Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-06
lFoL. 1. No. AZ.

'Stt bIoi nv IIIlI'I. mat he thDnTIif
1 l ought to answer Mr.. Crawford, statement. !
"ro'e BACK to him, while on my Journey, that |
y ,'o"ii no so the iirst leisure tluic got, and in
u''a'en ti';t / did not expect TO occupy more
man 'hr2e hours in doing il. 10 not know
+ that tie did.
q. Did you NOT state, in Chat conversation,
l % Nir. Campbell, that YOU had written twenty
or tii;ty pages against MIR. Crawford, which
| you could not complete until you got TO Wheel
ing, Tor "ant o; documents which YOU expect
cd To I'm! there?
a. | do n& rccoi!ect tnatI made such n state
mcnt TO Mr.. Caraphell; bit 7 think | made
some aliusion 10 what | had written, and stated
Soac things, IN general terms, au,nittiDr nv
preparation to meet, AMI determination 20 re
pei an attack that had expected would have
hco!! made upon me; but | cannot suppose that
l co"lo nave state! to him any thing like prepa-
ration Tor tha particular case OF Mr.. Graz; !or,i:s
report, which WAS entirely unexpected to m:.
": by hir. Forsyth. In one of the 4. T..
pnblicatIons, which accompany your memorial
TO the House OF Representatives., YOU refer to -
short article calli..G the public attention 10 sup
PreSS'o's by the Secretary of the Treasury,
which produced an investigation in that House.
Do you aliude, i'll this part of your publication.
to the article which was tue foundation of what
you call, in your address, the a. b. p!ote
1.-THE Committee decided that this question
was inadmissiblc.
y. ny hlT. OrSytn- Nh.-tl uid yCI: reach
Wheeling, after leaving this city, on the 9th Of
March last?
a. My impression is, that I arrived there On
the first Sunday in April, which was the Iii, dag
Of that month.
q. When did you leave Wheeling.
y l have no distinct recollection OF the pro
else day., but think it was on or about tho lsiA
| of Apr.i.
q. DID you apply to The President of the u
states or the Secretary Of State, before Won
let " ashlngtoD, ior permission to remain here
ior a snort time, for the PURPOSE OF defending
yourself irom the accusation ni.!cl, YOU under
stood Mr.. Crawford to have brought AGAINST
you?
A. l did not. Ihavc never seen the Pras;-
dent since saw the report OF Mr.. Crawford t,
Congress.
q. Was there any thing in YOUR Instructions
which prevented you from remaining in Wash.
ington winch did moi equally Apply 10 your re
naming at Wheeling, ON tLis hu-.Ecss?
~. l had no written Instructions ~ ti!at time.
But the President hal expressed great anxiety
that should get oGa, soon =, pos,i,!c-and The
arrangement wa~, that | si0u!i leave tt.. CITY.
SO as to attend 10 my own business, and be ready
10 meet the vessel at Now Orleans on the Ist Of
June. atf;!Tt!.cst which was. Ia carry me out
In conforu?ity. to which, / LETT This city Q. the
9th, went 20 Baltimore 10 settle some private
business, end, aisc, 10 lay q. so;a" articles which
| intended to takc TO Niexico. ! afterwards
went % "~nooiing, where also lad private bu-
siness - ajtcG! 10. connected Wi-h = part OF M
busincss IN Baltimore.
Q. foa hl.2v then, that you we're not ex-
pccted TO leave tAo United States Till the Ist
June.
A. The arrangement was, tIiatI should reach
New Orleans by the Isl of june at farli.e-,
and this left me but little TING, considering
the extent o! my business, IL arrange my private
affairs, preparatory to going 10 Mexico. i did
! not believe, at the tune. tor do vet l1l,fyn