The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-18
CONGRESS-.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..

TURREAU'S LETTER, AGAIN.
MI Roberts, of Pa. after stating that, in
addition to his disposition to afford gentle
men in the minority all reasonable intorrna
ton on subjects on which they are DESTROYS
OF seeking it, his curiosity had been much
excited in the progress of yesterday s dis
cusslon TO know how and when the purioin-
ed paper 50 often spoken Of came into the
possessIo OF those who now rendered il t.,
the House--T0ovod the following resolution.
| being precisely in the same words as that
Which Mr.. Hanson fist moved in the
House
'ReSofUed, That the President be. arl s..
IS h"reOy requested 10 cause 20 be laid he
fore TINS House, any correspondence with.
or cCmmun,cat on in writihgffrom, the latn
munster OF France, resident at Wasbinrtnr
or or about the l4th of June, 1903. or srh
sequently with his euccessor, NJ. Surrurio-
prescribing or declaring the terms and COZ
dltlons upon which their SOVEREIGN would
consent to treat Of amity and Commerce
with the United States, if any such cores
ponuence O. communication be in the ms
session OF the executive and if none such
De IN the possession of the executive, thu.
me PRESIDENT be, and he is hereby request
ed TO inform tins House, unless the f,ubIic
interest forbid such disclosure. whetber
there mas not been such Correspondence
or communication, which was Withdrawn
from the archives f the Department Of
state, and II 50, Svhe71 and Aozy ths same a.
so withdrawn.
Mr. Hanson of Md. said, thar 90 redeem
hlmselt from the charge Of Inconsistency
which might otherwise attach 20 siro fra
ting against this motion, it was NECESSARY he
Shonia state the reasons ~hy ne flowed IN
present motion as q mere subterf}ge, an e
yasiou oisrepnta6!e to tne .sslGe,. -Er..,,
pennsylvania and calculated u 4 raw eioy,ns
inrther censuPc On the ssq,rameus.
NArs hoOerts here caf'ct Mr. F3apsor, 70
"roer, Ior 2sfsonaIity, ana afseF sy,,,,tz - i
marks = tree1 the Speaker and JaatiGcation
rom ~ :. EtapSon or the gronad CT TIE g.
nor OF Mr- Ruberts's observations
Mr. Roberts explained his frss rc.-,ssrts.
lie didaaY, that tlae circnn stagssj, g tt;s 8
ct-'7' ag they, now stood, savc.ad We in<4g.
- thu. tbs paper way nnrif 'vss y
t''i9 81 larfcr The tesaus sf iafbs E \
Dy ,nS iuuvev yesterday, gave 10 Ine ,t;,s
OF that paperbeIug in the possession o. ne
soverrTen!-;nd the mover hraself Lad
sad the paper had beer on the fIes Of the
NICE and Il collo pyOpe it. M. r. said
VI was his ob1cct s5 well to asoertain now
the iacts geetemtl asser-sd cane into tf.eir
possession, as 10 afford ssaG an ylD9rs oit,-
to acqnit themselves of ne pipnts Ion of,I-
fairness, and aiso g o5tqiu The infoffo l,ios
they had so loudly cs5lad ca
MT Hanson expressed is wi,lingnass O.,
all occasions e rec gnze u ahtr0.ry o.
tie chair AMI thc chair OILS In case az y-ic-
latlng order ia Ete hea. o. aelat,. 49,,
wished, he said, tie House s,0tlI ,eyv ILL.,
ford HIM an o.sPor.unitg fer Fl 5lts st;
gation. VIII n complaiBed Il .9t,. that
me EXecuti's Lac been gree h.tf 81 "a
Housgfrom ve4.ig .aon.I and yat, slr
RI said, he V usC ROf sup ioyt sech / 5trIa
as this. He had "a bis possession .s,. ,iosn-
menf, which ne pledged himsel % be AZ.
thentic, to pat 10 pessdss % Of be fIau :,
and produce Titnes al az this ir,to Yife4@
its authenticity For ti part, be haa so
disposition TO r,mWagc Departnast Z
State, or exsIeiue i1e Seeretar-, teffts
clerks. rte had oe,ote astsd IS : heasa
for varying I'll ? fern of3dsoriEnai nl5oA
to that which fas yes el2y dAbatea. .is:
new circumstances h1d c0ue isto his ~
session not bel)rs kuoU8 aAieh reudereia
useless to send to the y 81 tent cj ssoh-
ject would be sonsiyue to sAe toiab Il NJ
The CapUiets. luricc fogt yer, ne pron-.
sed course wa. tskeu-- A IN O Nj Se -ase
he last session We ask ;bem f5r bsgd
said Mr.. II, az they give IS stois ne
ask Tor Information an0 ttey ) III gita ~
an argument The facts are a W. art
Mr.. II, said b wishai The doruni-t. az
question 20 be placed I'm posse ~ ii sis
i'OheS' toe stdhu IiNf0t OF the nation, Su-
to have an opportunity 10 authenticate it BIZ
Witnesses. The adopuon Of lie resolution
now under consideration S. -c'6 certainly be
an evasion Of a fair enqa'fy IL would b.
smothcrng the transaction, to adopt this
motion, after A knowledge Of the c.rcum-
stances ALREADY repeatedly stated % tle
blouse. He should therefore vote aSa;ns:
Che mctcA.
M. M'Gean e Ohio, said Re hoped The
resolution vDgld be adopted, and that wish
arose entirely from cjTc1nstances which
had ,ransplred during the discussion on yes.
terday. before Tire commencement Of the
sesson Mr.. M'Lsan said he mad discovered
through the medium # the Du5Iic n,ipts.
Ibis famous letter of ~. Turreso Il " OF.
10 VIII at mapper =, had been communicate
to he Public, he did nor know tnl ne con.
sldeied It perfectly harmless paper, aot
one to which ro one could ever have suoDc-
sec a7Y considerable CONSEQUENCES Yol1