The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-09-27
r..,, he Richmond conpiief.
r,Ir GEORGIA CASE.
THE [

ieul "' Mn n hunted time mol hatmg
ftilfH -" - ,cih. the Governor declared
bt'l g., rgeouf. aud appointed another CT
if9'' IS;,,on Whitaker,)to the oiiice III -
. .!sry OF state THIS Is lli'siok' w, w
el"2 rI,.r was issued. reqnisiti'n was
sg'h Gar Ihe return ofthe Secretary n"
p'" was sent for him--nor any mes-
tAf''5I a,,yered TO his friends. This saiii-
fse - annc,rs not only from the account
ffu' "A .n,nond aud his friends but also
a. statement on the Governors side
ilOin d. 1r,tth. which has recently APP
y din the Georgia papers. imparilall'y
ploor,rss of US to give an abstract o' ''''s
''j p,,n Truth states that on the iith july,
a. Hammond left the seat oil Government
''' the 12fh August, =" the public busl-
.o,,l1 no longer proceed IN The Score
'r,s ~ state,s office legaly"-tllat under
' .n.,d;ng that Thomas II. Crawford, young
Sun STU, IN fbe Office, was acting as Deputy Sc
' n,a',ry of state, the, governor demanded
sn what authority he was 50 acting,
and was then shown written power oi at
, n,, which Mr.. IL. had gwen hlm Tor
,6e nnrpose. The Governor IN VAN ram
u" lid the laws for any such authority.
H., ,brn enqulred of Crawford when The
uscre,ory was expected back-~and Was
,"ld ahn,It the lst September. THE Gov
nor forbad his proceeding TO act--and
na.,el am order appointing ,. Whitaker Sc
cretary Of State.
for,ned Mr.. ". of all the circumstances Oh
,ba ease. and told him it would be d'acre,
,ouary with himself whether 10 hold The
,,,fe. until the meeting OF the Legislature,
.r until Col. Hammond returned, bat he
,bonld prefer his resigning ii en- ms re-
urn.n &c. to which Mr.. W. replied, tndt
he thought Col. Hammond shoaid have at
,qndrd to the duties of the Office while he
h,d nn &c-fiain Truth also throws in,
by way of yindication, that The Governor
al first thought Of appointing young Cra"-
ford to fill the vacancy til rs return
nbat when hc rejected upon the impor-
lance oflhe Office, the possibility, by death,
ofCol. Il. never returning, TIE youth, mex
pcrlenced, & the,apparent untltnesS OF The
youlg man to hold an Office ei such high
trust. he declined the idea, aud appointed
Mr. Whitaker"
There is 40 material variation as to the
statement concerning the toscble manner
ofobtaining possession 81 TIT Office but II
su5oims some particulars oil ool. II s visits
alter his returu, To the new Secretary aud
tae Governor, which had ot been previous
!, published.
"On the 10Th inst. Col. Hammond ac-
eompanied by large train OF persons with
cane in his hand, went into the ollee %
,he secretary OF State, AS he entered the
doc Mr.. Whitaker rose and said, How
do YOU do, Col Hammnnd,' ttt Col pop
ped his cane down on the iioor, and asked
by what authority, Whitaker was in tn.
Office. Whitaker replied by saying, I" un
der an EXecutiTe appointments The
Col then said God damn the Executive,
who gave him the authority - order
you " ont Of this Office > biY. Whitaker
sud he should not go out. The Col, ha-
sing called on witnesses, turned 10 VI hita-
kcr and said, "you dana'd insignificant
rascal, order you out Of this Office instan-
t,neously;" Whitaker answered asain that
he should not 50 aud resumed has seat.
The person, present were called by tie
Col. to bear witness Of Whiiaker's yio-
lence as he termed it. From whence he
immediately went to the Executive office,
accompanied by Thomas II. Craa ford and
several etners.1
Tie scene here is dramatic enough
arbe Goycrnor be;no seated in III, IT,.
ANTI aL ""' ,"J' .,'u " ''' -
.stqd HIM !, t,Lo !, ga, noint;na ~
chair. he'll II hawex,y d;d not c,,n,n,y
In sdysnred no,r tn ~ C;nrnrn,' "a
In m m ..ry md t,,re.,,.niro +oool add.n.s
" hin; IN tn s ,,,,,; ,,n ,".' ''o 'S'
aEv what n.thnr,7r' Giy have von
tken p,y oiiire frnn nr and @;yrm i ~ =.
Ko,hnr
arte co,ar,,..-Ry the .,tb,r;ty
xa.h I,,s',.o " :, -" - a nv o:'nt
sod i{a,n,n,,,d1.y,,,l.yo,,o ..oeh am.
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