1
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s1
1
wt m. ma.
W T kM
f ikw tKbtaurf WpW, siM
Ml tV Mtr of U U. d havo
TVrt at a rn-
pWtfw .r soar aey fc
rtraidwatoa. Aad 1 wui tk (toe
with I iii II n . MW"iJIeewr tb3retias
. . . . . -""J Lbwrty
drrivw it pnacipal rUruy from thw -
ltShmrwt tnd mrred errt T nxea rr
UlwiUial preeredlnf "4 of kwWJ tru
ilnec Th BDMKM esstevtamod by the r
, W IN
trWh tie witAet C-iJ t
wwk fro c(jMk ll fwrrher
d UM k Mwkt4WptrMiM
Mr. Calbwa W ! Um wirrd. pb
erlrc.-' . it may bw clWd. M to
W rrwW ia la tw-UU wpl of impl:
ig Ce. A U eiwMl prtic,ptjw ha
UjmhI HMi af anoder tlir.
paraaM cowntrtioa, i!rw tlx NWn,
tnwuad trvidr, and .! UbertTt ""T "
ckraHy tfmtd fr tbt pp-wi jedgmem
ntura MHiiiw ha cronaalteed the
character of Sidney d esf Jrfftx. Foe,
wk.L. th - -- a K..!n la tatcribod M tb
itcnafcabm rolls of fame. rot d
rnartyr, that of Jeffrie luu, by ivTml -ml
km earns rnrd to everlasting infamy,
m a jwdieia iiKMxtcr. And yet, th eatarfra.
pb T th vkim ha excited M ympuiy.
kJ rH ttaM aftbe 1 lid re. th abhorrence
of maakiadi principally becauso the aarrce
w. fleci h viohuin tbo rule ofe-
dene, in which every member of the commo
tuty Wat) a common latere. Mthe only ien
of securing hi life and character again th
combined machinate of prottitat Infornv
m aad BMAint ralera, . T uaaetite and
aab rert thrM rate, tbefttbre, imdar ha1ew
i.Uoaibk pretext K may b atleinpftd,
4Wr0r the only wtbaUntial aaearity for crery
thin- mrrrA in Ufa. and conaeqiteotJr. to in-
ftct avita) atafc po the p-Rc Ubedy. ' Woe
U there ? th'mf lo Ac character or wrcum
hMM r fV ' nreaent niveatiraUon, uat
should akvil tb committee from the ob
ervanbe oflheae rule. , On the contrary, all
hiMory will justify the remark, that then are
m which their hfftd obaervanc
to k$h important, at he arlatie be
ilieaor poritiriommiaioiia eereie jodielal
nwcri iar the trial of holitical offence." Mm
ich occaaltma, the ttrongiftt of human paa-
. aloftialrttnittinaToidablyoaurptheaeatofiudr
meat) and ttnleea rcatraiaed hy preUbliW
el forma of proceeding and p?-tabUhed
rulet pf evidence, the most capricious freaks
f of drtpotlsm and wenjreance are perpetrated,
-tl the aacred nmet ofla"- and juaf.ee. With,
ylout refcrrinfr; for illuration, to the lawleaa
I VDroceediim of those inquiaitorial tribunal
Wvhfch are at ooco the reproach and the terror
XoTdeenotio Government, or to the snoeitne;
utrafre committed by the revolutionary tri
fhanI oTFmnee.it would be sufficient toad-
1 rert to the dseraceftil croeeedinea of the
Parriameot of England, iu Caae of attainder,
3 not only to auatain the ffenend principle here
rrrenui, but to eoomiutucateiha mott vi-
vit imDreswon oi ineir niui n hhwhiwivs.
if these reneral iew evince to the commit-
the eeeaatty of aanennfr to ine estsonw
hJlbj of videnco and if I have shown that
rT,n- nfhe tnort iiriD0rlM of those rule! ex-
cliideitlle letter or declaration of a third
person uner anycirounMinvt: uw -paribly
atrongef doesthe objection to their
utminioii LecoiKr. heA we advert to the sin-
aeowtract aW br kMSsaartC a tfce area efiU
(ermaaeot. aad Mr. Cs'bnas U a acareely
Urn mn I coa-airsac at awek a twrticip
So Ur a it velatee to CwcraJ IvA
iuetioa renuire a to remark, that
canlrary to tkoe rrrat priacipWe of
cruaiaal jarWpmd raee wVkb our forefathers
kav coMcnM by a tenurutiaoal eriara
lien, toeit a rudaM anew a citiaea aral
whom preeewUdj wajoams
that lit chelT eveo thus tnfbr
aatlv iaiDUcatrd. and whv Instead of beinf
prrseot to eonfrwwt his acewser, I whofly aa
teBreaented before lb caoraulte.
fiut, a ur a Uus lettxaeay lestO to rpa-
cata Mr. Calboue, tbo coarn adwptaa T
CeBxuUec ia liable to a much. Mfo5r ob
jection than that aaerety of receivmK, and re-
corajnf tor puoucauon, incooipciew aao iaa
proper tratioiony , They havsj evidently clov
ed to inveattraUon preesaerr vnero w ouwm
to hare esameajoed, learinf opoa the rep
tatloo of Mr, Calhoun all the auspieioa which
illegal erideoco could produce, and omitting
to summon before them the only wttnea who
eould fir legal testimony ) the raatTer Va
question. : .'". '
Col Armistead states, AbrVooaly. from th
recDllecliofi of a moat treacherous ami feeble
memory, that Gen. Swift informed him, eirht
or nine year ago, that he had asked Mr.
Calhoun't penntssion to become concerned in
ome contract with the Government. This it
the only material fact bearing upon the cha
mi , .
Lt Urn 1 &; 1
Drrtaarnt was at'- 'v -
ips-a! asLscaawi-e f f
preski tHi ," :,r
Tat itoars -
MMrtnttlMUa. owtm w
oadrfUw Of taw Desavra wwen Mx.C!-
it Ctarf Oaoer. aaa rmj
.MrtWnr mA at ktlTOtabM iao aux
aaurul. t the O W Jvni,
k. ... hm aad frteat 10 '!
- i -.. m 1111,1 mmw
toot T to cerrtct theim the lajaic of
aabi Mr. CklaOBO re3oable
iwiuum, ia m tew
Wk kia tinUmswfi fttd ax, crew w
tempted l eorrtct . a many year, I too
grao to t totcratea k a eaoietwu .
II U ahv'ma Ihat th head of Mch (to.
partmeM, easnot, spt aay aauonal prioopJe,
bemadereapwaaibielbr. panioolar invtaac
of irreraUrrty m the details of a oaberdioate
DnutanL Tbo trw Mint of b resfMM-
akihtr hi tKa ntml Ui'uv and want of
svttrm from which the tierticular iuatance
ariee. II, therefore, Mr. Calhoan obnoxious
to aay eeeeure in the prearat osar, it i lor the
impeifaca erganisaUoo of the Bnrineer Dt
parttnt IK 35ih Jwfr, IBlt. la thi
view of ineuDject,K so iar iw,
ha took eLuwoof the Deoartment ia De
cember 1817. at the opening of the Seasion of
Con rrea left Wasbiagtna tor South Carolina,
o toditpentabl baeiaeas, immediately after
IHe close of the Setsion In in May loliosrme;;
and did not return ontil the month of July,
only two week before the contract in
question wa cloaad. and was almoet mceo
taady occupied, during the two week, in
the deliberation of the Cabinet oo the
military oceorrence of the Seminole Canv
P'irn
Vs-amewUVaa . KiRl Hotel... .
! .ZZZTltAtmr. - Akhow-, tn tWT-ati tM fW W the U
iorcu.. wt r7?r .t.: i
a4aecf ia -r-t. -h - ' r-"1 - 7 . - "T" i
tTgleer Ipartment, M nerefi inoch
.f ibom ff.fr may hate avftcred tram
hiring W deal WW tmti"
" nltlpW. it tt eleor that lb
U? ctaatovd iol.bceo-
tramThy epcnf h
hat remark, i- cl-d-C 1JZ
aai ieot, that la nnati reg t--SeW.n-hichV,Cnb-ioy
r I yMt Mi tne ntnarmviw
e rct. hu evidently bronjM opoa him the
Utamou calumny which ha gi c r-e to tUu
Urestigalio. ' . . .
1 cannot bftajtMCominuniw"" w ,
wUbaut formally sad doriactl prWslH.g a
fsiaM bWndtng the eminauw and Utml of
diarge agai-tt lb aubordinateomcert of lue
War Urpartment, with the present itrvettiga
ta. Tbe inlustic of such a court to those
Hirrt hat keen already ruled.. . It wo-iW te
literally coodemaingthero without
ItUw.UINl,
Jailor's INutice.- .
' Ttkr d amhtol to we Jail ef ,
Ms my. e taw lih 4ay ef Marts,
s asMs saao .w Mt.fcKT, abaat f4
al. fart II lh high, d )! he sotwch.
taloegta U ioh Alalla,f rlttUina, K.C
bete' hiw to leremiah Bsahh ami AItisbA,
lorwe'.l, lpealsr fra tb MMb. tai
aasrt are reaaeate to eota forv.H, tm,
. VHmlneina.M. O My.t. Mf
Jailor' Notice.
, Take a and aommkW to the M f rj.
aimt m, S. C. on ah ttJd Ary of NevemW.
IVf aaettromaa named W1UUM, tnr
f kxJ ki, stout snada, aa4 weU dreaird a(t
nuud asuna Mitataoaaaa4 brosr Unk neu
inkutice to Mr1. Calhjun i equally greai, kraa.r. . wtu h:n . amall orrel Hone, au
Uiough not qitiVe to obU.i. Cpnn pnnot-; vkev nsmined, ulubaed a mm sad tervj
plea of aatocMtion wiikh the Commute will ' Jvurrs, whkh are no donbt forged, as they p
readily romiKeheml, l would be visiting upon pear to have bee written hy irnesfro. Tk
Mr. CallKwiu bv a most ttvere and cruel dit-. evatr it renoetted to some forward, prove pra.
oeaaation. the guilt of the, eubnrdioate v. fmty. pay
cert, esiabluhed by a mode of proceeding
having none oTllie forms of legal accusation
and tnal, bu assuming the mot odiotU of the
nreratativr of tUosu tuquititorld tribunal
fortunately known lo us only by Um hiatoryA
of lest favored countries.
Finally: I cannot buteipre my sincere re
gret t Use extiaordinary deUy which bat cha-
ClUkXU U. MUUKid, JmUr.
Not. 9.1, 146. ' Mf-
before he bad I die profit of a contract made with ait imtt-
sk
wular nd extraotuin.rv iircutnttancrt under
which tb letter of MrW Vwdeventet have
reeft produced to lW- CnT,mttr,J In the
4it- nWa.lhevare Obtiouay th; detached
part of r garbled eorrenrtd!nee. In ibe
aecond place, they are mutilated and aefaced,
o as to render their mean'mi? unl .telliVblo a
to tverye purpose connected with the tnvetti
tion But what it of infinitely more fmpor.
lance, thi cortepomlence obviously gar
bled, and the letter mutilated and defaced.
bv one of tne mow aroui ami miBummw
v:n,.n. that eve fieured In the-annal of hu
man depravitr, for the 'tanquegtiorobte put
pote of etcittnf doubt and suspicions, by
jnen of the mutilation and ertuwre. hlch
could not havo been produced by th letter
in their orib and entire:; tnte. , "
T.niMi therefore, to conceive eombination
of circumtUnee mor utrikingly detfionitra.
of tha wisdom of thoe rule of evidence
Vnm which the committee havo thought pro
per to depart, than that which eiiata. in the
Dretent instance. For it U obvioui to remark
thattliis 1 a political commission, composed
of political mem jhi, oi&uij " B
I must b permitled to add, without intending
imiiiuaie anv tbittff in h elighteA degree
ditrespectlul to a majority of the tpmmittee,
tii are mimnir iu iwivnnt wii l'""1--
I .nnnni.n. eharo-ed With Boliticat of-
'.,ir "Ana wnen kis iwnt wi""ta,
nalthese garbled and mutilated letter have
ieen produced oy tne viiet "h i
wild h been tlit diirrcc
haw trmf nf those countries in which tliey.
hiv1ieeircountenncedbv the wickedaot
and nrofliiracv of rulew, self-condemned and
utr.;MnuiKl wretch, who. in the my pre-
.n.ni th eommitteev ha IheraHy covered
liimself with "II the uiuiwplyuijr .viiUpies of
nature,' .1 cannot hut believe that 'tho Com.
mittee will tbemeelve ohrink fcack wth ab-
borrence fsorn thost) machinaUon an ajvv-
cet which theyiavo nwiuigiy rocciw i
the place of Avidencei" and opori which the
character of incompetency and infatayaro o;
clearly aod indelihly impressed. , There is on
other peoie of testimony sought by the, quo-:
tions ud placed upon the records of th Com
mittee, equally excluded by the' principle
upoa which t haV Insisted.. Heartaf evt
deuce i inadm'twible, not only by thode to
which w hv been aocustomed, but by eye.
ry yum pf civilised , jurisprudence. ith
i-hich we hav) any acquaintance-, and ycjt the
Coinsnittee, spparentb asunvinp,.T a strange
omplickUoof iauc,tht every oiEoer o(the
War Department who bad any ogency in
forming ertain contract wilh Kl jab Mix, or
any interest in It," is notr,ctuaDy under trial,
have eceived tnd recorded, tettirtony,
ha declaration of thoe officers. Indistinctly
recollected, and vaguely and dtfubtingly lat-
ed. - - V---.V'i:,i'.i-v-.V
.1 . r. . . A. tk.
Aumimng tnai urn projwr iui Ws v,pr
tee to asaume Inouiaitoriat Oowera w thi in
vestigation, nd in that character to ask of
the witnesses, not, oni woai sney uw w
irh,i thev haVe heard Vrom others, k taust be
exceedingly Ipparent, that th only xcuable
purpose, even of an Inquisitorial kindV-for
which such questions could be propounded, is
the ditcotery of other witnesses, by whose
evidence the chrgw jtjight be established.
Ittu see how forth proceeding of tlm
rammittee have been conformable to this
virw of their functions. In the evidence re
corded by the Committee, Col ArmisteasJ
su'tet, iu substance, that either Major Vaode
venter or General Swiftinformedhim tbu the
latter was concerned in the Mix contract
Upon further recollectiii, the witticu states,
that he must have received this information
from General Swift himself, for 4 bat he re
members to bav had a conversation with him,
in which the General stated tuaf he had an t
3e of leaving the army, and becoming inte.
ssted in same- contract with the GQYtujment,
whose riirhtt and M hose honor he has so
largely contributed to defend, whose charac
ter he has to largely contributed to elevate,
and whote institutions lijrhas so successfully
labored to establish and mature. It', from the
high honor and unsuspected purity which
have characterized every action ot Ins 1 1 1
'r ..n .i ... i ... i. Under the eirea instance, the irreeulari-
..k. :... t.., r.mm s.t ... tie in Quetuo cannot b imputed to nim.
the only witne who could give legal tetffet lbr ' f theorr. Coming Into
mony in relation to it. Tet they have deeEned.f'h'r Department, wbichwaa almost
to summon him on their own motion, no doobt ' J"erlly in a state of chaos, nothing but
. t ,ti. m.i .hW.nrk spint of official nuaekerv could hive promirted
tbemstlves. The groond upon which 1 must 'ra com.ne seethe great work of a general
i- Ji r . i Biafl xiVxUmMl.A fmu-iiklirtiL hMnr hs Ik-iti I
Cr'' TrrSTZZL AirA i at- of iu vidua! bv tl.e Depana.ent over which he pre-
?LnZ:: V". d.ered'machiBery. .ml aacertaiTl both sukd. The atrocious chartcter of the charge.
imputation wnick require to be re hi tea. But , v"c lu "ulf .""fe"""""--
.r.. ..1. ....... M. . ... . . - ,kAM. I
1 mntt be permirtea to say,- tuai tne incoww; - w..w...0
peteney and iitauffic'iency of the evidence, permanently. ... . . . !
thonch a very sufficient reason fbr rejecting ln when it l con Jerea that Mr. t.ai
it altogether, r no reason at all for refining, . Louo firtt necessarily devoted humelf to the
wnr it is improperly recciveo mno-rccimiea, , , " m ' -7 '
to produce the only feral testimony by which C ll?e ('lrter biter General, Surgeon Ge-
judicial eertaintv oould be obuined on the nel't nd Comnutswy t,neraU unaer an act
ubtect. ARnougiitneretore,tneuommittee -y..6., ....
imist have acted with a view to impartial ju. on ' April 1818. the wqmler i Uat the
tice the course they hav pursued baa been reformat ton of the Engine, Department wa
precisely that which is best calculated to gl-e commenced and completed at such early
the njort injurious eesey to illegal testimony period at tn fact it wa 1 cannot believe it
t rai nit mr, caiiwun, ana u avoia we conciu- r ""-,l-'u'v " w... .t
siv refuUtion which dm production t,f legal th. m,e wregulanties o detail in a trans,
evidence would tindoub'edly etablih To action. srhieb was conducted exclusively by
d away the effect of this proceeding, the euborduu officers, snd of which the irregu
onlv alternative left to Mr. Calhoun is, to place Unties, really belonged to the antecedent
the most emphatic and unecfeitocal negative, period .of disorder, as criterion of Mr. Cal-
which I am expressly authorieed to do, upon noun , general AOimnistratioir, 01 tne war
the imputation of hi ever having any know- 'Department- . '
ledge or belief of Gen. Swift's participation Indeed the very Irregularities which wc
in the contract, and to call upon the Commit now considering, arc the more stria ing,
tee to examine Gen. fiwift himself a to the because of the perfect organization, respon-
' . . . . .11.'. 1 1 a a - -1 ! l wat a a.
imputed fact or Mr. Calhoun' knowledge iy, yiem, wiucn nr. uainotin nas
and connivance,. - - tbo, high merit of having subsequently im-
" Having shown that the entire- mass of the parted to all the arrangement and operafions
testimony produced it) legally inadmissible on Ie Department '-'t-.
the trial of any isau which can be itiade upon Standing in contrast with bis own improve
Mr. Calhoun's official conduct or moral integ. meats, these petty and subordinate irregu
rity.it is due to; th Committee that I should saw.it r exhibited in bold relief to the
explain my reason for not objecting to it as it Pymg and invidious research of the cento
occurred in the progress of th investigation. ' r,ou ""d in this way not only the imperfe.
t Convinced of the aboluto falsity of the tun which h found in the system of admin.
Charge presented, and f the entire purity of jtrtion, but the, signal regularity which he
Mr. Calhoun'a characierin all the fetation, introduced in the proceeding of the Depart
puhlio or private,' in which it can be con ent, are mad to furnish matter of accusation
templattd; l-detentamrotVomtlM befinnin; gntfciB, . . -
that: I would interpose no objection W any .As the general industry, seal, and ability,
Inquiry which the Committre might tdink with which Mr, Calhoun discharged hi of
proper to instititte, nor to any description of fical duties, are thu distinctly put in issue by
evidence by which, they migljt think proper7 he direction which 1 the Committee have
to pursue it. Anv attempt on my pirt to F "en to the exatuination, I claim the right of
restrain the latitude of the investigation, or to calling before them all the , Bead of the
prevent the- adduction ven -of improper subordinate. Departments, who were his able
evidence, would have been construed by the ,co-adjutors in the great work of reform, and
malicidus into a desire to screen Mr. Calhoun, of sliewinj by their united testimohr the con-
-behind technical forms, from a full aiidlree ditioh in which he found the Department; the
investigation. ' Anu as I was tatisnea tnat inir"'vi"jr, viH-cmuing iaoor wiui wmcn ne
more severe the ordeal, the more conclusive ' dfcvoted himself to its irnprovenaent; and the
would b th evidence of the fidelity and bigh perfection of iu arrangements, which
el of his official conduct, 1 wa the more crowned hi , labors with ; a tuccem equally
willing that the investigation should .assume eonduciv tv .his own fame andto the welfare
any form which the Committee might choose of hi Country. I must, thei-efore, request
to rive it and he broaeeuted bv anv sort of that the Committee twill examiae thn fol
evidenc which, tbev mipht think nrtjoer to IoWinj" ffentlemen. touchin. thia branch of
admit, Upon their own resptonsibilityi v- . the Inquiry- Maj. tienl. Brown, Genl. Thos. gj
uut aitaougn naa s ngnt, at tne personal owy, wni, iacomo, nr. J. Loveu, uoi.
friend of alr Calhoun, to abstain from any Towson, CoU'G, Gibson, Col. G, Bomford,
interference with the course of the Commit. Coll, Roberdeau, and .Col John IV Wool.
tee, 1 have no right, eontldiing the relation If 1 am not greatly mistaken it will conclu
In which ho stands and in which 1 lainl, lo sively appear from their evidence, that the
L m for Sale or Exchange,
A rood traet of UmL eontaininff 4U1 aem.
Its ott Kieliland srettk,. ia Praoklia ooonty, t
Uie lower roan waning irons naicqra so uuortv
ill be cither told oo arurutuKiMtiag terras, t
ltercsed thi proceeding, aiul at the gwt tew UtetBwin toll-ment ,
injustk aad injury which have unavoidably , r JOt'Jf D. BARK",
resulted to Mr. Calluun from that circum-' tUcj;h, Jan. 12, 1827. ,f
tince thi Committee charged 10 inquire (Q U JSJy J J Hi HilS 1 .
anetner tne vice rretioeni oi ttje viiuwu
Sutet had been jiilty of tUe infamou ofi'ence
of participating, while Secretary of War, in
ia
.
...... . . ? i t
ana ine nirn station oi ins inuiriuuai iniiin- T , , , rawti
catod, naturally excited in every portion of JUS published by D. Idndcmail,
the Union the roost Uvcly interest iii the pro- j DiuttA tndt r f a!l fa r(poreJ
ceedinctot the committee; and the People ,1.. r . r i& ...
of the United States, at a los lo account Vor Cmis adjudged I n the Courhof North.
ihe delay upon any other supposition than Carolina J rom the year 17.8 10 1826:
nai ume eviucncc oi gum uu occu cun- u., iimn u. uikm, usij. vvuuct
bited, have been looking', d.iy after day, and lor M Ltw. 1 ?''Y,
week after week, with the most intense anx- D. 1 .IN DEM AN has iust returned frmsj
iety, fur the, result of an investigation involv. New-York, and is ready again to execute sli Ors
ing not only the honest name pi a public si r- len in his line. He has on bnf a complete a
vant, ho has been for fifteen years honorably sw-tracntof 1 , .J.
and eminenilyidentfied with the political ln- Wnoks aiA wiaiOIVaTY
lory of the country, but involving, also, in no ,.rk: . . . . , ,
.Jma. ,i.-'l..,,;..rf5,i.n,7;.., Wh :h he will teU lower for Cash or hort
-'"T 6 . , ' T t ' credit Uian over heretore ottered.
U ikigh, Nov. 9,1826.
49-tf
a .
Fashionable and Cheap
CLnrnrjva RrnnK.
FRF.DliRlCK C. ELLIS fc CO. hn' L
re, all ll,rfuiu-re of iiiforming their fi iends and the puW
...i... u k: .., I, ,i.... a lie ceneraiiv. tlial Uiev have been inrtiiofrt. from.
have looked with equal confidence to m en! WfEff T"1 l0?"
tire acquittal of theharge presented, it can wTeVeTr
carcely be doubted that a large portion of m the eitv of Raleieh. whtsre tliev h.v and la! 1
the People of the United S.ates, who do not
know him, must have regarded the unexpect
ed procrastination of the inquiry, as a circum
stance inexplicable if not suspicious. And,'
while. J am under the necessity, from the
course pursued by the committee, of still far
titer protracting the investigation, I shall use
every erlurt, in which I earnestly solicit their
co-operation, to bruiir this ionsr labor to a
peedy termination.
i nave tne nonorto De, Witn very great
respect, your obedient servant.
CEO. M'DUFFIE.
Sheriff's Sale.
Vfito be sold at Jefferson, Asbe county, on the
first Monday in May, the following tracts of laud,
or so mueh ttutreof as will satisfy the tines due
thereon lor the vear 1835, aud joosls of adertis
i"g: .
.In Cabt. Brvanf dittrict.
2440 acres giren in by W illiam Edaards, senV,
John Bass.
James HIevens.
Samuel Cox, jr.
Kates' heirs.
Simon Gross, sen'r. .
J aloe Hollauay. . .
Brackens's heirs, not given in.
given in by Zechariah Landritli. '
John Moony.
Jacob Tolever.
Henry Woody.
Vincent Williams.
In dptcin Jonet' district
John Holloway, 100 acres oh Prater's creek.
the public,. to anctiotu by my acquiccence,sytem of rigorous responsibility and strict 1 e-k iw acres ' 01
a SBecies of unlicensed inquisition; unknown ' econoroy . which Mr. Calhoun introducrd
ttolhejuri-nidenceof jfw of the V JOHN GAAlIJlix, Shff.
aa nivn - w wotv va niaiBB uivcucmi wtvnj j""; m.uiwiihivhi, ub ucbCM All ail J 311. JW. lo. aa ..SlAAW
nuai savmir in tne national expenditure
. t 1 aa .
1340
650
209
'2J
100
250
850
W0
170
150
200
tend to keep on hand, large and general assort I
ment of Goods In their line of buiineia. made ha
the Uu-st fashion and superior style of workman-s
ship, consisting of the following article: '.
Superfine blue and black Dress Coats, ,
Second qnalky do. dix v
SJerfiiieblue, claret and ole Froek Coats, " 1
Do. blue and drab Box Coats, t
Do. blue cloth Cloaks,
Do. blue, black and fanrv colored Panl.
Do. blue and black cloth Vests.
French, India and English silk do. ,t
Toil iiiet, Valencia and cut velvet do.
A p;i-eat variety of fancy 1 do.
Cotton and lambswool Drawers,
Lambswool Shirts, ,
Uentlemen's first quality WoedstockGlover, '
Do. black borseskiu do.
Cerman and fancy Cravats,
Webb's patuut Suspenders,
Common do.
Ives Dt White's first quality beaver Half, .
aeconu. quality J0.
Superfine blue and black Cloths. ,
All of which will be disposed of at wholesale
and retail, at reduced prieea, for cash. i
j ( They will keep in their employment
( number of the best workmen that ean be obtain
led from the North, in order that the mav
prompllr execute ail orders with which thrvmi
be favored;' and they pledge themselves thst
their work, for durability and clegauoc, will xt
ovemiier l, ig'JO IS-a f
subversive of the only effectual safe-guards
of the reputation, of public men in perjod
of great political t'xciteronC' " ' ' '
i Having disposed Of : that branch of the
investigation, which relates to the impuuttious
upon Mr. Calhoun's otncisl Integrity, it remains
fur me to offer a few remarks upon, a icw of
this subject, which,, though hot involved in
tno pssue reterrea totue committee, is vu
dentJy embracod m the oopo of their inquin
rie. U has been too apparent to escape the
observation even or one less taterestea than
I anv to mark the' beannr of thi investi-
gation, that a very large portion of the- testi
mony can Aav no oilier appueatioit or object
tliu- to call in question Uie general admin,
k tration Of the War Department,; whde Mr.
Calhoun presided over it, by holding him re
sponsible for the minute irregularities of its
subordinate branches, .and particularly .those
f the Engineer Departmenti While, there
fore! tbe charge ia specific and limited,, the
investigation is general and undefined, and
the most obfiou principle of justice require
that the defence should at least he co-exten.
ive with the attack, whether thi be open
and direct, or disguised and incidental. ,
Assuming, then, that the general irregu
larities of a subordinate branch of the War
Department, are fair subjects of inquiry, Jet
is see whether the, specification r tuchas,
ad nulling their truth, ill faiely &xjany por
tion of the rtirponaihilily on sir. alhoun.
The contract inroUiioo to which the Imputed
irregularitiee occurred, "wa made theSSth of
July, 1618. . Mr. Calhoun took Charge of the
War Department, the ttittot Uccethber, ISin
and it b a fact of undisputed notoriety that be
found it utterly destitute of organization in
almost all its branches, ami pre-eminently o
in the Engineer Department. - The extensive
operations .and large , disbursements of the
then recent war, , effected under a system of
administration having neither organization
nor responsibility, bad introduced such rr
regularities and wbuaes. and cattaed th ao
cumuJation af such ma of unscttltd ho
of
more, than a million of dollars, to sav nothins:
of th4 striking:, improvement made in the
Moral of the army, a well a in iu military
r-cinline and efficiency.
U , Although the views already presented shew
mc mjusuce m iioming nr. uainoun . n any
ucgree responsible for tne tormai irregulari
ties which may have etisted in the formation
of the contract with Elijah Mix, it is due to
the historical truth of the case that J should
state, that, in point of fact, no injury resulted
to the Government from those iiTegularirUs,
or from the making of the contract with such
a person, On the'coHtiary, it was conclu
tively shewn tn the investigation which took
place on th subject hi the House of Repre
sentatives in May, 83$, that, previoua to the
formation of the contract, notice wa actually
given, and inquiries made, at all the poiuts
where suitable ctqn could be procured, and
that Col, Armittead, to use hit own words,
"made' experiments, try having the stone
quarried near Georgetown by laborers hired
by the United tAteA and found that it eould
not be procured .and carried to lOld Point
Comfort for less than $3 5 per perch, to
gether wilh the great uncertainty of Mtinr
vessels W trans oort it" .The testimonv of
Com. Rodger, Genl. Mason, Mr. Baker of
t.eorgtowa. and vanou other Witness all
concurred in the uncontradicted statement,
that 3 50 per perch was the lowest sum for
which the stone could be delivered. , And
accordingly, 3 50 was the lowest bid except
that of Elijah Mix. 4 It ia apparent, therefore,
that the contract at 3 per perch would have
been ruipou to Mix, but for " the very onex
pected and rapid fall in the price of labor and
transportation" adverted to oy tbe witnesses
ia the former examination. . Such wa the
conclusive force of thi testimony in 1828,
that the bare reading of h, without a single
word of commentary or argument, induced
tbo House of, Representatives, by a vote of
131 to 20, to reject the report and resolution
of th .eject Committee which, recemratnded
Fn;sh Gartlert Seeds.
Just received, a sunnlv of Garden Seeds, war.
ranted fresh and genuine. C. D. LEHMAN.
January 10, 1827 4-tf
Stuinmerinjj Cured!
The subscriber being iastruetetl and duly au
thorised to aei at Airent fur Mr T)r,.Mln..n
of Ncw-"Yovk, tender his services to those per
sons who are afflicted with impedimenta ; of
speeen. 1 he system by which they are taught,
is founded upon rational Drincinle: thcrpinrw.
no person who will adhere strictly to the rules
necessary to be observed, need fear a return of
me complaint or furtiier mforraalion, annly
, , i ' CD. LEHMAN. '
Kalelgb, Jan. I. . t .Mr
. X. Tanner and Currjer
Is wanted at my tan Yard, five milet west ol
Smithfield, N. C. To such a workman as ean
Coach-making, Gigs, cf
mUon. , But any one desirous of taking my Yard
and stock of hkles m that way need W apply
without they ean produce' the mott satisfactory
evkleote of their honesty, sobriety sod industry
Bon Vista, JohnttoBi - .
t '.eemny, N.C. . - - )v''ip: -
Jan. 1827.(l '-r-,-S;a , ..
The suhseriber having employed one tt th
best aud most experiKd workmen from New- ' :
Ark, N. Jersey, as superintendent of his Shop," ,
and having laid in a well chosen stock of materials
from New. York and Phihulelplu. he will furnish. .
those who may want any thing in his line, low .
of'thw." be pul?luwc Uny reliar shop north; .
He has on hand a handsome assortment of Car' ,
rRes, Gigs and Harness, of almost every de
scnpUont Some or which are now finished and the
rest ma stat of .forwardness) all of which nib
be sold at reduced prices for cash, or negntia.-.,
ble paper.- The work, in every instance, will .
handsomely finished, and wimmtori tn ha well"
executed. Orders are solicited. 1 t. J ,
Raleigh, Jan. 19.
TH0.
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Vs V Jailor'5 NoticeV-
Tske up and eommltted to the Jail or Mew
Hanover nuBty , on th 1st lost, a ar r.n
named WHX1 A M , about ii y ,r. fcrd very fw .if ? U refot Peered
W.k.aid be Ibrmerty belorred to Jime. l5 of J1", forS months, be
Rotledre.fif Wakaano-..'.-. 1-7 "the Raleigh 8tr. that anlesa th. deli
ui.v.T. o Vrr v .""".ora'eome forward 4k u.i i.- t.
ouurt a,wiK, woo torn uim to Mr BeeW i. .t , imwucu ,j
tSKeeulator.aMlraaaalfrbim,K.aJ-;d.' to istne ' that judrmeat
. " .. - : v.. wa, i nnftl will K. I : . . ' r
. I w.wwu MCWIIH II I III- Mill I o.w-
Htate of North Carolina,
, ffarren County. -County
Court of Pleas and Quarter
; SesslonsIJovember Sessions, A. D.'-'
1626. ; .,-,
' Orlginat attachment 1 .
vied on Randal Harrisi
interest in the .lands
whereon hit mother now
L lives, adjoining the land
lixa Httrraw and Mary C.
llarrits, son tain ing 7i
cres, rubjcot to tiie'wid-,
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' It tnnearine tn th mur. r u.. rvurtt.
that the defendant in thi ease It not n fnhab-
naat ot tint SUte, it la therefor ordered by the
oe saaivT .,.
defendtot
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