New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-04
Neb Orlears 9ailp Crescent.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY BY THE MAILS.
4 bennett. W.. Pryor.


From the House proceedings Of the 2Gth, as re-
ported in the Congressional Globe, we extract The
following remarks Of Mfr. Ashmore, regarding the
paragraphs interpolated by the Herald into IT,
regular Washington dispatches, such as this:
Pryor, Of Virginia, did not yesterday brutally
assam. with lies and libels, the character OF any
lady IN private life. The & land Of chfyalry =
ought to rejoice.
Mr.. Ashmore. / offered resolution here this
morning, which was read for information. based.
= presume every member knows, upon an out
rage committed upon q member upof, this floor
rom virginia, BY the New York Herald, in lie
issue OF yesterday presume every member
present has either read or heard Of he cbaracter
OF That outrage ! am free to saw that II il The
most infamous as well as the most IfbeIous tbat +
nave ever known made upon member Of a DELHI
efatige body IN the whole period of nv life and
one in which / hope every member nnan ~ Az
moor, no matter to what party he NAV belong ,r;i
feel personal interest, and take as If Committed
upon ms own representative dignity, the outrage
The paper referred to has, in FREQUENT port;opa
Of it's report of the proceedings of this body Of
Monday, INTERRUPTED paragraphs charaeterizing an
honorable member on this floor from the noble
commonwealth Of Virginia as liar and lbeIer
Il has been done, as represented in that paper
throughout what purports to be the official repor.
of tie proceedings of this body, by one Of the re-
porters admitted by its courtesy to q seat in the
reporters, gallery. But, lest should do Injustice
his permission, from the teiegraphic operator
which shows the true source from which this iufa.
nous assault emanated desire that certificate to
be read, and then propose to Withdraw the reso-
luton offered this morning.
The statement was read, as follows:
orrIcE OF TIE AnERroAs TELEGRAPH cosPaxy,,
Having been authorized by Mr.. i. 4. Gobricht.
the reporter of the associated press, to exhibit his
copy, hereby certify that the allusions to the Hon.
Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, contained in the re-
port of the proceedings of the House of Represen-
tatves OF the United States, of Monday last in the
New York Herald of yesterday, were not CON
tanned in the manuscript copy telegraphed over
this line to the Associated Press.
A. MACFEELy. Telegraph operator
Mr.. Ashmore. 1t will be perceived from that
certificate that the reporter of the Associated
Press, who has seat in the gallery, made fair
candid, and impartial report of the proceedings
The conclusion, then, is inevitable that the object
of oense was interpoiated in that report after il
reached the city of New York. Thus, sir, Is one
of the leading journals in the United States found
in order to depreciate the character of Repre-
sentative on this floor, committing the most foul and
infamous assault as have before said, that ever
knew to have been perpetrated upon a member of
any dehberatiye body; and that, too, under the
false assumption of q true report of the proceed
ings of this House. 1t becomes us, then, 1 submit,
II we had the power to do it, to expei from that
place. no matter however innocent they may be-
the reporters who there, by the permission of
this House, to report for a paper which has 30
grossly abused our courtesy. But such is the con.
dition of the House at this time, that know that
no vote could he had upon that resolution. there
fore simply wish to call attention to the fact, and
to ask this body if it is willing TO tamely submit to
this fraud upon it and the country?
1t is true, as have stated, that the reporter in
this case is innocent; but admitting that after the
report has been made and sent to New York, and
is there interpolated with repeated assaults upon
the private character, the honor and reputation Of
member Of this body, as if for the purpose Of
advertising it. 50 as the more certainly to reach
the eye OF his associates upon this floor how are
we to reach the evil but by the course have ind
Gated! Recollect. gentlemen, that each one of
us is liable to similar base perverson Of the pur-
poses OF the press. In view Of this fact give
notice that as long as have the honor of holding
q seat upon this floor, and when we are in cond-
ton to carry out the purposes OF the resolution
had read, will introduce similar one in all cases
Of like ofense, and test whether this House il
disposed to submit to such outrages upon its dig
nifty.
will move to have the reporter Of any paper SO
offending expelled from that gallery; ! care not
upon whom the assault may be made--whether
upon an American, Republican or Democrat. i
will not only vote to eapel him from there, but
would offer resolution ii had the power to dol it,
that such paper shall never have another reporter
in that gallery while this building stands now
the resolution,
Mr.. Colfax desire to say one word in regard
to the same subject alluded to by the gentleman
from South Carolina CIR. Ashmore). There is no
member upon this floor who deprecates PERSONAL
ties, upon either side more than do; nor who has
listened with more pain 10 the attacks that have
been made by gentlemen on either side of this
House on the motives or the principles of those
who differ with them. have nothing to say in re-
gard to this particular case, and yet the House
md the country willremember that there has been
regard to the two persons alluded to by the gen
leman from South Carolina, language used in the
New York Herald and upon this hoor, which had
ar better not have been used at all.
iir. Giadings and the Harper's Ferry Inrcs-
tigations