Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-02-10

that ever disg,sced the human form al the bar
of iusiice--and permit him TO narrats his own
story, and to gag ths prosecutors witnesses,
and il will be strange il even he do not appear
a, pure as vesial virgin. And the Post
Office Department embraces amongst its heads
men who are not deficient in Ingenuity, III we
may give palpable vice SO equivoeal a name)
and hey vii doubtless exert it on the present
occasion to make foul appear fair, aud false
hood look like truth. But, If his resplu,ion Of
Mr.. Grundy pass, the people will not be salts
fed. They must aud will suspect that there
is something behind the curtain which the
government party dare not reveal. There .an
he no other reason Tor It's adop,ion--for, il the
evidence sought to be smothered Was excuipp-
tory, even neutral in its character, these very
men would gladly obtain it, 10 show from the
testimony Of the persons supposed IN be ag-
grieved by the inioerant course OF the admin
istraton, that there was 10 truth 30 cause Of
complaint. There canool be two opirons on
the subject. The public may. therefore, rest
satisfied with this tblt, il the Senate permit
the committee 10 proceed in its Investigations,
they will drag 10 light circumstances which
will substantiste the charge some lime since
made b, US, that the Post Office Departure nj
has been recently guilty OF g,o's vrnaliiy and
| corruption and it, Oh The other hand, the vii
nesses are gagged aud the evidence smothered,
the people must inevitably come 10 the con
IL, al, "a. ,I.a fI,ut ha
government party therefore shtInk iro.n lives
iigstion
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, .-fhe
bill for the relief OF James Monroe has a, length
nays 80. The sum originally reported as due
to him by the committee upwards of $7o.00o)
was reduced TO $50 900. aud is 10 be paid only
ate, the accounting officers shall have decided
that his claim is just. Whether this will
he done. We think, admits OF great doubt
as gentlemen OF talents who have thoroughly
nyesliga ell the subject give il as their opin-
ION tina, not one cent is due Nh. Monroe .r--Tbe
cir cumstances Of the case are such tina, We hope
the accounting officers will give him the benefit
oil any dou0t thry may enteiia'o-cl Tue u
GINA DELE stion, Messrs. J S Barbour, DaVen-
purt, Doddridee, Gordon, Mercer aud Iaiater-
TO voted for the bill aud Mes,rs. Alexander
Archer, Armstrong, Eouldin, Claiborne, Coae.
Craig, Draper, Tazwell, Maxwell, Mccoy,
Raane aud Irezsant as Must 1t
Tue bill for the relief OF Susan Decatur-that
is, 10 pay her an immense sum Of money for y
fcal performed by her husband some twenty
FIVE sears ago, aud for which never dream.
ed of skiing any utner remuneration THAI that
which he long ago obiained-has been We
~ properly rejected, by vote of 30 to leo.
The Presidents galtaliry, The reader will re-
collect, prompted him 10 make this pirate claim
a sahiect OF special recommendation to Con-
eress in his first Message. This was rather out
Of the usual course OF things but as the old
gentleman was said 10 have had pencidnt for
The dashing widow, fshe elec,ioneered Tor him,
by the way, with great zesi) we presume ii
must be overlooked. Oatnta rincd amor! OF
the Virginia delegation. Messrs. Archer. J. S.
Barbour. Craig, Draper AMI Mercer voted for
the bill aud Aessrs. Alexander. Armstrong
Bou'dn, Claborne, Cohe. Davenport, bod
bridge, Gordon, Lo.all Mccoy, Roane, Italia
ferro and Jrezgant against ii.
The House, after Debate, voted 30 cords Of
wood to the poor of Georgeto by a vote Of
1903 to 10 The const itniional right to make
this appropriations is questioned hy some gem
tlemen, who say that Congress would have the
same rIght 10 vote away money TO the relief OF
the poor oil Baltimore, or my o'her city in the
Union. MIR. Macon aud Mr.. Randolph once
thought Congress had power TO send cargo
| OF nou to the relief OF the sufferers by The
earthquake in Caracas and fthey are not
strict conarnctionis.S, who are ? But. ace re-
card Congress somewhat in the light Of local
gislaturc for the District OF Columbia and ii
this be correct, cannot they make appropria-
lions for the benefit of the people Iesiding with
in the District, which they cou! not riahifully
make 10 citizens of either OF the States ? !,
! strikes US that this is correct distinction aud
if il be, the RICH, to do the ac, which we have
Jus, mentioned is indisputu6te ! though ii Is dts
! Puied
| MIR. Draper, DIVA. submitted a resolution,
which was agreed to, instructlng the commit
tee on The judiciary to enquire into the eIpe-
,Eancy of defining, by statute, all offences
which may be punished as conienpis OF the
courts oil the Jailed States.-lms resolution
has doubtless been prompted by the late trial
of Judge Peck aud no one will dispute (e1-
cept it may be rome of the Judges 'hemseiVe')
that i 5 object is every way desirable, thong h
we may we'll doubi, from The iai'n1es hereto
fore to frame a law on the subject whether Il
be at,ainhble. II is time that the arbitrary
power OF Judges should be ab'iJsed--tha' they
should be stripped Of something Of that sanc'"y
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