Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-07
Mr.. FRYE. That is all.


it makes whether there was snbpoun d~ces
tecuna or not. The object OF a subpnna J"ccs
tecun1 is to require the witness to bri"g parrrs.
| If he brings them without a suLpnad duccs
tecun1 the obi CT Is i tanned. because the letters
are there and the witness had Il RI ght 70 bring
hem without; a SuJpunu duces tecu0, for the
purpose for which he Indicated lie did brig
them.
Now | say, sir, that when these facts came
| out that there was letter ana statement,
which believe was stated by Mr.. Blaine TO
| have been written by his cark-whcn We found
| from the witness that one OF these letters in
that statement did relate % the sui .ct.malcr
under inquiry, that when the sollcudc vas
manifested to obtain possession Of the letter.,
ask the Fl use whether it was not ouly the
right but the duty Of the sub committee to de
mapd al the hauis Of Mr. Blaine the rcstora.
ton of these letters 70 the ness or their pro
duction TO the committee The committee
told Mr. Blaine, IF y u say these letters are
your private papers. surrender them to the
committee you did nJt get POS sslpn oil th.;n
ia manner which the commit &c think right
full, whatever may be sour upiUl''u abouf 1t. and
We desire to see those letters, not 10 be mad,
pu bic not 10 be publish ~ pare o! The pro-
cccdlDss OF the cOmnlltct, not u be glv"H -
the correspondents Of newspapers to be spread
| tIroug nout the lcEgth ard breadth OF the land
but to- be Inspected by the committee it private
aud used ouly when + und pcrnuent.
Mr. Frye. Mr.. Speaker
Mr. Hutton. thought you said that you
were ou:y golDg 10 ask one question more?
Mr. Frye. All 1t that tluic, al low he to
: ask if Mr. B.ainc did uot ask Tie cIaimau Of
the sub Commute, -
Mr.. liuuton. ala coming 10 trat, il the
e gentleman viii let NE. DO not mcau to omit
au important particular; Dut cr ne stale the
s case in my Own way.
D Mr.. Frye. Very well.
D Mr.. tluulou. stated tia! lbr cvmmttrc
0 ought To INSPECT these l,ttrr> 10 private, AMI
] that wherever there was one that lrl not refer
5 to the subject III tier OF tins Inv, S.lgatiOn,
either under the I.utrrcli Resolution or The Tar
j box resolution, those letters which We're found
t. ne private should not b" made pubic
{ Mr. Frye. That Is uOi what NY luqu!ly was
! about.
i Air. Hutton. | aD coming to your iLuu ry
do not be lmpaticul, ii you please.
e Mr. Frye Iry well.
: Nj. llunon. know what the gentleman
! wants to II. k me: Mr.. alnc dld not invite
/ me 70 lis b. USE ~ read these letters.
Mr. Frye Tia was no. it.
e Mr.. lIun;oo. WEat was il?
e NJ. Frye know Mr. b ,inc lid iuyite
you, anJ told you that you might ROAD all the
0 letters. But | want to ak you ii Mr. Blame
did not ask the sub comm itcc whether, II he
: produced these letters auI gave them 10 thcm.
r they should be examined privately aud ouy
those put on record that related To the case,
and if Mr. luntou, Tie chairman Of the sub
, committee, uld DOT say 10, he would not tx
anime them privately?
| Mr.. Hutton. No, sir.
c Mr.. Frye. You sayyuu did not say that?
II Mr. Hutton. say | refused individually
: to examine them privately
t Me-. Frye Was not that irqury addressed
g to you when the subcommittee Was 10 SESSION
Mr.. lluntou. ". sir.
Mr. Frye. Th,u Understand you 10 say
that you unicrsto, that inquiry t. be address.
ed to you privately?
Mr. Huuton. understood it so.
t Mr.. Frye. | Understood il differently.
$ Mr Hunt. | Understood It aS | have
! stated, au | III not thluk | AIN mist. ken. |
said 10 Mr.. 3iaiuc over aud over ayalt, MI.
Blaine, | 10 cot W.n; to see your currr>pord.
ence either pubilc or private. have 30 usnt
to read it exc pit as committee man; and these
$ Two gentlemen WHO SIT GO either side .!
I have the same right l haze: | did not ucan
5 to receive at the hauds OF Mr. Blaine any let
. tiers or any papers That NY coic leagues Oh the
culumiitee could not See ard Inspect with me
W ucI L udu lhc LslIOl VI au iuFitdttoi ~
G the gcutirm IN : house t. read these letters.
replied to it IN the sam way: Ne. Blame,
y have no right to ~ L. Your mouse a. Z i,rlvatr
i citizen and read your corr >pundync"; i | have
the right 10 louk at ii al all. II Is ~ II. Inhcr
D and as the chairman ui this cJmtHt.cc, tnt It
| | have no right to look al ii ~ that Wy,
r have DO right to look at ii al all, aud VII not
do it,.
G believe he has stated on this flor to-day,
< and il AIN wrong hops may b; corrected,
0 that forty i"ur gentlemen have read these pa
pers. My colleague Oh tue comnlttc". the gen
r tIemau from North Carolina, Mr.. A>hc, re
G minds me that wiz, II Mr.. Is ala> refused to pro.
: duce these letters h. or oue OF the mem1cF>
i: Of the committee ask that the mem raDdum
of the w.tucss should be surrendered to the
committee that W. might cXatIlnc 1t aud see
whctncr these letters were puoilc aud bore W
:. on the suit ct VI this investigation, Or were
: private That w. refused.
, Whru | refused TO 20 20 The gentleman
@ house aud read ncS3 letters, iii II because
did uut want, aud God know, L 10 not want
D now, to pry ltHO hI, private corr, spondcnc".
tut [ thought 1t WIS my duty a a m inter 81
q the mmltlr,, and ny Gu'y 10 i!tls House /"
dc ula,I at h hands inc production oil letters
and MEMORANDUM obtained Ia the nianncr IN
p which | have stat ii. Now t is Tor this House
| to uut.rUltit whether l. hlI llEht VI "i'hE'
whether the Committee did night or wrong. II
did wrong | did II 10 pursuance Ol What |
thought Wa. my uuty to inis II use to nvc>t
gate thoroughly, aud | trust impartlaIly tn
,ul c. matters 0! Inquiry addressed ~ the
House t, tic judiciary Committed. Ii have
: erred it has been al error UI ihc judgment ,a'i
.ay to-day that II IS Il job never !anclcd.
Mr. BLAINE Wl the gentleman permit me
to ak him j question.
Mr. Iiuntou. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Blaiur DOES the gentleman kno~ Of
dispatch received from from Josiah Caldwell IL
London?
Mr.. Hutton. My friend, the Chairman o'
the Committee Oh theJudlc!ary, (Nlr. hnott.j
will reply to you III fun Ou that sui J-c'.
Mr.. Blaine. | ash the gcntcmca II n
knuWs--
Dir. Huutoo. do not mean 10 answer
gu ;stlou aidrc seq propc:iy t. the chairman "i
the comulttct.
H,.Iro Pm, I oJIr,.u 4, the CHAIR