Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-01-27
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thus far though much more diguifed.-
1t took place one day last week.
AIr. Pryor of Virginia rose TO per-
.onal explanation. He referred to an
article in the New York Herald Of yes
terday, in reference to him, saying he was
under no obligations 10 respond to any
issue from the pen or inspiration OF
James Gordon Bennett, q notorious m
dividual, and conspicuous by his persistent
and labored violations OF all the rights
and virtuous instincts of humanity-who
had supplied himself with money and
means of pernicious influence by extort-
ing contributions from the tears OF inno-
cence-a wretch. who bears on his back
the scars of many merited chastisements,
and whose heart Is tainted Sy every con-
ceived contamination man conserving
to the dishonor of his own family, crime
which 10 language is commensurate to
express-a foul, loathsome creature,
whose name is worthy of execration-
from whose contact truth and virtue
shrink--a fiend, denied the friendship Of
the social circle--a man covered with in
faming shame, and the opproprium of
humanity. Abiding to that editorial ar
ticle, Mr.. Pryor asked Mr.. Millison
whether it was true, as the editor stated,
that he (Pryo) had been rebuked the
other day for language used in debate?
Mr.. AIillson replied that he intended
no personal rebuke, but his design was
to protect the decorum of the House
: There were other transgressions of the
rules of order that day, and he had de-
t termined, if possible, to arrest this sort
of discussion, which might lead to calami-
/, tous results.
I Mr.. Pryor said his colleagues expla
? nation was satisfactory, but there remain
= ed an issue between his colleague anC
), himself. He understood his colleague tt
|, say that the employment Of the term h,
: had made use of was supplementary
J for which one might justly be called tt
d order. He Pryor now proposed t,
e yindicate himself from the charge of in
r tracing the dignity of parliamentary dis
cussion by the indiscriminate and DELHI
o crate use of the term. He remarke
Q that Mr. Hickman had made an injuriou
= and unfounded importation on the charac
if ter of the South, and on his colleagues
Under that impression he traversed tn
allegation and stigmatized MS sentiment
as false. The word false did not nece.
sarily imply an insult. A gentleman
statement may be false, and yet he ma
not design an untrutb. Was there an
phrase more legitimate? Ifthe speeche
KS of Fox, Burke, Clay, Randolph an
- others, be referred to, it would be four
IT. that they had used this term. He VI
ed derstood that Mr. McClernard the otht
m day stigmatized some statement of n
lie Hickman's as false, and Mr.. Montgomel
IN had applied the term falsehood TO one
We his Pennsylvania colleagues. The
Oh gentlemen were not rebuked. Why "
le- he made solitary exception?
re- Mr.. Howard of Ohio, rising to a pc
IL sonal explanation, caused to be read
ed Washington letter to the New York Z
tly press, in which it was mentioned as rum
ma, that Mr.. Wendell and Mr.. Weed had e
red tered into private arrangement to ED
tic Mr.. Sherman by procuring the abSen
to Of certain Western Democrats, Mr.. Ho
cir ard among the number. The corr
OF pondent, however, had said he did
rye believe the members were privy to
It's use thus made of their ames.
srn Howard said he considered his colleag
Gus Mr.. Sherman, perfect gentleman;
~ they were at the antipodes in politics
NY He did not wish it to go out that
Inc would give him his negative vote by
mi senting himself from the House.
ry' had never seen Mr.. Wendell or
me Weed, and did not know them. TIL
I'M was no foundation for The charge.
IeSe Mr.. Cox said the letter was writ
p''e by man who acts as Secretary of
MT Union Club-a parasite by the name
and Walker; 4 sort of correspondent y
ter honey fugles members, and then sland
ant, and lies about them. It was part of
en- system Of lying about Northwest
ice" Democrats.
Tide, Mr.. Babbitt Of Pennsylvania mer
Vir- wished to discuss subjects pertainin,
nelly the general interests Of all. He We
first not discuss the inexlaustible negro a.
Mr.. ton. He contended that the resolu
be Of AIr. Hulchins was in order
Mr.. House was not bound by any rules of
But preceding House Of Representative