Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-09

- a. '"e WIND. For, how -,
buses be punished unless they are ds,. can
and how detected, if the guilty are pern seu =
shut Their doors upon the peoples ROM. ea 10
yves, appointed to investigate their eond,
II THIS arrogant assumption be sustained - -
pie cease 10 be the masters of their ova pe'-
mcn,-and their servants may lord !, gwen.
At will. 'e' ideu
1t may be said, however, that the cnooi,..
dressed by the committee 10 the presIa,,,s'' a.
Impertnent. Put when we recolleet ,L ,9e'
committee consists of Six of his friends aal @'
" three oil his opponents, this supposjtjo, :;
admisslble-aad indeed the question. ID
selves show that it is untrue. They arc '4eQ'
stance, as follows: ~"
lst. Ask the sums paid for printing A o..
mcnt ofcach item and 10 whom paid a. Aa'e'
"a. The names OF officers, &C. wbich r.
employed and paid, without nomina,ior' ,9 9t'a
Senate &c. lie
30. In what manner the contingent fund +.
been expended ? &c. '"' has
4th. What salaries have been paid #.
without holding commissioner And w I5'7'
commissions have been antelated &c '"''a'
The President, Instead of replying to h..,
enquiries, a., If no abuses would have beon4sss,
oped by that reply, he would gladly have do.
addressed an extraordinary letter TO MI. W..
the chairman OF the committee, the conteet,.5
which are thus stated by the Spy in WASHING.
ton y
The General commences by acknowlo3,;,.
| HE receipt OF copy OF the interro.alerlcs ar
pounded by the committee. He then details,
history OF the Proceedings in the House Of Rem,
senlauYes, IN reference TO the appointment ot5
| Committee, as he finds them IN the nevsn,re
He says, you (Alr. W se) originated the NOV,
ment which has raised direct issue W.,
that part oil my annual message, in which baJ
the following language" and then be COMES Tho
highly wrought compliment inserted in lt,,
message 10 the heads Of depar,n ents
He next proceeds to state, that Mr.. N5.e
sustained his motion TO appoint COMMITTEE b.,
a long speech, in which he made vague cb3r,s.
of corruption and abuse in the ESecutige der9t,.
meuts. lie says, that the interrogalofes o, tho
Committee must be taken in connexon wlh1bs
resolution of the House, and Mr. WIse5 spprcB.
and he adds, that by the resolution OF the ila,e
an issue Is made with the President Of the Int
ted States, As he (thr Pre>idenD had SAID NH,
annual message, that TIE heads OF Department,
! had performed their official duties with atHy
and int gritty He repeats. that Mr. Nlse In HI,
speeches. had charged these Officers with man
fold coruptlons and abuse OF trnst and that
Other members Of the House, as appear, by tie
newspapers, had united win hIhi he IN
! these accusations.
lie say thti Tor iae pnIpose oil aSecrtainns
the truth or fllschood Of these charges, Tie Cum
mltee was raised. He then complains thatme
| Committee passed a series OF resolutions 'whIoh
| though amended IN their passage, welc, as IN
derslood, introduced by you " lse "caillus On
! the President and heads OF Departments ioI uio-
nation" aN-umlns that they haze teen euI"
| OF the charges alleged Inc president hI'
urges that " SPECIFICATIONS ought to be presented,
and that the resort 10 eeneiaIlies Is an oFtN
violation ef the Ton, uluu2h, ana oil 'he e>t'o-
ll>hed maXih,ihat ali men are presumed 10 oe M
noreni unlH proven -uiiiY,
lie al - ana sh'o e"l, NG'PoHN 10 De ioun'
ded on the authority o.! that body,ln which aonc,
by the Censtiuton, the power o! in'pf"rht2
invested Ihe heads OF departments may al
sWer 9"'h Request aN theY tieaHe, WoFiatu'l IN"
90 MOI NlihHlaW taelr Own TINE an" ma, % NV
olireis uh"'' 'i!'H aIet'uu - ihV pD''' ~"
9ihGs5, 10 'AP iaJ"F 'Heleo,' } ASl 'Nsines'
shah u'''' H., NJ 10 uefo't rue v, ~
a.a "' m ,'o,'r fan haI .,nrce Il
n,a, conn or h .Deyer aoxieas they may he ia
mectt.' And tbcu the General asserts, that be-
ior himself, shall Terei all sueh attempts as he
Geo I,al-oa ,ho,.s,4s flat # EIr. U'r.t3,I
HI, associate, 10 rot produce specifications atI
charges he VIII rdli on the coinmlttt to EXAMINE
every mf@htfe Q1S,e,, "no las ''aar 'oa
oo% at serrulr,on IN ttcr &c. If ,rec,fjr cb.r
&c, are made. he saws, every facility shat be
granted to Investigate those charges
lie aver mat during the shor. Pefioa ne IS 10
,o oI!'. a,, - fnIdI ,he nbgaion Of The oab
Which he ba, aiken. 10 protect and defend the
Constitution Of the United States" He 6en
,alN, that II specifications are not mace MI MI
- ~ an, ~, ,i, " nt7nneJed cal.
n..,,al a..I The amin, servants stand "(uIly ac-
|onitled.n
! He closes, by expressing his aStooj~hm'nI