Daily American organ., 1856-05-12
THIRTY-FOUR CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, May 10, 1866.

After our report closed,
Mr.. FULLER, Of Pennsylvania, then asked and
obtained the consent of the House to make per-
sons explanation. As reported in the Intelligesa-
GER he regretted that there should be any necessi-
ty for him to consume public time for any purpose
of individual defence But circumstances had
arisen, declarations had been made here and else
where, Congressional letters had been written and
widely circulated and we're now producing false
impressions, which Justice to himself and proper
regard for bis constituent, as well as those with
whom he was here associated would not permit
him longer to pass over in silence. He should
have solicited earlier attention had not business
Of an important character, as well as sickness in
his family circle called him home and detained him
from his seat during most of the period since the
organization Of the House.
Alter having reviewed and reiterated his polit-
cal position as defined during the contest for the
Speakership, he proceeded to notice the charge
made against him by portions Of the public press
and by letters which Congressional gentlemen had
addressed to their constituents, that on the 18th
of August, ls49, he addressed letter to one B.
+. Saxton, soliciting personal nomination, and
declaring himself to be sNWilmot Povso man up
to the hub, and utterly opposed to the extension
of slavery. He would here pronounce that letter
forgery. He did not know, he had never known,
any man by the name of B. +. Saxton. He did
know Mr.. Frederick Saxton, formerly resident
in his district, and had addressed private letter
to him in reply TO one received from Mr.. s., but
of very different character from that which had
been published. So far from soliciting Free-so
nomination, the object of his le1ter was to induce
Mr.. Saxtsn to exert his influence to defeat any
nomination whatever; and nowhere in that letter
appeared the language ascribed to him of being
"a Wimot Proviso man up TO the hub"
he bad in his possession, and should publish,
communication from Mr.. Saxtcn declaring the let
ter to which he referred TO be forgery, and that
the original letter had been stolen from him, fraud
ulently altered, and then published. He bad also
the lett r of gentleman who his letter before
it was mailed, and Of gentleman who saw 1t after
il was received by Mr.. Saxton, each Of which pro
nounced the published copy q forgery. Further
and better than that, he had copy of his letter,
which II was his intention 10 publish in conne1ion
with his remarks OF course he exonersted gem
tlemen who had made use OF the forged letter
without knowledge Of its true character.
lie had understood yesterday that the letter
which he had denounced was now here in his own
handwriting and over his own signature, ready for
production and only waiting his demand. lie
would now challenge it's production, and here de-
nounce it as forgery.
He then referred to the charge that on the 99th
December, lS4o, in speech delivered IN the city
Of Allegheny, he had declared IL 20 be the duty of
Northern mon TO Insist upon the earliest practical
bic abolition Of slavery. He denied the utterance
OF any such sentiment, remarking that so far from
advising Northern interference for the purpose OF
securing abolition, he had always couuselled the
cultivation ofkfndly relations and friendly feelings
towards all sections OF the Confederacy.
Mr.. r then referred TO the history Of the various
prominent members Of the Democratic party OF
Pennsylvania, including the Hon. James Buchan-
an, for the purpose Of showing that they had en-
tertsined extreme anti-ssvery opinions; and the
exhibition which he thus made of the inconsistency
between the opinions on that subject now held by
the gentlemen named and those entertained by