Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-18
From the Washington Republican, april 10,
TREASURY AND BANK MATTERS.


From the Washington Republican, april 10.
/ TREASURY AND BANK MATTERS.
J Mn. EDWARDS, who was recently ap-
pointed Minister to Mexico, has for
warded TO the Speaker OF the House OF
/ Represe ptalves, which was laid before
-, Congress, long and able vindication OF
himself against an intimaton contained
in report made to the House by the
Secretary of the Treasury, OF his having
made ia Sc statements, on his eXamiDa-
! ton before second committee of inves-
| tlgation, at the last session OF Congress,
on the subject of the suppressed docu-
ments. From the rapid manner in which
we have been obliged to cast our eyes
| over this important document, we are
ony able 10 give an imperfect summa-
ry of its contents. Mr.. Edwards com
plains that this report, although called
for at the first session of the last Con-
gress, has been DELAYED until the pre-
sent session, and that, too, until after it
was understood that he had lelt The tity,
! on his way home, preparatory TO his en-
barkation for Mexico. He gees INTO a
train OF reasoning, supported by e%tracts
+, from correspondence between him and
the Secretsey of the Treasury, and other
documen airy evidence, to show that what
he stated before the committee, the
truth of which he considers Mr.. Craw-
ford as questioning, is true. He par.
ucuiarIy refers to letters which passed
between them more than year before
he gave his testimony to the commit.
tee, IN which he expressly stated The
same facts; and the receipt Of which
Mr., Crawford acknowledges, without,
in any degree denying the truth OF the
| statements so made.
After completely, as il appears to Us,
| sustaining the truth Of what he under
stands to be questioned by Mr. CraN furd,
IN his rcpor, to The House, he proceeds
to an inves lgalion Of The correctness and
legality OF such of Mr.. Crawfogd's Oft
cal conduct; aud offers, what he deems
conc uslve evidence, to support the six
allegations agains, Mr.. Crawford, which
we have copied from his communica-
! ton
This communication which embraces
some so or 90 pages of manuscript, and
which we shall present at large TO our
readers, concludes in the following
words -
{" l regret to have it TO say to yonr ho-
| nora5le body, that, both the state OF my
health, and The want of time, absolutely
compel me, most reluctantly, 10 close
this investigation of MIR. Crawiords melt
| timed statement against me. In this ST.
tua,ion, beg leave to refer you, for fur
ther facts, of which | might, under
| more favorable circumstances, fairly and
successfully avail myself, to few OF the
publications with the signature oil a.
| b." herewith transmitted.
Avowing myself the author of these
publication, and with the exception OF
a few unimportant typographical errors,
and mere verbal inaccuracy. in regard
; to the time oil certain report being
made) reasserting before your honora-
! Bile body and the nation, that the facts
they allege are substantially true, DO
mos, respectfully solicit, that, they may
! be taken as part of, and be printed with
this communication.
" In order to strengthen my claim to
this indulgence, combining all the rights
OF defence, of accusation, and of asking
/ for investigation, which can entitle me,
as a citizen of the United States, or an
officer of. their government, to appear
before your honorable body, do ex-
pressly state
i " st. That the Hon. William II.
Crawford, Secretary of the Treasury,
has mismanaged the National Funds:
! "2d. That he has received a large
amount of uncurrent notes, from certain
banks, in part discharge oftheir debts to
the United States, contrary to the reso-
luton Of Congress OF 1916.
Esd. That, being called on by reso-
luton Of the House of Representatives,
to state the amount of uncurrent notes,
which he received from those banks, he
has misstated it, by making it less than
it really was:
"4,h. That he has, in his report to
the House, misrepresented the obliga-
,ions of those banks, or some one of them
at least, and predica,ed thereon an indie
fensible excuse for his conduct, in re-
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