Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-17

f-'' VI "aJority OF the committee, whose organ
ne was, In reply to the remarks of that gentleman.
lie understood the gentleman to say that the paper
ne exniol'ed as containing the views OF the mnor-
y Vi 'he committee, contained clearer view ofths
transactions OF the committee than the report made
by the maiority
lMr. Floyd explained, that he had not meant to
enter into any controversy with the majority of the
eou'h.'ee' cut merely to say that, as one Of the
minority of the committee, he did NOT approve Of
the color of the report.1
, MI. wright: The gentleman now says he did not
IKE the color given by the report TO the transactions
oeio,e 'ne committee, and therefore he was induced
70 oHer ms project. Sir. said Mr. w. the committee
nave given no color TO the facts detailed in the re-
port. ihe majority studiously avoided giving anv
color, or expressing their opinion on facts RELATING
20 o'her than the direct matter before them There
,"' ne saiu' would be found to be much of the DIFF
.e,ehce between the report and the paper now ex
n'o'eu. lie said there would also be found ano-
'"e, u'Hefehce' which he considered material in
sueh paper, and he believed majority tboupbt
'hat the principal objection to the paper offered a
report. Ihat was IN this both papers unou,,
nediy pronounced the innocence of the v. Pres;.
cent and the Infamous character of Mix rend.,;,
him unwo rthy of belief
Inc report, when it had serted that, soueb, mn
more 10 establish the fact by detailed referenr. 80
his testimony. 1t was not though, necess.,,. ~
proper to do so. The paper offered. ass.,,s ~
iact OF hiix's infamy, and then labors, THROUGH M
ny pages, to prove he assertion true thus ,v.s,;
us ioiee upon an immateiial matter, and Ios;ne
s'gn' OF the principal matter in view The pans1
onereo' employs many hard and harsh words. in
cbaraci erisng Mix's evidence which :. III
'houSnt unnecessary, and highly improper in 70.
port oil Committee made 10 this HJ,se ~
could not add 10 hlx's infany, but might ,,e,r.c,
rom the respect The members of the Commi,,ee
rex ior themselves and The House. These. I he
nete'. VIZ were Inc principal objections with the
n
paper now offered as their report. vac
MI w. said, he had M sort Of ohiec,i,, ., H.,
gentleman presenting his views 10 The House -
any way most agreeable 10 himself, or tn anv o,.
them W "'aAs on
The paper presented by Mr.. Floyd, as expres.
sive OF the views of the minority Of the Commit
tee, was then read as follows: '
The Select Committee TO whom w,s r.e -,
communication of the Vice Pressdent NJ lie
SS'h december last, have had the same md,
consideration, and report: '
Ah't me Committee convened 40 soon .f,e-
- arro'''"'en' as could be done with conye.
n,snce, 70 consider the subject referred TO them
ne Hrst step which they thong h, il adv;s.LIa g.,
take, was, to inform the Vice Prss;Jen, -
| committee was organized, and w uld receive AN
| communication he might think proper IN maks
ms was accordingly done on the % of Janu,,v
iast' IN reply 10 which the committee rec.iye5
'.'e' On Inc 3D. stating, that his commu, ica,ion m
| me House, OF the 29ih December las, ,no,,,S
u'ahe known 10 the committee his motive for so.,
HcI'inS an inquiry; that he had NOTHING f,,,be .,
a"o ,han 10 reteiate his desire 10 have /. full i;
l~es.6"ioh' ana That, In order TO avoid the incon
Ien'enee ana Delay OF communicating by letter. hs
| haa requested MIR. McDufie to act as his friend
r.oie .He COMMITTEE. Upon the receipt of this
'e!.er MT. McDulfe was admitted ACCORDINGLY
The committee then proceeded to ir oni,s ,.bo
."ef mere were any charges on file in the Depa,,.
nen. VI war or any paper or document which
went 10 sho" that the Vice President had been
whist Secretary of that Department, engaged i,
any contract, or in The profits of which he in anv
Va! Participated The result of This inquiry was.
hat 'here were no charges, or other evidences ~
any kind, against him. -
,e', as confidential letter, signed by T.. M;x
anu suoressec TO the author of 90 HANCOCK ,, ,,b1
vas known TO be Major Satfeilee CLARK a PINE,
% VINO haa been dismissed from the service whilst
w 0'ipoun was Secretary of The Department of
war, Tor not settling his accounts a. iii 10
more distinctly seen BY reference IN tho ,as,;,r
Oh COL Iowson, had appeared in one of The nsy,,:
PAPERS, printed IN this District, and the Vice prs.
"en ~ MS communication 10 the committee of
NC Oh OF January last, having referred To il. ana
uesn'ns iuii investigation, the committee felt
e" au'y 10 examine the whole subject Juliv
Tor 80 ds containing The foundation OF his let
Ter 20 the House OF Representatives.
from an inquiry into this subject. il was ascsr
''''eu a. oy me Committee that Howes Godsboroubb
anu h,iJah MIX were competitors for n con,,ac,
WIN me government Of the United Sta,es in M
'emOer last, and, on G, ldsborougb's arriving !,
1 tnis oiy' he procured from Major Sat,erlee
O1aiA the author OF the publications signed {. Han
.o.H' copy OF the confidential letter from Mix
~ me au'hoT OF Hancock, TO be used. in d,nriv-
'"S MIX OF the contract, should he find il neres-
sary ~ "u IL heCes-
T. r rom 'ills copy transcript was taken by WIN.
r. Thornton, the junior Editor of the Pben;x c.
Ze''e' and published by him in that paper the nov,
uay' winch was the 2Sih of December las, nc
companied with lis editorial remarks.
his letter of Mix TO the author of HapcocL
Is an exhIbi, among the files of The Commit,.a
ana was acknowledged by him to be in his own
mana writing. The motives which Induced him IN
maze ,h's communication, he has himself dey elop
10 eA'o't money seems 10 have been his
aim, without any scruples as TO the means he
which his object was TO be accomplished
From view of the whole evidence IN ,hi 49,.
oi 'he SUBJECT, the committee are unable TO find anv
,hhe warranting the belief that the officer n, the
nedd OF The Department of War had anv agencv
I'D The publication of this letter in the Pbmnix Ca.
Zette '>'A VA
IL is due, however, to Mr.. Calhoun. that ,be
COMMITTEE should state that his Communication 20
'ne rouse OF Representatives was founded exclu,
oNeIy on tne publication in the Phoenix Gazette of
the 18th OF December, and that the f,c,s ,ssnr,ed
IN that communication, viz: Tba, The is,,a, NJ
MIX TO the author of Hancock had been made The
OASIS OF an Official act, and would, of course. be
leu among the records Of the Department. were
pfoessedIy stated the FIRST upon the authority Of
mat paper, and the second ss an inference lrom
the statement contained in it,
In The early stage of this investigation. the
- Committee discovered, from the letter of Major