Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-02-17
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.

ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.
Letter from the Attorney General OF the United States
i'll reply To order Of the Ouse OF Rxprese
ofthe United States OF the 2eth ultimo, referring tc
him petition Of Joseph wheaton, with sundry do
| cumeuts connected herewith.
| Once Of the attorney General ,
Of the United States, Sd FEB. 1920.
SIR-The order Of the House of Representa-
rsn aeco@,panying documeyt.o 'eph Whedton, an;
JG,n,ar'V ehe Gonamittee Of CIether wih TIN
General of s IT, Thereon be referred To- ny Me 6ti
qnecd to rep p 4"tld States and that ftS,nfs
neit; ;e. %qs handed me Gy tne,eupOn to this
,nrnts ms ecening, together III, r1;tneaton, (he
Tie d,t;a " arg noD returned. ''" 'ne docu-
JoHo,cing heads: 'o"Vi"ea 70 the
10 Prosecute conduct all suits in the suv,.m.
cerned. ''"'es snail be con.
of lsw s.He ms ADVICE and opinion upon questoss
S. Jaw "neh required by the President an. =,
1,a'ts, or when requested b. the heads ~ a ,e
cnn. ueps,,nenls, touching any matters ,ts, M
o omh tne'r departments. ~ may
o. " To discharge the duties of conr,f..;.
the Sinking Fund" commissioner Of
lie duo'ney General is Soo,a to DISCHARGE ,Lo
|"tIS ms once according 10 law RI he ~; E
arumentd! IN enlarging the so6ereo os ~
ancS beyond that Uhich is preser;beG ~, gDe'a
SGud ~ my opinion, be a rioiation of is o, 'W'
n~aeI mas Impression, have, ,cith oreot cra
to me IN tbs s case go'a M rs wch hare been hnd
T G. me order, w Uhich hare been bono,aS5
Jrom inc HonSe Of Representatives III, IGNORED
n GO, req 81 my official duties and IL
sSoe t %GeS t hSt thia Fe'eenee to te o ~H
ma tie honor to intimate i6js ;,aor .aed,
,oe os, Z? me case Of Mgjor Thomas. reftyyedt ~
t ne cD'aHy by The House of ReprescntSt;.os 90
fbsueSb y IoIo-i9. IN the hope that. If IL ,r1s
oapngt GdraSabfe 10 connect TIE 1ffoTnSn en aSS
mn me House of Rep~esentgf;pc, t'enercl
~ aeg't counsellor ,s,si he hoIls. bu The ;o.
ta'c' to'ca'ds the Prcs;dent and ke9ds NJ JS
purpose p no ,@nb gona be made by lam for that
and bei;erjng a s"Ir p"r'son hacing been made
~ L.a rs do, that tx gorern,ncnf nrsi
~ Yrs, co'd be incaiculu6iv agneSpopp, "'ey
ce,n.u an cWcer to act under color NJ III %
sr sSS ' Fd pae ~ me ta,o Trust that shall be-
,raer ,oth ,@b ytn gny official report on the
I! re mat IN this case should IarS tbe e ~
z re HobNJoT tie measure and A. il ,,ot 49, s
aa My respect for the house ipsIs me- sfross
10 H. me precedent owcver, to0wff no,
ne mottces an ,chich il originated m" pn,sy
syo' az fedSt as Republican Rome IbaI o,,,.,
n"Id excinpia ~ bouts orta snn, o. o'', 'I
moPc 20 ne ereused BY tie House nj RsnT
SWrF yoa, SIR, hut IL eires mo 1870 $4,000 az"
,"S LgD'lgedt 10 dectiHe it, Man it frank .;. :" We
'ouo" 20 make the report but, in n con5;nI Hse
No. NY etsaes aTd my sense Of dRfy, there oy@5f
ne no question tiich sionH oLe, ~ ''''e "SSH
mdy De orOng in my uie,r of he s,b;s.t AZ.
"eI may DC sanctioned BIZ former y,,eceJrS re
y tnraecssSo's an office hare leJt 1ofLin@ for D"a
tuatee, anu am constrained fherefoye y, ny
ny oWn construction Of the La,o n. 4 s,, 20 "C'
hdee the honor tobe, sir, reyy resnec, f,it
'edtent serUant viii TJsSsRgg1cyIng, yoitr
''tr0ct 10 he Editors of the FraubEy I,n ,
O, ,I Tefte, dafsd Washington, Feb. 3.
ie "?use was again empIoyed in .
le discussion OF The Missouri ones,ion
-. LAY took The floor about : onar,"r
LOT. LOT. - o'clock, and spoke until a cew
',;l.s Oeiore four, against The PROMISED q
~ ZION lie made most eloausnI :;
20 aDie speech. MIR. Pinknev's cer 81 81
II'y, cannot be compared to il. Much /"
IS !, expected from Mr. CLAY. if we arc - ~ ST
we o. TIC crowdassembled TO hear bis ~
~ tnry were, not disappointed. III IA
~, were full, and at particular ~ y;
~ uuFIng ms speech, such was ,he al mi
mon mon paid, that even in this erea, an, ~
'E ~. nall, he could be heard a."
NY, ~ every part. Towards lis 20. fr'
.s'oh ne made most masferlv az 20
rnfss'Ve appeal TO The feelings Of d. na
1HoeIS irom tbe east and north M ct
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