Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-22
(rrom TIC SCR York Ercaing Post }

! (Trorp the .ttU York Eccatng FoSt
", smoke The other day of the attack of Mr. Clay
upon The late Edward Livingston as pase anu h'a's
nanl Upon a nearer examination OF the circumstances
i far worse than we have said, than we had sup
posed.
tract from the journal of the Executive proceedings OF
the Senate Of the United States Senate Journal, Isl
| session 9,d Congress- 1881, -, page d92
Dec + 1881 The President sends to the Senate,
am,no other nominations, that Of Edward Livingston,
of Louisiana as Secretary Of State, wee NJ v buren,
resumed December u. Ordered that the nomIna-
tons Of Edward Livingston, NJ v buren, A. ' al ana
l.. McIanc, be referred to the COMMITTEE on fo!eiSh
Relations.
I'M January, ls32-Mr Tazewell, from the Com
mi,tee on Foreign Relations, To whom was referred
on the 27th December, the nomination OF Edward Ii.
WINSTON. NJ v Buren,, A. Vail aud l.. McLane, re-
ported
The Senate proceeded to confirm the nomination OF
Edward Livingston.
Ordered that ii lie on the table.
The following motion submitted by Mr.. Clay was
cons idc.cd bv unanimous consent:
Rcs0lrc9, That the President be requested to direct
the proper accounting officer of the Senate to lay before
the Senate detailed account OF the manner IN when
the balance lately standing the books OF the Treasury
was contracted and how has been discharged show
nr in what property paid in property, that balance
was paid and how its value asccriaIned, and Dy
what authority it was received in payment.
And after debate the Senate adjourned.
lo,b January lS:}2-Thc Senate resumed the con-
sideration of the motion submitted on the 10Th instant,
relating the settlement OF The public accounts OF Ed
ward Livingston, and after debate
Nix. CLAY WITHDREW THE MOTION.
The Senate resumed the conideration OF The nomna-
ton of Edward Livingston, and
Resolred Tha, the Senate do advise and consent to
the appoint u,cnt of Edward Livingston agrceahly To
the nomination.
/ Comment: on this must be sapcriuous, but It may
moi be- aIniss 10 make those remarks which most readily
supnes, themselves Here have the Grand Inquest
of the nation sitting upon the characters oil the candI-
dates and among them is that of Edward Livingston
In that inquest Mr.. Clay virtually presided We
must rccullect that the party OF winch he was he lead
err was then predominant IN that body, as they two
weeks afterwards manifested By the rejection OF Mr.
Van Buren.
| Mr. Clay then moves an investigation into the trans
action in question: hy resolution cnuched in terms evil
IDENTIFY inlmcal-evidcntly aiming at the rejection OF
Mr. Livingston, if any plausible preext for such step
could be found Debate takes place. and in that debate
such answer is made that Mr.. Clay seeing there is no
ground for his attack prctence for what he wishes
to do makes virtue of necessity, wITnpRAwS MS
morroS He, the leader Of the Opposition-,he mover
of the investigation, wITmpHAwS ms MorioS, and the
nomination is unanimously ratified. We say unan!-
mousv because in all where there dissent,
/ The names entered on the journal.
And yet this man, this very Mr. Clay has the auda
city to come forward and charge Mr.. Livingston with
being deiau!,cr; talk of "tardv compositions and
couple the name Of this distinguished citizen with that
of the mos, unprincirlcd gamblers Of the day.
i We ask seriously what respect we I" entertain
for tie temper The heart, the Judgment, or the veracIty
of n man who can thus exhibit himSe! before the hnc
! rican people.
! MIR CLAY wITHDRAws MS MOTION