Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-03
TO ruE EpIrpns or 1ur WHra.


Ientlcinen paragraph appeared in the Nbfr ,
lew days ago. taken from the Boston Palladium con-
running an extract from the report of committees of
congress, made in 1924, the claim of the heir, o
Al DE Bcaumarchuis. enclose YOU an extract frarn
the same report, together with one from the eblc
report OF the present Speaker OF the House of r.,
presgnianVes, ana The message of Mr. Madison.
(which beg the favor of you to publish You vii
perceive that some Of the abcst men in tb;s
country of opinion that the claim is not ouv roIJ
as between ian individual and the government - b,i
some OF them say that 'the evidence not only fajls
far short IN sustaining this right (the rioht 10 oHr,
million of vres but is totally insufficient to raisn
even well founded presumption that il was uspd
oy Deaumarchais IN any way, to authorize this Co
vcTnmcnt to debit him with the amount or
hold him responsible for its application. ~
The report from which the first extract "a IA
ken bos never been considered n favorable ON,
by the claimants 1t argues against the claim. bmS
recommends It's payment. IL admits the claim "tohe
undisputcd."
But from this undoubted, acknowledged claim
tue u Statds make demand against him of a mil
lion OF llyrcS, which il Is also admitted bv tho c.,p
mlttcc cannot be sustained but by secondary evidence
l(evdcnce which would not be admitted i'm ony cnIr,
Oi JustIcc while the committee upon such testjuonv
chn'gca Beaumarchis, they deny him similar tostimtr
ny to free himself ON the Charge and from his nc
knowlcdged claim, make offset which they admit
TO be doubtful but about which there is no doubt Il
the ne, Frcneh Government is to be believed
The Editors OF the Palladium not,yt bssa n,lfrr,
thclr advantages OF obtaining information" are mis-
taken IN supposng Mr. Rives tho author of the Gin
genlos aud elaborate" report from which they torHx
their extract. Mr. Tucker the chairman tho cprn
uttec wrote the report, and state the fact upon hJ
authority. Tho rlcnds Of the claim have always I'M
derstood that Dir. Riyos did approve Of that TO-
port but was in favor Of an immediate payment of
tho claim, instead Of blending with the clniurs re
our Citizens upon France as il recommends
Ihcse reinarhs made with n Wow To nrcvcnt
the INJURY likely to result from tho article in Tie pal
anIun, ana TO remove instead of addnq 10 tho nasa
OF cie prejudice which has been heapcI upon tin,
cIulin ny similar PUBLICATIONS. during tho last haiG
Extract from tic report Of committee of Congress- mad F
10 I8zl on the claim ri the heirs Of Beaumarcbals
upon full and candid review Of the whole case u,ateus
dy Dc our private wishes the subject However ma,
DC seued that controversy should arise IN settling the com
ItnsdiOn Tor the Teudered ,,t
Most friendly sentiments critical period If The %,
utou yet, ifthe he regarded ueye oaSy irnr,
betneen PrUatc idtUid1l and his Gore,penf and l ~
possession OF the party his Government the ~ w
compelled To that the accounting officers of ,bc
were Jdfihcd ~ refusing pnyiHch Of the nnIlnn i ,y
na me Legislature H0Old not DC waTmnled In rcycIs
But the connection which this ,ransso,io, IN, ,.A ,
Tench government, aud le delicate rclation Il, h; w e
cJ ia dis WIN tsat government, 10 no Uvcrjss
w o,unuovcfsy' tliey make, tu Committee 1LL -
essential alteration IN SIS character and e,e,e nk on
Stans, duty. - '''' e''a'eT oh TIE United
The amount Of Mr. Beauuars,,ais' orig,,, ,i;
- ~ "as noen adjusted, by the officers OF ony o,Sr
men' TO their saeii0n and M a; i o"h gyveI,
@ WIS lot pah ny ourselves, but a. ue snv L, d. Es
H., H. ny pan ut voluntary rh 10 the iJni,rd sts,cs
pu' hh gpVeTnnent says. tint the nil,c,, 49,. - 49, .,
use as discount, expended fT onr be,ce, T. ,s,so
~ uO pocy and honor forbid them 10 disclose az tat
49, - ''oIdls VINO Wns their agent as we'll AZ o9 ottnbt
o. we ma, I 20 US or Hs disbursement Now, howes
WV 'ly nc Inclined 20 think then, mistaken II seems 10 the
oonmhire Cat tie self respect of this rll mo, ,r I,
' Won doi"T tc character and object oil gfft On
''' F-'t' ~ t'ance should supply the place OF