Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-06-15
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ny HOOPER WARREN.
ANSWER
Of the Secretary ofMe Treasury 10 The
address Of Ninian Edwards.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
May 9A, 1924.
The Secretary of the TreasuryNhas had the
honor to receive the letter of the Hon. Mr..
Floyd.Charnaa of a Select Committee OF the
House OF Representatives, dated on the 18th
ut. transmitting the s Address Of Ninian Ed
wards, and expressing the readiness Of the
Committee 10 receive any communication
which the Secretary may think proper to
make, in reference TO the same and he now
submits the following remarks in answer to
the accusations contained in thai address;
Bul, before he enters into an exnnnation
of the subject OF the address he thinks It
due TO himself to disclan the impatation Of
having taken advantage OF the raomentof Slr.
EdwaFdss departure to arragn the testimony
winch had been given to hia befaqs former
select Committee of the House. As the Sc
cretafy had no recollection OF the comulpAca-
tons to Which that testimony referred, aud as
Il ey were not on record in the Treasury De-
partment, he considered himself bound 10
state the fact; AMI the occasion which was
presented by the transmission to the House of
other papers relating to the same subject, APP
peared suitable one for making the state
ment. The terms in which II was made, VIII
shew that no disrespect towards Mr.. Edwards
was intended. And, it the occasion was not
earlier presented, the delay, SO Tar from beng
caused or sought by the Secretary, was pro-
duced by circumstances beyond his control
For reasons stated to the House al the last ses-
sion, the papers could not then be transmitted;
and although considerable exertion was used,
twas not until the day on which they we're
eentto the House, that the preparation Of them
was completed. -
1t is not deemed necessary, in this commit
nicaion. to recapitlilate the injurious aega-
IN, ali Z
ness of the session requires despatch; and
this answer shall be brief and explicit.
The first charge to be noticed relates to
two letters which Mr.. Edwards, in his testi-
mony before the committee, on the 18th of
February, 1929 had stated to have passed be-
tween the Receiver of Public Moneys at Ed |
wardsvllle, and the Secretary of the Treasury,
and which. not having been communicated to
the House under the resolutions of the 9th
january, 1922, and 18th March, 1922, agrees-
bly, to Mr.. Edwards's aletged expectation,
and which the Secretary having stated TO be
neither on file nor on record in the Depart |
ment, nor to be recollected by himself or his
officers, he is accused Of having suppressed
or denied. -.
the resolutions under which it is alledged
that these letters should have been comnun- |
Gated, call only tor the correspondence be-
tween certain "banks'' aud the Secretary, it
is unnecessary to explain why, smong The let |
tiers wllich were com nunicated, any cores
cret.,rv a as M, IN Re g,,,nd MINIS Il e,sy r.
;nae;ne how anv one informed the tenor
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