Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-03


rsi'y aud the remarks Of even the Chairman himself,
am willing to attribute chiefly to great zeal and srdor
those views criticised oveued than hal fallen to the
lot OF his colleague on the committee near him, (Mr.
Holmes) 10 longer course Of public life.
But to return to the accusations IL is said part oil
the committee has attempted TO break down and dis
credit Mr.. Bradley from fear Of his potent letter; ~
ht letter wac so new and astounding; a. II Il had
FULLY answered year ago by official CALI and rs II
aoy body had done 90 much to break Mr. Bradley down
as he himself had II 10 he who has voluntarily made
hs letter public property. 10 relation, however, 10
Mr Rladey's character. shall forbear TO make sim
gle srcture-and have advertei only adm ted facts,
until his testimony, after the close Of
as COMMITTEES may come under the consideration OF
the Senate. 10 the next place, NE charged with
evading inquiries by addressing them in the first iu
sauce 70 the head OIL the department. rather than to
some Of his subordinatss; II this not most
decorous, and was not likely to at the time
the most prompt and full reply. The censure would
rather have been due, had we pursued a different
course. When the replies come, should they not be
satisfactory the Chairman has been repeatedly assured
that any further application TO their quarters Tor pro-
pr Information would never be refused.
Again; we did NOT upon the receipt OF Mr. Gholson's
letter concerning Partially In mail contra,t 10 Vir
snia send at once hither for papers This
Is called "refusing inquiry" Now mark the re al
Transaction. Being informed the same 81, tier
had been under investig alton in the department, an
old complaint from the same quarter, we merely ci-
rected that before SEEDING 10 Virginia. tho correspoc
denee and evidence Gle should be asked for by
subcommittee, Of which the Chairman mem
ber
Was this udieious In order TO shape our inquiries
properly in Virginia. and TO ascertain whether iounda.
ton enough probably existed ia favor OF the charge
render the expense and trouble OF sending Virginia
jusiihable! The Chairman havpg neglected obtain
that correspondence and evidence, and the inquiry
having thus aad thus alone, been delayed have OBJ
tanned them for my own satisfaction as member OF
the committee; and II any gentleman wishes to peruse
the papers, he can SEQ how proper they should
be examined before incurrng the and inconven
ence Of mission to distance.
Auai 10 raafo nm nsa - Il
to allow witnesses to be examined when before ~
Yes, because objected to administer AN oath Just 9,
long as necessary to inquire whether the examine
ton related to points within the subject matters
to US, and not moment longer this general anu grave
accusation is rung In ours. Once Tor all, behold an il
Illustration OF the temper In which the iuvss,iga is
conducted Are we to be told lawyers, or az Law.
agents. that any court committee of limits
should make Investigations or take testimony on sub.
ec,s not within incl, l"rlsde'ion Yet preliminary
inquiry on that point as well, other proper pre-
cautions, are imputed to Us as attempts 10 s6e the
truth, and exclude light.
tits confidently believed that no uniauudiced eve
can discover any circum-tance in them beyond due
courtesy TO the head Of high department, due re-
gard to economy in the exercise OF power TO Sc
encroach upon tbs limitations which the Senate, by
fair construction, seem to have imposed on the inau-
ries referred to our sxamin alton.
Bat enough OF this. similar accusation is hurled
anst ths Senate for the answer To The
call OF the member from Ohio to the Standing commit.
tee, rather than to the special committee on the poet
~ in.
quiries, and to smother investigation when the Chair
man should know, for assigned as reason al the
time that the reference was thus made to enable the
gen feman friendly to tho Chairman, on whose re-
solution the call was ordered, FIRST to examine the an
swer. That gentleman the standing hut NOT nm
the special commee-aud now, as propriety dictates,
has the papers in his individual care, willing without
doubt, that any member OF the special committee should
see or employ thems any moment 10 eucdaton of our
researches.
But have done with these details, trssoms. I fear
to the Sena esnpd exceedingly unpleasant to me- From
the specimens given, the tnsy character of the whole
charges u manifest Yet duty to the public as we'll
as myself, duty OF character neither TO b. sought
nor summed has been discharged in the discussion of
them and shall here close, after a few comments
on the charge oil bribery flung by the Chairman on
such part Of the people OF Maine and New Hamp.bire
as have approved the removals made 10 those in
the Post Office Department. (Mr Clayton he re rose
and observed he did not mean 10 make any charge A.
gainst the people OF New Hampshire; and onJy said "a
to those in Maine that in their verdict for ths
ad Illustration, the verdict entitled to no more
weight than that OF jury who had been bribed or
embraced) accept the & 'n,lemaD's expanatio to
certain extent But though my immediate
may now be considered as not directly implicated,
yet an Indirect Implication is still left upon their prn
cipes and most derogatory structure made upon some
OF their brethren OF sister State, which NAV be
pardoned for noticing. That gentleman knows full
well, that the receivers OF bribe are as guilty. an the
givers; and that this accusation however soeped down
or construed into mere comparative and no,,,ic al
charge IN the warm n oil debate is not entirely to
De overlooked Since the explanation. have no ght
to doubt the charge was intended only in campara.
tive and political sense; and ia that sense alone with
no unkind spirit would rejon, that though the aceu
sed may not feel under the highest obligations 10 him
Tor his compliment to their Intelligence and virtue vel
should do them wrong to say believed them alike
indifferent to his eensure or h' praise. On the contra
ry, there is class Of politicians, in this country
whose praise political subj they would general
y think much more 10 be deprecated than their sevt-
rest censure.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT JACKSON
The following letter from Gen. Jackson in renIv n
that of the members of the Pennsylvania Legislature
on the subject OF his being candidate for re election
will be read with satisfaction by every friend 10 the de-
mocracy of our country His sentiments are such az
do credit TO the chief magistrate of republican people
and will secure to him fresh pledge of the high re-
gard in which he is held by his grateful fellow citizens
Harrisburg Repoyter.
WARRINGTON Cry, February g. 1891
GenIen'en:-Your communication of the 3d instant
reached me yesterday. The kind terms in which 4
announces your appreciation of the principles and mea
sures which has been the object Of my administration
OF the General Government to promote, cannot be other
wise than cheering and acceptable to me.
Notwithstanding the hope had entertained of retir
ing from the of Office to the more peaceful waks
oil private life, after the termination of the four vears
for which was elected President hope which MAN.