Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-09

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Senators 10 60 into this matter now. II not now
ne Was fearful that !, would NOT BIC touched this ses.
Sion lie was anxious 10 lay his hand on the cul.
pms tod grant there nigh. be nos.e among them
Tor whom he had kind feeling. But even Il no. he
would DO his duty AZ representative Of the Stats
OF South Carolina and hold him up % punishment,
liz would ask, then, If the Senate were 10 BE- nue
OF with this BILL and there was 10 be no further IN
vcstgntion Of Tho past After tho Committee had
gone through such honorable labor there ough, 10 be
some other conclusion.
Mr. EWING, in reply to the Senators ffom
South Carolina, would SIMPLY say on the par. Of
the Committee, that they did not believe that the
corua'ions and abuses discovered by them wcro
consequent on the defective organization oftbe Pos,
Oihcc Department But at tho same time. he nnu.t
say that the Committee never believed that these
corrupIons and abuses could have amounted to tina
enormous extent sbcwn in tho Report, had the Post
once Department been organized like tho ether
departments Of tho Government. The COMMITTEE
naa boldly and openly expressed tho OPINION ihs,
The vilesi frauds had been committed in the iran.-
actions connected with tina, Department; bu. they
had moi proposed TO devise any remedy for tho
evils that have passed, though they proposed q
measure TO prevent their recurrence. The Com
m,ssee did not believe TINT they could propose any
remedy for the evils tina, have existed They had
not shrunk from the expression Of the most candid
ana open opinion as 10 the fragrant abuses Of trust,
aud oil public law, committed in that Department,
anu they did not hes,ta,e to say that tho President
OF the United States ongh, long since 10 have hur
ed from their Offices with Indignation and di,erace
those who Ind SO shamefuIly violated the high AMI
sacred truss fepossd in them. Opinions in relation
to the facts bfoagho Ugh, by the Committee could
rs wellbe formed by any Senator as by men,
Der OF The Committee and il waa from ihs coDsid-
Grafton that they hnd not thought il necessary 10 pre-
sent resolution expressive Of the sentiments of the
Senate
Mr.. CALHOUN said la earnestly hoped ,h.,
some Senator would prcsen, a resolution expyos.
sng the sentiments feelings Of the Senate on the
g'oss corrnptIons which hnd been exposed II, the
Report lie had listened with Thu profoundea At,
'enl'on 10 the reading of the report and documents.
anu could solemoly aver that his most powerful
Feelings Mere those Of the deepest shame and NOR
uhcn''o. during The twenty-five yenrs in which
| nc ma IN some iorn or othor Keen connected with
the Government, he never Gould have conceived
that such ro'lenness, such corruption, such sbomi.
naolc violations OF trust, could exist in any Of
lis Departments as those he had just listened 10. no
repeated, with tho utmost modification The cuilt
oil ihls Department was open ind palpabic. No
one on the floor OF the Senate could be bold enough
10 rise in his place TO cxenuale or palliatc il. All
saw and lamented tho rapd strides which deep and
debasing corruption had nade in it. II exceeded
any thlng IN tho history OF ths roitenesi ayes of
the Roman empire Could Il be possible tha, sny
one on that floor could rso and attempt to sustain
this Department. after listening, as they had
done, to these mos, extraordinary and mortify-
ing disclosures of the Committee Should tho
PRESIDENT sustain, and the People submit 10 them,
there would be forever an and TO our In,ti.
tni'ens. II. did hope that some Srnator who had
moro leisure than he had, would look into these doe
umen's and prepare resolution expressing 10 the
People ofihc United States tho opinion Of the Senate
IN relation TO than
Mr.. CUTHBElsT said, he WINS fnr from sptee-
ing with the Senators from South Carolinn Tho
committee had manifested much more w,,dofn in
tho course they had pursued than would have been
done by adopting their accommodation. They bod
recommended L'gispliye measures for The purpose
OF rcmedyins evils winch We could not remedy.
Did wa want The voice Of party again to resound
through these II Ills II il was to be made a par.
~ cnuse, lie, II be mnde at proper time, and not
minge II with tho proceedings Of ,hls committee
Was this country 80 corrup, tina, the people were
incnpaolc OF seeing and correcting any which
might creep into The Government, Or was the Go.
vefnmcnt so corrupt thai attempt should be Inaio
to weaken the attachment Of the people 10 il. & tho
institutions of this country,
Mr.. BEN TON sald, that he would no, have NJ,
tered ono word on tho subject before the Ssnnte had
I" pp' oeeh 'or INC reHhTbs OF Inc Senator from
South Carolina, (Mr, Calhoun) who sat imme-
distoy on his left. II he understood that Senator
right, he was for making Trial Of tho Senator'S on
iba, hoof, lie was for proceeding judicaily a.
sansl thor own officers Of the Pos. Office Depari-
D men,, for The purpose of making a iri.l sgains,
+ Senators IN opposition to him-lf this was the
case all he had TO say TO that Senator was tina, hs
= was ready proceed either to-day or 10 morrow, "a
i the trial
/ Mr. CALHOUN said, that he co ld not heir
expressing his surprise al the mputaiion that tins
was made a party question. Who drcamt Of max
/ ing tia party question II there was any ono
presen, who wished to identify himself with such q
y hing, let him step forth. lie wanted TO try nc
man. Bot here was volumiuous document, tina
: not one hundredlh part Of the People Of tho United
d States would have an opportunity to read wher
: printed, and they would take the mpte ssion with
i which II had been received in this boIy US s true
c character Did 10, the Senator addressing him
i, self to Mr. Benoo) sec, that il nothing was SAID III
regard 10 the Report, tho impression would be mad,
Il abroad. that the deporablc state Of tho Post otto,
u affairs would be attributed merely to its being i'll
= organized What he (Mr C.) would say, wa,
this, aad he would boldly say il it belonged TO th
\ People of the United States that they should know
J. the sentiments Of Senators ON these transactions o
c tho Department. That was what he avowed AM
$ how could they know them, unless by Incorporating
n the essence of what was contained in the Report
Y in Il resolution. He verify believed that there
? was no Senator present who could object q
= such n proposition. The vote OH il must be an u
0 unanimous one And, surely the zeal OF the honor
i nbc Chairman Of the Post Office COMMITTEES would