The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-02-28
rsor,.s,ond.ncs Of the NY. Cour. !

khc packet OF the 10th ult, from LiV-
fpool. Those which she brought were
f,o,o the American Charge at London.
The French Minister, NJ, Serrur'er)
ha, heard nothing from hi, Government,
since the arrival vi the Presidents Mess
lngc in France. - .,.;.h 4
Il will bo seen by the letters which !
transmit, YOU, that al enquiry Is 'ns'"u'eo'
nv the Senate, into tae charges wn'cn
have been made, by authority OF the IRE: T.es
dent. against Senator PoINpE1TER. Ih's
:o...,;gs,ion, !, is said, will produce some
~',;o"s developements. 1t is believed
,h., the uffidavits alluded TO, have bsen
1900 through the instrumentallty, 1t
~, the agency OF the President himAeif.
Th. Chair announced that a commu-
,;c.,;on in writing to the Senate, from the
Hon. George Poindexter, was before n,m
..h;.h was handed to tho clerk, and by
hi,o read as follows
w.,u,scros City, Feb. ri, 1895:
s,a: l address you as the PRESIDING
<,m.., of the Senate, on q subject invoiV-
;nr. criminal charge, highly injurious 10
80 moral character, in which, II true'
.@'n,h, @ 10 cause 10y expulsion from the au-
.ns, INDY of which am member. AN
s,,;.l. in the form Of letter, from per-
.on in this city, to his correspondent IN
New York, mas found it's way INTO the
nubl,c prints, and has ulread en- wide-
circulated throughout the ~O0untry, al
-, {. hat the administration was pos
.esssd Of depos,ions, taken IRON ,nreo
individuals, who swear that h,cnara Law-
renee. the assassin, was seen by them' III
1he private room of the Hon. George ro'"-
d.rtrr. the two days Immediately anterior
to his attempting the lie oi Gen. '0cN'
No one. I presume, sfr, can mistake the
,u,nos. for which these depositions have
h.sn procured. The evident design 10 to
q, an me the most infamous Of all crimes
--,ba, of having been accessary before
ahe fact, to an attempt to take the i'Ie Oh
the Chief Magistrate, by the hand OF an
.s,asein I! A charge 80 m monstrous, and
,.nuunsnt to the tenor OF my past lie,
..st;n, simply on the authority OF an a.
nonymous letter in the columns OF news
paper, might we'll be placed to the gene
mi account of the caluhnies ot the Gay,
which have Of late been 50 tree'y cast 0"
~. md such, would scarcely merit con-
.1.5,c,;oa from me. But the invest'ga-
,;on which have thus for gwen to this
-nn,oirscy against my character, has en-
.hi.d ma 10 trace the authority on which
a.. .,at.ment in the letter referred to, was
E'nnd.d 20 a member Of the House oi
psnraseutatyes from Rhode Island and
.ho' danos,tions theren spoken OF nave
I..n ,aken at the instance OF the fresl-
d.nt himself. Having ascsrtained these
Cs.,. deem it to be duty which owe
40 myself, to my constituents, 70 soS'e'y a.
large, and TO the Senate'to ask Ga" "p,
nuinment Of a Special Com"tee c'o'"eo
r;th power to send for persons anc pa
morn. and to inquire into the truth or Iaise-
food of the charge imputed to me, having
-sls,;on to tho Chief Executive Mag's,,
.,",. of the nation,-that il fouad guilty
,n,v no longer disgrace tho seat whlcA'I
now occupy in this body.
have the honor to DO
Your most ob'dt. servt
GEO. POINDEYTER.
rN. Hon. MARTIN VAN BUREN,
Vice-Preslden United States.
AN.r reading the above letter, TN
clerk proceeded to read the following en
closure ,,
WARRINGTON CRY, Feb. 81. 1885.
Nr. GEO. PoiNpExrrR, =.
Sir. In reply to your note, which re
..;ved this morning, / am at liberty u
.,.,.. in answer 10 the interroga'or.
vhiah YOU have propounded. In whos,
hands did you see the afhdavlts OF wh'c'
.,m sneakS < that the uffidavits we're b.
n.o read. at the house Of the President
,ha limited States they were handed I
m.. in his presence, by a irienq OF MS
hv ma returned to the President. an
~.re nut into his hands by the afhan'
themselves, asI have been 'nioi mea .
him, aud am further authorized 70 81,
that other testimony OF the K'ha Is e"Pe9'
ed. Your most Oh dt. se.v
" DUTEE }. PEARCE.
Ana, these letters were read :
~ns a pause for few secoads, whsreul
Mr. Clay rose and said, that he coul
,,, credit the statement contained in IN
LITER ;us, read. He appeared to thin
,h,re was some Misunderstanding. Ha'
;or given his views Of the subject, ne mi
we'd that u Committee OF FIVE be appoin
ed 10 investigate the charges against Il
Hon George Poindexter and that the
have power to send for persons and p'
pers. .un;,,o,,
IL 4: and then then the Senate proceeds
=, ballot for said Committee. The 10
lov;ny persons were elected: