The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-03-04
CLOSED DOORS.
.S0uetbino rotten in TIE nat. of D.,

Something rotten in tie fate of Denmark
Believing, as we do, that the character Of public
officer liable the fcrutny aud inveGigation
of the people and that his good or bad Deeds fhoud
be praed or cenured, according to their good or E.
vii tendency yet, notwithstanding this belief ia
cred regard for the purity and involabty of the
prelentatives Of the American nation and fanguine
hope, that rumour may have exaggerated the faeis
and furmes which follow induce us TO fupprels the
name of the individual, who has been charged with
the comnnifion ola crime, during the PROCEEDINGS
with clofed doors, to be overlooked *
too wicked to go unpuniihed. Without further pre-
face introduction, we iha proceed to ftate briefly
the facts with which we are acquainted, and the fur
mites which are predicated on thefe faas.
It is fact, that certain Snator, from one Of the
tates the fouth of Virginia, has been, and ..jl is
in the anof daily habit Of ranking letters to GER
tain in this noted for its hof
,ility to republication.
I, is an incontrovertble faa that this houfe when
fcarcey another merchant ventured ri1 his CAPT
tai in projects offpeculaton, were buying every leaf
of tobacco and every bag Of cotton which they could
lay their hands upon.
And rumor, which mu0 have fome ground to
build on, has aerted fact, that thefe ranked let
tiers embraced the proceedings daring clofed DOORS
and detailed their probable inue-a1erting, that the
members from the northern and More commercial
feSfions of the union, advere to nleafures of
hohity againn Great Britain, and were determined
fruffrate every propoition, calculated fufpend
the commercial intercourse Of the two countries.
What are the furmifes arihng from thefe enablinh-
FL and rumored faets! Are we not led TO Iuppofe
that an American fenater has protrated the dignity
Of his Cation, by holding criminal intercourse with
individuals nmical TO the government OF the United
States and hottie republican nRtutions, and
unwarrantaby difcoed the leeret proceedings Of the
national Legislature If theGe letters did contain
Information, which other members deemed facred,
whence originated the deep fpecuations which this
houfe were carrying on, whIla their trading brethren
had almofl fufpended bnfnefs. anxiou0y waiting the
final Differentiation OF the guardians Of the country
Will they pretend hyperion knowledge and foreGght
in unfolding the myleries Of government, when the
lynx-eyed politicians on the fpo, cannot penetrate
the evil They cannot. We win il to be di(tn6t-
" underaood, that attach not the fniaeh parti-
Gle Of blame to the commercial houfe in quelion.
They were undoubtedly right avail themfelves Of
every Information in their poGefion. But of the fe-
nator, we hold different opinion. II he has been
guilty Of the furmfes aIledged land truh in Cod
he has not he mould fuffer that punhment, which
the enorrity ofhis crime demands His name is in
the mouth Of every man, and every man has paffed
ien.ehce Of condemnation.
RseaJEson.
TIE Nat. IntelHgencer makes the following
comments nPon the queries sddrefIed TO Mr..
MsdiGon.
Wa/5iaetoa FEB. 20.
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