Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-18

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orable conduct upon the majority Of the COM
mitteef
Mr. Magruder said be had made no charges. He
bar stated facts and left inierences TO DO drawn
by others. He had said that the course Of the
majority Of the committee went 10 show that hay
log three members and the clerk, they did not Wish
any one present 70 sustain the member composing
the minority. fthe gentleman wanted an answer
10 his question, let him wait till all the proceedings
Of the comlnittee are examined, and then he shall
have one.
Mr.. Evans replied that he was not satisfied with
the answer Of the Alderman, but would wait pa
tiently for an answer to his question. But he
would say here that Mr. Fitzpatrick was present at
the meeting of the committee, and all persons in'
terested had been notified. He had acted fairly
and honestly and he wished ID TO be distinctly un-
derstood, once for all that though the Oldest man
in that Board, he would not say anything he was
not prepared to sustain, and that while he would
insult no one, he would not take an insult from
any one though to resent il should be at the peril
Of his life
Mr. Pepper said that insinuatons had been
thrown out that the majority Of the committee
b nd not acted fairly. He wished TO know distinct
" who was responsible for those insinuations.--
Gentlemen here and elsewhere have called Names
aud INDUCED In taunts and sarcasm, until our pa
tence is exhausted and has ceased to be virtue
His reputation was at stake, and he would hold
any one responsible who assailed 1t, and IL blows
we're to be given, blows would be returned. He
was not member OF the committee, but he did
belong to the great American party. What did
these charges Of unfairness mean, and by whom
we're they mades Suspicion always hnunts the
guiity mind" As member Of that Board he
cared nothing for the sitting or the contesting
member. Had he been on the committee he would
not have submitted to be called names.
The American party and it's members had been
abused In the choicest Billingsgate. This calling
names reminded him Of the old Jew, who, on be-
ing asked who he was, replied that he was gen.
tleman. All said the person who asked the ques-
ton, ~ thought you were jew" " ] am 80
called by blackguards" was the response. The
members Of the American party have been abused
by men, In comparison with whom they would
lose nothing in character. They are called mid
night assassins, and consprators against the Con-
stitution and the Union.
The American party has constitution--it is a
constitution every citizen should be proud oft
is the Constitution Of the United States. Their
blnner Is the American banner; and yet men pirate
and twaddle about conspirators against the Union.
The constitution of the American party is the con-
ssitution of the country, and It's enemies know it,
that is the sore place with them.
Mr.. Magruder said that the two gentlemen had
shown great deal of valor. This was very warm
weather, and he was told that gingerpop would
explode in warm weather, especially when it had
much peppermint. He had not called any one Names
but Il be had, and they were multiplied by scores,
they would net exceed the hard names which the
gentleman had applied to the party he now dc.
f.nded, short time before the election Of June
1854.
Mr.. Pepper said he had not applied those cpl
skatot 10 he Artar rarfu
Mr. Magruder. You spoke Of the Know-Noth-
Ing party--that Is mother name for the same or
ganization.
Mr.. Pepper. 1t is called SO by the same class
who called the man in the story jew.
Mr. Bayly wished to know II the gentlemen
were going to fight the outsiders as well the in
siders; il they wee, he hoped they would COM
mencefwith the outsiders land then they would be
pretty wen tired before they got to him.
An extended discussion ensued in relation to
reading the copy Of the proceedings Of the Com
mittee which had been offered. DR.. Miller, Messrs
Dove, Magruder, and Bayly objecting to the read
ing, the ground that II was neither correct nor
official. After time copy was found with the
original papers, presented by the Committee, but
this was also objected to, as 1t was not signed by
the Clerk.
Mr.. Busey said that as tho minority objected so
strenuousy TO secrecy, and yet would not allow the
proceedings to be read, he would himself read the
copy which was furnished him by the Clerk.
Mr.. Houston asked who wrote the copy with the
papers, If it was in the handwriting of the
Clerk, It should be read
communication from tho Clerk was read by
Mr.. Busey, stating that the copy with the papers
was correct
Mr.. Miller stated that Ii digered from copy
furnished him by the clerk 10 the committee, and
suggested some notifications as the reading pro-
crossed and, after some discussion, a paper was
taken from the bundle returned by the committee
with their report as the proceedings thereof.
Mr.. N after examining the same, objected 10 its
being read, on the ground that it did not bear on
the face of Il the evidence of an official paper and
that II was incorrect.
Mr. Smith then submitted the following resolu-
ton, viz:
Resolrsd, That the papers returned TO this
Board by the Chairman Of the Committee on Elec-
tons, and now in the hands Of the secretary, be
read as the proceedings Of that committee.
Which having been read
Mr. Bayly moved TO amend the same by adding
the words whether they ore correct or mott
Mr.. Busey moved to lay the resolution Of Mr.
Smith, and the motion Of Mr.. Bayly on the table
but, after some remarks withdrew Il.
Mr.. Magruder renewed il, and also withdrew H.
when
Mr.. Miller moved to lay the subject IN regard to
the reading Of the proceedings Of the committee
on the table and the question being taken by
yeas and nays il was decided in the negative, as
follows.
Yeas-Messrs. Dove, Magruder, Bayly, and Mi
ler-4.
Nays-Mesns. Evans, Treter, Pepper, Emery,
Houston, Busey, Pearson, and Smiths.
The question was then on the motion Of Mr..
Bayly to add to tho resolution Of Mr.. Smith the
words whether they be correct or not" but be-
fore IL was taken
Mr.. Bsyly withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Dove then H.oved to amend the resolution
Of Mr.. Smith by adding the words notwithstand-
ing they are not either certified to by the clerk or
Egned by either member Of the committee;" which
motion was negstived, as follows:
Yeas-Mcssrs, Dove, Magruder, Bsyly, and Nil
ler-4
Nays-Messrs. Evans, Tretler, Pepper, Emery,
Houston, Busey, Pearson, and Smiths.
Mr.. Bayly then moved that the further consid-
GRAFTON Of the whole subject be postponed until