Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-26

H4ltoTa 4RGeLktgeAeeF:
10 your issue OF the l9 u you say, "The
Hon. Wn G. Brown, from the Secosd Dis
trict, lodged on the resolution to ceusure
II Irris. of Maryland" Having voted for
the rs>oiuuon 70 eTpEI Mr.. Harris, a. welt
rs GyaiGIt laying on tue table the resoln-
Iiou to ceosuCe him, WAS it quite chArita.
bic To use tue word 6OdSeP was commiI-
ted on the reeordIu favor of expellIug Mr..
Harris, the most severe ceuaure aud pun
lshmsnt the House could inficE, AS we'll as
to carrying out the, mIIdsr vote of ceuSure
Nhat motive could there be 10 dodgiOR3
I Vas called to the door by constituent
snd before l got within the bar of the
House on my reIuru, my name was called
aad l WAS prevented from recording my
vote on the last vote on the resolution Of
Gensurs. take it that you did not oh
serve the too preceding votes IN relation to
Mr. Harris or you would not have used the
AOrTI5fs word dodge in = complimentary
notice.
Inruk 10 justice to yourselves as we'll
aS 70 me you ought to give the above a
pace in your columns. 1fyou think other
wise. please insert 1t as an advertisement
aud forward your bill.
With combinations OF high regard,
am, yours truly, ". g. BRowx.
We are altogether willing 10 let Mt
Broan. tor any other man" BE- heard In our
columns in answer to any remarks Of ours
When Me-. Brown is ever refused hearing
II will be tine enough for him to autboriz,
Us to publish an explanation, or defense
as an advertisement. He has had seyera
such hearings in our paper. 1t is one o.
his misfortuues that be hao always to b,
explaining himself. The trouble us Mr.
BroWo PursueS a very zig gag course. b.
dislikss the term dodge. aud We do no.
wish to press i: upon him Extensively. Blu
what other word will apply in lieu of III
Sincerely aud plainly, Mr.. Brown doe.
dOdys votes. There is no use 10 denying
that fact nor in modifying the word. W,
desire to be personally respectful bul
we must tell the plain facts about Mr.,
BtOwu'6 public course, since be attempts
to make out case for himself at our ex.
PSnGs. We can take up the records of any
public body of which be has ever been a
member. with the proceedings of which
We are familiar, and show him TO be mos,
persistent dodger. We have been amazed
at consulting the record, for instance, Of
the Richmond Convention OF so. The
journal Of the last Congress is almost az
bad. 1t is useless for Mr.. Brown to sup
pose people will take it for granted that
his failures are all accidental, for they are
not,
Asfar as regards Mr.. Browns failure to
vote for the resolution ceusuring Harris,
We are willing to take him at bis word.
he says that be was called to The door By
a constituent, aud before he could get
back within the bar of the House. the! vote
had been called and closed, and, there.
fore, as he would lead us to suppose, be
was denied the pleasure Of voting to cen.
sure Mr.. Harris. Granting this to bs 40,
there is this slight incougruity to explain:
No constituent called Mr.. Brown to tho
door when the same resolution was called
up against Nc. Long, who was in the same
boat with Mr.. Harris, for the same offence.
And notwithstanding Mr.. Brown had a.few
days bsfOrs voted to expsl Harris, aud
notWithstanding his letter to day would
naturally lead as to suppose that he' he.
GREETED his failure to vote to csnSurs him.
yet when a similar resolution was otfsfes.
eeusuring Ne. Long, declaring him, as in
the case Of Harris, to js unworthy ofmsmll
berShip 10 the HOuse, Mr.. Brow q 4 turned
about aud voted that he was worthy to be
q membsr. The resolution passed.
House byG vote Of 80 to 20, aud declared
Alexander Long be, aud he hereby !