Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-28


if, by dong r,rht, could disdppoint those
WIN. 10 CRAFTY the sweetest of revenge, Islander
| the living aud rob the dead. | have done, aud
! wall do all can To develop this dark fnusacz
ton, aud while viii do nothing 10 shield
! Major Eaton from my jlst responsibility -
this Government will not be deferred FROM
dOlag jns'lre 10 him OF any other man, by the
threats of " worms or hends-Open enemies
or masked assessins
hope, Sir. lhis nllair will be investigated by
| u tribunal possessing more power Than | do,
| and thar tacis, nDiipes, and HaBies, viii b1 full,
| disclosed.
Wy respectfully,
| Your obsd,em servant,
AMOS KENDALL.
Seoreiary Of The Nary
p. S. February 26. My report has been de-
! lhyed by desire - send with II all which
could DO adductd by LIEUT. Randolph mex
plaioo. Wih that view, | submit copy OF
| Nj. Norman ~ evidence, gwen yesterday. mar
| ked y. viii not expfnss an op,nion AS 10 us
weight II correct, how striking Is the illus
ration of the evils attending dtpJrtufe from
truth, io dates aud forms II the alleged pay
ments were made by Lieut. Randolph, aud tho
receipts had truly stated When aud by Wdom
they wee made, Suspicion could NOT have
touched him But how can public authorities
receive oral statements, which contradict
books papers aud receipts hope iha case
will he turned over 10 the courts Of justice, where
all parties may be examined IN the most solemn
form"
On the oath February, the date OF thu report
from which ihs foregoing IA extracted, Lieut..
Randolph called nj my office and inquired
whether had determined NOT 10 let his Clerk,
Nh. Norman, have aCcos. 10 Nh. 1imhcflake's
books aud papers, 10 enable bim 10 mako out
an account current. for the purpose of showing
what disposition he had made Of MI. llmbci-
lakes noney. | informed him, tral II was
the determination, not OF mys"lt only, but III
the Second Comptroller aud Com Patterson,
pbai such access hbuld no, be given until we
had examined Mr.. Norman aud lie had given
some general description Of the credits claimed.
lie pronounced ths course unjust towards him,
and several Times pul the qDesIion 10 tnc. PEI
empturlly, " Aill you or viii you not let me
have access 10 thOsn papers = REPLIED that
was not acting alone IN this bnsiues5, aud
could not answer him but that, II lie would
submit any proposition, II should be considered
aud an answer given. lie rose from his seat
much excited, aud told me, II he could mol get
jusuce herc, he would complain 10 hIs friends
IN the SENATE, Nh. Iale"cl aud Mr.. Tyler,
replied To hlu, that "as awnie oil the stu
I
he expected 10 stvrtvene u hair from tho
course | thought ught, by threat Of That
sort, hv was lnisl,ken lie then leu me. aud
| Immediately wrote 20 Nj. Iazewell The note.
u copy Of which, with his reply, IS annexed,
marked %
Ga the 10Th, the Second Comptroller, Com.
Patterson, aud myself, examined Mr.. Norman,
Lieut. Randolph being present. lis statement
Is already referred TO- marked n. We rnpplr-
ed him h produce the officers receipt booS,
which he sad he had ~ bis possession, aud
suspended further proceedings mil he could
send 10 Baltimore fUr The trunk IA winch he Sta
tea II was.
Among my letters on the morning Of the
26ih, there was an anonymous onr, dated the
10Th, ol which the following /, an eHtiaci, VIZ !.
:" have been informed by friend of Lieut.
Randolph's. that you refused Ia permit his ce'k
10 give the explanations touching the business
OF Innberlake, aud or intimate ifl"ud Eaton,
and TINT lie went, immediately alter leaving
your Office, to his friends IN tho oenaie, aud
made them acquainted with The conduct which
YOU were pursuing towards INN. lhey 81
pressed ih1 utmost Indignation AS 10 YOUR prv
ceedufe, aud HAT HEY would make ydn Euitrr
| for IT, could not learn the names OF ALL There
are I've ct them NJ. Iazeweli aud Mr.. Iyler,
/ | am informed. are bosom friends OF uls,' ".
| :" further learnt that be has document 10
| his possession which lac showed bis friend !,
/ that viii PROSTATE you, II tfor, aud LIE ~ pre-
| pared 10 sub,iantlair IT ore ~ hnnrArd.
| Though IN aew disguise, II was easy In
perceive in this letter. the hand writing 81
! - PAD PRIV" aud " iago.' Noi doubling II VII
written with virw Of Frightening mr. INTO a
compliance VIII al winch LIrnirnant handpiPl
asked, though undrr the curse OF friend, iair
II ASIDE with perfect contempt. Ia u lew mn
nles lieutenant Randolph entered. lie immr
dla,ely inquired whether had concluded Il
give MIN access To Mr. Iimbera,e's papers
replied rs before ibai access would not b'
given until the exbmtaaiioa of HI. Norman
was CONNECTED. lie thrn mentioned thai h
bad seen a letter from me 10 Nh. tazewcil, II
which had exptrsseda determination 10 d.
hun justice, aud said that justice REQUIRED INA
he shDnd have access to Hose papers. | ~
piled that IL was my duty 10 be jest IN uthei
~ well n 70 himself, aud IN my opinion, iuslic
forbade his having that access "mii "e ha
finished the examination nj his cleik. Cner
| an impression that ne had called merely 10 Sc
what elect the Anonymous letter had produce
upon me, | took II up, read il TO hin', and d'
manded whether he had any agency is proho'
ton lie denied all k0owledse OF Il. calie
his attention 10 the passage winch alndeh
MS leaving me as reference 10 what toe
place between US, without "A witness aud TO
p : bin lie information could have beeh sH'