Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1860-03-20

WHAT Con STITUTES " A GENTLEMAN"
This question may be re.opened tor discussion,
after perusa of the following "scene.' which
took place in the United States House of Repre-
sentative, on Wednesday last:
Mr. Van Wyck, of New York
Sir, | will indul ge in unkind remark to wound
the feelings of any man but the charge must be
met and history vindicated. let the consequences
fall where and they may. One other gentle
man spoke of Massachusetts burning witches in
the ancient times. Does he not know that your
own people burn slaves at the stake, and it seems
to awaken no horror in your minds.
Mr. Reuben Davis of Mississippi (interrupting)
i pronounce the gentleman lar and a sco"mdret
| pronounce the gentlemans assertion false-ut-
terly false.
MIR Van Wyck-My time is short and I hops
not TO be Interrupted.
Mr.. Davis Miss You have no right to utter
such foul and false SANDER.
Mr.. Gartwell-l rise to poi mt of order. 1t is
it1s,t &c member upon this floor has light to IL
bel the people of any section of the country and
then deny to the Representatives of that people
made by the gentleman false and unfounded.-
(Cries of ..order,' on the Republican sile)
Mir. Van Wyck-I have heard such words before
aud am not to be disturbed or lntertered with
by any clustering of that sort am not here to IL
bel any part of the Union.
MIR. Davis. of of Mississippi-Will you go out
side of the District of Columbia and test the ques-
ton of the personal courage with any Southern
man
Mr. Van Wyck-I travel anywhere and with
out fear of any For the first eight weeks of
this session you stood upon this floor continually
beling the North and the people of the free States
charging them with treason and all manner of
crimes. and now you thrown into great rage
when tell you few facts.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss.-Mr. Chairman
The Chairman-The gentleman from New York
cannot be interrupted, except by point of Or
der and the Chair appeals to gentlemen of the
Committee not to violate the rules of the House.
Che Chair trnsts they will not do 50.
Mr.. Davis, of Miss.-I shall observe them, sir,
if others do; but certainly will not permit South
ern people to be slandered.
MIR. Van Wyck-If gentlemen sensi-
tive in regard to their own feelings l ask them
to be as sensitive also to the feelings of Others
If they were would not have had such whole
sale denunciations of the people of the North
as we had during the first eight weeks of this
session.
TARBoRo BRANCH RAIL RoAD.-We had the
pleasure says the Tarboro Southerner, of seeing s.
L. Flemont, Esq, and Mr. H. McRae in our town, :,
few days ago, from whom we learned that the
work on our Branch Rail Road was satisfactorily
progressing, and sanguine hopes are entertained
of completing it to this town by the lst July next
Under the supervision of those energetic and in
defatigabe officers, ably seconded by the indus
try and perseverance of the Contractors with
about 100 hands, we feel confident of the compile
ton of the Road and Bridge by the 1st Oct the
time specified in the contract
The Wilmington Journal says: We notice the
arrival of the brig r. c. Dyer, 81 days from New
port, England, with 237 tons of iron for the Tar
boro' Branch of the Wilmington and Weldon Rail
Road.
FoUND.-In our last issue announced, that
Mr.. A r. Laul ence lost his pocket book between
Statesville and Raleigh, the week previous con
tanning several thousand dollars in bonds and
$3.50 in cash. Mr.. Laurence has received infor
nation. that the pocket book was since found six
miles south of Raleigh, where he did not go, and
that the notes are safe but money gone.
In going to Raleigh Mr.. L., met In the train, a
person " no hailed from the South but said that
? his residence Raleigh where he was
then bound they held considerable conversation
in the cars. at night, and afterwards the effects
were missing. The presumption is that this pei
son was the thief-IredeA Express.
VERY DEAD.-The Southern " Conference -