The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-14

Of thar respect tint /, du 10 his sttiun.
49, iirspecl for our honorable bod would
of liSrli, be saarl,nt L. nnucucr mr. IL al
STAN from liz language ct pa--lnn, ~ ahft=
'l'r 'tiafrrafIon, tntc ,ou Respect IN
rI,sch would gle,tnl ~, from usias II an,
where rse. cherIuly leave thai r..
source 10 hulaes, political tool.. m.reeua
~ hrola4s mi his. wLn, CO.. cious Of
lhrW iuahlhfy In dclrud thr,roHn conduct,
can find M hotter mcnlg of dr,ertlng pub
he attention tram Themselves Ia olh,rs |
sHnil, nevertheless, freely urse. aud msl~t
"n such Lots Is know to be upe, dis
Cltlmlng, however, auY other construction
of thcm than the most iuuurtn Of when
they are susceptible. It | shall point nnt
paipihi omissions aud v,uLtlpna If duty,
or show thai lsllefs, which ought Ia have
been communicated 10 the HOUSE, have
been suppressed, aud that various MS.
statements have been officially made, |
shall Utnhni, them Ia nothing mare tam
torgettuIness, IL ttentlun, Inads rrtence ar
some erroneous, but innocent views ol TIN
subject
Thu, WI he sufficient To show that tn,
negative statements Of Nr. Crawford, aud
4" the officers employed in the Treasury De-
2artmrut,' Ought mol I" pre-, nj ~ ainst my
positive statement on oath. Ii others
should suppose this nrhrarauce IN my
patt llIlr Loo fastdtous, and TIT the c.
SEQ which ! shall exhibit are evidence Of
intentions les innocrnl let il be rrmem.
hcryd that Their views Of the subject
would uoqoestionahly render the case the
stIo'gcr III my fa,or.
With these preliminary remarks, pro-
coed to my defence against tins md apro-
pos statement ii Mr. CraN ford.
1t will be- recallrctcd that wasno' vo-
lunterr IN giving my testimony before III"
committee, and tan conceive OF 10 mo
tive which could b" supposed, by any but a
most deprdyed mind, misIrd ly lis own
wicked operations, 10 have influenced me-
tn make IN uncaudA statement. to NY
responsibility, IN consequence of having
applied 10 Mr.. Cav ford to cause certain
deposits 10 be made N the Eanit of Id
ward4NllIe, in preference To- that Of Mlssou
ri, surely have shown that enough nas
known about The Etrcr bank, al The hnc
my testimony WIS given, to have freed the
from all apprehension IN regard In any re-
sponsihrlty that had imposed upon my
self, even If | had not Withdrawn, n already
stated, from the " Drrctor,lip' of lhe
former. But MIR. Crawford dues not deny
that he received my publication, and ct'n
If he had not received it, it having been
made IN two different states and he ha,
iug been, as have shown, put upon i0qni.
~ in regard 10 the bauk, aud informed -
the difficulties II had to encounter, Ger
taluIy might rely upon the potorety oi my
acts, IN This respect with \ ,nucl better
grace than he relies upon II supposed nolo
rIrty of his repeated but unpublished onls
SION, to comply With the most positive le-
gal uluuctlons. ts an excuse for those
missions, which he does ~ his letter oil the
2llh +, bruary, 1923, to the Chairman 81
the COMMITTEE Of investigation aud IL
which he also seems, almost Ia luslst that
bis violation Of ms duty was equivalent 10 d
fu!Glmcnt Of II.
II could hast been no object with me- Ia
have established an additional supptra ION
upon BIN fos. II tune do not fall me-. II
viii be seen, before am done with TIN
snhIrct, thu had III my possesslon ProoI,
whose crcd'blhly could not be questioned
OF his having suppressed, ~ a variety a
other instaHces, letters cuuugh, OF much
more important character aud dr5catr
bcalag, lgr anY purpose that the utmost
mlli%oiry could Iaf, contemplated, rs pos
S,bie to be effected by such means =
The amount Of my statement before TT
committee, ~ well Is can NOW recollcct Il
t (uot having il III my power 10 refer 10 II
for examlnaton,) bat which vii be SUP
piled at Washington is,
Ist. That, for the reasons therein men
toned, made publication of my lnlru
tIou To retire nom tl," Director Alpp o
tie BlnE OF Edwards, r.
"a That ad,i.cd ,hc Receiver Of Pub
lie Money 1t that place, to Withhold IN
d"pus.tcs from the bank, Till he could II
crl,c further orders from the Secretary .
the 1I-asury.
o. That lie Receiver did mIitc 10 tn
Secretary on the subject, enc,oam5 N,
publication. 10.
Attn. HAT thu formrraitcrwards informc,
mc that he lad received a LETTER Ron
tine ltt,cr, dreetng hrm to continue th'
dcpoatcs.
Now, II Is moi deuicd, and dare not hc
that did make thc pub,lcalion alluded to
aud this | could not nave done, ior In
ryasous that laalcucrd mr, consistent,
N,,'I the knoNu friendship aud lnlin1ac.
tHal turn sab-lsted brlWrco TIE Rec W
aud my sell, without giving him Tie adslc
mculuonrd IN the arcuud"part Of Tie abot'
statement Bat, that did give thai adrtec
~ much more strongly Corioboraled " th'
fact, that - Receiver aid dctuaHg fitt
, hoH the dtpos,teS, aud Mr.. Crdnlor
u 4 H.. h.l G.f tl lt1fttI