Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-15

IL the ninth III Move nber Of that year NJ Wc,x,,,
procured voucher fnr payment Of 200, md pad i,
cash $1,000. the residue Of the apparent bahnte in E
hands THIS money RENTED by him in psrt f,,r,
s,on and in part from Philsde phii II Tho folloxinv
winter he visited Washington and the ls,yf Frbrn.
airy lsl5, presented vouchers for pay mad by hin,
while In ,i -. and hefnre ere flied 10 him , ,b
mount OF 81 $50, which the Pfesden, Of the ni,.n
States directed IL be refunded, and the amount NJ. r.,
repaId him. Mr. Webster was uged by Mr.. Stnts IA.
collect and transmit his accounts aud yoncher Tie, Al,
Snbhs might cluse his accounts with the Tresu,y
but the committee find n, evidence of any ihr a, -
exposure having been made by the President whic in
ducrd the payment ui the apparent balance soans H.,
II Il be assumed that Mr. Webster was CORRECT n,,;.
impression thai he had paid the above mentioned ,b.,
sand HAS nn nj The uad III his hands, and If la III
amount be added The vouchers hi- 81 80, procured b
him alter his retirement from Office. making toor,hc
2,2Ju aud this las amount be deducted lru, A. ot0
the apparent balsnce against him, will show tina, Tho
real balance In his hands vi hen he out of fir M.
$40 only. On review ing his arcounts the k..nin, r
which Was iur The no-i part entrusted by him 10 NJ,
Nnbbs. tile dlsnfslng agent. the committee have bx..
Ted 20 Doubt whether on The final settlement an item ~
35OO was moi by mistake carried his credit which b,d
been before allowed hun This error was p,ip,ed o.,
to the committee by the dsbnrs ne agent, by " HON IN.
account was drawn up and The settlement made n.
proves that II was al his susg, ssun and moi a, ,b,,
ot MI ebser, that This il, carried to hi, r., d,
III he final sci enrnt It Is not necessary to On int,
''e particulars III the history Of tbs Item and If tho
cause o the mistake If one was made The cour,i,,s
O TN II sufficient Ia remark that blame is immed f.,
MI W ebster who they "a lsed was not aware and
Pf'haoiy Is moi now, that his item had been ,e cred
He'd Ia hlm; Is the dISbmsinI anens ~ n, dr.w n,
Va iits OF The hna settlement Liable The charge If
negligence II II be assumed that hls Item was twice
allowed Ia him. and thai the final selllernpn was made
IN all "ihef Respects correct, then IN reuudp Ia Mr.
ehSer, he should have be- REPAID $3.50 oi,y instead
ot s. 900. But, II Mr. Webster was not niakp in
hr hli' thai he had paid The thousand duIlws aoove
mentioned. then The Government still owes him 900
lhe Committee deem ANY comments on the above
'acis connected with this charge unnecessary In their
oPhIon There Is proof IN reIaun any If hp cisross
I" IinPfach Mr. Nobs,els integrity the purity =, hin
motives IN The discharge of the duties n his Office The
Saue III ms opinion Is perhaps Ia enha,rrd
ny lhf Tact that IN hrIr Inv, siigaon The COMMITTEE
IN Observance OF the usage in similar casrs have ako
the testimony with ut hi H. in his atsen,s
without communication with him, explanation fra,
him In conclusion they beg PERMISSION To remark
thai tllr Investigation has brought art " hlch are
efh"iitd IN The leslimonyl connecled with The foreign
relaii sol the cuury, declusue of which pbiic
policy would seem 10 forbid
Ga lhis subject they entirely concur with the presi
Dent OF me Cniled States IN the views 81 fully and
strongly enforced by him in his message at the present
session. IN answer 10 resolution OF The II u,e r,outs,-
Wg communication 10 OF the facts lha, are eu
hndled IN the testimony taken by the COMMITTEE ard
which, ir reasons thea assigned he declined 10 com
mhhlcale or make public, except with view 10 an i'm
pfathmeni and 10 furnish The pruo necessary In attain
the great ends OF rubr justice. He eXprstu the npn.
ION tha, even IN that case, The House should alopt all
wise precautions To prevent the unnecessary f
matters The publication Of hich miphi n,nrnu, ly ,r
the public interest. No dissent from the views ot that
message was expressed by the llluse The committee
therefore,, think that these fcs were laid omen Ia thai,
view with an implied understanding both on III, psr,,f
the President and OF the House. that they wnnld he
made public on'y IN the event of an mpeachnen and If
'ht beng necessary for bringing justice p,ear public
delinqnents lnasnnch, therefore, az no evidence has
been exhIbned 10 the committee, which can Law ,nv
foundation f an impeachment, all the reasons which
induced the PeSiden, To decline to male these facts
pubic IA the call ri the House. reiurn in tLei full force
against Their disclosure now
lhey therefore recommend that they he DISCHARGED
from Inc iufiher consideration Of Ibis subject and hist
The testimony taken by them (Which accomnanies this
report be sealed mp endorsed "confdentia and do.
posted in the archives of the House. not 10 be ne.ed
unless by It's order. And they report les laons acc.r
dinghy
Reso'ced. That the testimony taken IN this ioyes,ios.
Ton be sealed up by the Clerk under the SUPERVISION of
The COMMITTEE, endorsed coid-nlia - and dpposi,rd
IN the archives of the House, and that the same b. mol
opened unless by It's order
Re'otred. That this report he laid IN the table and
printed and that the select committee be discharged
from me further consideration of the subject.
signed and submitted BY
SAMUEL T. NlNTON,
JEFFERSON DAVIS
DANIEL p. KING.
sEAB0RN JONES.