Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-03-16

mittee had been mentioned b.
should not SHRINK from The discsr.r.' e
portion OF duty devolving on him in . :. i" tst
House should give that direction 10 ' 'i tie
pcrs. pa
In some respects the character 10
not say Of portion, but OF tie wbo ~ would
was implicated in this affair. The i f.. u''lcR,
was either Of such character as o,, I''alca
to have been Submitted to the Hon., e'ef
as was unworthy Of notice such &c j. "CA
be comprolnitment Of the national cb.n nVDd
to act on or else it was Of charactn"'..'''sF
demanded they should sift it, boI i , s"CR
bran that they should cali the indiyidr',a '
fore them, if he was to be found vi,b G'' De-
Jurisdiction that he should be called nn.' 'O'
say to whom, in what manner, AL. - ro1"
character he had developed his views w. .,'
he said this, he did lot give ANY DIa6oo ~
upon his (Henry's) testimony, be H. I p1
would condemn men Of high minds and !,
fame. You yourself, Mr.. Speaker arr '-'
much (said Mr. R. in the practice Of e,,,,,
evidence not to know that We may rcason I,ar
things false to things true; that the lgIsspas
of witness is not untrequently all uncri,
clue to truth. #, sir, he should have il IN Is
power to bring into question The charac,cros
any individual III this country, it will be com.
petent to the party thus implicated, citberR-
fair presumption or direct testimony, to ,er,
ahy such implication or presumption Or te,.
timoDv still deeper will go very far to uDboIJ
and fix these imputatons You, sir, are "a,
well read in the history of the country from
which we spring, not to be conversant in all
the plots. from the Popish treasons in The
reign of James the First, down 10 those Of The
Rye-house and from thence perhaps TO the
plot of Col Despard. This witness, to be SUITE,
stands before US in amost uDGuestionabe point
of view. He evidently undertook seryiceiu
its nature not BY any means cDylable, not &c.
morally esteemed most honorable, with view
to reward. He points out specifically the ia.
turs Of the reward he expected. ltwasin tn:
power Of government at once the cs cor.
rupt and most wealthy perhaps in the word,
by not a very unreasonable Gouceur oy the
services performed, forever to have stopped
the barking OF this political Cerberus That
government must have much moderated his
services. But is this al Was It lot his
business to enhance to this governments to
magnify to virluous and therefore CgedUioCs
people the importance OF the mission with
which he was charged, and the zeai dal a5ii-
ty with which he discharged It's duties ! On
whose testimony aye we to take tbe account q
the mighty deeds performed The tIor:
pointed out; we have the where ard The
when but that a]l-in,portant iact sri:h 7sn1M,
is studiousIy kept cut O. view. lie has LsG&
in his power TO do great mischief 10 the I"t'
ed States This is his story. In proportions
the mischief which he was abs TO lhlct
ought his services 70 have been appreciated
by the British government, tdey entertaining
the views which obese papers ascrDe 10 tii'"'
As they, for reasons best known TO lne0'
selves, suppose from that -intauati9n SiN'n
sometimes attends the movements OF govern
ments, have refused TO give him aceau&'s!t'
compcnSe, he turns his attention to Us, III
proportion as his rlices were valua0S .
those to whom they were rendered, rrecs.9
in the same ratio must be the value Oh the e.s'
closure made to us.
Without gong further, Mr r.. SAG 10 vs.
decidedly OF opinion that the mcasa.e s,..s"
be referred 10 TIC committee d tc'fi5" N'''
tons, With power to send Tor pe'se"S' F0I:.5
effects and records that every 'hi's '" "':.I
could be siftcd out IF this tr&Is2cuon &c :"~
without reserve before the people. Nouns