Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-01-21

The state of my voice is such that II IS not u; 'i
power to make ~ this House the observations 'non
should otherwise have felt il my duty to makc Ii ,a
this case. will state, sir, that the reason why ,
felt it my duty to take this is that cosl III
novel thing, aud thing affecting the rHls W ,i,o
House, and Of the constituency lo this Fiiose enJnr.
People OF the United States 1t denies, sr,us ~ tho
stand it, the power the constitutional power o, the
House to call Tor that information lbeiie'. as henn
first time in che history Of this unionlhai ."s ,,s
denied In the to which the ffes,url ,;,,n
when call tlsns made upon President Washing x
there was, (Which the message olniis to STATE u" 70
ccption for cases which he might thlnk HUI P''PN
be inquired into at the time. ,.., ,,,o
Now, sir, the President has not added w'a r ,l,.
action OF the House upon that and Inc f PR.
House wns N direct opposition 10 the ,rnnlv
sldent Washington to their call. The iious bnJ ~,
declared and ! wish the Journal might U. pr,s;J.u,
TO scc-tlc House formally declared, nsa'ls ,n,;on
Washington, their right to call tor such io' iha",,,
That was their action; and, as far as hloM in Ills
the very memory of Washington, by every wv! s,N 10
country, ut this time, land by none more ' az wrnng
revercnccd next to worship-thc President wa. AM,
in that particular instance and went too lar u u.y
the power Of the House and as TO his nl hive
thought they were sufficient in that case milo thnt
always been of the opinion and most us, ~ which
has been the opinion OF the Democratic pal III hnv
| do not profess to belong laugh mry nt',,
unanimously disapproved of that act ol /. -, III
Washington as interfering with the rish.s U, ~ ,
House, md Of their constituents, uic peoP'' "
United States. - .,;.srh.
say cannot enter into argument upo. m,I NJ,
iec but consider it of such importance VIZ, t ,al
certainly ndisposed to lay this message upon ~. Who'll,
desire it may be printed, that it may go ~ Wv III, :,
country, that it may be decided upon Gy nc pih, :,
well as by this House. think t,ns iioI , ~ c,l fl
sustain, in the strongest manner thelt is oce n
information upon questions in which war ana peace vi
concerned They ought to MAINTAIN theil ,s H. ' nS
maintain it in a very distinct naiis.;,, Against '1',s
sartion on the part of the President OF me u.lte
States. Now should be perfectly sa'iseu W It. ~,
the message to the Committee on Foreign aiiaIs,M',
ever my feelings may be in respect TO tier
resisting this claim set up on the part oil Tue
of the United States. II the Committee on rol.,s
Relations will take it, and will examine t'e cons.u
ton Of the United States its principles he n,s,oy
the administration of the Government from t,''t W.
to the present, and will mike report upon IT. s ",
be satisfied As to select committee s'n' W w
! icCtly satisfied that select committee SHOUT II,
pointed by the Speaker, instead OF re'errg W
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ana, as H, .,1
respect the President of the United otaes s,'b i
20 for select committee, providcsl an ho' " ~
: member Of it myself. -, .., G.
therefore myself in the first place, hope tat $
# lect committee of which shall not be me'npcf w
It be Amounted and if that is in conformity WIN IL
opinion of majority of this House, that II sha w
d errcd TO the Committee on Foreign Affairs AS all u
; messages of the President are usually referred.
:. should say much more, sir il ! had the power
:, We shall Law before our readers next week,
: possible, a full account Of the discussion OF Il
y great principle involved in this refusal OF NJ
: Polk. II the President is an Autocrat, the 500
!, err we know it the better.