Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-27
mo. 411S
CONGRESS.
MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
WEDNESDAY, January ie.
TURHEAU,s LETTER.

IUHEEAU'S IEITER.
MIR. Roberts OF Penn. after in.
troductory remarks before reported
in the account Of The conversation
between him. Nr. Roberts and tho
Speaker, submitted the resolution
which Mr.. Hanson had Withdrawn
for sufficient reasons before stated,
and arising from circumstances that
occurred after first Offering it.
Mr.. Hanson opposed the resolu=
ton with much warmth. The re-
solution now Represented to tie
house, he said, he had already AS.
signed sufficient reasons for withs
drawing. The document called :ors
had come into his hands since he
first introduced the snbiect to the
house-he had never before seen it,
but he knew 1t to he in safe keeping,
and obtsinable. Having it now it
his possession. and having offered to
put il in possession Of the house. to
prove its authenticity, by Witnesses
to he examined at the bar, or in tho
committee rooms, where was the
rropriety or profit Of sending a esiiis
Bsi,tec to the President to ssk for it,
He challenged the majority to give
him an opportunity Of proving Is
gainst the President all he had stats
ed. aud at the same time 10 make
known The manner he had obtained
the document.
Mr.. III. stigmntized the detertni.
nation e,inctd by the house, 10 snas
tier all effeetuaI enquiry, and 10
screen. the President 1t Wss =
mere moekery to refer the mstteF
to the Palace. There could br btt
ore result after past experience fretii
such a recourse.
MIR. Ii. declared he bad TO fisp6s
sition as gentlemen spptehended, to
" rumnage" the department Of
state for papers, OF TO exGmine the
secretary, or his clerks. He would
prove all that had been stated, with=
out putting the gentlemen TO thstid
convenience. and at very hiiiin3
expense of time OF laLor. 1.-THE ON
ly proper and e&tctual node was
pursued, al! wouid he accomplished
speedily. and without at all delay
ing or embarrassing the other bnsis
ness of the house.-Gn The contrary,
if the course proposed by the n,tm=
her from Penn. was take the sbbx
iect would be buried forcyerAtha
enquiry would be consigned 10 Tho
tomb of all the Cspulels-for Ill
must recelleet what was the result
ofapplying to The President for in
formation. eilecting his swn chsrae.
ter FROM the ease that occurred last
session, concerning the repeal Of the
French DEGREES. You ask them for
bread, ard they throw you a Stone
you dcmlnd an ex position Of facts,
and trey give an argument. no
facts are all we want, and hy gfrc.
ing to enquire Tor, ard examine into
facts, the house is committed to act
further and efficiently upon the subs
ject. Tie only difference between
gentlemen, is, as to the hest and
most regular mode Of getting at
these facts, and certainly the party
accused, was the last perseB to re-
SORT to for the desired disciosnIe.-
The adoption Of the resoiuiisn now
offered, under the existing state Of
the csse would be mere evasiGD-
it would be smotheriBg the transact
ton to adopt it after the kBovleGgS
OK the circumstances already re-
stated to the house. Mir.
ii. therefore hoped The opportunity
would not be afforded 10 play offa-
mother deception upon the people 81.
milar to that witnessed last springt
in the ease Of Lr. Wsbster's resOlu-
tons.
Mr.. MLean OF Ohio. said hs
hope d the resolution would be adopts
I'd, and that wish arsss entirely
from circumstances which Fad tran.
'pirsd during the discussion on yes-
.erday. Before the com menee nent
II the sessisn, Mr.. NIL. said, he
bad discovered, through the medium
of the public prints, this famous let
!eP of Mr. Turreau. How or in
what manner it hsd been con- Buni-
gated to the public, be did not know
but he considered ita perfectly harm-
less paper, and enc to which no one