r:- ,.;:iV;y.l?f rv-v-.1!;: :-";l ;;; :'; A-X-
v""H : '"' :-, --v ' - j. j .'''3 ' : .- v ; , u V -V .: ' :; ''''' I " V.'?" '"' i'-'f
xrBAT E ON-.Ml?;y P tJ'S CASE,
f the crbJon, aiui Qiiri
the Senate.
more intowalion.than ,vTprrini&e,4
thf m. I not, sir, said he, profess tb b
Well acquainted tlie Church tJi?dt
pline. rf Ac several religious. tlenomina
tiocs ; orVTt)i the powers tnnferred bf
them on their Minwiers. The . Jnforma-
lirn. however, vhich I have acquired, in--
duces me to Deiieve,.tnat a iiocmi au,
enlightened cjonstrociioh of the ,31st sec
"tioi oftlie Constitution rfthisState, will,
ihew that the gentieriian from Wake is
crt eligPle to a seat m the Senate.
From vhat J hare understood, said Mr.
Y. of the qualifcations of the gentleman, J
t,f his private wortn nu cnaracter, as.
-well as a due ffgafd for the rights of his
crrfstitL'ents,I shoiild have been perfectly
?atird that "the question had net been
hrot before u.1 Being present ed.it is a Con
stitntional question, and therefore an im
prrtant one, and it becomes our duty to
decide it upon its merits, and according to
the best information we can command.
The clause of the Constitution -under
consideration declare?, m f nbVtance that
' ro Clergyman or . Preacher rof the. Gos
rel.of anv denommaticn shall be eligible
to a seat in the General Asemblv, while
he continues in the exercise of trfe fiasto
rcl function and to give it a sound con
struction, becomes necessary to inquire,
- -who are Clergy men and who are Preach
ers of the Gospel and apply to each of
those characters the latter clause of the
Constitution, "the exercise of the pastr
ral function .' ; ' ; ; '
Clergyman', I believe, "said he, is a cha
racterunknowrv to the Scripture, but
understood by l)ivinesto be one who has
' token Holy,Orders ; and 1 agree with the,'
'gentleman from AValte, that the term can-
ndt be applied toa Preacher of his deno
mination, of Christians, but was intendebj
to be applied exclusively to the establishi
" ed Fpiscopal Church of England. v Ie-!;
lieve, sir, said he, I maybe permitted, to
say, that I Jcnow more. of the tenets and
discipline f the i Baptist denomination,
than any other"; for J have been raided
among them, . and though not a member
of the Church, yet, to use the expression
of an old friend of mine, I am '"myself of
that persuasion. 'l ' -
The term: Clergyman, is not applicable
to that Church ;-but the term Preacher
of tVe Gospel, is apj licable ; ; and, the ej
rcic of the "paxtcral function must be
applied as well topreacher as Clergyman.
According tolhe best authorities which
I have bceTi able to consult, white at this
place, a Paster of the Baptist Church is
ore who has 'talcen tbe charge of a parti
cular churchy arj'd according to the disci
plire of that 'church, he cannot take
charge cf any onel church wUhoutltsan
sent and sol?citation-Tb' make ini a
Paster, he must be willing to take the
charge, land hey willing to receive him as
iheirjcrnstantantl local preacher. Every
Paster, therefore, is a Preacher of the
Gosptl, but every iiregnlaily ordained
Preacher is riot a Pastor. The authorities
read by. the gentleman from Wake; which
are said to he the highest human autho
rity, proves thistjoctrme to lie corrects
The term Pastor is not mentioned in. the
Constitution ; the! expression is"4 Preach
er of the Gospel of ; any denomination i"
so that the person constitutionally exclud
; ed from a seat here, is not a Pastor, but
i a Preache'r, while in the exercise of the
: pastoral functicrii Cania Preacher exer
cise the Pastcral function ? It tertainly
was considered by ihe Convention, that
he - could, or otherwise they ;wot3ld . not
have excluded liim, while in the exercise
of it. Give to ihe w ords fiastcral fuijic
Hon in the .Constitution the technical
arcar.irg which has been applied to it in
" this "discussion, and apply s the ex'erdse
of this function toj a preacher 'of the Gos
pel, & yon mak'e 'the; latter clause tf the
Constitution .mean any thing, r nothipg
According to the argument of the gentle
man, ntne but a Pastor can exercise the
pastoral function;- but according to the
provis'u n cf e Constitution a Preacher
-of the Gospel can ecixise. that .function ;
tor it has declared ihat while in the ex
ercise thereff,' he shall be disqualified,
Vi hat is the potstcral function of a preach
er, "but. a ministerial emnjovment ?
i he plain and obvious meaning therefore J
01 mosc .'who xoimea tee -Constitution
was, , ihat iwbile a preacher was in bis
. ministerial 'employment of liroclaimW
the-Gospel to the wcrkl nd administer- J
person
description that was intenuQd to be exclu
ded fium theCouncils of. the State..- V.
Accotding to", tte - discipline of the"
Cl.i.ix:h of which tbe gentlen an is a MenV
tcr, peisors who are ccnsiilered 6y them
ilrd to the' Ministry, ard appear. to bt
uaiVifitd, aie re guterlycrdaietd and 're
.ive froni -'their ' Church authority t?
.pitdch and administer, aI ttlievcj a!i
ie oidiaacces, belcrging t6 tht Church.
fpd that Jwme 4gtntcman pettcr, acr .
i'vitinnted wtttrthc r3bjectinder,cbrt5idr
VjWv Vct'd.tn r?ntp17 a foil yieyr
ing the ojennances of the Church to jvhfch
he belonged,' he was exercising the pas
toral function, andifwas prsors ct this
One 'au thorltv. read by .the gentlemjtn, 1
shews that misters have; the ' prtjver to,
adm inister 4 Hh e V ordinance x . Baptism ,'
without being - a Tastor'; all admit they
haver power, to so!etnnize.thfc xights of
matrimony ana meir constant pmtuvc i,
to assist at the sacramental table,' . If not
to minister the ordinance". A preacher
therefore, regularly "ordamed ? by ther rde
nomina,tionx to jwhlch he blongshas all
ther authority, am(TTStlride blithe o''
lions to preach faCPat ris i- -le
material difference seems., to ht$ Xh Me
former is under obligations to preach to
many while the latter is confined to his
dwn'flockf ; yet the argument is, the for
mer.is entitled to his seat, while the latter
is excluded.' In 5ther troVds, when Kis in
fluence and 1 cares are confined, to a sin
ele Church in hi s heiehborhood. he should
be excluded : from" "the: Leetslature but
when . they. extend . to tthe whole clrtl of
his acquaintance or tn'the world at large,;
he-is eligible as a Member. Such a pro
vision never w as intended by , those who
formed the government; .and such a con
struction , ought never to be, -given to the
constitution.-. . ( r W . "-"t
The gentleman from Wake, seems to
doubt from- an authority he has readand
upon ' which he reHes whether he had
power as "a Minister, t p rf'-rm the $e
x'eralf ordinances; of his Charch, which
he admits, he has performed. Ttv is ad
mitted that h'e has regularly been ordain-
ed to the Ministry, that he has marfjed
persons and baptized : but v he says the J
Baptisn was performed at the.ncquest ofi
the Church of which he was a memaer.
.The special request of;that Church could
confer no atithoritv, but the authority to
aoso, musioe aenvea irom nis oemg rc-;
gularly Qrdainedbyhis society. r ), ii
. TheTeare but two descriptions of pef-
sons. Known to our ias wnocansoiemnize
tne ngnts oi matnmnny; nose are justices.
ctfthe.Pcace.and Ministers of the Gospel
having the cure of souls. Under this au-.
thority given by law all-ordained and li
censed Ministers, whether technically
Pastors or Preachershave married pH
I sons; and vet ifPreachers regularly br,-f
oaineo ana 'amnonzea ny; ifieir sevprai
jsccieties to preach the Gospel, have potj
the cure of souls and do liot" exercise th
ifiasJoral function fi) those marriages jre;
illegal, and their offsprings .lliegittmajte.;
suCu a construction Wduld declare more
than half the 'marriages in the State iHe
gal : But'sir, said h, I Have no doubt the
gentleman from WsKf had full power; to
soiemnze me nems ot mairvmony, nti
that he acted -correctly in the exercise of 1
ployment. 1' .1 .1!
IVlr .Y.vsaid.h's concurred in .opinion
with jthe: gentleman from Wake, that a
liberal construction should be eivert to
the Constitution ; one which is calcula
ted,! to prohibit the evil intended to be
guarded against by those who formed the
Constitution. "Sir, said he, in construing
the Constitution,, we should riot apply to
it, the rigid rule of law Applied to (Grants ;
but we should lock to it a the gfeat
charter of our liberties, "containing; the
elementary principles of government.
Apply snch a rule of construction tolling
case, and who can doubt for a monrnt as
to the intention ot those who formedUhe
govem'ment, and the nnjehief intended
j to be guarded against ? :The primary' ob
iject 'of the .Convention was to keep; W
fever separate and distinct Church jand
State : to kee'D put f the Church" the in
fluence- of politick s.ya'nd to keepouj of
the Legislative' Council the 1 1nflarnce "pt
the Church ; to let religion support itself
t)n its :own 'merits. Without suchf extrinsic
aiid. Will it be considered that in mak
ing this provision, the Convention were
unfnenfvy toChnstiantty ? No sir.: look
to the next section to the foeunder .'con
sideration, and it will be seen that no man
who disbelieves the divine authority of
the Scriptnres, or holds religious pririci
ples incompatible with the safety and li
berty of the State, can hold a "seat here.
The 34th, section also -provides,? that a
"man shall not be compelled to 'contribute
in the purchase of , any real or, personal
estate for the use of k Church or stroport
it in any way, cinerwise tnan ty lus pwo j)
voluntary contracts. ; ; 1 "
.Considering the construction which has
been given to the. Constitution a correct
one, how does the cjaestiotrstand ; It was
the intentidn of those who m aile to guard
against the troprdpe ir.fluencev which his
toiy teaches fcs, always, has accompanied
in the legislative council, --those who were
conspicuous In the Church ; and' can it
then iexons"jdered, that a man who has
H the charge .of. a particular Church, and
therefor? technically a Pastor, hat more
ir fltftnee '& of a more dangermis tendency
than he who preaches constantly tojthe
world at 4arW'& is confmedto noparticu
lar neinTjcrnood Considerthe effects of
thispriticipie, as it regards, the several
.religious dtnomtnaoons m this country.
V papiist auu a .irresuyierian r reacper,
icqrding t tbe discipline. of . theirseve
VarChuvches, never becchieja. Pastor of
jchbfclV imtil they - locate themselves by.
ngrtenenttp.that particular, cnurctj. 7
hot a Methodist Preacher! Wcordiirg ta
the' discipline "of the society' to .Vhiclii he
celowgs, is it clinically, a. Pastor, whiie he
kmiiHies. to tdethe circuiU; Let jini
t i ra.lt- itintscif t 1 Particular society in his
t.eigbbcihOQd t& xn te H vU Uut to pt each
1 to them and hie loses his pastoral cha-
racter and becomes a preacner T ,
According-to' ttiis doctrine whiph has
heen advanced thenf p located Methodist
preacher would be entitled to a seat,while
a located Baptist or Tresbvterian prea
cher iwould. be excluded t nod a circuit 1
rider pf the Methodist dentmioatk)ft. who
preached through a v largesection ot ihe
State would be excluded frcT a seat,whne,
a minister 4 of :VitHe?;of ;th'ft othet denomK
'ovations! who Wenched bv lMith6ritv of his
jhurth to theworlcT; at large twoiila
; entitled to a seat. Such an opinion, there
j fore,. makes great .constitationril ques
i tibn defend npon a "drfference in - church;
I disdpline, and not upon the' employment
i and influenceof a ;tninistei of the Gospel.
J The true meaning, therefore, of the Con
listitution, said he,v as i appears to him is,
J that a preacher x)' the Gospel, of any tie
5 nomination, while' he continues ii his mi
; ntsterial employ m ent, is excluded from, a
seat in the legislature, ' . - :'.;-. ". '
1 ' In ! regard to Mr." BowenY case Which
1 had been mentioned, he kuew.sothing 9f
it, and would be glad if the gentleman
could turn to the casein the Journals, to
hear! the facts of the case read. i v
4Mr. Y. concluded hy sanghe had, he
hopd, a profound reverence for R eligion
t and a due respectr for the clerical cha-
L.il. L.Wti i-!.UJ i- U m.R.A
withjn - its proper sphere, and employing
its influence In disseminating the princi
ples of Christianity. V ' '' . v'.' '
Mr. (Trvdufi inade sofre farther re
marks, chiefly' ks to the distinction's be
tween Preachers who htd rthe right to
exercise the: pastoral function, and Uipse
who hd not; to which Mr. ;Yancey 're
plied. "; ' '. ? ' .
Mr. aixra(i he was pot a member
of the Legislature when' Mr. Bo wen's seat
was vacated some years Kg, but he un
derstood that he was very diflerently si
tnated from the member from ,Wake.
He had been expelled from the Method
ist Church, of which he had been a
nister, for some impropriety of conduct,
and Tas never admitted agin, though he
still continued to preach. Ke.wasyltere
forel'stiffered to' retain his ieat.'- '. tL'- "'--''1
Mr. Calloway . regretted that his health ,
would noLpermii mtn to siiymucn on.iuM
sBbjecn.The gentleman from . Wake,
under trial hythe' Moused was 1 unpleasant
ly situated in hayjnfc to defend . himself ;
as no onexould speak, for himself so well
as for another, But h had, nevertheless,
.supported his causer. iaa, manner , which
had not been answerefl. , .
Living in a pan of the country where
Baptist Professors are) very numerous.
said Mr. C. I am vflj acquainted witn
the practices of that' cl urchr There are
three classes of Preach ?rs a-mongst them.
After a man js baptiz d, he may, if he
pleases,"1 preach, and many of the Preach
ers of the Gospel live nd die in this situ-
Ration. 1 here is anotnfcr ciaS3 ot rreacn-
ers, called Itinerant Preachers, who tra
vel about the country, and. have' no con
trol ovr the : Churchl-all they do is by
consent of ;he Church : but tere. 19 an"
ther class of Preachers called Pastors,
wnicu nave greater powers, miciu ui
"but ew; cf these in his iart of the con ntry ;
for. though there werejnineteert Churches
in the Mountain District, there jvere only
three Pastors amongtaem. Jf gentlemen4
Wjshed information on tiie subject ot these
'degrees Irl Preachers, Mr. C. would refer
i them to the 3d of Timothy and to the 6tb
j chapter of tlfei Acts of the Apostles. The
1 Baptists say they walk by . the good old
: Book, and to that he referred .for autho-
rity- If therConstitntinn meant to exclude
f Pastors only 'from a; seat In the Legislk-
ture, ine pronioHion wcuia extenu to uut
few of the clergy. -:- "; -: ;
But it appeared from the remarks of
the gentleman from Caswell "and Hyde,
that they were under great alarm from
j the 'admission of Clergy ii'en. in to. the Le
j gislature. ' For his part, he was under no
I apprehension's , on that head. Since the
j adoption of the! Constitution, nq law has
been passed, affecting the' liberty of con
science ; nor would any such, he trusted,
ever be 'attempted. 1 . .-, i' i-' : :
He hoDed the eentleman from Wake
would pe ajlowea to retain- his seat., tie
was' the Representative of a large and re
spectable county, and. was doubtless a
man of great.. talents. ' ' ; ; v
'I'he gentleman from Gates had said he
wasiiot a member of tlie Legislature
when Mr. Bowen's seat was , contested,
and he could readily believe him ; be
cause what he had stated with respect to
jhis case Vas notcorrect; for it was jprov -ed
at the time,' that Mr. Bowen was then
a reeular Minister in the . Methodist
Churcll. 0 The subjedt wasmny'debk;
anu vno oouoi tne uewsitJii in ihi t,ac,
had induced jhe gentleman frdm Wake
to offetr his services to Tiis:cnstiruenTSj
r From the high Vespec he -entertanied
for ,ih'e county of ; W for the gen-
tlemajil-whose seat ' as ; pnf estedv and
from a belief thatthe Cohstitution wasirt
tepded to Affect Pastor&only, he should,
vote in favor of the sittmgmembcr. : : ;
i Mrrt(rV insisted on the fact that
1 r? Bow e'n had hei a expelled from, the
Methodist ChuVch- "J ' "y 4 - .- :iri
Mr.' Atkinson said he was a member of
the Seriate at the' rime Mr. Bowen's xas 1
-was ueiore . 11 in iue yarqi.anu -ui-'tirictly
recpllected; that it wks proved, tllat
m$ was at that timehi - Ufc Methwtist 5o-
cjety ;-tnat ne naa Deen an Ciiuer, oc was
then a local PreithetV fr&S&
1 1 ne question on tne njrspinttpn tor qis
rlar.inri.fr .Cradnn was iarr!edJ 4The
committee then Yoseptl e House atj
journedi,withoutaWi5g a-fiikl,question ;oA
the Report; JVt 'ay some fertfief
discjussion, !svhichre,'djS notihar, te
report , of.the'Cctnmiteeriw the' Wtiola
?as'jConcurredwith; C votV to 15 and' a
writ for a ne w E . n crltred.T 1 . .
nr.'
We lav thefSnowins: ReDort hefore the
Public withTnorej pleasurable "feelings
" than we-know how to express - j
The Joint SUctjCommitte to whomwas
referred the Resolution of the two Houses
of this, General "Assembly, directing them
- to investigate, the Recounts, and enquire i
; into the off cial conduct of Joair Haywood,' j
Public Treasurer ot the State cf Vortha
roIina?" hating - discharged the. Important
and dericatedutjes assigned; to theih, arid
, . haying given to the subjects, of their en
(ouiries all th parent investigation and
deliberate consideration which their im
'portance demanded, beg. leave most re,
spectfuily to REPORT, :- j . .
That jur Com
mittee heing determined fo njake a tho"
rough ani complete investigation into thej
Accounts ofthe Public ; realureri vmor4
der that if sthy frauds or erVors existed o
them they might he detected and brought
to light, or, , that if ndne .such' existed, j
mere migm dc no loop jeic wnerecm sus-;
picion might hang a ' doubty jcommenced
their exammafion with the accounts of
the year l?8r, at which time John Hay.-,
whh rigid scrutiny, until, they caniedoWn
to the 1st November of the presetatyear
and, that they, would not listen to any augt
gestion, doming from 4 What qnartef .h
might, which wculoVtlrvert them from the
course of their enquiries.-. . Your Com mit-e
tee-find that the accoorits of eacH.year,'
since he year 1787 to have .been regu-
lariy oatancea cc seitiea,'ana tne amount
due in ' eachpreceding year, correctly
carried. on and charged in the accoantpf
the next succeeding year. That all the
accounts of the. Treasurer have beenkent
in -a plain atid intell?gibh'armerj;tat-
m noone year, nor hi nq.ono
Rwwei
fLfS
tskexhibited
there any mistake or variance
nis accounts ana pis st atements,exniDitea
by him to the. General Assembly, or
tween his balances and the accounts
cash with which he has charged himself
ih; the accounts of the next succeeding
year, and that' his accounts ofleach year
since 1785 have beeh .examined aridpass
ed upon in "the manner prescribed bythe
Lorders of the legislature. Your Ctommit-
mitteeind that the balance reported to
this Assembly by the Treasurer, as being
in his hands on the first or" November last,
is . the true and correct balance, as ap
peared by the? examination of this "Com-
mittee into the books ot tne vompiroiier
and Treasurer ; and that upon an actual
.count ef the pAsh in the Treasury and '"an
insnection into the certificates of deposit
which the Treasurer holds from the I
Cashiers of the State, CapeFear & New-
bern Banks, that the said and dep.oM
sits, and his accounts of it precfeely cor
respond. ; ( , s. . , -
lv In this lAboricnis and miriufe ih'estiga-1
Hon ftnto the accbunts of the Treasuit fori
thirty -rthree yearVyon
not only found neither error , nor fratid,
but were, gratified in beholcKhg j the most
minute acenracy, and the fliost s scnipu
lous integrity, and are proud in the reflec
tion, that they are the citizens of a State
which has in its service an officer of. such
ability and integrity .... Tbe attention of
your Commiftee was indeed" drawn to a.
supposed deficiency; iir. theTreasry in,
the y ear 1805 ; but after hearing all the
evidence; which was brought before them
upon this' point, ihyestigatihg the,mat;
ter fully ahd satisfactorily, your Conrmit
tee are convinced that there is not a sha
dow of a reason tor believe that there Was
a deficiency in the Treasury in 1805. of at
nthpr time srtfe the first appointment
tf John Haywo?5d as Public Treasurer.
Yourv;onTmitiec imyc umcucu jvm
tienceiand carefully ehouired into every
suggesttich w hich was made to them touchy
At the suggestion of the Chairman of, this
Committee several highly1 respectable gen
tlemen were called before theXJommittee
and examnined upon oath. Not one of
them uttered a syllable affecViogih the
most remote degree, the?integriiy or the
ability oi;, Treasure while they 11
concurred m giving testimdny tohiShories
ty aiul toiTu Worth. ::x6;ioi.'iem'9hfi
ing." public r officers; spoke of hairing re
ceived, at some times, though 'rartly; a,
paVt pf thef r salaries before tbxy became
due f tu t yemr 'Commirtee. Jind Jthat in
every j such Insta nee advance $ t wai
made by the Treasurer upppms own tet
mm m m - -.; i. .'5' ' "iL . .",
sponsioiitty ana wwiwayiew 10 tnc aaf
vaocemenV of f the public good. , ; No - loss
has ever heen iusuihie'd by theate by
. The- irmmiUee ccnslste-? of Messrs
Alston, Meoaue Black well, Ounxerou 'and
Hillman( fof tne tomoions ; aad of Messrs.
Grates, Galaiwf , M.teay, Perfens au'd B6d
die, of thaSeat
any 01 sucn aa vances r.ur m everw 1,
stance the common interests of the P5p
l".auuy liaYe vyn jji-wwcu lariruui
t censure,5the TfMfltrer.ls, in the, e,stirha- .
non ot yonr, vomrauter, enutjec tc xnc
highest icomrotndaiioi) for thus riscrtiih'gr
his k'6wn fortune 3 ?the fHrtteranjpi dt:
oublicoddv ;WnUe,mtmya,man, itlpla-t f
Tiitfiit- wrwiici iiavc luuiii'.ucu iinnsriE tio
on 4-?rlnf7s-sheltvithnet ,'dist til
t!oniana6(if-rrv'''-:5 .v-vrTtenh
sram at: noTO.e.vicr.
boldltepped forth,' and by apptyJris
the.
at his
hv! its Chairman, ttiat the Treasurer! had
t nhrfcff&Mtt nniithfiritV in rtintino' A lnan of
i . ?s40 mvu or: xnes iaic- canK in vnc fca
l&l 1J yoiVf ' Com m ktee exami he'd
subject with great'ere; and find- i
Yi Ir mn ,Vi5c - 1-1 r . -fit a .' Tt-ma 'ctifnt
under etpreiJs authority from the 1
lature and that the. Treasury o
totate recuired sucn a
loan
when It
rbbtained. ' " '- :!
-r The ednuirles of. your Conrmittei
ex-
tended to the when' the Treaiarer
atctsd: without civinW bnnd i and thev find
f hat' the affairs of thTrasurv .weri ma-
harred -'.with -is 'rintuch rl1titretion and fideli
ty jhuthese 'yeaVs ksinhose h7wfcici h6
kaveDond and security. Anxious W,.in-
estfgate;ah3r.;'ajfideerx cbie whicH
his ofificfral life,"Vour Committee repeatedr
lysolicited the 'exhibition, of charts or
suggestions by those who would, or puld
makthem ) aUhbughynh Commit-,
tee '"Was ';iittlh? ecerir davi . since thel28thk
NnvenTher,, in agia'opfljh'to ail, and
tbey daily 'onrtedi-lhe exhibiticn of char-
j m. w V- . ijMW wvj - 5 .
m it tee had al ready take notice ot, wero
presented, of were offered to be present-;,'
and iiismaatintis jnacle against the Trca7
sureV in'orief ihe, prints ofjr thisi fHate.
and endeavoured tb ascertain who the au
thor was: tb the end that he mteht be ;x-
t amined hn oath touching, the same
:har-
gesrhat they ero ims
I eVideav4f
Aeif
r;
iWm. lni.. at Mr.Hvhf their meetincrS-
been examinedr'app'roved of,, and figned
by the Secretary and Chairman ; and this
Journal they .now submittP theXekisla
tnre. and DratV that it may be taken as X
nart of this Renort. . 11'
.The Trea sufer,1 understanding that t
was the wish of a part of this Committer
tn spe'and examine hi s accounts as iTrea- 1
i surer. the State andNewbern Banks. .
I procured copies erf the tame, & suhjnittel
teem to tne .inspection qi ine vonimicc
They werexaminedt ancl Vcr'Ccinmit
tee nnd that the balarfces there stated to
pbe, dtie to tjfe .1earerft wi .the .firstpf
iNovemoer wise, cowesponu cMur wm
the rtificaseslrof deposit , held, fy the j
.Treasurer, "and Vith,: his .Statement; fits
made to the Qeaeral. Assembly. - J - j
; rYonr Committee beg leave to report,
thati during their whole lnves'tigatihtf the
Treasurer bh fttTorded ' every feciiity
which-they reuiredi .that his communi
cations have been, freQue.rit'and unrjeserr
ed and; that he gae to yoyrComjfpltte
free and unrestrained , access . to pi hisr
hooks; papers and afccounts. p r I '
; In bonductih this ardaohs inA. impotV
tant ihVe$tigatiori,0ttf Coimnittee we're
deeply impressed with a sense of tfic im
ponancelpf the subject and jthc sojletnnt
ty of their obligations They w ere ji w are.
that, yhtle to them was'delegatedl .'for. a
time,' the protection of the lights vArd ho- '
hor5 of ; the-' 'State,' they also had r1: their i
disposal the character and feeling, Tan
aged and venerabffc servant f the jiablic;.
They; have endeavored with their best
abilities, to dischargetheir dnty in :f falthj
fal and Conscientious manner v m f itanV
ner which they hope will be approved oT
by their tionntry and their God, k is p)r
their : cbhsciences. " And having Htvught.
i th&inyestigtfon to a termination, liaviiigj
I probed ihe official conduct of thelTrea-
t surer to the bottom : haVing wejgied and
examined Vyery suspicion or axcuiatfon f
ahd fiaving fbqnd evefy thing drfectly-1
fair and henestbimt himvyour Cf mmit
tefe'would be wanting in respect them
Selves', were tey to withhold an ekpres .
's5i'-c;tfeir'4eliat??: Cohyicti4i thaS...
the rerkirts and sneestlbns 'hicf avb
heeh 'made against the Treasorn
Deacain r his character as a man, cr c3 t
public officer "are foanded in fctnif igncf
rance, or, in still'inoredefestable malice--'
that" in him the Sute possesses an officer i
at nce faithful, pitelfigent ! ahd fsvful y i
;on who for?tmny-thre jears' ha ad- ;
miniitefed th money ehcern'ff iht
State ;-w!th "credit to himketf, and igitntin .
varvine "usefulnesi to e, piiblid ; , one
J who with no higher S2cti6n tJ40 osr
sense ot moral duty, 4 wis proveni
jyorjd that he Ss uncorrnpteU Ahwccf -
ruptible. V ' y - 'h'Q:"
year ComaVmee hesforc xtii'
hied fms and ;.(
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