The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, April 8

be no mlsrepOrt or mistake about them.
! would no, ask the indulgence Of tht
House for NY personal ylndca,ion, but lht
occasioo involves the mos, precious priv
lege OF members Of his House, ia which lht
people arc represented. Its freedom o
speech hos been grossly attacked, through
ne, by senator, MIR. Daniel w ebster.-
4 Or him as q senator, or an lndly dual new
cr have spoken here OF Mr.. Daniel Web
ster's mlsconduc, as Secretary Of State,
have often spoken, mostly to censure 1t, in
7 the Instance which provoked hm this SEES,
sion with q severity WHICH | acknowledge
/ Justifirs re,ort.
All rise now to do, ia to ask the House
to indulge me With word Of explanation
Of some resolutions, to which, suppose,
there can hardly be objection.
II adopted, | presume they may be an
swered BY next Monday and then | shall
pray permission 10 speak on the subject.
One Of them IS designed TO bring otfic.
ally before this House the Journal or min.
ules oil the Committee on Foreign AtIslts
10 February, 1919, when tho honorable
I gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr.. Ad.
am-, was chairman Of the committee.
According to good preceJenis aud az.
I IhoTIlles, | am entitled 10 resd these mic.
ues to the liou.e, without is leave. But,
as DOUBTS may be entertained, | prefer to
no,aie all objections by obtaining is sane.
ton 10 form.
These minutes will prove tia, Mr.. Sc.
cfeiaty Webster made known 10 members
( Of that committee, by written c0mmun!.
cation, he Presidents wish for a specla,
ns.iou to Great Britain, which special
mission, think, il will sufficiently appear
was 10 settle he Oregon question, by yield.
ng which, Mr.. Webster has lately denied
our tJghi to claim.
The resolution for Information, from the
Department, Of State, viii bring fo;th proofs
Of Mr.. Secretary WebsieI's miscemeauors
"a office, bis fraudulent mlsspplIcatlon and
personal use Of the public funds, and cor.
ruptng party presses s,Ia tho money ap
ptJpraled BY law for the contingent ex.
pc ses Of foreign Intercout When dis
charged, as he was, from the department
10 which he was SO great Disgrace, he
vas delinquent, public deIaulIer He
did no, account for the public money he
traudulentlg distracted from tho depart.
men! TIL more than u year aileT he was
expelled from it, aud did not account for
moss OF II then, by paying back The mo
ney he distracted, but by vouchers from
ooloriously base agents Of his choice, who
Cd Itr - to ka If,I -
party presses. Papers from the Depart.
meut oil State, some OF them signed BY him,
VIII reveal the mystery, OF which one Of
rs corrupt agents. 10 letter TO hin marx.
ed "prirdtsr" applauds as Mr. Webs,et's
new aud admirable mode Of settling the
Northeastern boundary question, etgr the
loriy years laundering, however honest and
patriotic, Of Washington, the Ajamses,
Jefferson, Mad son, Nouroe, Jackson, and
Wan Buren,, who did not consider II right
10 exPeud public moneys 10 corrupliug the
press and the people.
1t Is slckenng, If no, sad reality, that
man Of tine abilities, as pfePosterousiy as
protaIely mlscalled Godhke, should be eI
posed IN his mean aud paItfy con!r,vances
aud associations with VIGOROUSLY base Tel.
lows in palpably vie misuse OF The public
money. " hen spoke the offensive words
Of the Secretary which appear 10 have goa,
ded him TO the madness generally beltaylng
The guilty, had no idea OF the extent Of
his offence. lndeed, have not now, for
detection has ony began since he has call.
ed me to It. One OF bis coadlulors writes
10 the Secretary OF State, that he presumes
the contingent fund is ample, and the Sc.
creiaty's control It complete.
These papers, when made printed docu.
ments, vii show, also, application OF some
Of the same secret contingent fund TO the re.
lease ul Nc Leod and although Mr., Web.
slef IS reported TO have SAID IN the Senate,
thst there was only ons letter on that sub.
jet, three ~ one snd the same day will ap.
pear.
Whether when possessed Of the proofs Of
VIZ. Secretary Websser's maYersauon, cor
ruptlon, aud delinquency, his oEeuces Wiil
be deemed unpeacnabe msdHmeanors Ia
office, conviction for which m. hi remove
MN rom the Senate, and dlsqushly hlm TO
hold any office OF honor, trust, or proht,
under the United States, will remain to be
cousidered.
Should II prove necessary 10 go to that
extremity, the slmltudo Will be wonderful
with great English lawyer, called by
poet the Nlsest aud meanest of mankind.
|, will be perceived tina, the detection, If
am not mistaken, which my former dis.
closure. may lead to, merge my individual
wrong, and even the injustice done through
me to the representative character, freedom
aud privilege Of tins House IN the much
greater importance OF mlsdemeanor in OF.
hce. When Congress sees the proofs
propose to submit, they will Judge all par
ties and do what is right |, IS useless,
and would be worse than uselese, for me 10
apply epiihels TO Mr.. Webster. desire
10 try hIm, and be tried myself, by proofs.
now offer the following resolutions, to
which | presume no objection will be made.
| ask thatthey may be read Tor information.
And no objection having been made, the