Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-01-27

Z exc asiyeiy devoted TO tbs a'''
,,;,, t;on ofeo.pset principles, 'haf
let,.r i.ss'f ,pade q consaleuoas n
sars. He llal supposed this Wsuia
have bean tao end Gifts existence
a,d ;,laed that il iiad been favo-
,.;te oesor,aae to meet with so nae'i
a;sti.et;oa. Judge OF my SURPRISE
then. said sfr. MI. when gentle
man. IN this house arose in his place.
AID with mnch gravity said, he vas
at,ont calm, Tor information more
;mpa.iant than any other within the
s e,eeatise reach. the subject OF re-
taiiatjoa excepted and that this 10
F,wnat;aa was certain facets relat-
jns 10 Tupreau's letter! Bot it ALTER
warls appeared, Mr.. NIL saih:
tbal ,b;, letter cad not yet arrived
st the zenith Of its consequence I; q
be WAS still more surprised thsn at
frs. w,sa he discovered toe Same
pen.lcman again to rise IA his place,
.recaH his first resolution. and sub
s,;t,ae ,s,r..yery extraordinary OLE
xl,ich had Yesterday been rejected.
gY,is L,ttor il appeared was 10 be no
ether ttrn the stone cut cut OF sbe
r,onasa,n, whiaii comprised the haPe
os gentI.laea in opposition which
ras 10 3 .itr ihs Image with destIec-
tieo, aa.i in Itself Become an exceed
iuy great mountain, cad the iripor-
lance Of which it SOHid be presu'np-
lion t. saa9ase rhe discussio Of
yasteria, had in any iegses ehseked.
Now Mr.. s4'L. said. not the impar-
tanee af this subject, bat the pro-
gres, Of the debate yesterday, had
excited ia his mind curiosity to en-.
qaire into its origin, and the circum-
stances connected Whit exisianee--
he therefore hoped the house ~olld
consent to the adoption Of this mo-
tiOn.
ar. Post Of Y. Y. opposed the
present motion Oh tlis ground OF in
suficieney because a member bad
declared t;,e document III question to
be aireaiy in his possessica aa,! ke oaly
desired authority from the hause to
establish us auihrBticity--wsieh o.
iect eoal,l aaIy be attained by the no
ton yesterday rejected by the aonse.
II the gentleman wished fell eaqni-
nv. the nrGner course would ID for
some gentleman in the maieriiy to
move ssesasilrrsiisa oflhs motion.
s,r. i,shprss replied 10 Mr. Post.
lis object was to obtain full and
comD.ete information Oh this sui .ject
an TO Institute Al enquiry how t:.is
with jrawn letter had came inta the
possession Of those who now say they
have IL I'hat information when de-
mande,l yesterday. had been refused
by those ia whose power it was 20
give it.
Mr.. GPosyenor OF y. 7. adverfed
20 the remarks Of Mr.. Roberts yes
ter,iav, that common fame was sufs-
cicat fayada.iaa for proceedings On
tie part Of this house. Now CON-
mon fame had informed all gentle
mon that no sueh documents remain
ed in tae daaartmant OF state. Not
onig MAS the sHaisst SO treated 'ast
Summer by the persons and papers
wia snet it, bnt in sd:iition the pa
per IL self was prsseased 10 tho
house. So shat no such paper would
be- forthcoming. Bn! the gentleman
had pledged himself, il TIE paper
was NOT produced To pursue the en-
curry to the most satisfactory result.
lie called apsn the seateinan. aot to
ahas,iaa the pledge thus solemn!y
given: ier notuisas,a ,!ins his handy
iay about Of epithets TO the Ioass
eoneeraing the Purlaininent OF pa
ners. there was not man WHO had
aay connection vita the prodactioa
eS that document to Ii sht who would
not be proud 20 Haet 10. lie hoped
,he gentleman would not eonten.
himself with the motion Row EroPos-
ell. Bal why ssaIl 20 The depart ment
OF State for ,h,s isfarmation, sbau
:. common fame" tt.!d taem mat
they could not gai there the 'nfor'
NATION vkieh they psafesssa 40 de-
sire. The naieei waste have The e0a-
teats Of a paper once IA Official CO.
eament. but now no longer 50. he
for the house. in order to see what
we're the seniimerts expressed by The
agent OF France al that day. aad to
know wkethee "a any subsequent eo-
easion he had retrsvted OF a9slogizs'i
for the insult thus otsred IL our GO
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