Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-20

TO cell pen that suspicion One of this class came
10 ~ on Thursday and said, am selling 1t III,
because Mr.. 49, sss, and am convinced he 10 in
possession Of information from either CAMsRg LeNe
Tor MuMFoRp, Of what is 10 be said in the Pyesi-
dents Message"
If we were entirely ignorant Of any facts a. to
the cagsr Of the heavy sales OH Wednesday the
26th, which gradually depressed stock from l4t to
lila, the transactions Of that day would be suf
acien, tosuthorise US TO declare that these sales
were based upon knowledge Of the contents Of the
Presidents message.
| But we do not rest our position lpon Suspicion.
| We deliberately charge, that the contents Of the
Presidents message were communicated 10 certain
persons IN this city on the morning of Wedne sday
and that the person who made such comm cation
was party to the Subsequent, frauds upon the pub
lie. Wechnrge that the Editor Of tie Sansatd
received from the President and confirmed the
information thus coo,municated-and ire charge
Furthermore, hat The Ereeutire himself care 10
lie editor Of The Standards copy ofhis mesSage-
that JoHN |. MUMFoRD brought IL 10 this city in
The mail on Monday morning -aad Aat n. CON-
srlRAroRs operated on Monday and Tuesday .cith
taat Message in their possession.
All that VIC have charged we etand ready 10
prove, and We now call upon Congress TO do their
duty. tits apparen, that through information OBJ.
tanned from the President, of the United States, the
honest holders and purchasers Of United States
Bank Stock have been defraudcd Of about ElGH
FY THOUSAND DOLLARS, and a membc, Of
the House of Representatives is pcced of being
an accessory TIE fraud. Does it no, become their
d1y then, as the representatives of the people, aud
he guardians of their rights TO investigate the
charge and Is it not .4,cumbent up,n them TO pro-
tect themselves by ascertaning the correctness Of
allegations. which, II true, cover with infamy one
of their body DO they want precedent Let
them look to the proceedings Of the parliament of
t;rea, Britain IL the case of Lord Cochrsnc, who
was expelled for a less heinous offence. Under all
the circumstances ofthe case, we deem II our duty
as representing ut least sma portion Of our jel-
low citizens, 10 call upon Congress to appoint
committee to investigate this affair, wild, power to
send for persons and papers and VIC pledge our
selves to furnish the nap,cs of the Witnesses who
can dcvelope this unparalleled and hi. handed
fraud We call upon the Press to unite in deman-
ding an investigations aud we caution the friends
Of the Executive 90 beware how they attempt 10
screen the guilty from the just Indignation of a
much absucd and Indignant community.
| One word, in conclusion TO the holders Of U. S
Bank stock. DO not part NTH a share o. u.
You will he told that immense quantities of II will
he scnt from England and depression en5'e, but
you have no cause 70 apprchend such resAt The
Packet of Saturday which took out tho Pre- dent J
Message and the of sales at l0i. also took
out account OF the reaction, and information that
1903 had been offered and refused for five thousand
shares, This viii prevent all alarm uut the next
accounts are ceivcd, and IT, III the meantime, you
refuse sell stock must rapidly advance IN price
| About ten thousand shares have been sold Which
are still unsettled aul the sellers have no, Il If
eth part Of 10 comply with III n conti acts. Let
buyers hcreiore refuse I, settle 'or the differences
let them demand the s,,ck--and our word for it,
before the required amount can be pafchaseat will
DC worth Is This course is SO obs ioos'y the pro-
per one 10 pursue SO CERTAIN Il inhiclns punish
nent upon those who have embarked in this jfAnd,
that We indulge hope it VIII be reso.ed to with
great unaniuity.'
| The member OF Congress, of IA email noiorie'
~ referred 20 IN the fore goins extract is Mr..
lCambrsleng; md ifhe can be convicted Of tie acl
charged, h. deserves 70 meet " III the same fate
hat was visited upon Lord Ga'hranc, 7oGia twenty
years since, for a similar offence OH the London
| stock Exchangc--which case is very appropriate
ilyrcfewed to by the N Y. Enquirer as tlruishin I;
a suitable JJrccedcn,. Lord C. was expelled from
Parliament lost his title and his rank IN the navy,
and placed under the ban Of gruecl sscc,y
If Mr.. Canbrclony be innaccnt Of the crime ueg
ed, he ought no, to retreat behind his dignity, and
presum. that his silence will satisfy the public
mind. We do not think however, that the ev;-
deuce a1Iuced Of his participation IN the alleged
fraud is sufficiently strong to cali for the action oil
Congress.
| We sh,ui all, that Mr.. Mn af,rI, the Eii,or
,fthe StaaiirI, denies the charge made by his
lei ,hbor ofthe Enquirer, in the most indignant
'crns but his denial is followed by positive proof
that h, did, both in philadelphia aud on board n
steam boat her passage from New Castle &c
that city, Oh the 3 AMI Of nbcr, say to Sc
vcral parsons that =" he then had the Presidents
Message in his pocket aAd that he must get into
New York by Monday morning, the 4th, cos, what
j. nil ut" Mr. Numford then is reduced to the d.
lc,nma of admitting that he had the Message tive
days before it was communicated to Congress, and
that his denial Of that fact is untrue; else that he
uttered flisohood, when he boosted, on his way
from Washington to Philadelphia, that he had the
Message in his pocket. In either event, his crcdi-
biity is destroyed.
For our own parts, we have no doubt, TINT he did
have IA copy ofthe Message. We have just as
little that ii furnished to him by the President
for the purpose Of giving him, as a political fa-
vortc, an advantage over the other city papers,
which are always struggling to lay the first news
before their readers, and without any idea, on the
part of the President that its contents to form
the basis Of "a gross piece of fraud and swnd-
ling. We believe that Mumiord communicated
that portion of the Message, relative to the Bank,