Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-12-21

"a He had stated that the Secretary
sAP charged with having made commumca-
I'D 0eEa ,hs President in relation to nomination
ions 70 ', nomination was pending before the Sc
s'ie :, w,,, stated in the letter he held IN has
1ls ,he President entertained the belief
and, "'a DOMINATION Of Stephen Simpson would be
he, YAK r,J by the Senate up to the day before his
,CaE'". and on that day he was informed by the
o9siVO". ,bat the nomination was IN DANGER
.tefea, }! - he had pursued, said Mr.. c., was the
ls 'Vlr 80, one, If allowed an oPportueity to the
.aI! r nr his friends of reiuting the charge ii
secfea'! Is the Senator from n. C.. would point
a0l'ue' orer mode which would at once satisfy
ai a.! y, and allow the officer to exculpate
Z 2' ~ be would withdraw his proceedings aud
il''"' onor.e IF the gentleman from \. I.
aM "l p.,yn SAID he felt bound to reply to the
vi - f,om Md. Ii was far from his inten-
,eD ,ny excuse either for the President or
t'l ,.s.,,ry. or to reply t0 any such charges,
INK -. ,n,ie by newspapers or by disappoint-
"Der' Inn,pr, He was far from wishing To sti-
% ON- ;o,e,t,ua,ion; OH the contrary. he wished
X - c,,,. TO be clearly ELECTED. He was,how-
81 '', nioion. that the best test OF an officers
,s.,t,ons was the baliot-box.
me called for the reading of the rule OF
WI -. m relation to secret sessions, which
Va, read =, nosI ,, l;, that the
&c ~, b,tweeu the gentlemen from Maryland
i& ~ Carolina arose mere!y from misun-
4-' .,,'ipg Of what the question was The gen
a "s.. from North Carolina supposed that the
y ',. had been called on to affirm or de-
-. truth Of the charges made against him.
y - Ls ,dnitted that It would be improper to
-. :, much Of that officer The Senate had
'"- J., ~ renuire such all answer. 10, on the
hand the proposition is To extend 10 the Sec
.,.,ry the privilege of making such an exPiana-
he may think proper, 1t Was perfectly cor
=, do, 10 the Secretary, aud III conformity
,,,. The repeated usage OF the Senate Ii the Sc
'.,,,,r wished to make an explanation he would
I'D to receive it.; he trusted 1t would be salts
rv-be believed il would be so; but Il any
.'nds,oan should not be satisfied by it, he had
-, balOt box 10 turn to.
rNs President. at the request Of the Secretary,
.o .t,ed, that il was the wish of that officer 10
make an explanation.
Mr. Lowrie, the 5, cretary, then rose, and said.
that the single charge alluded to, had not been
ION by him, and he had not seen anv OF the char
-. made against him in some of the public news
',rs,. He had, therefore, no other XpiandtIon
:, make than an unqualified denial. He had
o.,.r communicated one single wO to the Pee
,,ept. or 10 any human being, in relation 10 any
matter before The Senate IN secret session. Pa
1nq the whole course of his olicigi service, ~nIvr
,uG Pre,rleucvs, he had never breathed 10 either
one word Of the confidential business OF the Sem
ale. NJ. Adams had never made any inquiries
II nm. and Gen. jackson had never made any
noqirI,, OF hun IN relation to what was passing
M iDe secret sessions Of the Senate. With regard
70 ,be particular charpe Of his having cominuni-
CITED Information respecting the nomination ol
Sephpn Simpson. all he At present recolected
uas. that IN gong into the Presidents house, Oh
he ID of March last, Oh business OF the Senate,
he met Major Lewis at the door, VINO made some
nOnnies Of him with regard to some nomination.
whose. he does not now recollect. IL Major Lew
sasSed whether the nomination of Stephen Slmp-
,on woIiI be cOntiriard, he was sure that he an
svered IL would not. He would have given such
answer To such inquiry, without having reference
70 any act OF the Senate, at any time, year be-
fore, or a year since. for he believed at no time
that Stephen Simpsons nomination would ever
pass the Senate. With regard To the miserable
pubiicalio IONS gong the rounds of the newspapers.
all he could do was TO give ali unqualified and III
dignant denial.
The ballnts were then taken; on counting which
j, appeared that Walter Lowry had 10 votes, and
scattering.
Mr. Lowry was then declared to be elected.