The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-02-18

Investigating Commit.ee: y
| Mr. Andrew - $50.
maeses had learned through n, r.na e q
city, thet b had been ress;r., Yn'ssa Y n
- defense Of John Brown -. $780,
drew. The Committee deS;,sa 100 y. \
| what source funds we've der;.ss y kass n
b represented, and What -. sha, hts
nis intervention. NJ. Andrew s,s,ss |,
intelligence reached Boston M, M ~. "
hed been urged TO trial without Nm. sosa ~
aascn, without opportunity Of be;rr 20 -
ms friends, and bave his case nro,.ss, leasaa
AND while Frustrated on his bed .ysaaa
ni Up and instruct counsel, II NJ IT, aaslk
Uhole proceeding struck H. s,;.a - 4
most people whom he met, 4 . ;"s;. ~ ~ \
certainly without any parallel = n -
Massachusetts He supposed 4. n'san
strong enough 70 conduct such 'ngaA N
tiec and prOpristy, aud without 49,. sia N
unfoundcd apprehensions. NJ 49, ezdti n
mPatny 'or = man whom he 49,
victim Of an idea, and whose m;. Ssnsra \
probably been precipitated bv NM, ns II
and friends had seen and suffered !. = II
Of the slave power in Kansas IL
tanned good opinion Of him I. /, s., ns - "
scaentious defender Of the frer ~ atas
which ne considered the cana = ~ ~
good Government, in which IN - hassH !
Kansas, whether from North I. 4 sstin u
common interest. In CONSCIENCE. 'oet "
reflections, and the sugge .tions ~ =, NJ "
senting nj shades Of opinion "a y'neis ~
no time 70 lose, he assumed tbe - y mts y
engaging Southern counsel Il III P,sahNhds
Richmond, whose business Il i o,,I sAnghs u
John Brown the fullest and faire.t ~, 2 ess
the circumstances would admit n ~
guaranteed and paid d, 800 in e., n v sse ecu
Chiffon Of Washington received y. ira i
and Mr. Green Of Richmond ,hres y. 'aoa'aa
lars. This money was refunded II 4 ID
tary contributions of various o. ~ Fax
they became informed Of his in,.-s AS VA
who approved it, purpose and aer..sss NJ
Many contributed who were L.. " santI4
than himself, but who thoneht 4. S'rsy
would be quoted by proper def.,.' siaen,ss
\ ccalment was observed or desi,eJ \. Ma
matter. The Committee iaouireJ q. W.
opinion concerning John Broxn;. co 49,
Kansas, and the Transactions a;ty.m,sd - d
particularly horse stealing, and the P.,,..,,,.a
homicides. @"A''as
| NJ. Andrew answered, he had slv.y. :,
stood that In the conflicts between H. -.
Slave State parties, the horses were rev,,s.'
the spOiis Of war, and he was mot 49,
Brown formed any exception. He had M ~
IRON information that had reached II, II
Brown was present at the Pottawa,sm;. n
cides; but he had long since heard III, N
and many other people were convinced N,
Pottawatamie affair was one Of imper,,;y.
sity, ~ . measure Of selfdefence. H.;
or been in Kansas, he could not spe,l !
sOnal knowledge. The Committee inm;.l
Mr.. Andrew would have felt symIssl'
Brown on account Of his services n a.
State cause ii he had known that A.. a
to Kansas to train himself and othrr !, M
ganize settled plan Of violence 10 ~. "
Slave States? Mr. Andrew repsf -
not. His convictions were Anti-Slr,- -
was opposed to their propagation /, -
and arms. Reason and intelligence xers n
~ weapons he desired to employ Al, ~.
iican nc felt great cause to complain az Inc Il,
per's Ferry afiaG as most unfortunate and IN,
tifable, from any point of view in xhicb n
could regard it. But, since his Opinions =.
asked, ne would give them frankly. In,s,@
no disrespect 10 anybody, he considered ~
Brown and Harper's Ferry rs the frui, pri,, n
the tree which the Slave Power had mr..
that IN view Of the aggressions upon Eies ~
men in the Territories, organized in he y
States, and approved by leading Sou,he, !,
and the sufierings and disasters TO those -
which flowed therefrom, he did not ,hpk !,
markable that few men should have BEEN \
Gated thereby up to the point Of armed M
ton. However much this transaction n. ~
condemned or deplored, II was no, eoun.,A
in point Of public danger TO the assam, -
upon Q Senator of Massachusetts On Ii, =
floor OF the Senate, and for no other reasos n.
an honest discharge Of his duty and s,s.l
expression OF his opinions, which was rs..al
aPplauded throughout the South. Ths; W,
direct and deadly blow aimed at civil 6berya
representative government in America An,
other facts, Mr.. Andrew stated that he had =,
or seen Brown but once, and that accidental
That while he impressed him as o man Of no
ded character, he then believed his mind y.
strangely disturbed; and in writing her. Il
Judge Blair to provide counsel for b. dfnss
ne had expressed the opinion that evsiears 4
his insanity could he procured from Bosom 81
Kansas, which was literally verified. Aissr ~
swering these and other questions, Mr. Antrrl
desired to record his protest against the assuns
ton OF undelegated power. He COMMENDED IN
the Senate does not possess the power to ohm
testimony BY coercive inquiry, under The respsi
ton pursuant to which he was summoned, hi
cause the resolution contains no Parliamenta-
purpose, but only an apparent effort to aid saiI
judicial end by legislative means That THU ],
vestigation is not undertaken a. inciden,a Y
the power of the Senate to try impeachmera
nor its power to judge Of the qualifications 4
its members, nor its power to punish conienyt
against its own authority, nor It's power y
protect its own privileges; and tha, the di-
covery Of all the matters pointed al ~ M
resolution, would not tend to instruct the les|
atiye mind, in the amendment Of existing s1l
lfes, or in the framing Of new legislatica-
mat ne regarded the power to make inguista
INTO the question OF the guilt or innocence II
'rime by coercivc process, as a power aluays y
identil to punishment, and tina. il would "
leediul only to stretch the Constitution ,s.
That further in the same direction. to euabk u
senate to punish rs well as to inquire
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