Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-01

ton. then determined to wihhdfa" lhelr oP,
position, and TO Lei the Senator rom otee" """
his lack son friends, have tie beneh' "i the res
olution to cod FOR persons AID papers. :,
To This proceeding Of the Senate, and 10 al!
future attempts of the kinG, beg leave as
c,,;zen of this commonwealth, 10 enirr my
solemn protest: l consider it palpable depsr
ture from every principle and preeept al the
cops,ita,ion-an open and bold encroaehmeh'
mon the dearest and most sacred rights oi 'he
citizen, ard got up for the express purpose o.
DESTROYING the reputation of Mr.. Clay ana Ms
late colleagues. 10 promote the cause U, ~,
man uf Tennessee. Tha, Gen. Allen ana Ms
co-prosecurors sought the enquiry, lo' the pur>
pose Of Judging and deciding fairly and non
esrly upon the evidence, I presume nci'h7r NC
nor they will pretend. Was there any rv'aeh'e
introduced apans, Mr.. Buckner, Mr.. Letcher'
or Mr.. Thompson? Dill not Mr. Pope IN MS
speech, also admit, tina, Mr.. Buckner "lood a,'
Quilted, because he was always for Mr.. Az
ans, next to Mr. Clay. Yet, has Gen. hheh
and bisIco. prosecutors, awarded their voe oil &C,
oui,,al 10 those gentlemen or either OF them!
No; no, true to the principles OF 'htir party
they condemn, "right or wrong, II 'he aeeu'
sed were as innocent as an angel.
hall leave TO the mo,ers and prosecutors
Of that enquiry The exposition OF th' II """
motives and views, when hey Shall appear
the bar Of the gre., Tribunal Of The people; al"
though it be true, that the prosecutors have
wholly failed in their profcssed ohlec'. yet the
principle involrcd in such proceeding, is not
l. ereby diminished in importance, nor the IN,
vasion of our rights aud privileges as citizens,
the less reprehensible. surely feel myself
under no sort of obligation to those 'xparte
prosecuting Senator, Tor not having inflicted
an injury on me and nv late Colleagues; they
have shown every disposition, and used every
effnr, TO do So; the most hagrant outrage upon
the cons tuition AMI the rights Of the citizen,
have marked the course of their insidtous pro-
cecding. Even in he little that has Dern pro-
we'd in my case, MUS ice has been done ne
Mr.. Nc MILAN has mistaken me, and had have
been pre- ,enI, 10 call 20 his recoliecti ton what
did say it is to be presumed she would have
corrected what he said MIR Hit, who, it is
likely, should not know. were ! 10 see him,
has somehow strangely fallen into an error, in
regard to his at ment concerning me-as to
what he relates about Gen. Mctcalfc / know
| nothing.
He who always expects TO hear the convcrs
salons Of others correctly related, by inimIcal
par,izau Witnesses, in such an eXparte proceed
ing, will find himself mistaken Much de-
ponds on the with SIS: and the character and
lcrg;;, Of the conversation. The understands
ing Of the witness is often substituted, some
times very inrocentlv too, for Tie expressions
or,he speaker; the text is often separated from
the context and very different character and
dress given to the conversation from the true
one, aud e,ne tally when the bcnent Of cross
examination by the party accused, is no, per-
mI,,rd, and this is proved by every days expe
rirnce. How often do we hear Witnesses Gif-
fer in rrlaiina zen the nrsi,r.~s~ Ease
81" - ~os'f Paftirs are present with their law
yers to cross examine, we may readily Imagine
how much uncertainty Exists in the statements
OF paruzan witnesses made ,v.parle, and of
course how lI'tle orsdiI is due TO them
1t am RICH in supposng that tins process
ding OF the Senate is wholly out of tie sphere
OF their authority, it follows, that a witness
Tor the false 81 atrment upon tina, inquiry. could
no, be punish for perjury Yet the sra,rmen,
OF the witnesses in this whole proceeding have
been sent forth to he world under the decep.
tive form of the solemn Obligation Of an oaib.
i, is a Of fraud Upon the community. and
afforded an excellent opportunity 10 any on.
who may have been painting for an excuse ~
swear agains' the integrity Of Others; to send |
their statements forth 10 The public under the
imposing earb OF solemn oath, without any
appre Extensions Of mourning the penalties AT.
tached to the crime Of perjury.
The parlizlns of Gen. Jackson have been ve.
~ DESTROYS for The public TO believe tina, once
a preference for him next to Mr.
Clay Tor President, and that that preference
was Transferred 20 Mr. Adams because belirv.
I'd Mr. a. would make Mr.. Clay Secretary of
State. If had ever entertained such pre-.
erence for Gen. ]. (Which is no. to be under.
stood as ADMITTEDLY does it at all follow thai no
'ther reason could have operated to change my
opinion?
My vote TO MIR Adams was given wirhou,
my view 10 or, Knowledge that sch appoint.
nent would be made; and know of no intriru.
n understanding To that eff CT, os any kind or ;
azure whatever, directly or remotely. voted
or M. A. because believed lie was the most t
ullable man OF The Two for the uffice, The most T
likely TO favor The great American System, so e
ssential 10 the interests Of The middle and S
'es'ern states, anu not in consideration Of Mr.. c
lay or any other person going into the cabIue, {
nd every assertion that was Influenced i'm l.
N q m IN hy thn lat, .,l. |