Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-05-28
LETTER FROM FLASHING roN
j" IVASHINCTON A., =.

"Genilemen,-The grand Jury who hava
the case OF DIR. Watkins before them. b.no
greed upon presentment, which was laid
fore the court, and on which a bill il IN ~
draws, 10 be submitted to the Grand Jnrv ~,
badly on Monday. The presen,ment p'%
effect that DR.. Watkins by false renr...','
tons 10 the Navy Department, induced ,b.,
department 10 make requisiton unon ~"
Treasury Department, on which Dr. Wa,L;aS
made drafts on MIR. Paulding, in his oa;ci,,
character, and Tor his private use. Wheths,
the bill founded on this prtsentment will In
such as the Grand Jury will find, is. beI;a. W
in the opinion of his counsel, very doubtful as
also whether any trial will take place Tbs
affidavit of Amos Kendall imputed TO DIR W.,
kins forgery and fraud, and as the uresen,.'..,
does not bear out any such imputation. tho
appears to he general impression here ,ha,
Mr.. Kendall has not only rendered hmsoi,
liable serious charge, but that he w,l
stanf' a chance OF being himself the sn,,
jeci of an indictment. This impression y.
understand, founded on something dron,sd
from tine counsel ofDr. Watkins. Il is imnos
sible, at present. TO determine the Precise as
pect which this matter will assume --Shonld :,
be decided by the verdict of Jury thai NOR,
aud legal guilt attaches TO Dir. Watkins b;s
friends Though they must feel astonisbmon,
gard its punishment al just. But am cer,ai,,
thar his counsel are Of the opinion thai no ha"
not been guilty OF any violation of his oaic;a,
trust, and that the presentment, which is the go
suit entirely ofeTpdrie examination will he an
nnlled when the facts and circumstances In ho
brought forward on the other side shall h
subm tied 10 The Jury and the world Tho
Doctor still continues in confinement, and viii;
probably, until the result shall be determin'
ed
" You have seen il annonncr d in the pane,s
that Mr.. Woodbury. has refused the mission
10 Spain Governor Van Ness, OF Vermont
who is now in the city, has been spoken offof
that station. | am told that Mr. Wpodburyis
dissatisfied, and that his dissatisfaction was NOT
concealed in the letter in which he declined
the offer. lie expected to have been one of The
cabinet, and this expectation was made known
to the President either in the letter, or at the
time the letter was read, and elected an eX.
preston which it would be mor,ilying to Mr..
Woodbury. TO publish. There is a whisper
here that if Mr.. Woodbury. could have obtain
ed The mission, with the unders anding that he
should reinrD in two years, he would have
taken IT. In that event, Mr.. Isaac HILL the
editor comptr oller. who has had his eve for
some time past ON the Senate ofthe United
States was to have been sent here from New
Hampshire, 10 serve out the remaining Two
years Of Mr., Woodbnry's time, at the end Of
that time, he was to have retired, TO make
room for Mr.. Woodbury. again. But it was
insisted on as a sine qua non that MIR. W.
should remain abroad four yeal S, and this siipu.
iation terminated the matter
g Mr. Van Buren, has taken the house lately
occupied by MIR. Clay, but does not go into It
until August Notwithstanding all lhst has
been asserted TO shew that there is no differ
ence in the cabinet, you may rest assured that
the apple of discord has been thrown into il.
There may not. for some time, be any effects
which can bring the fact home to the conyic
ton OF the people, but it is not, on that account
the less true. A time will come when the public
must he convinced that there are two parties in
the cabinet, suspicious Of each other. and fire.
quently coming in conflict Al present | will
only say that Mr. Van Buren, desires to bring
The old Crawford adherents into place in pre-
ference 10 all others, but he cannot carry this
point, since ii mnst be known to you that Mr..
ingham was no stranger'to the A. B, charges
against Mr.. Crawford. and that General Jack.
son himself was hostile to that gentleman"
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