Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15

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other political organization and have voted any other
than the Wing ticket that received the nomination for
FCongress Wing, and was elected Wing, and that
opposed by irregular Democratic and regular Freeso
candidate. E. u. WASHBURNE.
Assuming that the above is correct and undeniable
narrative OF the and conduct of my colleague
far 1t goes, and aver that every material statement
contained in twill bear the Of the srctest scrutiny,
feel that might in the judgment of every honorable
man, here close this communication and decline any fur
ther notice Of one who has proved himself utterly
reckless of obligations which gentleman could or
would disregard But my colleague has in his card ar
rayed the names Of respectable gentlemen whose state
ments in seeming conflict with my in regard to
material fact connected with the closing Of the
controversy between and this consideration alone
induces to repass still further upon the public at
tentien.
sensible the opinion which the public might form upon
the exposure which took place in the debate Saturday
the 18th of June, in the House, and by the Monday fol-
lowing he to the conclusion that it necessary
make desperate effort retrieve his position by
renewing his controversy with and he could find no
better pretext than charge with having authorized
the publication Of certain remarks in the printed report
of the debate the preceding Saturday which had not
spoken. He made specification, so far as heard Of
the remarks to which he referred when in defiance Of
order and the refusal Of the House to grant him the pr
vlege of making any statement he pronounced them to
be false. understood afterwards that they were the
following:
81 positively deny that congratulated by single
Aboitont upon the occasions and the gentleman should
learn be little particular in making those sweeping
and random charges, intended to affect others without the
semblance Of truth fact sustain hem Being untrue
these charges all fall to the ground"
The only point in these remarks which my colleague
can with any reason object being personally often
sve to him is the that the charge made against
me- that had been congratulated by abolitioniss was
untrue After my colleagues positive assertion that
certain members OF the House had congratulated
my speech had been positively refuted and disproved;
and after he had with unabashed pertnacty persisted in
his charge and nerrogaed every member Of the House
whom he regarded Aboitonist Freesoiler, and
who he supposed might have congratulated me, without
being able find single to sustain the truth of his
assertion he might have felt somewhat under my
statement that his charges without the semblance
of truth fact to sustain them" yet that the just
conclusion upon the whole matter, 1t stood disclosed
in the presence of the House. 1t cannot therefore be
said with truth that any fact proposition stated by
in the passage above quoted is false in any particular
As TO the allegation that nterpolated these remarks in
the report Of the debate without having uttered them
the foor adduce the certificates Of my colleague mr.
ZoLMcorFER) and Mr.. Andrews, the reporter to show
that the debate of the 18th ultimo brought
to close the reporter came to and in the presence
of my colleague last named informed that he had
heard the concluding part Of my remarks assigning
reason that had in delivering them, turned my head in
different directions and that he requested to insert
them in the report. afterwards did So writing them
down. near as could recoect as had spoken them:
WASHINGTON, July 6, 1854.
DEAR SIR: Reluctantly making any statement connected
with the unpleasant difficulty between yourself and Mr..
Churchwe my colleagues and personal friends Lean
properly refuse to state, your request fact which
happened to fall within knowledge that the day pre-
ous to the difficulty soon after closed remarks
you and sat in seat next to mine, when the reporter
for the Globe mr. Andrew who reported your remarks ap
preached you and said, nearly lean recocct Mr..
to the reporters and could not hear what you last said
win write out what heard and will send the manuscript to
YOU and you put in at the end what failed hear
Very respectfully, F. K. zoLLIcoFFER.
Hon. WIZ. CuLLoA.
HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES, july 8, 1854.
DEAR SIR In accordance with your request hereby
municae to the facts connected with remarks in the
House Of Representatives the day preceding the difficulty
between yourself and the Hon. Mr.. Churchwe far
was connected with the same.
On that day reported the remarks made by you iAme
datey previous to your being interrupted BY the Hon Mr.
us y question q order Ihe last lew sentences o. those s
the reporters chair you and said, substantially
Mr. culom at the close Of remarks you turned your
back the reporters and impossible for hear
what SAIL will write out what heard and will send
the manuscript and you can l in the remarks which
sequcntly sent you the manuscript.
viii further say that have recently looked the
handwriting Of Mr. Hayes OF the reporters the word
untrue" as regularly reported by him without erasure Or
Respectfully yours, THOS. +. ANDREWS.
refer to the statement Of the Hon Mr. PRATT Of Con-
necticut who sat at the tme to prove that the
report of my remarks in the Globe was correct:
WASHINGTON, jury 8, 1854.
SIR In reply your of this date nquiring whether
present in the Hall of the Of Representatives
the 18th umo during the discussion between Mcsrs Church
well and Campbell in which you referred to- and whe
hcr heard what said by you the OCCASION have
say that on the occasion referred to- was sitting
close by you and heard distinctly what fell from lips
and FREQ to that far recollection
you mt accurately reported in the Daily Gobo should
think ,cord for ord Entertaining the kndest feelings to-
wards all concerned, am sir yours, most respectfully
Gen. CULLoH, Ho. of Reps
will not venture to state that the language reported
is precisely that which spoken, for had not preme
ditated what said, and might not have supplied the
but thing neither in my remarks spoken
in writing them out for the press did design to
make any new point or any statement which thought
colleague under the circumstances could justly take
any exception to as being personally offensive to him.
The substantial point made by in the remarks referred
was that the charges made against by colleague
were untrue That term repeatedly used by Mr..
Campbell in his remarks in relation to the statements Of
bmy colleague and not excepted to by him; and
before by myself in preceding observations
nected with the subject.
| will now notice the card Of my colleague and the
statements Of the gentlemen whose certificates relied
upon disprove my assertion in relation to the exhibit
ton of deadly weapon upon the occasion Of his attack
upon in the House the 10th ultimo. The following
! is the card Of my colleague:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, JULY /, 1854.
To the Editor Of the Union: SIR: find myself under the
unpleasant necessity Of again recurring the recent difficulty
in the House Of Representatives between Gen. Cuom and
myself 1t has been represented in various quarters that
armed myself for the OCCASION and exhibited deadly
during remarks in the House. These
are false in every particular.
went to the House on that day as always 60 there and
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