The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-21

III this cosnoinatite, lie MIST havc been az
pontedto Once b. the frat adr,iniscrat:oi
under this government. ant, continued hy the
second, with full and complete knorledgc
of this fact. The present republican, parry
fond Gen. Wilkinson in ofSce. and abundant
proof can be produced that he possessed the
confidence of the twoprccceding administra-
tons. If he was originally member of the
cd priorto the year 1901, been guilty of any
act calculated to destroy the public conf
dence, let the responsibility rest on those who
appointed and continued him in Office. We
have seen III one state of the union a mem
Der OF this combination removed from the
important Office of Judge, on the ground of
being a Spanish pensioner. A charge of the
same kind is now made on oath by mem
Der of this House, against an officer OF the
y. States. II is time that all the informant
on possessed by the government Of the United
States on the subject of this combination,
should be brought fairly before the public
With view to obtain this Information, he
offered the following resolution:
Resofoed, That the President OF the u
States be requested to lay before the House
OF Representatives, all the information which
may at any time from the establishment of
the present federal government to the pre-
sent time, have been forwarded TO any de-
partment OF tile government, touching COM
binat,on between the agents of any foreign
government and citizens ofthe y. States, for
Remembering the uuion, or going to shew
that any officer of the United States has at
any time corruptly received money from any
foreign government or its agents. Distin-
gushing as far possible the period at
which such information has been forwarded,
and by whom.
MIR. RandoLth seconded this motion.
Aftera few objections to this resolution from
Mr.. Quincy, on account of its being too COM
prehensive, not giving the President power
to withhold confidential correspondence, the
question was on motion of Mr.! Rhea IT ia
ken by Yeas and Nays, and carried unani-
monSly, every member present, to the num-
Der of one hundred and twenty, voting in the
affirmative.
on his resolution had been eluded, out of res
pect for the opinions of gentlemen who OBJ
IJected to particular parts of it, he had nlodi-
fed 1t, and offered it as follows:
ReSoiOed, That a special committee be
appointed to inquire into the conduct of Briga.
Gen. Wilkinson, in relation to his having at
any time whilst in the service of the u. S.
either as a.civil or military officer, been pen
sioner of the government of Spain, or COR
ruptiV received money from that government,
'or its agents; and that the said committee
have power To send for snch persons and pa
pers as may be necessary to assist their en-
quiries; and that they report the result to
this House, to enable this House the better to
legislate on subjects of the common veal, &
our foreign relations, and particularly our re-
lation with Spain, as we'll as on the subject OF
the increase of the army of the United States
and its regulations.
a motion to consider this resolution was
ncgatived--6O to 40.
Mr.. Holland moved that committee be
appointed to wait upon the President with the
resolutions this day adopted.
MIR. Love moved that the evidence or infor-
nation laid before the House relative 10 the
conduct of Gen. Wilkinson be transmitted
to the Executive.
Mr.. RANDOLPH moved an adjournment
Negatived-Ayes 47-Nays ST.
The House agreeing to consider Mr..
Lope's motion-Ayes 81.
On motion of Mr.. Rowan, seconded by
Mr.. Randolph, the words copies of" pa
pcrs, &c were inserted and
The resolution for transmitting copies of
the papers was agreed to without Il division.
The motion for appointing committee to
wait OH the President with these resolutions
and copies, was agreed to without a division.
Messrs. Randolph and Eppes form the COM
mitee.