Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-03

Wilkinsons rectipt or certificate of in,pec,ion 70
Mr.; ,kngs Office, wncreupon the bill was made out
a"a Mt Aing signed it, Mr.. Murden attaching the
receipt VITA wafer And Mr.. King directed Scrun-
ton TO carry It to the Bank whsre would be paid
an6 Mr. Roberts certificate published by Mr. Kins)
proves that it vus so paid.
TINS inspection had been authorised BY mo. il
Touid nave been proof OF my confidence, in Viii
knsons honesty and capacity, and should have felt
no objection to approving the But from the
irst view had of this Stone, formed an opinion
that was not what the contract called for or i'm INV
respect proper for the Coping OF Wall, and in this
opinion am supported by Scranton himselc-he.r
hrs own words: "but the Stone which ware sold "a
MT h,ng for Coping Stone, aud which are with
us called euro Stonc"-(see extract from his
letter, No. 6) 1t will, therefore, require sometime
moro than has, or can be produced to cn,;re Mn.
transaction to that credit which Mr. Kino has 60
strenuously commended for.
Will Vilkinson's character iustfv Tho c,rcI,s;,,,
tha ms statements correct whom CON, m 5,cted
oy those who are opposed to him. (I.ook TO Ex
tract, no =, Certificate, no @, and the foregoing
Ger Can Scranton share better fate after
the proof OF his selling Curb for Capihy Stone,
Scranton states tina; he will tesiiiy, &c. thu, bo
cav ''e give I" WILKINSON paper containing the d.
ehsi,ns OF TINS stone and heard me request him 70
50 Sno nspec. it.-Mr King, am told, will swear
20 oe same Pnrport, and doubt can be ENTERTAINED
.ua. ceHSIies Wilkinson may be induced TO make IN
tue 'rio.-Rotvthstanting this fearful odds and thp
ehea 'hprecat'cn remain in the same opinion tho,
nave always entertained ofthis stone concoTn ~,
u any substantial evidence Gun be produced 70 ~,
hat CID at any time acquiesce in the views of tb,s
U'gIhed IN TINS transaction, it vii, indeed prove
ss.. nave oad memory but not that SO far
forgot my duty, "a finally to sanction sacr;fco IS
me public interest by proving account for worth
less material. '0 "''tn'
Mr.. King labours hard and SO have e.b.r, ,,
'nat nave made false statement relative r.
'e position ana inspection of this stone b.rs s,;J
that II was landed on Tayo,'s Wharf -.
u remains; and when I made that sIatan,en,
S,u 80 .1at inc stone then ON that wharf was he
nas;, ' mt. Hr hng had expressed his desire TO de-
posite thero for further examnaiio and undcr ,bot
preston the statement which has ,ffordod Tho 80
po,, unity Tor so much useless alteration was m,dr
!; nut OF what avail is all this janclinp, what dos
full cr,d INA. can osheht any onc!-If It to- give
u 'l1ut 10 INC assertions and imerecations of Inc
ITO what benefit you'd the late Eavv Aopn, aa
I'VE rom that cIrcunstancc?-Wi hr, faisltying ny
Se nehts' ~ manoruvre of his own con,r;Ti,T
MN as an Agcnt) release him from The n,on.t, 20
VI tne iaci tfat he has used his NJ most e,de,ynn
10 introduce into this Yard and also 10 h.ya - 90
or an article wholly unfit for the purpose for which
!, ~, ~ M, at nearly so per ct. more than
him. P'''oh Sho soiu IL TO
number Of certificates have been introduced 70
prove li,at, which am very willing to ssknoweir.
stone which have alg.ys alluded 70 r,s - VI
80 10 Norfolk, again rep,at, tbat It vas carried
there without my knoSsedc-, and the onIy ,s,soo
thc rah give TOR my believing and sa,nsit TO be
should be toyo
sited on fayors wharf is nv f.eopantIu 80
'ns oarnn Find of Stone n that piae. wig
q, ooh no interest IN this couceru-i considered :.
AZ 40 end-ana It often happens that for mnn,Ls :,
gether have occasion to VISIT ,bs, ~. n s 70
cnarge-therofbre, those who have Iaso,rd - ny
erusade, might have spared themselves all the pa;ns
relates TO ITS kind. II is curb (bnt of a hi ,sS u
oelns 100 narrow even for that purpose) and No. ely
ping" stone. ""o not Co
Mr.. Scranton says, that this stone is "su,h r,.,
10 connecteut-What has been done 10 II IN Nen
20 Justfy ITS being called coping stone,2hnd -;
AIT. hing has said upon this subject not one col
oeitef that he either intended to proenr. ,e tne
ar.cie, or acted under the influence of .uy o,bs, o
tive than that of having Scranton ;,fr o'ne! mo
TINS improper material. P"iu ioP
, Mr.. King has appealed to bis own modesto >, ..-
!he ,mposs'bty Of his having any apencv !, 100
ing 'ne services of Wilkinson to insneef the
nave undertaken to call ofP J.fTrss yw;,, couiu
1s WORK IN the Yard, where he was vith;n H. 80: -
.. eIon OF Commodore Barron, aud given HIM ins,,ns
amb;on;,r i've 'ne stone Now to this ingenious
nave SIMPLY TO remark that af,cr III. :,
usuae winch Mr. King has on foup several ecr.s;'n
$500. eu ~ 'his yard, and demanded paymen, for oc
so,ans y' ID me sum OF one thousand dollar. Zee
eAiact from public document No. g1I am ;,.,;sS
IN the oelief that he would not have bex;,,t.,
n. IN ca'nng wilkinson off from his woyt md
sSnanG ann IN any direction that suited his coovn
"'emce, or promoted his interest.
Mr. k'ng would induce the public ,o hr. =.
.I.s vas so employed here that he couId -,
nnseh from the Yard without u,y nev,o;ss,,
CO.. soI-he vas employed by the lob, or in Iau;nr
o"me oy mo perch, and he came into and ,v.n, s
" voc nard as he pleased. His services Co.,.
80. mp,, ~ measuring his work and b. wsa ,s;5
,-o "o:r per perch for it. and no person ko.v ,L;
un.a.uon better than the late NAVY Ar,nt Co. h
made the contract With BIN "s'"'' loP no
him suJ ,nI% s"oo' states that Wilkinson came 10
a anu tod him that it my orders Ia b,ua ,ts
one cH.ed around the line, See cert, No IA y
npposog that DO bad rsceived such opd,,. f,r .u
vn.Uo 'heF execution. thur It vii, ,nn..r,n,
trans.n,a was very active agent in the whole of thru
but Under whose influence know n'
v"p one more remark on the subiec, ~ e..
o.. w'ntske my leave Of il, Hor really IN. p. ia n
80 piece OF the whole parcel that answers 70 IN. ~
1880 9' Is hi Tor the purpose for which il was ~
az ana pass ON to tho lime which b,s r.
NJ oPPor,ahely popped into the chasp AZ IN % cenen
nimgs various description or tes,imonv "'
ar. hins mas declared that he has aIsa o.. rse.., a.,
,eeeVe 'bis stone Does he mean by this o., w.. IL y.
NJ authorised any make nrono,,;nn
SFecy at variance with this declaratoni VII, .n
o.. ~. Muruen ~ his certificate published by NJ Rioa,
-, hen told Mr.. Browne Z was instructed 10 5,
,me Commodore to return the stone To NJ ~ :,
me.'er al the wharf or elsewhere is matter os b.
was mentioned '"'' "'e Whsrf
49,, mug now introduces q certificate of 81, MI,
of