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BK< ONI) SESSION. (
FeHRUAUV 1 7, lii i. 5. '
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IN SENATE. I
Tl* PiWi.lc.il . fiiif Senate communica-i,'
ted, Cntm William Thornton, of Washing- I
100 City, atnenioii.il, st;itiuy; tint lie had
rendeied important service* to Government,
for whirl) lie prays clmpensiti n. 11 fen eel. >
M EAToN, ag eeably to notice, asked, ’
and having obtained leave, introduced a hill,l
impeding tin* adpiu* muent id i.n* circuit]
court of I'm* Distuct of Columbia; winch
was twice read.
Mr. PABB H’T, agreeably to notice |
aslv,- i, an i hav).igobtained leave, introduced;
a lull to audiorr/.e tin* cons ruction of ai
Lodge from tbe isla tl on win- h die navy
yard at t*Ditsosou'h is sitni ed, to Klllery,,
in die alaiit oi ,\iui ~e ; wlin h was to ice i eatl,,
ami rele. i ed.
The several bdls introduced y filer lay re
ceived a Decoml leading, ami were severally
iel *rred.
The bill from the 11 mse, making an up- 1
propi iainni I ir the |inrenase n| hooks and
(nr.iilure t >r the rise ot the Libi ary ol tnm
trress. was read a tid'd lime passed, and re
cT ’
tu i dto the ilouse.
T'e Senate resumed, as ill committee o|
the v noli*, (Mr. kl.Nir, ot A ahama, in tin
Chair,) the b II to amend ill jndici.l system
of (he. United States and i antlmri/.e the
ere ifion id iiree additional Circuit t oiirls ;
Mr. 1’ .ZKW'.CI/S motion to ixdude the
ud.lnioiud iii'cuit judges Inhn bi ing judges
of die SupeiMm Court, h d.g slid pemlii.g.’
Mr. IASSKWELL suho.il ted om* or Iwo
additional re ~-mils whitli .■ eiglied with him
in o,i, 11 g his • iiieiniim n , and
Mr. d Ail I ON, of ,li.souri, Inielly staled
his reasons for opposing the amendment ;
and also vvhy lie disapproved ol the bill as it
stood.
Mr. MILLS, he ir.g convinced lh I the re
in lining lime ol die session did not permit
this subject to he matured in the Senate,
moved tlt it die bill be recommitted, in order
that die iu li'dary Committee mi dil consoler
the various plans jifopiised, and irpoi t some
one likely to unite &majuuty ol the Senate
in iis favor. • * •
The expediency ')! recommitment was
briefly debated by Messrs. Mn.i.s, lloi.mbs,
of Me, Tai.bot, Eatos, ami Johnson, ol
Ken. when
Mr. I,A ION moved to connect with the
motion for recommitment, insti uetim s in the
committee lo report a hill with the following
provisions :
“ I’iie United States shall be divided into
the following circuits :
“ I’lie states of Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Isl
and,ami Connecticut,uhall form the fust
division, to win n i wo additional assuci
ale justices sh ,11 he appmnled ;
“ flic states of New-Voi K, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, I tela ware, and M .rylaud,
shall constitute the second division, to
W iich one additional associate justice]
y. uiii be it) pointed ;
“Toe staies of Virgin* i. North Carolina,
Sout i Carolina, and Georgia, shall lorm
tin* third division ; and
“ i'lie, sia’es of Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Tennessee, Kcnlm ky, Ohm,
In liana, llli i iis, ml Miss iu i, shill
consiitute (lie fourth division, to which
four additional associate justices shall he
appointed.
“ That the justices ot each circuit shall,
according it* their own arrangement, hold
the circuit courts ol the respc live states
within the several circuit**, at such time and
pi ice as id in . Irom time to lime, he prescri
bed, and Mi ill, on or before the lirst Mandat
of December in e ich and every year, appoint
o, of their number to proceed to Washing
ton, to hold the Supreme Court a( W ,ish
ington Ciiy : Providml, that ln> prov.sion
lihall not take effect during the continuance
in office of the prescin associate justices;
and provided, also, that once in icurs,
if a,iv (piesiion sh ill he pending in the su
prem • c ui t, as t i the const! utinnalitv of he
act i t any state,or in u uhmavhe inv Led
the ngii ot any date, the President of ihe
V i’ il .Stales, on information id' -aid fa, t
fi in the chief justice, shall, by hi- proclama
tion, order and direct the whole number of
associati j is,'ices to otte d at the next term
of lot* S i _ rente t' m I. to hear and decide sai 1
(incstii, i ; md w ii. n shall be ; hired * • the
docket ii I in order for cu-sid rati io."’
Mr. UUGG iiKS stated his ohj cijuus to
the p: p -sitton ot Mr. I*h i on, at: 1 also to »h •
discniumation proposed by the amendment
nf Mr. Tazew’kll, which he deemeiThigh! v I
unjust and injurious to the NN estern slates, \
,ml one vtlncii ought not to he attempted, i
*lr. R. also urged the necessity of providing
remedy, without delay, for the insonveni- I
■nee experienced in that large portion of the i
Jnion, by the defect of *he judicial system ; t
nil hoped the question would be met fairly,
and not embarrassed by endless propositions i
mr modification or recommitment. <
Mr. HOLMES, of Me, made some re
marks to shew the impracticable nature of
Hie scheme proposed by Mr. Eaton.
Mr. KING, ofN. Y. considering that it ,
became more and more apparent that the snb- (
jeet could not be effectually acted on at the t
present session, moved that the hill and ,
amendments he indefinitely postponed. (
This motion was decided in the negative, ,
by Yeas and Nays, as follows : }
Vn vs.-- Messrs. Harbour, Rarton, Branch, ,
Clayton, Cobh, I)’Wolf, Edwards, Elliott,
Pin Hay, Hayne, King, of N. Y. Lanmaii, ■,
Mcllvaine, M.icon, Mills, Pay lor, Tazewell, I
Van llnren, Van Dyke—l ( J. (
Nays,— Messrs. Bell, Denton, IVmligny,
Brown, t handler, Dickerson, Eaton, G ,il-j
lard, Holmes, nf Maim*, IKilmes, of Miss.
Jackson, Johns,ui, el Iven. Johnson, ol Lou.
Kelly, King, ot Alah. Knight, Lloyd, of,
Mas-. McL an, Noble, Palmer, Parrott,
Ruggle>, Sev mour, Smith, Talbot, Thomas, ,
Williams -27.
Mr. EATON then, at the suggestion of,
several mcnilters, withdrew his an,eiidiiient, j
with the intention of ottering it hereafter, it
the question on the recommitment prevailed. (
1 The question was then |ut on the recoin- ,
mitment, and negatived, by the following ;
Vide :
Yea*.— Messrs. Barbour,Barton, Benton, (
Buutigiiy, Branch, t lavtun, Cobb, D’Wo f, ;
jEd warns, Elliott, FimLay, llayne, King of
!X.,V. Knight, Mcllvaine, Mills, Taylor,
• Ta/.ewell, Van Buren, Van Dyke, Williams
' o I
1 *
I Nays,— Messrs. Bell, Brown, Chandler,
Dicker on, Eatm, Gaillard, Holmes ot Me.
Holmes, ol Miss. Jackson, Johnson, of Ken.
Joh ,ston, ol Louisiana, Kelly, King ot Alah
Latiman, Lloyd of Mass. .NlcL* an, Macon i
,1 Noble, Palmer, Parrott, Buggies, Seymour 1
Smilii, 1 albot, Tmnnas— l3,
The question was then taken, without
fin (her ih bate, on Mr. Tazew ll’s motion
mi to amend the bill that the addition il cir
cuit jrfdges shall not be justices ot the Su
preme Court, and was decided in the nega
■ l l ivo by the following vote :
; V E AS. Messrs. Bi .inch, Clayton, Cohb,
D'Wnll, Elliot, Tazewell—o.
i NAV.-.—Messrs. Barbour, Barton, Bell,
lit*iiioi:, B'luligny, Brown, Chandler, Dick
i ersoii, Eat#,i, Edwards, Findlay, Gaillard,
i Havne, Holmes i f Me. Holmes ot Miss.
Jack*on, Johnson id K«*n. Johnson of Lou.
I Kelly, King of Vlab. King of N Y. Knight,
: Lanman, Lloyd of Mass. Mi llv.iine, Me
i Mills, Noble, Palmer, Purroti,
[Buggies, Seymour, Smith, T Ihot, Taylor,
Thomas, Van Buren, Van Dyke, Williams
i —4U.
, Mr Van Buren thought it apparent, from
(he votes of lo day, that the Senate was not
■ only determined on actii g on (his subject,
; but was decidedly in favor of die principle
: contained in the hill : that is, the appoint
ment of additional Circuit Judges, who
; should he also Judges, of the Supreme Court*
, Forliioisclf, lit* preferred the plan that had
1 been offered hv Mr. B irbour ; (he separation
ol ilm Supreme Court (rum Circuit duties ;
• ibut ns (he Senate favoured the plan propo
■ -ed by the hill, In* rose to move a single
r amendment, which wgs to reduce the uildi
\thimd number (it Circuit Judges to he pro
i vided tor by the bill to two, so that there
should he, (with the present one in the W,
,! States) lhove L n cuil J uilges in that section el
■ the Union.
l This mol ion was supported by Mr. VAN
BU BEN and was opposed hv Messrs. TAL
BOT and HOLMES, of Maine ; when
l lu* question was taken on the amend
, nient, bv yeas and nays, and decided in the i
i: afl/ >'ii in tire, as I,,Hows ;
YK \s. — Messrs. Barbour, Barton, B**H, :
j Brandi Chandler,Clayton, Cobh, DAVolt, ,
Eaton, Edwaids, Elliott, Findlay, llayne, I
i King, of Alabama, King, of New York, i
| Knight, Lanman, Lloyd, of Massachusetts, ,
M’llvaine. Macmi, Mills, P irrotl, Seymour,
p Smith, Taylor, Tazewell, Van Boren ami 1
Van D\ ki—*2B.
, NAS S.— Messrs. Benton, Bouligny,
■ Brown, Dickerson, Gaillard, Holmes, of
j Missit-ippi, Jackson, Johnson of Kentucky,
, Johnson ol Louisiana, Kelly, M’Lean, No
h hie, Buggies, Talbot, Thomas, and W'il
,. Hams- IT.
I The bill was thou recommitted to the Ju
diciarv Committee, (lor the arrangement of
■ the circuits, &c.)
The Senate took up their amendments to
the approp* iation bills, which had been di
. agreed to bv the other House, and receded ;
i from each of them, except that which strikes I
Hoot theapp(o, ri tioa ol 12,000 dollars for
; the compensation ot the Florida Land Com
missioners
On ihe question of receding from their
• (lisa.'rci’in nit to this appropriation, a debate
10l considcr.iole lengtli ensued. It was ur- i
■ ged against the ajipropriatioe, that the com
t, mi -i ui had'“xpirnl by its limitation; and;
• that, if its continuance was necessary, it]
f -iiigtit to lie renewed bv law, and not con-!i
i 1 riut’il bv in appropriation, liialu was in
Ijj.rinc.pie wrong to appropiiate money sor 1
e object n*t previously audyrized by law,
No. c) i the other liand, it w.«' urged, that!
Ho* c,r , ■ m-'ion; r- It i not completed their
• luttes ; tea' it was a : • important to the pe •-
t ide ul Florida that their laud titles should
be examined and adjusted ; the great c\iis
would arise from leaving the business unfin
ished, &c. &c.
The question being taken on receding
from the amendment, it was negatived by a
vote of 22 to 11 ; and the Senate insisted on
striking out the appropriation.
1 he (’resident communicated to the Se
nate the following letter from the Secretary
<d the Treasury ;
Treasury Dfp \htmf.>:t,
1 Qth February, 1825. -
Sir: In conformity with the provisions
of (lie act of the 10th’February, 1820, enti
tled “ An Act to provide for obtaining ac-j
curate statements oi the Foreign Commerce'
of the United States,” I have the honor to
transmit, herewith, the C Mowing statements
of the Commerce and Navigation of the U.
States, during the year ending on the 3Uth
day ol September, 1824, viz:
Ist. A. A general statement of the qua'ity
and value of merchandise imported into the
United Slates from the ist October, 1823,
to 30th June, 1824.
Ist. B. Do. do. from Ist July, to 30th
Sept. 1824.
2d. A summary statement of the snue.
3d. A general sta empiit of the quantity
and\alue id Domestic Articles exported.
4tli. A gem ml statement of tin qu .nitty
ami value of Foreign Articles exported.
sth and 6th. Summary statements ol the
value ol D ones :c and Foreign Articles ex
ported. ,
7ih. A generd statement of (he amount
of American and Foreign 1 nonage employ
ed in the Foreign Trade ol the United
Slates,
BMi. A general statistical view of the ;
Commerce and Navigation of the Untied
States. , |
9th. A statement of the Commerce and
Navigation ol each Sia'e ami Territory.
Finn these statements, it, appears tlmtj
the imports during the yen - on the oUthi
Sept. 1 824, have amounted to 880,549.-
007, of which aiimunt, 875,265,054 wine
imported m American vessels, ami 85,283,-,
9>3 m Foreign vessels; I the export.-
jnave, during th same period; amounted toj
S*s 98(1,657, of which, 850,649,500 were
Domestic, and 815,387,157 were Foreign
Articles; Mia', it die Domestic Arth lesj
8-13,4-14,619 were evpor d in Annman
ve--els, and 87,204,881 m Foreign vessels ;
and, ol the Foreign Articles, 8-3,967,087
were exported in Atneiicao ves-ols. a d
81,370,070 in Foreign vessels that 850,03.,
tons of American shipp ng enerei, and,
919,273 r.liared from lUspo- is of,die United !
States; and hat 102.31 7 tons ol Forei.n 1
shipping entered, and 102,55~ cleared tiouij
the ports of die United Slates during thej
same period.
I have jhe honor to he, Sir, with great
respect, your obedient servant.
W M. H. CRAWFORD.
lion. Prcdileflf, of the. Semite pro tern.
The letter was read ami
On motion of Mr. Lbyd, of Ma-s. it was
ordered, that 1000 copies thereof, with (lie
documents accompanying it, be printed foi
the use of the Senate.
The tour bills sent from the House of
Representatives to-day for concurrence,
were severally read ; and
The Senate adjourned.
NATIVE GOLD*
Salisbury, N. C. Feb. 15.
Within a few weeks past, considerable
quantities ol gold have been found on the!
land of Matthias B manger, in Cabarrus
county 17 miles south-east of this place.—
Mr, Barringer was digging for gold on the
banks of a branch, vylnti he struck a vein of
the precious metal, running into a hill ; in
pursuing jt a short distance, it became very
rich. It was about J feet long, and about 4
inches wide ; and, in that space,yielded 140
or Hid weight of ore, which when purified,
will probably make 5 or 6000 dollars worth
ol gold.
Fiiis gold differs considerably in its char
acter from what has heretofore been found,
either in Cabarrus or Montgomery. It is
I’ouml in veins of quartz, running through j
slate-rock ; while the other is found in lo .se
band and gravel, in perhaps, an alluvial soil.
Mr. Barringer’s gold appears to be com-|
bined with an ore, and appears to be less
pure ; while die specimens heretofore found,
contain nothing but tiie pure metal, or, at
most, but little dross. When smelted, its 1
colour is somewhat different from the metal
found at Mr. Parker!*, resembling more the
vellow of brass. The lucky discoveiy of the
vein above mentioned, by Mr. Barringer, 1
-pread through the countiy like wild-lire;
(he con-equence was, that the banks of his
brooks were soon ornamented with men,
women and children—adventurous spirits,
come to dig up their fortunes out of the sand
and rocks, armed with mattocks, spades,
bucke's, frying-pans, and other implements
necessary to dig and wash gold. Neither
rain, snow, nor sevyre cold, could daunt,
their ardour, so long as they could, now
and then, find a particle to cheer them on.—
But we understand the business is becoming
liather chill ; ami, of course, the ardour of{
M.ie diggers is considerably abated. They
are retiring home, to await a new stimulus
■ when the mattocks and frying-pans will
| again be shouldered, and arrayed on the
banks of “ Long Creek,” or “ Cruel-tail
hi anch.”
Mr. Applet in, Secretary of the Aineri
jean Leg i(io ito Spda, has arrived in Wash
ingtin City with despatches for govern-,
inent.
tmeageewmatamm wmn. hit m i jia^tugawMi
~ CONSTITUTIONALIST.
JUGOSTjfi ~
FRIDA V7 M ARCII 4. 1825.”
On this day, somewhere about 12 o’clock,
John Quincy Adams, will take the oath of
j office, and many a loud huzza will issue
from a crowd that would not have been less
limisvhad Crawford or Jackson kissed the
“ I
book and made a speech in their presence.
The new President has been long enough in
public life to know that Adulation will fol
low Success, while Envy and Detraction are
constantly before, throwing every obdacle
in her way. He will place the proper value
upon praises which are gratuitous, because
as yet unearned, and if he be a Philosopher,!
will look with indifference upon blame pre-|
;mature and undeserved. Whatever are the
opinions of Mr. Adams’s public career—ol
[the change ol In* politicks—his construc
tion of the cons i'uuon—or the temper of
his -tale papers—-these ought not to con-,
deinii his administration before it is effiered
,on. or ‘deal d in nation round the land” asj
the consequente of his elevation. Let the
PreMib u o* judged by the acts of the Pre£-
■ident. If lit shall c •nfonn to the princi
ples f ihi great Lw of our Liberties, and
guide the helm with a calm and unwavering
!hand, let the country cheerfully bestow the
ri ward of its approbation, and bis enemies
I frankly confess that their fears have not
been realized. But, if his administration
[pursue a wayward course, uncongenial with
i the spirit, a< d habits, andjaws of the coun
dry, let the question be immediately put
who shal be ihe next President ? and the
(electioneering campaign, with all its difficul-j
j, . !
die. aol da; go's, iinmediateh commence, j
We have alreadv spoken of the rumours ,
; respecting (In* “Cabinet” as it is called, in !
dl e conrtlv phrase of the Metropolis. They
jci iitiane* -. reach us, but will soon ceas6 toj
circulate. T > morrow, it is probable, the!
President will submit his selections to the
Senate, and indue course of mail we shall
learn w o c die Secretaries and who the ;
[ -Vnib issaM rs.
j Wean informed that Mr. Crawford will j
,n turn to his farm in (L or tia. Wherever
he may go, lie will find warm and admi
ring ('Mends, am! will b>*ar with him those
trea-ures which neither the votes of states!
or colleges ran take aw.iv—a good heart—
> i enlightened min i---an approving con
science.
Tie Columbia Ide-cone has corrected
some misstatements f a C irolina paper in
relation to the Dirien Bank, an I we learn
that the Committee of the Legi-lature Uasj
discovered in the situation f that Institu |
tion nothing to create alarm to the holders
of its Bills. i
We are informed that in consequence of
(indisposition, the Hon. Robert Walker hasj
resigned the office of Judge of the .Superior
Court of this Stale for the middle circuit.
[ Chronicle.
Raleigh, (N. C.) February 25.
Visit of Ike “ iincst.'' —The
Governor has received a letter from the
Hon. John Branch, Senator in Congress
from this State, written at the request of
General Lafayette, stating that the General
was to have left Washington-City last eve
ning, in the steam-boat for Norfolk ; and
that he would immediately proceed fnmij
thence for this city, by the way of Suffolk,
;Murfreesborough. H.difax and Yarborough.,
It I*l, consequently, expected that he will ar
rive at Raleigh on Thursday morning next.
Yesterday Gen. Beverly Daniel, Adjutant
General of this ''fate, accompanied bv Major
Alfred Stanly, of Newbern, left this City for
the Virginia line, where he will, in conjunc-i
I tion with the Committee of Reception, re
iceive the “Guest,” Col. Win. Polk and
Judge John L. Taylor. Members of this. Com-:
Jmittee, have also started for the place of re
ception, and will be joined at Halifax by
Gen. Win. Williams, of Warren, Col.
Cadw. Jones, and J. G. A. Williamson, Esq.
of Person, the remainder of the Committee.
[Star.
The Legislature of Virginia adjourned on
the 18th inst. after enacting 108 laws.— lbid.
—oO® —
Messrs. Davies and Stocks, of the Sen
ate, ami Messrs. Hudson and Molt, of tin*
j House of Representatives of tiie state of
! Georgia, appointed by the last Legislature
to examine into the affairs of the Banks of the
state of Georgia, arrived here on Thursday
slhe 17th inst. Tlvy proceeded immediately
lon the duties of their appointment, and con
i billed their examination on Tuesday last,
[since which, we understand, the three latter
■gentlemen have relumed to their homes,
this being the conclusion of their labors. We
have no doubt they were fully satisfied with
I the result of the examination in this city.
‘ Georgian „
GENERAL HULL’S MEMOIRS,
Os the Campaign of the North If eslern
Jinny, in the year 1812. Addressed to
the people of the United Stales.
No. I. ■
FELLOW CITIZENS,
When my defence be
’ fore the Court Martial was published, I
1 stated in a preface addressed to you, that it
was not then in my power to present all the
documents and evidence which related to
. the subject ; that the proceedings were de
posited in the office of the Secretary of the
department of War, and by law, I was en
-1 titled to a copy of them ; and as soon as
they were obtained, they should be pub
lished in separate numbers. Until the pre
sent time, I have not been able to obtain
them.
Immediately after the trial, during the
administration of Mr. Madison, I address
, ed a letter to the Secretary of War, Gen.
I Armstrong, requesting a certified copy. He
'did not think proper to comply with my re
quest, or even return an answer to my ap
plication. Lately, under the administra
tion of President Monroe, they have boon
' prepared and transmitted by Mr. Callu ■
the present Secretary, with a promptit
and independence becoming the churai
of that officer.
I Although it has been a source of sev
regret, that I have nut been able to m.\k j
tliis communication at an earlier period,
under all circumstances, perhaps it oug! t :
Ito he considered a misfortune. All '
were then actors on the stage, will ran
her how violently our country was convul
by parties and political dissentions. Tr ■
itself was so obscured by prejudice, tha
was almost impossible to make it appan •
All easily believed what they wished nh . «
true. Fortunately, those inauspicious d '
have passed away, and with them the ft .
ings and prejudices which existed. 1 .
time now appears favourable for calm i'
quiry, and 1 shall endeavour to redeem li »
pledge which I then gave. b
i Having now passed the 70th year of m
j age, I am strongly admonished, that this ap-
! peal will not be prepared in a manner so sa- '
tisfactory to myself, or so' acceptable to
you, as it might have been, before age had
impaired tnj health, and necessarily enfee
bled the powers of my mind.
! 1 shall however undertake it.,, with a firm
| reliance on your candour, and with a con
fident expectation, that you will read with*
;out prejudice, and decide with impartiality,
it will be written in the style of simplici
ty, and adorned with nothing hut truth in
'its plainest garb. On an occasion so inter
\e»Hng to me, I cannot omit to express the
satisfaction I feel, in appearing before a tri
bunal of enlightened citizens, who in form- t
ing their constitution, have v isel v retained
■the sovereign power, and whose final opin
ion can reverse (he sentence of all subor
dinate authorities. With confidence, there
fore, I du It make this appeal to your can
do! and impartial judgment.
In (he progress of my following numbers,
1 am not insensible of. the difficulties with i
which I have'o contend. lam not insen-
Is>lde of the deep interest which yet exists, 1
filial the causes of the disasters of the
i campaign of 1819, should remain where
jthe administration have attempted to
[place them. I am not insensible ,how
[Hard is tbe task of removing the weight of
j oppression, which I have so long and so uu*
[justly sustained.
In making my statements, and adducing
i, tlit documents and evidence in proof of
• them, it will frequently he necessary to
bring into view the officers who composed
the administration at that time, the Court
Martial before which I was tried, and other
distinguished characters.
In cases of this kind, fearless of any
■ consequences to myself, widle on the one
. hand 1 shall comment vyiih the most perfect
freedom on their conduct.—On the other, I
shall endeavour to suppress anv feeling of
resentment, for the injustice and persecu
tion which 1 have experienced from them,
I I and shall say nothing more than is necessa
, ry for a fair exemplification of the fact?,
, which it will he my object to establish.
If, when this mirror is placed before them,
[they should discern the truth, and be made
: sensible, that, by their unfounded represen
tations, they have been the instruments of
injuiingan innocent individual, and rob
bing him of the character he had acquired
by a long course of public services, both in
I the cabinet and in the field, and in this view
■j of the subject, any compunctious of con
science should be excited, Ido not, andiran- i
not wish them a more thorny pillow, than
will he made by their own reflections.
• iris possible I deceive myself in the in
dulgence of the hope that this subject will
even for a moment excite your attention.—.
You may say, that it has been settled bv the
1 administration, and that that decision ought
■ to be conclusive and final—that the charac
ter of an individual is of little consequence,
■ when compared, with the character of the
‘ administration and that it is not expedient
f ; to rake open embers which have so lung been
** covered. But when you consider that my
;|character is connected with the events which
' took place, and how important it isj that the
' truth of those events should be preserved
- and handed down to posterity, I cannot but
, hope, that such considerations will be a suffi
r dent answer to the objections, and induce
, you to feel an interest, in the narrative I
1 shall present, and the evidence I shall pro
i duce in Us support ; and (bat you will be
lieve no means are so powerful as truth, te >
preserve the honour of the nation. j