Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-03-05
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Fron. Tie Kentucky Cog,nen,ato,
TO NJ LATE TgENTS:S.
People or KEN-Tjf-Ey

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rom here, summons to appear at the bar of the sen
aye OF This State TO give evidence, toucinr Certain r
solutions there depeuding-at the same time ,v,s =,
orned, hy letter, tat the friends of Gen Jackson in
Tic Senate had sect out subp9nas procure witnesses
10 prove all the Kentucky delegation, WIN vo,o5 To-,
MI adams for President, were guilty of harro;n in
rgue, &c and ii could get here BY the ,,ay f:rsn
10 come on could as The examination Womb
Ia Ike some days. ~
with as ittIe delay, the westaer ms health and
business would admit, set ont for this place and arr-
yea near on Thursday, the 2Th inst. when found the
uVesiSatlan was finished; that the jackson mon had
offered all their evidence name having been introduced
oy the friends OF the Administrations and found the
Senate engaged in debate the subject.
mus stood The proceedings on nv arr,vsI hare. of
course aH opportunity of seifdefence, cut Of; in
deed none was intended 20 be allow ed for bv Gx,.r
Tue ihroauction OF witnesses the 3lst, (thc iesou-
uo 10 Sehu Tor persons aud papers only passed on the
2oth The very idea of the accused defending themselves
was ehtirey excluded; not one within less than
mies, ana some of them at Washington exccpt MIR
hH''o; am oahd therefore, 20 consider the proceed
ing as Intentionally exparte. The summons received
was ordered by friend. merely 20 inform me- rs he
says, OF what going Oh and desire on his mar,
tat shoaid he present. if possible and not that hS ex
Poce0 me 10 he witness where was party irnpca-
ted. =
understand the friends Of the Administrative, :, a. q
senate opposed the rr0c"edo2 novel and
'eu' ana against al rEh and justice; but were ut-
a'ey ihduceo yic' to the enquiry, after aduonisil.
ing te mover & Alien and his jackson friends io
consider well what they were about The us,ifc,t;,,
winch the friers OF tho Administration oiIer for do;po
sos Is that gen. Allen and his CO prosecutors n.o,css
lhat their proof was nj hand and coui socn he had n
mat IL vas tut and ample establish the bargain anu
intrigue, and challenged aud dared efn TO the eoo,r,
'"e iF'eH"s oil Mr. Clay and his ccleaGucs not being
""iia l" countenance so unleard OF proceeding still
"o'eu ten Aliens resolution toiic on the table Then
paragraph. appeared The Acnus tie otoan Lcrn rs
me jackson party, vaun;iDglv announcing that Tho
''eHis OF the administration had opposed the nvestina
ion rom tear OF the prco that refusing "a pass the
1 m. H.,j
Ton 10 tiIe proceeding only preicnce 10 snc,ie,
ana concea the truth. Jack son Senator Gen Alien
had aFowed that this paragraph contained sentiments
si"liiar TO those he had expressed in lis oace Tho
friends OF The AdIrnist lion then o t
draw their opposition and to LEI the Senator from Ge n
and i'is Jackson friends have the hene, of the rc
! ton 10 send for persons and rarcrs
To this proceeding ofti:e Senate ami 10 I'll G,,,-, -.
tempts of Tie kind, beg leave as citizen ofths o
''"hweait "a eater NY la,:lo tu,ef ,;c,stIcr il =
papaoe departure ir"E every rncple and rrccct Of
tis cohslitutionai open and bold cpcruac ner ,i,on
iiie dearest and sacred rights of ;le ,tyor a.,
o' up Tor ie express purpose of destroying the enuta-
o o' ni. Slay ana bis late colleagues, promote Ok.
I:"se " Tue man OF tennessee. That Gen. Allen and
his co-prosecutoTs sought the enquiry for ,
o! Judging aud Deciding ;alr and honestly uoon The ey
,e'ce' presume neither he nor they =. pretend
~ 80 s''c any c"dchCe introduced against ir Epcl.
neT, MI Lcchcr, o: AiT. Thompson? Dad mt ~,
Pope, III his speech also admit tai s:r ni,l,nnr 49,,
acquitted because - was always Tor Mr.. adams ncy,
10 Mr. Clay? Yet, has Cen Aiiea and his Drosecu
os: awarded 'he vote OF acquitted to those gentlemen
or eisner OF hem2 No no; true 20 the princIn,es of
TIER party, they condemn, right or wrong, # Tie mr.
cnscd we as innocent as an ANGEL "
shall leave 10 The movers and prosacu,crs
lIHE, i"c exposition OF thor own motives ami v,ae
"ien 'hey saI! appear Al the bar oi the great T,hu
H'! OF Inc people; yitprsh il DE tue thet .!c rrosecr
.orS nave wholly failed IN their proresscI uhiac, 20,
,"e p'lhcplc INVOKE an sucia proceeding Is not tjo,e
oy diminished IN ImT"riaacc nCr the in asian Of o,,r
rights and privileges as citizens the less rem chaoil
''e'y icel myself under of obligation To those
e&parie prosecuting Senator'S for not having Inflicted an
INJURY on me and my late Colleagues. ,Lsr ,sr. ,,cn -
every disposition, and used eve,y c,rt TO 90 su the
most Bagrant outrage upon the constitution and tho
rights o. me ci1en have marked The course of ,beir
nSd'ons proceeding. Even the ittc that has been
proved IN my case, injustice las been done meNIr
Mcmillan has mistaken me, and hadI have been ore
sent, TO call TO his recoccU; what did saw is N he
presumed he would have corrected what he had said -
'r. mt, who, 1t is likely, should not know Is ere
10 see bin has somehow strangely fallen into IN erroy
III regard to his statement cODcerDinr meas T., ,vh,
nc relates about Gen. Metcaife, know nothing
lie VINO always expects TO hear the conversations o
o'hers correctly related by nmca part1zan witnesses
!" suCh an c%Paftc proceeding, wiiifDd himself tns;o
KEN N!uch depends the witness: and tl,o bar,cto
anu 'ehgui OF the conversation. The nrdpyst1udu,
w 'e "lhess is often substituted and sometimes ycr
""oce"'iy 'oo, ior The expressions Of the speaker Ia
Iet is often separated from tho conic; and verv dig
LoTent character and dress given n Tie conversauo
from ine true one, and especially when the benefit n
cross examination By Inc party accused is not hermit
toc, and this proved by every DAY experience Ito,
often t we hear witnesses differ in eat;np even m
ordinary conversation Of others And il GREAT rcul
~ sometimes occurs in arriving al the true state of I'M
case "hen both parties are present with their LAWYER
10 cross examine, we may readily imagine bow mncf
uncertainty exists in the statements of partizan " inc,
es made c%Psrle, and Of how little credit ia din
10 them ~
II Hr rightin surprising that ttie proceeding of IN
senate Is wholly ont Of tue sphere Of their autborv
follows, that witness, for false statement unon II,
inquiry, could not be punishrt for periury.-Yet IN
statements OF The witness in ibis whole proccedipo hav
been sent forth to the world under the decepiye form
OF me solemn obligations OF an OATH; il sort of frau
upon the community, and afforded an excellent onnor
tunity to any one who may have been painting for n,
excuse TO swear against the integrity Of others IN cor
their statements forth 10 the public under Tie uposin
saIo % ao'ehn oath' without any apprebensons of in
curing the penalties attached to The crime Of ncrurv
The PartsaDs Of General Jackson have been vey
DESTROYS for the public 10 believe that once
cd preference for him next TO Mr. Clay for President