The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-04-27

certain rrnort being ma@r,) rc.n ,erfirs hs.
fore your honorable houy Hnd the natonl
that The facts they aileEe ave substantially
true DO uiost respectfully SOLICIT that thu
may be taken a a part Of, aid be printed
with. tbs eammaulz alien.
IL aell.r 10 Strengthen my claim 10 fbis
Indulgence, combining all The rights Of d.
fence, OF aern sati1n, aud OF asking Tor tntess
LEGATION, which car enttlc me. as u citizen
Of The Iuiied siatrs, or an officer ot their
government. Il appear before your bonora=
bic body, d expressly stale
, d" II. Ina the Hon Nm. u Crawford, sc.
crctary al the Treasury has nIslnanaged The
National Funds
I'D. Ihai he has received a large amount
Of uFafirr,u nj NOTES. from certain bHnk III
part discharge oi lbetr debts to the United
States, contrary 10 TIT resolution OF Gongfess
OF isl6
ID. That being called on by resolution
of The nouse al Representatives, 10 slate The
amount ot uneurienl notes Which be received
from those banks he ha, misstatod II, by
making il les tban il realty was.
".ith. 1haf be lh,. ~ his report 10 tie
fluuae, miateprcsrntcd the Obligation al thase
hunks. or some one Of them, at least, aud
prcdIcatod thereon an iudo4arsihIc excuse Tor
his conduct. IN receiving those uncnrrent
u0fes.
9TH, That he has acted illegally, in a
varielN ot instances, by making, aud confirm
ne, drposites Of pubic money, IN certain
al bank, without making report thereof
10 Cong. s, according 10 law
&" 9th. mt he hss, ia several instances,
Withheld information aud letter., called for
by the House. aud which II was his duty to
have communicated.
eAfn##lel II speak for lteelf
"Inr specifications of these statements, !
offer the publications with the signature Of
&c \ Il above mentioned, and this commn-
nieallan Aud Tor proof, ,ller that Which
thew respectfully rclcrto.
All ihis do deiensivcly for, it The facts
stated be true, no rational man can doubt that
lh,y mus Nraken, 1T least, the toree Of Mi.
Craulord4 statement again ms
a. will not charge him with bad Intentions
in any o. these acts. II IS more property the
duty Il olheas 10 inquire into, aud Judge OF
thai mauef / DO not ask tor an lnSesnga-
tion of his conduct Such q rcq0ca ought,
more naturally, 10 /" looked for from him
self But will say, tbbt II, being an officer
OF thu same government under which he
holds his Office, have willully aud mnlic-
onsiy nisrepftsented him ~ the sis foregoing
ALLEGATIONS, il Is u nisdcmcauor that would
pruyc M unworthy Of Che office Hold. IN
yiic him. or any Of his friends, to make this
Charge apainsl nae, pledginE myself 10 waive
all notice, aud, with all the DISADVANTAGES Of
absence. f. submit to Hu in" ,tlgatlou thereof
hy cilheror b. both Houses OF Congress, and
t6 4bide by the decision thcrcupuu II this
proposition Is declined, trust We shall hear
40 more uni about an A. u. plot A. 10
myself, ! lear not tins consequences oil any
characterization fowl know shalt be able,
whatever may be the rs.ult, 10 justify myself
10 the nafion
And never having obtained any Office by
The slightest sacrifice Ut iHlcpe ndenee,
never vii owe the holding Of one 10 reluc-
ant Performance, or the courtesy OF my gu
mic Twill only add, that, ii any attempt
.honld Hereafter be made mcaniU 10 TAXI adj
vantage ot ny absence, by those who have
iorborne 10 attack me Hhcnl could hsv. had
an ornorunlt5 st defending myself, most
beg OF your honorable body aud the nation,
10 snapeud Vonr opinions, and ia be assured
that there shall be no avoidabIc delay IN YIN.
dicating myself have, in reserve, much
matter Of defensive accusation, aud should
most certainly have invited your attention
to the report concerning the Receiver oi fub.
lie Monies al huntsville, aud other matlcrf Of
no, less Importance had time permitted.
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