Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-15

ties for the Bank OF Edwards, lille, he hes
voluntarily come forward and ackno wIedsed
his share Of the responsibility-of which, in-
deed, he may well be proud.
In a letter to the Hon. Benjamin Ruggles.
dated Cincinnati, 18th May, 1924, Gen. Har-
rison says
u IS not for assign the motives for anv
mans condnc', hut, from the agency which had in
,he transaction to which this letter refers, do not
hesitate TO declare my firm convictions that no man
srds governed by pure and atrictic rnotires an
'cds Mr.. Cramford that occasion With regard TO
the unfortunate situation Of the baak, rtbere 10 any
BILE me.
I" Il was not my business to determine whether ,bs
Executive possessed the power TO make these ar.
engagements mt, but will say, that, possessin,
the power, and having satisfactory evidence thar The
government would not be likely TO suffer- they wopld
have deserved The execraon OF the Western people
d they had not been made considered the claims
Of the people for the adoption Of this course rot
mon honesty
Gen. Harrison adds" am told that the sov.ro.
meni will recover the debt due to il ny the bank
I" Farmers and Mechanics Bank Of Cincinna,il
and Tor which II has commenced suit
How noble is snch conduct, c0ntrasted with
that OF towards. who, after using all his ef-
forts to induce Mr.. Crawford 10 cOnfide in the
Bank of Edwardsville, endeavors to shuttle
himself out Of his share of responsibility bv
eliminating Mr.. Crawford.
If Edwards intended to warn Mr.. Crawfs,ra
of the instability Of the institution, WHY did
he not write to Mr.. G. direct? Why endeay-
or 10 sneak out Of his responsibility y. by a Duh
LEGATION in the st. Louis Enquirer and pre-
tended letter from the Receiver which, how
ever, prove that Edwards thought the Bank.
at that time, perfectly solvent and secure.
Nash. City Gaz.
Progress Of the Ed,oards' .4Fair-Ths
course pursued by Mr.. Edwards in relation to
his accusation Of Mr.. Crawford, is singular
though not surprising. In his Address, he
made six specific charges against the Score
tary OF the Treasury; aud now, when he ha,
| been brought here, TO be confronted with the
members Of the Committee of Inves,irat;on
he wishes to avoid a personal examination. on
the plea that, Of his own Knowledge. he
knows nothing to the Encouragement Of Mr.
Crawford. How does this agree with the la,e
declaration Of Mr.. Edwards, in his pub,ica.
ton in the Louisville paper on his return To
Washington, where he says he could prove
more against the Secretary than he had prom.
ised How does itagree.wih common sense
that an individual should bring forward Sc
hes y! charges. eliminating an eminent indi-
sidual ofufiicial misconduct, and then repre-.
sent that, OF his own knowledge, he knows
noth'nS about the matter? The COMMITTEE
nave, very properly, refused their assent TO
| MT. Euwards's request 10 be excused. He ia
me luiormcr-the accuser-the witness WIN
Is To prove the allegations in the Address
and he has already received his share of ~ hat
was expected 10 b. produced by the contem.
pla'ed ruin OF The character of the Secretary
OF the Treasury. Let him, then. he subi.ct
ed 20 personal examination. Let him no Ion.
ger be allowed IL scatter caiunpies on paoer:
TO make insinuatons without responsibility
Let him be- brought face 10 face with the
COMMITTEE. tis physiOgnomy NAV furnish
suggestions as To his guilty. design. which
cold 'nt and hypocritical expressions might
conceal. o.
The public will not be at loss TO find ont
the motive of Mr.. Edwards, in publishing
from time to time, pieces in the newspaners
pretending to hrmurss and caudor. tagstbs,
with copies pf spurious letters or the late Re.
ceiver at Edwards,iile, To Sustain his former
state ment on oath. The people will see. in
nose puoiicat'onsi as well as in the summon
Ipg so many Witnesses at the instance of Mr.
Edwards, an artfnl design 10 make an in,pres
SION, apart from pertinent testimony in favor
OF himself; and, by attracting public attention
IN "a variety Of minor objects to divert The
'h'nu from Tile main topic of enquiry. We
preoic!' however, that he will moi mislead By
any Of his why stratagems, either the sa@aci
~ of the COmmittee or the understandable nj
his fellow citizens. III
/ ADVERTISE FOR EVIDENCE.
insteau OF hunting up, as Ninan Edward.l
Is DOING testimony by conjecture, to implicael
MT. Crawford, wOnld II not be the better " ay
ior MN and his cOadjutors To insertan adyer.
tisement at once, in some of the newspapers.
Offering reward out Of the secret service
'unu VI foreign missions, TO any body that
WIN Come and swear against the Secretary OF.
Inc ireasury? Ii would save time and much
trouble and, In case MIR. Crawf ford should
nave ever happened TO have done any thing
amiss, In the Whole course of his life, would
prevent the frequent dIsappointments expert
enced by Messrs. Edwards g. Co. in summon
ing gentlemen Whose testimony honorably vim
dicatrs the Socrstary's purity Of character and
'''e"ec'ua' ao''ity. ID.
Spanish Claims BY the diligence audI
Iprompttude Of all the officers uf gov ernmepl|
concerned in forwarding the necessarv Ar
trangements, the Treasury was enabled tO|
commence its pay meDts, CIT the very day shetE
The Report OF the Commissioners was made
to the Department of. State /; and ALREADY
dearly two Of the Ave millions have been caf.
red oil ny the eager expeciants; in checks upi
ON the Bank Of the United States and III
Branches. This promp,itude of operation ii
NO less honorable to the goyernme nj thar
agreeable to the claimants many of whom have
been waiting here in anxious impotence fol
some time, and who may now return to thei1
families with pockeis as heavy rs their hearth
are light. We understand that the voucheu
and documents belonging to the files of III, |
late Commission, have been deposited. il !
conformity with the stipulatious of the Treaty.
IN the Department Of State, where. nv ordet
I OF the President, the Secretary Of The lats