Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-03-03

n nse uh;ch h. wished for, and was TO re-
mrn. Mr.. Wilson, though frequently called on
returned from time to time but par, OF ms .'
naners: and has onynow, on the or'er oi '"e
Committee. delivered to them the resioue.
When MIR. Wilson called Tor copies ., of
in the Office relating 10 the same SuoJe
-. ,ha .,,srs he had in his possession
formed par,. MIR. Graham declined s"l"h
him The comics until he should return t ~. o
FINALS ,hrn;n his posse ssion, which he WILSON,
refused 10 do. or,
No testimony has been adduced TO suppor'
the eighth accnsa,ion-the allegation sha' au-
,ben,ica,ed charges had been exhibited asaia''
Davis. and tina, Mr.. Graham had neS'ec'.n ~
Itake measures for his removal, Is also "no''f
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT this Allegation tne co"-
mi,,ee would remark, that the COMMISSIONS.
of the Genera Land Offi'e IS mol 'he, Pr
officer before whom TO exhibit oharses 'SA
! Davis for misconduct in office, MOI "a' -.
power Of removal, and consequently eam" r.
responsible for his continuance III o"'
there were any cause OF remo'a'' :';
committee regarded as foreish 10 '''eil n.y. ~
ry. 1t may, however, be proper " 'e1a''
that i, appears from testimony ne'o'e '"I
mi,,ee, that certain charges were e."'o,t.u
the Secretary of the Treasury asainst laws,
II, \vns,n which have never been decided
unon. the. na,ers withheld as before mention
ed bv Wilson. being part OF the testimony
in the case ,and, consequently, no dee's'o" '0'''
be made on those charges.
The ninth charge is, for permitting George
Davis TO continue suit brough, against Inc
complainant and precluding, by his othcia aelS'
the complainant from prosecuting suits against
Davis, sc.
The history Of this charge is, shortly, as io''
lows: Wilson held the office OF Principal yep,
u,v Surveyor for the Southeastern Dis'ric' o,
Louisiana, under Davis, who is The surveyor y,
the lands south Of Tennessee. DAVIS dlsmissea
Wilson from office, who refused TO give up III.
, hooks and records Of his Office, on the pretex'
that his accounts were not settled ana paiu'--
Davis instituted suit against Wilson, and on'
, tanned possession of the papers so withheia'
by legal process. Ii appears the suit was dis.
missed after the object Of il was obtained, ana
5 there is no evidence Of any inpropriety oil con-
duct whatever on the part o! Mr.. Graham, re-
s,sctinp the prosecution Of it. Wilson, IN ms
, turn. brought suit against Davis for some pro-
e ceedinp in the above named suit, and 10 sup
, nor, tbs charge that Mr.. Graham, by his ON
cial acts, had precluded him from prosecuting
his suit against Davis; he tss'ihes tha' he was
j. unable 10 proceed in the prosecution, In c'hse'
: ouence of the refusal OF MIR. Graham 10 se'''e
his accounts. Upon this testimony, II is only
] necessary o remark, that IT proves mr.. 1raha"
I had 10 legal authority TO settle wilson az
counts, the proper officer 70 MAKE ,ne se'.e
mest being the Surveyor South oil tennessee
r nor does it bring into question any othcia
e act Of Graham.
: The tenth charge made by Mr.. Wilson, a
e eainst the Commissioner Of the General Lane
: Office. is. for wiful Misrepresentation, made
fo;Si sssSSss gsAaxresAs winch sa4t
causes why the lands in the States OF louisa
' ma, Mississippi, and Alabama, had not beer
. surveyed and brought into Market, when tn,
: said Commissioner knew that said lands were
j surveyed and ready for market. The evidence
S before the Committee most clearly proves, Ina
s such had been the negligence in the Surveying
Department in this portion OF the Union, tha
{ no patents could be safely issued, even for pri
= vate land claims, and that such was the errone
Gus nature Of the plots Of survey returned 10 the
, Genera! Land Office; that they were not deem
, ed safe documents upon which TO act, and tha
they have been returned to the Surveyor to,
correction. Under these circumstances, the
, Committee think the Commissioner Of The Gen.
eral Land Office was not only correct, in the
assignment Of the causes why these lands were
} not brought into market, but that he was actu.
aed by wise and laudible motives, and consult
ed the best interests Of the United States, In
) not bringing them into market.
The eleventh charge is, that the Commits.
sioner Of the General Land Office asserted, that
the continuance in office of the Surveyor of the
lands of the United States, South of the State
Of Tennessee, was the fault of the President Of
the United States, &c,
The evidence under this charge is, that the
Commissioner of the General Land Office re-
marked, when representations were made 10
him, respecting the Surveyor of lands South Of
Tennessee, that so long as the President Of the
United States saw ft TO continue said Surveyor
in office, he was bound TO respect him as such;
nor does it yet appear that the said Surveyor
ought TO be removed
The twelfth and last charge is, for having
stated wiliul and deliberate falsehoods in rela.
ton to the settlement Of the accounts Of De-
putty Surveyors. The Committee have exa.
mined the party himself 10 this charge, also
Colonel Dinsmore, and the docum entary proof,
and are perfectly and fully satisfied tina, no part
or portion of the charge is sustained.
From Casanova de Steingalt's Memoirs
| HORRIBLE PRACTICAL JOKE.
Towards the end Of autumn, Fabrius intro.