Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-05-04

IA cull,et ,sls In blank fa NJ WEBSTER 10 fill ~
II which e esIls ts pa,n "u 81 ihr contineeni nnd
Mr.. Sah presumrs thai The cuni,neeni '"nd VII hs
ample, and Mr.. NErsrrR's cohlfo Vi IL coinFiee, To
do whatever he may think just.
The sums Mr. Smith youchfs as got by him from Mr..
WEBsTER are 81 90 iur services connected With the
~ hessern busndsy. and iwo years after he souches
$500 mnre. a. will be shown.
JhIIdly: Leaving the DeartDentut oiste 10 0sDl 10
the secret service fund, 1890.
The records u this department show this default be-
yoDd denial VI quesIan.
They show, furthermore, that il neither paid OF
accounted fr during nearly two years after MI WEI
sTER's removal from Office.
| They show several letters sent to him BY President
Tyef's direction. urging payment, and evasve letters
VI excuse from Mr.. WEBSTER for payment.
Al length. peremplory leiier Iha, exposure would
night be the consequence Of morc delay, produced
reimbursement. But afiiemsni did no, take place Till
the LIST February, 1916, days before President Polk
arrived IN Washington 10 be inauguraied, when Mr..
Webster produced smother voucher from Mr.. +. o. }
Smith, for addIioa $780, and other vouchers,
from George Smith for $500.
George Smith, since dead, denird that he had ever
been paid VI vouchet than $50. 10 which sum
Mr.. Webster reduced the $500 first dem,ndsd, as
his agent now il Washington, " i'll prove.
Granting all The vouchers Mr.. " ebser produced there
was nevertheless balance Of about 81 200 due from
him, al all events when lie left the department. That
sum he was IN default o The secret service fund, after
credng every thing in he way Of repayment offset,
or voucher that he claimed.
In all have said in this affair, no auson has been
made 10 any private aggravatlOn. Regreliing The
posure "rced ruIa me, having afforded Mr.. WEBSTER
several opportunities 10 meet the charges in his way
That which he chose. left alternative but this Tor.
bearing jusiltica ion Of myself.
A resoinilon, or committee which cannot institute,
Will soon test the truth Of my statements.
The rules were then by vote OF 1876 To % suspend-
I'D to enable Mr.. ASllMUN to reply. lie did So in
ncinutl tim nf Mr.
ingerso as )dise and that the respectable porto Of all
parties would be Disguised The he had pursued
lie reviewed some pur'ons Of the former Of Mr.
ihgersoll said Il evident that had Mr. Webster been
present and member Of The House. Mr. IncersUll would
nave bitten his tongue u before he would have dared
make the charges. He said it i'll became man 10 charge
another With feculaon W no had himself been turned
out Of office by President Jackson for peculaon. Mr.
a. thu referred at some length to the particulars Of the
accounts oil MI lngersol when. IN 1929 he tried as
a deaulter
! Mr.. } X. INGERS0Ll stated that as he was EN-
p"ytd on that occasion Counsel Tor his brother, would
On The honor Of gentleman say that his brother having
ed ior long time in vain 10 bring the Government
settlement OF his accounts, al last himself proposed
That The whole matter should be settled by Jury, and
the accounts were accordingly settled in that mode,
an honorabe manner and the satisfaction Of all parties
concerned.
MI ASllMUN. after paying high compliment Il
Mr.. j. X. lpgefsol IN to refer to the facts as h
iound Them IN the public documents and which showed
that Mr.. Z. }. lngersp did pay The balance uunt
against him by the jury until nearly years afterwards
MI A. went on to say that iusldous attempts had beef
made 10 induce President Tyler 10 break ground or
thus subject, and 10 dsayow having sanctioned the dis
bursemen $.
Mr.. {, j. lNGERSOLL asked whether the mem
oer meant 10 say that the attempt had been made b,
him.
Mr. ASllAlUN replied in the affirmative.
Mr. INGERSOLL said, ut is ialsc-lt is le.'
Great confusion, during which Mr.. INGERSOLL re-
peaed the words false and lie"
Mr. ASflMuN said, if the member supposed h
could draw on personal quarrel by using such Language
he was mistaken. lie, Mr.. A., came from a part u
the country where they did fight duels, and wher
they used neither bowie knives, pistols daogers
they did not use them. they afraid Of them -
But il any body doubted his courage, let him try it,
When Mr.. A. had concluded, Nh SCHENCK offer
ed a resolution providing for the appointment of Sc
iect COMMITTEE TO report on the means by which MI
ngersol obtained 10 the papers in the State De
, panment.
Alter several Intellectual motions to lay the hol
matter on the table, on motion OF Mr.. PETIT, the
luton was amended, as to authorize a Committee I
investigate the chsrges against Mr.. W ebster, with
view TO impeachment. In this amended form it was
dop'ed Nothing else OF importance occurred before tn
adjournment.