Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-05-28

.nis City-ano we are consequently thrown bac
an our reports of Congressional proceedings. The,
were nothowever, for the last week of very decided
interest.
MIR. CRAWFORD AND MIR. EDWARDS.
| Mr.. Livingston from the select committee OH Ed
wards memorial, reported on Tuesday. The an
nexed resolutions reported by the committee. cx
plain the conclusions to which thew had com. q,
the charges. 1t is sad tina, the COMMITTEES was -.
unanimous in their adoption. The Report was prin.
ted. Mr. Forsyth moved to send copy to the Pre-
sident--asd MIR. Livingston that the COMMITTEES
have leave to prosecute the investigation during the
recess. Both resolutions were for that day laid on
the table.
we oeheve that every liberal man is prepared to
congratulate Mr.. Crawford, OH this honorable re-
suit OK congressional enquiry into his official con-
ooc' ii MIR. kandolph's conjecture that the char
ges OF Edwards, were instigated by conspiracy,
be true this congratulations ought to be the warmer
aud hcarter. If we do not desire to see Mr. Craw-
ford President, siond be still more unwilling to
see him the victim Of base and mid-ngh, conspira-
tors.
The import OF Mr.. Frrsyth's resolu ton, to send
a copy of the Report to the President, is obvious
indirectly enforcing the President to do that which
the Constitution has left entirely discretionary with
him, we hopo and believe that ne will SO far re-
spcct public opinion, to revoke the appointment
of Ninian Edwards.
sReferrins to what has been said in the in
production to his report, and repeating that Mr..
Edwards has not had an opportunity of support
ting his charges by his presence and testimony,
the result of the facts which have appeared TO
the committee, thus far, in this investigation,
and OF their deductions from them when applied
TO the recaptulaton of charges, rs stated at the
end of the address, is
First, That the evidence referred TO, and ex7
amined, does not support the charge of having
mismanaged the public funds.
Second, That the uncurrcnt notes, mentioned
In the second charge, appear, by evidence sat
-isiactory to the committee, to have been re-
ceived AMI deposited by the Public Receivers,
at at time when they were receivable under
the resolution of Congress Of 1916; that, in the
principal case, that of the Bank of Missouri, the
Bank did not make itself respo .sibc for such
notes as cash, aud, therefore, the Secretary was
bound to receive them from the Bank; that, al
though the Banks of Tombeckbee s. Edwards
vile were liable to account for such depo-
sites, as cash, if the construction which the
committee gives to their contracts be correct,
yet that both the Secretary and the Banks ex-
pressed a different opinion as to the meaning of
those contracts; and that the Secretary, in re-
ceiying $4,000 from the one, and SO, 900
from the other of those Banks, appears to have
acted according tie what he supposed 10 be the
rights of the parties, and with proper regard
to the interest of the United States, under the
circumstances which then existed.
Third, That no intentional mist atement has
been made to the House of the amount of IN
current bills received from the Banks, although
sum of $3.50 of such bills was omitted through
mistake.
Fourth, That, although the Secretary may
have misconstrued the effect ofsome of the con-
tracts with the Banks to the extent before men,
toned, the committee find no grounds for the
charge that he has msrepresentcd them, mas
much as the contracts themselves were submit
ted with his report to the House.
Fifth, That the Secretary did omit TO COM
municate to Congress the reasons which led him
to direct the dcposite of public moneys in the
three local Banks of Chilicothe, Cincinnati, and
Louisville, where the Bank of the United States
had branches; but there is no reason for suppo-
sing that any concealment was INTENDED, OF that
the omission was Occasioned by design.
Sixth, That, in some instances, papers, call
ed for by resolutions of the House, have not
been communicated with other papers sent in
answer to such calls, but that these omissions
have happened either from accident, or from
belief that the papers, SD omitted, were inmate
rial, or not called for and that there is no evI-
dence that any document or information has
been withheld from improper motives.
Having already expressed the opinions that
this investigation ought not to be terminated,
until the person pressing the charges shall have
been examined, and regretting the circumstan
ces which render such an examination ilnprac-
ticable, during the session of Congress, and
thinking that MIR. Edwards may be expected at
Washington within fewdays, thee Committee feel
it their duty to recommend TO the House that
they be required to sit, after the adjournment.
for the purpose of taking his examination, if an
opportunity shall lie presented"
RICHMOND MEETING!
At an adjourned meeting Of the citizens of Rich
mond, held in the Capitol, Tuesday evening, the
9th May, for the purpose of receiving the Report