Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-06-15

= that neglect had occurred, bat tina, no expla.
5 nation had been Offered for the neglect The
r Receivers answer confirms this cUcluson.
5 The Receiver had found, bv the .letttr Of the
1st of November, that so far the excus, offer.
: ed BY Mrs. stephenson of retaining money to
J meet the Indian pa, ments, had been admitted.
But, when, inthe mon of April following, he
was called upon to account for his SUBSEQUENT
omissions of duty, OMISSIONS for which that ex.
cuse would no longer avail, would lie not in
Justification Of himself, have naturally referred
to any and every letterthat he-had written on
the subjects and If, in any such letter, he had
made communication OF the KIND altered by
Mr. EDWARDS, world he not, on this occasion,
have made-solae eA,lson to it ?
All these ctrcunas ances, corroborating each
o'her SO iully, are net only rreconciable with
lhe inference which Nlr. Edwards draws from
'le NthholdinS OF the deposites of the Re.
criver, but they lead nevita5lv 10 the coach
sion, that the alleged conm9n,cslion 81 lns
publication aiel advice, - q seasaT for wi,h-
h"id,as the deppstes WAS never made TO- or
receiyed ", the; Secretary, and that no sneh
Alstter, as he alleges 10 have beenN - on bv.
Tue Secretary, was eveEwritenin Consequence
OF any such commentator.
There is, however. other TESTIMONY furnish
ed by the Receiver and Mr. Edwards them
selves, which confirms this CONCLUSION.
! Mir. Edwards has stated, on oath, that he
maze the publication, and had it specially com
fmunicated 10 the Secretary by the Receiver,
4 tor the purpose of apprizing the Secretary OF
his IaientmA 20 withdraw from The Bank, and
ms determination TO relieve himself from all
! responsibility IN regard 10 il, Il aying the S.
cretary to Judge for himself, from the returns
! he required II 10 make, of the prophet, OF con-
unupg II aaePpsitorl Of public money that,
" aacophns To the pledge which be had given
III ms publication, he resigned his seatfas d.
/ rector. Ana, though he WAS once elected to
the same station since that time, b refused to
taccapt II, nor has ne had any ding 70 do with
me management OF the Bank, since tie fail of
lthe year 1912"
Yet, ~ tpe following winter, Mr. Edwards
IS tohnd presentng himself TO theSecretarY,
not ong II the character OF director OF the
Ba1k, but OF a director, specially delegated
aud Authorized D, the bank TO Conclude an
important ARA ,s-sssnent with ihe Secretary in
respect 10 tie tefn,s o. which the Bank was
10 continue elcDo,,torv OF Du5lic nancy nv
| the printed ps ,i.1.s acconna,y;no m. secre.
tary S report to the House!oFihe 27th Of .nrd.
1892, it appears, that. On tI,c 10Th NJ rehrnary
! 1920, Mr.. Edwards berg thenin Wsshinrton'
transmitted TO the Secretary !, letter FROM th,
! Bank 10 the Secretarg. si,rned nv th,s vrrv
Receiver as President o, the Rank Cd, ta;nin,p
u list of tie directors. Tor tle y..,r 1870 N
which Mr.. f,d~ areis,s ,tlnes;s included. tDa,
at tie same time. III. also traasb,; fed to a.,
Secretary a letter fran the sank. s,ened Nv
the same Mr.. Stephenson. informing he So.
cre,ary that Mr.. edwards. some 81 tie direo.
toFs u INC insututon'' IS irithorbs,t 70 ,,,ysst
certain notifications Of the contract hatWeen
The Secretary andsihe Bank, and to conclude
such arrangements as he may deem acceptable,
:. which viii be considered obligatory p and
he likewise transmitted, at the same time leu
ter from the Bank addressed to himself sign