Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-16
MIR. WISE'S RESOLUTION

The discussion on the resolution propor1 L.
MIR. Wise, directing an enquiry into tlc conl
ton Of the several Executive departments i
still dragging its slow length along in ,bo
House of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES promin.,,
subject which ha, ag,atcd the nation for Inv.
years past, being logged in. to cke out whol,
pages ofempty defamation and thundcrinr in
vective. We confess that VIC are aSionisb.J
that such resolution should be opposed a, all
Surely. the peoples representatives have ri-A,
to see IN what manner their executive agent,
have discharged their trusts, and it is thcr duy
periodically TO exercise this right. The friends
OF these agents. b. closing the door to enquiry,
naturally excite suspicion that their conduc,
will not bear investigation. Surely, when char
scs are daily uttered that a scrutiny Of Ties.
departments wonld unveil scene, Of wde.sprcal
corruption and niquitY, the heads of them
should rather invite than oppose inquiry. If
innocent, they would thus disp.T Suspicion, and
vndlca'e their integrity. Their epYos ton to
enquiry adds force TO the iHlrutat;ons Of quit
which are 50 freely made. Beside, tn, Re.
forming admin ,traiion should not be afraid m
expose their actings and dcia-s 10 the puHlir
eye, If their pledges and promises have BEEN
faithfully adhered 10. On the con:rary. rilrS
should fearles>iY throw opcn tier doors. and
challenge Investigation, with the certainty orro-
celving the APPRECIATION of the people, their mas
tiers. They MAJ, for aught we know to the.
contrary, deserve the enc6lnum. Of the Pre,l-
dent, for 'bcir atiiiry aud integrity = bot. sc.
long as they resist enquiry, the people will
doubt II ;-prticularly when they recollect
that the en0rniies Of the Post Office Dtpari.
meat were shielded .r,,n exposure, for YEAR,,
by similar opposition TO enquiry, upon pretes,s
identical with those how urged in opposition lo
Wise's resolution.
During the telafe on this resolution. some
days ago, Mr.. Dunlap, Of Tennessce,-(a White
man, recently converted to Van Barcnism his
Disuict having given a majority for YAM
took occasion 10 deny the narrative given by
his colleague, Mr.. Peyton OF tie COURSE of De
nuncia,on pursued by the President during his
last visi, to Tennessee alleging that lie made
this denial on the authority OF the President
himself: The Telegraph saysA
"This brought up Mr.. peyton, v ho said 'iiar
a. the contradiction ut forth by hi, colleague
Statements he had made before tie House he
should like TO ru few questions TO him, and
be ought he could satisfy the House that the
contradiction amounted to little or nothing. MI
Pcyton then began 10 Put some questions TO
Mr.. Dunlap, who rose and SAID that he hould
refuse TO be catechised by his colleague. THIS
gave MIR. Peyton a fair opportunity, ard We
must say that he made good use Of II. re,
iterated, one by one, the statements be had
made on a former day, and wished TO know,
as he made each one, whether the denial OF
the President was 10 be considered rs extended
10 that fact. He should infer he said, as his
colleague refused to be catecbized in relation 10
the matter, that it did not. MI Peyton "ent
on TO show that there no denial, and conld
be none, of the far greater part of the iacis sta
ted BY him, which he asserted were known and
believed BY persons of all parties in Tennessee,
and denied by none. Mr.. Peyton commented
with due severity upon the carriers ofnews from
the Halls of Congress To the sick bed OF the RE
sldent, at the time when the sympathy oil lie
House was attempted 10 be excited by represent
ing him as being perhaps on his dying bed