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-1 LIBERTY..". THE! ' CONSTITUTlON.i;.UNION. ' VOL. XXI. NO 8 NEWBERN, JS C. . WEEKLY- i i f f, -; .' I , WEDNESDAY, PEBR UAIiY. 22 11837; 14'. BY. JOHN A. BACKHOUSE. ... J TERMS, The Sentinel is published weekly at $3 per annum, ,h.n nM within three months after subscribing; when noiH within sic months' S3. 50 : when not paid withioi tone year, S4. 00. . . ; ; : ' '..I Y rfwrtweM!t. by thfe year, $15. 00 for two squares pr less ; and five dollar lor each additional square. By the number, 75 cts. far the first insertion, 374 forteach continuances ; I I:: On all letters addressed to the Editor, the postag must be pavti ' War Department, - ) i January 25,; 1 837. : TTT in uls'tmn In CTLAIMS nrovirled mi M 4 ' At ww .. for by an act of congress passea loin January, 1837, entitled "An act to, provide 'for the payment of horses and other property lostor destroyed iti the military service of the United States," prescribed in pursuance of the 4th section' of jthe said act. ; : I All claims under ihe provisions of this act must be presented at the office ot ine i niru Auditor of j the Treasury Department before ibe end of the next session of Congress, and each must be substantiated by such evidence as is hereinafter designated, with respect to cases of the class under which it falls. 1 : FIRST CLASS OF CASES. - Bv the first section of the law it .cd: - I : I,' I- a is i enact- "That any field, or staff, or other officer, mounted-militiaman, volunteer, ranger, or cavalry, engaged in jthe military service of the the ISth of June. 1812. or United Sialics since who shall h leafier be in said service, and has sustained or snail sustain damage, wunout any fault or heglignee bn his partj while in said service, by the loss of a horse in battle, or by the loss of a horse wounded in battle, and which has died, or shall die, of said wound, or being so wounded; shall be abandoned by or der of his officer, and lost, or shall sustain damage by he Ipss bf ai'iy horse by death, or abandonment, tin consequence of the United States railing to ' supply sufficient forage, or because thejrider was dismounted and separa ted from his! horse, itnd ordered to do duty on foot at a station detached from his horse, or when the ofljicer in the immediate 'command ordered, or shall order, the horse turned nut ! I'll ! . ' , " " ' to graze in the .woods, prairies; jor commons, because the United States failed, or shall fail, , to supply sufficient forage, and the loss was or "I I I i shall be consequentjthereon, or for the loss of necessary equipage in consequence of theloss of his horse jaforesaid, shall be allowed and psid the value thereof . Provided That if any payment hasj'been o shall be made to any one aforesaid, foj- the use and risk'or for forage after the death, loss, or abandonment, of his horse, said payment! shall be deducted from the value thereof, unless he satisfied, or shall satisfy , the pay master, at the time he made or shall make the paymjent, or thersafler show by proof, 'thai he was remounted, in which case, the deduction shall (inly extend to the time he was on foot i. And provided also, if any pay ment shall hayej been, or shall hereafter be, made to any (person above mentioned, on ac count of clothing, to which he was not enti tled by law, such payment shall be deducted or accoutre- from the value of his horse ments." , j To establish a claim under this the claimant must adduce the evidence of the officer yndejwhose command he served when the loss occurred, it alive; or, il dead, then of the next strfviving officer; describing the pro perly, jthe value ithereof, the lime and manner in which the -loss happened, and whether or not it was sustained without any fault or neg ligence on the claimant's part. The evidence , should also, in case the claimant was remoun ted afier the loss, state when he was remount ed, hew long he, continued so, and .explain whether the horse whereon he was remounted had not been furnished by the United States, or been owned by another militiaman or volun teer, to whom! payment for the use and risk, thereof, or for its forage, whilst in the posses sion of the claimant, may have been made; and if it had been thus owned, should name the person, and the command to which he belong ed. And in every instance in which tbe claim mjy extend tq equipage, the several articles of which ihe same consisted, and the separate va- ue ox eacn, snouia be specified. SECOND CtASS OF CASES. The second section nf tho l "That any person pho, in the said military service, as a volunteer or draughted militia man, furnished or shall furnish! himself with arms and, military accoutrements, and sus tained or shall sustain damage by the capture or destruction of the same, without any fault or negligence ion his part, or who lost or shall lose, the same by reason of his being wounded in the service,! shall be allowed and paid the the Value thereof." j a : j ' V Each claim under thi tablished by ihe.evidence ef the officer who commanded the claimant when the loss haD- pened, if alive: or if dead, then of the n?rt snr giving officer ; describing the several articles lost, the value of each, whether or not the same were not furnished by the claimant, in uai way, ana .wnen tne loss occurred, and whether or not it was sustained 1 without any (anil n. na.l;.l.. L!. . k "" utgugcuuc u ins pan. i THIRD CLASS OF CASES. I The third section of the law enaotcJ uThat any person who sustained or shall sustain damage by the loss, capture, or de- u ciieiuy, oi ,anv - norse, , mule. ... i -i , O "fT""! .4. nuui; uuu. casi DOat sleio-n. or nnrnpsa rt Ffperiy was in tne military service l of - yutieu oiaies, eitner by impressment or T"4 icepi in eases where the risk ,to greed lobe incurred by the owner, if it shall 'Ppear that such loss,! capture, or destruction "as without any fault or negligence on , the of the owner , and any person, wfo, with- put any such fault or negligence, sustained ot shall sustain damage by the death or abandon ment; and loss of any such horse; mhle, or ox, whilei in the service aforesaid, in cohsequence of the failure, on the part of the United States, to furnish the same with sufficient forage, shall be allowed and paid the value thereof." I To; establish a claim under this provision, it will be necessary to prodnce iKq testimony of me omcer or agent ot the United States,' f who impressed or contracted foT the service of the property; mentioned in such claim, and also of thexomcer under whose immediate , command the same was employed at the time of capture, destruction, loss, or abandonment i declaring iri what way the property was taken into the service the United States, the value thereof, whether.or n,ofc the risk to .which " it would "i be exprejssed was agreed to be incurred by the owner, whether? or notyi as ? regarded horses, mules, . or oxen, he engaged - to supply - the sarpe rilh sufficient' forage, in what manner the loss happened, and whether or nof'it was sustained without an v fault or negligence on his parUi; :. , , 1 ,: t ri : p i i The sixth section ojf the.' law-enacts ; j ? ; "That in all instances where any minor has been ir shall be engaged in the military ser vice of the United Slates, and was, or shall be provided with a horse or. equipments or with military accoutrements, by his parent or guar dian, and has died, or shall die, without paying fojr said property, and the same has been, or, sliall be lost, captured, destroyed, or abandon ed, in ihe manner before mentioned, said ; pa rent or guardian, shall be allowed pay there for,, on making satisfactory proof that he is en titled I thereunto, by having furnished the a;me.i.',;;.-;. ..-rV-:L 'ir---: , :V ) Jty A parent or guardian of a deceasetf minor, will, therefore, in addition to such testimony applicable to his claim as is previously , de scribed, have to furnish proof thathe provided the minor with the property therein mentioned: that the minor died without paying for such property ; and that he, the parent or guardian is entitled to payment for it, by. his having fur nish edj the same. 4 - - - The seventh section of the law enacts: i f'That in all instances where any . person, other than a minor, has been or snail ; be en- gaged in the military service aforesaid, and nas De ;n,ror snau oe proviaea witn a norse orj 'equipments,' or with military accoutre ments, by any person, the owner thereof, who has . ris ked, or shall ta ke the risk of such horse, equipments, or military accoutrements on him4 self, and the same has been or shall, he lost, captured, destroyed, or abandoned in the man ner before mentioned, such owner shall be al io wedij pay therefor, on making satisfactory proof, as in other cases, and the further, proof that he is entitled thereto, by having furnished the' same and having taken the risk on him-' self." u - . ;":" ;'- . V: ..f i,k:i:: ? ! Besides the testimony in support of his elaim herein before required, evecysuch own er therefore, will have to prove thaT he did provide the horse, equipments, or. military ac coutrements therein mentioned, and took ; the risk thereof on himself; and, that he is ' enti tled to pay therefor, by having furnished the same, and taken the risk thereof,' on himself ; and this proof should be contained in a depo sition of the person who had-been so provided by himj with stich horse, equipments,' or milt1 tary accoutrements. ."- .-AJ .i-'HU j; In no case can the production of the evi dence," previously desciibed,be dispensed with, unless the impracticability of producing it be clearly proved, and then' the nearest' and best other evidence, of which the case may be sus ceptibly, must be furnished in lieu thereof. Every claim must be accompanied by a de position of the claimant, declaring; that he has noi rec(;ived from any officer or agent of the United States, any horse or horses,' equipage, arms, accoutrements, mule, wagon, cart, boat, sleigh, or harness, (as the case may be,) in lien of he property he lost, nor any compens ation for the Same, and be supported, if practic able, by" the original valuation list, made by th? ap praiser of the property, at the time the name1 was taken into the United States service. ' ' AH evidence other than the certificates of officers, who at the time of giving Ithem, were in the military service of the United States, must be sworn to before some judge, justice of the peace, or other person duly; authorized to administer oaths', and of which authority, proof should accompany the evidence. . -: ' B. F. BUXTiEK. Secretary of War ad interim. Approved. Jan. 24, 1837. ; 4 1 ANDREW JACKSON. TreasuryDepartmekt. - Third Auditor's OfRcc. Jan. 271837 Each claimant can have the sum, which may be; allowed his claim, remitted to him di rect onjhis sigTufying a wish to : that efiect, and naming the place of his residence ; but if the money is to be remitted or paid: to' any other person, a power of attorney to him from tne claimant, duly executed and authen ticated,! should be forwarded with the claim1 To .facilitate the requisite J searches, and a void delay in the 1 adjustment of the claims, each claimant should name on his papers the paymaster or . other disbursing "officers, by whom he was paid, for the service of himself, horse, wagon, cart, team, boat, &c. i5 K - ' f'j J ' PETER HAGNER, Auditor. Editors of newpapers, in which the laws of the United States are published, in the seve ral States and Territories, are requested to publish therein, the -foregoing rules' once a week, for. four weeks, and send their accounts to jh e, iThird Auditor for pay men tT", '.?4'f D U. CHAJOIAI? ' MA$'just received. per Schooner .Perse verance) la"' fresh supply of i " i t !i O - 1 j I)RUGS AND MEDICINES . Ncwtern Oct. SJpth, A k.V. ' :H :::-A K AAS. A '-A. L 'iiZ.tht 'Z A : AA-;A V?AAA,i";-, ;-' - ' : 'y ; ' ; For the NewberV SeaUnei: ' . RANDOM RECOLLECTIONS. . Who does riot love to-read ;the p9etry of nature, -to listen to its soothing tranquillizing strains i- vvnoj does jjnot Jove to stray alone, just before sunset,' away from jthe noise "and bustle; of the world, lntd" some lonely wood, there to pluck the fragran t wild-flower that dame mature piantea j ana reared,; ana to enjoy un disturbed the; song of the feathered warbler as he chirps from sprig to spritf,' in all the de lights of unalloyed innocency ? Who does not love to. seek the elevated site, from which he can view, at a glance all the beauties of hill and dale, and gently murmuring brook, with many other objects which it would be " too tedious to mention," each affording scope for a volume of interesting 'reflections? .With a view of transferring from; my memory ; to paper 'a few recollections ofj rural scenery; propose wri ting a line or two about the town of C and its environs.' It Is an una'ssuoiing little place of a thousand souls, sitting very modestly .1 : 5. I' e -tfeil tli ! til uuu mc suiuuiH ui a inn, coinposeu in a great degree of sand i and its streets! are in' many places, as level as the surface of an unruffled pool, though in others they are! not at all re markable loir that feature. The community, taken as a whole1, is possesed of asj many " good men and true' asi anytown of ils size in the country; and it is also less infested with that effeminate classjof individuals geherally desig nated in this counirv bv the title Aristocracv. or those who, bvi their conduct towards . their honest but indigent neighbors, say " We are of nobler blood; than you,' than any other place l ever had the erOod fortune to visit. . Its ' ill i Ji - - r " Council i was composed: of men formerly, if, it be not now, wno were at least theoretically in favor of the temperance cause, as it was one of their laws that no! person should sell ardent spirits in a less c tiantity . than three gallons ; although, it is bill just to add, individuals were seen, not unfrequentlyV half seas over, as the phrase goes, whp probably never; in their life time had, at oncea sufficient quantity of cash to purchase three gallons of the c'tathur. Ho w they became possessed of the liquor, when we remember the law forbidding its retail, is a problem I shajl jiot presume to solve, but shall leave it to be handled bv those better informed on the subject than I. ':'..-'- f i But it is my object tC' speak ot ihe natural, not the moral. J ; ' ; : : ' The scenery about jthe bridge you have to cross befqre-pntfering te town of! C., displays hot a little of the beautiful. Indeed the river itself, over which this bridge is thrown, reminds you of one that flows in those lower and unde sired .regions, of which the poets speak ; its waters are so dark land turbid,' and rush onward and apparently downward with such" heedless impetuosity. J The end of the bridge leading to the town, touches near tne snore, wnence you are taken On! an artificial road, elevated eight or ten feet iabove the bank of the river, for! about a hundred yards. You now find yourself moving up hill, at a desperate slow pace, as Miss Flhy K. that was, would say, through a narrow avity, with ! ried walls on either hand, that reach thirty or forty feet above your head.1 This cavity has been cut through a hill of red clay, in a great measure by the travelling vehicles of emigrants, to the west, most of whom, from this State, have to pass through it oh their journey thither. Stand ing upon this hill, you may View nearly all of the picturesque that I ever saw in; this part of the country. . After making this remark, I need scarcely add, that fn the Spring and Summer many of the softer and lovelier se4 here resort, just before eventide, to contemplate the objects before them, and to trace in lheiir lineaments the finger of liim tat whose voice the. Earth sprang, Minerva Hike, into full-grown life and beauty, :j often wlh ; the ; head solely adorned with those captivating graces which nature ha so bountifully beBtbwed upon them, if I . ex cept the muslinj kerchief that' occasionally floats upon the breeze at either j ear. From this point, facing! the east, your eye runs along the; road you have just travelled, glances over the covered bridge with its jet black top,4 marks the river P-d as it jdashes along; jbeholds the blue hills faHn the distance, distinctly painted upon the horizon, and between them, the little cottage sending upli its curling srnoke, dn en couraging. indication that some faithful matron i preparing supper 'for her husband; -on turn- ing to the right, your eve is delighted 'with I .1 ' . .; Hi JM. Kl. -lJ-iwJ ful defiance at the rude blasts of winter, and np w complacently ; repose: uppn Jlheir strong foundations, crowned with the .laurel . wreaths which Nature twined for, them, : while at thejr feet, the tangled? shrubbery!! in to' life' again. "Turn farther to the right, and two venerable .temples :are before you ; the one but poorly clad, without a turret or even a coat of paint, the 'other1 dressed in white, with a steeple that pierces the skies. Turn to the west, ancl ihe town Of C.'appears, situated On a somewhat lower ipart of the hill than that on which you stand, ts higher buildings flooded by the rays of the sun, how suspended above the hills, as if to take one" parting glance before stooping to; his golden couch, while the hum bler dwellings, with' a shadowy veil drawn over them, add variety and interest . to the scene. You face Tenrth,the earth Retires, in a measure, from your; view, a beautiful valley a Mt vmir feetl into which many unseen and almost 'silent iouhtains spour: thjeir tnoute oi waters! forming a small streim that runs inces-f j..i i,u.5-:-Ai .v .nnc tin Tf-: : ..- - 21 1- - daily Wisited byfrnen exclusively devoted to the sublime pursuit of letters, it assumes the , l i.ui-'i-iuil-:A-'Nl.v ..iT.mitv Detual nymn to neaven, tnai is unnearu uy uuj iu uj ..jv-i-rrv, ",1 -Cl-7 mortal, save perhaps, the melancholy enthu- raised a direct issue with that part of: W : an siast whojoinin!itineglectedorisdns. !-" nual message in which I held the following Viewing this valley-f :1 .k- rfT iWKl t,ti;.hyi is: or was. think it due to the' various Executive Depart- jjose of confining its Waters ;' fahd the Remains of an old mill are still visible-at this spot, through which the stream forces itself, falling a foot or tiro into a bed of sparkling foam, and sending out a murmur that surprises and draws the wanderer who comes within its sound, so that he rejoices in the discovery, and seeks it often to sport with its infant waves and bathe his forehead in its coolness. ' j ! i J HI hate visited this waterfall in febmahy; With a youth who .was deaf and dumb ; but who; nevertheless, possessed intelligence and a pas sionate fondness for the 'beauties of nature. Theremin that secluded retreat; he has belated to me some of his -bovhood reminiscences which he had treasured up in the storehouse of wicvrjr sccuiiug IV CSIl W IMS BSSlSiaTlCe in-the narration; ''.eTe'T (aculiyVbfihis soul and body; for his ideas were communicated by a gesture of the hand, a glance of the eve. a sudden change in the attitude Of the body, as thecase required ; but when be : feared I- did not understand him, he would take the more tedious way of conveying his thoughts by a language spoken with the ' fingers, in which he had to spell each word, and which he had previouslytaught me. - Poor SJl - When I looked upon his fine, intelligent countenance, and remembered that he was a stranrer- to voice,: that no harmonious strain had ever pen etrated the grave-like chambers! of his soul. could not but sympathize with him in his- infirmity; although he was doubtless more happy m his deafness, than multitudes with all their hearing. - He had also, by his misfortune, escaped many of those allurements of the world which might otherwise have been the means of his ruin; for his were the best of morals, and his disposition was very amiable. i j Newbern, Feb. 16. I G. Shakspeare's Personal Appearance.--Ye know little of Shakspear's personal appearance; the popular heads of him, with the lofty brow and meditative head, possess no direct evidence of authenticity ( The finest picture is the one which Stevens'calls the ' Davenantic, Better- tono, .Barry an, Kcckian, Nicolsian,Chandosan" canvas, and, is now geneially engraved and preferred. The best thing that can be said of it is, that it probably was the original from which Sir Godfrey Kneller made a copy, which he presented to Dryden : t 41 . Sbakspeare, thy gift I place before my sight ; With awe, 1 ask his blessing, ere I write; . ' - -With reverence look on his majestic face, Proud to be less,' but of bis godlike race." . The Stratford monument was, probably, erect ed by his son-in-law, Dr. Hall, a few years after his death; and the poet's head which it exhibits, would, therefore, be formed under; the direc tions, of bis family, and. exposed to the criti cisms of his friends and acquaintances. .The evidence in favor of its being a likeness is di rect, therefore,! but inferior to the testimony which supports the most authentic; ill-favored of all the portraits of him Droeshout's engra ving on the title page of the folio edition" of 1028. The plainest and least known of all the portraits of Shakspeare, is the only one pro ved to be like, by the direct testimony of any one who had ever seen him.; . Opposite Droe shout's engraving, in the folio edition, was placed the following' testimony by Ben John son : h. Tf,; ;-.:' 1 J! "TO. THE READER. ! . This figare that thou bere seest put, - It was tor gentle Sbakspeare cut ; Wherein the graver had a strife ; With nature to out-doo the life ; : O, conld he but have drawne his wit I As well in brasse as he has hit - His face, that print would then surpass All that was ever cut in brasse I But, since he cannot, reader looks ' ' Not on his picture but his book," This testimony was not delivered on oath ; but the engraving was made under the super intendence of the personal mends of the poet, and subiected to the remarks of many who were familiar with his appearance. The Strat ford bust was colored, the tye light hazel, and the hair and beard auburn ; ana he was dressed in a doublet of scarlet cloth, over, which was black gown,' without sleeves. iThere is a considerable difference between the bust and the print. His brow is high in both ; bat the head of the bust is founder, and the brow low er, and better arched than in the print; his hair is curled in the one, and smooth in the other; and the bust has a look of animation and cheer fulness whileVthe print gives him an expres sion so benevolent, staid and grave, that; Mr. Boaden thinks that he most have been painted in the character of Old Adam, in As You Like It. Both differ considerably from the fancy portraits commdnly seen, since they agree in representing him as a man of ordinary and unassuming appearance, with nothing beautiful or godlike about him. 1 1 ' I ' , London and Westminster Review, The President's letter, to tile Com .; ; : - mittee. ' " ?vf-:sy Copy, ; Washington City. Jan 26. : Sir : i received on the evening of the 24th inst. your letter, covering a copy of certain resolutions purporting to have been -adopted by a committee of the House of Representa tives, of which you, are chairman, and request . -Ill llf... .L- .US- that you win lay peiore luaicumiuiucc, utj renlv. It appears, by the published proceedings of tne nousB ttccu.,, .-.;--,v- mittee, of whic nninipil on vour motion. U The Kesolution 01- ments, to bear testimony;, of their prosperous condition, and , to the ability and integrity mth whiVh thftir have been conducted. - It has been , .11 .1 TT.... faithfd dischargeof the public business and r " it is gratifying to me to believe that.' there is ! A ho just cause of complaint, from any quarter 1 . at "the 'manner in -which their have fulfil; led the object of their creation." j Your - reso lution is in the following words ? Resolved-. That so much of the President's message as re lates to (the condition of the1 various Exeeu- j live Departments, the ability and integrity jwitu ; which they have been conducted, the vigilant and faithful discharge of the public business ih all of them, and the causes of complaint; from any quarter at the mannerin which they have fulfilled tht 5 objects 1 -of r theirj creation; be referred to a select torn mittee, to consist of nine members, with powef to send for persons- and papers, and with, instructions to inquires into the condition of the various' Executive Departments, the ability and integrity with which they have been conducted, into the man-; ner in which the public business has Teeit dis charged in all of them, and into' all causes of complaint, from any quarter, at the manner in which said departments, or . their bureaus, or offices, or any of their officers oragents of ev ery description whatever, directly or indirect ly connected with them in any manner, official ly or unofficially, in Iduties : pertaining, to tho public interest, have fulfilled or failed to ac compli h the objects of their creation,: or have violated their duties,' or have injured ) and 1 im paired the public service and interest, and that said committee, in its inquiries, may refer to such periods of time as to them may seem ex pedient and propef."j It ; also appears, - from the published proceedings oi thej House, tnat, this resolution was accompanied and supported by a speech of considerable length, in which ' you preferred many severe but vague charges ' of corruption and abuse in i the : Executive Le- nartments. The resolutions adopted by the1" committee, as well as that adopted by j tho House itself, must be taken in connection with your introductory speech, which 'gives a: char acter to the whole proceeding. When thus j regarded, it is obvious that, by the rssolution of the House, an issue .is made with the Presi- 1 dent of the United States ; as he had alleged, j iii his annual message, that the heads of tho Executive Departments had performed their official duties with ability and integrity. ; In your speech you1 (ienied this ; you charged them with manifold corruptions and abuses of tiust, as you had done in former j'speeches to which you referred; andyou demand an inves tigation through the medium of a; committee. Certain other members of Congress,) at ap pears by the published debates, j united with you in these accusations; and for! the purposo of ascertaining their truth br falsehood, .tho committee you demand was ordered to be rai- . sed and you were placed at its head. . The first proceeding of the investigating committee, is to pass a series of resolutions which, though amended in their passage; were as understood, introduced by you, calling on the President and the heads of the departments not to j answer to any specific charge ; not to explain :any al leged abuse ; not to give information as to any particular transaction'; but, assuming that they have been guilty of the charges alleged, call upon them to furnish evidence against them selves! ; -:f p:.: .A r - ' -b- . - After the reiterated charges' you have made, it was to have been expected that you! would have been prepared to reduce them to jspecihV cations, and that "the j comhiitteeJyould then proceed; to investigate the matters : alleged. But instedd of this, yon resort to generalities even more Vague than yoor original accusations, and in open violation of the Constitution, and of that well established and wise maxim, "that -all men are presumed to be innocent until pro ven guilty according to the established rules' of law," you request myself and the heads of the departments to become our own accusers, and to furnish the evidence to convict our selves ; And this call purports to be founded on the authority of that body in which alone, by the Constitution, the power of impeaching; us is vested. The heads ofthedepartroehts may ' answer such a request as they please, provided they do not withdraw their own time, and that of the officers under their direction; from the. public business, ? to the injury thereof;, To that business I shall, direct thetn to devote themselves in preference, to any l illegal and unconstitutional call for information, no mat ter from what source lit may come, or how ever anxious they may be to meet it Fop my self, I shall repel all such attempts' as ah inya- ' sion of the principles of justice, as j . well as of the Constitution ; and ! 6hall esteem it my sa cred duty to the people of the United States to resist them as I would the establishment of a Spanish inquisition. : ,iiw. j . 1 If, after all the severe accusations contained in the various speeches of yourself .and, your associates, yon are unwilling of your own ac cord to bring specific charges, then I. request your committee to call yourself, and your assoV ciates, and every other member of Congress who has made the general charge ;j of ;. corrup tion, to testify before God - and our ' country, whether yon or they know of any specifirfcor- , ruption, or abue of trust, in the; Executive , Departments.; and if so, what it is. If you are . able to point to any case. where there, jis the , , slightest i reason t to suspect x corrptioni of1 abuse of trust, no obstacle which, I can.r'e move, shall be interposed ;'to prevent, the ful lest scrutiny by all legal means.; The jdfficesi of all the departments will be opened to you, and every, proper facility furnished for "this purpose. , " J" ) ' ) . t 1 hope, sir, we shall at last have your, char- ges, and that you will , proceed t6 investigate them, not like an inquisitor, but in the accus tomed mode. , If you either will not make spe- ' cific accusations, or if when made, you attempt to establish ttiem by making freemen their own accusers, you will. not-, expect, me to . counte nance your proceedings. . In the short period which remains of my official duty,!1 J shall en deavor, as I have heretofore endeavbred,t6 ful "- J 4'
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