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WAsHIGNToN, Jan. 81.

WAsHIGNToN, Jan. 81.
THE CAT is LET OUT OF THE BAG.-Thc
seeming change which had come upon MS
as to the policy Hursncd by the Admins.
traIjon party, and for winch mauv simpo-
tons were disposed to give Mr. Van Ba.
rem credit, j. a, length explained. The
resolutions for investigation, heretofore SO
strenuously opposed, pna recently 50 un-
expectcdly acccdei to- are destined to turn
out a grand farce and although the per-
sonal friends, as they STYLE themselves, of
Gen. Jackson, declared "ihat he anthori
sed them to say he was ANXIOUS for every
investigation in abuses, before he retired
from political life; and they had, with that
view, besought the House TO give way To
the venerable old mans 50 anxious desire !
it has been all. repeat a grand farce, II
not, in palmer phrase, IA most neiaronS
HUMBUG as ever was paUcd or, alten'eG
to be palmed, on crcduluus people; and
its AUTHOR is now made manifest, by his
own act, to be ANDREW JACKSON hlmselr.!
The eager anxiety, the loud vaunt OF
Mr., Vanderpoel-how anxious, nay, dc,i-
rous, he was to close the discussion on Mr.
Wlses resolution. ''to throw open more
wide the door for investigation bow mag
unanimously he came forward with cali
for the previous question, 10 attain bolh,
are not forgotten. Wei, the committee So
long denied was granted at last. Th"y
met-thc avoWed object beng to lnvcs,l
gate into the management of the public
business in the several departments which
so lauded by the President in his message
TO Congress.
The first step was to address the head,
of these several Departments, IN the most
courteous manner. IN series of intcrroga
tories. VIZ. as to certain payments made
out of their contingent fund, To" mode
thereof whether by warrant or otherwise
the amount of printing, aud by whom exc.
cuted. which did not appear in the Blue
Booh, or Biennial tegi-tcr' To the Tres.
ident Of The United States they also, in
respectful terms, made known he authority
under which they acted, asking his as,ls-
'nncc TO further he inquiry, and demanding
information, which they required from him.
and which he alone could give.
How does he meet this request? BY
compliance No! with a written, aborcd
argument, denying their power to maki
such calls for iuformGtlon on bin, or any
of the Heads Of Departments, or lhcl
Clerks denying in terms their rlghr lr
investigate that which hts friends aIogGC
by his desire, as they SAID in The face OF ;hC
country, he was anxious 10 have inquired
INTO. Ills reply was sent II day, and Il
fully sus'ans what have stated. Accor
ding to him, the discoveries made by a sim
liar committee of Investigation INTO The
management and condition of the Post OF
fee, rankle deeply in his bosom. VIII,
else shield, under cover of hi, responsible
", other departments why not court
AS was said. full inquiry Instead of this
he argues that the Committee, N not pro
ccedng upon specification, are acting il
violation of the Constitution; and he advu
Gates in terms, the adoption by them, q
the principle allowed TO all culprlts whc
brought to the bar o: justice, that all al
to be deemed INNOCENT until they are prove
TO be guilty, This is his language. II
hints again, that the several Heads of De
par,men,s, and The Clerk, under them, h
will expect, shall devote their time solcI
to the public business in which they ar
engaged. rather than IN attend 10 sue
calls, or for any such purposes, by such
Committee as was granted. lie won'd re
sst the establishment of such an linguistic
rial committee ordered by the Houses
representatives, be II recoI'ec'cd, a l.
should the establishment Of Spanish 1t
QUESTION! After the plan avowed, and
which the Heads of the Departments,
well may be supposed, are duly 0pprIsed'
the President takes a lofty flight, tells II
Chairman that unless he specifies, as
directs, he will call on him, before God NJ
the country, TO admit he has been unnb
to prove the corruption which he and 9th
members of the House had so long denou
ced
The President alludes to the short p
Rod he has to renal IN office, and repea
that he feels bound by his oath, to res
the investigation, unless upon prevlo
specified grounds, in which case sonly /
doors, to use Mr., VandorpoePs pevcr-t
be forgotten phrasc-shu be thrown op
more wide, and he CONCLUDED with d