The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-03
LEGISLATURE OF NEW YORK.
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER u.

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read, and the interrogateres prepared
| by the committee for that purpose were
propounded to him by the Speaker, and his
answers given to each separately as they
| were put.
Ist Was the communication now read
to you written at your request
| 1t was written nj my request
Cd. Dad you read the said accommodation
or was it read in your presence before il was
signed, and did you sign your name 10 the
same
read the communication before it Was
signed, and did sign my name TO the
same.
Sd. Did you address The said communi
cation tn the Hon. John &. Tillotson, chair
man of select committee of this house, or
did you direct any either person 50 To di
rect it?
Th, communication was addressed at
my request.
4th Did yeu deliver the said communi
cation thus addressed, III the Honorable
John L. rilotson, or to any other person
to he delivered to the Honorable john
e.. TitIotson, rs chairman Of the said com
mlttce
did not deliver tine communication 10
John 4. Flllotson myself, | sent II by
hoy.
9th. Did you read the communication TO
! any person or persons before IT was delN
cred the Ion john O. Tllotson, aud if yea,
to whom
| did not read it To any one.
9th Did sou permit any person or per
! sons to read the said communication be-
| fore il WAS delivered TO the Hun. john L.
TlIlotson, and ifyea, Ia whom?
| permitted no person III read the said
communication previous To sending II to
the Honorable John c. Tiliotson, except
the person who copied il for ne at my re-
quest.
18th Did you refuse 10 answer ms wit
ness before the committee 10 which the
Honorable John l.. Tiliotson was Chair
! man
| did refuse to answer as II witness before
the committee of which the Hon. John T..
| Tilluts,n WAS chairman, aon the ground,
that Two persons, rs was informed. "cre
! admitted rs witnesses one of whom stands
indicted for hpblng tire other, aud no other
! person sent for as witness bert myself -
Although the names of n number of wit
nesses We're given To this committee, aud
what they would probably testify Ia, they
being III the remote pats of the state, and
not Summoned to appear, as 4 was inform-
ed, did consider myself jusliiiahle in de-
cIiniug To testify under the circumstances,
ms my testimony, | prcsume, would not a
gree with those implicated, and hsd no
reason To believe that witnesses in zorro
boraton of my testimony would BIZ SUM
moncd 10 testify before the committee.
l have @rarnt, however, that yesterday,
a. a
srmbly are about proceeding in the invcsti
CATION of the means made use Of To obtnln
tire charter of the Chemical Bank, and
nm assured by the Hon. John Sudan,
chairman of the said Joint committee,
that il is intended to make IA thorough in
vcstigation into that subject and under
tins belief, | haveconclndea to submit TO an
examination before the committee.
| With respect 10 tine letter addressed by
M TO the lIon. John e. Tillntson, il was
not my intention to commit any contempt
ag inst this house, or to charge the assem-
lily, as Il body, with corrupton. IN the
letter To the Hon. Mr.Tiloteon,I expressed
a mere abstract opinion, derived (rom va.
rious sources aud considerations, aud
cannot believe that this honse will consi-
der me guilty ofa contempt when none
was intended, for the expression of an
opinion. have not charged the house with
corruption, and never meant to make that
lCharge.
A number OF verbal questions were put
by members and answers given, hui which
did not vary the s,ate of the case:
When the house adopted resolution
that Mr.. Caldwell be delivered To the goa.
Ter of the City and County of Albany, for
safe Keeping until the further order of the
house and he was delivered ever accord.
ingly.
Mr.. Morss asked leave of absence Tor
the remainder of the session for Messrs.
Wheaton, Picrsun and Drake, from New
York who left town for home this morning
hut who had requested him to put the
question TO the house, The house refused
leave.
The assembly on Friday was occupied
with local bills of no great Importance
A communication WAS received from
John Sudan, OF the senate, chairman of
the Joint committee, appointed to nvesfi
gate fhe subject of the Chemical Bank,
informing that VIM. J. Caldwell had an
peared before the committee, and frankly
answered all the questions put To him.
Mr.. Cunning harn then moved, that he
he discharged from prison.
Mr.. Talmadge Said, that the proper
place for him to receive his discharge.
would be al the bar OF the house. So far
as regarded his refusal to appear before
the committee, his after conduct was salts
Factory. But nc had also been guilty Of a