The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-06
[VOL. it.---NO. 81.

] omuitted to them, except on the solitary
\ question OF military conluCt. They had col
| iected alt the facts TINT had core to their
! knowledge in relation to the military move
nents, and had thought proper to leave, for
| those equally Qualified with themselves 70
Judge what better might have been done. If
the committee had erred in any of their opin-
| ions, enose opinions were subject to the will of
| ehe rouse. In relation TO the mere military
question:, Whenever the proper opportunity
presene!' itself, he was rot disposed TO with
hoia ei.her censure or praise VIXEN it should
| appear 20 him to be due. He would venture.
| to say, whatever difference of opinion might
arise on those points on which the committee
mao not expressed an opinion on these on
winch 't'had expressed an opinion, its views
| would receive the sanction, not only of the
| house but OF the world. In relation TO himself.
| MIR. J. said, he claimed no other merit than
having toiied with the rest of the committee
In making up an opinion on the subject, &c.
| Wr. Ve5ster said he should be sorry to be
supposed to have found fault with the manner
| OF execution oi the principle adopted by tie
committee. lie complained that the Commit
tee had not thought proper to express any
oecloca opinion on the transactions submitted
to tier investigation. Although the fact WAS
| announced that the enemy had landed within
htty miles oil tLis place, and that 1900 men of
| their army lad oyerthrown all the force col
mon was cxpresscdof these circumstances
Neither would it be seen in the report that
the burning OF tile Navy Yard was jnsti6able,
or whether 1t was not All act of infatuation
iiere the Speaker Interrupted Mr.. w aid
called his attention TO the question MIR W.
said he objected to the report because it ex-
pressed no opinion, and served in mo degree to
icao the public sentiment in rcspect to this
disaster, and it was therefore that he propo-
sed to question its correctness, &c. He hear
; Thy c2ncurred in the motion for printing the
report.
Me- Johnson moved to refer the report to a
committee of the whole, and make it the Or
der tor the third Monday in Dec. This would
leave the report open to discussions, in which,
come when it would, he proposed to be in the
front rank and not in the rear On TINS, as
on all ether occasions, he should face his uu,y
as became man.
Mr. Yamcey cfM c. suggested the prop,i-
ETY. OF the reports living or the table until
printed When the house should be in full
possession ct It's Contents, they would be able
to act on it more intelEgently, &c. This sug-
gestion, however. was overruied,
And the reference and printing oftlie repott
as moved, were both agreed to-.
FISCAL AFFAIRS.
Inc House Presumed the consideration NJ
motion to print the letter d ne Secrefary Of
by the Bank Committee.
Mr. Ethes Of Va. sid lie though. tie best
course to pursue IN relation to tIns subject
would be, to rrcommt the letter to the com
mittec Of Ways and Means MIR. E.. said he
understood the fact To be. that the failure on
t1e part OF the pubic TO meet any payment Of
the public debt, had not arisen from any want
OF funds. but iron the difficulty of TRANSPORTING
those fun s. He had understood, for Instance.
that tn re were sufficient funds I'm Bait more
20 meet the payments which-it was necessary
to make at Philadelphia. 1t was important
for tie public to know thst the difficulties al.
verted to by the Secretary in his later bad
projected from causes which ulateriaIl,, ,fac
ted the ability OF individuals 20 meet their on
gagements, and not from want of forec;ebt :;
the financial department, or from a diSreoard
to the invioiabiity Of the public engapemen.s =.
Another reason induced him to believe thar
TINS letter Ought to be referred 10 the commit
tee of Ways and Means. At the commence.
ment ofthe session, that committee had re
ported their opinion that it was not the int
est OF the United States further tn rel, -,
loars they had, therefore, reported T., .,,a
house plan 20 provide for the Wravs ~
Means or the ensuing year, not bot+orned ~
loais. While their report WIS before th,.
Rouse ana not acted Oh, the new necretar,,
OF inc ireaaaly arrived, and took lis station
49, ''N%' "a ''i'Ne lSCl'lIlNicnC. he
mittee, considering it due to i:l to eiyeL;r,,
an opportunity TO express his Tzws on the s,,I'.
Ject, had called on lin to do So T., TN. TT.
to them, he had preferred difrs,enf svstsr1,
to that they had recommended for the -
OF the Immediate eHigencies Of the 81, ve,r,r,,nr,
AMI, instead OF providing for a rational c;r
cnia it'g medium, bad rehed on the aid 70 -.
afforded bya National ba,'k. Mr.. +. es;d Io
bad no wish whatever to cast censuye ON ,i,,
Secretary Of the Treasury. but to screen Mn
self and the committee to which he beIonoai
from censure for any ailedged dcfcieprv ~
the provision fl the supplies for the nres.,,..
| quarter. Every supply asked for I've tbs
treasury had been granted by Congress- he
ing merely a.Partial loan to supply the de6ci-
| ency created by sending part tbe tnen.%-
| FIVE million loan u Europe for sole IT, ~
| OF the Secretary was, that, with The Aid &c a
! Rational Bank, he Could negotiate the balance
OF tic loan w'tain the present quarter. 50 se
| to meet tie demands against the T'raae,,,,
| within that period. No blame, therefor, 80
ted on lie Committee Of WAYS and Mesns; =.
this respect they had acquitted themselvs,
Of their duty. '''Se'
| There WAS another reason WHY he tbo,,o, A,
the letter ought to be Committed as he rro,
| posed. II there was no ADEQUATE r,o,,'s;,..
tor the demands IT the present Quarter -
| vision ought to be Immediately I.'sde 70 fa.
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