The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-18
FRIDAY, APRIL IS, 1852.
Personal EXPLANATION.

Personal EXPLANATION.
Mr.. BORLAND | throw myself on the indulgence
OF the Senate while make an explanation personal to
myself in respect TO my while member of the
Committee on Printing
The PRESIDENT. II such is the pleasure OF the
Senate, the senator will proceed
Mr.. BORLAND. Mr.. President. | do not occupy a
position OF such prominence before the country to
make what do or say OF any great importance TO the
country at large Fortunately Tor myself-and perhaps
more fortunately Tor the country-this is the But
what do say is of importance myself and to my
constituents and wish therefore always 10 stand right
upon the record-lhat is, to be known for just what
am, and responsible for just what do and sayno
and no less.
II will be recollected that the other day made an in
formal report from the Committee Printing and at the
conclusion Of it, and the explanation which then gave
asked TO be excused from further service that commit
tee i was excused And did hope that. with that
transaction, all my connexion with the Printing Commit
tee, and all my concern beyond motion vote, with
and more i had been my duty and my misfortune 10 be
chairman OF the Committee on Printing say my mis-
fortune for although the duties which devolve upon
that committee of great Importance to the general
interests Of the country, they did impose upon me an
and character OF labor trying my feelings
and my powers OF endurance than any other OF which
can well conceive They were not heavy that OPP
press but small ones that rrale-rrate and annoy 10
degree that untitled for other and more important
business. That consideration with the others which l
then stated 10 the Senate induced TO withdraw from
that committee After that did hope to have nothing
to do with il, or the business before it
twill be recollected. further, that in my remarks
that occasion expressly disavowed any intention to
treat with dsrespeci any member OF that committee,
cast upon anything they had done expressed
the opinion that the action OF the majority OF the com
mittee had been wrong and that coud not in IL
adding, al the time, that did without dsrespeci
TO any member OF the committee, and without casting
censure upon IFS action did deliberately did il
with purpose. That purpose 10 disconnect myself
from all matters relating 10 that committee and It's action,
that might not TO be involved in nythDg
like controversy about them afterwards. But il seems
that am not permitted 10 escape, even after have vol
UNFAIRLY Withdrawn and been excused by the Senate from
further service on the committee.
will read parag raph from an editorial in the Union
newspaper OF this city, which appeared yesterday
ing IN respect TO my course the committee connected
as IT, with the debates OF the House Of
nd them reported in the city papers. The editor OF
the Union newspaper in commenting upon the course
pursued by the Southern Press OF this city. says:
1--WE should have noticed such acknow OF
progacy had the honorable member from Mississippi
manifested SO great anxiety Ia his remarks lest tho pub
me Of Ss Pns 20 sa q ae
called his aid his friend from Massachusetts, Mr. Ran.
tou who declared that he could defend his coalitions
but not those founded public plumber Coalitions to
break up the Union were all e1eusnbe bp, coalitions to
prevent the Washington Union from being employed
1 the aod the s
moment the COMMITTEES acted they bound by the
Mr.. Borand continued TO put his veto on the Washington
Union"
In my report from the committee. and in my remarks
upon il, made reflections upon the ashngon Union
said nothing about it, except to state action OF the
mttee in regard 10 IT. And yet connecting the last
ience OF The paragraph which have read with the other
portions OF it-although IL does not do so directy-it
does by implication and nDuendo place ether with
a representative fom the State OF Mississippi Mr. BRovs
and Mr. RANrouL, OF Massachqsetis in the attitude OF
delaying and obstrocing The public business The pur
pose OF getting patronage, OF because could give pa
ironage to the editors OF the Southern Press and Of The
National Era u i means anything. i means that,
will now read, IN connection with Il, from speech
which appears in the Washington Union OF this morning
delivered by Mr. GoRMAN, OF Indiana on the 18th OF
tnls month the subject Mr. (rORMAN. a chair.
man OF the House Committee on Printing, in giving an
account OF wha, the majority Of the committee had done,
and IN Juehcaion ct himself for the he had pur
sued said
I'VE have only tho power to do-wbata To remedy
neglect 20 comply with the remedy any neglect
We sennes placed upon to see ,ha, your
has done his duty that you get your
When the conviction forced itself upon that he had moi
done attempted parcel the printing 90 that i,
y that
add the name Of Mr. Towers. and until every
that have two against anybody having
this printing but Don.l.on Y Armstrong and when asked
the honorable chairman what he proposed and what he
wanted, ne responded 'he wanted nothing"
Its here attributed to me that when asked what
wanted TO 40 with the public printing, answered,
wa. nc.nng and The words are gwen with quo
not comment upon this separately but will read further
in sonnexon with II, passage from The remarks OF Mr.
SrANToN, Of Keiucky, another member OF The Committee
Printing, delivered in the House yesterday as find
hsm reported in the National n,egencer of hi. morn
ing In defending the action OF the majority OF The Com
mitiee on Printing, Mr.. STAsTos audes 10 something
that had been said about giving portion of the public
printing to Mr. Fisher the editor OF the Southern Press
and says:
"Whe negotiations going obtain the erecu. |
ton OF the public printing Ewood Fisher the
Press proposed combinstion between himself and e ed
itors oi the Union Mr. Fisher requested
divide tho printing for this ressonthst would produce
reunion between the southern democrats and cornpro
democratic He (Mr. 81 told him such thing was
utterly impossible that under any Of circumstances