Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-05-27

is interested. That question the witness car.-
be permitted to decide for himself othor, 'lot
evidence might be withheld without good n. wise
AS to the supposition that the Directors or
corporation under their control, are to he % ule
sidered parties to the inquest this committee W.
directed to institute, it has already been anc'I rs
ed in this report and needs no further renIy y. -
the inquest had been prosecuted and had sat- t'
fled Congress or the President that a scira -
clas ought to ISSUE then, and not till then, conI5
the Bank Directors become parties 10 tho H'U
ceedng, and under that principle attemppt 'o !.
conceal transactions known only to themsaIvsso
and even then their books might be used &C 80
dence against them. Justice requires us n a.
that the Directors while they protested aoainoi,
our right to examine them, declared thew nc nc
no knowledge, which, if a necessary REGARD '1 ~
their duty and the rights of others peTmitto =
they would not willingly expose without reser.,
Under such circumstances, it is to be regret,oS
that they have not initiated the course of h.
Directors of 1919 and 1892, by waving ;bai,
supposed technical rights, and inviting an mr.,
strained examination oftheir proceedings srcf
conduct could not but have gained public ann
baton; and it is humbly conceived, could ~,
have been reasonably objected to by any 10.
sons having business with constitution. ifsucR
had been the course Of the Directors the corr.
mlttee hope TO be pardOned for saying i vas
their purpose to have endeavored to have :lar
formed the duties which had been enoined
thoroughly, impartially, and with rigid adber.
ence to the immutable principles of ruth anS
justice.
Thus, your committee conclude, the ius, ny,
er and authority Of the House of Representa
tives have been set at naught, defed, and cen
| temned.
| Thus, the charter of the Bank Of the Uni,e5
| States has been deliberately violated NV roroo.
ed refusals of the Directors Of that corporaor
to submit their books and papers to the inspec
! ton of this committee.
Thus, have the just expectations of the HOnSa
and of their constituents been disappointed and
all means of obtaining the best and most aeon.
rate information concerning the operations Of !;
controlling moneyed institution, been cut offanF
| denied.
1t remains for the House and the country n
decide how far this conduct of that direc,e,y
! has been dictated by their solemn duty. as -.
cared, to protect the interests of others conf,
ted specially to their protection. How fas f.
conforms to those principles of action which { .
based on conscious integrity and uprightnasc }.
purpose, which defies scrutiny, and invites -.
vestigation; and how far it shall be received Is
plea of guilty to the high misdemeanors which
they insist have been charged against the co
pOration Of which they have the manager 1pi
and control.
| These grave questions, with others groTin,
out of the transactions and proceedings are
left to be decided by the House Of Repres2aa-
| tives.
To elicit those opinions, the following :e5~ll-
tons are most respectfully submitted.
The resolutions were published in res r.
days Gazette.