The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-05


| lirac!, sgned Impartial. And INV ak
inns opportunity OF clearing gen VI NH.,e' n
ot the Charge OF being the author "a it. as IS
asserted by Bradford Of New Orleans. nd
declare 1t was written by myself, and that,
excepting Capt Ca mptcil Smith, nc 1e,,o
e.Sr Sd" 1t before 1t was put into the hands
OF the printer.
AtCincinnatti acquainted gen w. with
the circumstances that had occ,rrcd, and b,.
gave me orders to deliver the money 70 M.
fhliip Nolan. These orders puuctuallv .x-
ecuted. Mr.. Nolan convey ed the barrels of
sugar and coffee, that contained the doIIare
TO trankior IN Wagon. ! there saw them
opened in Mr.. Montgomery Browns sore
he sugar and coffee, afterwards sold to
Mr.. Abijah Hunt of Cincinnati
| shall take no natice of MIR McDon,,,ob,,
affidavit 1t does not refer to anv ,I;,,'r 81,
ded to IN nay certificate That part of n,ine
that has reference to my mission to Kept,1ct-
ana Detroit IN 1877, | sha | also pass ovc.
III silence as 1T has no connection with the nre-
sent subject. PC
VIII now endeavor in Il few words to 20
cohclie what may appear contradicrorv and
inconsistent in my certificate and tbc donIa
ration have just laid before Won
Was base, and dishonorablc e,ouoh d.
dcscena 70 regeneration, captious Iooic and
/ sophlstlCai evasion, / could maintain thar th;s
CONTRADICTION does not exist, and that ne
yer did carry deliver to pen yNy;Il-;,,
! ny cash, blils, or property OF any species II
10 uue' that delivered a certain sum of mn
nGy ny MS order to Mr.. Nolan but Philip
,,; oi'n'is iiot James Wilkinson ; ergo, may
with safe conscience swear that never az
HVered James Wilkinson any money 81 ~.
SCorh TO make use Of Such Ditiful copto,,
tiole and degrading mode of defence ad
VIII aiioW lor moment, that did deliver to
gen. Wilkinson the monies in Question - =:
generally admitted that in politics moraIity
Is not TO De measured by the same na,.ro,i,
seaie as tiat which ought to regulate the mo.
RAJ conduct OF men in their prlvate concc,,.
L he rigid stock would on a lone ,r,,, 80.
out a bunglmg politician and the most ON.
store morailst, if he has his Countries in+er
esl DIT heait' and is acting in public capaci
", would not hesitate to do that which o.
private man, and in private CONCERNS br.
"ouid SHRINK and reCede from with horror 3,
trembling precipitation
i-et us now Tor a while suppose that was q
secret agent OF the Spanish governments nd
that gen Wilkinson was nrne;o,a,. CIV
government, or had received certain smn,s
ior cooperating with & promoting its viryv.
anu t"at those views and projects were mi
hrioai 10 that OF the L. 5. should / be vo,rbv
Vi the trust reposcd in me by nv government
were TO retase to give gen. w. anv docr,
IHeht lhst might contribute to raise h,n in
-. SI'ii'l"ll vi the administration of his
~ 80 - o'Hz mas integrity, and patriotism,
I and iortity him in their confidence M w.,
their means enlarge his power Of in;nrin!,
I ana serving us' Surely not; or if l. did
/ sIlouIo deserve TO be hooted as az, idcot, ,,
WI 1'3H"oLfh then said, it would be waste
VI tihe TO comment on what he had read !.
out ne conceived it his duty to tell the House
''lat he mad good cause to believe that there
was member OF this body who had it in MS
! tho,,:
erclsed upon him, if he View. = a,..I.
tile tiou"e inuCn more full, important and
aamhhg evidence, than that which bad oil
ready appeared. He alluded to the Gentle
man rom the territory of Orleans mn
lark whom he had now the pleasure tn
tis seat IL the Y. ). were in the cri-
t'ca' situation which had been So often ,en,.o-
sented, and in which ali Considered tbeTp ~
De placed, in what position was the ,,iI;+a,,1
lorce OF theU s. at this momentp Was +
hol proper that this bu ines should he i, o,,;r-
ca lhtof lie had been given to uaoerst-nd
long ago than an enquiry on this suhiect VS.
tooe courted 1t had not taken pllce. He
li"u no more to say, but moved the following
hes0[0ed' That the President of the U. s.
be requested to cause an enuuiry ro he ins+i,
tuted INTO the conduct of Brjpa. Ccn Ia,1ra,
Wilkinson, commander ia chief Of the ar
mes OF the y. atcs in relation to his hav-
in5' at any time, while in the service of the
-. states, corruptly received money from
the government of Spain, or it's aqe1,s
MIR. Clarke S id he unexpectedly herd
hinSelt named, and he woald OBJ crve that il
haq been long supposed, from his residence
III n Louisiana, his acquaintance with military,
oincers, and the various means of informant
On "h!ch he might have possessed while con-
SUI at Orleans, that he was acquainted with
CERTAIN transactions which had taken nIaca
IN that country. The kn1wledge which he
had possessed, he had endeavored to imnart
% the administration at diff rent times boh
Veroa ~ and by written c9rresDopdence.
10 winch deaf ear had been turned Astbis
information had not been attended to he
had refused to CRAFTY curiosity ON the sub
lJect. ANd Notwithstanding the erntieman,s
caiilng 'uPor him, he felt himse bound to saw,
tIiat he would not be influenced by fear. "a
Vor or affection, to give any information ON the
SUBJECT, except compelled by resolution
or the House.
Ia turther detail in our next.7
a debate ensued, which continued till mast
O'Clock, almost entirely on the mode prone,
obe pursued, whether to refer the res,lI,ti.
on u select committee or commit. es of
IN whole, or To DaSs If vi ,l,c,,+ ,,ofa....-