The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1824-05-12
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 70, 1924.

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franklin bank of Alexandria, and 1885
on the Mechanics bank of Alexandria.
HIS own suppressed letter b. No. z
dated 29th May, 1919, contains Motif
cation TO the bank sof Missouri, of the
| failure the former ofthese banks. And
friend has furnished me with the fol-
lowing extract from the files of the MAJ
tional IntelIigencer in regard TO the lat
ter, viz. august e8tb, 1919. The Me
chanicks' bank OF Alexandria does not
redeem its notes IN specie, and its notes
no longer pass here currently
The suppressed letters, b. No. 25,
from himself to the president OF the Bank
of Missouri, dated 18th Nov. 1890, and
the presidents answer B. No. 90, dated
18th Dec. 1890, will show that he re.
ceived from that bank $40, l56, in notes
on the bank Of Tennessee, and IT'S branch
es, which were deposited in the branch
of the U. States bank, at Louisville, on
the s1st of May, 1890, to meet the trea-
surer's draft.
A report from Luke Lea, pension a.
gent at Knoxville, TO J. l.. Edwards. Of
the pension Office, dated 9Th Jan. 1928,
ohp"o NhdN thSoO UONCo WCtC sWOSEtu VI
rhe branches ofthe RnorUiHe bank
have in my possession proof that
those branches stopped paymen, in the
summer of 1919, butt deem 1t unneces.
sary TO exhibit it, as every member of
the delegation in congress, :rom Ten
nessee, as well as other members Of ron.
gress, must know that they had failed to
redeem their notes in specie, long before
the notes in question were received by
MIR. Crawford. It's only necessary to
add, that none CT these notes are included
IN the amount OF uncurren, notes report
ed by Mr.. Crawford.
Now though the probability that these
nisstatements were innocen,ly made, is
somewhat weakened by the suppression
OF the letters that would have detected
their inaccuracies. do not deem it ne.
sessary TO insist that they prove any
thing more than greater degree Of for
Setiulness and inadvertence Than 10 have
forgot or overlooked such trifiine affair
! as the letter mentioned in my examina
ton. they were intentional, it would
prove the statement made against me so
much the less entitled to credit.
In making deposiles in the local banks
OF Louisville CiDcinnatti,C hillicothe and
the dist'ic' o! Columbis, (iD ali OF which
| places branches of the bank ofihe u. S.
were established, and, in some instances
| continuing those deposites for years in
| succession, without making any report
! thereof TO congress, Mr.. Craw ford n.usl
have forgot, for very long time, indeed
and on great variety of occasions, both
the letter and intention of the following
section IN the law establishing The bank
Of the United States, viz
BE it enacted, &c. That the deposites
| OF the money of The United STATES in pla.
ces which The said bank or banches there
| OF may be established, shalt be made in
said bank or branches thereof, unless the
secretary OF the treasury shall, at any
time, Otherwise order and direct: in
which case the secretary of the treasury
shall Immediately lay before congress, il
IN session, and if not, immediatelv cfey
The commencement ofshe ner session. the
reasons of such order or direction
tndeeds am under the impression
that, notwithstanding his compliance with
The above requisitions on the 10th Dec.
1917, which proved that it was then in
his recollection, and though his connec.
ton with the bank ofthe Quilted States.
It's pressing wants, and the nature ofthe
business he had 10 transact with it, were
all calculated TO recall his attention TO that
part of his duty almost every day, he
himself has, IN some one of his reports.
| admitted that he had overlooked il
through snere inadDersence.'
regret 10 have to say to your honora.
BILE body, that both the state of my health,
and the want of time, absolutely compel
| me, most reluctantly, to close this iDyes.
tigation OF Mr.. Crawford's zveH. timed
| statement against me. In this situation,
beg leave to refer you, for further facts
OF which | might, under more favorable
circumstances, fairly and successfully
avail myself, TO few of the publications
under the signature Of CA b. herewith
transmitted.
AvowiDg myself the author of these
publications, and with the exception of
few uDimportant typographical errors,
and mere verbal iDsccuracy in regard
to the time of certain reports being
made re asserting, before your honorable
body, and the nation, that the facts thew
allege are substantially true, | do most
respectfully solicit that they may be ia
zen as part Of, and printed with this
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