The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-05-07


hern In l1ih Washington and TyHell since ME.
shePaEd's appearance there, and they say that be
: there REGARDED with confempt-thai his ha-
Fangnes eKsiied among tie Inca gne audiences that
Esiensd 10 him. only smiles Of ders0n. and lhat
one 81 the I.Ocoioso Iraders in Washington eOun-
~ goes Tor Mr.. Leak. From what We have heard.
overwhelming vote IN Washington and TyTell."
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Congress.-The whole q Monday the eth
Of April, was spent in the House Of Representa-
iises in an exciting personal DISCUSSION; Mr.. G.
J. Inger-oIl repeating and attempting to suhs,an-
iis1e his ehAfgrs against Mr.. Webster. and Mr..
Ashman defending Mr. Webster. and advancing
charges against Mr.. IngcrsoIl Of falsehOOd, pccu.
laliOn, &c.
la lle conclusion, Mr.. schenck submitted The
following resolution; Is.
Whereas This House, on the 9th day Of
April instant, passed resolution which
Is IN The words and terms following:
I" Resolved, That the President Of The
United States be requested 10 cause 10
be furnished TO this House an account
of MI payments made on Presidents
certificates, from The fund appropriated
by law, through the agency o. the State
Department, for the contingent expenses
of The foreign intercourse. since the 9Th
nf March. 1871, until the reiiremen, Of
Daniel Webster from The Department Of
State; With copies Of all entries, re-
ceipis, letters. youches, memOrandums,
or other evidence Of such payments; 10
whom paid, for what, and particularly
all concerning the Northeastern boun-
Diary dispute with Great Britain; also,
.copies OF Whatever recommendations we're
made from the Secretary of State dur.
ing the last session Of The 9Th Con-
gress. particularly February. 1913, 10
Mr.. Gushing and Mr.. Adams, members
Of the committee Of this Hanse on For
eign Affairs. Of the wish Of the Presi-
den, Of the URiled States TO institute a
especial mission 10 Great Britain; also,
copies Of all letters on The books OF The
Department Of Stale 10 any officer OF
the United States or any person in New
York concerning Alexander Mcleod:
Prorided, Tha, no document or matter
is requested 70 be furnished by the fore
going resolution which, in The opinion
of The President, would improperly in-
yolve the citizen or subject &C any for
'eign Power;" which said resolution was
communicated 10 the Presiden, Of The u.
niieJ States.
And whereas the President, on the goth
day Of April instant. communicated TO
this House his reply To- said resolution, in
which he declined 10 disclose or furni.h
any inIormation in regard TO the expendi-
lure OF me secret service fund, assigning
among other reasons the following: That
al the President may answer The pres.
ent call he must answer Similar calls for
every such expenditure Of cou6den.
iial character, made under every Admin.
istration. in war and in peace, from The
organization of The Government TO the
present period;" that "to break the seal
Of confidence imposed by law and here
totore uniformly preserved, would be
snbverslse OF the very purpose for which
The law was enacted, and might be pro-
ductlve Of The most disastrous conse-
'quences: and that "the expenditures
of this confidential character it is be-
iiered were nerer before sought TO be
made public, and he should greatly ap.
: prehend the consequences of estab ish-
: ing a prederent which would render
a such disclosures hereafter incvilable:"
And whereas Charles Jared Ingersoll,
a member Of this House, and one of the
Representatives from the State of Pennsyl-
vania. has this day declared to this House,
IN his place here. that he is in possession
oil, or has had access To the information in
relation 10 the expenditure of the secret
service fund, which was asked for in said
resolution and refused to the House, or Of
some portion thereof, with proof and do
cuments in relation thereto, and has dis
closed the same TO the House aud to the
public; aud the said Ingersoll AYERS tina,
he found or procured the said information
from the Department Of Sta'e: There
fore, -. -'@
Resolved, That Select Committee of
five members be appointed to inquire how
the "seal Of confidence, imposed by law
and heretofore uniformly preserved in
relation to The expenditure Of said secret
service fund has come to be broken; and
how the said Charles ]. Ingersoll has OBJ
timed the information which he has COM
m,unicated To this House and TO the pub
llc' aud through whose agency such in
formation has been procured; shelherby |
the ACT Of said InsersoIl Ainsell or by |