Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-08-17
of that immaculate purity which his:ftiends,
labor TO convince US he possesses.

iaoor 10 convince US he possesses.
Louisville Post.
The reply ofthe Hon. WIN. H. Crawford
to the multiplied charges of Ninian Edwards
against him was received in this place by the
last mail. lis great length forbids its publicA-
ION IN this paper AT preseRt.g We shall take
AN opportunity Of more leisure, To- lay the
whole matter upon both sides before our
readers, and let whnever read il that may,
whether friend or for to the Secretary, he
must pronounce the allegations Of Edwards,
taken in connection with all the circumstaneas
most singular exhibition of impotent mslice
and eifrontcry. The answer of Mr.. Crawford
- a plain, dignifed and temperate vindication
rom all shadow Of blame or suspieinn. and
leave a sentiment or regret upon esrry candid
MIND, that so great and useful an officer should
nae II necessary to repei the low -insinuations
ana untounded SANDERS Of vain, boasting
Intriguing personal enemy. Mr. Graz ford
'u''y shews That the manner Of making the
western Banks repositories Of the Public
Nion'es' and the consequent receipt Of western
paper IN payment of public lands, WAS adopted
upon great elaboration, by and with the ad-
wee ana Consent Ofthe President of the Uni
teu States, and upon the request of the western
ueIegati0n in COngress-that his principal oh
lect was to save the western country from
inevitable ruin, whilst at the same time he,
consulted the best interests of-the public trea-'
snry. MIR. Edwards was the principal cause
VI bringing the Edwards,ille Bauk into con.
nex'on with the Treasury, and is the frst To
blame Mr.. Crawford for Trusting to the cha
racter which he himself had given to that in
stItuton. But says Mr.. Edwards, resigned
u IN the fall Of 1919, and gave notice Of. my
resignatlon-but let il be remembered that
tue very notice which contained the avowaI
o' DIS resignation, was high encomum upon
tue condition of the hank, and the character
OF It's directory, and it turns out most unfor
tunately for MI Edwards, that during the al
lowing winter he transmitted To Mr. Crawford
Two letters from the President of the Bank. in
Doth OF which Mr.. Edwards is styled director.
MOI only so, ent director specially authorized
!" make important arrangements. Mr.. Ed
wards frequently asserts that he never bor-
rowed a Cent from the Bank. This NAV be
true, and IT may also be true that he never
procured any one to borrow it for him, bu,
there IS one fact which appears not generally TO
DC known MIR. Edwards was principally con-
csrned 10 laying off new town adjoining Ed :
wardsviiie, IN which this very Bank was
located. He was principal owner of the
ground, and was greatly interested in i'm
proving the town; and money from this VERY
baak was borrowed with'the express under
standing that it was TO be expended in building
up houses IN This town. and iet-any rlan rs ho
u acquainted wi;hthe facts be asked he yu.s-
uon iow much money borrowed from this
bank was laid out 10 building up the new
town Of Edwards.iIle, and we are greatly
deceived, If the answer is not, that almost ih..
whole town was built with money thus hor-
rowfd. Thus MIR. Edwards has borrowed no
moneyh'mseif from this Bank, but other peo-
pie nave borrowed il TO improve his property.
VAN are the attempts Of shch man 10 in
Mr. Crawford"
! HENRY CLAY.
-. ga the Martinsburg Gssrtte we notice an
.slslress, to the people of the United States.
ssigHed 81 Moses T. Hunter, Esq. and six
other highly respectable gentlemen, recom-
nenang Henry Clay, Esq. of Kentucky as
caftiidate for President fthe United States
The Address asserts that there is no one
whose sentiments SO well known, 80 FREE
quently and openly expressed, or who is so
deeply pledged TO the support other interests
as Henry Clay, Esq'r. of Kentucky. 1t Ia
remarkable, too, that every state which has as
yet declared itself in favour of this gentleman,
gave unanimous vote by their representative
for the bill of the last session."
The bill hsre referred TO-, is the bill making
an appropriation for surveys, sc.
The fact that Mr.. Clay is a candidate for
Congress, to serve for two years, from, and
after the next session, has been announced in
the Kentucky Gazette, and the Western Mon
itor, papers printed in Lexington.
Nal. Int.
II is worthy Of remark that, on board the
Steam Boat Potomac, which arrived in this
District yesterday, on her weekly trip from
Norfolk, there were upwards of seventy Pas
seDgers. This is, perhaps, double the number
that any Steam Boat has ever before carried
at one trip, between this place and Norfolk.
ID.
THE NEW TARIFF.