Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-25

could not answer hiD but that. II he would submit any
proposition, should be considered answer Civ
He rose from his much excited, and told me
u he could not get jn-Gce here he would eompisn TO
his friends In the Senate Mr. Tazeweil and Mr.. Tyler
replied to him. thatk of the situation in
rbich sood before the Senate, hut II he expected TO
swerve me hair from ina course thought right. by
threat OF that % he was mistaken. He then lett me-
and Immediately wrote to Mr.. Tszewell The note
scopy Of which, with hi. reply ID annexed marked
On the 23'h, the Second Co,np,.o .i-r, Com Pa,ter
son. and myself. examined Mr.. Norman, Lieut.. R.n.
dolph her present HE staten snt |, already referred
rsrecoip hook which he said he had in his posses
sion, and suspended further proceeding. mil he could
'snd TO Bal,mcrs for the trunk in which he stated il
Among my letters the morning OF the 26,h there
wa' an anon, nous one, dated the 25,h Of which the
following IL an extract, viz:
81 have been Informed ty a Giend of Ijeute ma nj,
Randophs that you refused to permit his ERIK to give
The explanations touching the business of
and our intimate friend Eaton. and that he went mme-
da'ey alter leaving Office, his friends in the
Senate, ami made them acquainted with the conduct
which you were pursuing towards him. They express.
ca the n,o' ndsnAion a. to your procedure aud that
they would n AXE yoy suffer Tor il. could not learn
the names CT all; there FIVE Of them: Mr.. Tsze-
well and Mr. Tyler, am informed, bosom friend.
oil his sc. al further learnt that he has do umen
In lis possession which he showe his nds that will
PROSTATE you IL true, and he is prepared to substan,ae
IT," See (2) nnex-d.
Though in a new disguise IL was ea,v n narrative In
this letter. the hand writing of "Paul Pry" and "Iago"
Not doubling il written with a view of friyhten;pc
me into compliance with all which Lieutenant Ran,
dolph asked, though under the suse Of friend laid
II aside with perec. Contempt In few minute, Lieu
tenant ka!'dolph entered. He Immediately inquired
whether had concluded to give him access to Mr. Tim.
oeriake papers replied as before, that access would
not be given until the examination of Mr.. Norman was
completed. He then mentioned that he had seen let
Ter IRON me TO Mr.. Tazewe, in which had expressed
determination to do him Justice, and said that Justice
required that he should have access TO those PAPERS
replied mat was my duty to be just to others we
ms HIMSELF an in opinion Justice forbade his
that access until had finished the examination of his
clerk Under an impression that he had called merely
10 see what elect the letter had
upon me, took 1t up, read it to him, and demanded
wheer he had any agency in its production. Ho de-
MED all knowledge oft. called his attention 10 tho
passage which alluded TO his leaving me as reference
10 what TOOK place between without witness; and
told him the information could have boen given only by
him or me, and knew il had not been given by me =
re reassertcd his ignorance In relation to the letter.
nut SAID ne had mentioned the incidents his friends
told him 1t was immateral whether he had any aren-
cy In producing the letter not for il would not pro-.
uuce the slightest effect on me, way the other.
On the 1t March, Lieutenant Randolph again ap-
pearel, with Mr.. Norman. who produced the Officers.
reecip: book, belonging to Mr. Timberak-, which had
been mi..lng He also produced roll Of certain m>n
Who had been discharged at Port MAhon on the 81 Ia.
March, 1928. We nroce-ded to take his additional
statement, marked az Willie this Su,ness wa. ,tiIl
progressing, Lieutenant Randolph rcpes ed his demand
Tor access TO Mr. Tmhetlake's books and papers and
on being told. that, after 6n.hirg Mr. Norman ex-
elimination, we would de ernne that point, he becam.
much excited, charged the Second Comptr oli.r and
myself with inteneng wrongfuliy 10 charg. him with
Undertakes money, threatened us with hi- ri.nds in
me Senate and sad that he had still important pap-r.
IN his posss.sijn, which would affect omebody in
Guirsd whether they were Mr. Timberake's uaper,
end important in explaining hi, accounts. He said
they were. then demanded their delivery to me -
lie then said they did not affect his public account but
his private transactions, and refused to deliver them-
ed a
we determined TO give him TO sIr. TinbrrI.ke's
BOOKS ana papers TO make out account current Of
which we spprzcd Lieutenant Randolph, zee Is y
lhe next day, we received from him not., protesting
against the course prescribed, (6 He also wro,e to
you, requesting you TO direct to give him unre.
strained access 10 those books and papers, You dis.
claimed all control tho papers Of my office and
there the matter ended.
1t is not usual or proper to Civ. man unresfrnined
10 ms oton papers in this Office, after they have
been made the basis OF official deci ms; much
less was it deemed proper give TO
Mr. Im9eTiakes papers, oil dated before his death, to
enable hi' explain what had be ne Of tn.
cney and efecisrecFived by him after that event II
nothing but fairness was intended the presence and
.pec!ion Of ore OF clerks could do injury. Blu,
sny balance which dc,irahie ii one set Of it,
wond no, DO another could be taken the only evidence
OF their payment by Lieutenant Randolph being hi.
own ard his clerks declarations in contradiction Of the
papers Il emsevts.
Perhaps rigid duty required that when I ascertain.
en 'na Lieutenant Randolph had received about SILL
Ioo oil Public money, Left by Mr.. Timberake should
have charged il 10 him orcp and required him 10 ac
count for il by regular voucher. va, certainly nm
der no obligation 10 wait until could investigate over
nan The world, the truth OF his explanations II was
obviously his duty 10 charge himself with all the mr.
ney received, and II he paid away any thing on MI
limberlake's account, TO take receipts with true dates
setting forth the fdefs. Having failed 10 do So on him
hh1 mol on me Government ought 10 rest the trouble
ana responsibility OF repairing the neglect Yet un.
Willing 10 charge him with the men.y until ne ecuv
assured that he had not disposed Of il for III. benefit Of
hr. Timherl@ke, have sought information from all
quarters where there was a hope OF obtaining IT,
on inspecting he officers receipt took III O luce by
Mr. Norman, ii appeared that the amounts entered I'M
der date OF 3lst March, 1925 exceeded SO, 900 or
lhese entries about twenty had been notoousI erased
altered, and reduced in amoun after the accounts had
been added Up; ard the addition was after Mr. = n-
writing OF MIR. Norman, who would gvy no eypiana-
lion OF her ~ cir effect TO deprive Mr. Timber.
lake oil credits which he would Otherwise have
TO The exact amount OF tie reductions; the age egate
Is about $40. on
Thinking that some OF the tficers might remember
wht'her they received the oney, entered under tina,
oa'e' from Lieutenant Randolph, not, or ha,, kert
private accounts which would chow, addressed let.
tiers to HEM asking Information Copies are annexed
marked % (s) (9 10 these have received the various.
answers marked (lO 10 O9) Z have also addressed
duplicate letters TO Mr. Ladico Naval Stor,ke.per At
Port Mshon (2o) to which there has not been time for
a answer. "
10 The letter from Lieutenant W r Shields rs,,k,d
6) 10 this paragraph: "To the beet OF nv reeoII..
Won limbefhke kept two book. one of bi.b
nc KEPT always o. hand, and in which small amount,
were generally entered. The other wn, used on oe
essions OF geusfal settlements, when all these ,m,
sums were added together and receped for in IL az
sum, and when the receipts in the former book yer.
accordingly cancelled. think IL quite probable that
the ysu mentioned IN your let er lone hundred and
seventy four dollars and four eents) embraces in this