Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-03

produce DELAY.
Mr. SrANLY diselaimed having charged any
such design to MIR Stewart
| The committee had been asked why they did not
themselves call on the President FOR this report' To
| this he had short reply. IL was because they
thought II more respectful To the President TO call
through the medium Of the House OF Representatives,
| IL had again been asked why did they not call on
the Board OF Commandment Because the other
Commissioners had already reported.
The gentleman from Virginia had urged that this
report was not the property OF the Commissioners;
belonged TO the Government. Yes; and here MIR
,. would say TO the House that one Of the chief
reasons with him for obtaining the report from the
Commissioner 10 be laid before the committee was
that he understood the President had said that he
Intended TO employ 1t for his own individual use
The gentleman from Virginia laughed: would he
deny III
MIR WISE. (after pausc.) doubt; and, for ar
gument's sake. will deny that the President want
cd this report for his own Individual use. have no
doubt the President wanted 1t for the information Of
the Executive Department, and Of himself as Presi-
dent, that he might make such comments on 1t he
thought proper; but not for his individual use.
! MIR LINN, OF New York, here obtained the floor,
and, with the consent OF Mr. Stanly and III proof OF
his assertions, rcsd the following extract IRON let.
ter of the President Gov. PoindcNter, dated Fc-
bruary ~, lSt2 and which MIR l.. stated he had
permission TO read, and understood It part Of
the official correspondence in relation TO the com
missiop;
The commission on which, at my own request,
you md Others consented to serve, vas instituted,
and the report Of the Commissioners Is now want.
| Ell cy me FCR MY OWN iSFoBMATioS. DO not
doubt but that it will contain many suggestions
with regard tn the custom houses, and the mode
/" oi Thnsactins business. most worthy 10 be re-
commended 10y me 10 Congress. Aud should 1t
hrins TO my knowledge any fees duplicating
" those now IN Office, to extent or upon grounds
requiring tho Executive action IN regard 80 them,
/ shall, without any promptincs by Congress,
/ " who have rshiuy rO.hing 10 DO with It, dis d.
charge my du;y 10 the country without FEAT
That have, Tor a considerable time, most enN-
I" icus.Y desired the report 20 be mae, | will not
deny. Whether, when made, shall deem it best
t. to communicate the entire report 10 Congress- or
otherwise make II pubic, or content myself with
adopting its reconme nd1tions an! urging them
"upou the deliberations of Congress, will I've for
my own decision; ns also will 6e the time and &C
eision Zoe maxim: IT,"
"a vci'e. Hoy did you get tha, letter.
Mr. LINS. The letter IS ps,t Ola correspondence
between tie Commissioner and the President, and
! forms Ha.i Of ihe Tepoti.l
J Mr. SCANLN. That letter was the moving
cause with me i1r desiring to pursue course which
should bring this report To public notice. DO most
solemn'y believe tina; the committee had no; sent
Tor The report. many OF the facts there developed
would never have seen the day. why did the
President assume the very extraordinary power Of
rescrvns 10 himself certain portions ~ a public
do,umca'. Obtained by him as The Chief Magistrate.
under power 10 see that the laws are duly eNecu.
ted, and su5m'tinc Just such portions of II as he
pleased 20 Congress, He had no Tsht 10 make any
such reservation. Was It for his own private pur
/ poses that he was 70 employ public officers at 81
much day out Of the Treasury, and ci'ihe them
with powefs OF Investigation which Others were
compelled 10 obey7 Was IL that he might be able
- saw 10 certain gent enen IN certain quarters, 81
have you m my poser; want a few votes in your
Sta.e; end If yoI don't get them for ms III blow
Sk.T. 81. ~ Whu said NJ 4, -
suppressed such document as this | should have
thought deserved 10 be censured Of the ne
cliar friends Of this Administration, (irom which
fate may Heaven 10 ts mercy keep me and mneD
have heard certain charges made in different quar-
,ers which could not have been made had not this
report been seen. The gentleman from Virginia
20 be sure. says that the Executive archives show
that the President received this report on the Goth
OF this month. Does that gentleman the Execg-
tive archivesl
MIR WISE. The records OF the Executive De
partment show that fic,.
Mr. STANLY. Does the gentleman sec the
inmOst recesses of the Treasury building and of
the White Housed Is the gentleman armed with
secret know edge of a. the facts obtained by the
President. through power with which he IL armed
by the authority OF the nation for high national
purposes end, " he IS, ought not we 10 possess
the same know iedsel The gentleman told us tbot
IN this report WAS involved the repu alton of Howl
Curtis Games, WATSON, and some Of the bisbes'
U ihliittts u .NEN lug VOW 1 befeVe there
are not more than sir gentlemen on this floor who
know that Games and WATSON were named in the
report at all. where did he get this fictl From
the Executive archivesl How does he know that
the report imp'icates Games and WATSON As well os
Hoyt and CuriIs2 TINS alone IS a sufficient ius, f.
cation OF the committee IN calling Tor the report
And will here tell the gentleman from Nirsini.
without intending to say any thing at oil offensive
that, II any Justification needed for the course
Of the committee, the censure OF that member speaks
more in their favor than any defence its friends could
offer. offer no justification OF tina, course 10 him.
do not wish 10 he the member Of a commission
OF investigation. had rather he a terrier doc nd
be set 10 catch rats under barn, than the member
OF a commission with the President against me nj
every step. ] had heard that there were siranrs
things in that custom house; | had heard Thai Tho
revenue had very suddenly fallen off to an alarming
extent because OF the frauds practised there. had
hesrd OF thousands Of our enterprising and unrigb
fellow citizens who had been reduced to beggerv
by this Mr. Hoyt, and wanted the facts sboulJ
come out. Deeply should regret Il II MIR Curtis
IS at all implicated, even as continuing evils com,
menced or coun,ennnced 10y his predecessor Hov,.
And yet, Oh how did this same immaculate csn,i.
man lecture Us on economy and retrenchment wbir.
he was himself roDUlng-yes, robbng: Il j., tho s,r
est word the case admts-whlo he was robbins
and beggarng thousands Of men better than him
SELF
When this report shall he printed. tho copn,,,
VIII he astoundcd by the disclosures j. contains >
ilap hiI any agencY IN 6uppressing d. I sbo,tld
have been ashamed n show my head. / .-o,id
have expected twhat should dread Of Nil ,a,,ti,.
evilsl the appreciation Of SOME Of those rentlonsn
The Presidents peculiar friends" But il conno,
cd. VIII '' P''"''
MIR ANDREWS, Of Kentucky, moved the mo
yious question, but withdrew the motion on ,bs 40
c.araiion OF MIR Wise that he rose FOR np,,,.., n
explanation, and on his pledge to renew lie mo-
ton. '"'
Mr. WISE livery ndisunctly heardl was under
stoou 20 say ihat he should have .bLored III. co,
1 ouct OF Gov. POindsxter unless proper ,y,l,o,.
/ Ton was made. That gentleman knew. and nobo-
/ dy knew better, how he MR. WI had 90, the m.
formation about the proceedings Of the goarJ n,
l New York. Al the last session of Compress he
nad received information which was communicated
10 him Tor the purpose of legislation and ,sb,rb h.
had furnished 70 Messrs Berren and Wood,.,,,'.
\ o. the Senate, for the s1me object Gov. Poodey
! ter bod informed him tNr WI that he did no,
communicate the report 10 this committee until bs
had received subpwra iSom the Speaker Of this
iiouse 70 Furnish the pipers, and had commu ncateJ
mat tact 10 the Secretary OF the Treasury. II was
/ que 70 him toov f) 90 say that this explanation
/ certainly acqs ted him from impropr,ety
/ a. 10 some personal matters, he would like 10
reply, but as he had received ne floor foe sxnI,,o
ton, he renewed the demand fJr tho pfsv,ols o.cs
ton.
And there was second.
Mr. PROFIT asked the yeas q nd nays on Of
derng ne main question, which were refused.
taken. ~ INV
Mr. WISE asked the yeas and nuys thereon
I which were ordered.
And The main question "ShaIl tho vote be rseon.
sidrrCIF was then TAKEN. nuJ ,fre,J.d a.. 49,