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After the examination Of number
more witnesses in behalf and asain!t the
accufed, who telti6ed to the integrity,
gallantry and patriotifm of Col. A. he
was interrogated with refpect to his mo
tive 10 offering the money to Mr.. Viii
liams--to which Col. A. replied that ii
was done without any with 70 influence
bis opinions in any degree.


The priloner then made written de-
fence, in which he rccapituated the
fcenes he paned through in the late war
and the loh-s and deprivations he fuf-
tained--and explained the motive that
led him to tender MIR. Williams the MOI
ney which was nothing more than
deiire to facilitate the adjuament of his
claims, that he might the fooner return
home and relieve the diltrenes of his
fuffering neighbors, many of whom had
loft their all ia the late itrugsle with
Great Britain.


The prifoner then Withdrew, and after
variety of proportions, fuggeiiions and





remarks, the will of the houfe was con
fummated by the pailagc of the follow
ing refolution -


RESOLVED. That John Anderfon has been guilty
OF contempt and violation OF the privileges OF
the houfe, and that he be brought to the Bar of
the Houfe this day, and be there reprim2nded by
thesfpeaker for the outrage he has committed and
then ditcharged from the cunody of the fergeaut
sf arms


Whereupon the accufed was brought
20 the bar of the houfe, and the above
relolution carried into effect by the fpea
ker- after which he was difchareed from
cuitody, and the houfe adjourned to
Monday 90 Thus, after eight days de-
bate, has ended an affair, which, had it
been attempted upon any of our northern
members, would have been fettled in half
the number of minutes, with the foot