The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-05-07
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CONGRESS.
MONDAY, April 27.
In the House, MIR. ~lngersoll wished 10
make a personal explanation. He then
read a paper making three specifications,
which, he said, he found substantia,ed on
the books of the Stale Depar;ment:-Oae
that Mr.. Webster had made unlawtu! use
OF the public money another, tha, ne had
applied the money 10 corrupt purposes /; a
third that he had LETT the State Deps r,ment
a defau!ter in the sum of 1890 dollars.
Mr.. lngersoIl said be had found by The
books and papers of the Department that
Mr.. w. had reserved an old order, and
required the disbursing clerk 10 pay him
this money, instead of u third person-that
he had drawn, in this way, during the frs,
nine months he was in the Department.,
$4,000; in 1912, $4,000 more, and 10
l843, $4,000 more-making in all Sl7,-
900.
Mr.. IngersolI said that MIR. Tyler was
Ignorant OF this-but 10 July, 1912, gave
a certificate for $4,000 of it,-tba, Mr..
w. was credited on The books for o return
OF S5000-lhat among the vouchers for
the $4,000, certified TO by Mr.. TYLER.
$1,000 had been paid to Alexander Pow
ell; $500 TO F. o. J. Smith, and $500
to Mr.. Crittenden.
MIR. |. asked if the money was spen.
for the public service. why the $4,000
were returned. He charged that Mr.. w.
was a defaulter for S2290 when he left
the Department, and that his account was
not adjusted until the 10Th Of February,
1910.
Mr. l said lha. Mr.. ". had forced this
explanation upon him (Mr. ~
Mr.. Ashmun, OF Massachusetts, asked
leave to reply to the remarks OF Mr.. In.
gersoIi.
Objections were made, and q motion
to suspend the rules made and carried, by
a vote of 1856 TO %.
Mr. A. then went or to show Mr.. In
gersoll's character, in language toih
stirring and bitter in the extreme.
tle was many times called TO order, and
stopped, but was permitted 10 60 on again.
There was ar intense excitement pre-
vailing all the time.
MIR. A. brought up M. Ingerso!I's a.
buse OF Mr.. Stockton, of New JERSEY, in
the House, twenty years ago, and for
which Mr.. Stockton made him go out Of
the House crying He also brought up
Mr.. lngersoll's SANDER upon Chief JUS
lice Marshall of giving a corrupt decision
in the Supreme Coun.
He also brought up the charge against
Mr.. |. Of defrauding the government in tho
celebrated tea case in Philadelphia, when
Mr.. lngersoll was the U. S. District AT.
.orney in Philadelphia.
He then examined into the manner in
which Mr.. lngersoll, The accuser and
witness, obtained The facts, he pretended TO
give. On this point, Mr.. Ashmun was
terribly severe. Before MIR. lngersolls
statements can tie credited, Mir. Polk and
his administration mus: be convicted Of
gross baseness.
Mr.. Ashmun charged that efforts had
been mad, 10 induce Mr.. Tyler to engage
in this crusade against Mr.. Webster.
Mr.. Ingersoll said, " ii is false-a lie
the lie ola coward
The Chair called loudly TO order
Greal CONFUSION.
Mr.. Ashmun went on-rebuked Mr..
IngersolI fer his gross indecorum-sa said
he was not afraid OF him--and then closed.
Mr.. Schenck, Of Ohio, offered a ioSg
resolution, calling for a committee of FIVE
members 10 examine the whole subject.
Various points Of order we're made on
this resolution, and are undecided as this
despatch closes
TUESDAY, April %.
In the House, the Speaker ANNOUNCED
the Select Committee, on Mr.. Schenck's
resolution, TO inquire how Nj. Ingersell
obtained possession OF The papers on which
he had founded his late charges against
Mr.. Webster. The Commiuse consists
Messrs. Schenck, Dobbin, MclIvaiue.
Stanton and Rockwell.
The Committee 10 inquire into the
charges brought against MIR. Webster was
also announced, as follows: Messrs. Petit,
Vinton, Davis, of Miss, King Of Mass,
and Willnot.
1t is also reported that the President
Yesterday gave MIR Packenham the mo
tice" of the termination Of the Joint O..
cupaucy OF Oregon.
WEDNESDAY, April 90.
In Senate communication was receiv.
ed from the War Department, relative to
the copper mines on Lake Superior.
Mr.. JOrnagin introduced a joint resolu.
ton, setting forth the Mexican d~elinquen.
cies, and authorizing the President TO ap-
poin, Commissioners 10 sit upon and de.
termine the claims OF our citizens agains,
Mexico,