Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-21

explore the country between the two points On bis way be
fell in with COL Golfers party, and finding them exhausted
by their long and tolsoms journey and 10 need Of his aid
and esso detached Lieut. WhppIe and Foster to proceed
with their duties the Colorado, and be returned San
Diego with COL Collier COL Weller found in this viola
ton ofhe orders which he had given to Capt. Gray and an
attempt nft personal the captain for this
violation of orders, the gallant colonel wounded, and
4 thus terminated his active duties.
Such the information which have this subject; it
may be erroneous but if the Senator from California, who
Is fully informed to all these matters, set right
And he tell in what condition COL Weller ct the
ue and whether his habits while at Panama and in Cafor
mia we're such qualified him for the control Of the
management Of large Of public money in
any way to Dave the conduct and management of this i'm
portant commission The actual combat In which Colonel
Weller was wounded is described in any Of the
spondence printed, but have letters from Capt Gray,
which, emitting the conflict he makes out strong
against COL Weller Of arrogance and injustice towards him.
Well the point the mouth Of the ella was fixed by the
party Of Capt Gray and the Mexican Commissioner in the
absence ef Col Weller ADoAher point upon an elevation,
and on the line determined from which the azmuh Of
the line between the initial point the Pacific and the mouth
of the Gia determined and experimental line run
between those ponts, by which tho trne line approx
mately but rot exactly determined But COL Weller did
nothing in these operations except TO ebaass and reard
them. l.5
Such then, is the condition in which this boundary commits
sion stood when placed under my control In December last
could detail but Few of these circumstances the other day,
when the slbject suddenly started in the Senate and
those few but gene ally and impeecty have since had
opportunity Of referring the record, and find detailed
above and to correct into which had fallen, find
that Col Wels drafts did not exceed the amount of the
appropriation hut he ft the commission involved in debt
very much beyond it, find too that Col. Weller had not
as supposed, fixed the initial point the Pacific prior
to the first order r his dismissal he had in fact done nothing
except to expend large Of money, incuEber the
mission with large number Of useless employees for whom
he had no employment and involve 1t in debt.
Now, when lake into view the facts detailed in this
case, drawn they almost wholly from the official
hnlr AApnsus
aton which wished to perform its duties faithfully and eff
GENTLY would have retained Col Weller in this service,
matter how closely he may have been connected with its
members by political association.
have beendawn into this examination, by any seek
ing of mine, but from neutrality-suspicious. tho other
side having singled Col. Weller and brougS him promi
nenty forward bamess, and Trustworthy; and ec lent
officer, the victim of prescription and persecution They
have brought forward general Of unwansnabe
movas and from among all the cases they have selected COL
Wees the in their opinion best sustaining their gen.
eral charge On the here made content 10 leave
the question, and let the public judge by the sample which
they have selected do not however, think say tsa they
have Been fortunate in their selection. /
Mr. CASS and Mr.. BRIGHT followed cp the salxe sub
ject and the Senate adjourned.