The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-03-17

cut fJr ,l,srn by Henry Bsnls, they would have
u:fnrmcd me when OF the charges, If any, they
thc'slst'so sustaires, - to require expianationos
Ife9uttiag proof OF my part II. ai,rsarcd - me
that Justice aud equity naturally dictated this
measure. But my hopes and expectations were
in VAIN. The sub. committee WAS appointed ,
and, without knowing or asking tie sentiments
OF the general conmitte on Il single charge, they
Withdrew to eSpfvs IS those in Their
o~n way. Al this time no examination OF the
documents in the auditors Office had taken place
On ~s,.nt,oY, ~bein.the day before the sub. COM
mi,tee made their report to the general commit.
,ee, / saw Danic! Sheiiey, The chairman, and
took the the liberty of suggesting to him that ii
wotiI be Impossible to satisfy al the enquiries
directed 70, thc resolution Of the .,ousc OF ils!e-
gates, Without 6oing down Into the auditors Of
'hcc aad examining the documents deposited
there. lie wanted 20 kldvg whether lie could
not get isio the office on that dsy fox tho purpose
of making this examination as it WAS sunday,
shis could not Gs done. A fe ~ hours On Ia -ithay
morning .fi'y, were left 20 Eir' Tor this purpose !:
and IN The sc few i,outs MIR. Shetiey affects to
have made al eNarounatiun, which the promptcst
genus upon earth coaid not have achieved in
as many days. Upon this slight and superficial
examination however, stands Ue authority of Ill
these calculations wl:oh so - impeach the We
racity OF my annual reports si,t tue integrity OF
my character. I shall, hereafter, go over TINS
ground ate. Mr.. Shc.!ey < viii shew that these
calculations depend less ON the evidence of pab-
NC documents than GA The rispira ions of Mr..
>h1liey's genius. Yoi viii perceive, however,
that those calculations, ioiindedon evidence has
thy examined by the su~b-comUittee only and not
seen at all by the general committee, constitutes
oy ar the most iTupor; ANT part OF the teport. Such
rs IL vas the report.Nas submitted IN tl.G monday
morning, TO the general COMMITTEE; & Il IreDl-
Der oi HAT complaining that ne waa
Called ai,On TO vote ia the dark, because he. had
moi GppI 1hn h.fl.n- "a n, H.rlira In. cub 80 p,nsi
tee had in "a great measure reported the CHAIR
imIir observed, ulat the object OF the report
wouid be defeated by any longer delay, that is
to say That the general committee was 10 take
The word al the sun. committee and vote ior the
report witloutsccing the evidence ; rs the house
was afterwards desired 10 take tlfe. word of thc
general committee and vote for the rensrt on
thcr authority. a small majority OF the general
committee did adopt the report in he dark and
Drilg II down 10 the house when IL was usher
ed IN, by the chairman, with CuusI derabic soleIn-
MY, as the act OF the whole committee OF twen-
~ ore while III truth as you will perceive II was
III q very great degree, htIlc more than the act
of Daniel Shelley the chairman of the general
and subcommittee, guided and directed by
Henry Banks How it was acted upon in the
Ho&se OF Delegates, l have already s,Icwn you.
And thus dWindic and vanish The Imposing names
AID authorities OF the EMORY committee and
House of Delegates, as having given by ti,cir
sanction, weight and authority to TINS report.
fou have already been informed that tie
House of Delegates, saw nothing of the evidence
on Which the report was founded, because they
presumed that their committee had seen it. You
now perceive that the committee themselves did
not see that important branch OF til evidence in
the auditors Office which r~elates.to the disburse.
menL of the pubic money, and on WHICH all the
calculations III the report are founded,
How superficial, imperfect and erroneous those
calculations are, how uncandcd and ,iieberai the
whole c0iiYiSxion of the report, iiow MITCH
have been aggrieved and oppressed by the iciu
sal to hear my evidence and how undiserrcdi,
lhaee fallen, (unlsss the justice OF the peop.e
shatl support me- Will appear i'll my subsequent
numbers.