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Mr. Hale

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
January
Year
1848
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

From the report of ihe Congressional proceedings, itwill beseen thaithis gentleman nsked to be excused frcm serving on the three Committees of the Ssnale, to which he had been chosen The reason for this was plain. It lad been arrangedbetween theDemocracsand Wliig3 ihat each committee should be camposed of thre Demócrata and two Whigs, or in that proportion where 'he committees were larger or sm;if!er. Vithout conSu'ltatior. wilh Mr. Hale, h'é was placed on ;wo committees as a iVhig. In order fhat there miglit be no misunderstanding of hij position, and not willing to assent even impliedly to aclassificaüon wilh either of these parties, and desirous tbat the Whigs might have their due influencè on the Coinmitlees, lié asked to be ejrcused from serving. ft was nn unexceptionablc mode ofgiving the Senate notice that he was not vrilling to be regarde J as eiihe'r a "VVhig" or a "Democrat." We are glaJ lie püt fhis on récord at the very outset of the session. It wffs frank and "independent." Thé debate which arise on his request seems to have been conducted in good humor. Thé allúsion of Mr. B idge'r to the npparenf pkysical ability of the öranite Senator, Was a fair hit. We think he will wear well, bear a good dealofpounding, aml eome out hola