Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-06-08

time 10 which the CLERK might finish reading
the papers | have sent TO his desk.
Mr.. }. CLANCY JONES. | wish to act in
perfect fairness will yield to the gentle
man. that he may 20 on with his remarks.
for five or ten minutes. | hope the discus
sion will be soon brought to close, and that
rhe bill an appropriation bill will be laid
aside 90 be reported to the House.
/ Mr.. MoRRIs. of Illinois. | desire to say
that the gentleman from Pennsylvania, MIR.
} CLANCY Jones, has treated me with great
courtesy, and thank him for bis kindness.
/ | ask that the affidavit DO read through.
! The Clerk tioished the reading Of tho pa
| Per.
Mr.. MORRIS. of Illinois. l send another
paper to the Clerk to be read.
The Clerk read as follows:
The undersigned citizens OF McDonough coun-
! ", Illinois,, do state that they have known Thos.
/ Smithers whose petition To the Congress OF the
/ United States is h,reto annexed, for more than
twenty years; that they know hun 10 be an hon
est. upright, honorable old man, whose veraclty
/ cauno. be lmpeacnei; and that they have read
the foregoing petition, and firmly believe the
facts set forth therein are true.
GSlgned by is citizens.
] VI I.
sent here under the charge Of Colonel Richard
SON, at the time when Mr.. Smthers made bis
application for pension. He was here him
! self, as he states in his afh1 svit, during the
month of December last; vas before the Com
nittee on InValid Pensions, and told his own
story, and exhibited to them honorable scars
and wouuds received in the battles Of bis
cnuntry. 1t is gratifying 10 me to be able to
say that that committee were unanimous 10
reporting a bill TOR his relief, and that 1t has
since passed both II uses of Congress, and be-
come the law Of the land, placing his name
upon tue pension roll OF the Jvernment.-
lie Is a highly intelligent AID honorable gen
tleman, aud stands as tlir as any mao 10 the
country for truth and verscity; but have
40 particular comments to make 10 reference
to bis affidavit. Ii speak for itself. The
people will Judge Of it; and they will judge,
TOO, of this renewed attack of the member
from Virginia Mr. Smith upon the Senator
from Illinois
1t was not my purpose to indulge in crimi.
nation or recrlmlnatlon on this or any other
subject; bat as the member from Virginia
has Undertaken to assail the Democracy Of
illinois, and 10 read out Of the party Governor
Wise of Virginia, and many other prominent
gentlemen. | must say word or two 10 re-
gard u him. ] could 20 into the political
history Of the gentleman from Virginia,
and show fully his utilization with Know
NUthingism. Indeed the evidence of that
is to he found on the public records Of
the country What was the character CT
his speech delivered in this Hall few days
ago against the admission Of Minnesota but
a violent Know Nothing speech2 lie OBJ
rcted to her admission because her CoDstitu-
ton permitted aliens to vote after a certain
residence; for there was no other OH actlon to
il, and none other was assigned. 1t was |
repeat, purely Know Nothiog speech. Be
sides, gentleman Of his district, whose
name | will be happy ~ furnish him, 1t he
desires 1t. has offered me any amount of testl-
mGuy to prove the gentleman's Know Moth
ug prochyites. He has sent to mo Volun-
tariy Il aid not ask III some evidence on that
point. Here is a Know Nothing ticket, q
true-blue ticket, 10 which the gentleman's
game is printed as the Know Nothing can
didate for Congress. 1t is headed the "Amsri-
cac ticket" Here it is in full:
The American Ticket For Governor, Thorn
as Stannope Flournoy, OF Halifax county; for
Lieutenant Governor, James NJ. II. Beale, OF
| Mason county: for Attorney General, John NJ.
Patton. OF Richmond city; TOT Commissioner OF
Board OF Public Works, Richard u. Morrss Of
KIcumoni cty for Congress, William SmIta
OF Fauquler county; 'or State Senate, --; for
House OF Delegates --"
hold here, too, Know Nothing paper
published in the gentleman's district, IN
:. which it IS cOutended that the gentleman was
elected by the Know Nothngs. Let NE add
that have also been informed by dstiu-
Gu shed Democrat of the genteman's district,
that a young man who is in the custom-house
at Alexandria, and whom the member tried
q have removed from Office, filed 10 the Trea-
surg Department certain charges Of a grave
/ political character against him, and the
member agreed, ii he would withdraw them,
( that be would withdraw his demand for his
removal. H., vas glad TO play quits" With
/ him. | know nothing of my own knowledge
/ Of the truth Ui this matter; but the member
/ can have the name Of my informant If be
desires 1t. lie will tiud him responsible for
whal he says.
But, in addition to all this, can take the
speeches the gentleman has made in thi,
! Hall, at this and at previous sessions, and
prove Know NOtbingism upon him beyond
all controversy. He may say that be is not
n member of any lodge, aud has not taken
their oa,hs; but if be eats soup out of the
same bowl with them, he is With them in
spirit and in fact. II may be that he is like
! the wolf that watches round the flock, aud
who wishes 10 get the booty without being
caught. lie was elected to this house by
( Know Nothing votes. | have read the
/ Know Nothing ticket on which the gen
tleman ran for Congress. The e ntleman
can decide whether the ticket is genuine or
not. Here Mr.. Morris held out the ticket
to Mr.. Smith, but he refused to take it. He
will see that his name is upon it for Con-
gress, and how came it there if there was no
community Of interest or fellow feeling?
| The Committee here informally rose, aud
a message in writing was received from the
! President Of The United States, by James
! Buchanan Henry; his private Secretary,
when toe committee resumed It's session
Mr.. Morris. Of Illinois. Now, if he goes
outside the Democratic organization; if he
re uses to support ,he Democratic nominees,
as he did refuse to support Governor Wise,
what right has he 10 come into this Hall and
talk about reading men out OF the Demo
cratic party? 1t is not modest 10 him TO say
the least. The gentleman has brought this
controversy upon himself. might add ad
ditOnal proofs. | have publication Of the
members IN which he complains Of certain