Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-10
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~ John Randolph Dug" he 10 DC pau
$4,000 for il
CONFESSIONAL ABSTRACT-w'th he
marks.
.,.. ,,oceedngs in Corgress. since our last
..vs been of unusual Importance we
,i,;n an abstract Of such OF them rs p0'se''
.,., interest, accompanied wan of'e' 'eneo
sex.TE.-A join, resolution, submitted by
and euforced in "a speech OF two
hall hours length. declaring 'na' 'pe
rA.,,.r of the u. s. Bank ought not TO DO re B.
=, y vas uegatived. without further debate
col. of 20 to 23-the yeas and nays being
.,r,,,,y BY pafiyism-NOt one Of the
..lo.i,,on members voted for the reso'u''on-
0fl aolv three of the administration members
j .,..,,. Livingston, Robinson and smith OF
II
l,.ieiiv in favor of re charter'"g Tue " D.
4 ~ a. think Mr.. Benton's resolution was
.,lv di.posed Of The prese"t Congress
,,.no right to express an opinion as 10 the
Il H.. ,ybeb ought 10 he adopted by It's sue
some four or FIVE years hence aud if il
Id .ueb an expression Of opinion could only
,4 prpmoicial to the interests OF the Stockton
-, n the Bank, without being productive of
...,,,nd;,p benefit to the country. We pre-
Inn however, the "palacc slave felt hiins'lt
,od a.s faithful servant TO echo the doc
,,,oos oi he Presidents Message. IL is well
4o, II Who wear the livery are not bound,
I'D and foot. in subser~iency TO the EYecu.
ave. IN. b. We woode, if Senator Hayne is
,1ayar Of Bankrup, Law now y
NJ Grunly after observing that " serious
,;a.rsnce Of opinion existed in the committee
go,be subject embraced in it, offered the FOL
owing resolution.
p,,olr,d That the Select COMMITTEE, ap.
,on,ed on the fifteenth day Of December last,
| "a iooo,re into the CONDITION of the Post-Oftice
| n.oaT,neni, ale not authurized to call before
,.en the persons who have been dismissed
eom nfice for the purpose Of ascertsinins the
reasons or causes OF their removal
Considerable debate ensued on the question
sfihs adoption OF this resolution, between
Ns,sr,. Grundy and Woodbury. in the alfirma-
I'VE and Messrs. Clayton and Holmes in the
negative, whien had not terminated on the 4th
iat four last Congressional date The Tea
der will recolect that this committee was ap-
ointed. some weeks since, after hard strue-
,Is on the par, of the ad,ninstrato" members
omeyPn. il, for the purpose of euquirlng INTO
lie abuses which il is charged have crept into
! The Post Oflics Department, since the present
administration came into power. Having sue.
esedcd, however, in procuring the reference
] rflhe subject TO a select committee. M A.
/ lqnpt is now made TO thwart thtlr object, by
arrosing enquiry OH the very thteshhold OF
j ms investigation The mind naturelly asks on
4 reading Mr. Grundy's resolution, what can be
n object Why does the gentleman wish to
shut the mouths OF the Witnesses Aud the an
Il s"er is as obvious as the enquiry is natural :
which would make the people open lheiI eyes
h WITH astoniShment al the gross abuses Of pow
et which have been perpeiraied by that almost
Irresponsible arm of the government-the Post
Office Department. If the administration party,
taxing advantage of their Majority in the Senate,
snail use theli strength to strangle the investI-
CATION, will it not be tantamount 20 an &C.
hnowltdgmeni that there are circumstances
concealed from tue pubic eve, which they
dare not pei nit to be exposed The yerieSt
dc'Pollsm in the world can do no more than
mdarkness-anl, closing its doors against in
SssIigalion, exclaim, Light enters not here =
And yet the same odious system is attempted
TO DO enforced by members Of the Senate, un-
4 der government theoretically based on aud
sustained by public opinion, and which has
II heretofore been emphalicuiIy one OF free aud
unrestricted enquiry into the conduct of pub
n C officers! Besides. when was it ever before
heard Of, in the history of any legislative bod,
""a commiltee appointed for purposes OF in
'eslga',on, was denied access to the eviden
'Hhout which that investigation could not pro-
@ea IL is the first attempt ever made
!" 'os or any other country. by government
parry to compel committee of enquiry to hear
only one side OF a case, aud that too from he
very persons charged with corruption and a.
oa'e OF power 1.-THE Post Office Department
Is 10 make outfits own story,-as it must Do #
me committee is no, permitted TO examine Mr..
D'a"'ey s"o others who are AGO tainted with the
'Ou''ne OIL business, and the principles upon
""''n WIS conducted under former admin
a"''0hs'-whs IS SO blind as no, TO see that
~ss VIII give jus, such an account of their
lungs as suits them: Who does not
vat VI order to do this, they may msre-
s,,''"' some facts and lalsify others tia,
'"as change figures, withhold books and