Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-12-18

far as it affected the department Of fate
not only to Mr.. Pickering, bat TO ms pre-
deceiors aifo; and he had 70 framed II as !,
to include tie departments OF War ara ara
the Navy, in cafe the COMMITTEES Il" NJ 1'
| 70 Gar TO extend their inquiries. The &C,
counts of the department Of State could
BE- eaG!y examined, while thole OF the
War and Navy departments, from, the
want OF fpecifc appropriations, freclas'ed
| 70 preciie an invsitigation. Bas tie COM
mirtee nay exasaine the inbjei, aad the
terms Of the reiolu,ion gave taAe::a aa'Aorl-
I; ~ to pu-a,e skeir enquiries, if they thought
fit, into thofe departments. They may
| alto go back, if neceaary. For hlmteir,
| Mr.. N. had TO OBJECTION to this. Not
! thar he tho, fuch nea{arc necei'ary, as
it was we'll known that the accounts OF
| Mr.. chickering's psedeceiinr had been tet-
lied, and that iuit, which had arsien from
| (uch fettlcnlens, was now depending
He had plainly anfwes.d tn, enquiries of
the gentleman, and he hoped iatisfacto-
rily.
Mr.. Giles obierved thai. he had al
ways been in favor Of 81 wing the reo-
pie the fulIef information on the execn-
dlture Of public money. 1t would be re-
collected that he was among the tira to
i"itisusc an inquiry into the diiburle-
nents of The Trealury und: this govern
ment. Il was true that h. efforts were
attended with but little facceis they
had been treated with but little relpzcs !;
aud he might, perhaps, ade +! that they had
been trea; I'D with tome .hsr e Of diGapec,.
He rejo;ced, however. in the change
which had taken place, ID he expect
ed thar this houie would hereafter be as
Jealous of public diibugi.ine ats, as he had
long been.
The dilbarfements Of , ubl;c trealur.s
excited, and defervedly e, cited, the nss-
tional ienGbiiity. The rsop'e felt it as
ali important. He was, therefore, we'll
pleaied with the rciolaii Oh, whole effect
would be 10 enquire IN to the conduct Of
ali Pre!ent AMI paR s.: re,aries. As the
Whole would be include i, it wou!deXcIude
ali parry confederation.
He hoped that they were now aGem-
bled to legiaase for the public good
and :hat isa'ding or the ground of truth,
all caiunoy, let it { ONE from wfateve1
quarter, would be d .Gniacd. He felt no
ii will to any publu officer, bu, he sho's
the ci'i.ial conduit of all Of them fhcuid
DC teHed by facts. He believed there had
ex,ecd practices q: ngerous to cur happi-
neis add his rer ,arks were directed a.
gainit thoie pratii' :es, not aga;;,a any par
sicular perfons. Ifinconyenience and in
jury had iPrung from the practice, we
ihou!d find ZEN edy for them.
Mr.. Giles hoI ed that at the commence
nens OF a new iminiitration all the doors
Of information would be thrown open,
cha, the people might be we'll informed,
and be able 60 recel all ca!umny that was
propaga:ea, 4 I'd snow where real blame
attached.
MIR. Gle Eaid he wilhed to know
when the lr laile alluded to camp,enced.
The hoafe "a, here as a board Of enqairy
into the II anfattions Of the government,
and witinou reipe6t to any particular man,
it was shci r duty to enquiIe into tho con-
dust CT Il. He, therefore, hoped, not
only that this motion would PATS, but
tia, iom thing iimilar to it would lie In
corpoyaa 1 in the Hand!ng rules Of the
houie; : whereby the aa Of enquiry would
be genel al and a matter Of ccur!c. Ii
this H' laid be done, tie meaiares Of all
the de ,'arimenis woa.d pais in review
every Ieiiion, and checks would be faf-
dcicac'..y multiplied 10 iasisfy the public
| utnG..
| ns. Mitchell profeaed h;n9e!f well
| p.esisd with the fubitituse. offered &c
the original molten, which had in fome
meaiare excited his flrpriie. When an
ind;yiasal Of great pFoo;.y, and who had
| long ierved his country, was pointed a;
lby the original motion, he coa!a not
avoid a painful fenfation. The mover
had wisely reiolsed, under the influence
of iuch feeling, to modify his motion,
| and TO make 1t general, iuitead OF rarti-
cuiar. D.. MI. did not know how buff
nefs had been traniaEed In rhe depart.