
report. He either is incompetent to make correct state
mcns he is DESTROYS OF making incorrect statements
and shall take the facts contained in this report, and
upon those facts base my opinion At present have
nothing TO do with it,
rose for the purpose of rc-stating what stated 10
have been my recollection of the conversation this
morning. As | understood him this morning in his
oice-though was there for no inquisoral purpose,
had not been instructed to examine him at all,
y sat there lisener-he said that he had not read
word Of the debates on either side, and that he did
not know what purpose these reports to be applied
to, and that no gentleman had told him what purpose
they were to be applied to. did not understand him
so further and say that he had made out that report
or that any one had made it out for him.
Mr.. NJ Il. II. GARRETT. hope the house will bear
with me awhile III reply to my friend from Augusta
for am happy to return the epithet with which he
has honored mel did not mean in the remarks which
submitted to say what the auditors motives in
this case. have not the honor of personal acquain-
lance with him. but am very ready to believe all that
his friends tells of his character Ny remarks APP
piled to his official conduct appears upon
ord. should not perhaps have made these coln-
ments-for it is always unpleasant to me to comment
harshy upon the condnct Of any one this report had
not been used for the purposes of what consider a
very unfair argument. l confined my comments simply
to his official conduct placed before Upon that
official conduct it to it both my right and
my duty to comment as have done.
Mr.. TAYLOR. move to lay the resolution upon
the table.
Mr.. CHAMBERS. Will the gentleman withdraw
that motion for few momentss
Mr.. TAYLOR. Certainly will
Mr.. CHAMBERS. | consider the communication
which has just been read, would almost say insulting
to this house We call upon the auditor BY specific
resolution, to furnish with specific information and
that information is clearly defined that no man who
is not wholly and totally ignorant of the constitution
of the State and the constitutional provisions, can mis-
understand what this house wants. do not know that
this house has any control Mr.. Brown rs a State
officer. II he undertook to act merely as gentleman
in courtesy to u.s. it due to that he should dis
charge it fairly If he recognized official obligation
there was still higher obligation on him to have dis
charged it correctly. The of the resolution did
not spccify-and the resolution itself did not specfy-
for what purpose the information asked for was wanted
But Mr. Brown, disregarding the terms of the reso!u
ton, has undertaken to decide its purpose He has con
vcrted himselnto parzan, made partzan report and
now endearors to sustain it by parzan argument ad
dressed to this house saying to this house. that it has
not the capacity to define what it wants-or that hav-
ing the capacity it has done So Instead OF furnish
ing the information desired Shy partizan arg
ments proved himself to be partizan before this Con
rention II il was intended mers act of courtesy
n ln has 6oua IL tir1, Nd