The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-02-23

TO him tie following:
I" i. Are you the author Of the foregoing letter /?
and whether he declines or not, then the Speaker
snail put tie following TO him:
~. Do you know who il alluded TO, or intend.
cd TO be alluded to, 10 the ipregong letter. without
, giving the name?
j. Is the poison alluded TO a member OF this
House And If this is answered in the affirmative,
"a What Is the name OF the menbeI And 10
case the witness states that he did no. aude 10 a
member Of the House. then he 10 10 BE- discharged,
and all further proceeding are to cease"
When the Speaker propounded tho first question,
Mr. Davis asked that be might be permitted to stale
the reasons why be ought no, to answer that ques
ton. After much debate, permission was granted,
by vote Of 1903 TO 30. when Mr.. d. "pro,ested SO.
iemnly against the power Of the House of Repre-.
sen'ailves to arraign him partly as a criminal and
partly as witness, for the purpose of eliminating
himself" Whilst he protested against this mode
of proceeding, however. he disclaimed any idea of
shrinking from responsibility. lie then read the
following paper as his answer 10 the first question
II deny the right of this House 10 ask, aud
therefore decline to answer, the question: whether
| am, or am not, the author Of the Spy IN Wash.
neion, or the extract from the letter referred 10
I IA the Inerrogatory; but, at the same time, re-.
specially state that knox The author, and know
The member to whom the Spy alIudes, and am pre-
pared to name him here or elsewhere"
THAT sir" said the witness, 4" is my answer"
To the second intcrrogsiory, witness answers
II do"
To the third. "If the pcason alluded to is |
member of the House of Representative ?" The
answer vas. lie is not"
The Chair then said The witness, under the or
der of the House, is therefore discharged from f,r.
ther examination, and there is end of this PFC.
ce6dinlng. lie will, therefore, retire from the bar
10 the Globe of Wednesday, Senator Rugges,
Of Maine, (who seems 10 be the individual aimed
at gives the following explanatory statement. l.
his statement be true, the whole affair is a noun.
tain 10 labor With mouse. Blu, we suppose we
shall hear more Of II:
To- ne Editor Of the Globe.
y friend informed ne la.t evening, that IN arti.
Gle ~hch appeared IN a New York paper charging
corruption no or more members OF Congress,
blow aimed Ut me desire. therefore, 10
seize the earliest opportunity 10 state 10 the pub
lie The Transaction cut OF which this charge, or IN
stnualion. or y hatsver II is, must have arisen
Some time .ince, person by the name Of Jones,
of New Jersey, applied to me to draw upa specifi-
cation and claim Tor patent for turn lock- which
be advised II was necessary 10 have reissucd,
on accoun, Of The defects existing in one he bad I
previously taken out. | consented TO do il, as il
was strictly professional matter, for which he
was referred TO me by those whom he had advised
With on the subject As found it would be
~ork Of abor, and required professional skill,
| accepted his proposition 10 pay ne reasonable
lndeed, he could not expect me TO
DO II without. II was some days before 20, II
The next day after | first him,
he told that General Wall, of the Senate. TO !
" bon he had letter, was not here, be wished me
10 70 with him to the Postmaster General to hosa
be wished 10 exhibit mail bag. 10 which be had
applied his invention | went with him, and IN. ,
roduced him, and subsequently showed hlin those
attentions aud eiytles which would 10 any 9th. ]
q citizen. lie offered, IN the outset to pay me a
or a Il the trouble he gave but told him should I,
eoeive no compensation except for preparing his
'apers for the reissue Of the patent, which would
c st:csded with considerable labor. 0
Aler General Walls return, he requested me a
. go Silh him TO The Department which did not tr
p. sopposIug thal the General could render him :,
II the aid he wished. At subsequent cay be
Kpressed desire to dispose Of fourth part OF y
= paien, 10 nc, instead OF paying otherwise for L
he preparation OF his papers, and 10 enable him TO
orisc extended sale from il n New Eng. Fl
md and secure my professional aid IN supporting l.
nd sustaining his patent, in case any legal diff ID
n'ty should arse as to his rights under it.
oad mol personally make sale OF has manufacture, III
at agreed 10 the arrangement Ia consideration OF in
4yiug connection IN MASSACHUSETTS, whose oc- =,
lpanon would enable him 10 attend 10 il. | wrote
ie agreement as be wished which he took TO ox. u
nine, and TO which he expressed his assent re
here was nothing ia IL which could have any re
Isl 90 conceal. Ii vas common business matter. 70
Some tao or three DAYS after this he came IN, az
srouiy under great excitement, account Of the ~
" estimate the Postmaster General placed on his 10
ail.bag. | endeavored 10 calu him by saying ne
at the Postmaster General was probably too an
ueh occupied 10 examine fully into It's merits, -
I'D that at period Of more leisure, ho would no
iub; give more attention to il. PC
lie said the merit Of his mailbag had been al be
gclher overlooked. and preference given 10 q. SD
lihcr not half as good and much else that IN
ed 30; repeat tried 10 soothe him, and lln- 10.
ess him with the belief that the Postmaster &C. "
raj would appreciate his at its worth when he 'h'
ouln have tried il on some Of the routes. said
thing about polling tho wres." nor abou, III,
"ot'' ~ u'e sense W "uiri s'e' 'Np' 'Se''"S &C,
e attributed to me nor did il ever eater my ~.
md TO receive ASK compensation for any other
vice than have above mentioned.
| prepared has specification, with which he ap-
AIRED to be well pleased, and which be signed, syl
d annexed the usual oath. n.
lie never executed the assignment TO me, nor ',>
re received cent from him for the labor Of Oh
sparing his papers and drawing NJ his sPecf SEES
hon and claim. He len the city without cal PEI
g on me, and have not heard Of him since
This is the whole matter, far as | am GEN.
ned, gu, Of which the said newspaper article