The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-21

ldI,pOsitIou NAV have hreu made ct tlIe let
ter uow IN qaestrou. But, with every mo
tive To MAKE such an assertion, Mr. traw'
tard has not ,entulsd 1" say h. did Mt r.
ocl,e tbs lellrr. Il viii not b. difficult tn
shew that other letters, III infinitely m"re
iupuftancr. + W BEEN received by bun,
about which II might he truly sad, no
-uch letters arr to be- found III tie files 0i
+ the Department" He has sometlmrs an
Other depository for them, m winch tue
letter mrnuohed III my exdrnInallun may
al.o haec been placed 1 may hayc been ad
dressed To linn without the addition 0t
Secretary ofthc Treasury" which we have
seen gra,,lJ insisted on is giving HIM a
usht to consider any letter rs n private
papcr,o though exclusively relating To mat
ters of official duty. o. he may have "con-
sldcred II not Of a description to 60 on Tire
fles !" aud thus may "iis absence from the
files" OF " lis being lost or mlslald,' be
very naturally accounted for, according 10
the yrartices Of The Department.
The probability of tins snppositlon is
greatly Strengthened by the following case /;
Between 1916, and the 3Ist December
Ia }, he received important commuulCa
tons on the subject of the Illicit iniroduc-
ton of large number Of African slaves IA
to the United States, which strongly impll-
Gated nne of bis particular friends. BY 4
res luton of the House of Representatives
Of TN, last mentioned date, he was directed
10 lay before lhr honsc copies of such com
mubjcallons ds ne bad received SINCE 1871 o,
and such r4jofmatioa as he posse SSeE in
relation ~ the ilrll introduction of slaves
into the United States. But, notwlthstan
ding lhis positive call upon him, | assert,
and ! challenge investigation, that he did
Withhold letters and information upon this
subject nplltatug ms hieud, which ous It
To have been communicated tn the House,
aud some Of winch, he did not even permit
t. 90 on The files Of The Department. Or
coula', II might be truly sad Of thtm "that
10 such letters are 10 be found on the flies
of the Department and that the officers
employed IN 1t have no recollection OF the
receipt Of them . for, having been drpo-
s,led N his own private bureau, those 9th
cels ND haAr 10 means of asCertalnlng
the fact, and the very motives fer Withhold
ding them from the files would render
iult',ss attempts t. fed "dHSrfrs' 10
thru " by an examination Of the records of
the Department. And yet, there IS no
doubt nf lh.n having h,no received and
,,.. st,n,...t n,,h5 l,,lifr ,l.,t tho, v,r.
,.,.d .,Iso If III. .,,,}.u,,ty nr III. II
Of K,nres.nt,,,,,ss ,asnnt Mini, nj IN. oh.
tam Their production, the non production
of the lrltrr of the Receiver n Edwards
vile ought not to excite i moments sur
p,isp
But il al4o ,nrears thai bo. and his It Of
fcrrs If fine prpago,y Drp,rtnrnI HAY,
not h..n ;,hl,. ia find a g,r,t number nj
other lett,rs and oven snn,r of his our
otlic,l ou.s ~ han r,oair.i liz other calls
OF the House. or. if they could have been
found. lhcy were sopurrssrd OrlbIs. tn,
documents furnished bebi,n-elf afford hotl
abt,ud.mt and caucn,-5xe nronf Man,
lostouc,s might vested ion tn *,
III nrr.lt>. viii alllIde tn a few of Them
only.
Several cas.s Of this Lind arc praspoted
hy th,. co,f,.,no,denr. win tbr R,nl, o
Hunts. He. viii refer tn bnt nnp If Thorn
Thj, !, too conclusive for any artlGce +,
elude II. aud II r,qaires bat = bare pnspec-
flon Of the document, tb,ms,lye, u he
cou,inc.d oft
In his l.tts,I. No ia the President nj
the Rank Of uunts,ill. dated The aO,h al
July, 1919. he saws. You will perceive.
h, the contents of MY LETTEY OF
THE 9th INSTANT. that the failure of rhr
Na,lnl lIr Bank, and us Offices. was, al thai
time. known to tins Denartn,rnt. II was
H,n forescen that thp Bank of Huntsville
could not fail to be- iuiuiou,ly affected by
tbnt event. andby others Of -, ,,m,l,rn,tur,
which were then anijciratc1. *4***x.42
The reasons stated in My LETTER OF
THE 9,h INSTANT. in favor Of the
prompl adoetlon. l., TN. hams. Of In. nra.
sn1es npc4,,,r, 10 bt tgaosG,, ofibe nuLj;c
moneg in the po,ses,ion Of the bank. be.
yond, the permanent d.po,i,e, remain nm
lnnaired @"