Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-28

20 impute to them uufairnesssof con-
duet. The expiaoation of the gepsle-
man from Virginia showed that such
was not his inception, and he felt plea :
sure in bearing the testimony he now
bore TO the accuracy of his statements.
Mr.. Owen rose to reply to one part
Of the charge which had been made a.
gainst the Committee. and which re-.
ferred to the disposition of the Commit.
tee to allow The Secretary OF the Trea.
sury to reply. He wished to know if
the gentleman from Virginia charged
the Committee with refusing to receive
such reply: He, for one, was never
opposed TO it; When the gentleman en-
tered the Committee room, a PROPOSE
tion was pending to that effect. He
wac satisfied that The gentleman's state
ment was correct, in that particular
The conversation which took place in
the Committee room related TO the
manner in which this should be done
1t was the opinion Of some, thai the
language used was not the beat that
could have oeen adopted. 1t might not
have been proper to call upon the Sec
rstary such call ght have been pro.
ductive of personal Inconvenience, or
unpieasantness. Besides, if we had
required him TO answer, it would have
been necessary to embody he points
| for him to answer. He CONCLUDED with
stating that he had in the observations
which he had made, relied entirely on
his recollection.
Mr.. Webster said, the Impression
which the letter had had made upon
his mind, was, that a major! y of the
Committee bad been pre,aile9 upon
with difficulty TO allow the secretary
of the Irea.u y to make reply to he
charges preferred against h,n. that
was noe intended, or II no miscoDs rue.
ton Of the letter had gone abroad. there
| would have been no cause for any of
| the observations which were mace on
the last day of the session. Blu, the
impression had been euch as TO render
it imperative upon him TO make those
observations; If n Q charges con aimed
In that letter were not intended to make
such an impression, then all hat was
saId, had been ssid under mere mis.
apprehension.
Mr.. Randolph replied that he had
| made as clear 9 statement as he could
of the fscts which had occurred.
Dir. Nj arthur wished TO know Wheth.
or the gentleman from Virginia meant
to have it understood that ma jority
of the committee DID, with reluct ence.
consent to permit the Secretary OF the
Treasury to reply lfso, the impress
slon of that gentleman. on the subject,
was very different from that which he
had received He never knew that
any singie member had obje' ted to this
course. 1.-THE gentleman from Virgil
MA never had sueh an Impression. and
had no soch now, he would be sstisfeG
if he would say so. Bu if he meant
what his letter seemed to porport, he
would deny the pcsition taken by the
gentleman, as such was not the case
Mr.. Floyd made some obse va lions In
law tone of voice. He was not 10 the
| House when Mr. Webster made bic OBJ
servations on the letter in question. Oh
the last day Of the session, nor was he
aware of the fact until the observations
had been made. he was then, as DOW,
confident chat thsre had been some
| miss pprebension.
The statements made by his ollsag que
we're true. He recollec'ed, when be
came into the House while che gen lie.
msn fren, Louisiana wss speaking, that
he heard something which seemed like
an appeal 90 him, and to tie gentleman
from n York bnt he did not distinctly
understand ito object. He considered
that bis colleague had eferred to gene
raj conversation only and this wac 'he
ground OF he misapp rehens'"n He e
regre ted much that any unpleasant
feeling from one member Of the COM
mlttes towards sno hes should have
grown out of THE buslDess. He still
retained the same impression on the
obisct which he had originally enter.
tanned, He had had some conversation
with members Of the committee but
had Mt referred to any documents,
since his return to the city,
The calling of petitions was then re.
commenced. and petitions were pre-
sected from Connecticut, by Mr. Foot;
from New York, by alessrs. HeFkImer,
Mastindsle. Cambreleng; from Penn
syIvania, by Mr. Hemphill; from Mary
lapd by Mr.. Kent; from Ge rgna, by
MIR Forsyth; from Ohio, by N ssrs.
Wright. Vance; from Michigan. by Mr.