Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-15
REMARKS OF MR. BROWN, OF CAswEbh
Delivered in the Senate of North Carolina, Decent

Dclipered in the Senate of North Carolina Decent
Der IA, 1860.
Mr.. Brown rose to privileged question. In his
entire legislative experience he had on no occasion
brought to the notice of any body that he had serv
ed in before, any Misrepresentation Of himself by
the press in debate although he had here and else
where been engaged in debating questions which
had called forth great excitement He was now in
duced to depart from that course from the gross
misrepresentation relative to himself which this
morning appeared in the State Journal in the report
Of the debate the resolutions which he had Offer
ed to appoint Commissioners to attend the State
Convention in South Carolina. Mr.. B. then pro-
ceeded to read from the State Journal the following
remarks: -..
"Mr. Avery said, the Senator from Caswell has
referred to a communication in some South western
paper written by an unknown person, suggesting
the establishment of constitutional monarchy
Did the Senator intend to leave the impression on
the mind of the Senate that the States rights party
any single member of that party, looked to any
such change in our system of government in the
South? if so, he grossly ISLANDERS that party and
misrepresents its purposes and objects. The move
ment now going with view to secession, origin
ates in desire to escape sectional domination and
tyranny, and to preserve, pure and intact pres
ent institutions. The Senator does not himself be-
leye the charge, and he will not say he does-no
one believes it; it is thrown out for effect and with
are boldly maintaining the rights of the South"
The Misrepresentation and gross injustice which
he complained of was that certain words therein
used were not uttered by the Senator from Burke in
his hearing. He had consulted some half dozen
Senator's who were present, and every one had said
they had heard no such language. Again, after the
remarks of the Senator from Burke mr. Avery)
had been made, he (Mr. b. had promptly risen at
the moment the Senator from Burke had resumed
his seat, and asked him if he had in the course of
his remarks intended to ;mpute to him any mprop-
er or dishonorable motive in what he had said
The Senator from Burke in reply to the inquiry of
Mr.. B., said that he would assure the Senator from
Caswell that he did not intend any such imputation
and that if he had so intended, he should have
pressed it frankly.
What he, Mr. B., again complained Of was that
the Reporter of the State Journal had suppressed
his (Mr Bs) inquiry, and the disclaimer of any inn
putatiOn by the Senator from Burke thus making
the impression that he had been silent and leaving
an inference injurious to him. He would make no
comments on what appeared to be deliberate and in
territorial injustice 10y that Journal.
Mr. Avery said in reply that the words given i'll
the report of his remarks were given as he recol-
lected them. They were not such as conveyed any
imputation the Senator from Caswell as he had
expressly qualified them by saying at the time that
he did not believe the Senator from Caswell enter
tained the belief that such were the opinions of the
State rights party.
Mr.. B. said he had heard no such languagc-the
half dozen Senators whom he had consulted, said
they had heard no such language; and any Senator
using language of that kind would no doubt have
been called to order by the presiding officer. He,
however, would not enter OH any further issue on
that question: as the Interpretation just given by
the Senator from Burke disclaiming any offensive
meaning and the disclaimer which he had made at
the time of the debate of any intention to reflect
the motives of him, Mr.. Brown, relieved him from
the necessity of further remark.
Mr.. B. concluded by saying that he had coHsid-
cred it due to himself to make the statement which
he had done to show the injustice which had been
done him by the State Journal, in suppressing the
disclaimer made by the Senator from Burke, at the
time of the debate, and leaving the unjust inference
that no explanation at the time had been called for
or received After few more words of explanation,
further remarks were discontinued.