Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-05-18

looms to Ihomas Biddlo y Co, a, the same time
ana upon the same tcrms--thc Board of Directors
u That Bank having authorised such loans at Al
per cent.
IhcTe was one occurrence during the cxatnina-
non OF the transactions of Thomas Biddc 81 Coz
WIN the Bank, Which merits particular notice
| An iniormer and witness, by the name of Whit.
ney, who had formerly been director of the bank,
was produced, who declared, upon oath, that in
'iiy, ISL, two OF the Cashiers of the Bank and
one OF the Discount Clerks, had informed him that
! Thomas BIddc X Co. had been i'm the habit of
! drawing money ont of the Bank, on dcposito of
the stock in the Totlcr's drawer, tcitiout paying
interest; and that the President OF the Bank had
discounted two notes, one for Thomas Bidde &,
Co., and ono FOR Charles Bddlc, without the au.
thority OF the directors. This witness stated that
m went with these officers OF the bort. .I -.
d an rni iGHTrs drawer and the discount OUch,
verified by the examination. He also stated, TO
give additional certainty to his avcrments, that ho
made memorandum at the time, with the dates
OF the transactions, which memorandum he pro-
duccd 10 the committee. Having thus unaltcrably
hN"! the date OF the transaction, as if by some ia
tihy, h went OIL to say, that he Immediately pro-
ccclod into the room OF Mr. Blddlc the President.
and demonstrated with him against these irrcgu.
lar pcocnc,iir rs; and that Mr.. Bidle promised him
thtt they should not again.
NJ. Diddlc MAS present during the examination
OF this witness On that day, being on oath, he
sal l. That Inc was utterly astonishcd at the testi-
mony Of Che witness, aud could only oppose to it
his SOLEMN declaration, that there was not one
word OF truih in IL from the beginning to the end.
lie ADDED, nat from the relation in which the wit
ness stood to him he would have sunk INT. Tho
clril sooner than he woud have dared TO come to
HIM with such Il rcnlonstramcc as he pretended to
have made. The officers Of the Bank from whom
the witness alleged that he derived this information.
were examined and ali OF Ihc!n positively contra
d'atcd han. They tcsliir, and dcnlonst rated from
the books that Thomas BJU. & Co. Had never
obtained money, in any instance. without having
ntcr,s', and that the two notes which Whitney
asserted To have been discounted hy I'm, rrcsi,lrnt
alone, had bccn discounted regularly by the Di
r2ajcrs.
In the interval between the adjournment of Tho
Committee, that day, and is meeting the nayt a
Member Of the Board Of Directors suggested TO
Mr.. BiGdlr That he v.,. aI,nrt five tin, Of hi. nj
legged Transaction in the c;... Of Washington, On
| examining the journals Of The roard, ana the let
ter bo"k it was found by entries and letters that
Tor several DAYS previous to The altered interview
between the President and Whitney. and for scvc-
raj days afterwards tn, P.cs.I mt was absent on,
visit to THIS city, on The business of the Bank
and General C,t,irlll lcr was a.tinr as President
in his place?
Thus was This 1r.ci!Iy devised story which was
Intended to Blast the renat zion of Li~hminded
and honor1hle man. through one Of those cxtraor
binary interpretations BY Which Prevalence some
times cono,Iuds the ccntrivanccs of the wicked
IN de TO recOn upon the head OF lis inventor who
must forever stand forth a blasted monument of
the speedy and rctyi',u i've Justice of Heaven
The minority of the Committee VIII avail them
selves OF this occasion TO say, that they had tho
most conclusive cyi I"ncr that i'm all the transact
ions OF the Bank with Thomas BidGlc & Co.. and
Charles Biddlc. the President has been not only
free from the slightest ilDputulom of pariiaity or
ftvortis.n, hat that his conduct h is been invara
bly, governed by nice aud scrupuous sense Of
dc!icacy and pTopricty. And this they feel author
lied TO say, is the 6p.uion Of 4 majority of the
Committee. The following resolution was unani-
nously adopted by the Committee:
Resyiocd, That the charge brought against Tie
President, OF lending money TO Thomas BiddIc <,
Co. without interest, and for Charles BiGdlo, with