Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-10-02
CORRESPONDENTS
Copy Of letter receiued and returned By request
CONFIDENTIAL.

New York, April 9Th, 1899.
Dear Sir:-The high opinion have ever enter.
talSed OF your character, confirmed as it was, by
your franknoss at our late interview when Won de-
ciared that whatever may be your opinion of the
bank, yoa were satisfied this paper and its editors
mad not merited censure, induces me to address
you at this time. do so with confidence, and do
not hesitate to assure you, that whatever NAV be
your reply, or whatever the course a sense of duty
may induce you to pursue, feel perfect convic-
ton that you will act from those motives which
have always guided your conduct. Whether we
suffer or not by that course, rest satisfied that we
Will do justice to your intentions.
After cenve-sing with you, saw Col johnson,
and he very frankly informed me that he was pre-
pared to exonerate the Courier 81 Enquirer from
all blame, but says he, 81 look upon this some
what as New York fight, it is New York against
N. I erk, and you had better see Mr. Cambreleng n
said L deemed that unnecessary, as Mr. Cam.
breeng was personally and politically our friend,
d would cheerfully do us Justice The Colonel re-
Piled very probable, but Mr. Cambreleng is also
the friend of thosJ with whom you are at vari
in your State, take my advice and see him and
be sure you understand each other" This advice
coupled with direct charge which had previeuslv
been made, that Cambreleng was making an effort
to destroy the Courier g. Enquirer, induced me to
seek an interview with Mr.. Cambreleng, and told
him at once my object in calling.-I said it was
due 10 frankDess to say that he had been directly
charged with an intention to injure us TO benefit
The Albany Argus, and that wished TO know in
what light to consider him, whether as an enemy OF
friend He replied that he had stated to the com
mittee that Mr.. Van Buren,, myself s. himself were
intimate and confidential political aud persona
friends" and that he had done nothing nor knew
OF nothing calculated 10 place either of US on q
different footing. | then inquired into the charac
ter of the report which would be made of the trans
actions between us g. the bank, to which he replied
Judge Clayton wishes TO have the report flleC
with private transactions Of the bank but Col
johnson and myself have agreed to preveat sucl
procedure" 81 suppose thon you will not o
course touch our discounts, as they wero fair NOR
camille transactions and in the shape Of private
accounts. Make what you will Of Mr.. Biddle,
| giving $4,000 to be loaned to Noah but say no
thing OF our private business" TO this he replied
Judge Clayton has charged that large and impro
per loans have been made TO editors and we will b
competed to allow hun 10 90 into full history o
any thing relating 10 the bank and Yourselves
Very well then, in so doing youwil Of course ga,
TO the pubic what you have now said to me-tha
you are perfectly satisfied there was nothing Nrop
| IN our loans" He replied we do not inten,
to permit any opinion to be expressed In tho reno,
| for or against the bank, nor far or against vo1
/ IT we once commence with opinions Jndge CIavto,
to sustain his speech, will insist upon making q,
many lntererces that it Will draw forth two report
/ from the committee"
! Oh this l loft him somewhat abruptly, per
| lectly satisfied 10 my own mind that the intima
| ZION from Col. Johnson was we'll timed and tina
the charges Of Cambreleng's hostility to US wa
true, II is evident to me that knowing we can de
feat his election next fall, he still anxious of ap
| pearug our friend, aDd disposed 10 make you III
| scaPe-gOat of the committee. I have repeated on
! conycrsatiop to Col. Twiggs and Mr.. Noah, an
they both agree in advising that I should lay tn
| whole mater before you, cOo6dontialIy, IN orde
| mat you may take such course as you think rrc