The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-01-17

U' But ms III the judgment oil the com
mlttee, is not at oil the character Of tn
statement. Ii is, IN the frs, place, by n,
means likely that any one would have con
yeyed such paper 10 member OF til,
Senate, in such "a manner, a, such an hour
and by ouch u messenger, unless il hat
been previously arranged with tina, mem
Der, or expected by HIN that it should b,
50 received. In the next place, If MIR. En-
nett had received this puper under such sus
picious circumstances, aud had been him
self entirely innocent OF any participation
in the guilty transaction. what would hay,
been his coGducil Would he not, as fan
man, before using tbs certificate as genuine
have Instituted some inquiry concerning II
1 Would he not have endeavored to trace the
/ person who brought, aud ascertain The per
son who seui it Would hc not have en-
desvored to satisfy himself whether this pa
per, having so suspicious un appearance,
was IN rehll,y, genuine certificate Of cleo.
ton Would IT, not have enquifed OF bis
colleague 10 the House Us TO the hand writ.
In., or Of some OF tho Gentlemen Of the Bar
10 the House, who, from their residence
aud Intercourse with the Courts Of Onslow,
might b. likely 10 know the hnnd writing OF
the Sheriff! In fine, would he, without
any inquiry or explanation respecting doc.
ument transmitted 10 Y manner so dark bnd
suspicious. have appeared in ,he Senate
hand il 70 the Clerk Of the House as gen.
uino certificate and quietly take his seat
under ,is authority, The Committee can
not answer any Of these questions in man.
ncf calculated 10 sxonernto MIR. Eunei, or
to reconcile his actual conduct With fairness
Of purpose or innocence OF offence. lie
must have suspected the paper; hs must
have irlt that enquiry was due to truth, to
himself and 10 The Senate and had no been
altogether ignorant Of the source from which
the paper came, had he been what no re-
presents himself TO have been, he would
certainly have mnJe The inquiry, rat oasr,
when presenting the paper to The Senate.
would openly have stated tho manner ia
shich no became possessed OF It.
But even If any explanation could be q.
ven Of has conduc, in these respects, ono
other Circumstance docs, in the judgment,
OF The committee, dlscrsdIs hts whole state.
meat. Mr.. Jackson was Mr., Enne,ts room
mate. Early 10 the evening Of Sunday.
Nr. T.. had communicated ~ .itat gsnila.
man that hs was without a certificate
Mr.. Jackson clt him to 90 TO church-re,
turned about q O'Clock Mr.. r.. Sit
ting by the hrs-hsd conversation with
hun before retiring 10 bed. "a which Mr..
T.. never said one word of the sudden and
arrival Of tho waiting csrilG.
cate. See Mr.. Juckson's evidence accom-.
pany lug ihls rsport.) Nov, II Mr., Ennet's
statement were true If he had so strange.
Is received his certificate ii he was Isu2.
rant Of the hand that prepared, aud the mss
sengor that brought lt--lf he ~as not
ware that such paper was 50 orpnrtuncly
10 make ITS gppesrauce-Il, 10 that, /. vas
to HIN, as he would by has statement, seem
10 imply, an even, totally unlocked fort
IT, in tho highest degree, improblb'e, 1t is
morally impossible, that he should not men
ton this to his room mate, on his return
from church, 10 whom he had before muda
known that lie was without THIS papor,
which, IN such convenient Lime uGd IN such
no unusual manner had madelisnppearnnce!
Your Committee, therefore, 40 far Itom
finding reasonable and probable account
Of this matter given by tho Senator from
Oaslow, al account consistent with bis n.
nocence and tending to robut the presump.
ton against him, are compeled TO lock up
on his account Of the trausaciuou n the
highest degree improbable, md as Welding
force to tho otherwise strong presumption
Of guilt.
Tho msjority Of the Committee have,
upon full and impartial consideration OF
the whole case, become satisfied that Mr..
EnnsIt was probably concerned IN idbrca
tlny or causing tho certificate to DO iubrI.
Gated and II thus probability should not he
fact, yet he ccrtanly was aware that the
certificate vas not genulnc, or ut nny rate
wus hublc TO strong suspicion, and that, by
II 10 The Senate without remark
or explanation, he assumed 10 guarantee lts
commences, ito freedom ftom suspicion
and tina, IN so dong, ho intended to prac
tice aud did practise u fraud upon the Sen
ate. Aud, upon tho whole, the majority Of
the Committee are satisfied that Mr.. En-
ueu's conduc, has been 80 highly dislngcn-
uous, uusof,hy and discreditabIc, that the
Senate owe TO themselves, TO the country,
and to n just example to pronounce against
him sentence Of expulsion from this body.
The COMMITTEE therefore recommend
tho adoption OF tho resolutions accompany.
ing this report.
All OF which is respectfully submitted,
NJ. FRANCIS, Chairman.
Rcsoircd, That the certificate Of the Sen.
a,or from Oaslow, and by bim introduced
to tho Senate as genuine, the ihst day oil
the session, is forgery.
Resoipca, further, That inaamuch as no
evidence has been offered before the Com
mi,,ee to implleutc any other person IA the
Transaction, tina, the Senator himself has Ell
Their been guilty OF the forgery, or procur.
ed il 10 bp done, or was al least aware that
i, was no, genuine; aud, therefore, prac-
tised q fraud upon tho Senate and ought TO
bs expelled.
p,.oI,eJ That for thu rem sou p(oresnjd