American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-07-09
From the Washington Republican,.

NJ. CrawjGriS Loans Of The PeopLe'S Money.
The public have been apprized that Mr. Edwards
Submitted TO the Committee o Investigation, al its
late session, written resew OF those pats Of the
conduct OF thcSecretary Of the Treasury which have
been invest ated Awaiting ourselves oil permits
sion allowed 10 US, we have thought proper 10 give
the following extract from Mr.. Edwards's remarks
on the subject Of the loans of public money, which
it IS IN proof Mr. Crawford has made--not for The
purposes heretofore avowed by him, but to enable
CERTAIN banks TO redeem their notes and " tcind up
their gfarS "
In the loans made in this district, there was TWO.
fold violation OF law.
LIST. The loans themselves were Illegal in their
origin.
ed. lie acted Illegally in not reporting them TO
Congress according 10 the positive injunctiohs OF
the law Incorporating the bank OF the United States.
The failure to do the latter berays consciousness
Of the improprety oi, and desire TO conceal the
former.
Extract from Coz. EdIcardSS remarks to the
Committee, on the subject Of illegal Loa7s Of Pub
lie Money, made By tie Secretary Of the 1rea-
smy.
(" The corruption Of the British Parliament, and
the ILLEGAL conduct OF the British ministry, are sub
iects Of frequent and just Reproduction, as the purity
of our Legislature and the exact subservlence oil
every branch of executive to the laws oil The land
are deemed causes oil satisfaction, ana sources vi
uiide When Mr.. Pitt, whose influence IN Parlia
nent was as transcendent as his fame, undertook,
a, a period Of great commercial pressure, and ca
iamilous season of war to make lean OF 100000.
10 The house OF Boyd s. Benheld, the subject was
brought before Parliament and, as the loan, though
mt o,atuitnus, was found to be " no tegat emPt0y-
,n2ni of the public funds" and althnnGh the OPP
n ,son admitted there was no ground to impule
lmproppr motireS to the Premier, II was declared
by the House OF Commons an act Of dangerous
1isurpetion and to prevent its being assumed as a
precedent extended into usage as well as TO &C
uuit this powerful and celebrated minister OF moral
and Official liability sccoupt of it, bill OF indem
nitv WAS introduced by one OF his friends, and pas
sed INTO law Here it is TO be observed that the
loan OF Mr. Pitt was advanced (even as Mr.. Whit
bread confessed) on unqueStohable securitiesthose
of Mr. Crawo;d do not appear 10 have been so Sale
~ pro,lded for On MIR. PUTS loan no loss occur
led considerable part Of Mr.. Crawfotd's is ye
cndappered Mr. PITTS loans carried interest. while
Mr. Crawiord's was made "as Sfatntous todh
If Mr. pitl's conduct could be exculpated only by
an act Of Parliament, MIR. Crawords be Iuslltl-
edin The teeth of an Of Congress 10 this case lei
Inc ask is not the vital principle oil our government
lost sirht oil !? This is government OF laws. he
sposbili,y is the soul Of the Republic, and IS IN
tended like cfayitation in the material world 10 mold
every orb and every atom, every officer and every
cltizen, in their legal position. II was intended 10
prevent The Secretary Of the Treasury from com