Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-15

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6ersans end papers .,;,th.
.a,a S was taken by ayes Ss 6 = noes go
esa was as follow; yeas 90 nays '! -.
,,,,. .;r.,u.t.pes which induced Mr..
1, :. ui,bdrss bis first resola' ION.
'n.,;,s,e the above 10 the room 81
40 - -, he letter of Turreau had
INTO his own possessions aho
O~ -. !, "a. unnecessary to call
pr...den. for its production.
a.. last resolution however was mega
L,eJ,--and here ii vas supposed Toe
,;,v had ended--But onthe day ios.
! ~, it. rejection, MIR. Roberts rose
4 the lirst resolution which
H.. Hanson bad wi'bdra~0' and sA'eh
,,oa,a on motion Of MIR. Roberts
y aI,crusrd. adept. This pi'iful trick
,.,v to get rid Of the true ensnsry .
H., 10 impose upon the people, the
u.,rc ofa wish on the part cfthe
$ sS,eo, ard his friends, TO bring out
facts, connected with this dis
] Mid sffair; did not escape the Pc
,., ~ of the aiussi.y; aud every eft
~, ,yas made to defeat Il. To this
.eI, md to prevent, if possible, toe per-
,,r,j9n Of the true spirit & intent ofthls
Enquiry, 70 the meancsl OF purposes;
.,sr-I appointments were offered q
,,oopst vbieb we're the following:
Rssolced, That D committee ofthis
House be appointed 10 enqaire into
The manner in which and tia time
when certain paper paspornas to
be letter frop the Freneh Mini
ster TO The Secretary Of State. and
fo bear date on OF about the t8ih day
|of June. 1909, WAS Withdrawn from
] he department Of STATE. and aow
and when il cssne into possession OF
III member 0fthis House, viii. leave
| 10 sssd FOR persons aad papers. and
/ taat the same committee report the
Evidence TO this House.
Resolred. That the House wiF on
|the day Of next, receive e.
|,iisEee at the bar Of the House OF
| the Daancr in which, aud the tuae
when. a eertsin paper, purPortiag
H. be letter from the French Mi.
blister to TIE secretary ofSiaie bear
linz dale the 18th day Of june. 1909.
|p.s withdrawn from the depart
nent Of state and how it came in
10 the possession OF a me:nber oIthis
Eouse.
Resolved. That the President or
the L. States, be requested TO in
form his. House Whether y letter
was transmitted 10 The department
o. siate BY the Minister OF frnace.
addressed 20 Slr. Robert Smith. Sc
eetar, " State. pnrpor.ing 30 bear
dsie az baltimore, 13ih Of June,
as09, whereof the following is a
tr,ns!l ',ou (bere the noyer wished
TIE letter Inserted. a translation Of
vhisa aceea. panied tie mo;ion1 and
Whether IL sReh letter was trans,
mites 20 he department Estate the
sane hSs been withifava fron It's
archives, and i:->2, whoa aad how
1t was Withi;simn.
These ,;endnsats we're scvsrsliy
lost By large rsiorNies, sud the resoiu-
tlOn as i or .ina'iy stand ina.!. adopy-
&c. Thus, ibis impnrtant enquiry has
saded, in eqitiqg on lAr Prfyi3ent 10 hra-
sRee y Congress-, a tette-, which mas be-
R''s Congress ia form and substances ot
sae very finsr ssben fAry fQssed The re
sosaiI'r requiring him 10 produce IL land
''ss savs shc people besn cheated out
o. 'usr oais opportunity ct understand
peg Toe true sis,e of their affairs with
fratet. The eOd of The business aiil
Ss'hs-TSe committee VIII wait upon
we PRESIDENT with the resolstion oG the
mass md be viii reply; taat there u
"'ssc9 letter in me dehaytment Of STATE,
'A'sh sstricl.y true, s. here HE r,a,ter
''e'' The pcaplc will n0s oaly be de-
.'e' the Important information which
- f'ahson's resolution was intended
sh'ai ha, ther vii be told By the
''''a'rs too's Of the falnoN; that the
BUSINESS ia been fully sud fairly inyes-