Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-16

TnE CsvT:E &. !'oTr i3rft-..--f,ar;y n thc Scs
sion Of Congress rrsJ,';,iun WAS introduced ir,o
the Sar.a o. ti. l.. States ~ rnari~v mo tho ol
lodged frauds AMI a',n, -. 20 The General Post Office
The proposition como e c7'rz, ON . Senator in
the opposition thir. Clayton ana it 81 tcggcned that
when !ntro!"ced, there majority 0? oppnsiton
Senators prcs9n'. 4 struggle immediately cnsi.ed
whether the resolution should be referred to the
Standing Committee the Post Office. composed Of
majority of AiniHS;rsti Senators, or to 4 Select
Committee which acc1rlias parliamentary cour-
tcsy would BE ccT-':tT:rH n: n7:j1-!ry friendly 70
The object proposed The Administration Senators
were defeated in tha:. attempt send the resolution
to the Post Office Committee, lin other words, to
send II where 1t wauld be s'u"ihsrci1 but Mr Cal
noun, IN arranging the Committee, PIT on 1t two
Opposition and two Administration Senators, and
fifth, Mr.. Hendricks, who had been traitor to both
parties; but who havng been last traitor TO the Oh.
position, would for that reason emLcGvor to make tic
traitor acceptable 10 his new allies as the treason
had proved We said at the time, tina. the exceed
ing anxiety to refer TIC resolution 10 the Post Office
Committee was from the desire felt to sirenglc il in
the cradle, and ioreo, that the Vice President had
quite as eifec,ualy produced this result, BY p1cnr
the friends of the resolution in minority Oh The Com
mlitcc: for what conjectured oG Mr Hendricks
has been exactly fulfilled.
And so it has proved throughout. 70 spn M. ,le
Sine Of the session until none l,r 70 ACCOMPLISH
20 serious nm Investigation, mud 20 exclude tho prin
cipal Witnesses TO prove the existence Of abuses Mr.
Grundy brought forward resolution in,,ruc,ino the
Committee nn. to the tcs,n1uy Of those nor
who had been dismissed from the soryicc or I'm,
Post Office. 4 rasrs hgthandcd and au,lac,ous
proposition, was introduced d f,ro an Amer,
can Assembly. This resolution il sr raIor debate
How 1t will be decided hardly doubt, belize
wing d., tbot tho Senate Of tie H. States can
no longer as M 1925, DO made 10 nart-tirna 1t the
command Of Il Jackson dul.-scrgcant We A.,ic
attention to the following:
From Inc National Journal
The Speech Mr. CLAYTON, OF Drla,yafa. ~ -ca'y
20 Mcssr5 Woodbury. Grundv, and Iiendficss, ON he
resolution Of Mr. G.. 20 hm Ire inquiries Of hc Com
nttcc on the girs OF The Post Oiicc has furnished
The most conclusive proof Of The determination Of ;g
InoJory OF i'i1 Committee to smother tic iuvcsiiga-
ton. Nj T. ~ passing, made some most cvHiEg ic
! marks IN brief reply IN Senator benton. vino wen
out Of his wy Lhj cay before to atincl tho inquiry
while discussing tho ugYt s1it tdE Was u 10 nYcnga
himself for tls. tina. af or Mr & had closed his &c
marks. Mr. H. Denounced tho iDvesiips Thurs.
day, ~ me round Get terms which appear ~ ;G Tel.
egraph Of yesterday During tie discussion, Mr
Clayton, We thought, fully exposed tho ridiculous
prctcnce OF hr j aud others vino had insisted that
the Duniry should u0t he made because IL might leo
10 the discover Of Improbable matter. lie desired
TO DC Understood as making no charge Of any un-
peaCobie matter, resrryna himself Oh that point.
Dut 10 show how the Interrogation had been suppress
od, he read certain proceedings OF the Committee to
explain others read by hr Grundy, from which il op-
pearcd that most espestablc individuals had offered
to swear 10 charges Of fraud aHd corruption IN Tho