Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-02-10
From the New-York American.
,,,,eE,s INVESTIGATION.
WAsHISoToN, Jan. ~.


c,,;, letont of Tie Bag. --l'ne seem
i hinge which had come upon US as to
los 'n liz pursued by the Administration
ihe pOmj for which many simpletons were
r'y "I - give Mr. Van Buren, credit, is at
aI'pOs' sxnlsioed. The resolutions for in
eng a.,on. heretofore so strenuously OPP
ie' '"5 and recently so Unexpectedly acceded
0' sss destined TO turn out a grand farce -
% ~ ahbourh the personal friends, as they
anI themselves, of Gen. Jackson, declared
M w., hs authorised them 10 shy that he was
~ ';o !" for every investigation in abuses,
ANY," he retired from political life !" and
' v',O' bad with that view. besought the
, N.Y. in IA give way tothe venerable old mans
''Ovs s;ons desire lit has been all, repeat
80 "" .""d free, if not, in palmer phrase, Il
n.rarious uUnBuG as ever was palmed,
NV" ~ ',nemucd TO be pamed, on credulons
and It's AUTHOR is now made mani
Fl bg his own act, to ANDREW JACKSON
n" TSs eager anxiety, the loud vaunt Of MIR
v,aJs,ooel-how anxious, nay, DESTROYS, he
,~s 70 close the discussion on Mr. Wise's
' " TO throw open more wide the
Soor for invesiigation"--how magnanim-
aa,ly he came forward with call for the
S S's,ous question, to attain both, ale not for
ro,,oO We'll, The committee so long denied
s S granted at last They met---the avow.
ID object being TO investigate into The man
sSsmpn, Of the public business IN the sever
,ideparmenls which was so lauded by the
President in his message TO Congress.
The first step was TO address the heads Of
,he,r several Departments, in the most cour-
,,o,s manner, in a series OF ntcrrogatories,
VIZ as to certain payments made out of their
,or,inOent fund, the mode thereof. whether
bv warrant or otherwise, the amount OF
pfntins, and BY whom executed, which did
M, onnear in the Blue Book or Biennial
Rrgster7 To the President OF the United
States they also, in respectful terms, made
known the authority under which they acted,
asking his assistance 10 further the inquiry,
and demanding Information, which they re.
oured from him, and which he alone could
give
How does he meet this request2 BY
,ompliance2 No with written. labored
augment, denying their power TO make
such calls for information on him, or any OF
the Heads Of Departments, or ih,ir Clerks !!
denying in terms their right 10 investigate
that which his friends alleged by his desire.
as they said in the face OF the country. he
was anxious to have inquired into. His re-
DIV was sent today. and it fully sustains
what have stated. According 10 him. the
discoveries made by similar committee Of
investigation into the management and con-
dllon OF the Post Office, rankle deeply in
his BOSOM Why else shielded. under cover
Of his responsibility, other departments p
Why moi court, as was said, full inquiry p
Instead Of this. be argues that the Commit
Tee, in not proceeding upon specification, are
acting in violation OF the Constitution; and
be advocates in terms, the adoption by them,
Of the principle allowed TO all culprils when
brOugh. 10 the bar Of Justice, that all are 10
be deemed innocent until they are proved 10
be guilty. This is his language He hints
again. that the several Hesds OF Depart.
menls and the Clerks under them, he will
expect, shall devote their time solely TO the
public business in which they are engaged.
rather than 10 attend to such calls, or for any
such purposes, by such committee as was
granted. He would resist the establish
menl oil such an inqusitorial committee or
dered by the House OF Representatives. be j,
rrcollected, as he should the establishment
OIL Spanish lnquisilionl After the plan
avowed. and Of which the Head Of the De-
Partmenls. II well may be supposed, are du-
y apprlsed-ihe President takes lofty
hight, tells the Chairman that unless he
specifies, as he directs, he will call on him,
crore God and the country, to admit he has
eeen unable 10 prove the corruption which
ne and other members OF the House had Sc
long denounced
ihe President alludes TO the short period
ae nas to remain in office, and repeats. tina,
F ieels bound by his oath TO resis. the in
Ws''Salion' unless upon previous specified
grounds IN which case only the doors. tc
we MI Vanderpoel's Acknowledgements
pliase-shall be thrown open more wi,le
ana he concluded with dry lecture to the
Somln'''ee' for forgetting that their inquiry
"No 'he practices OF the Heads Of the De
pa'!lnents as to the disbursements. out o
asI' several contingent funds, was worn
suprrerogatlon, inasmuch. as by the 77it
,ule' Of the House Of Representatives. Their,
Se'e sandry standing Committees appointed
y 'ae House for the purposes Of making
~, I"' inquiries, &c, &C. Thus you will learr
w., Ms 'uIng passion is strong in death. ano
S GGs' President Jackson assumes response
Oliy Tor those in Office in return for seryi
W Performed, by procuring his elevation,
rt Mr Kendall was examined for a shor
n "", u 'odayi he takes the hint, doubtless
/" Inc greatest, wisest and best.