Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-24

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ception to IL, or TO the public, consisted In sup
posing the vote taken on the motion 10 strike
out the appropriation for Fort Calhoun, when' IN
fact, the previous question precluded avo'e "po"
that pr opposition, and forced vote upon the en-
grossInent of the appropriation bill. This vote
was certainly no test OF the opinion oil tue mouse
on the report and resolution Of the Select Commit
tee, aud 1 never should have thought OF making
such an impression had not inadvertently con-
founded the ditferent questions upon which the Sc
veral votes were taken. made the statement en-
iirely from memory; with the exception oil 'he
| result of the vote. v bich was obtained rom the
journal of the House by another gentleman anu
handed TO the. I made it, however. undcr iu'i
belief, from my own recollection, that IL was cor
rect, and il is now apparent, from the journal
that i; was substantially 90. The Senate p.opos-
cd 10 amend TIE appropriation for Fort Calhoun by
declaring that " this appropriation should not be
4 egar,led as a confirmation Of the contract made
| with Elijah Mix The House rejected this,
| which was a much mider proposition than that
rerommended by the Select Committee, by vote
of so to 40 II is sef-eviaen, tina, every member
who voted against the amendment Of the Senate.
would have voted against the resolution of the
Selec, COMMITTEE, for II cannot be supposed that
any of tLose who refused TO declare that "a The
appropriation rhould not be regarded as confr.
nation of the Contract" would have voted that the
contract was null, and tha, further appropria-
ten ought TO be made for lis fulfiimeni. On the
contrary il may well BE- supposed that some ofih6sc
who voted for the amendment Of the Senate, Guild
have voted against the Recommendation Of the Sc
! lect C,m.ntec. s-ss
Although it was not technically correct {, say,
that the report and resolutions of the Select Com
miitee rejected before they were formally
| presented to the House; and cersinly should not
/ have committed such apparent so.cistn, eveu
| IN terms, Ut had consulted the journals for the
neurological order of events: YET il will be OBJ
vons from the statement of a few facts, which DO
| not appear upon. The journals of the House, and
| which Gen. Mriralfe and Mr.. Campbell will,
probably recoleci, that my statement, in this psrs
tieuiar, was correct to every practical purpose,
with the single exception, that the ryiag vot. as
carried by majority of only Two to one, instead
OF the s,Ll larger majority which WAS given the
| previous, q,iestion.
7 When the proposition Of Gen. Cooke, to strike
oat the appropriation for Fort. Calhoun, was under
| DISCUSSION the second day, Mr.. Butler, the Chair
man of the Select Committee of three, support ed
the motion 70 strike out, upon e authority oil the
evidence produced before that Committee. and
WAS under the impression that he had their report
read. Ii seems, however, from the Journal, tina,
this imIa e-sion was incorrect, but have distinct
recollection That he stated subsia tally the result
o. Tie examination made by the committee, and
either said or did something that induced me TO be-
lieve tina, he la the papers Of hat committee then
IN his possession. called for the reading of the
evidence. stating tina, would submit the question,
| after that was done, wi,hou, word of argument,
on my part. When the resling OF the evidence
MSS closed, Alr Golden, OF N. York stated thai.
tho7sh he had entertained vorabe i'm p. essiors
| OF the contract, the evidence clearly showed
shat II had been fairly made, AID vas highly ad
vantasepus TO The GoveInu eni, that he fel, Sound
| 20 put an end to an improbable Gi~cussion, ty
calling Tor the previous question. The call was
sustained by large maturity, and the bill wa, or
| dsIed 10 third reading with only twenty dissent
| sag voices. Subsequent 10 this, the proposed
amendment of the Senate was rejected by In.
vote already stated, Of so to no.
| Having discharged the obligation which have
| incurred 20 the Committee, BY an uaintentinnal
and uni'npor.ant error, IL remains that discharge
a duty Of eth higher obligation, which owe TO
myself, aud TO those who feel an inteies: in my
! character.
! General Metcalfe and Mr. Campbell arc pleas
Ell 10 say, =" we feel no DISPOSE TO engage in
| controversy with Messrs. Calhoun aad McDaiIie,
respecting this contact" / exceedingly regre,
that they should have thought il necessary 10 make
such sn aiuson TO the Vice President as there 10
assurediy nothing in the either 10 demand or
| 'owsiiiy H. WilhanS possible controversy which
may arise between then, AMI myself, on this sub
| jsct, he can have no sort OF connexions; for owe
TO Linn, TO state distinctly, tbat lie had no agency
IN the production OF The letter which has proved so
offensive, further than 10 suggest the erasurc OF
one or two sentences, and the mitigation oil tie
language Of. perhap-, many more. j should
have been more than wiling myself TO avoiI any
such cont eyeIsy, anil there is certainly nothing
1
| Meical'e ard MI Campbell, thatI should have
deemed u necessary to notice In this public man.
neT, bit tor the terms in which they have charac-
ierised The error which Committed Speaking on
That subject, they say, lis rnisr epres enta ions
". VIII not say intentional ones, demand, and
shall reetIre correction" Will not assume the
responsibility of Interpreting this lahenaee for
! tear shorlj DO i'jrstce 10 the gentlemen by
| whom it is used, from one of HON, al, least, /
| though, bad right TO expect ordinary Kindness
and eourte~y. But as The expression used by those
| gentlemen may be regarded by others as being G..
qaiYpcsl, am ifess,ilIy impeed by monitor
! whose suggestions shall always hold sacred, to
state explicitly. thai, If they, either of them,
| meant 10 insinua:e that | made an Intentional
pessreIyesentatto the in,inuarion is ,conforIy
and absolutely false. GEORGE McDUFFIE."
ETtract Of a Letter, Rated Hacano, 26h Lan
u0ry, received at the office Of The Baltinore
Gazette.
On the 23I December this Government OBJ
sained Information that the Mexican Sauadroo
nnder Commodore Porter, consisting of the Fri
gate Liberty, OF Al guns, ard the Briggs Bravo.
Vic;oris, aud Schooner Herman, were cfr:,ine
off San Antonio.
Z" On the 25lh, the Spanish Admiral sailed in
quest ef the enemy, having under bis command
Inc rf'sa'e !-ealao' SO guns.
Are husa, 80
Brig Hercules, 22
6" II appears Commodore Porter suffered SON.
dsnages at sea, and, encopnieriDg a sir,np N.
w wind, he pu, into Key West, = here, accord.
ing 10 the last accounts, Le Is blockaded by :