Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-01-04
Messr.. Rranch ana Gro,r.


We publish to-day the remarks of Mr.. Branch,
delivered in the House on the oath December. in
which he fixes beyond all question the charge on
Mr.. Grow "a leading black Republican, of having
defeated the Postoffice appropriation bill No won
der this black Republican conspirator against the
constitution WINGED under the excoriation to which
Mr.. Branch compelled him to submit That his
motive in defeating the bill was to embarrass the
President and render an extra session of Congress
necessary, there can be no doubt. Such men as
Grow would destroy the government itself in order
to carry out their selfish designs
We have rumors of hostile meeting between
Messrs. Branch and Grow, growing ont of the re-
marks of the former and the reply of the latter,
which was made on the goth. We quote as follows
from Mr. Crows remarks of the 29th
Mr.. Grow And had the gentleman from North
carolina Mr.. Branch been familiar with consti-
tutlonal law and parliamentary precedents as his
long practice in legislation would have led us to
suppose, he could have found sufficient and abundant
reasons to- justify my conduct and that of major
ty OF the House. without violating all parliamentary
and gentlemanly courtesieS that are recognized in all
delberatve bodies, by mpugning the motives of his
peer and charging sordid and selfish considerations
as the moving motive and cause of our action.
Mr.. Branch. | desire to ask the gentleman from
Pennsylvania whether | am to understand his Ian
guage as imputing to me any conduct that was I'M
gentlemanly
Mr.. Grow. l said that the gentleman violated all
parliamentary and genileInanly courteses that arc
recognized in all deliberatlvc assemblies 1t needs
no reference to parliamentary law to know that
The first rule of parliamentary law is that no gen
teman has the right to impugn the motives of ano-
ther
Mr.. Branch. | desire to ask the gentleman
whether he MEANS 5v that language, to impute to
me any conduct that is unGcntemanly?
Mr.. Grow. | ask the gentleman to refer to his
own language, and see what he thinks
NJ. Branch. | demand of the gentleman from
Pennsylvania to know whether he means by that
language to impute to me any conduct that is I'M
gentleInanly unbocoming?
Mr.. Grow. The gentleman charged the other
day, that had defeated the Post Office appropria-
ton bill, in order to compel the President of the
United States to call extra session of Congress-
| say that such imputation on my motives was
not gentlemanly under parliamentary law.
Mr.. Branch. repeat the question which have
already asked the gentleman from Pennsylvania
whether he deSig gins, in those remarks to Impute to
me any conduct unbecOming gentleman? fail
ure to respond shall assume TO be an affirmative
answer.
Mr.. Grow. Mr.. Clerk, / take the language of the
gentleman. What have said on it is plain English
and there it stands. The gentleman, the other day,
impugned my motives of action the Post Office
bill. The impugnment of motives in 4 legislative
body is everywhere regarded, not only as unparlia-
mentary, but ungentlemanly, under parliamenta-
ry practice and law.
Mr.. Branch. | repeat that the gentleman has not
responded to my inquiry, and that shall take his
failure to respond affirmative answer
Mr.. Grow. The gentleman can take just what he
pleaseS.
Mr. Branch l will do So"