Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-11-26


disposed, He looked we'll rs usual in the ear,c
part oi tie day. | shall give the substance of INV
"oSeF'a'liS IN The discussion upon which this disc!o
sure Was made to the public, and viii forward 10 yo.
inc newspaper III which they shall be first prin.c,i
Before, however repl yng to this insinuaton it ma;
De proper TO state, that the rules OF the Senate for
oid resolution being acted the day it is offered
" unanimous consent; and that such is the Il
ocraty Oh that distinguished body motion is rr,
ever perAnited TO be brought INTO discussion if tn,
mover Is absent, wishes il lie Tor further tin
or even II any gentleman who is known TO feel ,;r
tcTIar interest Ill the subject should not be present
ailiogh he may not have expressed wish th,t :,
should lie over OF his account: hence if r.,u.n,L-
PPeiS 'iat resolutions remain the table Tor MANY
1 >, someone's for weeks, and occasionally for ST
"iiSei period, before they come under discussion
IN tic present instance II is true that Mr. Giles dill
MAKE thc observation lac states going to Shay that ia,
o.ih'toa, important, material, and relevant to the
SUBJECT then before the Senate, III existence: that
ne Was apprscd of the fact, and uullcsti ouoltc
inference, that the AdnInstraio also were in ,oscs
SION OF Il knowledge of il, but uf which tie Scnnte
was ignorant. Thus publicly Informed from So hinl,
an authority, 1t appeared Inc the ,ictHta hon az
duty and proprlety, as 1t was done by no other gentle
man. TO form Il resolution the broadest basis H..
9ueJtns oil .he information on the subject wlic
might be III the Possession OF the Executive
Inns resolution offered OH the Ith az I,,,,or-
ny tiie regulations OF the ScIatc as before stoci
could not be acted until the 5tit--v,r,, i ,~os
called up on that day know not. for do NOT ,,r,c,;
10 retain any recollc ction with regard t r II o.
pears, However, that at was not called an cuh thar
lore could not come before the Senate: and y fnrtr
10 reason could be assigned to the Senate tr lis .l,
or me probably casual remark, in familiar cnvr.
ZION, OF an honuurabtc friend, long since rome 80 TIA.
bourne iEoih whence no traveller renrns I,aino he
FtSponSlbic;--but lind, that on the div, succeo,,r
the Oth ~ january, the resolution yyast3kcn int CO.,,
S'"efation attempted usriccessfully 10 be amended
ny preamble distinctly recapitulung tic prcyious
remarks OF r Gales, furnishing th, occa,io,, q,
the call and then eventually ncmativcH as nredict1
by iiin by ayes ana noes and by the usual naiorit,
Of that p=fod. 1[
am well aware That this subject is now Of if,l.
moment to the pubic, and certainly of no reat
interest to myself; but still unwilnr that "a,
lihpu'atlon from such source should rest unon me-
Affirming, that no resolution offered by me at arr,
time, or IN any public body eyaded or atten,ptn
or wished TO be cvadcd by and that no Resolution
ever propounced by to that honorable BODY mr. nr,,
other was ul:duy delayed or, as | fully believe omit
ted to De deiinvcly acted Oh. Integrity of urrroeo
clean hands, and an entire and unlimited devotio+,
to the cndoavor to perform the duties committed !;
me III the pub!'c stations have held proudly claim:
they formed the only return could make to those h.
whom was 50 repeatedly, and 50 HIGHLY honorci.
ana perhaps on these heads few individuals who Lor
long heih responsible official stations have less to r.
proach themselves with. For eight years while .
member of the Senate, | was never absent from,
w aSihngton NJ the commencement of the sessions
nor lett II Until their close, with the execution Of.
rapid Journey to Massachusetts during the fonu tern
OF Gl2;--and during the whole of which period
doubt II was absent from it. altogether, half thai
plumber o! DAYS, from any cause Whatever.
Very respectfully, j. LLOYD
PhHFGcLDhi@ .Ncr. 10 1898.