Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-10
From the st Louis Republican,
THE GWiN AND WILSON AFFAiR-AN Ex
PARTE VERSION,

FAkTE VERSION.
WASHINGTON, June 81, ls5s.-The cores.
pondeuce between Senators Gwin and Viii.
son, as given to the public, has given rise to
much criticism upon the apparently ridiculous
position into which both these gentlemen
have been placed by their difficulty on the
floor of the Senate. The published cores.
pondence does great injustice to the Ca!ifor-
lila Senator.
The California appropriation bills had all
been supported aud voted for by Mr. Wilson.
A bill regulating the pay of surveyors in
California was under consideration, and Mr.
Frederick stated on the floor of the Senate
Tint labor and living were as cheap in Cali
fornia as in the Atlantic States This state
ment, though contradcted by Mr.. Gwiu, was
made the pretext by Mr.. Wilson for violent
tirade against California, whom he represent
ed as "having bothl arms in the treasury"
and endeavoring TO absorb the whole public
revenue Of the country. Mr.. Gwn asked if
the Senator from Massachusetts had not sup
ported all the appropriations for California.
Mr.. W. answered that he had, until new light
vas given him by Senator Broderick. Mr..
@ win reioined that such course was demd-
goyueism." Mr.. Wilson inquired if the re-
mark was applied to him, and Mr.. Gwin ma
King no answer, Mr.. w. said he would sooner
ue iSeu VIII uen"S 'b uei'ii ',"u ''V"."'y'
Mr.. Gwin sprang to his feet and asked if the
Senator from Massachusetts intended TO
apply the epithet to him. Mr.. W. said he
had no explanations TO make, whereupon Mr.
g. pronounced him "a liar, coward, and a
slanderous traducer Of character" Here
ended the affair on the floor Of the Senate
Early the next morning Mr.. Gwin, not re.
ceiving any message from Mr.. Wilson, selec
ted Senator Fitch, of Indiana, as his friend
and dispatched cnaiiehge, "nicn MI, IL
son declined accepting MS GIoseu tne cor
respondeuce, ana US 'there Iau peen 10 eAp,a-
nation or apology ior the language uSeu oy
Mr.. wilson, we were on Tue eve o, nn'lne
another "canlng AFFAIR." iIeeaution hau eeeli
used TO prevent seet'onni Dius 1eI"s snen
to the diuicuity' oy tne ee.etiion Ta nena''
IRON u Ircc "tn'o " go, 80 49,. .n1 .,aoniro
say we "G'o uoou' n",,"s - ,ho r.;nm55
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ol Mr. W nson' uu"o' too" " ~. A.
sG'Ieihent ~ az a"p'J pi, "Po'UeS NJ. rnir
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and begged that he wou'd SusPenu any acslon
uHll he Mr. Sc"HI"J eou'u nun a" Gn,i.
to settle tue u'!Uc".'y a"i'caorJ. s'".n ~ VIZ
consented 10 grant TWO "oE's lo' vac PWVi Poso
OF receYIng an aPol9,Hy .'o', ~I. " ''1on; ,'5
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lis tei ms oe!,s Sala'a''I,J ~ y. ,roc,S
n' friends, mr. oe"atu nu'lgo rTn U% =" aSri
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limo TO snow ~ 10 SUM o,'nnoind U."v IN ;,'Jn'
the enemies ,o, Gi ar "",n ar,.n ~. sinrotnra
eng Mr. w o.,ag nson ~ ,i'n 0 rosuII hnf deter.
or 5e"ato tGBIo,.eu o"y ~, otyort nntred 70
mined no. 10 eH, ieS,0 TIS IISS so"obi o" Cen Davis
arrest street isn, i0 So n,G ira Secrptnrr
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ana Sei MN 10 'noC'y' = ,,,;s nnIer,onE ,Le
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tlS". "4I ho n,'t SoIf ~ .;'..r. ." con Davis
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h'mse;t MS e'u'T % W., nT"9 ,sled what
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"'I!d 0c thS p,GoaS'o a'I't I.o,L oF tho mar
ing. nc usn'n ., VIC y. o''" NJ Wison
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al once GecI,ned u""' CO 80 rrnroscJ dninr
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