Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-29

should take, simply upon the ground that il might
oe ovemeu unoecoming IN Speaker OF the House
to be taking active part in the party politics of the
day but said finally that mig lit be- expected to attend
ms was The first in;ination had of the meeting
neither ADVISED 1t, nor consulted the proprcty
oi it nor was any of my particular friends of the De-
legation us they afterwards Informed me consuc until
mat morning did not think such meeting necessa-
ry though perhaps good has grown out of IT, The
letter afterwards addressed Judge w was not direct
result OF this meeting The proprety necessity of such
course was not mentioned at the meeting did not add
vise the writing of the letter Judge White but APP
proved 1t when il mentioned 10 me: and il was al
my instance, believe, that it made public until
information reachcd Washington of the passage of the
Alabama Resolutions, which | confidently expected
would pass from the time heard the subject had
been moved in that body will only state as to what
took place at the meeting that perfectly salts
he'd on that evening, that all the Tennessee Delegation
were oil one mind upon the subject of the meeting and
was both proper and expcdent to support Judge
white, Convention no Convention. There were
urce OF the Delegation absent, besides Col Crockett
Their absence accounted for and their WILLINGNESS
!" unite WIN Their colleagues in supporting Judge White
was satisfactorily and fully vouched for by those
VINO had always been their particular friesds and sup
Portcrs, both at home and i'm Congress- When those
VINO know how and by whom this meeting was got up
sh thnk proper to speak 1T will appear, that far from
peng me author OF IT. was sought TO be made victim
" IT. And though would not have thought it impro
per to have been the adviser of such meeting with the
possible exception above stately yet desire the truth
To be thrown before the public, that the nnparaleed
dIsngenuousness and eiontery of those who have con-
ce'ed these attacks in the Globe upon me- may be cx
posed as they deserve.
The support which have given judge White since 4,
was known that he would permit his name TO be used .
has BEEN hope, as free from exception my previous
course has been shown to be-
But, the United States Bank is alleged 70 he nor,v
concerned in bringing Judge White and am sun
posed to have been the agent deeply concerned in
cHecthg the arrangement by which re-charter of that
institution rs to be brought about. And what are the
circumstances upon which charged with the least
degree OF proigacy? Why il is said that il IN renor,
cd that indebted TO the amount of fftv ,lrce h.
sand dollars to the Bank in eighteen hundred and thirty
Two III such were the fact, when it is known that
Tho ~. m
passed the two Houses of Congress in that wear and
when it is also known that voted TO sustain The prcs
den III ms course in relation to the removal of the de-
P1Sltes IN eighteen hundred and thirty-four submit
whether ought not rather have credit Tor nv vir.
ana independence, than vitnpcraton and abuse. The
Dahk, IL would seem, should be the complainant If
there Is Just ground Of complaint any where Aware OF
the difficulty which lay in the way OF creating anv s,s
pcon OF my integrity, by the loan altered TO ,v hoc
granted TO me IN eighteen hundred aiM thrtytwo The
true spirit OF eaumny exhibited in the additional state
ineht, that am reported to have obtained from the
bahk III me spring OF eighteen hundred and hry-f,u
loan oil forty thousand dollars, and TO have drawn in
TO tins vortex three four members of the Tennessee
Deiegauoh' he course OF the Globe in making this
statement as 1T Is intended to affect others ma we'll os
myself, may be allowed to say is nfamous-tberc mo,
being the slightest foundation whatever for such re
port have not the slightest reason to believe thai any
one OF those gentlemen my colleagues who are alluded
10, borrowed one cent from the Bank in eighteen lun
dred and thirty four; do believe that either of them
owes the Bank one cent, this time. Ilut 6,r;no
That tins reported loan would out never 10
been obtained, and that might still cscape NV
a. of
extra Globe, recently issued and circulated from
the Globe Office in Washington it is boldly stated as
iact mat nave been recently ptaccd under peculiar OBJ
etsdt'OnS 10 nc present Bank. This statement il as
without the slightest foundation in truth; and vet viii
someis IKE government sanction and authority as il
issues from the Teputcd organ of the Adnuisr,t;on
IT has already been ndustronsIy circulated thai
may be sad, without much cxaygeration il will find ite
way INTO the hands Of every who can reSd in the
twenty our States of the Union. My answer and deni
al cannot be expected to be read by scarcely one out of
Thousand OF those whow the statement i'm the Globc
MS Is triumph which government patronage and in
nucnce may always achieve over an individual citizen
put IN proportion TO this superiority in the power 10 do
injustice, ought press supported il nppears 10 mo
to be scrupuous and guarded in its statements reAect
ing upon the character of citizen But when n mar
y press OF such authority and means shall thse
inns species OF moral prescription, / know of no en-
~d t more terrible IN ITS
P'uuoh oil such system of party coercion and ven.
Seancc, may God in mercy TO this country avert! do
not now owe the Bank have at any time beretofore
owed IT, sum deserving notice for its amount OF beyond
my aoy TO discharge, at any time my honor and indie
'hce as pubic servant or private citizen might re-
qulTe me to do The amount in which 1 am stated
10y inc Globe to have been indebted the Bank in 1872
-. "oic thah sDurfold greater than any amount | owed
ue Bank at any one time in that year and very nearly
IN inc same proportion, greater than any amount in
which have been indebted to it at any one time since
Us cStuDiishinent, including any transactions have
had with any OF its Offices and including also the whole
amount that have at any time been, or will be com
Peleu TO pay, as the surety OF other persons for debts
que TO the Bank. And it has been chiefly TO take mn
'le paper, or to pay the debts of others that have
at any lihe received any accommodation from the
D"hk. nave neves~received any accommodation or
loan from the Bank in the of any other persn NV
name WIN often appear upon the books of the Bahk as
party TO large amounts of paper discounted ~, but
IN every such instance il will be found, uDon exam
haon thatm my name has been used for the convchenc>
ana accomInodcD>n OF others only; and iu..~general
nc I~i~i." sHupicd barzs consisted drafts or hills
oil exchange dawn in the usual way of business amor
some mercantile house of undoubted credit with This ex
cePtion, that IN every in my recollection tbe
uIoWcc written promise accept was first filed c;tl
e BANK so That the paper discounted has been don
Dy secured IN the first instance 1t was in this way that
e amount OF my liabilities mot debts as stated in the
"iobc3 10 the Branch Bank III this place in 1870 rc
ported by the committee Of the Sen/le came ~ lac
$o3OOO Upon forty odd thousand dollars of the ,ne,
making TINS amount, endorser ONLY Thirtvtro
thousand dollars of consisted of bls drawn mo,
single house ia New Orleans whose written promise IN
accept was filed with the Bank and the Whole o,noun,
OF winch was paid at the maturity Of the bills The ba
lance was made up OF notes, which were either pad in
lna' or the succeeding year. My was endorsed
upon inns paper under general power of attorney ana
Il so happened that the bills and notes for tbs sr
amount upon which cndOrscr in that vear yvr5c
discounted, and actually paid without my being AT all
P'Vy 10 inc transactions; nor, did know any thing of
mem, uhtl my arrival ut home, since the last session of
congress when the first statement i'm the Slohe
~ winch allusion is made this par of the renort nj
inc committee OF The Senate, not having examined the
report was unable TO account my friends for tl,e
appearance OF so large of liabilities i'm that
year, Otherwise thaD by supposinp that IL was ,rsdc ~
oil repeated renewals Of much smaller au,o,,ut c .I
nut another circumstance of suspicion ia thus stated
IN me UIobc; I'm The month of November shortly be-
Icre me meeting OF Congress- Judge White and family
VISITED Philadelphia. They stayed at the house Of NJ
Jagdon, Cashier Of the Bank the son.jnIaeg Of ndgc
"mie' speaker Bell repaired to Philadelphia at the
s'inc uIhc . lt at this time. we sfron,.