The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRmAY, April %, 1852.

Mr.. BROOKS, after regrctung very much
that he had to make explanation not IN The
ordinary course Of business Of the House, re.
ferred TO the remarks made by Mr.. MAEGuN, IN
the Senate yesterday, and said he had on a pre-
yious occasion declared that he had but little
respect for that chiyalry which, before II assaulted
a Northern member Of Congress, carefully con-
suited the line Of latitude and longitude where.
ever il directed its remarks, and had the yielding,
wooing tones for every one South of the POtO-
mac and bluster and rantng TO those further
North. III need not say this, however IN this
case, because the speaker Of the article, to
which he was replying, was already IN position
to protect him from any personal assault or his
from any assault here elsewhere, for he should
as soon think Of vindicating himself IN that way
from this assault, as If he had been attacked by
his own grandfather
Mr.. 3. then denied that the article which APP
peared in the New York Erprtg was written or
dictated by him. Before It's publication, It was
shown to him, and he erased no uncomfortable
porrion Of IT, Indeed he desired to strike out al
the personal matters, but remonstranCe was made
that the.rum named in the letter were IN the
mouth Of every One-Umors, OF course; but the
slIstence Of which the writer would not deny.
isfore God and Heaven, he denied that he wrote
saw one word or one item Of the editorial arti.
introducing that letter, and never read il until
reached him in the ErpItss.
As to the similarity Of the language used in the
letter, and the language used by him IN the Wing
caucus, having seen the letter, and having been
fred by its sentiments, just and true, 1t was but
natural that IN the warmth and excitement he
should have given utterance 10 the same thoughts
and the same language; for the language and
thoughts were his, aud the language and thoughts
Of many others associated with him.
One lnsinuation contained IN the article was,
that he was no gentleman. There was nothing
on earth more difficult to describe than a gentle.
man; though every one had beau ideal As "a
what constitutes not gentleman, there existed
very little difference Of opinion; and all the world
would agree in saying that he who comes fresh
from the Billingsgate Of the Bacclanalan orgies
of midnight revel and vomited forth his bile in an
American Senate against an associate member o
Congress, in another House, was no gentleman.
A charge of higher importance had been made
against him that he had carriage and rolled
in great luxury with lvered servants in the
streets Of Washington The gentleman had mis-
taken the carriage Of another member Of Congress
for he had never been in the carriage alluded to,
but two or three times, much preferrng to walk
than to ride. But he Mr. q. bad liveried servants
and he had rather been driven by negro IN slay-
cry than by the Inverted servants Of Northern
Abolitionits, driving any Abolition team for the
/ Presidency. (Applause.)
| tie attributed these charges as resulting from
1 some remarks which he made in the caucus, and
! in conclusion retracted what he had said a few
/ days since OF the waYering Of the Southern Whis
column, declaring that that column no l6nge
wavered, but was true and faithful to the Con
stItutlon and to those Northern men who wer