The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-10-27

lueiday, December 8th, len lGm !
5ooiS notes; gave the fubitance Of all
he iaid, and the words printed IN Ital;c
are, | iiucerciy believe, for took orear
care 70 have them 70, the very eOoy6y ufed
by him. You food not ievcn f.et he
and HIM. Immediately on penn;no rbe
words N italic,l looked at you: the
cornefs OF your mouth, when I ira oh
'erVed you, lii akind OF hardened irap,,-
oence' were drawn clo:e 60 your ears;
many were itarirg at YOU; YOU drew
thFIn towards your nole iome inches ard
endeaVoured 70 colnpofc yourfcif. Had
nor your feelings been blunter than lead,
you would have funk TO the floor. Hal
been guilty OF iuch couduCt, and been
thus Pubhckly cxpoied by one of nv
own party, would have flown 70 Tome
corner OF the earth, where men ui,o
Nne" my guilt ihouid never fee me
more.
Here follows che clofc of the debaee
on that day;
Mr. Ntcholtoa, in reply 70 Mr. (.rif
void. he gentleman and hinielf dif.
tered as % the powcr OF RI. comnierrc
tilat bad attended to che iavei}io,tion
OF the trcatury accounts he believed rbey
were nor authorized toenter on eno,,;r,,
whether all the monies received by col
F!cKerinS we're properly appropriated:
this was his oble6t.fIe had been inform
ed' OF iate, that f1r. Pickering had in
Tome inItanceS appropriated more money
Than ne was allowed, and had ionernes
appropriated money to purpo(.s, -hougb
Puohc Pufpoles, otherwi.e than ordered:
sa was his with rhac the houfe fhonld
adopt ONE regulations in rIuf. matters
not leaving appropriations Discretionary
with officers, and the better TO enable
the comptroller to fettle accounts. He was
was ienflbie OF the ;nnpo(1ibiltv Of their
making a thorough inveltigarion, and
that they mtlfttratt to the treafury {or in
form ition; bur that when the attention OF
the people was called TO particular charac-
cteTS " this manner, it was their duty 70
iansFy them, he did not with to,fnelc out
Mr., Pickering alone; he wiihed eaual re-
ference 20 others. The propo(td reiolution
was noto account Of any donbts in his
mind ."Ife did nor entertain the leaft fn{.
+" plcl on thai Mt. Pickering had ever
g appropriated 20 his own Jie, OF de-
IS trauded the public OF Gnele dollar:
:" nc believed him to be a man Of ire
proacnable honefv and jnrerr;rv.''
bGr the report Of the former committee
did noJ fay enough. This IS highly ho-
noFafy 10 Mr.. Eichoii,en We with
every tnemoer were equally candid and
hon@it n MS conFeIiiou Of faEts.the truth
OF which we believe rot ore Of fhern
doubts yer how many "a iua indio1a-
ton Prlcks us) how many Ioy n HAVING
their conlfiruensg believe that MI
i'icHenag, Mr.. Dayton, &c. have been
iefauitcrs and defrauder5: how many
gIofy~ln the murder Of that lofr;er reDu-
5ation, towards which they can never
reach. Duane food sack of Mr.. Nj
choiion IN The lobby; ard though tome
light addition might have been made
70 biz natural hiieo1lnels Of village, he
oore the frown o. genera! fcorn and
c'>'l:i5a7natoA with hi thar irjDie brafs,
~inch t'iu1tly di,tiarojales this lame
ln1i-a-io0 Of hunani-Y.1
Mr. Grli@old. lie prciumed it very
ProbAble THAI there. had been occadonal
y eNcets Of appropriations every man /
acq tainted wish pubic buGne.s knew
at the public tervice woul5 have Of +,
zen tiF1red, had nor This been the cafe: I
mott members knew how ol.en this had ,
happened, AMI bow oEen Congrcfs mad /
l4't!1c1 and g.l2s:d, eler12oyS5, this !
tNce.a o. 2rpropIal.oE L.Ws cannot |