The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-31

Withhold II ifUn thu inspection OF hi4 bitfsF
nnd relentless enrmirs Has IL not bern The
uniform, noisy, aud triumphant declaration Ut
/ your iriruds, lbni yon bud 10 cuuet alnepf,
| aud that, under similar Circumstance son
would instantly remnYe all the .biisaiiana OF
scrrrry Hnd submit The whole OF Your prlFait.
writing and dpinRs In the gaze oi tie Refd ,
| Now Sir, The tesi has rnmt An opppffunity
| hhs been afforded Ia demonstrate YOUR finn.
| loss sCoiu Tor conGenlneui, mud, 1T tho bnre
suggestion oi some improper memorandum a
mong your bant books or papers, pfomnlly
| hnl mayuanimously To rrmuvn The veil BY
which they ARE coneralsdnud 10 rshbittben
without apprehension aud without reserVe 10
HE inspection OF your country. The moinsn [
ihs arrived when ynn might put To The blush
the cautions reserve Of Mr., clay, who Inns on.
ly consented IN The exhibition oi his lrttera
IN pi'vot" circles ot either pntty, w,lhoni PEI.
uniting them To be- ISSUED from the press. /.
u not strange them passing strange TINT on
the slightest inlinnlion, that m Old bank
book, relating only 10 accounts long SIM,
settled, which hnd been tossing about Tor ff
teen yehr, nmong TIN Accommodating rubbish
ofn bnuk, containing something prattn bt
gomSCI calculated 10 piure you II s,ppsed.
you should instantly repair 10 the hnnk. and
'nsicHd OF produeIngth book IN question with
all la mcmnrnndn Tor tie Inspection II friends
and iocs sAould carefully pat into Your pork.
II, aud then turn round md accuse the off,
Gers OF the Bank al eonniynhcr at lis emo.
sure, with view Ia m lure the war wptn
soldier In the estimation al his counirvmun
have already dcniod any agency, direct o,
indirect pu my pint IN the publication or expo.
snre o. 10y memorandum or paper OF yotfa
nor do l believe that the Cashier Of the banl.
with whose predecessor youn boot, was leu haq
la al IG.4
rs you have yourself alluded to he existence OF
surhR memorandum, and sanctioned The Idea
ilat ia exposure would Tend to your injury. [
snail take the liberty Ia examine, a lile, the doc
ttinr OF haul secrecy, by which you endenyoI 10
withdraw Alteration from tho facts IN relation
Ia yourself aud 10 excite Indignation nj the mnu-
ncr 81 their dncoyory. II is indeed the duty Of
bank officer Ia conceal the ptiyate tfhnsnc4
ilnns of individuals with The bauk, and IL would
be breach Of fidelity and honor on his paif, IN
expose any paper eonfdannhlly entrusted to
hlm Tor safe keeping IN lis vaults. But when, ~
was doubtless thu cnsr IL, the prcsen, instance.
thc particular denlings IA question have long
since terminated, accounts are settled aud elos.
ed, aud the books aud papers are eaIttssly
thrown INTO the sanli among old rubbish as ne.
YER likely ~ be OF any further value, when
twelve al htieon ycns hive elapsed aud tbrir
existence Is probably forgotten, when new OIL
'rrs have icpcnlcdly been elected 10 supply thu
place of those long siueo deceased o. reslgncd
bii 10 be concnded thai all the papcis which
ihey may hnd, IN searching ther old pllos u
iubbsh, are sacred bank secrets Abd can Il
seriously be argued, that II Is a breach of hon.
~ 10 look nj Their contents, or IN case they
throw light upon disputed fact to speak OF nnd
exhibit them Nellhe, myself noi the preson,
cashier bad even brrn entrusted with your Old
books ~ papuIt, and mhrn iloy we've Hccn1eolpf-
" found among the hrlit lee lett there by The
faimct cashier, WIZ We houud 10 IcgHId them
IS ltcrrg which II would bc dlshouoiabe TO d,
valgei put these qnrsfions, not Lccnuse their
solution Is material 10 the decision II the point
NOW really 81 issur, bnt be- auso you md YOUR
friends have madr such buster Hbuuf The VIZ.
hiou 81 bHnk secrecy ~ case ycIy different
itoin that OF "a trreul aud ordinary hnul ncEo
ciaiinn, How oftep indeed, are htnk books Of
our merchants thrown upon the counter aud
lclt there for several days al u ipue without tie
least apprehension Of any dagger from the IN
apcctom Of uasnal vsilels Eul Su One
more call your attention 10 the iHct, thai have
never aided uor connvrd at the publication Ut
any memorandum II yours--aud tuH ueill
- you nor the public Will forget, that IN your
extreme sulitirudp IL make an attack upon 9th.
crs. you yru sell implicitly admit, thai vonr
bank book cottans aomelhing, which u exposed
IS calculated 10 pJme yoo I repeat H. Col
Erwin had ony called ior phc Inspection 81
You bank books mud papois. bat lac had meyer
sa'd that the memorandum be published nas
contained ~ any oil Them.
You have hecn chhrgcd--bui not by mr.. fpg
expressly dlsayow my agency IN the matlei-#=
with having been engaged, ~ one or more ~.
stances, IN NEGRO TRADING. with hnynt
employed ynuT capital aud credit IN the pnr
ohasD aud sale Of slaves toI the sake of prru
mary profit IL tins charge true OF is II MOI
II II be tue, why do you not maguaniiuonaly
aud hrroICally admit II, aud deicud yourself up
On the ground, thai the habits prevalent ~ The
country AID ihr peculiar state ui Our sorlety, IA
a community where slavery unfortunately es
ut, jusll'' d such speculalIons Bn have II
ready shld ttat you are responsible ior the state.
mcul, Of fact contained IN The altlcr IN The Re
publican OF the iifh inst and permit me 10 leIi
you, that II VAS Indeed an evil hour Tor Won
when you suffered II 10 be sent iolIh from yonr
uiIicl"l prre5-fon have ihrie admitted 100
much, and YET Yon presumed too much upon
| the supposed profound igHordUce' OF your ne
CuscIs, aud the imagined weakness OF their
proofs. before you venture again 10 mnk-
"a public statement On the subject | advise YOU
carefully TO rc,rrw All those books and papefs
winch you have llow 50 snngy concealed but
the contents OF "hich may. perhaps, At some Ia
ihit tldN bt IlN'f VI isE up, III Judgment against
you Bat ! repeat It, you have admitted top
much aud | nov quote II sentence from this,
your labored defence, as most conclusive ag ainst
you
on the 18Th My, l4ll, JoscIh Coleman Horace
Green and .tBdcgU Jdsisn entered into articles of "a.
grrnpnt with X. Appersou tor purcha.e Of mum
Der oiucErocs The terms Of payment were 5000 IN
hand $1,000 ut tho e'nfin1h 1T mud $1,000 moro at
the expiration Of tnsfe munlht.-rur the pa5 non u
fHriwo last mentioned sums. Coleman, lfeen, and
i'm bsoU, 10 gisu their bills house IN Phhdtls
pha, aud for trthe security the biils were di-#
ouorod, tcy PAVE Their Tor uii0r SUMS payable
IA The Bank ct Nashville These the r0lisuas a
the contract on winch the eargo of uegrD trading has
been preferred ognnzt cen. Jackson"
Here sir, is your own confession, aud what
more Is required In ilx upon you oon,lus.tIy
the correctnrss OF the charge Il is 10 longer
| necessary to search Ion old bank books, or pa-
pers, or secret memoranda. Here Is your own
statement, published to the world, and founded
on a copy OF the original agreement, deposited
1 with youT printers. Aou did then. IN con,nanv