The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-05-14

NJ. az IL did receive thu Itasf mn.
ii"nrd IN lhe above report, AID thu It Is
now ~ hts p"=-ession, or hes h.tn pufpasc-
~ destroyed, | cdn but regard thus ttiark
upon ~ reputation aNuHnai Atelcd h, Any
thInT | have tyrr witnrs-'d uF hrard 81,
a rlnapaiipg from ~ respectable soarct.
except certain 8,aapUrr,S aud saataetms,
t. liz upon a much moe dl,1lnga- he'd IN
d'Nldudl Of this nation the dIs,tacrlul char
ger OLA guilty participation Ia herse steal-
lIE, aud the passing "t counterfeit money,
winch | hive somewhere met with, Il The
COURSE of my lesdug. MaIicious lmazlua
ton - the resort of tmld mifd.=-
Nhtui misrepresentation drnutcs 4 hslcked
QUE.
/ ln regard In The hpte which has heen So
lcCtvd lur making this attack on ne. II very
much resembles the management Which
. Nr. trant,rd rtsorbdtu at the ltsi s,,s.ibn
"i Consle-s, In defeat Il CERTAIN applicant
for land oihce appointment. lin, gen
llrrau had been before the President Tor
many WEEKS. He was supported by gen.
tlrmrn al the FIRST rrspcg liability, aud Of
different parties, IN the state, of Illinois,
MISSOURI and Tennessee. No nhicetlo 3
to him were anticipated by himself or Il
friends AID none were made I'LL thu
/ President was about to transmit III, noml-
nation to The Senate. Then. uhtn Il nom
! ination could no longerbc kept back by any
coHhtrdlee Whatever, and not tlil then, did
Mr.. Crawford exhibit his ohicctohs,--
! The grnltman's residence WIS too re
mote, aud the session Of Congress TOO far
spent, 10 admit OF any defence Or eXplana
! ton from him aud tines hr lost The ap-
! pUlutmrnt. AZ tins case Is strongly mark
ed h> certain chtractrrsticM ttdits, Which
tend t. Illustrate the objects and designs of
tins reH tim,d ATTACK upon me, ! refer, for
a further explanation of IT, To my letter To
1 MIR. Crawford on the subject i
In thu Latter part ot the week previous
to my departure from the city, on calling
~ take NY h.a,e # the President, | met
with Mr.. DcNrns, To whom in a shot con
yrrsalioo with hlm, communicated my
I j. trutlpn Of leaving the city on the Sunday
| follow ug, lanc day before thu date 81 vi.
/ CraW ford communications and, but loran
accidental engagement Of the Secretary Of
i S,atr, winch prevented his signing Il paper
that II was NECESSARY for me 10 carry II thu
/ Treasury Department, I'LL after TIE hour,
ul business In that Department had elapsed,
should have departed from til, city be
fore Mr.. Cra~ford'e communication "a.
nnad", and should not probably rt"n have
/ heard of It,, til allrr had left the United
States.
/ Bot. Independently of what stated u
Nr Dirkins my intended departure Wa
STRONGLY Indicated by the business was Gu
gtgcd in lransaotng IN Tn" public Offices,
II was 2ruetaliS known and, If II had not
been, it wae Wy natural to have been tx
pcCt".,
Deprived Of all opportunity Of defence, a
victory OVER me might, indeed, have been
easy; y 4 surely the triumph. would have
been most = obIe.
BY way Of a,MGng myself of further
chardcttustlcal traits, | beg leave In state
tina, an inspection of the public documents
! i, Sufficient 10 show that. IN repeated IN
starcrs, Mr.. ClaWtord's replies to calls up
Ga hlu by The lloua. for information, Sc.
have been 81 tardy aud protractcd. IL To
pre-, eut the possibility of investigating
them during lhe session IN which the CALI
wire made, aud 10 require great dcg'ee
Of claniy-possi5ly, however, not more
than l-tly due to resist the beheI that he
h., been as much disposed to csade as 10
rn,t, !, scrutiny into his conduct.
Even tie correspondence nh,sa accom-.
..r. q the repori NJ question, though re-
.ljrrd by resolution Of the 9Th Ny,
] -, 10 be- laid before the House rs carly
Il. J.aa5eadie, after IT," commencement ol
tha ih,n Gext succeeding session, has bceu
d,ia,cd To u late a period Of the present
session rs Ia render an Investigation Of II,
b, Ior Hr f,sl .Honduy IN Deoeolber ne1t
;upp-aplc.
Notwithstanding al thcee circumstances
II may BE- t1al Mr.. taWlord did mol intend
10 lake an undue advantage Of my abseucr.
re must we'll know with what Indignant
condemnation sneh IN atttmpt wop,d b'
denounced ~ every nagnan,mods aud ge
ncr"uS ho~om. Wat s.rprlzes me mos
is, that lu.t apprehension of 50 degradlng
Il suspicion had not induced INN L. ha''
exhibited hi, I.Inualiun thtt sooner al
10 have declined II altoS"lhrr. But, what
ever may have been hIo intentions conl,
not hay, been more adNdutaGrouely Affect
ed hI any coatri1'tRCe or stratdgem thai h
couId have odoatr TO deprive mr oil Il fan
opportunity Of defence.
Scarcely can,alrsccut from Long lndts
position, exhausted with the fatigue ii ira
yelling, and required to proceed on ny
journey, With III couvculcn, despatch,
ImI.-t leave him unanswered or coutent nay
self With such drltncc as, with al tn,
disadvantages, avery Short lime u nrce,sa
ry dcliF o. ny iourney may enable nr Las
xiv to present. Bat, - bat regard VIII