Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-03
10 TIE EpIroKs OF TIE WIN.

=, 10 ilik Lotions TIE WHio
gentlemen: paragraph appeared in tho WILL,
9;w days ago. taken from the Boston pnIln,,um -
tah'n! an extract from the report Of committees ri
congress, made in 1924, tue claim of tho ;,ars ~
the same report, together with one from tho ~
report of tie present Speaker of the Uouse of r.
representatives., and the message of Mr. M.a;s,tn
| "h.ca beg the favor ofyou to publish. You viii
perceive that some OF the abest men in ~;
country are of opinion that the claim, il moi o,iw -
as between can individual and the eoyernmoot " b,,
some oi them say that ''tie evidence not onI, Gii
lar snort N sustaining this right, (lhc right to Offset
niiioh OF hyrcs,j but Is totally insufficient To misc
even Wei founded presumption that il was ,,,sS
oy beauinarchas IN any way, to authorize this c.
vorTluent to de-it him with the amount. Gr
hoia him responsible fer its pnnfication ;,
The report from which The first ertract :; =,
Ken hos never been considered favorable AM,
~ the claimants 1t argues against the claim. but
rccoifine ndS It's payment II admits the claim $50 ,s
uadIsputed.' ~ :" VIC
But from this undoub.ed aclnoyIodo5 IL,
the Z. Siatas make demand against him of mi!
Zen o. 'IHres, Which II Is also admitted by the corr
iSc Cannon be sustained but by secondary evidence.
leFidence which would not be admitted in snv crs,
OF Ju0tce while the committee upon such ts.,;,,
C"uSen beauma rchis, they deny him similar tas,,
ny 10 irCo himself fiom the charge, and from his .
M s Gial'' make an offset which they ADM,
20 oe aono fui but about which there ia no dnnkt T
the + reneh Government is to be believed "
Ihe Editors of the Palladium potvy;,i,s,. n IT,
tneir advantages OF obtaining information" are mis-.
- Or @sI'eS Inc author Of the tin
SeniOus and elaborate report FROM which thew to~,
tier extract. bIr. Tucker the chairman oftbe 60
niitee wrote the report, aud state the fac, nrn T.
authority ne friends Of tue claim Ian ve olvavs
oetstood that Dr. Rives did not approve of that 70
port, but was III favor Of an Immediate Iavrner, 70
tue ci&tn' instead Of blending it with the Claims ~
our citizcnS upon France, it recommends
hcse remarks are made with a view Tn nreveDt
the INJURY likely to result from the article in tho POI
iodunl, ana to remove instead of uddiuo To tho ,,o
Of the prejudice which has been hcaped upon th
cain ny Similar publications, during the last bo!r
century. 49, "1''
HdC rom 'c Tepoi OF Committee Of Congress ple Ii
~ 1919 Oh the claim Of the heirs of DC Beaun,aIcba ~
I"A ana candid review Of the whole case. y.;ateys,
'dy DC our private wishes the subject and bove,e, - -
Oc regretted that controversy should arise in sIt,
PesduCh oT Tue most important services rendered y,I H.
'E seuuenis' at very critical period of the Rev
uret 1t1ie idCifudl apd this Cfore,,,v.rf ard IT, go
=" oy hc rus oi secondary evidence Tho Lcst lue IT, ,
ri, o be party or his Covcmmcnt) the committee sre
CoP'eG 10 say That the accounting officers of tbe ,s,s
were Justified III refusing payment 6f the million H. aoy
a,a '5aL tnc Leg atUc woud not be Narrated M TTvc,st
But the connection which rhis ,rapssc,icu haze :,,. .
Icicn gcr srnne1 aud The delicate relation in ,gi VIC
lac United States with that government are mo, n -
W o,'''Yeisy. tbey make, as tie Committee think nm
States, duty 800 N'0a'S' y" VIC CtliNd
Tie arnonn, OF Nr Deaumarcbas' ORIGINAL claim is ,r
-, '.s Oceh aoJus'cd y Che tfbve1s of our own 1rr,
en 10 t!cT own satisfaction, and the disor,,,
cidrn was not paid by ourselves but, a. we saw h, ~, % v"
frnneH'' oy part OF voluntary eft the Unitrj S,a
na' government says that ihc mlo., which we go q,
~ % d discount, was expended for be1e6r Il, a ro
WlCn Dotn policy and honor forbid them 20 d;selo %
't o"rdShais, who their agent as vel as os b,
o 20 NC accountable 10 US for it, ishuTslnen R I,,s
~ ~ nc inclined Ca think them nis,atcn II 49,. -. -.
OiiV at the sell respect of this na,n ,y;I 80,
o"uc with donor, the character and ob,cc, ~ bS ~
~ "'-'.- O.. J Tdi;c should suTIty the rlaco g