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 l In another column our readers will sec a letter from the Hon. George Poindexter, Se- nator from Mississippi, to the President of the Senate, requesting that a committee of investigation be appointed to inquire into his conduct in the affair of Lawrence, who at tempted the life of the President. Itappears that Mr. Dutee J. Pearee, a member of the House of Representatives from Rhode Island, had seen some affidavits stating that the affi- s.-.' rerrre, two days fritite diately preceding the attack, going to Mir. Poindexter's house, and in secret consulta- Il tion with him-that the affidavts were in the hands of the President-that he saw them at the Presidents house, and that lie was au

 thorized to say that further testimony might be expected. The course pursued by MT. EPoindexter is one which will reflect great credit on him, and is bound to bring disgrace on his accusers- He met the charge boldly, demanded committee of investigation, and refused to take his seat until that committee had reported. Many of the papers charge the President with using this means to break MT. Poindexter down, for the purpose of gra- tifying malignant personal hatred which he entertains towards him. We are not, however, prepared to believe this-we can

 not believe that Gen. Jackson, with all his

 violence of feeling against Mr. Poindexter,

 would resort to this underhanded, illlberal, and cowardly course of hiring men to perjure themselves, as it is supposed from the report of the committee-a short abstract of which which will be seen below-these affiants have done-for the qualification of that feeling Bnt in one respect we think the President has acted wrong-and that is, i'll showing these afidavits to gentlemen priuately, at his own house, so that knowledge of such papers Poindexter through some of the New York papers If he in reality believed that Mr.

 Poindexter was the instigator of this act, and had obtained afidavits to establish 1t, he should have laid such proof before the Senate, or got some of his friends in that body to do 1t, and not have thus secretly exhibited them to individuals, thereby injuring the character of MT. Poindexter, without giving him the chance of defence. It was due to the Senate,

 and to the country. if that body contained a

 member SC lost to humanity that he would

 prompt an attack on the person or life of the

 Chief Magistrate of our country-that it

 should immediately be made known to them, and that individual expelled his seat-and even if 1t was only suspicion, that suspicion should debar him from his seat until the mat ter could be investigated. But 1t may be said that the proof was not strong enough to

 warrant it's being laid before the Senate--- sl We answer, if 1t was not, it should not have

 been privately circ uIated--and we would re-

 mark, that it would have much more become

 la man of Gen. Jackson's high character for | Ichivairy and honor, to have informed MT Poindexter-enemy as he is--that such char ges were in circulation against him, and thus have given him the chance to have met them