Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-03-19
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to introduce them.
AS during my absence in the morning the
Committee had left their card, for me, j deemed
| il proper, as a mark of respect, to return the
| call. on the same day. did SO in the evening,
and on calling at their room, found Mr.. Craw.
| ford. the Chairman of the Committee. This
| was the first time had seen him, since his arri-
val in Washington. Mr.. Patterson and Captain
| Graham of the Committee were in the ROOM
and General Chambers and Mr. Maxcy, as vi
sitors; the rest of the committee were absent
Gen Chambers and MIR. MaXcy soon took leave
| when had some general conversation with Mr..
Crawford, and the other gentlemen present.
about the state of the money market-but not a
word to my recollection was said by the Chair
man about presenting the memorial. Some
other visiters to the Committee then came IN, as
also, Mr.. Brown, Mr.. Gather and MIR. Shaw,
members of the Committee. To the two last
! named gentlemen, was introduced, and with
them, conversed separately on the subject of
! the Bank and the pressure IN the money mar
| ket but / do not recollect a word being SAID
about presenting the memorial After remain
| ing about an hour, | took my leave.
| The next morning, Wednesday, l2th Feo
| about IL o'clock went with Mr.. Howell and
Mr.. Shelton to the Presidents and after paying
our respects there, we visited the Vice President
and then went to the Secretary Of States Oflce.
During this ride, variety of free and familiar
conversation passed, and we returned to MIR.
! Gadsby's. This terminated all the intercourse
! had with any members of the Committee, from
their arrival until their departure on Wednes-
| day, the 18th February, about O'Clock. have
no recollection of having mentioned the name
| of Mr.. Bib in any manner, to any member OF
| the Committee, and shall for the present. content
myself uih positive denial of that assertion.
| This is the history to the best Of my recol-
| lection, of what took place between the Com
| mttee and myself in relation to this subject,
! and upon which, they have felt themselves au-
thorised in making the report, which denoun-
| ces me as SubSerrient and unfit for the station
in which you have placed me.
| have deemed it my duty to lay these facts be-
! fore you at the first moment my official duties
permitted in my own name, lest my silence
might be construed into an admission of the
correctness of any part ofthat report which re-
| lates to myself Ofthe justice and propriety OF
this proceeding on the part of the committee,
the public will now be able to Judge. have
only to add, that utterly deny having said any
thing to any member of this committee which
could warrant them to infer for moment, that
was willing to surrender my own opinions and
! independence or violate my duty as Repre-
sentative under the influence Of official power,
or to subserve any political or party purpose
| whatsoever-and to those who know how lit
| tie could gain by such a course, and what
must loose, it is scarcely necessary to make this
denial For what purpose then, some of those
| L
| changed word upon the subject of their mis-
sion, have by their names sanctioned these mis-
representations of me. leave to others to infer
and to their sense of honor to approve if they
can-my object has been to discharge my duty
according to my own sense of what is right
and best calculated to promote the interests and
wishes of my immediate constituents and that
regardless Consequences to myself This was
what meant to impress on those of the COM
! mittee with whom conversed on this subject,
and without some design to injure me, could
not have been otherwise represented. 1t may
be proper in conclusion to say, that however
these conversations may have been regarded
by the members of the committee with whom
they were held, garbed and distorted as they
have been, never for my own part considered
any ofthem official, and if the use that has been
made of them is conformabe to the moral and
social code of this committee, | am not yet pre-
pared to become convert to this system.
! ISAAC MCKIM.
Baltimore, 18th March, 1884.