Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-12-03

" aid be elected ), aud rc:ionsj,c TO the people
We all suaect fral;ies and weaknesses of
he Gnu,ch residing the city their associations
urco' 'yuncc expenditures made i'll the city IL pubic
money ,sc,prndc Richmond, not Their business TO he
,isilr Tia, the Ivy tue Supcri-
,r" and among lis friends there suspect
ANY m'''ira r.'nt These abuses unknown tic
icgplc abroad, a: the population Of this city lively in
'cr i's 4" those who detected! abuses they
~ '"o u 'c'e or institution If there be any Irregularities,
i: know !'om experience that the loss wl not lie theirs
nr '' 'ars Ny . aloos'Scd for as crude and desulory
''h"n and he iad been compelled to lno lc journals
which had occupied inn 50 fully as to leave him LITTLE tine ioc
reflection a,il arrangement
hIr L'err, Chesterfield, rlen rose in reply, d.caim
desnus additional on two on the subicc, te
"rnogy tansacuon in 1903. He Legs
{" tN'sht he lie in which the report Select
o"1,rr had been 60, up lie felt in the first Instance
confessed t1' he was not fair judge The person whom
l',--a'r those vino business on G,otvas 10
n'oy 10 - Clarke. He knew tia; man; hc knew ~
Of aisIe from his co'';y ana therefore having
y,ac!u,e,,! him. Nigh, no, bc was not, fair :.za
-. il'' - .,1 .hi%i. had excited his inflammation lo"
!tr" "ei "s,.>.d because Glaze had procured
s'-c % had forgotten what; and This stated uuI
drna o' >j1r CIhc. M man who knew both yap esi.
'ac FL i'orcnl III dccjohg wIic he believed NJ
d.:" OF Clarke, could have hestxyc II his decision
e 'iti was, that 'iore existed in tic Icue Delegate
1S0si'i" to rt dn'vn the ar0oy, on tho ground OF eH'rr
cy, a:d there others who desired ohm tahcs
at:c i!u;o'a this investigation took place, written
the papers ny the most ioc' writer IN tina; line lie had
hn2Fn had been operating against the establishment Tic
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peculiar line, which mcciu;cs aud he was also a foria.
.; and he therefore fil interest in him alajn
;c man, who will hear of this discussion, that
he charged in 1908, has he been charged again
lie would s,w Clarke bv the House Of Dele.
gates Here r Leigh rrad the letter Major Clarke
,"'s"r, memorial was also presented, which not die
!orual, read, and with the letter ordered laid
IN the table resolution subsequently offered,
Clarke be heard by his counsel which was nesa'yei -
lee ewing the fact that the heel of tic session. being lie
l o! Februa Another remarkable fact was, that the aH-
maj and. !
h@! Appleo wcTs not po"'ed 10 be rad tie vote b1",
lcy!Y the Attorney General ordered institute sui;
a,ans; Clarke Mr. Leigh read , whole of the proceedings
with view" 10 show that there want of imparialy
OF reflection the pursued by in reference
dis subject In She winter Of Is08 gentleman who
low Pretes over Ills body returned from England, where he
lad resided in the capacity OF Minister In the WHITTIER
1897 he was elected Governors AMI hos succeeded by Nh
Iagc ana afterwards by } oabci! All these gentlemen
their trial The gentleman at the iea! OF lis
ness lie deocd tat every one OF the accounts supposed
c passed on the Simple aud unquestioncd all ay OF Glhc
rai instituted suit against Clarke all money
which s had received beyond the for which ycucr
lad mse,,cl u'any different counts as le!e are snc
ciicalions il the bill preferred against Governor
st.c"t jury as ever sat III july box His friend i.an
Nchmond was then TIE Attorney General, aud feeling ,hc
Importance OF tn, case, and with DroDer ii,c,inn
towards Clarke, had suggested the elipuyn,ent At
ether Counsel and Benjamin Bolts was eiiployeG j.,
tic trial, which lasted for ten days, and among Tie
witnesses examined, WIS John Staples, who was TO
ill the place OF Clarke, when he should be turned
-llitc details of this trial, were familiar TO him
Ihe President ottls body examined. Then to
the satisfaction OF a! human beings. a verdict voe
given for the defendant, and it was the most honora
b!e and most complete acquittal, which man ever
received III the world. This was not t,lI-tle IDo,,
carried the evidence OF his honesty in his fcr;n hi,
tji,ny-and in his circumstances. This sDecuaior
IL thousands, who had the fixing of his own rate OF
compensation, went from the arinory Ill state of nov
crly, and has remained III that state unit! now He
spoke of JOHN Clarke OF POuIlIaan. He went fr,,c
the Office poor. and has remained poor until this time
His poverty rciiItation Of tie cilarne arainst
him. WAS this poverty TIE effect of cxtrava
Never was there huiHan being less liable to srcI,
charge Extravaganza not one of the pleasures
Of the Inan. He was aman Of genius, operating in Il
particular Observation-Disclosures all his pleasure
consisted i'll that lac had none in cXtravuranco
This then the man who was CHARGED with =
breach OF trust, against the venerable individual who
presided OYER tils body who was the principal person
implicated. As to the character OF Clarke who was
one OF his constituents, it had been UNANIMOUSLY
brought into view, but il stood purified OH the author
:ty OF court and Jury in the face of The world and
there none who did not concur in the acruiitnl
Ihc Executive also innocent. The fact vns
that there want Of system III the plan of mr.
cDuniabliIy which was adopted. There was orirjn-
ally confusion IN this department; when exarIina-
tIon took place, 1t was found that there had been ir
regularity, II not iInprudcncc. The arms had
been manufactured in New England; and their do
iectYcncss was attributable TO wait of skill. or
want OF integrity Ill the New England maIuIarirrers
what happened immediately afterwards? Clarke
retired i'll Indignation. Itc felt that altbourl, ti,
court had acquitted HIM, the Legislature had STIGMA
tied han. MIR. i. said e had heard John Stables
aud George Williamson, of whom he asked the in
iormauon, say, that they did not believe That there
vas more faithful, more competent, or more dill
sent officer, i'll any country, than this said Joha
Clarke.
lie would not enter into defence of tie rxccp-
tITc CJuCc tho moment CLARKE was ;no: ,ffrJ
these iapuja0ns against the Governor and Connect
AZ. vanished. When lie saF gentleman of such
good information, as The gentleman from Brooke and
Vo had not spice Of mall gnity in lis colnposi.ion
"hen he saw such man producing these cl1rGcs.
yet Ignorant ofhc verdict rendered 10y the ilrv he
1cit strongly the accuracy ofthc remark that liz
always runs faster than tic truth. II is true iIiaf
The lie will be caught IN the long run but not until
1t has worked It's mission. God forbid that The Ger
,ieman from Brooke, should SUSPECT hin Of design
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