Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-23

Is decided whether the charges have alIeore
against the Secretary are true or false.
: nose charges are true, as alleged thel
:" .he i1ouSc, would ask what have the con
t'eo " 40 WIN my motives for making then
ana upon what legal principles could I be a,
raigncd, even in due form, for malcons ,r,
, secutiOn? P'>
H. on me other hand, these charges arc nc
, uue' I.ncre oeinS "no charge against me sub
th'..co 10 the committee, ~ it may not only inst
~ the acquttal of Mr.. Crawford, but NAV fur
nisn ground OF future triad of myself for Hayin
,naiciously and falsely made them. 1t cannot
gainst me, till shall be put upon M trial an
nave iair opportunity Of defending myself.-
ms am ready to meet, hut cannot conscf
10 inc olcndin9 Of both triat; together
you should think such a Charge AGAINST m,
sustainabie, would rejoice to have on onnort,,
MY TO meet 1t fairly before the House of Repre-
tsentaiiFes, or the Senate of the United States
anu ior cans purpose beg leave, earnestly, Il
Guest the committee, in case that sho,,,J IA,
lheir opinion, to state distinctly which of IN,
s'f chafges have alleged against Egr. Csay.
lord, are iaise, anl in what rcspsct thor. ar, co
that may Know how 10 prepare Eor,ry defence
In tins, ask 10 more tllan any snbaItern in
your army Is entitled 10, in cases of Infinitely
Tess Importance. presume, and hope, there.
| i'i y, u YIN H't De uctiiGd
In the mode of trial of myself that b,s b,,,
adopted, las appears by the testimony by ryh;c!,
: nave only known, against what shonI hoge
20 dctcnd myself from the months "a the Wit
hesscs, the Common sense of all mankind INNS,
perceive thata cannot have had any reasonable
| opportunity OF defence. Ii, therefore TN, com
niltcc t:irnk themselves authorized Ia enunirc.
ior any purpose, whether denied my au,hor.
sap OF thc writings signed a. Is. at all or that
nj xupe 10, iii
confirmation of my nomination as Minister tn
Mexico, by the Senate, / claim additional t;mo
10 reout the testimony that has been given. an,
10 summon every Senator, if less will not satisfy
you, To prove that no member of the Senate ri
therVoted Tor me, or forbOre to vote against inc
on account of any such supposed denial, and
merely to demonstrate the utter improbability
oil any such intention on my part.
have not made myself Mr.. Craw;orps nro-
secntor, and am not willing to be SO considered.
!" It'll ms Immense advantages over me, have
moi the hardIhood TO be willing to. talsc issue
with him upon his intentions. NV object has
ocen, and is still, to defend myself in the most
euecluai manner IN my power, against his at.
tack upon me- This being accomplished. |
care not what disposition is made of his part of
Tue case. had right to urge the facts have
NIT their truth, and deny the business of the ar
gunents have deduced from them
in dong all this, have imposed upon myself
inc ooiigation to show my own innocence of his
mputation against me, and 10 prove the six spe-
CHIC statements alleged against him to be
true, without reference to kisintentions. This
is the extent of my responsibility; the public re-
gard II IN that point of view, and protest a
gamst any further responsibility, and all COLA
teral and indirect trials of MYSELF being, howe
yer, perfectly wiilingto meet any charge in due
form. :
These statements against Mr.. Cra,y ford. 7
have, l think, completely established. Ii the
committee think otherwise, and will specify
wherein have failed, will still redeem the
pledge have given TO the public, in the proper
place.
NINI-iN EDWARDS.
p. S. All the witnesses, excapt one. who
testified on the subject OF the A. B. publications
say, they considered them and the A. g. plot,
rs one.and the same thing. 1t will be perceiv-
ed, however, that in my address to the House,
made material distinction between them, be-
fore could have anticipated any contest on the
subject; fbr while in that address, Supra the in
slnuation of SEA plot,"I acknowledge myself the
author of the publications themselves
NlNIAN EDWARDS.
submit to the committee the testimony here
with transmitted, with a statement of the points
to which ii is intended to apply.
Thomas f. RiiIick states, in his affidavit. nm.
ncxed to the report OF the committees as follows
viz:
''That the Bank Of Missouri dill transfer, in
Eastera funds, 10 tie Ba'aI: Of the United .sIqses
md its branches, near 1000 dollars, which
funds were worth four per cent. to the Bank. y
| refer to the "lst of drafts drawn by the
Treasurcr of the United States, on the Bank of
Missouri, since Isl July, 1915" Gsec document
Q, TO show that the whole amount of transfer TO
different banks, was SiSl ,943 so
By the said RiddicA's af-
fidavit, il also appears
| that he, himself, gives
| an account of funds,
of very inferior kind,
| transferred 1879 90
| BY letter b. No. 16, do
cument lit appears
| that there was trans
| fcrred to the branch at
| Louisville, of Kcntuc-
| Ky notes 67,73I 90
| Blythe enclosure ofletter
! /, No.16, document Go
| page 10f, il appears,
! there bad been trans
| farred to Louisville, of
| Georgetown and Ken
| lucky notes 5000 90
------------2it 80 90
Leaving only that could have ,s,.o 40, %
been transferred 5 DN'''"'' w