The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-22

chosen 70 mike his n1Atirr Herfnnal qnes
ION With the then unk loHn Hfitrr IF The
.tter. Afef DEE rejection, deiefninrd
| Il al cards tot To- cnneeal the fact Il
hrlns thr aaihor ni thu hitter, aud did net
| xptci b, THIS disriasuv, To enable III.
| uonutsbic Speaker Ia place me Under the
luli-dleiion of the House. HIS appeal Was
nddou aud unt kprci.d, and, II any nd
Mission Ms made. without tue resafd Ia
III The circumstances and principles AL ,ht
ca-r, Il could be iu matter vi surprise. In
dtcling the Jurisdiction of The Committee
and the House, | feel the authority Of
mother tribunal, before winch shall cheer
lilly appear. aud bring forward. forthwith
those facts and circumstances, which III my
uplnIon fully authorized the statements
contained IN my letter. There | shall
spread before my constituents, 10 whom
am amenable for al my conduct while am
/ hoGored with seat ~ this House, and
( shall never bey ale, whPu the correctness
Of my CONDUCT Is brought IN question:, 10
attempt NY "ldifatioa before them, aud,
while SUSTAINED ny them, aid the contIe
tioD al my oan conscience, J shall never
b. deferred hnm the performance Of my
duty mere or rkewhrrr.--ln presenting my
protest, have 20 e9a the sapposllJon hat
1t Was The intention ol The ilorse. IN ialslng
- committee, 10 hold mr. responsible To It's
jnri'diriluu, ~ lhr writer of The letter which
hr Bsel he .e mt Proceeding. III
J., 40 s,srf. anntiiri lew # the subject,
winch deserves notice. II may be inferred,
rom lhr uofe o. the committee, ihat II -
lot So much iU intention, IN requesting nv
hirs dance, II taxi Jurisdiction over me,
as t0 avail trmsrhes of ny testimony,
hich The Sfe ker. has requested To have
Inyrallg aledby the lious In this s,ew,
ny oblfctIsl, 10 offending Is 10 less de
clslse thar lhr one already considered. II
would all AVS Afford mo plrasure, WHEN
Imprriog' duty dr. mol forbid, 10 give al
the lnls NATION in my power to an in,esti
CATION which may b. deemed by thu House
important To the character OF any of its
mem ,efs but circumstanrcd as | am, il ls
man fest, if ! should appear before the
con nltlse, ! must be considered not so
mpch IN The light If a mere witness as that
OF IN accuser, presenting charges against
NE Speaker 10 the House, 4 those charges |
not the sp0 fife statements contained in T
my letter, but the more general and inded !
mite ones into which the Speaker has
sought an bquiry.-lt IS manifest that The
difference III be- great between the attitude
IN which should thu, be placed aud the
one IN witch now slald, and hhch duty
To ny sell aud my constituents forbid M
TO abandon. In coming To this determine
ton. AT not governed by any disposition
10 retrad or modify any thing contained IN
my letter, which was written under con
teton y lis being true and important to
be knOpn. But there are many thugs
" hlcb w are bound To communicate To
,huse we represent, which prudence aud
duty w"rld both oibid being presented Ia
the Hote in the form Of accusations. This
will hc manifest when we reflect that even
this lIslse may not at all times be free
nom the voice of pa8ion or the faint nf cor
ruption. Those who have read the history
Of hnman frallty, will require mn proof of
this assertion lfthis view BIZ Just, which
think, cannot be questioned, il must be-
mauifrd that metnbrr of this House NAV
be- placed nndrr such circumstances rs iu
make !, his highest duty to speak freely
aud lnlly, even of the Ronsr itself, IL those
he represents, WIEN 1t would he madness
and inlly III present charges for their iu,es
tlgatlon. II such b. the obligations uf duty
ia extraordinary cases. the mere dictates Of
prudence v III, IL many instances, comptl
hun To oEtraln from present. 'o III.
House, for INV estIgatlon, facts WHICH might |
imphcate the conduit OR motives OF amy of
IFS members, when they ought to br freely I
communicated to his constituents.
"a thp prpapuf raaR lnonUb | f,.I ,1.
sell Justified, as the writer Of tho letter. | |
feel myself bound, both by prudence aud
duty, mol 10 appear IN the charactar Of ar
accuser Of the Speaker upon charges not |
my own but those which he has requested
to be- in, estigatrd, need not advert To-
circumstances which render il peculiarly
improper at the pre- ent time The deen
excitement which the important crisis has
produced, the unequal contest between AN
humble member of the hoor, and the Epaa-
of the House are themselves circum
stances which cannot be overlooked in
coming 10 the conclusion that the issue
should be left before the American people
or the ordinary tribunals of the country !;
and therefore protest against the proceed
lngs IN this view, as well as against the
poNti vi 'hf h"'hc w FA'Itisf JURISDICTION
over me, az being equally calculated IN re
strain the exercise of my just rights, in an
unconstitutional manner.
lhave the honorto be-, with great respect.
lor obedient servant,
GEO. kREMER.
Hdshington, Feb 3M 1925.
The report and letter were read, and, on
motion Of Dir. Barbour, were or dered To lie
On the table, with the accompanying pa
prrs, and ordered TO he printed.