The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-17
DCMESTiTC.
iom Mt Lexington NJ Reporter.
TO Ny LAfL CONSTITUENTS,
ANH TN
PFOpIE or KENTUCKY.

, pear nj The bar ufihe senate Of tins Stale. g.
give =, ldeuee, touching certNn resolutions
there depruding--sai the same time | ~
formed b, letter. thai thr TREND, 81 Co.. 1atl,
, son ~ IT, Srnatr, had srnt ou suhraurs 10
procure Utncssrs IL prove al =. Kentucky
delegation VIM Sooed ior Mi Adnms o. PIesl.
dent wrir gully OF bargain, intrigue, Ao, aud II
could not get here hv the day lalL)ln come
On as soon ~ could, ms the examination would
tai some days.
With as little delay rs the weather, nv health
aud business would admit | set out fnr this
place mud alivedou Thursday, The 7th inst.
when found the invostle ton VAS finished !;
thai the Jackson men had offered all their esi,
drncr none having been introduced by The
friends Of the Administration, aud ! iound
the senate engaged IN debate on the subject
Illus stood the p ocrrding on my nrrival
here, of course nll opportunity al sell drirnce
was cut oil; indeed, none was intended io be al
lowed for by fNhg the Introduction al witness.
cs on the 3lst, Uhe resolution to ,end ioi per-
sons aud papers only passed on the Goth the sc.
" idea al the accused defending Themselves
vas entirely excluded Not onr was within irss
than lio mites. aud some 81 them ui Washington
except MI White. am bound, therefore to
CONSIDER the proceeding intentionally tx ph,.
! te The summons received WIS ordered Ivy
freud merely 10 Inform me-, ds he shys OF
what was going ON, aud - desire on his part that
| should bo present, II possible and Mt thai he
expected me tn be witness where WASH parry
Implicated
understand the friends OF the Administration
intne Senate, were opposed to the proceedings ~
novel mud nnwal rnntcd and against NIL rieht
aud Justice but w,ic ultimately iuiuc"d 10
weld 10 the enquiry. after odmonshlnR The mo
ver. ten. Allen aud his Jackson i,Iends 10 con
slider well what they were about. The J"sirh
canon which the hicuds OF the Administration
offered for DONG SO. ~, that dcn. Allen tnd ht
co prosecutors protested thai thcii proof was
~ hand aud could soon he had, nnd ihai II wax
foil and ample 10 establish tn bargain aud ~
nigue. aud challenged and da,rd them to the tn-
anlry the friends ot MI Clay mud ms col
Leagues, not being wiling. sui voled Gen. Al
lens resolution 10 lie ON the table. Ihen par
aeraph appeared IN the Argn,, the oirnn here
Of the Jackson party, vaunlmgly announcing
TINT the friends OF the Administration hhd or
posed the investigation ioln fear OF the proof a
that in refusing to pas the resolution, they had
stlned enquiry, aud that the objection 10 The
proceeding Was only apiotenoe 10 smother and
conceal the Truth. 4 Jackson Senator, ten.
Allen! had avowcd that this paragraph contain.
ed sentiment. s,nillar to those he bad expressed
, ~ his riarr. The friends oflhr Administration,
then determined 10 withdraw then opposition
Jackson friends, have the benefit OF the TosoIu-
ton to send for persons ana papers
To this proceeding al the ocnhif, aud 10 all
future attempts oiIhc kind. | beg leave ns a
citizen of tins Common"rnlih, 10 rn'er my sol
rmn protest consider II a palpablr depar.
iure from every principle and precept Vi TIE
cons,ituion--hu open aud bold encioachmrni
upon the dentcst aud most sacred rights oi The
CITIZEN, aud eotup. ior the express purpose of
4 L., I'D
p latr colleagues, 10 promote the cause al the man
oil Tennessee. That Gen Allen and lns c"#prn
>ecutors, sought The enquiry, Tot ia" purpose OF
| Judging and drcldmg G,Ily and honestly upon
the ey ldrns., presume neither hr nor they VIII
pretend. Wa thrIc any evidence introduced
against Mr. Bnckncr Mr. Irirhef az MI.
Thompson u Il noi Nj. Pope. IN his speech.
also admit that NJ Bnc,ner sfopd acquitted.
because he was aIwavs Ion Nj. Adams, ufAt To
Nh Clay = Yet has Con. Allen aud his co.
prosecutors awarded th"T vote al acq"uidl 90
those gentlemen 81 cittcr oi them No, no
true To the principles of lhrn parry they con
demn. right or wrong, II the accused "'le a.
innocent rs nm angel.
shall leave IL the movers aud prosecutors 81
that enquiry. the exposition OF lhrr own mo
fiyeS aud views. When they shall appear al the
4 bar of The Great Tribunal Of the people Al
thought be trnr thai the prose'nio,s have
| wholly failed IA their protested obrcL yet The
principle involved IN such proceeding, Is nol
thereby diminished in impof'an~, nor th' 10
vasion of our rights aud privileges rs cilizcns
, the less rcplchon ible | smcly feel myself IN
{, der no SOFT 4 obligation 10 those ckphfis prose
cutting Senator'S. ior not having inflicted -
iurv on lne aud NV late colleague ii"y nav
shown every 4 tspgshlon and used every tlI"''
! ~ do 50; the most na9rant outrage upon ib'
a. al.t If tt,p ttynn IA
). marked the course OF tner lnsldloos proceed
o ing i ven ~ the lllle thai has been pin'
Il ed IN my case, injustice has been done M
l. Mr.. MchIilil has mistaken me. and La
j. been present 10 call TO his recollection :" INT
e did Wy, Il /, 10 be presumed lie would have cor
= rectrd what he has I'D. Mr. HIT who. II 1
likely, ,nould not know wee tosce Inn. la
some how strangely tallcn mt" m efr"r, ~ re
gard To ms statement concerning mc--as 4
what he ieluies about Gen. hetcaieJ J hnh'
y nothing.
lie who ever expects 10 hear the ConFcfsn
= tons OF others correctly related by inhnieh
pattizan witnesses, IN such an eap'rle proceed
=, ny, will dud himself mlStaken. Mnfh depend
4 OF tie uItnrss, aud the character aud length q
-, the cunye1 ,arion. The understanding Of tn
wines Is often substituted, aud sone llues vef!
lnnocently lo0 for the expressions oil me peak
a er The ten l. Diteu separated rom me eoh'tA'
ii. and very II fcrcut character and dress eiVeI
10 the CONVEX aliou from The trnc one, and -
n prcally wi.sn tie oenrf, Of cross examination
:, b. tie party accused Is not permitted, aud iht
Il. = proved by every day's exprlsnc". How
aitcn do VI hear Witnesses dlrr, IN relating
even the otdinnfy conversations Of others An
,, ii great difficulty sometimes occurs ~ aftNmi
ID, al the tree STATE the case whpn both par'es
f, a,r present with thei, LAM rrs to rros, 'hnh'ine
we may readlly imagine Low much uncerl mt
exists in the statements % panlzan wilhrhse
:, made eAparre, and oil course how little credit
due to them
=" III am r,git in surprising TINT this proceed
y iugoi he Senate is wholly ont the sphere
ti.,r authority. il follows, thai witness, Tor
fdsc statement upon thai inquiry, could not b'
- punished ior PERJURY. Yet the statements OF tn