The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-01-28

mr. .,,t fs s,i,sl.i' assteut "a tItte ut He t
.fan.a,1 a. ii, Utta nj carcstlrd that taet# st'
5.a,,l..nsa ~ 1lc 10, avha nre a, cor lent
-.,s tht seeissnrs II tues "lai laaS ~eif Vi
--.xis,eurc II ,he inne lif hoped the House
/. aaIA age, =, STRIKE oui all tnat PAT Of ne
,4saini,.n sh,rh mifhin1tcrthe secretary "a
80 h,s hniainp as - 10y orders.
IL Weei8 .,su ,ieiaip M House. except - say
fiifiaoi thut Il tic npver . me fcfpluiian s'll
thinks thai an, est public interest ras b. So
cured b. p successful aftsnri &c hiine dnv
rspruschrn the dlsl4aculs hndiudlvitHal Q" whom
lle bad ~ rsd. be would ,nceesf IA the pat
riauc p,epti4n % tho grnileman eon'd be bet
tef acc,mlhs - - h's asoid'ng anf efonnd
- sBspeetinr Inn o. pnfsisirss IN hs eoaffn.
That ,ii.taenishea fudt, finAl Is hishls efie' NJ
81 l., q tast bod, 81 the peope Of thus 1nion
rad iAe, ,ee iid er aftv eteito set him detitor'
al hvoad ioelii, rour.rn them II ~ urn a
pillaf should be bfoFen down.
lie would AVOID any thing like cr'rina'ion
t,eeaii,o he saw ihs deep responsibility "fich
Aenld be- incurred b, hin sbo. bY prrssiiac IA
~ eonnc oi rolical defamation. would con, CIT
TIM House NTH an arcns OF & adlatofs.
NJ Cul.nprr sad BE- did cot presume iakno"
shr nlo,ise, II az, man. IL hai nothing to do
.lth motives. nor bad the House aay thing 10 do
With them. Whatever ne motives Ivy "h'rh
,-r,il,pt.n ranv b. scfuntcd, IL wss his Object 20
Get attnr iafu' IL drsfed TO have the ifnih.
.hr who'll ffnh anh nothing but the Truth. Tie
AMEND ii "a rI1ff, 90 uiass 90 Law the resolu
ZION and y, adarul nu The table. IN order 70 A..
low scntlenesi AZ nfpoI tonHy nj fepecuag aua
,-a,tfatjnr then Yle,rftogetl'et, II Ne deny m
epsottuntr Of obtaining the truth, that very
xirrnfnsiape W,ll rivc cause ior a suspicion -
hrnaa thai there something IN the truth winch
jt.s ar.irel - cnareal Vii view to endutc
peaienea ~ - ftamr tic irsn,u'ion a. 10 en-
b,tce all the information, he moved 10 lay the &c
solution on the iahIe
N polk hoped tie gentleman withdraw his
rnoiiuu t,f d 4nomeat.
Mr. Cnlrrper Withdrew the motion suggesting
tina The gentleman FROM Tennessee nag'f make
aari he Ii closed y hat be had tosay.
Mr. Poi. sad he concuicd IN tn opinion,
since thr gentleman from Ohm bad introduced
she RESOLUTION ctlhag 'or htis, thai "e ongb to
have the A. holc truth. and noitl 4 more lie "a'
MOI one rAo would shrink from granting the n
formation which the rasoluiian cailed tor, He
would support the call for every fact winch was
70 be found inthr VA Department bot, At the
sametim thu he would have tic whole facts
h. ,sonid not submit To- invite nv Implication the
tfiie At the head nj the War Department to
pceannniy those iaris with any argument ~ o.
,,,uiou lie understood tine motion of The gon-
tIen4an from Kentucky 10 have nl That pau Of
thc resolution which goes n th' feqn'slhan oi
farts For hat he ~ouid Saic. hi what iors
,hr gentleman from OHIO call Ion lie calls on
The Sccrctfrv To- know Il There IT,, m has opinion
my order ns To tho length ri tiue tnr 4" hitch those
militia we've called into vetsttr; il tli't' rs any
spe ial order On adYcrilne n the amcndment,
il would he setn thai al the Information asked
(ar l., the peodcman from chic, Is embraced ~
th. amredmrti lfcl.is lor al icitrrs, papgrs.
aud documents IN the NM Drpar mont Con
c,lyne that as this vas Only documentary rh
Aenre. he tell himself bound 40 vote for shilIuC
out al thai part v hicl caiie fot ,urh documents
= 5ich are n. ~ the ucpatmcpt When we
get all that Is en- the bfpmfmH which we know
- he uuirs tant. Wetball know ihat what IS not
s,nt - mot there
There VS. aurfIsr part otthr resolution e.
- hirh he urald saa oac word. The gentleman
4 ON kcotelo had moved 10 strike ont all the
= rrespoudebce Which had nl,cn place betvc,u
,hs a. s,c,umeut the ua,trd States and the
of Town ss,c In. resolution applies
ea2luslyclv 10 h ml,tia regiments of Nacb the
ylx mails men t1msd u part. Ifso, where is
the neccsstlv ofcalilag for the whole oflhe cor
, esnondcaec top lsl2 10 thn pence Ilt world
&C fur tie csG les tine object The ccutrmnn
Il IN on o van. mare ihanls %, = ssuN Nh,'
T. II 10 claedatc The snl1ref. aud put tn mnttcr
on "A ftir 4Iouud he nd always under sfnod
t',af when gentlemen made IA call iot mioima-
ton there stas ptedIc3i"d On Il some Legislative
ueiion 1fno Legislative action, tlen 1t, object
xas J. cul ehcu tie nnirt.findmgl the House.
~ understood the efnil,nan nom OAlo 10 say
that be lid not know that he should found ANY
Legislative action on This solution hui fe had
said that tie public mind ~ acdaied and he
81 f,i the " hHle Of the facts 10 be published
o. tbr peoplr lfibe tnll VI, fnr lie facts o.
lona br IS aid ro With him d N voting 10
su4ke out the cpacndiue riauscs he went lortuc
iacis aud rnrihc acts alunr.
Hoo ~ Speaker suited that thr hour anow,d
FER noiipos and ,eselntioas having elapsed, be-
mus call the defs Of the dn'.
Mr. Polk moved n p s1panr the orders Of ,,r
da. Ages Qa--Noes Il. So the House dstelmi.
ned To postpone the orders Of tho Jay.
NJ Polk thrn resumed. he would dctain the
pou- but few minutes H. wond not sav any
thing ~ praise of thu distinguished iud1ilnlI
IN was a Resident thus STATE he friends of
tia ndv.aal vnald not safinl, frem tie mo
6netio o. any facts - hioh could throw light on.
on his conduct HaW happened T. however.
thai after Thirteen yenre lad elapsed the gentle.
rhan hpm Bh,o should, "a this particular iunc-
tue th'usl tHS propos ten upon the House
" Nv when a part t the conduct 81 that great
man IN 'he Southern war, NBs under invasfiea.
ii H. was II that tonrreSs VA, not called on TO
rive ~ opinioo respecting These militia men
4 his subject thcn slept and snmhered aud WAS
Dot heard Of The nation a. that time smoke in
2 yni-s which was too ipielieihIe to he nri>un-
6er,ood Yetnow 'hr gentleman from ono
thought II importani IN reference to ucw4pancr
publications.. aud N what bad transpr. II SINCE
the last session OF Cong ,css 10 Institute tins in
auirv H.srouduet uuid not be N misunderstood
BY the House. or by thu AlBfi,ctu people He
aud he hoped all friends ofthai udi, idual would
never shrink from t1t production of any infor-
nation which could hc obtained from the Score.
farv afWar or from any otbcr quarter Rut he
did not wish hin, TO hc defended by any arcu.
meni. expose, o. opinion, OF any thing else
which MS ont Of i've records Make the all On
the Seere ay for the facts let him call on his
clerks aud have everv Thing coped and when
they are submitted TO the II use. the House will