The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-04-20

II htst A@a# iiHt Ah aktiAcIlthiN Fhhitfatsu W
are too unheiiued n thelf CHARACTER 10 warrant
/, nur committee "a acting "a thou The names
~ his inlofmanfs are not sisen. and II would |
sem by the ainiaNr, thu tnis information WIS F
principally derived hom residents Of tr l,o- /
vince of Canada, beyond tue reach of mr. ,udf |
cal authorities, AM ofanJ peme, thut ouf gus-
ernn,cut could create
much animaiye SION has been had upon tie |
statements madC by saul lrfry aud a. some
public journals have pronounced hnn unworthy |
of belief, the ,ommlft.e feel IN due 90 hlu. aud |
10 those WHO procured ms testimony Ia statr thar
Certificates have been furnished ga tbs sabjce /
winch satisfy 'heui that the tupats tons zcast Gp
On the character Of that gentleman we're nuiust /
iou Committee hase nov given q eeneise re +
terence 10 that pari - the testlnnuy presented |
winch they consider ola CHARACTER sufficiently +
definite 10 bear upon thr allegations contained ~
tAe petitions II Is sso shown 10 ynur roiumn=
tee 10y the affidavit ni de vic al Nutean, that
she knows nothing Of hjs fate other than whAs
Is known generally, aud that she has not ,uen
hm non heard from ann since the sad iith OF /
septcnbef
The committee also prcsen, 10 The house ma.
nv other aihdavits IN relation to the subject |
but they are of a description 81 vague, resting
oiteu upon slight eifeun,,tnees. aud IN ,ume ca
s. without giving even the nanes of lhose sus-
pect'd that, however unpleasant may hr tue
tnprrN>Ion made by them upon the mnds u
sonr comm ice INDIVIDUALLY. The, are moi of a
character which N their opinion would Justify il /
statement OF ihcn contents "a a report TO tins
hpusc,
Ate, full rvarlnatiuu OF III. subject youl
committee hase lound themselves surrounded ~ /
emha1assments upon every san.
They have cndeavomed 10 devise a ilibuua, /
Ia, ibt Investigation otth.< l.,t4,,.uan which
could have IA jurisdiction .a.r,.rn.i, .eitI, tin,
scction II country through winch t,,. ,nus,rn-
ty Is charged To have extended; which would
bo- srss power 10 force the attend, 4te of wit.
n,ss,s ron, y.tv mart of th,t ,.i,at,y with |
rioht 10 tmprisnn those who shy1lI r,d,.. Il, nm,
s,or questions Iae,rilv proposed Inch ,yoult
secure the arrest and drtcnfior tor liat of tbn.r
AGAINST whom ufgat shoul. IL, made aud ct
,ybi,,b Should NOT atfiupc upon Those r,,tt,.,.l
nr;,Ir,,., hat s,r,tfe 10 cy.fy ,,ng,, tn ,,eLt
nft,;aI ~ my ,ee,rdius Ia tho courses ot ,h, /
common Ia. n,.i,il,e,s 10 winch, fro. ,.,,L,
should cIn,r,, T., Inc last furiS Of il,T5.. ,l,,
cal safer,
Tnn, tho d,,nrst rr1ect,,n van, r,,,,,i,,,.
are otorDl,n. that snch a .rhusr, Whit Il would
h, lo,,n mi IN n,,,e,ol. and ,i,,,,,,r,,,,s - mon,
dent coold NOT materially add IL, Nh. ,,,yr,s
vested II, onr r,,.,iI,., courts
To arrest th. progress Of such cl,riss crime.
IN surrender tn n injured and tn,,lteIl ms -,
our country thrit So Nauton yIolatara I, rrt,- i
fecr our peopl, IN the endowment Of lie. lb' rtv
and the nal.,, or b.nn,,,ess a. - me, d. 80,
cry cItlzqa. and nart,rujarly Of ,h,,a Ia Who,
are egfc.l I've f.,c.jap + 4 tna.,,.rel
veal Yet IN doing So W. sboull not ,o,oci
that yyh,., ,cl,,o,,irlo.. 40 ,,,,ile,ra ,rd,.r.
j., our community. aur rec if,stit,tip5,s nr. 49,
cured equally 10 all I,t those WIN tr,,,nI.
aoon tneIr countr,.f law. answer ~ In. L,r If
that country TOR their offence but the moral
ans. of ih5 ,,,,,no,,i, .ho,,Id unt hs ,,,l.,,.
ed Nv conio,pIina lbr nn,f,.t with ,le ,.,lt,
Aynre that tim, tran,ari,r, mas c,lIeJ tori,
the deco aud merited iuiion,tion Of , nconIo /
ieal1u, N the protection of those liberties 81
ialriy bnnsit sa1ts.u are So firmly .,nard.
~ me typs,it,,i n and laps IF ON conntr, "a
,t,..i ~ tIc humhlest citizen as IN those cl,rbe.
u IN the highest powers that trrcnlen can IN.
stow. your committee have anAiuusly cndea-
worried II recommend such means rs IN their /
view would most condnce To II 70 arr,,tind Gnu.
vc,ion Of those who have been actors ma scene
winch We nope is aud wi, remain unpar Ilc.lrd
in tic history Of our country
They therciulc mn oduce the following reso. |
lutious:
Whereas, it appears TINT Que William Nor |
gan a citizen of thi, state WIS IA the ,nenih nf
sputrnhfT I,si fnr,1hIV and ,,uI,.-F H. ,.l.,n