Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-23
TESTIMONY AND DOCUMENTS

accompanying he report Of The Spsci Committee Of
the House Of Representatives.,
ON THE MEMORIAL OF SiSIAS EDWARDS.
(continued)
My conduct, 10 regard to that Bank, has
heep fairly stated. Ii was the result of II iust-
tiah!e desire to protect my own character
against casualties that might have injured it ;
and not with view to njure or give dissatis-
faction 10 any human being. Nor did |
imagine that il could have produced any mo-
tive, ar furnished any ground, for accusation
against NE. Finding, however, contrary TO
every reasonable expectation, that partial in
formation from the Treasury Department,
concerning my agency in bring log that Bank
int0 ccBBectiun with the Treasury was ex
1cDsiyely used, with no little success, for the
purpose of producing injurious implications
against me and thinking that had just reason
To apprehend they were about To be present
ed in more imposing form, felt myself
called upon to address To MIR. Crawford my
letter of the OH February, 1922, in which,
from desire that my conduct should be- fair
1y understood, and with no intention or ex-
pectaion Of giving offence, referred to and
asserted the facts, substantially, 10 relation to
my publication of 1919, and the Receivers
letter, which are contained in my oath before
the select committee, in February, 1928.
Nothing could have been more preposterous
than my assertion Of these facts aud the re-
quest with which il was accompanied, il had
not supposed that all these documents were iD
Mr.. Craw Words possession. Nor can any thing
be more reasonable, than to suppose that, il
they had not been received by him, he would
then have said so.
He however, alleges, that his not having
replied iO this, or any other matters contained
IN those letters, resulted from his having
declined any correspondence with Mr.. Ed
wards on the subjects to which they referred,
IN consequence of mendce which the first OF
them contained" But let US inquire what that
snenacr was
Having stated, in my letter above referred TO,
circumstances which induced me to suppose.
as cea they might that he intended TO make
some use Of my name, in report he was about
tn make to the House Of Represented, Is, ON
the subject of The Bank Of Edwards,ilIe, |
say, beg leave, most respectfully, to sug-
Sest, That II would be but an act Of Justice to
me, To present my publication of 1919, in
which declared would br no longer respon-
sibIe for that Or any other Bank. in any way
whateser," declaring IN the same letter, that
the object of IL was 10 manifest my DISPOSITION
or Willingness 10 aviod The necessity ON nv
part. of calling for any information upon the
subject, Or referring TO other matters.
1t is this declaration, candidly made with a
view to avoid any measure that might he con-
sirued into an evidence Of hostility, that he is
pleased 10 cOnside, " the menace which my
first letter contained" As, however, my real
object was what bad declared il to be, ! had
no hesitation in saying, in my second letter.
That owe II TO myself HnhesiiGtingLy and
promptly to disavow any intention of offering
personal disrespect TO you, or the station You
occupy" The menace, then If any had been
made, was Withdrawn. Still, however, be
did not think proper to deny that the com
muoicatons alluded to were in his possession.
winch no doubt he would gladly have done,
II such had been the fact
Bit he did not, in fact, decline any cores
pondeuce with me on the subjects To which
my letters referred :" for. in his answer te m =
first one, among other observ atons which he
made in relation to those sublrcis,n he saws. Is
assure you, sir, it will afford me great pleasure
TO communicate TO Congress MI the informa.
ton IN the possession of the Department, con.
corning that Bank, your agency in bringing il
INTO connection with the Treasury, and the
representations which were made against &c
thereby manifesting disposition rather 10
shew that he bad no desire TO conceal and
withhold the documents alluded TO-, than to
deny their existence.
Under these, and other circumstances men.
TONED in my communication to the House o
Representatives, it would be extraordinary
on the supposition that nay publication and
The Receivers letter had not been received
r.yen Rhe had declined replying TO my letter Of
February, 1899, that their existence should
pa'e rsuasined for period OF more than t,yo