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

pened that my colleague could have deliberately put his
hand into his pocket and drawn from II weapon wthou,
being observed by some Of the gentlemen Immediately
about him. But il the fact land there scarcely
be doubt Of il from the movements of my colleague
noticed by Judge James and Mr.. Cele that he had pre-
v:ously laid weapon his desk under loose sheet Of
paper or laid in open drawer under his desk
he could easily have taken it up without being observed
by those about him under the excitement which his
tack upon me created and while they had their attention
directed to they probably had to witness the effect
Of his denunciaon Judge James as viii be seen from
his letter. sat in the ladies' gallery to the right Of the
Speakers chair where he could overlook my colleague
and see oil his movements, well my Mr. Cole,
stranger both to Judge James and myself sat in the
circular gallery behind him. and where he could likewise
overlook us both The statements of those gentlemen
leave nothing to be supplied to place the main point in
issue beyond doubt
Upon review of the whole case feel myself warrant
ed from the proofs placed before the public and
from one circumstance which has come to my knowledge
but not alluded to in the statement Of Others state
without reservation qualification that my colleague
stands fully convicted on the following charges:
First That he formed the deliberate purpose of going
armed into the House Of Representatives to attack and
denounce me in such terms he believed would provoke
me TO make an immediate and personal assault upon him
and In the event should do So that he concluded that
ne would have right to shoot me down in sefdefence
and II his pistol his should fail him. that he might
rely upon those friends whom he had requested to stand
by him and the officers Of the House protect him from
injury at my hands.
Second. That the statements contained in his card
that the representation that he had exhibited dead
ly weapon during his remarks in the House, was false
and that he did not draw weapon at ALL he knew be
untrue when he made them He escape the charge
OF wilful fasehood by cav about words admit that
ne did exhibit deadly weapon at the close of the
marks in which he denounced me- but deny that he did
80 uhiIe he making them. Nor can he escape by
like quibbe from the like charge of wfu fasehood in
stating that che did not draw weapon at all" 1t
will not avail him to say that during in connection
he did DRAW one before he commenced his remarks which
he merely took from his desk at the close Of them and
after ! rose to my feet. Whatever verbal or mental
reservation my colleague may have relied upon to shield
him from the imputation of asehood In making
these statements they intended to produce the inn
preston the public mind that weapon had been
drawn exhibited by him at any time, either just before
just after his remarks and that had falsely charged
the exhibition of deadly weapon by him when sprang
towards him and he therefore cannot evade the full
spopsbiity Of having deliberately sought to impose
falsehood upon the public.
WASHINGTON july Z, 1854