Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-02


further TO iory against the Council because he Governor
would be elected by, and responsible to ,rs people
nature The Council resisting city, from their associations
becomes Tcconcicd expenditures made in the city pubc
money cspenod in Richmond Is uo, their business to be
viglent this made by the Superiu-
'endam aud among his eads there suspect
people abroad an c population of this city vei IN
their DISLIKE detected abuses they
in favor old Constitution f there he irregularities,
they know itpm experience that the loss will he theirs
These remarks Mr. ID arologse for crude and csul,ory
IL eaiy short time Siucc the Executive report had been
taken ~ and lie had been compelled lock tic journals
which bad occupied him fully &, leave him little fo
reflection and arrangement.
Mr Lrs of Chostcfield then reply, discldnng
ANY intention into the general Argument but ne was
arnioy transactions in 1903 He member ofiie Legs
i'nTc but Inc had occasion TO be frequently here and he saw
or thought he saw the which the report o' the Select
Committee had been got up lie iet IN The first Instance s'
prise the pursued aad afterwards ngnaoo but he
confessed that he fair judge The person whom it
tho object mpicacmot the object Of the House Of
Delegates hut Of those who set the business loomas TO
destroy John Clarke. He knew that man; knew
OF geniushe from his county and therefore, having
Ono fact he knew, which had excited his indignation You
have heard OF the memorial against CLARKE, winch said to
had forgotten what; aud this was stated and
evcd on the workman and against the explicit
tate fm amon'cnt deciding which believed No
man who saw the two aud who heard the manly aud honest
denial OF Clarke could have heStaed IA his decision
The rth was that there ,Aisted House Delegates
disposition to put down the arrory, the ground of general
policy there were Others who desired to have John Clarcs
Office Before this investigation took place. articles written
the papers, 10y the most fluent writer that line he had
known operating against the establishment He was
fair judge he knew Clarke b. man of genius in his
peculiar line, which mechanics aud he also Poc
tnc and he therefore felt intcrrs, him Major CLARKE
addressed letter the House Delegates which bespeaks
the who w hear of this discussion will lean that
he charged 1905 he bcen charged again IN 1929
He would sew how Clarke 10y the
gacs Here Mr. Leigh read the letter Major Clarke from the
Journal memorial also presented which was not on tho
Journal but read, and with the letter ordered to he laid
on the table resolution subsequently offered, that
Clarke by his counsel which was ncsai,vc-ayes 10
thought.
he owing 20 the fact tina, the heel OF beng Tie
18th OF February Another remarkable fact was the af
davrts of O. williamson able aud faithful and Of
Dan Appleton, not permitted TO be read the being
ayes TO- noes - This the IIh of February
quem,Y, the Attorney General was Ordered institute
against Clarke Mr. Leigh whole OF procecdr
with yicw shcw that there great Of mpaia:y
of reflections ,!c pursued House in reference
this subject In the winter of 1913. gentleman who
prcaes this body returned from England where he
had resided IN the capacity Of Minister In the winter Of
1907 he elected Governor and lie by Mr.
Page and afterwards by J. Catcl All these gentlemen
their trial The gentleman al the head of this
Convention, examined before the General Court as a wit
ness He dcposed that of the supposed
he passed the simple aud nquesioncd affidavit OF Clarke
himself had been examined Ivy him The Attorney Gene
raj instituted suit against Clarke, all money
which he had received beyond the for which vouchers
could be found In the Indictment the Attorney General
had inserted many different counts there are spe-
cihcailons IN the bill preferred against Governor
and Council All before lIc court and bs.1re As in
tclgcnt jury ever sat Jury box Ills friend from
Richmond then the Attorney General and feeling IN,
importance &c tn case, and with proper fceino
towards Clarke, had suggested the employment of
OtueE OOulIScl, 3nd D1ul1inn II tits, cmDuVpu
the trial, which lasted for days end among the
witnesses examined, was John - aplcs who was TO
I'LL the place of Clarke. when he should be turned
out All the details OF this trial. were familiar To hiIs
The President of this body was examined Then N
the satisfaction of all human beings a verdict was
given for the defendant and it was the most honora
BILE, and most complete ncGuittal, which man ever
received IN the world. This was not all-thc man
carried the evidence OF his honesty IN his facein his
iamily--1nd in his circunsanc This speculaior
IL thousands, who had the fixing OF his own rate of
compensation. went from the arnury in state OF nov
erty, and has remained in that state until now lie
spoke Of John Clarke of Powhatan. lie went from
the Office poor, and has remained poor until this time
His poverty was reiutation of the charge against
him. Was this poverty the effect of extravaGance2
Never was there human being less liable to such
charge. Extravaganza was not one of The pleasures
OF the man icwas u man of genius, operating in a
particular Observation-Disclosures all his pleasure
consisted in that, he had none in extravapance
This then was the man who was charged with q
breach OF trust, against the venerable individual who
presided over this body, who the principal person
implicated. As TO the character Of Clarke who was
one of his constituents, 1t had been UNANIMOUSLY
brought into view, but it stood purified on the author
y of court and jury, IN the face OF the world and
there was none who did not concur in the acquittsl
The Executive also innocent The fact was
that there was want of systcm, in the plan of ac
csuntabiliiy which was adopted. There was origin.
ally confusion in this department.; when sxamins
ton took place, It found that there had bcen ir
regularity, II not imprudence The arms had
been manufactured IN New England; and their de-
iectvcness was attributable to want of skill, or
want OF integrity in the New England manufacturers.
What happened Immediately afterwards? Clarke
retired IN Indignation. He felt that although the
court had acquitted him, the Legislature had stigma
;iZed him MIR. L. said he had heard John Staples
aud George Williamson, of whom he asked the in
formation say, that they did believe that Their,
was a more faithful, more competent or more dill
gent officer, in any country, than this said Jobs
Clarke.
lie would not enter into defence of the Execu
tive Council: the moment Clarke was acquitted
those inpu,oions against the Governor and Council
all vanished. When he saw gentleman Of sucl
good information, as the gentleman from Brooke. an,
who had not spice Of mai gnily in lis composition
when he saw such producing these charges
vet ignorant oftc verdict rendered by the Jury he
felt strongly the accuracy oftbc rcmark, HAT Ii,
always runs faster th9Albe truth. 1t is true, thai
The lie will be causF 80 long run, bu. not unit
d. has worked IT'S nih - God forbid, that the gen
tlcman from Brooke should suspect him Of design
ing TO throw ont any inputafion but when he saw