Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-11-01
Examination of DR.. Hendree's Piece.
Which nrGs DubltJ,ei IN, kLe E,,ou;rer 1,,-
TO THE PUBLIC

Ill Tue Enquirer OF the Stu oil August. Among these IL
VII! be -nlcient TO mention the necessity OF attend
ing primarily To my official dutes-of procurirp ocu
lents from distance 10 support my positions alb
sence of gentlemen from Eichnon! or whose
reled-and state oi great debility IN, SELF Affect
ing very sensibIy my eyesght.-panlu, ami iu,o;,.a
ting as II Is, To enter The lists with tan who has Shown
himself destitute OF every moral rjinciple ar com,
peled IN order tn rl.d!cajc inucn injured icnu
cencc, 10 take up the gauntlet.
want 81 cantpnS, To use no harshcr epithct per.
vadeS the whole - ~. He:.dree,s publication How
much more easy would it have been for INN TO have
told the run at once, than by aboured essay repete
with sophstry, circmnlucuon and preyarc,tiop tn t
tempt to disguise H. He might have SAID that under
'aron> petGXts he had gotten other mems names IT
order To DO business FOR hrs benefits cautiously keep
ing hrs owr name out of view but through the nstru
n"o aitS Of agents, cncfy getting all the proceeds
into us own possession; aud wien he had once got a
Ean m 1t was impossible It.. him 10 get out of his now
er Nanv notes and acccp;aEces We're passed of by
DR. Hcndrce. on which ms lM.e does not dooecy: in
some instances nave reason 10 believe, has aSs,t,
d,'cc only that they wonid be taken up at maturity
Un'i ms departure iro' Richmond, lie regularly com
pieu WIZ al ms responsibilities 10 nc--Ths is what
he has SAID; and 1t is what in Justice TO him. have al
ways admitted. The ability of DIR, fleuirec TO meet
every pecunIary engagement whether IN his own name
or that OF others well known and the pu.ctsatify
win winch he did 1t, might Justly absoyc those who
had lent him their names from arv sspcion or sinister
designs Certain is, my notes have been received
rom Dr Hendree ivitho,a lis name and upon more
liberal credits than could ever obtan--IIeuce infer
that hisCreh his bare assurance that the uo,e shnuId
be Puncuaily paid, had influence than ma name
In some cases, did not know until the lay of the oen
erai excitement IN Richmond and the arres, of Dr.
fiendree that persons in possession of INV notes
VINO actually held them. They never had exchanged
word with me ON the subject before that period
DR.. i1endree in the cc:nmenccmept of his nuhEc.
ton, admits his responsibility for the acceptances and
notes IN which lad made myself Liable for Brown and
Walker, and for him; bat before he gets through he
complains bitterly that lie arrested ON notes and
Obligations 10 which he was neither drawer or ondor
SER and winch had not become due But why Should
he complain? What else could he expcct' The Dr.
wan all Is money making iec!g was inorant OF the
fa'o fearA.aS contained In tie maxim, .0ui fact s,.
dtem tocd PEI Sc" lie irdJ aocs g tpino bl Gcotber
does By hU1Scf II is miserable subtsriuge 10 faI
about The notes If other person thar! hs op7: ybe,
ne was Known 10 have carried business in ether
mems naes, an3 to have derived all the benefit: rIen
he Actually had an his house much Of the ,Iopcri, a:
cured oy these notes; and when there was sufficient
evidence of s being abcn eave the State 10 iu,ii
ty WIN "f ne ereat. On 10 other ground conLj me-
have been arrested. viii aver that there never was
payment demanded OF Or Heniree for any note or
acceptance Ct inIae, which was not uproiioteJ either
" himself, or of his agents.
The fact 'ist d. iIcodreo has IN his possession the
roce'rs 10 Brown s Walker, ne has published
strong cIfcu''s'>": 10 SHOW. wa, the Dr. may
n"i be very Wiling :" admit, 'ut vI. will be Other. s
proved thai d." E'd}"e md BGo,cn {. TF,.Lcy 1ceye
all tie same ting (Sce :tt cert cafc If Flr gFcbono,
/gvNN
nT''aCd - -ihss" receipts ge5e rot requested hv
Brown a. Waiher :u; by "a. Hendree alone under the
Sfec!oIs reicXi tiiat hey wanting 10 satisfy hei,
minds that they not to be called Oh nv me
don5t very much whether they ever saw or beard OF
them. Indeed consue.ad them nothing more than
SD much blank poper because always l,lz.8 fl, DIR
siendree for ny liabilities for Brown & Walker and
not TO them. The fHai S-ii!eDtcni of which iIe Tr
speaks, was nothing more than the ordinary routine
winch had frequently occurred, Of our exchanging SO
PeTate due oils and Hs giving consolidated enc
Tor the amount OF my advances and responsibilities for
hlA lie handed me IN several the day OF the date
" his last duel to me, lthe 10th Of June and tool,
Tor granted as be assured me the fact they were
all that he had For, it would have been as easy for
him To have given the lchoie as pn1l-If he now
has any they only be such as have been accounted
Tor and were either rauduent!y retained or srrcpti
'lousy ootdIncd.IhiS may be thought harsh lanruare:
but man who would treat another as Dr. Uepirce has
me, ana otbcTs IS ripe Tor any thing. No doubt he had
IN view t30hy to settle as many of lis debts rs
possible before his intended clOpemen from Richmond
his receipt business IS but pat of deeDy laid nIan IN
EtEe me IN, which, | now perceive DR. Uendree had
been long maturing. lie had given to Brown& Walk
er an artificial credit by passing my notes hrouph hc
oanks' with Their names them and then returning
them to me- He represented their paper to be as good
as any IN Richmond; in consequence of which, and of
my confidence in MIR. Brown I not only endorsed Eor
Them but took their notes from Dr. endree as so much
money nj this time not note or acceptance had fall
zen que, winch had not been punctually met. Dut Dr.
'A'''' 'nal ny lot lleTn and their
notes wonid be returned upon me- He therefore asst
huouSIy employed the interval between the punctual
payment OF the last note acceptance and tat when
The next would become due, (of which he was well adj
vscd! to wind up the drama collect all the money
ana All The property he possibly could on the credit Of
my nane;-to obtain from me- under false pretences
receipts to Brown Walker tasIng him for my abil.
llcs for them, when he we'll knew that Ceir pancr
winch was not then due, would not be taken M. and
mat he had never come under any obligation 10 meet
my endorsements for theD hut that had endorsed
merely on my confidence in Mr. Brown; and finally 10
Cose lhe scene carrying the notes, for goods sold OF
ne 10 broker TO be sharcd; intending 10 20 of with
me money, and leave me all his debts to pay When
JT hcndfee SaUer of The first class submitted 10 be
@"Ved himself without and without necessity
must have produced as much CONSERVATION among the
jfW@nty as ever the loss ofa ship registered a ovds
a NO |, did among the underwriters. He was imJnc-
dlately blown up. Lord Chesterfield was never more
h5hy accomplished in The graces than Dr. Ieudree in
hose qualities best calculated TO circuuycnf any man
whose confidence he could gain for single moment
Cool calculating, and deliberate Of great address and
looking forward at an immense distance to tie cousun
nation OF his designs like the snake charuing the nm
suspicious bird, ChirDing around il be ran IcsI a.. =