Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-01
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WEDNESDAY MORNING.


u Ainsw"rih after examination, yesIe day
d'scharged-ihcre bcing. in tho opinion of the Nav
or no case made out by proof. furnishing good rea-
son to believe that the crime aedged. had been com
mttcd By the person charged with having committed
it-and that there not even prim1 frrie case
made out against him, by witnesses entitled TO rca-
sona5ie degree of credit
Such is The result. II is hardly necessary TO de-
tail the cock and bull stories OF the witness or of the
day The interest and curiosity created by the mys
terry of Reds murder. illustrated in the crowds
which besIcged the Police Room
Facou'ititm.-Thc reader has sce, Mr. T,,,b,r ~,
charged with the grosscst and most n,prant favour,
t's'n, in rejecting good surees rendered BY the Col
lcctor OF Philadelphia. because they were opponents
Of the Administration, and would not lcnG heir IN
iuence with their principal. TO advance Mr. Inphams
trading Sicws-and IN accepting bad sureties who
were Jackson men, bat who would be willing 10 in
cur the prostitution he solicited. This IS the charr.
and that charge has not been met
The following disc.osurcs made nv Mr. prs,,,..
in The Frankfort L cntuckIan smack of fnvou-,,,,c
in another Department. They are thus ushcred IN
~ the Kentuckian
From The Frankfort Kenuckian of November 49,
IL is necessary to premise a few facts We navc
repeatedly expressed our belief that The Indian Bill
was based ON corruption. 1t Appropriated $500 900
10 be expended IN brirery-nominaily, to induce the
Southern Indians to cmigratc, but the MONEY wss
lett 10 the discretionary expenditure of the execuiy
FMS expenditure fell, the natural distribution Of
executive business, TO the War Department.
IN the month OF February last, the War Depart
inent issued proposals IN the National
Tor furnishing ratons for the emrra;ing Indion
mr. william Pren;iss was of those who mt N,
proposals, and ,ods ne totoeH IF he kegaL b,diers
Inc following Is his own statement.
Ga tile lon March. deliver ID at the War Ds,a,,
meht within the I'M ana IN the manner r.ourcd bv
the Advertisement. offer for the contract In II,
nsh the ritons at nine cents per ration. o., tb.
zIst OF March, he day after the bids were 10 have
been examined and before | had receyed aov co,n
rnanlcstion from the War Depar. mont a or,1asii ,'o
was made 10 ma on the part OF Governor Houston
and General Van F"ssrn, who were hen IN hrs ,,,
ana who had offered for the game Contract II w,;y
uraw my bid and Join them. by winch nrfanrenc,t
was given 10 understand would ~, ke more ro,n,v
from hail the contract the price at which thew could
90 ain IT, u my bud was cut Of the way then could
from the whole at the price had uffred.-I did no
acndo To their proposition.-Kr uNDInu that CIV
Illusion, Ia bosom friend of the 5 .cfcnrv of Wa,
had formed connection with Gen Van Fo.gen and
aware OF his influence, led 10 believe that n, t,,c
desire To serve him my rights m gbt yoi,tcd u.s.
deed the fact of his early knowledge Of the amour
o my Offer full evldcncc OF his int,rnat, 80,
ledge ofeyery thing connected wilh the bids there
Tore called at Tic ,partucnt on the 2Jd: b So
T'd'y nv oeh9 Ut the OIiicc inquired OF the Chief
Cle'H any DECISION bad yet been made in regard 10
TIE proposals Tho Chief Clerk informed me thnt
would find IN the public pin the period des,Ona
yea w"rn The Secretary intended acting OIL tie promo
sails he had revived PO
on the sith ldd'csscd The Secretary the follow
ing letter
WAnisGroS Cry, March cath, 1880.
To TIC SecyetarV of War.
SIR caiici on you Chlcf Cle. K yesterday Tor ln
'orm'"'h respecting the contract Tor supplying the
eWgia iDg Indians with ratinns and yas ,.,c,Sn,.,
that would find N tho public punts h pcrio dr.i.
gnated ih,t you intended acIng upon the psop,,a.y
mat You had received.
e%'ih'"od IN p7pcrs, of this noroinu, aud fin
nctbing on he s1bjcc You will con.cf a c,vor h
informing me whether you have ac'cd on the pr,po
ais you have received. or what course You intend
pursuing