The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-05-16

with declaring. that did not rpean, nor do L
think 1t incumbent on any ONT, 4 vindicatc the
character of the Secretary of State The charg
es have been reiterated from day to day, and
his friends repeatedly challenged to come for
ward and iuffy him. But when the principal
allegation is totally untrue, the others will and
mutt he only appreciated. Thof. who make
mere aifertion for fact will believe them, but
the great MATS Of the people of this country
wi! require more than individual afiertion be-
fore they withdraw their confidence, and con-
denim the individual whole whole life has been
devoted to the tervce o! his country, and whole
fervices are known and acknowledged bv every
liberal man; they will MT content to believe
charges without the leaf proof.
The queition was then taken by yeas and uavs
on the motion IF Mr.. 7. Randolph, "that the
printed supplemental journal of fecret proceed
ings be amended, bv inferting after the word
" read" in the third line of the frft page, the
meGage of the PreGient of the United States
Of the 9th December lat, and that new edi-
ton ofthe fad journal, thus amended, befprint-
ed for the uie of the members follows:
Yeas---Meifrs. Bafiett, Bsdinger, G. w.
Campbell, Chttenden. Clark, J. Clay, Dana,
Davenport, DAYTON, Elliott, Ellis, Ely, Eppes,
Garnett, Goldfborough, Gray, Haftngs. Holmes,
Hnngh. Kelly, Lewis, Mofeley, J. Melton, Pit
ken, Quincy, ]. Randolph, Rea, of Penn.
Sammons, ]. c. Smith, S. Smith, Spalding,
Stedman, Sturees, Taggart, Tallmape, P. r.
Thompion, T. w. Thompfon, Trigf, Var Cort-
landt, Van Renilelaer, Wadfworth, D. r. Will
liams, Wilfon..--44.
Nays---MetIrs. Alexander, Alton, Anderfon,
Bard. Barker, Blackle lge, Blake, Bl unit, Brown,
Butler, Chandler, Claiborne, M. Clay, Clop-
ton, Conrad, Covington, CrowniniheId. Cur
tbs, Darby, Dickfon, Earle, Early, Ell ner,
IL I,,,;,,
Haley, Hamilton, Jackfon, Jones, Kenan,
Lambert, Leib, Lyon, Mac Farland, Marion,
Matters, M'Creery, N. H. Moore, T. Moore,
Jer. Morrow, John Morrow, Munford, r.
Mellon, Newton, Olin, Pugh. T. NJ. Randolph,
Rea of Tenn. Richards, RulTell, Sally, Sand
ford, Schuneman, Seaver, Sloan, Smile, 7.
Smith, Southwark, Stamford, Stanton, Tho
mas, Tracy, Varnum, Whitehill, Wiokes, M.
Williams, Winn, Winiton.---74.
On a .f4bJSquent day Mr.. T. made the toLiozving
explanation.
He ohferved that he had been mifilnderf God
in the remarks he had made in relation to the
conversation had with Nh. Gallatin, or in the
warmth of his feelings had exprelIed himfef
differently from his intentions. He did not
mean TO be underfood as repeating the words
of Mr.. c.. when he faid the charge of attemrt-
ing to draw money from the treafury 7vaJ NOT
true, but as Eating the inference he drew from
the expreilions of that gentleman, for which he,
Mr.. J. held himfe'f refponibe. Indeed he
wiihed to be underltood throughout, as repeat
ing the fubitance of the conversation only---
Nor did he mean to be underftood that Mr.. G..
had given licence or authority to him to re-
peat the conversation. He had afked Mr.. G. as
public man refpetting the charge, and receiv-
ed the aniwSr as tuch he therefore was axtbo-
ryled to repeat it.