Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-08-31

DdDly never nave oeeh daSo'iohSp, Du'
for The present contest, IN which the re-
port has involved me.
The letter commences by saying,
" The letter, Of which the enclosed IS
copy, was addressed TO the Receivers OF
Public Money at Kaska8kia and Ed
zpardsUitie.
To prevent the inconvenience and risk
which may result from the accumulation
oil such large sums in the hands OF those
officers, have this day directed them to
deposite in the Bank the sums which
n sy be 10 their possession on the 3oth
instant, and 10 deposite, monthly, the
money which may be received during
zach month.
Now, in what bank would any one
suppose these monthly deposites were
10 be made Certainly in the Bank of
Edwsrdsville, TO which the letter was.
addressed, But palpable as this con-
cIusion may appear, the fact is directly
otherwise, and The enclosure will prove
it. by the latter, Mr. Crawford says,
+" request that you will Immediately de-
posite IN the Bank OF Edwardsviile what
ever sums may be in your hands on The
Both inst, November, 1872
y. You will, after The deposite
herein directed, make your deposltes in
the Bank of Missouri, until otherwise
directed" Who, lei me ask, could
have inferred from the letter above, that
'hese directions had been given to those
Receivers, or 10 either OF them And
can il be denied that this enclosure
ought to have been communicated, for
the sake OF truth, if nothing more?
But lei us see how this case stands in
Other respects. | he did not send such
letter, and give such instructions 10
those Receivers, he made direct and
positive misrepresentation to the Bank,
Tor which no adequate motive can be
perceived. Buff, as he himself asserts,
he did give such Instructions, it shows
most clearly hal be did intend to sns-
pend the making of deposi,es in that
Bank, and accounts much lore satis.ac-
lorily than he has done in his commnni-
cation 10 you Tor his letter Of the Goth
April, 1920, which directs the deposites
10 be continued with degree of parti-
culariiy that would scarcely have been
thought necessary, il there had been no
reason 10 suppose it had been his inlen-
.ion to discontinue them.
Bui be has appealed to the want Of any
lssignabie motive for the conceal, linen,
Of any of the foregoing facls, as proof
that none was intended. take no issue
with him upon his motives or intentions.
may, however, be permitted to say, that
he perlinacity with which, in opposition
% all the prpo.s have exhibited, he still
10 bold me responsible for the
Bank OF Edwardsv!le, after the fall oil
1879, renders it probable that he might
from responsibility al that line. Over
whelmed, as he was, with representations
against the Bunk, my withdrawal from
It may have confirmed his Tears, and rem
aered hlm reluctant to disclose any cir
sulnstance that was calculated to deyoye |
upon bin an increased responsibility Tor
vents then apprehended, and sioce re-
alized.
Having received a communication
through the committee, that contains a
reference to conversation that am re,
presented TO have had with Mr. Camp
bell, OF Ono, on the day oil my depar-
lure (rou the city, in March last, feel
myself authorized TO give the following
expianstipns
In travelling through Kentucky, last
summer, | received, al Russelsville, in
that state, confidential communication
from Virginia, warning me thai was to
be attacked al the then succeeding SEES
sion of Compress, AMI that Governor
Coles, OF Illinois, was expected TO CO.
operate II it, and advising me strongly |
10 come on 10 w Washington week or
two before the meeting oi Congress, for
he purpose OF preparing lor defence.
These limitations coming ION source
tha, knew 10 be entitled TO the highest
respect. did not think ii prudent % dis
regard them and not expecting to re-
turn to Illinois for some iiine thereafter,
| wrote to the Hon. Daniel p. Cook on
he subject, in consequence OF which, a
took place between him |,
and Gov. Coles, in which, believe, the |
latter disavowed the correctness of the
ion as il related to hin. ! refer
o Tins correspondence with the less re-
iuctance, because Gov. Coles, whose
character is we'll known here, can esta-
biish II.
Being thus warned, endeavored to
prepare for the threatened attack, and
came on to Congress with determine
ton to do nothing unnecessarily to pro-
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