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50 ttiitfs jm A&V4 yet , roi:i5. ay a greater or have -been done in three Weeks or a month. iu ress. Maryland had 'obtained' iAformati6nofhat'alheen.raHilding to MrvSniiliel corfceal a far greater - suqh wilr ever. b&- the tass1; so long a jvthe people f (.j, of the Seanoni Mm at, ntYimittf hart rtrnp. fii"wnit-waa in iiia Tenorit 1 1 eirree, or manirn iv. i ne ooiccloj ireimcmcu if , imsc iu hchu a :iw iKnibiituvc iiiiiiKuvix f t.v.,1 r-'.rt.iivpi thii :JbiimaT ofUe liad asWftedinany thrriks'tbat reti'hi'tj ,ti4 -peawU; to-be -: td prevent the rixrt 4nd docutnenrs nia :f U)" V1. ' ' .xv,o vr,ivV truftrft nit trui' The eeinUitnah Itaa submitted' bv 'the commi'tee from- befMRT printed (Wtent toinvwUtralionTllnd decidinaf only with' at ifcvofiiV A tELf H, Nr,Ctf---P U B LI'S HEP twEtKiY);BY iVJLLJJjyf-BO YUf "- tiHealso considered die proceedings ag WH fcncotisttoUojnaU : VfAlter repeating, his argtfKjictyS i less egrel,: Vannth:' o,n :iTOOi;'-yenr;,?wjecw4WOir.t0 floy ana then, to unao ; ioipuny,7w.n w fi 4 f several tirrtes to Mr. Nelson isai down. If rm' BOmfl active : have been luFpriacTnal occOpHtion. ; 15u? , .,i.T.ert him first, Mr. Macon kimon s credU wvas due to the goodoei Of his Uith a candor characteristio h dAifvwuAn sissi-. I ) 1 w y tivv l O ;J.. i:rim a '"n..M . Prtiii'-ninn !( tolheTeruilt or.inocehce of the general.- '"'I "..in; to stt dowi Sgain Ind Ml tuke heart forerforming so fully tbe- duties of private r''S-vB-J roHeguiri, -'One called for friondship, The comnuttevs -Mr. feat son ouserv .c .ul fMv iha unfinished business of ed, had tjiveti the general an opportunity , ot ap llcr ,.; ; i -.it -ma o .1 onntK titVH "nesuW btfoie themhad he chusen to do so. bill mkir& appro- pcakingogcUier bn points of order, ;Twr had digently and iaborKiusty amended to n.,ht to have tne pretereiice. pycv iu --v- : .. ou8,u . . ---v tr Iv tnli J.h rfWnre miirbt be had. and o to I he 9iCaKerr-nwUCUluw;u w; ucuivw) P. Wai interrupted, -jn-tnet.conmsion, uen. pi.nuii cavaviia..5u , ui; r ' . ,! : -Jr thr. Aommhtee to make: en-i or acquit him themselves ; -but- have lelt that tfe- "MnWilktnnbeKwd; House. If general W.Uunson was .1 a repon to me hs meeting nv.lock. -It was (1 to one .hour from r.tfhtn a nnornm appeared. Rm! f-r lad ,ent tne reuors u mc uci us iw. uuu" .... y . . . r V' ...t i r. Nelson and; Mr; Love-ob inculpated it would appear so, not liom the zeal :port,i as;airreportsvere of. his ehemies,noMrom the proceeuiugs 01 mc be made, within iitie hour committeei but-from his own hand wnUng v : Houses and H was ihen-'A Mr. Key ' Avas surprised that any pne could replied that : the time aidoubt the righj of the House to enquire mto : the U thm' rt i kViVlt.' conduct r ofT anf -civil or5 military officer. He be i&tW iriAt-ir' lftt (Ir.nbt. Ia the commander in chit t lh. pre.- Ui wjw vtvtr. " . . - . . r . . ..VfJL;..-; I... . tK-r. ip fln n hfic r Hill 1' I K U'JJJUUUl UJ IThe giving in ot xw; repurian ?utvj' a .7 " ' . , c'.,ri.c;,v ,1,., ifaout of order i that itcouldnot be done the peopie.na .tneir gocvumc.K auestion of precedence y as pending. Mr. president cnooses 10 .eiaiu u.vC.v. . ... .v.?.....ti ,t,r.A.,u. n.ii,n,-rt;H n inal.eisation in othcii ; theoK $Ty&) ' -V :V '? llndjtmericani t.ir k Tuesday y Mayr,. .'-A ', . this to be hisNvih. Mr. R. desired to 'h"ar the . ; papers read and to have them pnhted." ToTVr Wilkinson hfe felt iuti', but he tt other m: batbns with respect Ho, those, who Ihad btien and' The committee to whom wa4 referred the resi 'still were so deatrous bf stifiing this" enquiryi ; ' (lotion of the 4th inst. directing an enquiry inte The motion to lie on th&tnble was cameu., Mr. the conducV ot; lirigadier;eneraT James WtJkin Love, to proven! the reading of the repbrt,insrst soOi in ilaiion to 'htla.yng'::at''any time h9t mere was no necessuy lor laKir.g- up me merely to grutuy curiosity, or bomething repbrt, ceWed nioney froih the government of Spain, or . worse, its agenisi or io reiatinn to his" having du'rhi; the fl,n lmiennite postponement 01 tne -oui' was men ume aion-saio, neen an accomplice or in, n.y moved. Not carried. It was then nveU.'thailtiyay'rc'oniJerned with the agents of any foreign lie on the table. The report of the committee power, or HtbAaron'.Burrin.yrVJsdt against was then read. The report was merely a '.Jist of the dominion sF the''Kmg of pai.t, qV to di. said hft was not V . - a A-. -v I an. nr c ni mm: mrri x huts tiira itwu obstinacy and pertinacity almost unparaN . surety iney nave a nBiu, members had,from the beginning, enquire ; aim, n lucvt u lsome d every attempt to have the conduct of. the him, the Lder in chief scruiiaizred and; exposed. prapriatio the various documents ivhich the committee Jiad-member tfiese United btates,'and 1 1 eiiquirt, gene.', collected. j.;Tlie documents, were very voluminous, rally into the condutt'of James VVilfcinson as Bri; and not Bead. 1The whole were : ordered to be ' gadier Oeneral pfl.tlieV Avmy-c the 'United printed. The commercial bill was then called for Stakes, reflvrit thj they travq hat Under ' Cnn On tryiiig the question it ;. as found there was bidefation the everal subjects, of enquiry, ' and fno .quorum, it was oispwea, some qcciarmg nave invesugateu tnem to, rne uimot ei.meir there was a quorum. L he qui'stion was tried a- power since the Unfie . ot their appointment, bur gain-Mtv Randolph blredw'tyf the far, telling horn the limited period in whiciv 'hey have acted the speaker not to count him; he would never an.U from the extensive and complicated nature of consent alluding to the 50 per cent, duty j to tax the subjects they are under the necessity, of stat tiie people without a quorum. A new cpaestion ing that they have not bceh'able to makeany tho arosu' which coiild not be distinctly heard. The roi'gh and conclusive investigation oLthsOLjects speaker declared the votes 13 grid. 62, . Mr. Rati- of. their enquiry..';..- : j .:-:-'..:.' thev: can abolish Jhe oUicero?wiUiaoia ;p-JJolph. disputed it--A new count took place. Mr. buch ttstimony, .however as -they-have ' been unyit." CoupLint is maue Randolph declared that one person at leas surprised at the unwil- the" people, or suspected of mal.eisaiion in othce ; have th report made. , shall congress have no power 10 remove tu.a . and it is ihcir duly to no other; way to remove ions- to maintain ... 1... Mcn rn:tmM Hf AiA that the testimony is ex-parie. ; .... rvi .urntfiAenn.. ir crn.iivr w!is with, such nroctedinirs must ue bo. mnectionS. H wus not "surprised .at this cused goes belore ttte grand jui y. f . nn.nc'.n.ea anH unwillingness tohavethe nv acanst such is ex pane , come before : the House and the public. ea'ier decided that other business had the Othef business was called up. Gen. moved that it lie on the table, for the pur- i'takintr u: his renorU, A debate ensued. U is i.o Wiwt person ac ' flic tesunio but on trial he is al lowed to viiiaiite-tHtnieH'. General v nkinso: ought to wlihT'lfor this trial, "if uuiocent. v Alter what lias been P urged again!t .him, .,p...P.agiit to be anxious to have the' alieypions fairly and openly proved to be false. Nor will the people be'salu clsoa aeclared that the hour having elapsed tied, unless a full . trial should be nac ine .ncaa, . . . . ... 1 - ' ik. .,Ki 11, if rn!tf t( be iaii(jcent. bill. sort would not be received tnis u iy ; nor was 01 wc mmj wuHnw - . . my 5 nor would it be doing jiistide to the like,C3sar's wite, uiibuspeeted. ' - - . accusrd: i Tb'e testimony which the com. Mr. Rhea 'and MtvSjnilic spote, but we could had rectived,-must have been -exparte. not understand tbtir iearUsjnf the pcc wnere M appear to the public as guilty when in we were. Mr. Khea u is iway. iu.KuJ w innocent, not having had an opportunity to understand. . ... u .1 he evidence adduced against him Mr, Mr. Randolph was surprised that the gen. le here called for some water, as he lelt lain, man trom I'ennsy ivat.ia vnvouuav , owU1m v... . . . ' ' . .s:. : , r t..;mnnv. H.i.i that '-liulleinat) RHed to maKe a tew oDservauons : uie vea- liiutu ui.w-paiw. ow.. - ---- -o- brought and he proceeded. He had no forgotten the part he4 wo, m the enuiie concein take up the lime of the House- Their ing Judges Chase and Peters f-AVas ot the ter- asprectous. pins 01, great importance 10 uniony agimi uisumiwov.v. r-- . t; ion were yet to be acted upon. ; 1 he very was it, not in 1 11c poseioi ui ik I"""'- of this reimrt, and all the papers accom- ten monlhs previous to tne uiai o juu6t. v...Bv . - . . . v - .-... 1 - 1 ' .. ...tl ,i. i l.i; mm nri r 1 1, wou d consume the time ot the House urn tne gtnueman rteonc-. -.u.i night. One of the members had gone to had been upon. that occasion 1 jjiu gemu rk's table, and was looking over the report, feel or express any sorrow, or niae an oajevii utler attempted to "address the speaker, oris to the proceeuugs-ai tnai uinc , 01 members hoped the gentleman from Ma , the contrary the case tMr. Nelson lookei. at the would not be interrupted! 'Some declared floor. llurrcettaiuiy-had much -more.. VUseJyi; elsqn(out .'of order, .f.tr. Pearson hoped he complaining, it any such cause txiicu, 01 111c ei heocrmitted to-nroceed. as he had nrdfess- feet of ex Darte testimony. Chi this kind ot evi elf anxious' to save time. , Gen. Butler dence a One, he was airesieu & uw oibi6ocb to know whether the report was to be con- river in the Misshsippi territory, and conducted n !.;. w.mi. :n .cl cvu.il tr. ww-l,mnrirl si n nrisuntr.-lJiu ne appeal iuic 111 1113 II U 1 1 J J. J I 4 IIW llUUlk. .VTWtU. V. .ivwt.'' 1 ? Bs cried but that no reDort had been m'ade : the Grand Jury I ' Or was lie not paceu in aciuai l . ' . .... . . ... 4 - ' . " 'J-r and in voted on both sides. : He could make but 1 1, while the speaker mde4' 1 3 Mr Whitehill said he. vpt-d blh sides by mistake, m-l uncierstadiug tlje question. -A message was received from the senate, disagreeipg to the. commercial bill. A commiUee pt contrence was appointed. Ai-'-r several motions to adjdurn, it wa:; at length carii-. ed, and w the house adjourned till 6 o clock. 'After dinner, wine, Sec. at 6 o'clorjt there was a call of the' house : 73 appeared. The bill re stricting the. salaries and expenses, of the consuls On tii Barbury coast was acted upon 'and passed. That done, eight members rose at once to address the speaker,'-and all sat down again. Several rose again. , Mr. Macon called for the resolution, al tering the constitution so as to prohibit tkles from forehm powers, lie was callfd to order iiu'z- mng- and buzzih--liummingi gently lising and ast had able to procure they beg. leave .to submit as:parf- ofthis report, and which may be rv ferrcd to un der the following heads t nd order tr c ; -In relation tb1 the- liffat .objefcts of inquiry to wit, the receipt of money by. General Wilkinson from the Spanish government or its . agents, refer to the." ....... ; ' . . ' ' - Deposition of John JJallenger, No. 5. - Lefer frm;JLven Jones, No. 6. , . , ; Deposiliohs of V. ' La'rglois," dated tjie 9th of December, 1808, containing jtvb,-original Utters to himself from the Baron de Crondtlet. vdated Hie i8th of January and 8lh of June, iN'o. 7. Gen. Wilkinsons letter" to John Adair, dated August 7, 1795, No. 7. . Deposition of Dominique Bouligny, No. 8. Deposition of Thos. Power, No. 9. . Df position of William Miller, No. 1US,- Letter from Joseph Collins, maVked A ' ."-Thomas Porttll'S copy in his own hand writing of the Baron d Caroodelet's instuctio; s to him, falling for two niinutes At length the house-took uo' Mr. Macon'a motion, - and passed the resolii- fibhv The ayes and and noes were called on the! dated January 20,; 17,9$,, with a translation there passhtre of it. Several suppose I such a resoluti-iol fro.in the Spanish, NoU. . . on would pass by unanimous consent,, and it would sjvelime oottotflke the ayes and. noes : after de liberating long enough to take the ayes and noes, it vas concluded to. take them. The' noes Were Messrs. Miller, Rhea of Ten.. and Van Remise- iear. - .......---'.. v:--- :-.-' :-J"- - With some difficulty Mr. Lewis succeeded in having called tip the bill rowing appropriations J 1 ' - - I'm.. f" . t ... VI." - ' I lor mtiiuing ana ) 10 warns nnisnmg me capuui Correspondence biHyedn Thomas ; Power ahd Don Thomas Portell, No. 15and16. , Deposition of Thomas Power, No. 17. Deposition" orAndrew Lllicott, No 19. Thomas Power's letter to Baron de ,Coronde let, No. 20. . ..' .-- ' ;'"" Thomas Power's letter to Governor Gayrsct No. 21. . -, ' ' .. '; ' Thos' Power's letter to the Baron de Caron'de- i- 1 j J. f,. ii,,.o. : lot 00 ' " - . appi-ounation. He wished the! gentleman, his i Thomas Power's letter tot Governor Gaybso ieclared a report had beendulylmade.. confinement said he would give him all the information HOW iu tjoaaiiu ui ne oamu wiui we ugiii-pciore nun. . lucie wire itaef decided that the 1 report was in pos spoke, of some papers Cthe House!.: ; Mr. '. Nelson-re marked, Gen. WilkinslSn, whic le an act ofereat iiHustice.T That it would it his duty to move to insutu.te an inquiry py osible to go through. with ah examination what means they had been purloined. 1 he inci rtport this sejsion j and" therefore,' to take.pient proceedings towariMnA row would be altoKether useless. He has like all other p. oceedings agathstsupposeucmena- w wme time here, and has he ever been ers. -: l-he evidence, in me- nrsi"iHwwii.c -i" bstere a committee I Has he had a chanceneGSSsityjb kiSL To condemn without hearincr both comnlain. that oh ex-parte -evidence his house Lairrweigan-pauseo lor an waat,rju,mmgcu -to. uuu itvj ...h- theStOleO gOOUS. tDOUlcmiug liau uvui u' ;i H ... colleague to give him inlormatimu lte was un willing to vote away money in the dark'. It was not new JarJiJthe--hall-be5ntr-well litrhtet;TVrrT NOi 23. E I i s h a W in teys deposition, .fnarkedLjg DepTfTon of James M Bj adloid. No- 4$. F . Deposition of Isaac liriggs, marked I, B. In relation to the second object of enquiry, t Mr. Nelson-remark ed, Gen. Wilkinson, which, nau Deeiftieiiereu 10 ic . iwo cuumes oeioie ivir,ajL.ewis.j iir.:. auuumpii wu, inc. wimxwwir m- '!'"'"' give the public the documents against War Office after his trial belore the uumary.iupu-1 spoke a consider cie time with mucn wit, seventy, tne agww 01 opauiiu a iojeci wuuKmr uiv ilkinson. without, haVmff afforded him an hal: He knew not by what means these papers iand argument, against the conduct of Mr Lalrobc.U. S. referto the . ,, , ' ' linity toprove their fallacy i-'br-to" cxplaimin- were putloined from the .vvai: othcerWere not the snrveysr olbublicbutldmgs.; the waste ot pub- Ueposttion 01 1 nomas rower, in o.-j. . Icrr - ' ..- . i,, 1 i -"'ili :m5.-.!- j; .l: L : J;..s,t.. h- tmn!ri muMdvtrip TYv.m ,v th? ill i-mmtinr tVi,ii nf lVi-ihw -'nnrts nf A certified codv of.a letter from Gen. James fniereexpianauon wouia oc lits luawueaiiou, ine sesstou iiuv utoi ii ,tww, ..v. ...w.. . ........ v , ; . . " . , . .. 1; . - - . . . . ... ..' . " 1'"-' vrrr: . ..... U,, .n .'....l-.K.. -1. U. .1 ..I .. Cv. ""W, iniconitrt llnu ITainBrt" n I hp hanrl wiilni(t Among other things he complained that the very, of Gov; Gayosp, dated Sept." 22, 1796markei close, of the. last day of the sesssion '-seemed. al-.(G. Y. . . . , : ''- : - - waySAo be' chosen for making these appropriati-1 .; Gen.' Wilkinson's, secret'instrctidns to Tho- . oils, when the mindsyf members were exiulirated, 'mas Power in the hand writing Of Philip Noland a'rid.U,gy,.,wgreA-'F?aqyJQ. grant any thing .askeclU,No.;:5,;, , 1 -,,. Mr. Macon replied . with itnbbunded hii'mour and-: Thomas Power's letter to the Baron de Caron- much good reasoning;. ( He kept the house and delet, No. 36. most uniust trom some one nf the rnmmitlee whether tion cytr been called or permitted to come be- cd about the grea,t importance of other, busmess im. He was informed that the comm ttee before the house. To a particular class 01 men, ohimforctrtain papers, ; a part of which to a certain description of virtuosi, the' gaudy nt them ; notthustne to c6me himself.! wmes-of-a-naimed butteifly would ho doubt ap idson, after fevirro- censured .the committee- hear, an obiect of more importance and ' greater jnfpr-hiirtVMwlared it very singular magnitude lhartiiffairs of the deepest national in- gallery fri'a eoftstancon yulsion i .so' that it was v Baron de Carondelet's letter to-Thos. Power.', diflicidt to keepQxdcr. Indeed we never saw hint"' No. 38 ; .."'".' ; -.'. i 7 in belter trim to give much diversion, g 7,500 J 'Thos. Power's letter .to tbe Baron de Carotide-, were appropriated 'or warming" 'and- veinilatihir j let, N0. 4 V . ''-- . , - ' the hall t for. mending a craTk in the.no.rthi General Wilkinson s letter to Thomas Power," wing i 5 ouu were. aiso appropiiateu tor levelling: .inot the land around the president's hbiise. Thomas Power's to Governor" Gayoso, No. 43.,' bflicve the rharo-es ap-ainst " hinii but ua f )rnnintf. should to Particular' Gentlemen, . D o --. 1 , .. -. " - - wy provepfuei their firid'sbipvat nr seem to" appear of gra-r. interest" Uxan the t njiui l,'-vnoman tbat would not appearry ,ioncerning. the Tconciuct ot ine-commanuer in .Jf. nerhies that could be raked up, and . thought of. "infinitely nKuUnportaace than any allowed an opportunity to explain 'or refute, subject then before the house. The commercial r.s wuiu no neiore ine duoiic, 11 womu inn. rvo: 4. nave norrescwiviaitvc iv u a tt uuuui General Wilkinson's letter to ThosLlwer, - ai on de Crondeletsi' letter to Thos; Pow'eri ?unistrAi.n t him tn'rnnui nt.H ri.ri nnt doubt but that toa man like . g 2 ,000 w,ere granted to-jrtnjjSt. Clair, and - Wa there ever anv thintr more unbre- Sir Josenh. Hanks, the nursuit'oCan eiie'rr o g666 to Maj. L'finfant, .each giving a receipt . in '-No. W He acknowiedeed himself a friend,. an-.Morocco would be a matter of much more solici-1 full. - : Other claims,, from the Senate, were., :)B Wend of Gen Wilkinson, He had long tude and' cohcerd, than tbe most weighty affair MUm anrl Snr.,. Dr,f0,f us 'i frmiol Al'..in. T rnt. thrt-fnre. trt lift WoDrh-red knifeman .. ' .w- w..i;u, ,.r tn nPl.fnt. and th' Vu.- afaterdicts the armed vessels of Great Britain and In relation to the third object of enquiry, to wit, 111.'.. ...... ' - . ....... t 1 . I . , 1 f. L.1H-... . ..:.! r nl l.V 'ilU inc.,n. nnnovmn i.of l ABIfjll Hllfl'. rau&e , iiiukcs 11 penai .10 noia iniercouisc wmi j-.-iiiu- ihimujuh i uuimtAiuu mil. t-- -t em: Uie pepaUies urjder the embargo and non -1 refer, to. - . . v, r: - ja , "r .: . tJcourse are Diserve : iAkeat Bniaira Daniel Ctafk" before referred ' tion, No. 45.; XUel -I1(l .nderx.ed effect on his eput.ance ? it was " Oss Je report could not be" in full. VVi comr the nation. V ,Gent wvnot had time- to collect testimony from j vvarmih ;an"d it hi "Leant nA -j - -jcl-. w:.. u -.tJjt ssa to l hat wait" as it. atiected ,G en tie men had accused , lumot had been.- insinuated . that such f !he5ubtec, twamlhTaiose f rorrT"pcf sonat consider attons. I le OVeftill niu.n,ni. cuini, - lt..!dc. itu.: A ...Vfli VVillrttmof! hf Mt no mnlio' usde to have the import Ko.tjtfjre trTfe;; uity towards hi rhvT He scarcely had an acquaint- It can have nr viTrrt. The minds .,nr v'itl, irn. V. t and had Sboken more fo him arwlher-rrlaces. low. ans "him and. agaihst him are alreiuly I r . uui, apparently, recollecting what he . a 1 llie People at . large, the gr when he w,rts before the grand jury at Richmond, thaiuit every other time of 1is life, put 'them all oether. But he felt no enmity towards hi m Krance-rewke-or-motUfy, thePt'estdeBt:-will'ujt a p'l oclamaiton, and the ,noh lintercow se is to be I General Wilkinson's letter to John Aoair, Isc. revived as it- respects the ' 'nation .'not revoking. nB., -. -.. - s l . " ' ) . ' -' , h afti-iiik'nrrilai.iiinna .. A conimit- i Evidence of Gen, AVilXi'rison as communicated the tsT(Tr'orm-5tnrWitkhi5on tee from the house and senate waited oh the pre-fto Congress of Nov.. 23, sideia, who informed them he had no'fimher j president's message. Communications to make and both houses adi journedraboutTmidfiighVtliirihe December next. '.' v '.' '';" ',:'" : - .-':: i-.-' Itia not pretended here to, give the detail of the business or speeches of the day, further than those prominent parts wnicn memory luriusnes. 1307, pittul page 309 June 9,. 1895, -marked X.: page ji l oi PrpdWicni's 'messatre : to Coneress, nacre ?3rv: . : .-'.' . Wilkinson's le.ter to ;Cph:; 'Rl,e;,TTesjdeni,i; nSi'jssnive toConcress', nat:e22i . . - ' hus h fnifp,! n hMion of mope than fiVk Mr. I easweil s eviaence, rresiucm 3 months which has tost thcLUnited States cflife' to Congress, page -5. -- ' v:; L. :1t 1." i5: i' , - 4 'V m I; ':'": m ii 'it ! "1 ' 'i .:' V- wiii be led away by appearances The judge" fee hoiie
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