Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-27

the merits of it, and to abstain from, .x,,;n;,;
any ih'ng like feeling in relation to ii. f., h;o
opinion, the course which the Committe. had
p ~. s"re' on 'n's occasion, was proper one.
The Executive had probably given lie o,d.'.
To this individual, aud his actual po,it;on ~.
not be SO well known To any one as 10 tbs H.
rcut've. DIR. Z. thought il WAS probable. III,
! before any process could reach him. he q, mi >
have left Illinois, and might have reach. a
New Orleans, and the informaiio commnr;
Gated 10 the Executive might be efYrr,n.i, ..
answer the end Of the process Of this Unnso
reaching him. Mr.. G.. concluded by rep..,
ing that he would not trust his feelings on ,h;.
occasion, for he wished tn suppress them. go
versy, &c. No'''o-
MIR. FoRsrrH asked, il he had pnd,r.,oo,
the gentlrman from !llinois rightly. When ~
informed the House that this p.rsea was nor.
on ms way to Ne" Orleans, and about 70
pass thence from - United States
I Mr. LOOK SAID, hat he had so stat. d. nre-
Stunning il To he the fact.
Mr. FORSYTH said, it was only what he sue-
pect-d. The Psrthian throws behind hin, h;.
poisoned arrows as he retreats, and then 3;ss
hryond The reach Of pursuit. But, Mr.. II
said, ne could not, fortunately, leave the Unit.
eo States before the process of the Commi,fee
- ""' = ne Nessel which was IN
nave the honor To bear him out had NOT w,
left the Navy Yard at this place. and no - ~
would scarcely venture to sail witbont ,ho
prot'ction OF The guns of the nation. he conjd
yet he overtakpn. .ou'u
mr. look said that, when up before. he had
intended to suggest, that the vessel which w.
destined tocarry MIR. Edwards to Mexieo. was
yet at this place that by this vessel. informs
t'on could tie given TO him of his presence he
ing desired here; and that the only, at least
most probable way, in which the process of
inns House could reach him, and he could he
recalled for the purposes of this House wonIS
be by means of this vessel.
Mr.. FLOYD SAID, that the con. m;t,ee b,d
thought it necessary that this individual should
ne present during the examination Of his char
yes. 1hcy were perfectly aware that the Am.
,9"rily with which they We're invested bv tba
House, was sufficient for all the purposes of
bringing him here, and, in the course which
thty had pursued, had no object hut IN
give the Presldent of the United States. in y
respectful manner, information of the cours.
wh'rh u had been thought proper, by the
commll'ee, To Pnrsne and he hoped the OPP
position to 1t would he Withdrawn.
Nlr. McLANE said he was moi nnx;ous e.
emoarrass the proceedings by the motion
which ne had made, under the conyiction. in
nus own mind, that the President ought not
10 be called upon to do what the House bas
the perfect power to do. He wss anxious for
ms investigation to go on. He thoupbt
win the gentleman from Virginia, that The
,n'ormer on Tins occasion ought TO be present.
nut ne Thought, also, that the whole matter
was already within the power of the commit
tee. To save trouble TO the House. however
he would Withdraw his motion far re-con'
mitment.
MIR. MALLARY of Vermont said the House
had gwen the committee all the powers
wnich II possesses IN relation TO this matter
ihr question IS, now, whether il is necessary
TO call upon the House To aid the COMMITTEE
TO carry lis powers into execution. The com
rnlttee have all the powers of this House nm
me suoJect, and have certainly the same DOW
er 10 communicate the fact of their PROCEED
'ngs 10 the President, that this House has
anu on inc same principle on which they
would nave power TO ask information from,
him. '''i'
MT. FORSYTH said, that he had NOT offered
ms nrst motion on this subject, THAT which
I'M, =, Honse refused 10 ennsider,) before this
mouse nad referred the inquiry into the sub
lrct 10 committee with power 10 send for
persons and papers. II appeared To him. he
saio, al the time he made the motion. that
such proceeding was absolutely due. in cour-
,esy 10 Inc Executive. Perhaps, he said. he
nad some little feeling on this subject, arising
rom inc oIiierence of the manner in which
us pIoPos"lon, and the nearly similar one Of
another gentleman, had been received. He
saw no necessity, however for pressing his
amendment, though he could not see any oc.
Gds,on TOT all this particularly on the subject
III ueierence, therefore, TO the wishes Of sew
era' 'i MS friends, whose opinions he ALWAYS
respected, he Withdrew his motion for amend. I
mtDt.
Mr. FULLER of Mass. said, he was rather
sorry mat the gentleman from Georgia had
!, 'tnura"n MS motion, because il was perfect &
y IRE from any ambiguity, which the prong
'itloD of the committee was NOT. If the
amendment had prevailed, however. he could
'o' nave vated for the proposition, for this
'eason lie was one of those who hoped, E
ne olner DAY, that the motion for printing the s
memorial would have prevailed, and that he !
'no"'u mus nave been enabled TO Judge OF the E
necessity ofthe presence of the accnser. Al
present, he said, he did not feel himself com. g
Peien' 10 decide whether his presence was E
necessary or not. He, for ore, moreover, was s.
not Wiling To notify the President that the 8
'"inH'l'tFe Ihought the interpositIon of the
'u'"o'"S vi 'Dr Rouse necessary, because the
committee are themselves competent TO do IT, s.
=, Ut they think proper IT is their dufy to do H. &
Ihere was another consideration on This sub.
Ipct' which Mr.. thought must occur to the
mind OF every one. Is j, possible, is il proba. &
be- at any rate, that Congress will re- main 10 4
Sc 's'on for two months TO have the presence
D. ths gentleman Ii would take a month 10 8
give notice to this indi' idual, another month E
10 gei MN here, and after he got here. the in.
resignation OF the case by the COMMITTEE
"ouId NOT occupy less than two or three
!, A full Investigation of this case, Mr