Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-13

TlaP affecting il general character and 10 ina q
Win his apprnba;iun az well rs TIA; OF the rest Of ina
mt'ee think, therefore, that as that member of ,h
mttcc whom the Nhig admits 10 be an homes, mo-
CURED IN the report, the Wing ought In be satisfied
own ground that justice has been done the CuGnoo u
ana mat ought not 10 haze made all The fuss hn.
this most contemplate aiiir
Ana now, cir, az TO that portion Of the paragraph
IS personal To myself, and which charges that befu.
rrsllgiiion commenced, the Chairman my.rif) va,
"here pr"cianlng That thc:c was nothing IN it, ont
was mere quarrel tn.wecrn lsaEd and Gay"
have only 10 say that the statement Is utterly nn,r.
Ia false in every sentence, lire word and syias!e
not undertake Ia say that the author OF the pa:a,r..
told "il!uI iilschrrd, tecuse | cannot conceive -,
sonabe motive f,r such thing. and because in u
personal relations between myself and the edit,
wing there hns been nothing that warrant m.
zion that he could do ne deliberate wrong. | a., -
III CHARITY 10 suppose that he has loaned too wIlp,
| the mIscreant mischief makers who continually -
sessions of the committee, and who nu; !, rs,J,
alsehnods hourly in the Streets that he has a,.n
By suf;e one or more who sought - ACCOMPLISH hr -,
suits OF their investigation either end OF
! ice or of low political design. Bu. one thing ,,
nd do say, that there has been unincn;ional mis-,
sion un!ntentioaal misrepresentation, or pos:ye H.
somewhere. For il so happens tia, ytry soon ~"
committee was apr oncd, before The nvrstiuatia, y'
mrnced and before could know ANYTHING Of ,ho =:
the case, left this city 10! my home ana did M,
until the committee had been ce.s in scssi,,
therefore, could be al home attcniin. 10 NV af,;,s
| and al the same time in Rlchm0n! making the ~,
ton charged by the Hhi., the allegation A. i, ,
utterly untrue. may have .ai, after TIE invcsrir.,
menccj and did say, IN -er! - 20" ,h0usan! inter-,
r!es by which WAS ana .v.. the VIII. anon, o,s
the lave "a ton had - origin IN certain difficult
Mcssrs. Gay ami Rand, watch in :n.lr progr,.. h, . .
. I'd into bitter ds!!kes said 50 mink So an; h,,
doubt ~ H. In saying this mean impu,i', n nno
Gay. have ~ 4un; that he though; there WEI. :.
ana That under sense ri official duty he nat. n,
10 The Governor; but none were proved: his nwr S
establishes none. He suspected abuses b.. cn1,3 "
nome or name any facts that were not uIy EXPLAIN, "
! testimony OF other witnesses.
In The mex; place the Whg, TO make good is cha.,,
/ intl justice could not be done The Commonwealth g.,
that lin The BEGINNING the committee refused "a y.
counsel 10 be- employed in. tie Commonwealth.
i'!f, sT. H. Il gross mistake: and II the E!iit:
Nhi4 had sought Information from my ient from W.,
t~h"sc honesty hr Is pleased 10 a'lali) Instead n.
conference with the class ul iu:Ormcis 10 which f.
ready referred, he would have been spared the nt:
at committing this There was no pruposilla
that Know ~, 10 have counsel employ ed iJg the So.
was not made while present AMI my colleague.
M that none such was made before took my sea- .
Committee. Sir, who WA IL maze such prO9as
The Commonwealth gould not be present In prr-t 70
1.-THE House a: not required us 10 make lt-who wl
II make il! repeat there wia no such proposition
The Committee We're The counsel NJ the STATE and /.
composed OF intelligent and homes, men, the State he
atlcr.
Bat thee va. A proposition made hcor" | snr'.I
COMMITTEE: :" allow COINS. Ia Lieut.. Gay, hut il
down. and must say, properly. The Idea az allowing
sci 10 wnc$. on the stand 10 prompt him L. souic
mcns and warn hn against others, certainly ''sor
under The san. Sc truth nrr:S no counsel! ~ Z
ing, waning 4 man VINO intends Ia speak IL I
wants no counsel ~ help him I" d. it; and the Coz.
accordingly declined - aIlo" Lieut. Gay counsel va
was witness on - stand Justice IA IN" Comm 3
that very thing which IN" Whg seeks Tor hc7-d].s
this their bands. Fat the Committee did ihis tir
died 20 alftS Lieut.. Gay counsel whenever. in the vi
OF the investigation, b. character should be imp
They Gid the one u secuic Justice 10 the Common"
they did the "ihrt mat by the investigation, no prira
might BE- nl.cfc3. There was nothing, however. d
course al the investigations nt all affecting The rc?ua
Lieut. Cay and So the committee, IL III. end, drcr,'
Ow HIM counsel
The WING then goes on To state tha, '.ihc commit.
rigid u yI,gc in criminal prosecution. and "oGl
init no evidence ha' did not bear upon the resolution ~
had been adopted by The HOUSE
Here again there is gross error; and ii the VIII h..
the patience waii until it could see l"r itssli IT."
III ne Committees proceedings, il would have
commission Il this error also.
Sn lar from being rigid ia Judge in c'im!nn
cution i; al!a"e the widest latitude 80 III" laws =
Tie iucrrpgrucs rropoundci 10 the witnesses "re
most general and sweeping character SUCH rs were g
ted cIict everything in The knowledge Of the "inss'
beg leave Ia cite a tew examples:
Question 10 Lien. GIY.-"Pieasc state whether va II
Of av abuses IN reference 10 the construction .! To II
ipginn Nonum,nt. IL any, nhnt are Hrry,'
To .jOln J. PIimtr.-"Plrasc state any ifins H'.
know IN reference To Tic abuses connected with the ~
ton Monument
To Leuis .Sere-dace State anything you m,y 4
and hare no. already stated in reference 10 the abs:
nertcd with tbs ilTnumcn;.'
10 .jolm IS. aris.-"Srae anything further on til !
lcci that Won may know -"
I0J r. Rorers -"Sratc all YOU know in refer. |!
tie alleged abuses in reference 10 n'r Washington II
ment." /
Such was the course OF in!erroga'D:y it was hroa!"E
in nj! conscience; sufficiently I" r"r!"p the "no
10 bring out very abuse and mp."prl"ty II h VI
not rNpUsri, il any thin. was Kept back, Il Wa r
of The witnesses, ard not o: ri" t"r'mi',c". h
Nor il the statement any better founded that 'n' rt
Of The COMMITTEE were restricted In The resolution Ii
House. The broad scope given 10 the .Grcs !a0r u
hibted by the courc o interrogation Just referred h
fuiI ryrgui5hor 10 This charge 1t embraced e,cya7
exclatcd nothing compete! with the mOnum,n,. !
II Is true, that after The investigation COMMERCE I
when The Committee were wcii-nisii exhausted by
boys, Il was decided Ia co1tnc The testimony 81 ia"
ing Witnesses 10 he points embraced BY the rcs,u'l'7
qGry and those which had been ralsrd BY the pI..D
tImDny; but This was, in ruth, limit tic in. ci
for, 1t ;ha stage Of tho Investigation, most oi the ~"
who pretended 10 know anything in tho ptemi,- has
examined, and moreover even after this drc.sjn
Committee was maie 'llc same Lroad course 81 .a
allowed.
Committee 10 sIlc ns cst CATION but will stat ~h
apparent 20 every member u! the Committee that th"
industry used in hunting up witnesses
prosecution. They were dragged up Ey the dozen. az
ibn t' slhill occurring lllll lDtv AVE-" u"
%! the matter, wa!ie others up wiih prcro &C.
and doubt not. with prepared answers. Til" Con ;
offered no chcc. to ts Industrious zeal 10 find WINS
IL mln,icrcd 10 The development, Of The lrua. 50
was constant conference between Mr. Rurieu iwhg
the resolutions o! inquiry, ana VINO exhibited uruG
niah!c dssi;. arrive the truth Of the
tho witnesses examined, which brings /" the groun
statement, Of tic Wing, that there was 10
the witnesses and arrange the testimony for the I
wealth.
j. i, further conplauei tha, the report endorses &
omy Of the work. The report docs such thing. 3
" gives he facts on this point leaving tic nnnocf
House Ia Judge each FOR himself according lis II
nl the facts. The Committee did its full u;g wlr.EE
the House IN possession y! the facts for It's iui.n"n:
But, s!C, | stall not hesitate Ia say now from w'E
here, that d.r entirely from the conclusion 1i II Is
on mis- point. Ny own opinion is that rhc Monus
been done with { suncn economy HorSS ri tn.
Ter nT!inaril" are. Regarding the very large m
granite embodied in ia" monuncn' tina: accpTdu. n
ry audatlc design al Cos Floyd, iafsriur s'nGs
"wcd 10 60 lnrUrs con position; tia! arg" ppt' H
gTat!c working was OF tic incest and mos pGu: ~
and aat The architectural part ot the monument n
completed anI having mad" some rou.n cl!cularIJr
usual Fcgc 81 such work, in Order IN apyraXiua'.
scr ~ rcas0n 10 suppose that there has been an"
the public money There IL, moreover. positive -
on thi' point Mr.. Wood witness. endorsed br II
and IL, Temple who has been eighteen months CO. "
The monument work, Witnessing the lavln. ut rvct
sni who iihs be. cor twenty-five years woTac; n III;
(on'h OF which Witnesses may hn regarded cypcr' II
Itnitt) save expressed tho opinion (sce their 'csm r.
20 80 -; the report that tIa work ha, been exec %.
The ordinary economy. tir. Nils. the architect E
nni On his opinion place much rc!.nncc. He is q,
ted To me- by sen'icin"n IN wh,sr Judgement M! II
have uIduustTg confidence, tina, he is man IT 10 III
aud his distinction IN hs profession is mater d.
il being vel known that nc has hcca CONNECTED ro VI
ally with nany III. the most mpoftar; public ~, n
the country. Connecting III" DIT, before state! III
testimony OF the witnesses referred 10. am n: o., ~
sly Ihat the WORK has MOI been done with iii r,a-cn
omy. 90 not mean 10 FAY iiit no. II dollar hns g, 81
c i but that, so Ear a have been a1io TO J"dy~ III
.yIt ,,u,,io ~ Is ,.