The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-03-04

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WHKREAs, The Baltimore Clipper of thin
date contains the following publication:
DOCUMENTS FoUND.-During yesterday
a police force visited the office OF the Sol ii
newspaper and took possession of number
Of letters written by Senators Bayard and
Salisbury, Of Delaware, and the notorious
Vallandgham, Of Ohio. The documents con-
tain touching sentiments of poor bleeding
Dixie, and various suggestions how the yam
KEGS might be defeated"
Therefore Resoived, That tho Committee
on the Judiciary be directed to inquire into
tho truth Of tho allegations therein made
against G. l.. Vallandigham, member Of this
House, with power to send for persons and
papers, and to examine witnesses on oath OF
affirmation, and to make report thereon.
Mr.. Vallandgbam of Ohio, (Opp y imme.
diately rising, said he had waited for an op-
portunity to call the attention Of the House
to his statement himself He did not know
what were the motives Of the gentleman, nor
did be care His purpose some time since
was just the same "a it was now. He gave a
plain, direct and emphatic contradiction to the
statement in question. He had never writ
ten a line or letter to the Baltimore South,
or to any other paper, or 10 any man, south
Of Mason aud Dixon's line. The article in
question was most infamous and scandalous.
Was mans reputation to be placed at the
mercy Of local irresponsible paper, with its
libelous, sanderous falsities, like this ono 3
He would not enter defense in this case till
the letters should be produced that he had
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He distinctly stated that such letters were
forgeries, and denied that it was the duty or
the right Of any member Of tho House to call
the attention of tbis body to irresponsible
statement Of this kind. He deprecated gen
llemen making personal statements 10 regard
to newspaper paragraphs, and he himself, had
with exception, RETAINED from il. lie
had always acted and spoken in manner
which he deemed to be consistent with his
duty and the oath he had taken to support
the Constitution OF tho United States. He
again alluded to the charg, in question, as
being unfounde1 and irresponsible and as n
duty to himself lie felt called upon to deny
the truth Of tho charge.
Mr.. Hickman of Pennsylvania (Rcp.) re-
marked that even suspicion, an ordinary
suspicion, would justify such an investigation
as the resolution contemplated, AMI the gen
tlemen from Ohio himself, as well as other
members OH this floor, knew thrre were sus.
picions against him. He would not say wheth.
er those suspicious were ust or unjust, but
certain it was that they Lad been numerous
for long time past. 1t was a duty OF the
House to purge itself Of unworthy members.
lie did not know whether the gentlemen from
Ohio occupied properly or improperly his seat
on this floor. BY offering the resolution he
did not prejudice the gentlemen. 1t was his
'uty to urge the investigation. He referred
to tho seizure of the publisher and editor of
the South newspaper at the instance of the
Government, aud hence presumed the effects
of the officer were al the time in National
custody. The Clipper article was based on
information received from the Government,
for those who acted as its agents. The article
was therefore responsible; as far as he could
judge. In reply TO Mr.. Vallandigham, who
held that the House was not justified in such
an investigation Of statements of this kind,
latest edition of The Manual. BY this, com
moH tales wore worthy the attention Of the
House. Now he held that the matter under
consideration was more than common tale.
1t was direct charge by a responsible news
paper.
Mr. Vallandigham asked Mr. Hickman TO
observe that it was a mere local item. He
was of the opinion that the editor never saw
the article in question.
Mr.. Hickman did not care whether it was
or not local item. 1t was sufficient for him
that it was an ordinary article 10 rosponsi.
bic paper.
Mr.. Hickman having referred to various
reports in circulation prejudicial to the char
acter Of Vallandigham, the latter sail the
gentleman from Pennsylvania had "suspi.
cion." He desired the gentleman from Penn
syrana to mention one specific item or charge
on which the suspicion rested.
Mr.. Hickman replied that he could refer to
such charges.
Mr.. Vallandigham called upon tho gentle
man TO give them.
Mr.. Hickman did not desire just then %
make the required statement.
Mr.. Vaandigham asked the gentlemen 10
specify one single item. lie did nc. mean
merely newspaper ISLANDERS. for those he had
denounced on the floor Of the House on for
mer OCCASION.
Mr.. Hickman knew rothing about newspa
per ISLANDERS. He only knew suspicion had
existed against the gentleman from Ohio, and
existed even now. He was asked by the gen.
tlemau to specify certain things, and in this
he was called upon to refresh his memory. -
Well, we would give him enc or two reminis
cences. He (Mr. Hickman) then referred to
the Breckinridgo meeting in Baltimore, at
which the gentleman was present, and which
gave rise to many suspicious; and next alu
ded to the fact that the gentleman was at a
dinner in Kentucky gave in his honor. There
was the fact Of the speech Of the gentlemen
from Ohio, made in July last, during the ex
ira session Of Congress. These speeches were
in spirit against the Government, and the par
ties conducting the war. These speeches gave
rise to many suspicious. The gentleman from
Ohio was certainly not ignorant Of all these
facts. He asked if Lhcro was a man in the
House who had not heard suspicious against
the loyalty of the gentleman from Ohio
Was not this suspicion common rumorl He
alleged il was common rumor in the Northern
States among the loyal pecplo Of those States
that the gentleman was suSnected of disloyal-