Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-30


neu 10 the receipt OF the evidence which was sent
i'.e co'"ilt'ee went INTO no equiry collected any
Ic'tdcnce OF a contradictory character The evidence
Collected by that committee, therefore, NAV be yerv in
co'picte' lie was not TO be understood as express
any OPINION on the cla;n-A great mass of the do,n
henary information may have had nothing, 70 do wifi
inc ;a"n II the committee of claims had looked into
the case, 1t would have found The merits cori,od n .
very lc" Po'htS' some DplatiCns had been cast upo
Mr. Monroe, especially rela ION 10 the fprni,u,o. hut
the committee had deemed i! unnecessary IN on int,
investigation on tins point clear the character Of MI
Monroe III any had been conn, tied in ,l,e ,r
ucu'H' II was not the Of Nh Monroe but of
another Individual He thought il proper that the e,b
Jec shoriu go To select committees because alihourh
ait the evidence which the President had thought i; ne
cessary to send before the committee vol mono r
aconUadc'ory nature was before IL if such should be
iounu necessary TO produce clear AMI inst n,i;on m
o case ana although he not disposed 10 grant "a
MI monroe any peSS'iar privileges, vet he thought If
any other individual Mad presented claim of s;,,.,,r
extent II would have been sent to the charge OF Sc
leci committee 1t was not 10 be cxpnciCd that tic
committee on claims would find time to 90 into tina; mi
nu!c examination which might be necessary IFS own
satisfaction and that OF all parties. HIS COLLEAGUES had
t'lken ot precedent On that ground he might meet
nm with many of precedent. Several case
winch require much less Investigations have beeD sen,
10 select committees, during the present session. He
GId not see how this could present a nrecedsn. II
would rest on Its own merits. The claim must he ,re
scented and sustained by evidence II coulJ stand ~,
no other ground than own merits: and the Houso
VIII so act as to do justice between the individual and
the nation. 1t would be better in every ve,v In .o
| 1t to select committee.
Ur .H'Lnne, Of Del. stated that when tt;s oro,or
was hrst "Gthtca he was unfortunate as To differ
NOM majority OF The House on The subject of its ref
renee nc bad then thought that in the first instance
tho account should have been sent to the proper account
ing officers OF the Treasury; and if any ,Gicu,,r h
arisen out OF their report II ought then TO have been
brought before Congress The House, however bad
taken different of the subject anil l,d reorroI
! tpp IL,
SUBJECT was again brought forward he was in fvo- ~
'eierence TO the committee claims, and had voted
accordingly. lie gas now disposed on review of the
! circumstances. vote for select committee He
should q" so upon one ground alone; that hay;nr nm
dorstood from the gentleman who was the rc-an If tha
committee OF claims, that IT Tous not be in HE mower Of
a' committee 10 do justice between tie individual and
the nation. II ought TO be sent 10 special committee
tie put entirely out OF view the character of the inyi
DIAL, and considered it merely as the claim Of free
ciuzch entitled to full measure OF Justice but no.
thing
Mr. IcCoy said he wished TO correct the gentleman
rom Delaware lie had intended 10 express hiuseI,
to this effect, that the Committee could no do Justice to
the ndi7iua IN Tins withnu. doing Injustice to the
other claims which were before it,
"hf. III Lane resumed. He had not misunderstood
the gentleman. The Committee could mot do ;u.i,c
IN tins case consistently with its other duties absuoh
he had before voted TO refer the subiec 10 tho commit
lee OF claims. vet If tbs committee cnuI not d. ist,ce
Is II not he duty OF the House to cYo new direction
J
The Gaze would have gone to the REGULAR communion b
Il mat committee was overburdencd With bus ness and
rom the peculiar character of this clam could not RI
JUSTICE II must necessarily take q new reference Tho
cases oil OnpkDs Bount aud others had been advert.
ed to- but he would refer The Horse f.. 81 q caeo az -
oas'rof claim al This very SESSION. The enl, ground
urged Tor sending that TO select committee wa fo,
the nature OF the case and the pressure Of other bus
ness Thai the regular Committee could not give il 1--we
ibVeS'%atlGH INC commee cannot de Justice TO thu
claimant without ncglectrg it to others lie ygouk
therefore, vote for select committee. On these am
lha grounds he wpui have voted for the reference t
| the committee oncls,ns.
.Ir DciSht of lass feeling the same dnsira ,o l.
justice with the gentleman from North Carolina vvos
VET compelled TO differ from him " Nh fbe sa,oo Ir
OF equal justice he could not exactly the sars,
conclusions He wished to extend the same iust.ca
winch ne wodld give To every other citizoa to The dis
tngn'shed Individual who had now retired into
aiiG INTO pcnury. lie would deal out to hun In his rs
tlrefnent and poverty, the same Justice which We. offer
cd 10 him when residing in the palace of the President
Is not every individual entitled the same iustice
whether as public character or a private cize,o u
would ask the gentleman from North Caroline whose
phcpes do BIN SO much honor, if are not as ruuc
bound TO do justice to James Monroe nov as veo he
was President OF the United States? The committee
OF Claims Is OVERDUE dened with business sol.ot
! committee mad been before appointed on this subject
a select committee would do Justice bet,yce, fine
claimant and the na'on TIE gentleman from Nortg,
carolina could not intend To Impute to a select commit
lee any motive which would lead it TO result incornr
hhe with justice. Ii because the claimant is James
I Monroe that yOu would refuse hn this committee =
tiAl IL bcen Tie clam OF private Individual it ,7crd
nave gone 10 select committee without any oEDOsjton
lEastroP and others have THIS privilege which Won yod
deny to tins cIlnan standing in the same situation and
! asking the same grounds
Mn 'Q1ng~m was DESTROYS MOTTO tt misunderstood
! as 10 the motives by which he was ,,lmatpd He ho
ped that he should be incapable Of an act of ip; ic
He wished 10 shew t' due cases which had been ,eiic
on were not analogous 70 bis case DO hey stand 81,