Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-11
PROM yiIE NASHVILLE RErUnLIcAs.
THE LYRCHBURG VIRGINIAN,
PIE STATE BANK OF TENNESSEE.

During the late Presidential contest, and amidst
the onimosios which that bitter strife cngcndcrcd, it
did not surprise then 10 see what we often did see,
the mos; atrocous crimes in he absence of all proof,
escribcd To- the wcrthicst and most unofendnT citi
zcns of tho Republic The angry passions
then IN blZe-thc very volcano of vItupcraiion was
then pouring ont It's sauderous lava upon the and
and infuriatd partisans, reckless of truth and mindful
only of victory, seemed toavc giycn themselves TO
uncontrolled of the bssest icentIousnesi-
But now that that nest 10 over-wEcn the passions
which maddcned thai day have coocd-whcn reason
has had time resume sway the most tur-
bulent tempors, and over the mos; malignant hearts
we canno' withhold the expression of our astonsh-
meat and indSnai ION n an editorial article which
peared IN the Lypchburg Nirgnian of the 25ih of
last mou, IN which Gcn. Jackson and his friends in
this quarter are cha-Ged with having used the funds
ofthc State Bank OF Tennessee FIR purposes # 6,i
berry Hnd corruption IN relation TO his election! In
short, Is direc ~ assumed that paper that il is
owing Ia such an un uthorised and rut of the
funds of that Institution that the late Gcalcaton IN
the concerns II that Benk u be ascribcd, Gen
Jackson is not only charged with having been fully
appraised Of these alleged trarsaciiors, bat il is also
asserted by that paper that IN relation 20 them he
gave IN the sanction OF his acQucsccnce." Nor does
the holiness OF that press stop here. II frrher
charges that the General Assembly OF Tennessee
with full knowledge of these facts sliled all noui-
r. about She matter, suii cd itself 10 DO treas ed VIII
chntumscy, and passed IA silence over the whole a(
fair g, the exposure of the books aud accounts of
the Bank might bring to light these dubocal frauds
and thereby tarnish the reputation OF The Presi-
dent. Here IN ole short article, the Chief Maris-
tta.c of great, Virtuuus ard free pcnnlc - onSnv
and avdyediy charged with he prostitution of The
money of State. over which he had no control 10
the purposes of bribery and corruption in the promo
ton OF hs own political Advancement with that
KIND OF bribery whch : sometimes inferred and inn,
phed from the bestowmout Of o.T:ccs hv way OF RI
ward on jealous and successful payrisans-but with
the opcn. direct and pal pablo purchase with dollars
und cents OF Gse and uBrca ed oa:hs and statements
teauing 10 ms own aggrautIzCmoat. The most res
nj MI
to have been lis willing and wanton instruments in
these Uilancs ard The Represents ryes of the MOO
po OF tps , ate, III General Assembly convened ar,
charged with having c1nnlved al these inigulrs ana
with the adoption of measures calculated and nos
tVely intended TO smother and conceal them! Then
what must be the feelings ufevery honest man in the
hation' no matter to what party he belongs when he
IS assured that there Is not the Slightest C,uu
dauon upoa which to even - most j21oreui or
all the base insnuations contained in the article IN
which we refer Indeed, there is no one circpm
stance connected Nth the defalca ions of the STAT,
sank, thnt can induce the most charitable md credu
ous mnn in the land to believe that il wns evcn NO.,
sole for the editor who has promulgated these char
Ees to have acted even upon mistaken apnrehensjon
OF single fact connected with the afTsi. MOI 10
whole story Is the Continuance of q wretch w.
brooding over his disappointed prospects, with baar,
tcenIng and ranking with the blacklist Ea tired
hin whom It was the pride of this people TO evat to
the first station IN The Republic, resorted to his in
vcntve genius, and drawing upon his polluted fancy
Tor has facts, has given TO this tale the sccron F-
and consistency OF subs ance
But to the matter in hand. The CHARGES 20 which
We have alluded have been boldly made; and the ar
thor, seemingly conscious of a triumph has thn,,L,
proper to address directly upon the subject, and
has submitted TO H. many Ia.c-rcCc o. 90 ta,,ob,
the premises, and demands of US point blorl, re
ponse to each. And he shall have them; not. howe
yer, because believe that such on assassin desnrysS
oar courtesy but because silence on our part when
so Pointedly addressed and called OUT might be held
an admission of the truth OF the charges thus yaont
ingy preferred.
And that we may leave no room whereby ,vc
may be made subject 10 the irnputalon of evasion
we will proceed 10 insert each interroCatorv snp-
arate!y, aud give thereto a direct and uneq9iyocal
answer.
/. The following is the first in,erroga,ory:
VI Nhy did 5oe Parrish, the default1- Cashier
OF the Bank OF Nashville, and chief cerGca Q man
OF General Jackson, whenever the white vasbirr
committed needed a certificate, keep a private BOOK
Tor the benefit Of persons to whom he chose 10 adj
vance large sums, when he knew that those persons
had no money Of their own in Bank"
To this we answer that Joel Parrish never did taaD
any such private book that we never before heard
of any such Prvatc hook" nor can single nerson he
ound IN this qOarter who ever did hear Of suc5 .,nri
vate book until The lnformutiOn reached his Di1cs
from Lynchburgh, an PirgGnin. Eut TINS lnterIoga
tory contains the mputation that 'syyhenever Gbe
white washing committee needed n certificate" cal !
culdted to defend the reputation of General Jacksnn
that joel arrs was ready, md did actually advance
the funds OF the Bank TO all who would stop forward
and falsely certify and swear TO Whatever r,i-ht no
demanded OF them. Now, TO this we broadly assert
that Col Parrish did, either directly or indi
Iectiy advance one single cent Of the money Of the
Bank Tor the above Purpose, for any purpose
whatever connected with General Jacksons election
And we assert that nothng-not even the slloltest
proof-can be had tending in the rcnotest denree 10
lnVaIldae our statement Indeed we viii 20 farther
aud NO aver that such intimaton has never been
whispered IN this quarter. We appeal TO the friends
OF Mr. Adams and the enemies OF Gen Jackson in
TINS P'ocs-and We ask them, hiss such a thing been
ever suspected in this quarter
1t is true, Col Parrish a delaulcr but tho co,,s
e. which have, unfortunately, involved him m thnt
condition. are well known here; and all know that
1t was owing 10 circumstances which had no con-
mex nvx'0n WITH politics. He had been The Cashier Of
the Bank for nearly ten years He is known TO he nm
open KIND, aud generous man-libcral 10 n
,a'H we admit. In tunes of pecuniary prcssures. be
frequently allowed his friends and the custornsrs oc
lne BANK To overdraw, under promises Of a speedy
announcement 1t was IN this way that money yyos
drawn from HE Bank; and, unfortunately for him !,
has but too often happened that persons thus
lnodated have failed 10 return these oaos.-ond
hence the deialcatons. But when he allowed tboro
oVerdraws 10 be made he did not commit his ont,is