Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-03-21

""" anticipated not Inc slightest objection. A
great alarm had been spread ia the country on the
subject OF this mission. Fears were felt or ieiqu.
ed, IN or out Of Congress, that the Executive in.
Struci"ns tn our Ministers at Panama would COM
Prof'I' the honor of the county. He wished to
ascertain how far those fears were justified lie
cared not IN what form the Information was OBJ
tanned. But, surely, gentlemen who had given
their views of the subject under their own names
would not wish to prevent those with whom they
came INTO CONTROVERSY from giving their views
aud objects also He cared not for the time when
the call should be made, but e hoped it would he
made as soon as might he. lie was quite willing
"'' !" require the ducenents cOiidenially and tu'
require the whole. Hereafter we can decide
whether tiey should be published
lie modified the resolution so as to require the
communication to he made confiehtiay and TO
strike out the latter clause of the resolution which
leaves the selection to the discretion of the Pres-
dent As the resolution reads above
Here some conversation occurred betw, Ell Mr.
Webster and >tr. Hayne, in regard tn scrupes ol
the latter to have the matter disposed Fly the Sem
ale IN It's Eh"c"f,ce capacity, all with view t.,
"ml'arras the resolution.
NJ Benton said he could conceive of no Difficult.
" winch would arise from the i,rln of the CALL
The documents wound he marked confidential, and
would he opened in secret session
MT. iaZewe rose and lelnar ked that the or.
y''a' defect oi the res uiou cr,u q not he renl,v.
Ell. lie cared in wiIat f,y.s!Sr .fl,en II x.s
moved. he would oppose it. The reason for the
call was avnwed tn he to give the Executive am
"ppnr,uni,y t"publist its views on matter which
has been discussed and is at an eud. If the Pres
II I, v,,,J b i, ,,'.,, Wv ~, "''' Wv
lu,,,u If 40. No ~ p"'1 quo ''''-
which ~ ,uIi ;, nv; - -, , "'''
KEEN h,ch h, ,"p"e 'a"i wi''ch ne chose L"
resolution Tor the nur,,se ,,f .,,.,J,,., y; p
hsI dncumcn,s vh;rh ho '''' " pun
The ob,rt * f., o,,m ,,,, D.: IS" ~
position of this b,Jv Th,. pras;.I, 80.
two or three DAVIS Of off 20 viii ,.ol i,', ,;'I, wv
spo,isblity for the ef;,c, nr ,Lo ,,,hI;..,;l,, t
shall we assist INN 70 dn !, wi ,,,ro s;x "u
responsibility c,nnn, s'aai. ;,.,' ,m y vi, '"
the gentlemen from M,..,chs.,,s r., :"
IN this body at rho ,;,r,, .,i',Iai n n"' Nv"
brethren said AR ~ 49,, % "y
saw the IN .r,strm,s nr, ,;..,., -. :, ,,S s,.,
hclua lis lug"
Here. wien ,b, dnors u.,a l,so, IT,, D.
'enr presented ll,.. ~, ;; go, frs, j.; ILL., ,i
Sih>' q ,eniv, mndiiirJ II and I.;d !, hac,,o ,,,n
u'.us.. nf R..nres.n,a,,v,, i; ..,ha. y '''
.abnra,, ar.t,men, he.,r,, a. ID ''.cp !" ii"
tative<, he ATTEMPTED I'm avoid tho ,,n;a.,,,,.
which the project had met with il; ,h;. 5,,d,,
The instructions FINED ,..;,, c',, ' "''y
d tne objections URGED al
are now uropnsed T., ha ,,hIsh.I g. ., rJ>'''
nf cnliuhteuinu the pubI,, ne T., Tho ,oaI ,;p
the Executive But will On, ,,ot ill.,, ;'. '."' :"
Shall we with mr. eves ,.jn..J ..I, g. ~, a.
um,.uts affecting the Panama n,;..; H. -
su:ned that the Senate, from M,ss,ch,so,,. Lo...
more than he as u, the .rbax,c,or r III 49,.
dncu:nents How then will no v,,,,r. o., ,,
the bureau of the Secre,,rv nj Set , -
publicity To It's whole contents
In doiny his is,;d Al. r.
exa npe which would he So an
mischief hereafter. We were here a,ra,eL in
majority and minority. The adinir,ist,a alton SIM
ported by this minority was about to 90 out, The
minority calls tor fuel to keep alive the fame which
party differences have excited. | care not. said
MI L. how long the controversy is continued NOR
iio" long the acrimonious feeling which il pro
unceu, and which he had hoped was subsidized.
siaiI prevail But he opposed the resolution ON
acc"u"t OF the INJURY winch It would produce in
oui foreign concerns. The Senator from Massa .
chusetls must sec that no good end can be attain
eh ny lU"hIIIg INTO the character of the Couuress
o' f""ania., lie might as we'll propose TO obtain
TIE views oil tile President to the character of
some other bodies, at other times. The Presi-
ue"t had found no difficulty in tearing away the veil
lo'' some secret transactions, and he presumed
t''at "hei' IL should SUIT his purposes he would
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