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and honest people! Now, sir, I ask you. and this House, if they are unwilling to carry out the wishes of the whole peopl @ of inc State? That they repudate and condemn the report of the majority of the committee IS true, and plain as the sunshine at noon day; and now ask this House that justice. ample and full justice, be dealt out to our Senator, in order that he may proceed to Washington City, in the discharge of his duty as Senator! Sir, 1t Is due to the State. due the character of our Senator, that the mputation Tn sad report be repealed; for I can assure thls House, that if we do not repeal, reseind or repudiate the report of the last session of the Legislature, that the Hon. A H. Seyier Will not take his seat again in the United States Senate, of which he is now member. hr. Speaker, so far as l am individually con cerned, l care not one farthing, as regards myself, but 1t Is for the honor end character oi the State that l now make this humble appeal to members of this House to carry out the wish and will of the whole State, which has been so fully expressed through the ballot box. Some complaint has been made that we were pursuing course to open the door

 

 sion of the Legislature and say this session had done an injustice, by doing justice to an injured and persecuted man. Now, sir, have no fear of future investigation in the merits of the report have just had the honor to transmit to this House. The report itself is predlcated upon testimony ample, complete and conclusive, challenging investigation, but admitting of no refutation. I know not to what tribunal the gentlemen comprising the former committee will appeal for redress of grievances if injury has been done them by the present committee, as some allege-it will not be to a subsequent Legislature when jour nals are furnished with such conclusive testi- mony against them--it will not be to an out ragged and insulted people who have already against them pronounced such an unequivo- cal judgment of condemnation.

 In conclusion, sir, allow me to make a few remarks in vindlcation of myself Some of the members of the committee made some broad assertion about remarks that made on the committee, which pronounce unquali- fedly false. l have understood that one of the members gave to David Walker certifi- cate that had made certain remarks, and he Walker was making speeches all over my county, and asserting that he had certificates from Mir. Gaines of Scott, to prove that had made such assertions. wrote to blr. Gaines for copy, as of course supposed he had duplicate of the certificate, and would furnish me with it. He having failed to do so, now pronounce the whole perfect tissue of falsehood from beginning to end. l again ask this House to do justice to the Hon. 4. H. Sevier, and hope that the report, with the accompanying resolution, may be adopted, and spread upon the journals of this House. have done, sir