Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-02-20

PrcsfS;t advised that the had closed
their tuu; hr was also informed a
Der OF the Couimrr in i,S pcScrcr Committee
"ec unanimously nf orirou that the es'ien' was
accent "i it charge OF hav'g participated m any MAJ.
ier in contract made with the War Department. "he
he WIS Secretary of War. Tac |ar 4; the '5"nIe
of Ar. DuG. S,,hpG,nas issued for witnesses TO
appear testify IN Nice''cSieut. On
the 29,:, of January. the Committee received i'om the
friend and representative IF The sdrn,, paper
protesting against the previous proceedings "i tie Commit
Considering this rrprr prepared and presented
protests, the Committee have dccmcG it their duty
transmit the House 6u' ',y inbcar all comment on
is
The Committee herewith all tine testimony they
have received during tuc examination.
The Report aying been road
MIR. Floyd then and ,aadc remarks on
tie report, which lie presumed would be considered as
the report of the Committee iaascuc. a. it was the
report of the majority ut ,husc who composed H. The
Co nttee had been f1rty days engaged in dehbera-
ton on HAS subject; and Ear he had been able
understand the varons testimony which had been pro,
tuced he himself had prepared rcPor, which how
d'd not appear to conform 20 the of the Commit
zee. ihe report which had lIs. been read Grlvc
inrng % Ao matter which he did no, ;hn, the correct
one lie would therefore present ;oti4e House the
port which he had prepared
While he had the l,or and rs il vas pro5ahlv rc
iast time This session at he would address the House.
lac wonid take occasion TO say word more. He
Nen' INTO The investigation OF this sUbiec, with view
20 10 justice - all parties. During the investig ation,
h2Tr'r' 80" character of = WHO stood in n
foi siI,"uaaHc alluded TO NIix--lad been so devei-
o I'D 20 d!ny greater deg, ee of atrocy than had
marked any Individual since the DAYS OF Titus
Gates. Tie would say word rlo:c. During these
days when he himself had to bear his STARE of censurc
with Others, who were called ruthless radicals he
tho,nl, NJ ot time as he ,Lonrht nor. tlo. ic s;s,
proved of elbow Stone expeditions and the system
oi t1tiicatiors which CarTyn on unnecessary
expenditures: but, in ;sticc iic officer who was
3: The head of tl, Deparf,nen he would say tl,at Lo
had been of rs much use 10 that Department as any
man IN the United states could have been. Before
III came ntq-jt, the Department a STATE OF cha
sic confusion: lbs the rer,,a,ions he introduced AMI
tie enioIc ing of Tie res, cpsiby Of oAccrs hn had
c;ren to Tie )crarin,cf,, s,;,..rv ,l,ic r.ycr NO
longed to it before win li,ase .trvnIors L ,voI3
resume his seat on, a.i,ir IN rns,,, @ '
whc', te held in his hand
Tic cucstion Le;,,m ~; ro,vc
Mr. " right II he dil not rise 70 o,rosn ;b, 70
quest ofhe gentlemen from Virg,nn for leave TO nrc
objection t,, thc rcDDr itself ,,h:i his ,,icoo, bat
prepared. The gentleman from Vi.,-ina lad said
that tho report drawn W hv minority Of the Com
rli.;cc cy Dree,cfi ,,nro cfi,, ,.,I cI,,r ~ l:t =,
the inqrirv than ,I,a oi,,er rrcr,,t ~ - ~ ' "
M.. G'ioyd explained .i.. had n, wish ~ co into
>jly controversy ill tie ma ,liiy O! tie Committee
What lac sail was that he did not arnroyp Of ;!, c.
loripg given 10 the rcrof, and he .!an,h, it ay d.e
n HE minority allow t.cn ~: uacD:tun;ty ~ ovc
thci: ic. OF ill.,, matter
Mr.. Wright resumed Ii 1raoarc! diem that tle
gentleman did not approve Of The coj,rinr rxcn 70
the matter by the majority. Nov il has been the en- /
teavor Of IT, majority stu7uIY 20 avoid riy,,r am
cooring 10 the ;'ansactioa5 WHICH rere not before
them, guard against giving avv ou,icu On MATS
tcrs whc!, property ,If'ar their inves,iga
trn 1t vas not ,l,ouaht necessary tv them to 90
into anv details to prove the Infamous character oF
nix 1t was sufficient for ITEM to say, that he was
Infamous and lhpt he was regarded ty the Commit
tee IS not deserving of credit, upon his oath. The
majority had differed in opinion with the gentleman
from irginIa: '1ay thou2't it essary 90
rave resort TO hard words but that il u;cicri
10 say that the testimony Of Mix had wejrht with
'hein. was !, necessary {" say more tian this? IL
they expressed the opinion that he too infamous
character TO be believed. il necessary go into
detail 10 sh0'Y why they had 20 this conclusion?
me Committee were of opinion that such course
was net nacess'TT. One CT iic strongest objections
wHcn he mad Z" a." report OF the gentleman from,
ma a.oie o"t OF NC adoption OF this violent lhra
SeoL"gy' ''hi,; he ga not deem necessary.
ne report 81 VIZ lloyd was then received and
orGered 10 oe iaid on lie table and printed. The