4
fc- KORT tl-CAROLINAV;
An Act to prevent free, piersrJs ofcnour from
r-v.rvSwW TTiprsonW Vesitlftit in-the State,
!a t it ' -slia 1 1 not oe lawiu i perea uer, mrf
. -t n i a t at c i k a n u in o.; ur sue su.im
i yS? ta't e, he or ; sh ei hej'ng: 1 hereof coq v i cl ed;
r ir mnnpp nnrnnaifpr irecieu. nau uc
. , r. nnil imhn failu to nnvthe same, within
v K the time
V. uiiul uvii irnir an m iy jm iucu uy
the court awardmruch sentenced ami the
.v proceeds ariios therefrom, -hali be paid
i " over" to the- cuunbr'truee frr- crunty'pur-
; -;v pases i Provided" ateo? tha t in case a ny ffee.i
vv vpegro or iv.ufafto shall pay toe penalty or
five hundre dollars
J Kj .) vrsirtnsof t lur nctv i t shal I bethe d u ty of
'V4ichyfree- negro or mylat to - to mnove him
'or. hersel f: bu t ofcthis State libiti't wen ty
days thereafter, and for even such failure,
shatl be sul)ieci tb the Uke penalty- as is
. . , prescrjocu. lor a ia;iure 10 reniove in .ine
; first instance..
ifyjlml be it fuTt1ierngted, That if a-
y fr?b negro irinu la U o shall come ioto
ibis Stalet asafbrVVald, he or she may be
jiirr rsted iipbn a Arrant frbnV iijuy j u'st i ce
rQ;y.? of the jieace and carried before any justice
" : ' ofi the pfcae'eof he county jn vhichvhe r
; yV ; V fehe 1 ibay Vbe arirstetl f vvho Pliereby au
" ; vJbonsed aod. r'Cjturel, to examine info the
- c i sey h1 i ( t. u poo mi ch eami n a t unr i t sh al I
t'yiM'l appear tft bim , thVt ie sahr free iiegro or
li f;: I A tnnt a ttb.:;'bhr crniie: i ntV( h;: .tate- contrary
; t;';tjje provision
j ; ;: H i ti t j p ioV ejv I Ue n c x t Cni ii ty Co a rt
r f ' .cVii'i? ty whicb sh h happen t he reaf-'
1vr,aUin :u ap-
" : n e c te c t i n jn r: re fasi ng Jt b iv e such securi-
; ty J; t hc s a d j u is l i ce iha 1 1 c m ni i t i su cli f r ee
'.: nVsr- or Ql at t o i (o '.'t heiail "of vthe1' count v :'
e Hh e re; t o be cohfi n ed irti t il t!ie next Co'u n ty
-Cour?. Vtinles n the linear titneVe or slie
iod;iiV i shall apnear to them that the said
4fne? fie into
: h ts-S t aetcoh trary tot he provisions' this.
- . . . a c I .t u e y. m j a 1 1 emerjuuj;"M"ii i againxi inm
; vgortberfor the xvresaid penalty;, and niay
' t ; V a wiir () exr cut id ? J i lercbn; a n di f i n ca se h e
or slie
i ' - cient t" satUfy ; thesaid' debt, the said
t2 :' V -coo rt s bs 1 1 a f j u d jrS tli t" f be said fret ne-
tfr-firi in ubH ti shid 1 be In red ou is for at e rm
ontime; nd exceeding Hliat prescribed in
;r-K:tthc!grVtT acV : i such man-
: rH tvd u pon sttrh t erms as. niay seem ex-
V" pedit-nt to die- sdd eobt t. ? ; v 1
5 J 5c the expiration ; of live, tero ofserite for
yth icisii cH if ree "negro or m ulat to sha 11
J:fe'vhav or pihe shall
K " c Vh tr ni n mill k S t a t & fa r 'r: 1 i i i r t v 1 a Vs , s ri c h
v rre e q (rrro n rf tnii laf to sh a H be 1 lable lo the
sa me; pen a j t j n ! : p ni shni en t lis are -"p re -
' ; V ...e U furtJicr enacted 'YhwX 4ny per
kl srjn, who Uiall brtrta: into th'w State" by wa
; X ft 'nr. i a wl3 ny:- f fiee ' " ero or in u 1 a t i o? he
brh e ihalt fcr felt j and pay revei7 such
- person, brought fin to ilie Stated the su m;
I hV chair-
De-
br i nii ng i n to t his
fCsiWiJ iitn fiTmbived on boanl; and bclonsms
; ili Toiihtv Court icr the Unie
, ipW. and; his sucte9Srs -in office, where
r, -silrfiecehall be conumtted, for the
SSuseof
h1talibt.xti!M5;. ft; JsastexH.if Vessels,
State an y . iree nero or
llvV , hid -vessel i a nd who'shaJ I t herewii h de
pa rt j " nor-1 o ; any "pet so n tra v e 1 1 i ng I i n o r j
" : . throuoh ttis : StateVhavlng any free negro
; " - or mulatto as a,servaMi,iM4 wnu snau,
f " with fMJch person depart out of the State.
! ' , 5y'Be it: further enacted. . That if any
' " free negro or niulatto in any cou ny of i h i
I - Jyy StaVe," wbb;fH able'tb labor; sbitlllCbe found
;'spenilib
d issipat on; of wlibiias'nb regu la r or li onest
employment jor oCcupatum vwhii n ne or
;Rhe visaccusto'riedjto follow, it shall and
Hxfbav betdawf
, ? , t a justice 'of the peace of said county, and
. .' V m)on c a ffidav i t: obtain a warrant. to a rrest
. SUCh person anu uriug imu . vi un ucun c
XsbmeijuitjccTtd said county ; "and iff it pon
examination of the cause, it shnRappear to
'said justice th it the said free negro or muU
X attbconies within the provisionsjoC this act,
Q Ihe'faiii'J us t ice; ilia 1 1 hi n d Aii m o r Ii e r w i t !v
v reasoaltesceuHty:-h
f: County Court ofjsaidcounty and'in case
' ; be : br ihz- shall failt- gi ve ! sebu ri ty, 1 su Ch
; ? treernegrti brritiulattdfhall'-be'j IcbinmtUcd
? ? to t fa jai I f .of i the :? coun ty until the next
, ; Cbubty Cort thereafter a tid -i t shall be
'xtheVlu't exatni
, r ba tioti of I lie' ease, he cr she f shal 1 ; come
within the tneaiiing of thisvact to Teqbire
'i -such i free n egn? '-o r inn I a 1 1 o to? kijtt r in to
' iobU W i tJf su C5 ci e n t sec ur it v , ?m su cli su in
? lia;4 may be cbosid ered by Ihe cur t reason -
v ?aUei& $ abt e tb t he chaiTmHii of the Cou nty
iCurt, ir ithcti'TiV
S0rS" H? OlliCl:, jtiHt'miv.'fC'i:, ,uf 1119
.:-'cobi'heiiaVijir
C. d e no rtnient f or one v e srr : 'a nd i n ca
; she shall laiidbiiaclvseeum-yV
J0rS"lM OlliCl;, ' IjImCM 7, IU1, 1119 l, II VI.
i im i ! u tas u t o u s, nea ce aul e
ease ne or
Yr or sh.dl
v not; pay th e cos t and c barges 'M the rb8e-.'
cot ion, itfehajl belavfuf for the said "court
: and they are ueieuy, requirea iunire .out
: - such Ifrejf ngrbyor m
; tiibe5 to smiccJandJibo
; inay sm -reasbnabfe" and just jarid caJcuJ
c lated to reform him r, her to habits of in-j
f d ustry and'it)oiaIi.ty; iiot exceeding three
years for "any one ctfenuv ' : -V;'
years lor any one ' .
of n io n cy;:;w H i ch m ay- arise un e r th e p ro
visions of this net frcn the hire or freee
Jjrp's or jtu I at tnes Ival I fvbe'paitl'f to the
count v truUee for county uses. A" ' :
frfirul be' it furtfer enacted, ' Tbat; the
i usii ces of the Courts of "Pleas and Quar ter
S t at eji sh 1 tjiaye pove rp i q cases; w here it
mav a DDear exnedlen tiftb bind tM the
childrea I ofl free- nffroes or hiujattoes, I
wiiere tne parent, witwnom sucn cnuureo
may !ive d oes or hrt,iaW
ploy his prfier timejti some btaest indusj
tHou s.'orcu pation. : r" H'H'ft : ' .', -,
&:yBetiJvrthernacted
koh with whoni an y frieef ncgrjo drinulatto
may be heluto service under this act, shall,
and (bev are hereby required tot provide.
it... f ' . ! ... "mltu. i..u
hitn or her with good and
CH fc IA,lll"
i fig-and food t reat hi mor her w ith hum an i
ty,panil Jeacb jiim or her some mechanical
trade, or some Useful and industrious em
pby ment, during the term fotAvhich such
tree negro br mulatto may bexotnpetled to
sVrye : he or she shall not be removed from
the county by sacb master . or any other
person, and shall be produced to the Coun
ty Court ?5t the ex pi ratiob p f the te rm of
service as aforesaid,' br whenever thereto
required
bv them : and if any such master
or mistress shall violate this act, he or she
iay be
court of
may be
indicted for such offence in any
the county, "where such offence
committed, and, .osi conviction
thereof, may be finel or imprisoned at the
discfettoh bf the court : and in case such
free neo-rb or mulatto shall run away be-
fore the
; , , .-
exmratioii of his or her term of
service, he or she shall De compel tea to
serve after the said expiration such'a length
of time as he br she shall hae abscBted
him or herself.! -
, 9 'Be it further enacted, That in all ca
se arising under this acf the free negro
or mulatr.i, who is charged with an. offence,
upon application to the court for that pur
posp, shbll have a right to have the facts
of his or her case tried by a jury, upon an
issue or issues fiade up junder the dirdction
of the ccinrt for that purp(e
10. Be it farther enacted, That, all free
mulattoes descended frtun negro ancestors
to the fourth generation inclusive, though
one ancestor of each generation may have
been,a white person, shall come within the
provisions of this act.'
11. JIad be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duly of the several county at
tornies in this State to gfve in charge this
act to the grand jurors, and it is hereby
made their duty to. present all cases in
their county arising under this act, within
the knowledge of either of them : and the
said attornies are hereby required in all
cases arising under the provision of this
act, to prosecute for and on behalf of the
Stae: and it sliall be the duty of Hie sev
eral" courts of this State, before wbom any
proceedings may. be had under this act, so
to construe the same as to prohibit the
evils intended to be icmedied, and they
are here jy authorisetl and required to
make all necessary ru.les and regulations,
according to thr usu;il course of justice,
which may be ; required for the purposes
ami objects of this act. ! ? .
From the, JYutional Intelligencer.
' .... . -. .---s . ': 1 "
; We publish to-day twpof the depositions
which accompanied the Report of the Com-
onttee of . Investigation, in the House of
Represectatives, the publication of which
is supposed to be necessary, since-the pub
lication cif. Mr.McDuFFiE5s letter to the
Committee, to a just view of one branch of
.in a , luvjsiiganon- ? ? . ; . , .
We embrace t lie occasion to express our
surprise that Mr. McDuffie, in his letter
to the committee of Investisratioh. shmild
have alluded to the Natiimal Intelligencer
in such a manner'as toleave an inference
that this paper was engaged in a course of
proceeuing prejuui lal to tne tame or the
Vice President,: at the instance, or by con
nivance, of the secretary of War. . We
should have thought, of all men in the Uni
verse, Mr. Caloux was the last towards
whom we could! be accused of unfairness
or unfriendliness. He has never, under
whatever; provocation o his associates and
devoted friendsi received from us an' thing
but pourtesy anil civility. In oiir contro
versies heretofore wilh his supporters, when
tjiey have assailed us, he has been left un-r
touched When his conduct has been im
peached, recently as well as formerly, our
columns pave, been thrown, wide open for
his defence. When others, even tried per-
sonai menus or ours, have sought to pur
sue him. in our columos,xur columns have
been closed against them. Many a time
and oft we have disinterestedly stood be
t ween him and his adversaries, and, under
these circumstances, it may be imagined,
"we have no relish for the sort of visitation
which our conduct towards him has drawn
down upon us from his authorised friend.
We had supposed our course had been so
direct and fair, in regard to him, tht even
an enemy (in which light we have no rea
son to regard Mr. IcDuffie) could not
mistake it.. . - j .v::;y ..-.r-:- I ".: y v J;: . ,
In justice to that honest and true-hearted
Virginian,' who presides .over the War
Department, it is proper for us to say, per
hapVihat we have never held with him an
instant's con vernation,- rlor any communi
cation, direct or indirect, written or oral.
on the f libject oil
Mix's Letter, previous,
(nor subsequent,
vrice President's
Representatives.
that we remember,) tothe
Appeal to the House of
DEPOSITIONS -From
among those accompanying the Re
Pt of tlie Committee of Investigation
fP th? appeal k i the Vice-President to
e Huseof Represe
-. 'i -'f ' -wib'oh oJfr:ilarieur, . r
; poIpnel Gratiot, ithe? ; superintendant of the
pubheors at Old Point Comftfrt, Invited
posaUfsindry articles wanted in tbeionstni(
tl.on of thos works.. Among others, 16,000 per-
cues ot stone were submitfa in- i i-1 '
der. Lhjah Mix was the lowest bidder j Howes
.l?cougU tLcnoiS
nize" Mix'.a-s the; person-entitle J-;ta the- contract,
subject, however, to t. 2 sancti v; of the
Secretary of War. Goldsborcmsh presented lam
self at the Department, about the 22c December
tor tne ay is not pariicutariy-:rctvnci,n;u; w
jnsist on'his being entitled to the contract firsts
on :he?groun(l of the great: superiority of his
stone, ana their partixjuiar "hlness . tor tne worKs j
and. secondlv. on the notoriously
of Mix, hich, he tirged, fetidered Jiim unworthy
of the countenance, of the government.' .As -'no
official ' informationliid been received from Co
lonel Gratiot, no step could'then be taken. ? I
stated So Mr. Uoiasoorpiigo, tnat aei rejeciion
of the lowest bidder, involved a delicate respon
sihUttVbothfto the 'tmblic'ahd the individual re
jected i thaul had; in' a fewrcase' rejected - the"
. . i i i " a i : : L -;.Min-,.tki.
lowesi.; maaer, on iuc grounu ot u juuwwiu;.
character ;and that I should investigate mature
ly the bjectionsiie bad tilled, 'and if I found
sufficient reasons, I oyld do it in Mix's case. 1
' The Monday or Tuesday thereafter, Saterlee
Clarlc called upon lhe at my dwellirrg. He' sta
ted that he., had heard that Mix ' was seekiitg'to
obtain another contract from the -Government,
and that he was satisfied, after the "perusal of a
letter from Mix to him, 1 would be of an bpini-.
on, that he was not entitled to uch "a'ttention
from the Government ; and, thereupon, he took
from his pocket the letter of Mix, and com-nen-ced
reading. So soon as he had "peached the
part implicating the character of Mr.Calhoun, lr
interrupted Jiim, by saying, that it must be ) a
bul calumny ; Clark replied, that he so cbnsj
dered it, and that, under that impression, he had
hrouffht the letter4for the purpose of convincing
me . Of the baseness of Mix ; and, he " added, if
you give him countenance, you will be just as
liable to the saiane imputation. ' He stated, that
I might either at once return him the letter,! or,
if t preferred to keep it, for the purpose of be
ing more fully satisfied, that he would call upon
one, at the office, for it As I "wasJtist setting
out to the office, and expected to meet the rival
parties for the contract, I retained it. On arriv
ing at the office, after perusing the Report, made
somje years since, of the Tlouse of Representa:
lives, and the accompanying documents, on jthe
Rip Rap contract, among which I found evidence
of Mix's haying been indicted for forprery, and
his flying from the prosecution, I called" in en,
Macomb, to inquire if Col. Gratiot had yet been
heard from ; being answered in the negative, I
told him of this letter, and tbat I was so well con
vinced of its being an unfounded calumny, that
he would consider Mix's offer as not to be re
garded, and, of consequence to accept Goldsbo-.
rough's ; and that he might state, that my deci
sion was founded on Mi xs bad character, to Col.
Gratiot, andthe parries concerned The papers
from Col. Gratiot were not received till Thurs
day. . - . ' :
I heard on Wednesday- morniner, from M- jcr
Nburse, that one or more copies .of Mix's letter
were id circulation, and I think he added, that
he had seen it, and hid heard that the original
had been shewn to me. I explained to him to
what end it . had been presented to me. Ab.out
4 o'clock on that day, the Board of Commission
ers on the Navy Hospital Fund, composed of
Mr. Rush, Mr. Southard, and myself, being in
session, in my office, a note was set mefrom
Major Nourse, submitting the propriety of send
ing Mixs letter to Mr. Calhoun. The idea of
taking such a step had not occurred to me. Con
sidering it an unfounded calumny, and the sourtie
from which ft came as unworthy ofj notice, and
the sentence which' I myself hail passed on the
author, these considerations; when I was called
to decide on the questions submitted, brought
my mind at once to the conclusion, that Jt would
be indelicate to Mr. Calhoun, as it m;ght imply !
that I thought some explanation necessary. But,
lest my views might be incorrect, I took coinsc-l
of Mr. Rush and Mr. Southard, both of whom
promptly expressed a coincidence of opinion
with me ; and it was agreed by all, that, as Cl.ii-k-had
not applied for the letter, it ought to be re
turned to him. Accordingly, the next morning,
the first thingl did, was ro enclose it and send it
to Clark, through the Post Office, before 'leav
ing my own house. , To the Committee, and to
all who know me, it is uumecess ry to stnte, that
the copy or copies of this letter, alluded to a
bove, had-been taken before the letter was put
in my possession, and that none were permitted
by me, and the fact is adverted to only to protect
rme from the inferences of the malignant. '
After my reaching my office on 1 hursda)-,
Genjloyd called, to say to me that -he, in com
mon with some other of my friends, had been
pained to hear a rumor that Mix and Clark had
filed, by letter, serious charges at the depart
ment agaiost Mr. Calhoun, they being of opinion
that I ougnt either to have .burnt it, or sent a bo
py to Mr. Caliioun ; upon which 1 gave him the,
above narrative, with which he said he was re
lieved on my account, 8c satisfied. He suggest
ed the propriety of tny stating, on paper, the
facts. tTliis, I told him, I thought unnecessary
but asked him to communicate them o Mr. Cal-.
houn, or to any other person he might think
I proper. I stated to him, turtnermore, that 1
would see him at my own house tnat evening,
8t that I was willing to adopt any proper course,'
that a misrepresentation of the facts, as far as I
was concerned, might make necessary. 1 The
General wrote me ip the evening that, on his
getting tb the House,- he found the Phoenix Ga
zette, containing Mix's letter, in the hands of
some of the members and, in consequence, he
had made hoi communication to Mr. Calhoun.r
Most anxious to have my conduct fairly repre-.
sented, and feariul that the ear ot Mr. Calhoun
had been abused, I sent, early on Friday morn
ing, for Colonel Richard M. Johnson, a" friend to
us both, and requested him, as sd&n as his con
venience would permit, to see Mr. Calhoun and
give him the history of the transaction as 'detail
ed above. He readily consented, and proceeded,
as he informed me, immediately to his lodgings,
where he complied with my request ; when Mr.
Calhoun replied, that he was entirely satisfied
with my conduct inhe whole affair. - j
After this,1 1 saw with surprise, that Mr. Cal
houn had stated, in his communication to the
House, that charges of a se rious character, against
him, had become in some degree official, by be
ing placed among; the public records, and had
become the basis of an official act at the-War
Department : when, in truth, the letter of Mix
to Clark never was among the records nor was
ever intended by me? to be placed among the re
cords : when no charge was made by - Clark, in
consequence of Mix's letter, but, on the. contra
ry, as avowedjjy himself, to fix the crime of ca
lumny on Mix, which was predicated exclusively
on the innocence ot Mr.' Calhoun : for his inno
cence made Mix's crime. Nor was any official
act, of the Wai; Department based on the charge :
but the falsehood of the; charge, united with io
ther imputed crimes, induced me to reject Mix,
as unworthy of any connexion with the govern
ment. And 1 solemnly aver, that, in receiving
this letter, and, in short, tjiat every act of mine,
in this whole affair, was guided by an exclusive
eye to' the public interest, and in rejecting Mix's
proposals, as F thought, by a due reerard to the
moral sense of my country j that, from the first
moment pfhearinff the charge, tlioue-htit a ca
lumny, and, coming from the quarter it did, un
worthv of inv man's nntic erTl.m Uc
Mr. Calhoun, made' to 1 Col. J ohnson. of his en
tire Satisfaction with my course, and indeed, self- j
ivt, ivioiu uic irom appiymg xoTnyseit any,
of the inuehdos in Mr. Calhoun's communication
to the House s vet. as the world mav- infer from
the conununication, that they have a bearing a I
c, jkuunic in proper to add,tnat any such
xu.puianou wm consutute a calumny f.
r Questions and answers of God. iBarbour
Question by Mr.--Wrighu. .Haye you know
- . " -
3 Lr...s. - .
:hy the Yar Departrnent, while
W
T f I f ) A H tl
cretarr of that Department,
i a which he was in any way interested, or in ; the
profit c 'vhich, he t irticipated ' v;-;w
iJlnsu... . I knov.' notliing of such cc 'rart. -
: - Qnestioii by Mr. Cnnpbrl!. .Did you speak cf
Mii'i'-Ietter; to? any; other : persona than those
whose names you have alreadv mentioned while
therletter was in your possession'? Jf -ybur au-
sver oe auirmauye, xo wnom ' . ' ,7
MrtWeriil have no reeojlection of havmq: spoke
or showhsit to any ;otber person than1 those re-
lerreci 10 in my iieposuion.- irectuiect consult
ing the President on the. propriety " of rejecting
Mix's ptoposalsTj", whether .before of after the
receiyingMix's letter, I do not? distinctly recol
lect. If after receiving it, I presume I spoke "of
rit to mm. . i ue conversation . wun tne irresntent
a. mt : - ' . . . ' ..... . . . . - . -
took place inn walk-whh him ;from 'church on
JChTistmas da'., ;-, .v"--'
t:p"' :;"'"'V : '' JAMES BARBOUR.-
r -
; 'o 4 , :Depo$itiSihpf Jllr Jolenson. - - T.4
' Richard M. Johnson, a Senator of the United
States from the State of. Kentucky, appeared be
fore the comuffttee," wassworn, and testified as
follows: 1 .v- N, , ' '--v.; " s
.-Immediately after breakfast Friday morning,'
Governor Harbour,, Secretary of War, sent a. mes
senger to my. room with a request to come to his
house, if .convenient, wit! rout de!ay ; if qot con
venient, he would call at my Tiom. 1, without
delay, went to his houses he informed me that
he wished to state his conduct and proceeding
relative to ihe charge which had been made a
gainst Mr. Calhoun by Mr. Mix"; that I might see,
Mr. Calhoun, .and, an mutual frieHd give him
the facts in detail." 7 " ; .
. I heard what Gdvernor Barbour: hid to say,"
and then went to the lodging of Mr. Calhoun
Colonel Hayne of the Senate was present.V; I
told Mr. Caliioun that Gpyf Barbour had request
ed, me to call on him, and explain the bourse he
liad taken inrjpgarfl to the charge aforesaid. He
was'then buy. in folding- up. and sealing some
letter, which I presume Mras the one he directed
to the Speaker of t!)e tlouse on the subject. I
stated to -Mr. Calhoun that Gov. Barb our had
been presented with the letter of Mix, by a jjr.
Clark, making the charge aforesaid ; that upon
reading the letter he came1 to "the part- which
made the charge against Mr. Calhoun 4 that. he.
Gov. Barbour, told Mr. Clark, that he had no
doubt that the charge was a base Calumny against
Mr. Calhoun. Mr. Clark replied, that he believ
ed so likewise, and it" was with a view to present
Mix as making this foul charge, to prove him un
worthy of the. confidence of the Department
and therefore, should not obtain a certain con
tract for which he was then the lowest bidder j
and stated, that if he could make such a cnarge
a;ain.st Mr. Calhoun, he might make the same.
against him, Gov. Barbour. ' This was urged, as
I understand, byClark, to have the proposition
of Mix for . the contract rejected- that he re
quested Mr. Clark to leave the letter with him,
tliat he might look. over it,.- as he was alo ex
amining some other papers which made charges
against -dix, showing him unworthy of confi
dence; that, in examining thepapefs alluded to,
he fojimd charjresof such a character against Mix,
that, connected with his. charge against Mr. Cal
houn, he h.td no heatation in rejecting his pro
posals, although the lowest hid, as unworthy of
the confidence of the Department. - Governor
Barbour stated, that he understood that some
friends of his and Mr. Calhoun's thought that he
ought to have retained the : letter and advised
Mr. Calhoun of it, or, that he ouglftto have sent
the letter to Mr. Calhoun; upou that subject he
stated, that, believing the charge false, and not
entitled to any credit, he did not think that it
was worthy of such "co -sequence or notice, and
that, moreover, he feared that he "might insult
the feelings of Mr. Calhoun by giving such seri
ous importance to the charge, and in order tb
wash his hands of tlie whole affair, he had re
turned the letter to Mr. CLtrk under cover, and
rejected - the proposals of Mr. Mix, upon the
grounds aforesaid, that he was tin wo- thy of con
fidence; and public trust, upon the ground or this
charge igninst Mr. Calhoun, as well as other in-,
famous charges against said Mix. 1 think it as
the clmrge of forgery ; and hehoped Mr. Cal
houn knew him too well to believe that he shuld,
for'a moment suppose he was-cap:tble of 'acting
any way to give countenance to such h slamler,
against tii ml 1 communicated in substance these
fUcts to Mr. Calhoun, who, without hesitation,
said he believed Governor Barbour incapable of
a design to do him injustice in the case, and ac
quitted him, as I undtrstood; of any? wish to in
jure h im in this respect, by giving the least coun
tenance to the charge aforesaid. 1 : -?
Questwnlby Mr. Clarke. Did you hold this
conversation with the ylce-President before he
made his communication to the Houe? L-
r Antxoer. 1 did. It w.s the morning of the
day, and before he made. the cointnunication to
the House. ' " ' . ;'
Question by Mr. Campbell. Hid Mr. Calhoun,
when you called on him, speak o.t'he.publicatfbu
in the Phosnix G izette of the 28th of.December?
If he did, what were his observations ? , . : -
Ansioer.l do not recollect of having any oth
er conversation with him than that 1 have relat
ed. We did not go into any detail in relation to
the publication. ; , - : ; ' f . ( ', ,. ,,.. - .
Question by Mr- JVrighU At the time yb'u
made the communication to Mr. Calhoun, at the
request of Gov. Barbour," did he speak 011 the
subject of the Mix contract r And if so, relate
what he said. . s ,
. Snsver.'-l do not recollect that he said a sui
gle word respecting the Mix contract. We en
tered into no detail. My object was single and
identical, viz. to show him that Gov. Barbour had
acted honorably towards him. : Upon satisfying
Mr. Calhoun on th'at subject, we had ho farther
conversation ; ! in fact," I talked and said nearly
all that was said j and that I have related as "near
ly "as 1 can.. " ;
; Question by Mr. TVright--rixYiz you - knowl
edge of any contract entered into in behalf of
the United States, by the War Department,
while Mr, Calhoun waa Secretary of that Depart
ment, in which he was in any way interested; or
in tKe profit of which he participated V v '
Answer. I never hae ; and I should be sorry
to know or believe such a thing of him or a,uy
other man who has ever filled that Department:
or ever will fill it. I havi had av ereat deal r
business with him during his wholeterin cf ser"
vice, as the agent, or rather friend, of army Con
tractors ; and I say, that I believche isa nian of
as much integrity as any on earth. ; ' v 'C
f Question by Mr. Clarke.' Had ou been inform
ed by-any person, before the publication oTMix'n
letter iu the Phoenix Gazette, that the said letter
would appear there, and by whom were y6u so
informed?.. . .: ,v"-. .s.i."L'-;.'-i
j tfiswer.I never did know or hear of the ex 4
istence of such a letter, until it was publistied."
Sworn, to and subscribed this 4tli day of Jand
ary 1827. ' v RICHARD M. JOHNSON.;
NINETEENTH CONGRESS,
1 Tuursday, Feb. '22.
me Din iroui tne oyier noose making
appropriations for the military , service ,tjf
the United States, was read twice- And
referred. ;'. ;. ".'' . :-;-, -:-.: -j-;-":.-'
' v A Iso thi? bi 1 1 4 to establislL certain post of
fices and dost road s. 1 ""'.' ' '
? The uufinished ; business ; of y ester Jay
vas eniereu upon; yiz me out. to regulate
the trade between the United States Jtud
tH, Colonies of Great X3ritain. OlrTsmi
A,
amendmen, cr
this amendment
n "fc.
f -IVt;- i'
1 . t
amendment,
ofcuniecl t'.j
v.'i.u.e
1
i.nriMuii ui me quenornv3S called lor.
thaUhe'rstquestton" was. vm -z trikiag out, '
Th e Sen a t e atJ jo u rn e d with cut: r. !: I g th &
T''-S t rDAv, Feb. 23.. : ; -v ; t i :
TThe bill from t lie; other , Hpj z 2 makir;
appropriations to defray the expenses of
the Navy of jhe .U. States fur 1827,- w5
vviceYead anid referred.- ,:; s
f.TI 1 c con slue ration-of:, the4' bill ito rega Uu
the i njercoursi e between t h e" U.Srate s a rid
the "British Colonies, was resumed, .Mr.
Snii 1 h?B amend men t bei tig s I i ii 1 p em) ing: -i
Mr. Holmes enquired of the Chair, whe
ther it vyuld. be in orderWhile-I r. Smithy
ainentlmerit was umler. consideration (as 3
substitute for tlie bill) - to pii'er an ainenii-t
merit? " 'I. ; ; I y- f
' . The yice-President decided that it wouJj4
Mriultiieshen -observed, thata re
strictjve system ofight. to be such in fact.
The" object of this oreaisu re was t6 roeVse
ihe Riitrsb; into a concession of what we
i bought our rihty. and yet ; i ivould n-ive
theia aU-that the j5, wanted, as the trade
would go to the est Indies through (an
atlaiv , The;bill now restricted intercoofsie
only by;sea;?, whichwould concentrate
the commerce on the lines. Jt - Pussamaquod.
dy Bay wuld. not come tinder the restric
tion nd East port would become the dep.t
whence the produce of this country-would
be myeyed tp the V Colonies, 'j jjesirir
that the bill should effect what it proposeu
he moved to strike outtheLWortls "by sea,r'
which would-make the restriction complete.
After some debate this motion was car
rierJ, Ss! votes to 12. " , : , .
. .The ijui?stion being 'on 'striking oat inor,
der to insert the substitute oflered by M r.
Smiih. an adjournmentwas: mo vet I f which
was carried b the casting vote of the V.
rresiueat. s; -
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" IIOUE ; OF R"EPRESENTxlTIVES.
" ' . .. TiiyRSDAY, Feb; 22. ' -v . '"
Mr. Cocke,-from, the; Committe on In
dian Allhirs, made a report on the appro
prbpriatioffs necessuryrfor Jthe "service of
tlie year 1827, which; was (committed,
J Mr.. ! Houston proceeded' with r hU re
marks on Ah Saunders' Resolution, until
he (was iuterrupted by the Chair, Jn order
to take up other businessVfe V v ;, ;
! Mr. Livingston laid a Resolution the
tame directing ine secretary, ot the Trea
sury: to inform the House Whether the sev
eral Treaties, between .the United States
and , Denmark, and the Republic of Cen
tral America communi ca t ed . by t h e ; Presi
dent at the .opening, of the Session have
sone into operation, Sic. This - resolution
lies tilt to-morro4v. : ; 1 - r - rr" j :
The, House then went into &. committpe
on the bill making appropriations for. cer
tain ioriincationli tor the year 1827 1 which,
after undergoing several amendments, was
ordered to be engrossed for a, third read
ing. -'-,( ; . . - . ;
: . The ftouse nertrftered ou the bill mak
ing appropriations lor thes Indian - Depart
ment tor the year 1827. "After: making
sundry amendments in the bill, thV com
mittee rose, and reported the bill .to the
uuudc, axiu tuen aqjournetr. . - r - v
A.
' i ' Friday,-'? FEBr2.'tv I' 1- '
s Mr. Everettj from " the v Committee on
Fjoreign Affairs, to whom hail been refer
red ; sundry : memorial s1' ony t he '"subject of
claims on Foreign Governments for spolia
tiotis, &c. during the Continental System,
the amount of which, it appears, is' up
wards of afteen millions of doIIafC9,600,
.000 of which is due by France. The Com
mittee concludefa' long report, ' expressing
tueir copnuence that the: measures within
the competence of the Executive will even
tually; prove successful , in obtainino-' re
dress. . - . J -' . . 'J::'- - ' "
The bills making appropriations for For
tificafions, and for the Indiau'Department,
were-read the third time, passed, and sent
(o the Senate. JJ; i ; .. : j-.
i We . went -vinto a committeen
the bill making appropriations; for the erec
uon and completion of certain barracks,
store-houses - and , hospitals. 1 After some
amendments, the bill was ordered to be
engrossed ftir a third reading.' ; : '
The House then took up the bill makin
approptiatipnvtfor.the Public Buildings,
which under wen t sonic amendments.
xAIr. Carson haying understood that the
appropriation oft S25,000 appropriated for
the finishing.andTurnishing the East Room
m the PresklehtV House, liad not yet been
applied, owing to an omission in the bill
which designated no per'gou to- direct the
expenditure of the money, enquired of the
Chainuan ofhe Committee Twhat portion
of the money, was intended for furniture,
and how. much for repairing and finishing
the PresidehlV House. ... V :. , . 0
r s' Kverctriplied, vthe satnv: required :
for finishing the Eastern Room was 3t00,
and for repairs in other parts of the build-
SoOOithe residue was for furniture.
After some remarks on the subject, Mr.1
Everett moved to amend the sec ond section,
by reducing ihe sura of g25,000 to g6,000r
which would be sufficient to cover the enag
ements already ,.made ; & thaV the President
had.no wish that this apartment should bo
furnishedi;that.it wasgreat injustice to ex
pose him to invidious remarks on the score
orextravagance, by voting for aa cxpence
in which he felt no interest , '.; I '
medmenfi was; adoptedh ! - :
making, an appropriatipn , for Tpurchasing
liooks.for the Congress; Library. G50U0, '
were appropriated. Both , bills Were - re
ported, and then ordered to ba engrossed
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