Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-15

notes ofccrtaln banks ia paynieut fUi pubic
lands. Had he not done ~, (u,eaning Mr..
Crawford many ofour inhabitants would have
been TUNED out Of doors and lost their lands
and the people OF that country would have had
an uni, ersal disgust against Mr.. Craw ford and
| will venture To say. said Mr.. Edwards, not
wiIhsianding am considered his enemy, that
no mau In this government could have con-
dncied the fiscal and financial concerns of the
government with more integrity aud proprie-
| ~ than MIR. Craw ford did. farther remark
I'd to Gov. Edwards, ia speaking of his numi-
nation, that, inas:nuch as he was nominated by
the President. unless sumo charge was brought
against him. | had already .yinced in the Sc
nate my disposition ;o vote for the coniirma-
ion o! his nomination, without any previous
consultation Win HIN but added, il had had
the power 0f making the nomination. would
not nave nominated him and, as an evidenc.
ofif, had written letter To Mr.. Monroe. urc-
ing the nomination of VIM. Henry Harrison,
and with that letter had enclosed the unani-
nous recommendation Of the members of IN.
Legislature OF Indiana in favor of General
Harrison.
| Question by Mr.. Cook. When Gov. Ed
wards mentioned To y"m that he yed ia
formation ut what the Senate was doing, did
he not at the same time observe that he was
| '"",' w thS NSvudte, anu ndt rlHtlt Ia
Know what they were dong as much as any
other member
a. IL he made that observation, L do not re-
collect 1t. He might have done so.
| u. When you had this conversation with
MN, had not the Richmond Enquirer on that
ar some day not long before, been receiy ed in
'his city, containing an allegation that Mr. Ed
wards, tie author of the A. b. plot" had
BEEN nominated as Minis,,r to Mexico and
can you say positively that the denial of tn.
authorship on the part of Mr.. Edwards did not
relate to the plot instead of The writings them.
selves under that signature /? and did not the
c"n' ersai'on grow out of that publication
a. saw an article in the Richmond En-
l'I'rer, stating that Ninian Edwards, the " au-
THOR OF \. f." or of A. b. plot memory.,,
u 10 not recolIect whch,) had been so mimi.
mated. The paper saw at the boarding house
ol Mrs. Quren, and think in the hands of
Mr. E'kins; whether it was before the CONVEX
sation wiki Governor Edm ards, or afterwards
a." not distinctly recoilect. I am inclined To
MICK II was after the couyeI sation: but am
very vel! satisfied, that, in the capyersaiion
win Gov. h. when he declared himself moi
10 be the author of A. b. and pledged his no.
nor To The declaration, that understood him
10 nae an explicit reference to the numbers
sSnrd A Is. which appeared 10 the Nashn-
l"n Republican (; and sn understood him he
cause NJ had reference To the reports of the
wv" committees who examined in,u that sub
Jre' ~ me previous session of Congress. M
aiusion Whatever was made in this cunyersa
ton to the article in the Richmond Enuuirer.
z. In the course ofthe conversation. was r.
TERENCE made To any particular numbers of the
publications signed a. b.?
a. There was not.
q Was the name of Gen. Cooke at all in
lruducrd?
A. 1t was not.
e. When did you first mention the CONVEX
sa',on you have n"w repeated as having pas
sed between yourself and Gov Edwards ami
To whom "
A. According 70 the best Of nv reco,,.c-
In, | never repeated it To any person until the
evening oithe day that was informed tha,
u"v. Edwards address was presented TO The
House "i Representati. es-On that EVENING in
conversation with several of the members or
War blouse, amongst whom were Mr.. Reed
anu VIZ Nelson--sIme OF whom said hal Gov
Edwards had avowea himselfto be the author
"i A. u. and others said that he had mi dane
s"' remarked that they mast have inisunder-
stood the address, for Gov Edwards had
pledged his honor to me that he ,yas moi ,ha
author of A. Bin the same evening 7 made
the same remark to Mr.. Elkins
q Did you mention the subject to any
member of the Senate?
A,'HS"t while his nomination was pending.
nor before his address appeared afterwards /
spoke of il, without reserve.
Z. perceive from the Richmond ENQUIRER
thai letter, purportiDg to have been written
I'D Tie SENATE Chamber, and dated April o6
1874 states, that" MIR. N. Edwards declared
| 10 Mf Noble, Senator from Indiana, that he
was not The author of the A b publication-hr
| u.a ms pending his nomination as Minister ia
MeNco IN consequence of this declaration
| MT Noble states that he voted for himu-d,d
you make any such communication 70 any
member of the Senate
: tn'' f"isyth objected 10 this question-and
The Committee decided the question was nm
proper.l "'' ''i-
Z. Dad you ever have any con, ers,,;o, ,,;,,
Col. Benton Of the Senate on IN. s,,h;ec, ,,9
your conversation with Mr. Edwards ,
A. Yes
Z. In the conversation Won had With NJ.
Edwards, did he speak of The orie;n,l ,I',n
adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury for
the relefo of the people Of the West. mr. d,J ha
speak of the manner in which that nlan :, as
executed "' P'"" was
4 A. He spoke of the conduct of the Secro,,.
~ OF the Treasury generally.
Z. Did you understand the con,.rs.,;,
y"uha'e mentioned as intended to Feet vour
wore on inc then pending nomination
"A. did not suppose that that was its de-
| sign, nor han u any such efft ct upon myself
considered nam as speaking a, an honest
man. Ii he bad told me he WAS the author or
A. r. II would not in my opinion have had
lie least weight with me Whatever in rela,;oo
tot my yoie-for considered that matter =.
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