Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-31
FOR THE E.AQUIRER.
70 .EIIE PfrRILE
.feio erpioSion-Gt Tie Elerenfh hour.
w sHINGroN Expose

.N'eto erpiosion-Gt The Elerenih hour.
WASHINGTON Expose.
In consequence OF the want OF space i'm the last
Enquirer, the concluding part OF my explanations
OF this strange paper was excluded! \ The delav
however, has afforded me one more dly for "a t,,er
consulting my memory, and for the examination
oil documents in relation to It's contents; and I
'hinS ny due attention 10 their developen ents Tho
whole sublec, will be rendered perfectly piain and
in'etigIhlc TO every sound mint. | think 4, will
be clearly seen, that The most material parts of
the Expose consist OF inventions or OF thr ,I.c.p
uouS dreams OF disturbed Imagination, which
Mr Adams must have mi.taken for the sueges
tons OF his memory. l beg The imparlia, consid
erason OF every friend 10 truth. to tne tolinsno
taken III connection with the preceding Statements.
me session OF Congress OF iS0S-'9, commences
on the 9TH ni November, 1908. In the Pr.sident,s
message OF the mex DAY, he call. the attention Of
Congress, most emphaucaly, 10 the subject Of Tho
embargo; and without expressly recommending ia
cohunuahce he submits thai point 10 the djscreion
OF Congress. His own most decided opinions and
wishes Tor lis continuance, were as we'll known as
II tb%y had been expressly Stated in his MESSAGE
On he 10th. with the view of Carving into af,sc,
he known 0plsct- OF the Pre- sldent | ,nooed IT,
following re-oiutiou:
Ek''ac is1in thr Journals OF the Senate OF 1908
page p, 30
ne following motion WIS submitted By Mr.
Giles, ioI considerations:
90 ReSO!ced, That so much of the ,,ss, =,
the tresidrnt OF he United States as relates 1o III,
several embargo laws, he referred 10 select com
mitee, "''h instructions TO exainins AMI report
whether any further measures are now necessary,
70 enforce due Observance therror during ihsir
continuancei and also whether any iu,thep ,oo.i
hcatiOn thereof be o&Gediehi at this time: and ,h,
such committee have leave 10 report bv hiu m,
otherwise"
On the following day, Nr. Hin sc made the
following motion:
e" MIR. Hilihuuse submitted the C,iiou,,o ,,;.
Tor consideration.
" Hesolred, Tina, il is expedent that :he act en
uti1d " An act laying IN emhaf 90 OF all ship, and
vessels in the ports harlo,s Of the tJn;teI
states, and i:e several acts suppiene nrary there
Ia, he repealed; and that committee. b. apno;r,e1
oprePare and report bill Tor mat puIpose''
On the same Gay, the Senate ariouted the reso.
luton moved by.mysclE
= The Senate resumed the mo'ion made yes,er.
day . That 80 much OF the message OF the Pres;
den OF the United States as relates 10 ;t. seve,,i
embargo laws, be referred TO 4 seleci committee
with instructions to examine and report. wbeiher =
any iurthef measures are necessary 10 enforce
Que Observance thereof, during their con inuancc.
and also, whether any iurth r miodihc alton there
oil be cXpecienl al this time, and that such com /.
hhtice have leave to report by bill OF otherwise
aud having agreed thereto,
" OFdered, That Dir. Giles, Mr.. Smith of Ma.
ryland, MIR H'llhonse, Mi. Bradley, and AIr.
Pope, be tie committee"
After encounierns more difficulties and embar.
with he ddvic and able assistance of MIR. fiaIia'
TIN, l reported bill Tor enforcing the embargo
which was finally passed on the 2I-i Dec. lsOs
he delay having proceeded from the inheren.
difficulties and Perplexiiies OF the case The pro.
ceedings will appear from the iournaIs-oao. e..
The niii making further provision for en1orc;n~
the embargo, read the third time and The fila
having been amended,
On the question, Shall this bill pass!'
1t was determined il the affirmative, yeas 90
nays7 z. 80
he yeas and nays having been required bv
one-hith ofthe Senators present. those who vo.edi1
the affirmative, are,
= hlessrs Anderson, Condi,, Crawford, Franklp,
Gahlard, Giles, Gregg, iitchel, Minens., Wit
cm!l, Moore, Pope, Robinson, Smith OF Mary land
SHitn VI nc" ok, Snnth OF tennessee, Sum.
ter, Ihruston, Iitfin, Turner.
hose who voted iii the negative arc
" messrs. Gilman, Good, icl,, Hhouse. Llovd
MatbewsoD, Pickering, White"
IL can hardly be presumed, that any correspon.
dence could have been thought OF by mvself or
any other supporter OF the administration Oh that
day, when a bill, for enforcing the EMBARGO Twas
passed by majority of 20 10 EVERY supporter
OF The administration voting Tor the passage of the
bIiE yet II is possible IT InJy be So Now nv
speech OF the 2iiI OF November, 1908. urovos
beyond Tie possibility OF doubt, that | had re.
cfiVeu ny iniorma ion OF the reasonable projects
suggested by MIR. Adams 10 have been going on in
l4U1-6, as well a y the letter written bv ,he
t'ovcrnor Of Nova Scotia, before the 9th Novetn,
Der, iSOS OF 1t would not have been possible fo.
me 10 have introduced the snbectsinto debate on
that day. Equally impossible would il hav. hen
for NJ Adams % have given me that iniormaiiou.
before that Tine, by confidential letters in $500
he motion upon which the embargo was actuaiiv
repealed, was not made by myself till the 9Th ri
fcoruary, i5O9-more than two months after the
disclosure OF my Knowledge Of the facts in oues-
non Is 1t possible to. believe that Information
shouId 'idv' been sought Tor from Mr. Adams in
ms retirement, by lettr from me or any one el.e.
more ihdD two months be ore IL was wanted, Sucf
conception would be almost inadmissibIe. Mr.
ans Is left TO settle the question with the par,v
then IN power III Massachusetts,, as 10 his present
as wei .. former suggestions of their reasonable
cDects. For, he stl asserts his knowledge of thar
iac' po1hv 'ly, although h caunoi prove i, in a
court OF justice Notwithstanding his denial Of All
hh""'edge Of such negotiations, a. Mr. .Jeffersou
and mysef bob assert he communicated TO Roth ~
u. ~ "o'i "
Upon foil view Of the facts and doc,,mo,,,
mere exhibited, The question recurs, when d;d
Mr. Adams ~ ke his verbal COMMITMENTS, "a
myself aad Mr. jeYer-e sal! After ;be ri cxcr.
tons OF ny memory, and the examination Of ali
'se documents accessible to me. believe il TOOK
place m January, 1903, pending the embargo. NJ
original impression was. that tn. communicated
100" place before tie embargo but ! would nos
commit myself 70 thr public uron that, or any
n'iief lac uulii bad made the most strict and ac,
cusaie eaguiiias-44t sm row satisfied Il ,.a