The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-08
TUESDAY, Feb. 90
GENE R.AL WILKINSON.


MIR. Bacon, from the committee appoin-
ted to enquire into the conduct of Brieadier
General James Wilkinson, reported an inn
mense Tass of documents collected OH the
SUBJECT, without any opinion expressed
thereon by the committee.
"A motion was made bv Mr.. Bacon that
the report and documents be transmitted to
the President of the u. S.
ms motion was opposed, because that
1t was sending TO the President mass of
paper OF the contents of which they knew
nothing; and that it would be shifting the
burden from the shoulders of tire House.
Who had voluntarily taken it up, ON those of
the President of the u S.
This reference was supported on the
ground OF similar proceeding in relation
oPapers heretofore submitted to the House
IN respect to that subject, & of the abstract
propriety of referring TO the Executive,
VINO alone had power to remove General
Wilkinson. and who had been supposed to
be precuded by he nterposition of the
t1ouse from acting those documents, which
should goto establish The guilt OIL innocence
of the accused.
Mr. HhheS moved to refer the Dapers to
a committee of the whole Havine COM
menced this enquiry, for which he himself
mad voted, he was OF opinion that the House
shou'd prosecute 1t to some result, and not
SHIFT the responsibility from themselves on
others.
MIR Randolph seconded Mr. Eppes' mo-
tioH.
After debate---
MIR. Ehfes' motion was neeatiyed. Yeas
43 Nays 81.
Mr.. Bio moved to amend the motion so
as to include the report of the committee IF
the last session on the subject.
This motion was opposed because the
testimony taken last session was er-harte,
General Wilkinson not having been heard
IN his defence and supported on the ground
OF the alluslon made to that report i'm the
report OF the present session.
The amendmen, was agreed to-Yeas SIS,
Nays 80
The question on the motion as amended.
viz. TO transmH the rehorts IF fhe last
and hreSent session TO the Precedent of
me United States, was taken aud decided
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen. Barry. Basset,
Bib, Bidgelow, Blaisdel, Breckenridge.
Butler, Campbell, ]. c. Chamberlain. "
Chamberlin, Champion, Cheves, Chitten-
den, Cochran, Davenport, Desha, Ey, K
mott GARDENER. Goldsborough, Gold,
Gray, Hale, Haven, Hester, Hubbard.
Huntington, Jackson, jenkins, Kennedy,
Knickerbacker, Lewis, Livermore, Living
ston, Lyon, Macon, Matthews, McBryde,
Mckee, Miller, MiInor, Mitchill, L. Moore,
Moseley, Newton, Pearson, Pickmau. Pit
kin, 7. b. Porter, Potter, Quincy, Randolph,
Rea, (P) Ross, Sage, Shelley, Smelt, G..
Smith, J.Smilh, S. Smith, Stanley, Steven
son, Sturges, Swoope, TalImadge, Tracy,
Van Dyke, Van Horn. Van Rensselaer,
Weakley, Wheaton, Whitman, Wilson.
Witherspo"n, Wrght-76.
AYS-Messrs w Aston, Anderson.
Bard, Boyd, r. Brown, BurwcIl, Calhoun.
Clay, Clopton, Crawford, Dawson, Eppes.
finl ley, Franklin, Gholson, Goodwin Hol-
land, Hufty, Jones. Love. Lyle, McKim.
Mckinley, Montgomery, N. II. Moore Nor
row, Mumford, Newbold, Rhea (T1 Rich
ards, RInggold, Roane, Root, Seaver. Sew.
bert, shaw smile, Sou,hard, Troup, Tur.
ner, Whitehill-42.
committee was then appointed to wait
on the President of the United States with
those papers.
HORIHLITY mr. NrK THORLE.aAcg.
Mr.Ne7Oton, from the committee aDpoin-
TED to enquire into the Causes Of he late NOR
fanny oil the army near New Orleans,
"ade report. The report includes
many documents. ana refers to the oninicn
expressed in the report of las, wear -,
unchanged by any thing which has since
appearcd.l
Mr.. N. said. as the House had list now
sent large parcel Of documents t. the r.
Sldeht on subject not unConnected with
this, he moved that this report take the
same course
Mr. Crawford IA member Of the com
mittee Of inyestigaoopl opposed this re-
terence, and went on to assign reasons whv
anothercourse ought to be pursued.
Sume conversation arose as to the pro
per mode Of proceeding IN this case but
finally 'u'