Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-16

hands on the 'SOth instant, November, 1912
You will, after the deposite here
IN directed, make your deposites IN tts Bahn., q
4 SHissoni, until otherwise directcl." Who, let
me ask, could have inferred, from the letter a.
Dove, that these directions has been given to
those Receivers, or to either of them, And can
1t be denied that this enclosure ought to have
oeen communicated, for the sake of truth, if
nothing more?
But let us see how this case stands in other
respects. If he did not send such letter, and
give such instructions to those Receivers, he
made direct and positive Misrepresentation to
Il tee Bank for which no adequate motive eau
be perceived. Bat il, as he himselr asserts, he
did give such instructions, it shows most clearly
that he did intend TO suspend the making of de-
positcs in that Bank, and accounts much more
satisfactorily than he has done liz his co.n:nnn;-
cation to you for his letter of the Goth April,
1920, which directs the deposites to be eontinu-
) ed with 4 degree of particularly that would
scarcely have been thought necessary, if there
had been no reason 10 suppose If hal been his
intention TO discontinue them.
But he has appealed to the want of any as
signable motive for the conccalncnt of any OF
the foregoing facts, as proof that none was in
tended. take no issue with him upon his mo-
lives or intentions. / may, however be per-
mittcd to say, that the pertinaciiy with which,
in opposition to all the proofs have exhibited,
he still endeavors to hold me responsible for the
renders it probable that he might not have been
willing to lot me escape from responsibility at
that time. Overwhelmed, as he was, with re-
presentations against the Bank, my withdrawal
from it may have confirmed his fears, and rem
dcred him reluctant to disclose any circum-
stance that was calculated to devoye upon him
an increased responsibility for events then APP
pretended, and since realized.
| Having received communication through
the committee, that contains reference to a
conversation that am represented to have had
with MIR. Campbell, of Ohio on the day of nv
departure from the city, in .Harch last, I feel
myself authorized to give the following expla-
nations
In travelling through Kentucky last summer,
l received, at Russelsvillc, in that state, con-
tdential communication from Virginia, warn
ing me that was 10 be attacked at the then
succeeding session of Congress, and that Co
i vernon Coles, of Illinois, was expected to CO.
operate in ii, and advising me strongly to come
on to Washington week or two before the
meeting OF Congress, for the purpose of prcpar-
!, ing for a defence These intimations coming
{ from source that knew to .bc entitled TO the
highest respect, did not think it prudent to
disregard them and, not expecting to return to
Illinois for some time thereafter, wrote to the
. Hon. Daniel p. Cook the subject, in con-
I sequence OF which, correspondence took place
}" between hi.n and Gov Coles, in which, | be-
E lieve, tn latter <isayowed the correctness of
, the information rs it related 10 him. refer to
, this correspondence with the less reluctance,
f because Gov. Coles, whose character is well
, known here, can establish it.
!; Being thus warned, endeayored to prepare
) for the threatened attack, and came on to
: Congress with determination TO do nothing I'M
necessarily to provokeit, but tomest it, whate-
yer it might be, with firnness, whenever it
should be made. 1, however, never once sus-
pccted any thing like the insinuaton contained
in Mr.. Crawford's report, and though NAV
have written as much more than has been sup
posed, preparatory for anticipated attack,
yet it is most certain that not one word of il re-
I lated to the subject of the report. This had
neither anticipated heard of, or seen, till about
one hour before my intended departure, on the
day after it was communicated to the House.
1t then took me by such perfect surprize, that
neither knew, nor could decide, what was best
: to be done with it, and left the city without
ever having mentioned the subject, as well as
can reco'lect. to any person or persons, except
three members of the House Of Representatives
of whom Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, was one.
met with him on the morning left the city,
, and my impression is, that he introduced the
subject, and seemed TO have no doubt that ti,e,
report was intended as an attack upon me- i'm
the course of the conversation with him, | allu-
ded to the confidential information above rcfcrr-
: ed to, probably spoke Of what had prepared,
and intended to have done, in any event that
might have rendered 1t necessary 10 have de-
Tended myself, at an earlier period, and regret
5 ted that could not have been permitted to ret
off in peace. 1t is idle to insnuate that my
answer to the report could have been written
before my departure from this place. The lat
ter could not be answered till it existed, and
after it was known to me, did not remain here
long enough for any such purpose. Besides,
(, letter which wrote to Mr.. Campbell, on nv
journey, towards whom had nomotiye forcon-
cealunent, viii show that my communication was
then not only not written, but that did not ex-
pect to employ more than three hours in reply
ing to the report. One thing is certain, that
no man could have been less disposed than my
self to be the aggressoT, in any controversy
whatever, at that time; and, if had not consi-
dcred the report intended and calculated to
, fix an indelible blot upon my reputation, which
knew did not deserve, nothing would have
been heard fromme, in regard to Mr.. Crawford.
J The anxiety which the Committee manifest
and must SO naturally feel, to get through with
this investigation, and my continued indispos;-
2 ton rendering it impossible to proceed with nv
replication to Mr.. Crawford's communication,
t, as had intended, SO as to finish it within the
time which could reasonably hope to prevail
upon the committee to wait, 1 feel myself com
PEELED to postpone, TO future occasion, which
will not be neglected, full answer 10 all his
remarks, and, at present, TO content myself with
few observations upon those OF them which
are most prominent, and seem to demand the
most immediate attention.
Commencing his justification for rcccieving
a.