Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-12-18

RAToRs operated on Monday and Tuesday 1ith tha
Message in their possession!
| We know that Mumford has already explicit,
denied that he had the message here, bef0rcit al
| rived by express, and we know that he wiil on
deavour to cover one falsehood with anothor--it
his practice. But we charge that, OH Sunday III
I'd day of December, he bodsted to u highly respect
able young man, the Captains clerk OF the steam
boat William Penn, on the Delaware, between New
Castle and Philadelphia, and also TO the barber
bootbiack, and other servants with whom lac asSo
ciated. that he then had in his possession THO Pre-
| sdents Message, which he received from the Pre-
| sdent himself on Saturday night at ii O'clock
and that Inc must he in this city on Monday
morning, cost what it might've charge thai
he did arrive here with the message Mon
day morning, and that tho conspirators beco.
ming alarmed at his presence, he was sent back to
Philadelphia, to come on apparently from. Wash
ington, after the message had been received.
we have been iii possession of this information
some days, and 1t may be asked why have not
sooner given it to the public Our reply Is ready.
we deemed 1T at allinportant to possess 0ursef of
the necessary documents to proue these charges be-
lore we moved in them, and we therefore inin.edi-
ately despatched express to Philadelphia, to re-
ccive the certificates of tho Clerk of tho steamboat
ana others on this subject. We believed ts.fr pre-
caution necessary, on tho GROUND TINT those who
mad made thousands of dollars by the fraud. would
checrfully have expended large portion of it, TO
prevent an exposure, and that therefore, it was
prudent to possess ourscf of tho testimony before
we made tue charge.
Let our readers look at these dark transactions
IN the most favored light, and where is there to be
found an individual among them, who can Justify or
palliate this infamous fraud? Where the man vino
docs not pronounce it soinding of the basest cha.
racteri and where the administration which can
sustain itself after being accessory to such pro-
cedure!-Wo do not dispute the right of tho Pre-
sident to make whatever he thinks proper of
ms messages SO long as the innocent are not
thereby made the tools of the designing and
piinciplcd We do not dispute his right to take to
his bosom and his confidence
one who is VIGOROUSLY tho tool of a few
stock jobbing, worthless politicians here, & used by
Them to defame and blacken the characters of
those who will not bow down and submit to their
wi'hes-~e say that knowing all this
the President had an undoubted right to take the
fellow to his bosom if he thought proper and
thereby aid the cause of the money changers in
TINS State But he has been guilty of Il high mis-.
demeanor in entrusting TO such a man, or to anv
person save his constitutional advisers the contents
OF document which he we'll knew would be used
TO the serious injury of large class of innocent
and respectable citizens. We ourselves, once ask
ed for the Message in advance, but in doing So we
pointed out TO the Executive the propricty of his
Withholding whatever related to the Bank which
ignt nc inserted by us after the copy by express
received He saw and admitted the propriety cf
such a course, and he will have cause to regret
that he did not pursue it this occasion.
AS for the Editor of the Standard his conduct
does not surprise us in the least. We know him
to be INT tool for his employers, and have al
ways felt satisfied that later, the party
who have conided in him would be disgraced and
have cause to blush for having given thor conf.
dence to so worthless, and degraded being. That
time has arrivcd-he has returned TO his ''walow-
ing In the mire," and they at liberty to make
the most of their organ and of his high standing
with the Executive of the nation. But arc the
people to be thus satisfied? Are the democracy of
TINS city to be thus represented through the Press?
Shall such Il man be deemed pure because a few
political swindlers have thought proper to ohte1osh
hun, and make him the confidential friend of the
Executive, and the mouthpece of the party i'll
proposing with sPooch the health of the newly
elected Vice President? We think not-but we
leave this matter to those whom it concerns more
than it does us, who have SO long patiently submit
ted to his abuse, and only depart from usual
silence on this occasion, because he is sought to
be bolStered up by Executive influence.
All that we have charged we stand ready to
prove, and we now cali upon Congress TO do
their duty 1t is apparent that through information
obtained from the President ofthe United States,
tho honest holders and purchasers of United States
Bank Stock, have been defrauded of about
EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, and men,
Der of the House ofRepresentatives is suspected
OF being an accessory to the fraud. Does it not
become their dufy then, as the representatives of
tho people, and the guardians of their rights,
investigate the charge? and is ii not incumbent
upon them to protect themselves by ascertaining
the correctness of allegations, which, ftrue,
with infaDiy one of their body? Do they want
precedent? Lat them look to the proceedings of
the paliaRlent Of Great Britain in the case of
Lord Cochran, who was expelled for a less
hcinous offence. Under all the circumstances of
the case, we deem it our duty, representing at
least small portion of fellow citizens, to call
upon Congress TO appoint n committee to inycsti-
gate this affair, with power to send for persons
and papers; and we pledge ourselves to furnish
the names of the witnesses who can deyelope this
unparalleled and high handed fraud. We call
upon the Press to unite in demanding an invcstiga-
ton, and we caution the friends of the Executive
tn hnHy hrtyf haI utI tIa
from the just indignation of much abused and in
dignant community.
One word, in conclusion, 10 the holders of U. S.
Bank stock. Do not part with a share of it. You
Will be told that immense quantities of it will be
sent from England and depression ensue, but you
have no cause to apprehend such a result The
Packet of Saturday which took out the Presidents
Message and the account of sales Mt J. also took
out account of the reaction, and information
that 10S had been offered and refused fr five
thousand shares. This will prevent all alarm
until the next accounts received, and
if. in the meantime, you refuse to sell,
stock must rapidly advance in price About ton
thousand shares have been sold which are still un-
settled, aud the sellers have not ffteth part oS it
TO comply with their contracts. Let buyers there
FORE refuse to settle for the diTercnccs-lut them
demand the stock-and our word for it, before The
required amount can DO purchased it will be worth
us. This course is SO obviously the proper to
pursue-so certain of inhicting punishment upon
those who have embarked in this frdud, that we in
aulgc hope 1t VIII be rcsorcd TO with great una
nimity.
1t Is proper to add, that Mr.. Mumford Of
the Standard, denies tho charges hero made
and says lie will disprove them, when and no
before, the People can believe Gen. Jackson
capable of having acted as charged. Gen
! Jackson may, and wo do not doubt did, fnruisI
the copy Of his message without dreaming o
the use to bo made Of it, In the last Courie
and Enquirer, we find the following evidence
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