Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-11

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idcnt Treasurer Of the U. Stafcs in the puce Of Mr.
Clarke of Pennsylvania. removed. We see the rea-
der, acquainted with the business habits and enerrx
Of the Councillor, grin ut this intelligence. 1t is
SO notwithstanding. Mr. Campbell is gentleman of
good character and respectable intelligence but we
do not think that any eye but that of the Hero, has
been sagacious enough to discover his peculiar fit,
ness for one of the busiest and most laborious Offices
in the Government.
Men and things at Washirgton.-The accompany-
ing letter is from respectable and intelligent source
correspondent of the Norfolk Beacon suited TINT
DIR. Watkins had made rutless attempts To pct ba;J
cd, having gone so far apply to the Secretary
OF War to become his bail Our Correspondert .s-
scrts that he has refused to be hailed and f;, h.
fact that he has brought action against his ,ros.
ecutors tor false imprisonment, his account il mn
question. the true While on this subiec, ~.
will notice that, the Baltimore Republican. and
Philadelphia Sentinel lay much stress upon our sav.
ing, that private accounts from. Washington con-
hrmed The suggestion of depredafions having been
committed upon the Treasury. We said 90 indeed
hut those accounts were the mere repottion of ,,o
| rumours OF the day and place. We received mn ,c.
count confirmatory Of the suspicion, from of6c;a,
sources Things certainly wear very different as.
pect IN regard to Or. Watkins than thew did ,er
days ago. Watkins was then reported N bay.
absconded, instead of which he had gone no,,b
on private business, and posted back the mo-.
ment his son apprised him CT the prevalence of ri.
mours preJudicial to his character The defcit WAC
then exaggerated 10 s45OO,-it has since dwindIed
to $4,000 Al that time, Mr. HensI,aw was repor,cd
to have died. leaving memoranda of enbezzemen,,
nov II is asserted on the nexpugnabc authority Of
the Telegraph, lnexpugnnble whenever il acoui,s nm
opponent of Jackson of nfamy) that he left no spch
memoranda. Watkins refuses be bailed, and in
stesd OF meany seeking it as rumored of his enemos
carries the war, as MIR. Richie would say Hannibal
ife' into .4friea, and brings suit agans, his prose-
cutors, under the counsel of such men "a Waller
Jones' and Philip r. Fendall. This does not loo,.
much like consciousness, fear of investigation.
we are persuaded that every generous mind will feel
satisfaction at these probabilities in favor of tho in
nocence OF man. who has sustained until this period
an irreproachabc character, who possesses genuine
TALENT and withal large family whose happiness
and prosperity are 80 deeply involved in the issue.
WAsHrNeTon, 9th May, 1929.
Yon have heard nf the imprisonment of the unfor
tunaie Watkins. Much speculation is a1oat az to bs
innocence or guilt. His friends think him innocent-
his enemies generally think him guilty. One strong
corroboratve circumstance think of his innocence
Is ms refusal to he baed, which course am informed
was advised by his councll-suicc IL to saw thai he
has ordered suit his prosecutors wing his DANA
ges at $50 Ooo with Jones' Cox and Fenda as his ut
torneys.-l attended court Yesterday as did MANY
others, to hear the verdict of the Grand Jury--bu
i they were engaged the whole day in examining the
i evidence before them furnished by Amos Kendall
and his Clerks and the enqniry will be continued for
several days to-come--so what may be the result
still lays IN the womb Of futurity II WINS on this &C.
c1s'"n that for the first time procured good view
OF the notorious Amos Kendall, and was for the first
tIme IN my life that my preconceived ideas of the per-
II son, countenance, &c. Of the individual of whom
mad heard so much, in every particular realized
] knew the man as saw him in crowd of
! hundred people. Deity never stamped more le-
gble mark upon the forehead of fugitive CAIN than
nature has Impressed upon the countenance of this
modern Iago JTcacbery Is inscribed in capitals ap-
parent to the dinmest observer. Ncyef--no-- never
shall forget the fendlike smile that played upon his
meek whle addressing the prosecuting attorney, in
Iel"tion 70 the unhappy Watkins. Tho Harpies
couid not have rotcd OH the Injuries Of Phineus ia
Die with more Zest thnn this man seemed IN cpiov
ieeding on the msfortunes of his defeDceeee foe
such was the gorgon!appcai ance which he pre-.
70 my eye tai my imagination sickened at the
very sght OF MN, and blinded feeling of dspust and
aohorrence suppanted all those rcspectrl
@mch should DC entertained for one holding an of
nee commanding 80 much the confidence of the Pro-
sident and the regsrdfl attention of tho noone Th;a
one appointment must be blot upon our nstion-
government which time never oblitertae What
snare OF blame posterty will attach TO Gen. Jackson
TOT " ana some other appointments which he has
made, am unable TO sny--but since 7 have become
better acquainted with the General, am inclined to
view him IN spirit ofconmise 81 forgiveness than
with disposition to cavil Mt his or magnify is
misdecds. For ON perfectly convinced flat The mari
nc acts Is dictated solely by the council of his
without any participation IN their deiiborations I
have never in my life been more deceived in an,
man, than have been IN the GeneraE instead
Of that fierce aud dctatoal spirit which had - ID
10 believe he possessed think le reverse Of hoe I'D, 90
character may be Pcceivcds temper nodsroted bv &c 80
assaged by ealancsa mind Frustrated by old arc and ~
bcchcd by nhnnes-wit entire dsirrSt of ms own .h;I
es I've relies solely on the energies others Conf ~
tive wsne OF hrs mental powers a Circumstance 1ba, "a
so"e so 'ne sne and in the correctness Of WHICH npIe,,
commence may he placed very Distinguished ,. p,.
ro we norb who had been supporter Of tho sn..
ana mad eNeIed himself with much zeal q, ,hs, go,
Vas INDUCED 10 visit Washington WISHING m call ron ,s
ano render himself acquainted he procured es,s Of
",ouuoI,on with design 10 vs him On his arrival \, this
pe hhn me announcement Of his appointment 90 breach sc
noesed to hear him Others was Tie General he