Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-03-20
CONGRESS.
Monday March i6, lSt6.
THE LIBELLous PUBLICATIONS.

IN SENATE.
THE LlBELLous PUBLICATIONS.
Alter the usual morning basine.s-ihe presentation o.
petitions. &c.-hsd been completed
Mr.. BENTON rose and presented from the Select Com
nittee the following Report which he read hs.li to III,
Senate, at the Seerctstys table
The committee appointed inquire sud report ~ha
measures, any, pfcpsrto ,ndcstc the character snc
honor Of the Senate against the ehag-s II eoruPon pub
lished IN newspaper printed in Washington city, called
the "Daiy Times" the sth 9b l0h Snd iith instant
With power to examine and send for persons
and papers. report;
THAI, entering upon the OF their duties
IN the order OF their appointment the committed
believed that their researches 10 be directed to tbs
truth ot the charles o corruption made IN said paper with
view To the conduct VI the Senate and its mcnber and
not with the view OF pushng The authors oi
the public undcr this sense OF their duues the
mec summoned before them the editor OF the Daily TInes
newspaper, (Mr a. H. Robnson) and tue publisher, (sr.
j. t. Dow,l wine who, of their know ledge
by giving the Of Others might be able the
alleged corrupncns; and the committee declined to act
on ntmsons that others besides the editor and publisher.
might be iound 70 be tied with the authorship OF these
public uons The inquiry IN this avoided all aspect
OF against authors OF publications. aud
become wholly directed the ct the Senate, as,
rs component part OF republican "siiut ons. aud
which cannot be impaired destroyed without great lnu
| ~ Of thNsc institutions.
To avoid calling persons unnecessarily snd Improperly
before them the Committee requested the editor aud the
Publisher OF the paper 10 state writing the facts they
Stod q by each witness, which done; aud the
statements thus made being COPIED the minutes Of
the p'oee, days, became sumn,oning each
witness, aud also guide to his examnson aud gave the
editor and the publisher the benefit Ut directing tho nquiy
| u the points which they deemed tnatetisl.
Under the general mPutaon Senators Of corrup
coununies with the British Mius rslsion to the
settlement ut the Orcsva question, the Articles published
the Times contained three specifications vt character su
cebty definite aim Oi sPse'h- inquiry aud 10 the truth
these specifications the researches oi tie cmnttee
chiefly directed. Tnese specifications wcre. dinner
inter- anmeut, the Buts1 Nj i,ters at which msny
| "A L..
s'tous resnon 10 the Oregon question were supposed 10
have been held. = mseng ut Wing member,
the Capitol, the Friday before the sailing o the st
Cambria winch the Blush Minister charged be
present. aud whrie sad be agreed 10 have n
taken be cd Great Britain by the ol the
81, ,. An adms ion by Mr. Seua,or JoHS VI. CLN
that he ptosent at the British Minister'S t.blc
where the slreng, at the Brush Oregon party, the
Senate, STYLED, twas counted by their noes"
Each Il thu sp-c. atoms found upon investga-
ton, Ia lie utterly aud entirely false.
|. MIyh respect the dinner the British M,nseTs
and the aegsd cyRSersa there the editor aud
Publisher OF the Times paper each declared cath
that he had personal knowledge OF sdeh dinner
The persons nanied by them
having having knowledge OF the dinner
iainmen', aud OF the conversation there held namely,
Mossrs Samuel Medsry and l.. Z. Turner, positive
" that they hat "knoledge OF such dinner.
yeration, tanmsuL There remaned, them per
further this heal but the Senator's
charged ia being tue supposed dinner and
e-oE and puhshero the paper having each refused
that he prove b member the
menunned IA the pubcauns and having, the contrary
sSo'n that they did expect prove nay such
sl1us by sail Senators, appeared 10 the committee that
there ia0n OT calling the said Senators
Uf them testify; but deemed proper make known
L. the Senator, whose had been given
IS, the facs relation the made OF their names
that they nj h rclaton they thought proper
They informed accordingly; and the Senators
formed each ir himself promptly sent insw1rn statements
utterly cont'adciing all that imputed u him. These
sitements with the other evidence, entered the
L. lrnN mn l,lht
the minds ot the committee tha the whole story rela.
uJn 10 the dinner and h Sledged corrupt eGsaons
Is false 4 nd contenpuhlebel
> In relation 10 the meeting Of the Wing Senators IN the
CAPITOL and the eloseirg British Minister with them
on he Friday before the sailing Vt the Cambria and the
aledged resolve tien taken Ia have immediate
the Oregon que send by the Cswba the com
mier after iu and careful inquiry find the whole story
be unounded aud unlrue that there meeting Of such
SenatTs that day; that the British Minister
at such meeting on any day; that 1 a meeting
da' ~ two before the day changed which the ID
the meeting IN relaton u the Oregon question precise.
" The contrary OF the resolve imputed TO II n the pubics
instead OF huyng TO be earned by thu Cambria.
These facts are proved by Wing members present the
actual meeting and iTtheT, that conformity with this
solve to postpone the debate Senator tire meeIg Mr.
Dayton was appointed 10 mODe the pusipOnement the
SENATE and did aud only withde~ bis after de.
bate aud opposition. Aad thus this story OF Wing
Ing ~ the Capitol attended by the British Minister proved
/ To be an Absurd iaLneaIiCu.
,. With respect 10 the nose eounfias" at the British
MIN s'ers table, the whole story has had
rdculous aud contemplate that tie find di
cuit speak of the temperate language Becomes
report u Tie senate Stale papers seem TO descend iIom
er oiHniy wht compelled 20 things plea bic,
isse, and vulgar. jus h0s YER the character
our Institutions requires 10 be done, aBd the
will dlsehsrge their duty IN the feweslpo s,be words.
Publications IN the Tunes newspaper had charged this
species OF counting the socaed Strength OF the BRUSH
the Oregon question the Senate the United States
and the Blush Minister'S table mido the place the
eoumerau n On the hrs cay VI the meeting Of the
liiiee the editor o the Times (Mr H. H. Robinson) wrote
down IN the presence Of the committee hat ne expected to
prove 10y Mr. +. B. Sehaabel, OF Pmadeph that Mr.
NJ Clayton member Of the Committee then present. had
adm ttsd that ne present the British Minister'S table
when this counting BY nssss took place. Mr. Clayton
instantly demnndo5 the production Of the witness f"rlu
nstey M Sohnlhe contrary to his intention expressed
The evening bei"ro the prsss the Times
had not returned that morning Philadelphia and quickly
APpeaftd before the committee On seeing what
ten down expected n be proved by him. he manifested
rect amazent declared that bee could sussin Mr.
RvbInsODi that he totally iEno,n every thing a
buied ~ him that he had Mr. Robin-oI until
TIE night before when he casually him the Of
member VI Congress; that ho had asked him what proofs
he had 10 carry before the Ssnsts committee 10 usy his
c'arge-, and slk'd with him sbO1t Of run q, in
CIR COALITION; and that oil that sbutod HIM false
uniounded. Mr.. Schn1be expires ed his sxtr, me NOR
uLcsuon 81 being called such d case aud
spDke like man Of honor, whose sn,ibies were woun-
ded a. indinR himself 10 such uupls ion
The newt morning communication was received from
| Nj Robinson, which be desired have entered on the
minutes u the proceeding correction Of his previous
"
'iHaduGfsHes,' aud that h,ssrs. Medsry aud Turner
we're the persons inaHting a. b. named Soon after
Nh 5ibnsbel himself aopsor,d, nnd asked add bis
testimony 1t the previous day what had occurred since his
examination on yestefday which was that he had met
nj Robinson ihat HDrninR, whU had acknnwicdged he
m-aEs. fetraetsd what be had imputed - Mr. Schnsbel
and pfomred 10 have his rcfaK made known tie
nte The additional statements u each entered up
On The minutes u the pfoeeeJnz- add III. inquiry consider
ID hni'hed-'he COMMITTEE seeing To examine
hessr- Medsry snd Tuner, who hld previously sworn
that they had knOwiedgs D thing that had ever
been said done at the Brush Minister'S table. But
M Clayton desiring u, these recalled aud
sHannsd 10 that pOini, and both fully deca Jared tliat they
know nothing II any dinner 81 tie Brush Ministers or
any conversations, there any admissions of-sny Kind
from NJ Clayton and tat they bad never spoken g. or
covered with him ~ Their lives, snd bed gwen Mr.
kD.in'ln ~ information the sgbJsoL
Ihus mfHinstsi the the only tangible
sD'rheauyn.. under tie rrnsfsi charge ~ corruption
ok1ird Senators, confined the puble cations ~ tie
Times nswfp1pcf u the d,fes nci~ffed The ersrn-
NATION efmnoied he total overthrow Of the chsrge.
und, however unOundsd bDd unworthy u notice they have
i been shown b.. bstieye ts.