The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-03

charged that the Secretary will not blast the repua
ton OF certain gentlemen, by publishing 10 the world
eX parte statements male NOT under OATH duplicating
the character and standing Of individuals heretofore
high in public estimation.
Indictment No against the Secretary for remoy-
ing clerk.
Indictment No. 3 against the Secretary for APP
pointing storekeeper in Pennsylvania.
There IS an indictment against the Secretary of
State relative 10 the census. CThe Weaver charge.)
Again: we have an indictment against the Atior-
ney General Of the United States preferred by the
gentleman from New York, (Mr. Barnard } and now
sir we have this indictment preferred against the Sc
cretary of the Navy by the gentleman from Ohio
Mr. Pendleton.) Most of these indictments elabo-
rately preferred, upon your table, printed aud
published and sent forth TO the country, poisoning the
public mind, and yet the House will take action
on them. The party having the power have attained
their object when they have preferred charges. Tr-
al they have thought Of That they know would
result in discontinue
Mr. T. continued, that the majority, after their
fashion, had transacted all The cipH business Of the col
Try, he thought that before new matter was brought
up for consideration, they should dispose OF the
Z" criminal docket for doubtless the party would
before the next meeting of Congress, have much adj
dillona matter of similar character, Oh which TO
expend the three months allotted the transaction Of
public business
Mr. IRWIN said he rose not with the intention of
making objection
Then said Mr.. PENDLETON, move that the re-
port be laid on the table and printed and, on that
notion call for the previous question.
Mr. IRWIN said he was entitled to the hoor-he
did not object to the printing OF the report, but he
wished TO state that there was minority report
which he desired to take the same course the
ority report.
Mr.. PENDLETON said he had no objection, and
his motion then prevailed
Mr.. ADAMS said there Is report and resolution
in possession Of the House concerning the course of
iu rel IN Ia. Ammo ant
which he wished TO be taken up and acted at
MIR. PROFIT said there is before it, These
matters should be taken up in order.
MIR. ADAMS, with sheer excaimed-IIah hah!
you don't wish it to come up.
Mr.. PROFIT replied do not object to its com
ing up but, as we are to dispose OF the docket,
wish to begin with the first case on it.
Mr.. SAUNDERS objected,
Mr.. STANLY observed You do not find any
Wing Directing.
and on this motion the yeas and nays were ordered.
The vote stood-yeas SO, nays 66. So the motion
to suspend was lost
Mr.. BARNARD from the Judiciary Committee
asked leave to report bill giving certain powers to
the clerk of a court in the northern district of New
York, with an amendment made by the committee.
The bill authorizes the clerk residing at Utica to APP
point deputy to fulfil duties at Auburn, provided
the deputy shall take the usual oaths and the princ
pal be responsible for his acts.
L
the bill immediately and after short explanation by
Mr.. Barnard ii was laid and ordered to be
printed
Mr.. j. H INGERSOLL, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported a bill for the relief of
John @. Ford.
Mr.. KENNEDY, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported bill for the relief of Stow T.
Sears
Mr.. GENTRY, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported BILL without amendment, in reIa-
ton to the Greensburgh land district, in louisiana
The orders OF the day then called up. The
pending business the report from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, in relation to the alleged Cherokee
frauds accompanied by three resolutions the last of
which calls on the President for the papers refused
by the Secretary of War.
M GWIN was entitled to the floor lie said that
he had no knowledge of any Of the charges that had
been made In the report of Col Hitchcock. He did
| not know the name OF single individual implicated,
and could Lot be suspected of attempting to shield
any person whose conduct the subject Of scrutiny
lie sustained the Secretary of War the ground
that he was right in refusing report to this House
ex parte testimony not taken under OATH duplicating
parties who have had no opportunity of rebutting the
lmputaIons cast upon their characters. 1t
unJustiiiable course to publish such testimony which
tended TO rum the reputation of persons who after
wards proved that every charge against them
false but not one of hundred who had seen the
charge ever saw lis refutatlon II prevent such
injustice that the Secretary had refused to send in this
CIuue teSlllOny lie wished 10 perfect the record,
and then would, without doubt, make full report to
the House If called upon. 1t is known that every
paper emanating from one of the Departments sent
to this House, is forthwith printed If the testimony
reported by Col. Hitchcock had been sent here It
would have been iorhw tn published and these charges
would have flown on the wings of the wind to all
quarters OF the Union, destroying the character of
the parties implicated even before they knew there
were charges against them Such had been the eff
feet OF report made by the Committee ExpcndI-
lures duplicating the character of former Commits
sloner of Indian Affairs, Mr. Harrs) and charging
one of his, Mr.. G.'s constituents of attempting to
bride this officer This charge had been promu gatcd
by the Committee on the statement of a clerk of
| of the Departments. The whole charge false
The gentleman implicated Gen. Poner) happened to
be in the city, and called the gentleman who made
the report and convinced him there was no ground
for the charge, and he very properly published as
from the Committee, letter addressed 10 him by the
party implicated which refuted every charge against
him in the first report But the first went the round
of newspapers that o her was only published in
The official paper of this House few days ago. the
instance of the brother-in-law of Mr. Harris former
y member of this body, who wished this attack up
on the reputation of his deceased relative refuled
through The same where II had been attacked
yet this reiutao will reach one half of those
who the attack.
A Commission was created some eight or ten year,
AGO by the Senate of the United States, to collect ex
parte testimony against individuals in his Nh q :,
State. The members made reports duplicating the
characters of many of the first citizens of the State,
who ever knew tney were assalled until they
the reports published by order of the Senate. The
result was the most violent personal collisions,
ing the death of many persons, 10y duels and
tres Seven OF the Commissioners were killed and
several OF the persons Inpl Gated met with the
fate All of TINS would have been avoided if full in
veslgatlon had taken place before report was made
A tie charges made by this Commission had proved
false or the parties had shown that full examine
ton would have cleared them from imputalion One
of the parties implicated is distinguished mean
Der Of the Senate Of the United States and placed
there by the people, to stamp, with ialsehood the
charges made against him. He thought of offer
lng Tor that elevated station, until his was
brought forward to pass through the sevcrest ordeal
to show that he had been unuslly assacd The
frauds created by this COMMISSION has not yet
ed and would not, during the life of the parties.
He was therefore, opposed to all parle reports