Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-06-01

Mr. Crawford must also have forgotten the
resolution OF 1876, when, in direct violation
of its positive injunetions, he received from
certain local banks, in discharge of their debts
to the United States, and at par, the large
amount OF uncurrent notes, which, in his re-
port, he admits he did receive from them.
But his memory must have been much more
unfortunately tire acherous to him, in two other
particulars, relating to this business, for,
shall show that he has made two palpable and
important nasstatements i'll regard to il.
Being called on by resolution OF the House
of Representatives to state the amount OF un
current paper, which he received from the
local banks, that had been made repositories
of public money, received from the sale of
public lands he admits the receipt OF large
amount from the Banks of Edwardsvile, Mis-
souri,, and Tombeckbee. But as an eTcnse for
his conduct, he represents those notes to have
been deposited in these banks i" before the
date of their contracts under which they
agreed to account for the public deposites as
specie.
This do most unequivocally and positively
aver, to be a misrepresentation and an unde-
feasible apology, and your honorable body
cannot fail to be convinced of it, by adverting
to the contracts themselves | will refer to
only one OF them at present. The very trst
article of the contract with the Bank OF I'd
wardsvle, under which it received the first
cent of public deposites, is i'll the following
words, viz " LIST. That the public moneys
shall be entered to the credit of the Treasu-
rer as cash. which may be seen in document
No. 66, letter G. No. ana 2.
I But, for his own opinion upon the subject,
even in case where there had been no ex-
press stipulation q" To pay cash." refer your
honorable body to his letter l., No. |, to the
President of the Bank of Huntsville, dated
18th january 1918, where it will be found
that he says, In making the Planters and
Merchants Bank of Huntsville place of de-
| posite, at its particular solicitation, it was
expected that the transfer OF the funds which
il undertook 10 make, would be effected in
funds that circulated at par at the place where
the transfer was directed. AS the Receiver
had been directed to receive the bills ON no
Banks which did not discharge them in specie
upon demand, il was expected that the Bank
would be answerable for the amount deposit
ed in specie, or in Bills which would be re-
ceived as specie, at the place to which the mo-
ney should be directed to be transferred, I'M
| less it should state the contrary"
| But this is not the worst case he has, in the
same report, misstated the amount of incur
Banks, making IL much less than IL actually zcas
and some of the suppressed letters in the cor
respondence with the Bank of Missouri will
| prove it.
| This statement, no doubt, will surprise and
astonish your honorable body; but, you will
not long regard it as a proof OF temeritv,
! shall, however, content myself with barely
stating enough to carry resistless conviction
to your own minds of the truth of it. None
shall doubt, who will either read Or hear the
testimony exhibited 10 you by Mr. Crawford
himself
rhe suppressed letters 3. No. Is, from the
President OF the Bank or Missouri, dated 18th
Oct. 1919, and b. No. 10, from Thomas Red
dick, agent of that Bank, dated 18th February,
1929, takenin connection with Mr.. Crawford's
settlement wan the said agent, will prove that
the sum of SILKS, which he, Mr. Crawford
received from that Bank, though artfuly stat
ed 10 disguise the fact, was composed of
$3.50 of notes on the Franklin Bank of Alex
andria, and $685. on the Mechanics Bank OF
Alexandria.
His own suppressed letter B, No. Z, dated
29th May, 1919, contains notification to the
Bank of Missouri, of the failure OF the former
OF these Banks. And friend has furnished
me with the following extract from the files
OF the National intelhgencer, in regard to the
latter, VIZ: "August %, 1919. The Mechan-
ics' Bank of Alexandra does not redeem its
notes in specie, and It's notes no longer pass
here currenty.'
The suppressed letters, B, No. Is, from
himself to the President of the Bank of Mis-
sour, dated 18th November, 1920, and the
Presidents answer, b, No. 90, dated 18th
December, 1920, will show that he received
from the Bank, S40,l56, In notes on the Bank
of Tennessee, and its branches, which were de-
posted in,,he Branch of the United States
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