Weekly national intelligencer., 1846-06-13
THE SECRET SERVICE FUND.

the truth Of the charges made by the Hon. G. j.
INGERsoLL against the Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER in
regard to the Secret Service Fund, yesterday made
their report to the House Although we expect to
obtain copy of the report in time for this paper,
we have not seen it but il was read to the House,
and we understand that il acqults Mr.. WEBSTER, as
we anticipated that it would, of all error impro-
priety in the matter charged; that is, that the COM
mittee have not been able to discover, either in the
confidential accounts or correspondence, or in the
testimony of the witnesses examined, any thing to
compromise Mr.. WEBsTER's integrity or honor.
This report is the more conclusive from having re-
ceived as we understand, the unanimous assent of
the committee with the exception of single dissen-
tient. The member dissenting presented to the
House yesterday paper disappearing of and con-
troverting the report of his colleagues of the COM
mittee.
We repeat that this report is such we antic-
pated and il must be highly satisfactory to all who
regard the character of our public men part and
parcel of the national character, to be equally cher
ished and protected.
In connexion with this subject it may not be out
of place to notice the proceedings of late county
meeting in the South, in which, among other mat
tiers of public interest," the charges against Mr.. WEE
sTER were thought worthy of animadversion. The
meeting was held at Guford courthouse in North
Carolina, and Governor MoREHEAD, of that State,
presided at it. In some opening remarks, that
eminent and respectable gentleman " referred to
Mr.. Webster and his policy in the Treaty
of Washington in connexion with the late dis
graceful attack on him simultaneously in the
Senate and House of Representatives. 1t was
unnecessary III this community, he said, to defend
Mr.. Webster from such caumnies. Such per-
sona attacks were beneath the dignity OF states
man or highmnded politician, and could only
spring from the outpourings of an envious or ma
lignant spirit. The treaty had undergone the or
deal of the Senate, and received the sanction of
: Whig and Democrat, with singular unanimty;
had been approved by Democratic President,
and the country at large had acquiesced in the
whole proceedings then why bring up the sub
iect again, if it not to crafty the malignant
feelings Of those who can never aspire TO Mr.
Is Webster's well-earned fame statesman and
diplomatis and whose success in this treaty was
calculated to render his name more dear to the
American people. The American Minister had
held his own, if he had not out-generaled Lord
+ Ashburton, and ii was to be regretted that our
Mexican difficulties not in the management of
such men as Daniel Webster; because, if such
were the fact instead of the most miserable, bung-
ling. botchwork, which has plunged us in war,
the peace of the nation would have been preserv-
ed, its honor guarded, and the blood and treasure
of its citizens saved While he disapproved Of
many of the acts of the President, Gov. M. spoke
: in warm terms Of appreciation in reference to his
refusing to divulge the secrets OF the State Depart
ment. A different course would lead to the sub
version of the very principles upon which the Sc
cret service fund were established. Gov. M. was
glad that this meeting had been called in the old
and patriotic county of Guilford, near the ground
of one of our Revolutionary struggles for liberty.
Let the people, i'll their primary meetings, speak
to those in authority, and if they turn deaf ear
L to their voice. the baot-box is the remedy. Gov.
NJ. took his seat in the midst of general cheering
throughout the house"
We are induced to quote thus much of the report
of Governor MoREHEAD's remarks, from the great
responsibility of their source, and because of their
pertinency to the subject in hand We also, for
the same reasons, subjoin (omitting some personal
references three Of the resolutions adopted by the
Guillord meeting, viz
"Resoiued, That under the operations of the subrea-
sury will be found extremely nconvenient and expensive
prosecute with vgor and the with Mexico into
which we have been needessy and wantony plunged
by the advsed and injurious pursued by the
present Administration Of our Government.
"Resoiped, That admire the sagacy, the wisdom,
and the patriotism with which difficulties with England
relative the northeast boundary settled by the Wash
ngton Treaty and that depecae the personal and vim
dcve assault which has been made upon our distinguished
Secretary Of State who negotiated that treaty and that we
condemn the unworthy aud the dshonorabe by which
the seal of confidence covering the records Of the State De-
partment has been violated.
'Resolred, That, in our opinion, the saga
city, WISDOM and patriotism which evinced in the ad-
iustmcnt Of difficulties with England through the Ashbur-
treaty, brought bear upon those arising out Of the Ore
gon question: they would be honoraby and amcaby
settled"