Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-15
Congress ofthe U. States.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
"WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10.

The petitions of Daniel P. Par
ker and others, and of Peter Mills,
formerly presented to the House,
were again presented and referred.
MIR. Bond Of Illinois. presented
the memorial of the Legislature of
the Illinois territory, praying that
certain salt works may be vested in
them which was referred to the
committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. .archer Of nd. reported a
bill to satisfy the claim Of Mary
Wells. execulrix Of william Wells.
which was vice read and committed.
TUnREAU's LETTER, AGAIN.
Mr.. Roberts, Of Pa. after stating
that. in addition to his disposition to.
afford gentlemen in the minority all
reasonable information on which
they are desirons Of seeking ii, his
curiosity had been much excited in
| the progress o. yesterdays discus
sion to know how and when the pur-
Joined paper so otten spoken of came
into the possession Of those who now
rendered il to the UoUse--mcrcdt The
following resolution, being precisely
| ia the same words rs that which Mr..
Hanson FIRST moved in the House :.
Resolved, That the President be,
and he is hereby requested to cause
to be laid before this House, any
CORE sp0ndenre With. or communi.
cation in writing from, tue late MI
Mister Of France. resident at Wash.
instoa, ON or ahost the tith ef Juna.
1899, or subsequently with his sue
! cessor. Nj. Surrutier, prescribing or
declaring the tsrms and conditions
upsn which their sovereign would
rnnsent to treat OF amity and com
meree with the U. S. IL any snch
CORES pondence or communication be
in the possession Of the executive I;
and if none such be in the possession
Of executive, that the President be,
aud he is hereby requested to inform
this Hoase. unless The public interest
forbid such disclosure, xisether there
hasnot been such a correspondence
or communication, which was with
drawn from the archives OF the De-
pertHent Of State. and if so. sofiffs
and h01U the same was so withdrawn.
MIR. Hanson Of lid. said. That to
redeem himself from the charge of
Inconsistency which might otherwise
attach to him for voting against this
motion, it was necessary he should
state tho reason why he viewed the
present motion as q mere subterfuge,
an evasion disreputa',le to the mem.
Der from PenRsylyaaia and ca'eu,at-
ed to draw down turtle censurc on
the government.
Mr.. Hansen was called to order
by Mr.. Roberts, and after some re-
| marks by the Speaker, he proceeded,
and declared bis wish for full in-
yesiigation Of this business, which
the pre- sent course could not produce.
He had in his possession the decu-
ment. which he pledged himself to
he authentic, and to produce witness
,es at the bar of this house to prove
its authenticity. For his part, he
had no deposition to rummage the
Department of State, or examine the
Secretary or his clerks. He had be.
fore stated, as a reason for varying
the form of his original motion t
that which was yesterday debated
that new circumstances had come in
| to his possession not before knowr
which rendered it useless to send Il
the President. The subject wonIt
be consigned to the tomb Of all the
capulets, buried forever, if the pro.
posed course was taken--as in Q like
case at the last session. We ask then
for bread, said Mr. FL. and they
give us a stone we ask for inior
nation, and they will give us an ar
gument. The facts are all we want
Mr.. II. said he wished the documen
in question to bcsplaced in possession
of this House, the grand inquest o.
the nation, and to have IN epportuni
| ty to authenticate il by Witnesses
| The adoption Of the resolution now
under consideration would eeftaini,
be an evasion Of . fair enquiry ; j
would be smothering the transaction
to adopt this motiong after know
ledge Of the circumstances already
repeatedly stated to the House. Ia
should therefore vote against the
| motion.
! Mr.. Mclean Of Ohio. made som,
remarks in favor Of adopting the re.
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