The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-06

CITY or honour. H. has heen accused OF
having purchased, IN private, improper
manner, certain personal property ri a
man in distress, which was liable II exeeu-
fions held by himself as an attorney, and
lin That say appropriatng To hmsflf pro-
np,ty which should have been hid To The
uses of his clients. lie has hern convicted OF
having taken double fee In the same IN
terpst IN dispute, one of each party. lie
has been accused of obtaining the control
of an execution, On false pfeteners, and
attempting. knowingly, 10 recover deb'
itoios for bis own use. lie has been
charged vii. all this professional tre"cil-
cry" bya member of the bar, a gentle
man Of property aud high standing, and
has never yindleated his character IN q
proper manner from II. The bfhet ~
their truth, at his home, (Mlrdsesllle,) IS
so great, that he was rejected by the peo-
pIe a. candidate Tor the Legislature.
Col w. W. Williamson stands con
,ictcd ia the evidence which accom-
pan,e, ny report 10 The Gosernment,) by
The testimony Of numerous witnesses, OF
brlng an active instrument IN the hands
nf the Commissioners who made The late
treaty, in attempting 10 brine various
persons 10 bctray their duty and honour.
He is shown to have Offered brise OF
8 900 dollars 10 the United states lnter-
prefer, whose character he has since en-
drayored 10 destroy, 10 prevent ap ex-
posnre of his own corruption. IL Is shown
by the evidence to have been pad taon-
sand dollars for bis services, aud To bage
received twenty-five or thirty Thousand
dollars Of the United States funds placed
"a the hands Of the Commissioners who
made thr treaty, add To have been en-
gagcd nan that money, ever since, IN
- ecua D.. On negroes rs common negro
tader SHeh il Ire OPP ion OF lhle man's
charat z.r, where he resided aud las best
know nat tue Grsnd Jury of Iwi5S' ;
Copujg superior Court IN March term,
I8 ,, dl.crediied hi. affidavit, and pro-
apgnC, : the bill (Which he attempted TO
sustain ~ the affidavit, mo bill, malicious
pr34ecuaon. | spbjoin the aifdaVIts OF
Joan WDsl,tt, Lemod Il. Nichols, aud
j n Campbtll to SHOW the character,
habits, I'D temper of this pne OF the Com
Inisslonrrs.
Col. y. H. Torrance. This gentle
mao has been convicted, within about a
year. b. 4 sentence of the Court of the
place IN which he resides. (MlIedgeNGie,)
of a disgracrlul SANDER, aud considerable
fine imposed by The sentence Of the Cogr'
as a punishment
Col Warrpa Jonrdon. This gentleman
las been accused before the public OF hav-
ing screened notorious s,nugSler, who
had been engaged during tue ifte war IN
smuggling large quantity OF biankets INTO
Georgia from Am,iia Island. The acCusa-
ton, which wus made bs hls neighbour, a
man of high standing in society, hi3 reY'I
been repealed: aud was 81 far sustained by
his fellow cltlZeu9, "A To cause HIM to be
rejected as a candidate foe the Leglsla
ture. regret that the attack of MS gen
tetnan on myself has competed me-, IN
showing hts want Of character aud credit,
to allude IL Il ctrcumetance, the mention
of whtch | understand gives him as much
uneasiness, as did the mention 10 Sancho
Panza of his bldnketing at the tavern.
Captains Bowen and Thomas, he two
Marshals, are already known 10 the pub
liz. BY reference to the report ot Mr..
WHIT, (madc in 1922 to the President oi
the Unitrd States, in the case Of General
D. B. Mitchell the former lailAn Agent
for the Creek nation, Twin" WIS convicted
of having smugglcd between one and two
hundred African negroes int the Indian
matt u from Amelia Island, iwlll be seen,
that these two gentlemen, Nho were ms
deputies in office, were the Instruments o'
General Mitchell IN Introducing those ne
groes into the uatinn. IL VIII be there
seen, that Captains Bowen aud Thomas
were the persons by whom the uegroe,
were obtained and carried iato the ludiaf
nation. General ltchtll vas dismissed
on that report from Off and Captains
Bowen and Thomas compelled 10 leave
the nation. Capt. Thomas Is now leaving
or connected in business with Genera
Mitchell, to whom he is related ant
Captain Bowen has been shown by The
exposures of the Assistant Indian Agent
CaptJin rriplett, to have been Of Late
engaged in efforts 10 counteract the MIRA
sures of General Gaines IN tie Creek ma
ton. Ii YVES Bowen who wrote the cor.
; respnndence signed with the name Of Gen
, Prai M'lniosh to the Governor Of Grorsia
leIating 10 permission tn make survey o
s.; the land4 a,qerrd by the late treaty.
Mr. Keenan,, 1le Secretary of the Boarc
of commissioners, SO far a. | observed %
learned any thug of hi, character or con
duct, is young gentleman of capacity
and merit, who 1t the same time that h,
discharged hls duty to the Board and tn,
State Of Georgia, conducted himself as
gentleman towards all those who had &C
casion ~ have any Intercourse with him.
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