Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-04
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FRIDAY MORNINS, JUNE 4, 1921.



FRIDAY MORN1N5, JUNE 4, 1921.
MEssRs. CRAWFORD AND. EDWARDS.
The following address OF Mr.. Edw ards to the Eli- |
tor of the Louisville (Ky.) Public Advertiser, was
sen, Us tho country from tina, place, accompa
ued by the letter which immediately precedes 1t.
II was written by Mr. Edwards, after The ;rocess Of
the House of Representatives reached him at I'd
wardsvc, and when hi arrived u, Louisville on his
return to the Federal City.
There is Il sc,,sbli,y for character, a breathing
of spirit, and b5idncss OF declaration TO his n
noccncc and capacity TO support and verify his
charges against Mr.. Crawford, which claim much
more of. respect than any thing which we have
before seen from the pen of Ninian Edwards. He
uses the language Of Mr. Lowrc on a late occasion,
and in speaking of the correspondence between Mr..
Crawford and the Receiver of public money at Ed
wardsyillc, he airns, that he verify MIR. Craw-
fords receipt of the Receivers letter, 10y "cvidcnce
the mos, irresistible" The firmnoss and confidence
with which he speaks, strongly incline us to believe
hin,-and we shall be greatty surprizcd If ne docs
not, before the Committee of Investigation, produce
Mr.. Crdwforrs anstcCr 10 DC Receirer's letter-in
which event, all will be struck will the wonderful
simtude of the case, 10 the recent occurrence be-
tween the President Of Inc United States and Mr.,
Lowric.
Let i, be remembered, that the feet OF MI Craw-
fords having received or not this letter fium Mr..
Stephenson, the Receiver Of public money al Ed
war'isviile, is the most material point upon whch
he and Mr.. Edwards are at issue Upon this fact,
the official culpabiliy otherwise OF The Secleia
~ of the Treasury, III his transactions with ,h.
Bank of Edwartisvi!lc, materially depend. II Mr..
Crawford dill receive the letter, he was arprizcd OF
the unsafe condition of the Institution, and consc
quen,y of the hazard OF continuing the public depo-
sites i'll il. II he did not receive it, then he
apprizcd of its si,uaion-and the loss which the
country has sustained, was an accident for which
lie ought not to be responsible. Again-Nir. Craw-
ford, if Inc has not, III 50 many words, denied thai
such letter was received, has necessarily left
that impression on the public mind. by saying ",la
he rccollccts such letter-that evidence of 1t.
being received is to he found the Records of tho
| Treasury Departnent-and that no person in the
Department has any recollection Of such letter, OF
an answer to it,. These assertions, supported by
the hg, character of Mr. Crawford, have certainl,
subjected Mr.. Edwards to the mos, serious imputa
tion.-If he can succeed therefore, in proving tina
such letter received at the Department of til,
| Treasury-hc will have verified the most materia
allegation in his hdt!rcss-cleared his own charac
ter from the suspicion Of having invented wifi;
falsehood-and perhaps, succeeded negafirely, i
prosing Maf this correspondence, as lie formerly de
ela1td, Tad been Suppressed.
Even should Governor Edwards, fortunately 70
his own character, be able to establish thus much
Mr.. Crawfords reputation will not receive CORES
pondng depression.-Mr. Crawford says" tina
neither himself nor any person i'll his Department,
recoliccts the receipt of such lcter-and that tn
files of the Department furnish neither the letter,
any answer 10 it."-But the letter may have bee,
received and accidentally ost--it may have bee,
answered, and that answer have escaped the attcn
ton of every individual in the Department From
the great mass of business transacted there, iii
might very we'll and very naturally happen. Shouts
Mr.. Edwards therefore exhibit Mr.. C.awiord's an
swer to the Receiver, as slrewdly suspect he vii
we shall not for our part, from the force OF tina
single circumstance, be disposed TO charge Nj,
Crawford with any thing worse than forgeiJul,es
Gov. Edwards, however, certainly has colorado
prctext to do something more-and a Just claim I
be rc-ins'ated i'll possession of the character whc
lie has lost, since the publication of his Adtres;
Congress.
Mr. Edwards last Address, is certainly stron
and manly appeal to the justice, impartali,y, an
forbcarance, pendente lie, of the nation. If he 8
the vIlest and guiest of cuIprits, he is entitled to
fair and impartial trial. This trial is actually prc
crossing, before tribunal distinguished for the in
vidua intelligence and character of those who com
pose IT, The least the public can do, is TO suspen
the formation of opinion, until this tribunal de
clares his innocence guilt. In saying this, ",
freely confess that we have been premature in tn
expression of our own opinion--but we profess on
regret Tor It, and our determination to await the
nal result of the investigation, before we admit fur
Their unfriendly impressions to either party.
The accompanying letter is from u source of hig
respectability.-W do not know that the Press i
Virginia is fairly obnoxious to the charges of narti
atty and iil'herality. We are certainly willing al
ways to give both sides.
The Report of the Committee of Investigation o.
the last page, will enable the reader to compehen
all the points upon which Mcssrs Crawford and Ed
wards are at issue.
| TO THE EDITOR OF THE WING.
Steam Boat Pennsylvania,
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 90, 1924. {
DEAR SrR-The address of II inian Edward. esn
late Senator of The L. States to Congress has o..