Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-09

q. Had you in these visits any conversation
with Gov. Edwards ON the subject of the nomi-
nation'
A. Yes.
| o. Did he speak, in these conversations, oi
an opposition which he expected to his nornina-
ton: and of the grounds On which he expected
| It would be made
| A. The opposition was casually spoken Of
but do not recollcct that any special grounds
for it were stated by Gov. Edwards.
| @. Did he say any thing about the a. B.
| plot or n. II. pubicatsons
"A. If he did not, mentioned it.
@. Please 10 state what passed between you
OH that subiects
| IL. l had seen it mentioned IN New York
paper that Gov. T.. was supposed To be the au-
thor of these "A. b. publications: this mention
ed TO hun. At that time nothing positive was
said bv the Governor to the authorship; but,
at subsequent visit, knowing that there were
doubts entertained of his having been the author,
to salty myself asked him ifhe did write them.
He rcplied-''l neither confess nor deny"
| q. What the reason Ofyour frequent in
tercoursc with Gov. Edwards on this subject,
n. Motives of friendship and interest /?
| q. Has there been former connection or
acquaintance between you and Gov. Edwards?
"A. Not before my first visits to him at Mrs.
Queens. Twas an applicant to be appointed
his private Secretary.
q. Wereyou SO appointed
a. Yes.
q. Arc YOU to go Mexico with Gov. Ed.
wards,
"A. ] am not have procured other em-
ploymcnt.
WM. b. IIoDGsON.
Jeremiah Nelson, Of tie House of Representa-
Tires, s,ro,n, at nc request IF m. Ed,gards.
q. by Mr.. Edwards. Please TO state what
you recollect ofmy being sick, at MRS. Queens,
after Arr. Noble came to lodge there.
Il. Then lodged at Mrs. Queens, and I'M
deistood, from several members of the family,
that Governor Edwards was very sick. should
think 1t was more than a week after Mr.. No
blc's coming there, that visited Gov. Edwards
IN his room. He was then very much indis-
posed; but do not know whether he had or
had not, been out of his room since his being
sick.
| q. by Mr.. Forsyth. When you visited HIM,
was he, in your opinion, we'll enough to go from
one room of the house to another,
A. cannot tell He often went out when
thought that person SO sick as he, ought not
to have done so.
q. Have you not known him to be out,
night or day, when he apparently more in
disposed than he appeared to you to be at that
time?
! n. have not.
q. by MT. Edwards. Do You recollect see
ing Inc out my room for q fortnight after Mr..
Mobiles coming there?
Il. lcannot recolIect whether you were or
were not.
Q. by MT. Forsyth. Do YOU rccolIcct whe-
Their MT. Edwards had any medical attendance
at that time?
IL. cannot tell whether he had or had not.
| JEREMIAH NELSON.
asa f. Housh, s,corn, at tie request Of .u-
| Edrards.
q. by MT. Edwards. Do You recollect te
have seen me at MIS-. Queens, after occupied
the back room?
a. do.
z. What was my situation, at that time.
n. You were sick in bed.
y. Doyou rccollect at what time this was
Il. cannot remember the precise day /
was sometime towards the latter end of Febrna
ry. L recollect that you were so much in.Iis
posed that did not communicate the business
| for which had come. / called again, some
time afterwards, but learning that You were still
confined to your room, | did not go in.
A. Z. IIOUGu.
Henry Washington Queen, s,co,m, at Me request
Of M. Ed.oards.
Question, by MT. Edwards. Did Won lodge in
the same house with INC, during the last session
of Congress?
"A. Yes.
Q. Please TO state what you know about my
beng confined to my room, after Gen. Noble
came there TO lodge.
II. You were not, during your illness, al
that tune, out of your room, to my knowledge,
alter Wednesday, while Gen. Noble remained
there. am under the impression that You be-
came confined to yonr room, after TUESDAY.
remember your being at breakfast, on the Mon
| day morning previous. / do not recollcct YOU
being out of your room after Thursday, until
| You recovered.
| q. by Mr.. Forsyth. What enables Won IL
fix, with so much certainty, Oh monday anu
| Tuesday?
a. Gen. Noble came on Saturday; was no.
at breakfast on Sunday, aud came to breakfast
for the first time, ON Monday, in company will
| Gov. Edwards.
| y. Were you much in Gov. Edwards roam
during his confinement,
| II. was several times there
y. Do you know how long he was confined
to bed, after his first being taken so i'll?
"A. do not.
II. w. QUEEN.
job" c. Rices, sroyn, at tie request oC .jHy.
EiCaJds.
g. by MI. Edwards. Please TO state what Won
know OF my indispositon, while I was in the
back room, ut Mrs. Queens.
H. know that you were sick while tl,erc
but cannot say, exactly, at what time. I
visited you between the beginning and middle
oil March. You told me that you were then un-