The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-04-21

The money is paid upon the certificate OF
the President.
Mr.. lngerson said the items were in
possession of the Treasury Department.
The resolution was now modified so as
TO make the call upon the President, and
to embody proviso, that the information
communicated should not affect the sub
jects of any foreign power.
Mr.. HARRISON, of of G. moved the Pre-
vious Question, but there was such a
clamor against it that the motion was with
drawn.
Mr.. Hilliard, of Ala, obtained the
floor, after appealing to the majority not
to gag down the friends of the gentleman
assailed. Mr.. H. said that as one of the
minority, he asked, courted, and demand
ed the investigation. He could not call
himself the personal friend Of Mr.. Web
ster. but he should be the meanest of men
if ne did not here give his testimony,
that in a somewhat protracted official in
tercourse with Mr.. Webster he found him
always q most cordial guardian of the
public interest. He believed the investi-
CATION would prove that the man whose
fame was the admiration of the country
and Of the world, would stand up under
and survive The attack. -
Mr. Winthrop OF Mass, rose and fol-
lowed. His speech was warm, ardent,
becomingly indignant, and powerfully ell
oeuent. He charged the gentleman from
Pennsylvania with deserving the issues
He had brought one set of charges against
the Senator, and now abandoned them to
bring forward another set OF charges, al
together new.
But | rise, not, said Mr.. w. to defend
the Senator from Massachusetts, whom
this day and in this place | am proud to
call my friend. He, has shown within
few days past that he has abundant pow
or to defend himself from any assault.
Mr.. Ingersoll rbse and asked leave per-
TO explain.
Mr.. Winthrop gave way.
Mr.. IngersoIl.-I demand of the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts, to inform me
whether he did not say that the Senator
from Mass, would apply the scarifying
knife to me. | DEMAND IT FROM YOU AS
A NAN OF TRUTH.
MIR. Winthrop-when a member de-
mands anything of nc AS NAN OF TRUTH,
he will not be likely to receive any an
swer whatever.
This was said in most emphatic
and both members standing be-
side each other.
Mr.. IngcTsoll said-Thcn the gentle.
man dodges my question.
Mr.. Wiathrnp. Not is the member
himself who lodges. 1t is he who has
made one set of charges, and it is he who
has this day brought forward another set
entirely different and distinct. Now, if
any member wishes to know if | said
that The scari(ying process was applied
by the Senator from Massachusetts, an
swcr that l did, and the member is an
swered.
Mr.. Winthrop protested against any
partial examination--against any half
way inquiries. Let all be known-no
&c pGrfe slatements-no partial exposi-
tions. He demanded all, and would
pledge himself that his friend would prove
guiltless from all the charges uttered a.
gainst him.
After some remarks from Mr.. Holmes
Of S, Carolina, and Mr.. Seddon of Vir-
yinia.
Mr.. Adams called for the reading ofthe
resolution and the amendment, which was
offered by Mr.. Seldom of Va, and being
read, he said he wished the House to di-
vest itself Of every measure Of feeling
and to regard it upon its true merits.
He could not vote for the Resolution as
presented. There were parts oft which
were proper FOR the House TO call for,
and parts Of it were in violation Of the
Constitution. The most material part
requires an exhibition of facts which bad
forever been and which should forever be
matters Of the most profound secrecy.
The manner of keeping the money was
hen stated by Mr.. A. lie denied that it |
was necessarily a corruption fund
When he was President of the United |
States he had appropriated the whole of
the secret service money, and it turned
cut to be entirely insufficient for the pur-
poses required. He had never mention
ed to any man in the world, theluses TO
which this money had been applied, ex-
cept TO his successor in Office. The Sec
retary of,lhe State had made use Of the
and he doubted if he knew to
what purpose the money was applied TO
this day. Itwas, however, applied 10 the
making Of treaty with the Sublime
Porte.
For the expenditure of this money, no
Secretary of Stale, past or present, was
any more responsible than the Speaker
of this House. Ii the Resolution waste
have any bearing it must bear upon John
Tyler, and if ANYBODY was tobe impeach-
ed il must be John TYLER. The law