Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-15

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rem; IN tiat part fihe country, and should su,
nose, nghI hive been taken ~ persons to whom The
f"ymssier wss TO make his paymsnt., ~ safely az
any o'her noies in that qssrier OF the counr,y nor
should have had any oil lection con,me nd them
an. rayn,as'e' as readily as any others nre.
oi Tho local banks which circulated there think
abont that time had heard of some order having
been given fy The War Drpartr,ent, which AZ wei
az now remen,be', required tho troops to he pad
ener IN Missouri p~psr or IN specie and, ,h,ok,
wrote 10 the Secretary OF War, and probably 10 ohrr
the order.
Q. Do you recollect whether i, was before or ,f
yer you attended the Congress, that you ue.e
| Letters.
A. DO no, rccoliect The iimr but suppose IL mus,
nave been alter the first, and before the second ses
SION served IN Congress. The Bank ouy got INFO
operation shoI' time before my departure Tor Con-
gress, IN 1918. ,ecoilect but tte Of the case ali
ed 20; am however, strongly Impressed with he
'let thar there was, or that understood IT, an OF,
DER 10 faymasters that considered very partai 10
| the Back OF Missouri.
q Was the letter which you wrote, At the request
OF NJ Stephenson, dated Oh the day ON wh,ctr
| IL WAS cop eel!
A do not recollect, bu, presume !, was
Y. Dad you see hun, on thai day, enclose printed
copy OF your publication and were buh in the same
| pa' kaye
A. >, WAS on the day, and, think, both let
ter and paper were put ia cover
q. WIS the Land Office, then, kept in Mr. Ste.
phensons house ar IN separ ate buiiIinp
A. II WAS 'n separate building, not far from his
q Did ,ou see him carry the letter 10 the Pos,
Oih'c OF do you know that he did so?
a. ! did not See IT put M, nor do know that il
the pnce.
@. At what Time ofihe day, in the morning or The
afternoon, was the copy taken
\. do not rccollcct.
q. Dad you make the draft the Office or in yout
own house, before you vent there?
- think II WAS written in my own house.
q Was il made on the same day on which
II was copied. or the day before?
A L al nnf hnf I i'll, -,
the same day.
q. AT what hour Of the day did the mail
eavs EdmardsviIIe for Washington city, at
that tme2
A. | do not remember the hours Of arrival
or departure.
z, How long does it usually take letters to
reach Washington city, from Edwards,iiie, by
mail?
A From 16 to 1S days, THU k. in regular
course OF mail, and when the weather is good
but il may be very much delayed " l,en the
weather is bad. The mail has been very IT.
regular
q. What is the average time 10 which YOU
have received letters from that place, " hen
you have be, 4ir this city? Would So days be-
AN unreasonable Allowance?
A. do not know hcyy.Io make an average
misrarriages are more liable; 70 happen in the
winter time, not only from aocid mis, but {, ON
specify in how long time | have ,t.vi,eda
single one of my letters after ii was mailed
frum!i here. i link have receive I'd much fewer
Ia twenty days than those which have taken
longer time. The mail has been irregular ia
The winter time during the sessions Of Con-
gress, or letters at least have arrived very IT,
regularly.
z. | understand you to have said, that. but
for In. SecretaIy's report 10 Congress, on the
pf l:tIc ynt mil h.x.
TO Mexico, without disturbing yourself with
any of those charges against him
A. believe have stated, and now state
again, that should not have made the attack
upon Mr.. Crawford, if had not considered
him as attacking me.
Gu siior, by Mr.. Webster. Have Won been
pretty we'll acquainted with the srne raj operas
tons of the Treasury, in the Western States,
for several years. in regard 10 the Collection
of the public debts?
A. have been, in regard 10 the collection
from the sale oi public lands, but of the special
facts contained in the documents, had no
other means OF knowing than every other
member of Congress. except Is hat knew from
being Director Of The Bank of Edwardsyille
while | WAS such.
q. When did you first become Member
Of Congi ess
A. was elected in 1918.
q. Have you continued "a rSember, without
intermission, from that time until your recent
diplomatic appointment
A. have.
@. Have you, generally, attended the ses-
sions uf Congress!
A. have.
QUESTION, by Mr.. Livingston. Do YOU
know any thing farther, of your own know
ledge, in supper, Of the facts and specifications
against MIR. Crawford, contained ia yJue me
mortal?
A. Nothing that recolIect, at this time, /,
that relates to the matters specifically alleged
in my address to the House.
NINIAN EDWARDS.
JUNE 10, 1924.
Mr. Edioards being again chilled.
Question, by Mr. Forsyth. You state that
you received from the Cashier of The Bank Of
Edw ardsve an enclosure contained in. a let
ter from Mr.. Crawford to him, Of st Nov.
einber, 1919. Can you state whether there
was not another paper incIesed in that leiierp
A. I caDDot. | neither saw nor heard Of
another.
q. For what purpose was your address 10
Congress, and the letter 10 the Speaker ac-
ompanyiug il, sent in different, manner and
TO different person from The documents and
the copy If the address, which you state was
first sent
THE Committee decided that the question
should not be putt
Z. You state, in one Of your addresses 10
the public, at Louisville, dated 9th May, 1874,
that you sincerely believed, and had been adj
sised by your most dispassionate ftieDds and
other impartial gentlemen, that il was ab-