Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-07

ch.rga Of A. ~ isise IN that respect. The
Cramer of fhs S"eh' that he suspected Mr..
nh. h,nL .r,..V OF having an interest in
mir, IN PPs be most insisted upon by
Isoec,,.,;..s INDUCED him in all his
i, snif;c;sn, - y. u object; and they think
tho ~, 49, :" from review of all
that Mr c..s no reason TO believe
r.ctIv mr. ;,,d;...,,, 10y interest, either d.
Cbsn,;c., h.,',s ,.E Incorporation Of the |
NOR ;nd;rao,s', ., 'a' vas neither directly |
he w.s r.o =. :yftted by il. That
kno,.r, o.. .l. e It's advocate, is well
Tor moment entertain th..i;,,e ~. a""o'
10 any way TO be benefited, ~. $50 vas
mat bill, opposed as CaIdw l. hy 81. ~
dence ofseveral respectable IN, .s;,,d;..d :
witnesses. 1t is clear fromg toss,,,'.' 'r :
Mr. Morrison, Mr.. Seely, AiN,os,.,dJ
Stebbins, that Mr.. Cranier al no %'u Mr.
mat bank, or any one in trusR,r hiVen'uo -
tnat ne has never received anv tcunia,a ~" -
ward IS equally certain; and ~ coo =
me impntalion on the motives oksr. Graz =,
by Caldwell as one Of those tricks r hirh W. " =,
resorted to either TO extort money! from ty,,
iears OIL MIR. MORRISON, or TO procure for Calue
wen and others controlling influence in the,
oanK. The committee are fully justified in
ms conclusion, because Caldwell himself says
ne does not believe either Mr.. Keyes or MIR.
Brunson eyer received, or were To- receive a
cent ~ money, although he swears Morrison
so tod him, and they stand in the list produ
cea ny MN, as made up by Morrison, and
hDseii, las he swears,) one for one thousand
dollars, and the other at two hundred dollars
the committee have noticed this case the
more particularly, because Caldwell il the ON.
ly person who has thought proper to suspect
MIR. Cramsr Of pecuniary interest in the
bank: All the other witnesses unite in saving
mat Mr. trainers efforts for the bank oripi-
Mated IN pure and honorable motives. Nor
tan Oe denied that person appearing as
nir. Caldwell does before the publicly to entj-
Tie him To credit. ought to fortify his evidence
ny something more than his declaration un
der oath. He is wholly unsupported by anv
testimony, either direct or cirrums,anlial: and
the committee consider il due TO MIR. Cramer.
10 say, thai they are unanimously Of opinig
mat the inputation against him is wholly, |
out foundatton. They also fad the enarces !
against uen Root, Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Brooson. |
Mr. heyes and DIR. Greedy, to b~s holy Win,
out foundation. ~"
td tiie course :: ...rc' igts,jaat;on !, w.s
found, that ruiiIour -; 80 ID -,
Col. John z. Drcaturi,, regard toS,oI Sra
nanap, OF the Sensa, having been inauenc.
W ~ ~ Tvs 'oie opthe Chs,nicai bank-Coi.
psea'Hr figout ofthis state, he could not
aeseu ny process of subpoena. The
:, 'nttee have, however, examined Dir |
iieuVn, nf New York, on the subject of the |
eut5e, by which examination il will clearly |
"Naear, IN coDDexion with the evidence Of Mr.. |
~. and the note Of Gen. Robert SYartw nut, to
.Horrison thatthe vote of Col. Straaahau was
alleged By Decatur TO have been procured by
INN, rs A prefrxtto induce Morrison 10 pay
nm $4,000: Col. Stranahan voluntarily ap
peared before the committee, and his exami-
nation IS herewith transmitted. The note
rom Decatur To him bears date two DAYS
alter the Chemical bank had passed, and is
u such character as IN induce the commit
Mite 10 believe that Decatur expected to
ierive some personal benefit from writing il,
II ths expense Of Col. Stranahan, by alleging !
% niorrisun that he had made engage ments |
or $1,000, The testimony Of Mr.. Hedden |
oriIfies this presumption ; and his evidence
IS well as that ofCoi. Stranahan, shews most
clearly, that the note of Decatur to him.
had NO connexioD with his vote. 1t having
also been surmised. that bond 0r obligations
had been given to Col. M'Inirye, of the Sc
nate, ny MORRISON, promising cIerkship in
the bank, lit passed the Senate, the eom-
niifee inquired INTO il. The simple TRANSACT
non IS, that Mr.. Powers, from Monigome-
~, being IN ALBANY, profered To Mr.. Morri-
bank, and that he should have a situation in !
i. MIR. Morrison gave him certificate to
this effect; which, after the bill passed the
Senate, was handed by powers TO Col. M'In-
Tyre, To be- kept. The fact being well known
from The commencement of the session, thai
Col. M'lntyre WAS in favour Of this bank
Col. M'Intyre showed the paper TO the chair
man of The committee, and is ready TO pro-
duce il to the Senate. The committee did
not deem it necessary to examine him, al |
though he wished To- be examined, ifthe com
mtIee should deem il proper. 1t also APP |
peared, that Evan j. EimendOrf,a brother-in |
law Of Dir. Sudan, the Senate, had a clerk
ship in this bank. At the request of Mr.. Su-
dam, John Radcliffe was examined, as 10
The manner in which his appointment wasI
procured-Einendorf had married niece q |
and il appears clearly, that Mr.. Su- |
dam had no knowledge Of, or expertion of,
this appointment; nor was il IN any way in
timated to him, that Elmendorf~as to rece''e
airy appointment, either dirSct or ip,tfrct.
!y, but that it WAS procSred Ivy E'dc'ile.
The committee deemed it fhegSdufy 10 IN
qulre into every spsfnisc wbrh mad been
made, and which, cached tb's committee, or
any one of ihess; and ib>y congratulate the
SENATE, thatshey csg,Hy unanimously, that
rha,o I, ,,yTeasoD ~ suspect, or believe, that
,nv r,,fiber ofo1st body voted f,r the bank
rro,; impropef or interested motives, or for re- I
,ySfd or pre- hope oft either directly or indi- I
ectly./ The committee are fully convinced, '
rcO their examination, that combination i
{ men, at Albany, last winter, from different a
arts OF the state, and emphaiically denom- c
ated The Lobby" by impure and cor i
ipt practices among themselves, and by pre- I
'pce ofinhuence over particular members of 3
ne legislature, have given currency to the d
umerous reports, as to the causes which in Z
ueDced the vote of members of the Senate 4