Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-03


Chemical bank. have asceytained To ;nS
,ntire satisfaction that the committee have
determined TO admit as witnesses the per
sons implicated as parties TO the corrupt
means made use of to procure tie pas
sage of the act Incorporating that hank
Indeed, am informed by the Chairman
that two of those persons have already
been sworn as witnesses. If ] appear be
fore the committee, beyond all doubt my
testimony will b. at variance with that of
some of the corrupt actors in that scene /:
and it will he essentially necessary, as well
to the confederation of my evidence, as al
so TO Tx the charge Gil these corrupt ac-
tors, that witnesses should DC summoned
from remote parts Of the state.
When it !, considered that the present
legislature must adjourn in few DAYS.
am decidedly of opinion. and in that am
confirmed by my counsel, were the com
mite disposed to make i thorough invcs-
tlgaton, the short space of time allowed
for II viii not admit of such investigation
Will not disguise the fact. that public
confidence in the purity of The present To-
9islature IS So impaired, that i, is uaGt. in
the opinion not only of myself, but my
counsel, that such an important enquiry
should DC concluded by them, or by any
committee raised under their authority
When ii is considered also that several of
the members Of both houses are deeply
Implicated. public Justice would be better
promoted by dc(srriug the investigation I'M
til the meetinr Of ne nc.t legislature.
owe II to mN'"lC 10 add, that It is my
txed determination to prefer charges to
tn" NEXT house ii Assembly, against seve-
raj persons who nave had a corrup' agcn-
cy IN Procorln% ne passage OF tae act n
cooperating tn" Chemical bank ahd what
ever construction nay be put on my 1e-
Ginning 10 appear before your honorable
committee, ny tho who are implicated. !
beg You 10 believe, snail not shrink from
me responsibility / have assumed upon
myself. VOW obd' seryt.
WM. J. CALDWELL.
Which communicative f.. nroveA % bo
in the hand wr;t;pc 81 4 ,,b,ose Snorc.r.
Therefore i ,r,iar.J ,h,t +,,a .a;a
Ambrose SDencey attend st The har Of th;s
house. on Tupsd,yn.,, mo o,cIocJ amJ
thar = conv Of th:s or,is, ha f,r,b,,;,I, .ar
we'd ON the said A,,hro.o ~.,,,co,.
Ordered. Thar NIe...s Crery Fd,r,rd.
FLAIR Wheaton. and ,ya,.ro,an he
committee n frame Intermediates. for tho
- summation of : S,s,ce. nr,,, Tho s,,t,
iect of In. cbarqee con+aira,l ~, 49,. n.....,I
in letter bearino the sig,at,r. of W.,
J. CallweU
In the House Of Assembly, r, Arond..
the speaker communicated 1o,,.r from,
AMenns, Spe4cFn. e,bic. ,,as road o..
follows
t1e,vy Nv X
Srn:I have rece;ved =, '.,ry ~ the -cso.
luton of the horor,h,. III, ,syc,,hl,, r..
oliriDg m. :, ,n,a,r . ,Ss b,r nC u,
house on Tuesdav nex. ~ 70 o.c,o,l
The ground of this ~ piziti.o wo1lt se4.r
be. that 4 communirai;oo fr,o, ,V;l,;a,,
]. Caldwell to the chairaoan Of the cam
mittee appointed TO enc .irr whether any
unfair or corrupt means ,g re used in On
tanning the charter of tho Chemical b1.l
was IN nv hand .y.iting.
Ia drafiinq tina! letter acted rs the
counsel of MIR. Caldwell. and ,yhil., Icon-
not consent TO be held amrnab,s in ,ov
tribunal lor advice given il 200! fsf,b No.
chent. am free to declare. hat &. was not
nv intention to charge q. i7,inu3.e that
the present house Of assembly. or sav Of
its members. were corrnpr Il rho hons.
have Inferred from the fact. tina, H., I,u4l
presented to the chairman the co,oo,ittes
w. I'm my, band ,,,rit;..o l,t ,,.,.,,