Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-22

duced by Lieut. Randolph in explanation. With
that view, submit copy of Mr Normaa's evidence.
gNen Yesterday. marked n. Twill not express 40
opinion as to Its weight. IL correct how sirikinsi is
the usrat'on OF the evils attending depsrtus foD,
truth. IN dates aud forms IT the alleged PAYMENTS
Wee made o. Lieut. Randolph, and tho receipts had
truly stotcd onen and oy ohoo, they wore made sua-
PIGEON coald not have touched him But how can
public authorities receive oral s,u,ements which
ntradic' books, papers and receiptsl hone the
Gas wa. IN .ulhed over 10 tho Courts OF justice,
~herc al parties may be examined In ths ,nost So.
Tenn form" w '0' NJ
On the 24,h February. the date o, the ronor, from
w,ics the foregoing Is ext acted. Lieut Randolph
called at my Office aud inquired wheth.. hsJ ,.,s
ID ned po' To let his Clerk. Mr. Norman hov.
oss Ia Mr. Undertakes books and papers 10 en,hi.
Nun 10 make out an account current, for he purpos.
o. o. shewing what disposition he had made OF Mr.
ImberiaAes money. Informed him, that j, w.s
.ne oc'otHination not OF myself only, In sf Tho
Second Comptroller and Com Patterson. TIN, .,.S
o:cess should not be given until We had exam,nrd
MT Norman and he had given some general de.c, 10
ton OF the credits claimed. He n,on.unccd ~
course unjust towards him. and several limos mar ,h
question 10 me prepar"tory, 'Will yuu or viii Won
NOT e' me nave eccess to ihofe psper.," l replied
t"a' 1 was not acting alone IN this business. and
cou'u not answer him; but that, il he w,na suhr,;,
any prop sitiu, should be cuns dercd and an M
swer gwen lie rose from his scat much crc;,nJ
anu I"id me; II he could not get justice here, DO
would complain TO his friends in the Senate MI
Aa.'"ci and Nr. Tyler. I rcplicd TO him ,br,
was aware OF he situation m vl.ich I stonJ hc
t"c SENATE bat IT ne expected u, swerve me hair
from ne Course ! thought right by thrco, ~ 80.
sort, he was mistaken. He then left me mud =.
mediately wtoc to Mr. Tazewe the moro. n c,nr 20
winch, with has reply, rs annexed, marked IN
On iht s3th' The Second Comptroller, Com Pot.
tctsoi, aud myself, examined Mr. Norman I;smt
Randolph being present. His statement is ,iro.a,,
referred to- marked n. We required hin, 10 nrndrcyy
me oinceFs receipt book which he sold he had j.,
MS possession, and suspended further proc,o,I;r
until he could send to Baltimore for the tr,ns =,
Which he stated 1t :"
among my letters on the morning of tho Goth.
there was an anonymous enc. dated the s5,b. II
w'lch IN following Is an extract, viz:
II have been Informed by friend of I.ien,.n.,.
hu"u''phs that you refused permit his cI rk 10
give me explanations 'ouchrg the business of Tn
uerlaRe. anu our intimate friend Ecicn and that he
went immediately after leaving your Office 70 &c o
fiHhds IN the Senate and made them accounted v;,b
Inc Conduct which you pursuing towards h,-,
| Ihey expressed the utmost Indignation as 10 vonr
n, dna .hat lhey would make you suffer for
nv. oil Them; Nr Taze" oil and Mr. TYLER I am
informed are bosom friends OF HIS &C. II furtber
learnt 'hat he has document in his pos session which
he showed hs friends, that will PROSTATE Won if ,,
ana he IS prepared To subsaniia,e it." Sec 70, 80
noxed W an'
Though in q Disguise it YVES easy N r.r.,;..
..,' e'ser the hand writing of Paul Pry" and
OF frightening me into u compliance with ali MIL
LIEUT. nant Randolph asked though under th rr;so
VI a Trend laid 1t aside wit perfect contemnt Tn
| HaDdulDI
immediately inquired whe; her I had conclnd.a 80
give h'm access To Mr. Tmberlake's papers, ~
picu as before that access would not be o,ven mt,
me examination of Mr. Norman was Completed. Hn
men mentioned that he had seen u letter from mo
10 MI Iazewel'. In which had Expressed Jo,
mnation TO do hum justice, and said that Justice %
q"ren maj he should have access To those No..
! IePhed that 1t was my duty TO be inst 10 o,y.,
well as to hmself& IN my opmon ;natice cah e,s %
nsvng that Sc cess untii had finished The "s
non OF his clerk. Under an Impression tba, ~ uN,
90" merely 20 see what effect the anonymous iot
,er had produced upon me, took it up READ ;, =.
nm, and demanded whether he had sny 60 =.
It's production. He denied oil knowlcdge or;: ~
cameo bis attention 20 the passage which ,lIudad .,
hs, Ss''s inc as reference 10 what took place
between us, without witness; and told b;r.f &c
Information could have been given opIv hy h; '"e
', a"u Sncw " had not been given by me. Hs
' a''efIed ms ignorance in relation to the ;.,,a,
NV saiu ne had men ionPd the incdents I'm b;s f.I'
told him II Immaterial wbctb,r b. 'enus'
agency IN producing the lettnr or NOT IN, !, 10y
MOI produce the slightest effect on me- IN, -, would
other ~ que way or the.
On the LIST March, Lieutenant, Po,d.,-
appeared with Mr.. Norman, who Produced ,ha - sM o."
GERS receipt book belonging TO Mr. Timheyl.L
"hich had been missing He also produced = ,on 90
hon. on he So S mdr6 been Discharged at Port Ma
.uke MS additional statement marked (31 Viii
.nis business was still progressing Leutenan, d.
GolPn repeated his demand for access to Mr. J;nho
iaKe books and papers ind on being told ,h. 1 r
finishing Mr. Normap's examinn,,on u, mat siier
a n
lnlhe tna' point he became m;ch excited. Chm ,osJ
.me second Comptroller and myself with iatsnd;.c
WroneluI'y TO charge him with Tmberlake's money
threatened us with his friends in m. sn.y,
sao that he had still important papers in his n ".a
vssIn, ", hc would effect somebody inquired
whether ;sl', 'ney were MIR; Tmberakes papers, and
,so , IN explaining his accounts. c said ,hey
yer then demanded their delivery to me- Ho
snen :ala they did not effect ls public account bu,
m In 'fanSoc''ons and refused to deliver tbom'
ne ieit me room, and afterwards wrote Tho ~.
mnrdcd "a "'''e the hoto
,, haylng completed the examination OF Mr. No,m,,
W. uetefn'red to give him access to Mr. Timber,
'uAo DOORS ana papers, TO make out an occomr,
current off, which We upprzed Lieutenant randon,'
sec to) The next day VIC received from h. ,
pIso rnso against the course prescribed, io n.
aiso wrote TO you, requesting you 10 direcr m. -
give BIN unrestrajned uccess 10 those heo, na W
pSspns aou osclanncd oil control over tho popers
my "n,co. and there the hfoter ended r'''''
II Is not usual or proper to give man unres,ro;,oJ
accc9s 10 ms own papers in this Office cr h. Luz"
nen naae ne bass of Official acts or decisions: much