Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1856-07-17

Of sending TO the country, portion Of the
remarks made by me on this floor IN 1860,
which IN his hearing and nponS this floor
repudiated as unworthy Of the position l
then occupied, and which now, occupy. -
All desire, is, that the correction in refer
ence TO the last clause which the gentleman
has read, may 90 forth to the country with
the gentleman's comments on it. have no
further desire.
Mr.. BINDLEY. I wish to ask the gen.
tlemen how many times was | WINS called
upon 10 vote for him before he repudaied
and took back that last clause? Afti
Mr.. RICHARDSON. ! reply TO the
gentleman, 20 far as am concerned, that
never called on the gentleman 10 vote for
me once.
a. Mr.. LINDLEY, do not say that
How long, ask, was the gentleman up be-
fore the House as candidate, with THAT
speech staring Southern men in the face.
before IT was repudiated? From the 3D. OF
December TO the l4lh of January did that
speech remain und,sturbed, ondin full force,
and the "gallant seventy-four voting for the
gentleman, and they all proclaimed sound
IND true 10 The So,uh. i""
Iwas saying only that she Anti Benton
Democrats Of Missouri charged me with
Freesoilism, because refused 10 vote Tor
the gentleman from Illinois. How could
vote for him, with that record staring me in
the isceP am suying nothing with view
60 affect the gentleman from Illinois, but am
speaking only in my own vindication. l show
the record presented by the gentleman, and
and the one presented by Mr.. FULLER.
show, that, ii the records make either gen.
'tlemnn ga Wilmot-proviso mon up TO the
huh" it is the gentleman IRON Illinois.
Mr.. HARRIS, Of Alabama, (interrupt-
ing.) As the record of man is generally
made up by his vote, l wish simply TO be al-
lowed the privilege of psking the gentleman
from Illinois whether he ever voted for the
Wilmot proviso9 slf
Mr.. RICHARDSON. Never.
Mr.. LINDLEY. now ask the gentle.
man whether he ever voted 10 exclude sla-
very from the TerritoriesP
7s Mr.. RICHARDSON. How--ty the
,Wilmnt provisop SAX .. 10y e.-s.
Mr.. LINDLEY. BY &C, Of Congress.
MIR. RICHARDSON. will say 10 the
gentleman. very frankly what is my recoi-
lection. voted against the Wilmot provi.
40 in the Oregon bill. After il was put in
over my vote, ! voted for the bill, as did O
large number of gentleman from the South.
desire 10 say 10 the gentleman another
thing. In this matter OF making mp records,
l have no contest with Mr.. FULLER-none
whatever. have presented my record be-
fore the country by my acfs-I intend to
stand or fall by them. have no contest
with any man here or elsewhere about his
devotion to This or that portion Of the coun-
g.. Y,o -, hnx-a hpap
ainernber of Congress, have done so on the
convictions Of my judgment, looking TO the
Twhole country, and TO no portion of it. ,ts
Mr.. LINDLEY. Ihaye no, charged the
gentleman with insinceri,y in vo,ing-I da
not wish to do so nov When he said that
ne world vute for the Wiinut proviso with
four Of his colleagues, presume he was
internationally us sincere rs whom after.
wards, as candidate for Spea err, he stooc
up before the House and country and repu-
Hated the position he had then taken.
Mr.. CARCTHERS. VIII my colleague
= allns me TO ask him question?
. Mr.. LINDLEY. yield for that pur'
pose with pleasure. 49,.
Mr.. CARUTHERS.-Itis the first Tint
] have ever interrupted any gentleman il
his speech. waited till my colleague hat
concluded his sentence, before interrupted
nm. He says that forged letters have beef
paraded snd circulated over the country Il
the prejudice of Mr.. FULLER. wish Il
know Of my colleague whether he means t.
be understood, that when ! circulated iha
letter, I knew or had any means OF knowing
that il was forged?
Mr.. LIFDLEY. My colleague will re
member that Mr.. FULLER himself intimatet
the source of lis origin, and expressly ex
onerated the gentleman who had circulated
it from here as having any knowledge tha
j, was forged or fraudulentIy altered. And
n with the personal regard and kindly feel
, ings entertain for my colleague, woul
be the last man TO cast stigma upon hi
character as an honorable gentleman. Whe
Mr.. FULLER himself expressly eXonerate
him
Mr.. CARUTHERS. was aware thu
Mr.. FuLLEn had thus exoneraied me herr
that as an honorable man he did not max
the charge, but expressly exculpated thos
of us who had ciruated that letter. But
had been charged by some calumnous editor
in our State that I had done this thing
And, from the manner in which the gentle
man spoke, wished to know whether !
would have his speech so construed
Missouri. am informed by gentleme
near me that did not hear the whole Of h
remark, and therefore beg pardon for ha'
ing interrupted him.
Mr.. LINDLEY. will ask my friend
Observation-Disclosures it would not be the pa
Of magnanimity 10 give expression 10 Il
fact that he now repudiates that letter?
Mr.. CARUTHERS. ! will inform IT
colleague, so that he may have no iea
abou, my taking care of my personal homo
that | have this day indicted circular
my people, in which | insert the lett
which Mr. Fuller says is genuine.
Mr.. LlNDLEY. do not wish 10 .,
anything TO iniure my colleague before
constituents, and will say, that did Il
nresume n ,yould comfort with his sen