The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-15


vas a uatler tn be arranged 10y the Speak
~ aud Clerk AZ that vas necessary We
far the II use to Direct the address 10 be
entered 1n tie Joutti!d.
Mr.. Lvf.nore If n. II. observed, that
h., did moi SEE how i vas possible io enter
HE communication at the Speaker on the
Journal since IL was merely verbal aud
h. inovrd iu lay the motion Of the gentle
man from Georgia. Mr. Forsyth on the
t,hle. until the House should be III pos
session Ut that communication III written
firm
Tile question on Mr.. Liverm0re's motion
VAS put, and negaIlFed.
Mr.. Foot al Connecticut said there was
n manifest prnprlets 10 tie course proposed
by the gentleman from Grorsla. he
Journal is, al all iimrs, under the revision
of the Speaker al the Htnre. The euiry
of this address. under the direction of the
House, Will of course be made under the
direction of the Speaker, and Il WAS ~ be
supposed that u would mol b. improperly
, stated. There was, br.ides, manifest
Improperly IN the temporary Speaker
rreri,ing a l,iter FROM the actual Speaker
Iii would b., in fact, Nlr, Speaker laying
before the House a Letter from Nj. Spca
krr
Mr.. McDnfhe of s. Carolina expressed
his regret that motion tn lhy this sdhJec'
an the table bad ual prevailed. IL wa3tery
ob'ious that tins was question oil great
magnitude, involving a preliminary inquiry
whether it is proper for the House 10 act
on the subject all. IL comes upon ia sud-
denly, said he--it Is new, and unexpected
Under this sudden lmpre ,slo0, by which
4 e House IL excited we are care upon To
act. Mr.. McDuic Submitted to the House
whether il would mol become its dignity to
pause, until 10 morrow, before il dctrrmln
~ 10 take npon itself the investigation and
. ttlement Of 4 personal conirosers com
menced elsewhere, ON principles OF h nor
Mr.. Lincoln of Ne. sad, that according
to hio understanding there ware no charse
presented 10 The house OH This occasion,
against any one. II there had been, he
believed they would not have been cons d
cred entitled to credit, by him or any one
else, very few exceptrd in this House OF
IN tbs cation. He viewed the whole mat |
ter AS anrut door business.
Mr.. FWsyl said he had by no means
desire unnecessarily to press tl,e consde
ration OF this subject. But, SAID he, what
are we con,r}sing ab,utY A communica
lion irora the Speaker. Where is ii p
II Is verbally given TO us. There must or
some notice taken llt. How The Jour
nal must either state the words of The com
munlcation, or the Clerk must undertake
To state the substance of it. Now, if this
communication had been Of the character
of other addresses from the Speaker ol
this House, ii would go on the journal as u
mattcr of course. II had been announced
blythe chair, however, that such was not
the case, and motion had become neses
saIy to procure It's insertion IN the Journal
When II IL placed where il ought To he, he
had mol the slig htrst objection that a dec-
slon upon The motion for the dpnointmcnt
oi n committee should be deferred until
TO morrow. We must, sooner or later, sad
Mr.. +. determine VI, ther it is proper ,h5t
IA Investigation Of tins IN liter shall take
place or not | am myself now ready t.
decide the question, but should not be sor.
~ II the decision should be DELAYED. The
only question now before tl,e House, was,
whether the matter should be entered on
the JoWnfl
Nh MeLane Of Delaware observed that
II The present question rested only on What
had passed out Of the House, he should
aequIesce in the opinion expressed by the
gentleman from South Caroline but he
thought that the course which this affair
had taken loithom the House, had gone "a
vary,Very materially, lis general character
aud the House, perhaps. would 6nd Itself
oound, under these circumstances, 10 pro
secatr The inquiry. How stands The case
asked Mr.. Mel. The Speaker complains
that orttaln charera have been made against
his conduct, originally in AN ANONYMOUS
!phhhcatlon, of which member of In,
House has slnce virtually acknowledge
himself 10 be the author. An honnrabl,
member rlses IN ms place, aud ayuws 1h.
charges as having been made by him, anc
backs dat ay6WHl by inyrtiat an muir,
into Their truth Thecharses thcmselye.
are wcghty aud important and, ifpru,ed
viii nndoub IDLY draw after them all In,
consequences which have been stated
The charges are made by a member in HI.
place. That member asks an investigation
go the Speaker ofthis House. gaiust whom
! The charges are preferred, asks the same
For his own part, the request being mad,
by the Speaker, and reiterated on the 9th.
e. side, he was perfectly willing 10 award
the Investigation asked for.
Mr. Mercer again rose. In what he had
suggested when first up, he said he had pr
Intention TO object to the institution of 4
Committee to inquire into this subjr.t -
his only dlthculty was, as To the mode o.
proceeding, &c. With reference to the
suggestion, that this was personal attain
brt"een the two gentlemen concerned, sn
far from considering that fact an objection
toinquiry, il would With him be an argument
in favor of it, tfapprised ofany snch con
tro,ersy' between members of this House