Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-20


troJueedfin,o tie audience chamber, nceomn< MED
by his frompter. What was SAID by the high con-
ractas parties on he occasion remains 10 this day
state secret, and N oil human prob l,ry il no.
yer be known. Possibly itasey have Teen ell, rcd
on the E.Euaiirc iourni ia company with the
Protest, aud the rnceeJings Ct The Ai.sssppi
Convention but tbs 10 Joebfsf The object 10
b. attained was s,agic and The result proves that il
accomplished ssihe n,eas,E wcrd doeb,less made
subservlen, TO the end. Tho events which imme.
diatciy followed h. memorable clesc, scene arc in
keeping with oh whcl, preceded ii. Tbst prototype
OF Titus Oates Charles l.. Coltman who has been
stamped with inieliblc infamy by The oards Of al.
lssmen & common council, of tho city of Wash,rs.
100 true 10 his employers, hut false TO every tano.
fahe feeling AMI principle, lsbourod in his vocation.
until he literally dragged these degraded witnesses
TO the Office Ct justice of tho peace ,aosen foy the
purpose, aud there the decd was cor s,mnn,ed Tho
le1ary was written out, signed, sworn to. and uo-
hyereji 10 Coltman aud by h,'n handed over to his
master, Tor whose especial benefit II was conc.eied
What next The Frcs,lcnt-yes. Grow citizens
Ardrew JscNsoni that ,nan whom the American
people have deisgfsrd 10 honor with tho highest OF
nee within is,elr GIT pgi those purchased silidays
IN his pocket, spoke OF them freely, showed taen,
as he told the comnitics, 10 all who desired 10 sce
them, and put his own endorsement on them, Ivy
voach'ns 'oevsry ono Tor he responsibility fDavd
Stewart anu Mordecai Foy, adding, in his own
words, TO his friend penrcc Poindey,cr will find
II hard TO swear down sseA men" They stood
uuimreached and ummpeschabIc. lie desired ,L.
committee carefully TO preserve the.e precious EFF
davits, and return them 10 him " he wished TO
make other use of Them What other use did he
intend TO make OF liem Why, no nan ofcom.
mon sense can mistake tho dark plot which had
been formed to ruin my character, or the means by
s.b,r 49, oofc nd H. a. u
use" TO which they wrreio be applied was my ar
rest, carried gu, by criminal prosecution, Immc
diatsly after the adjournment Of Congress, founded
on The peijnred testimony Of the two witnesses who
had been su',prned by Coltman, end the additional
evidence o." ttc SANE kiad" which tho President
told Mr.. Pcarcc was expected in few days A
proceeding 80 monsifons, and 50 degrading 10 the
high officer who conceived II, may well mortfy ,h
pride and shock tho moral feelings Of every man in
the nation, as Il he, done yours lu, i, wa, ne yer.
thcicss to have tsen consnm mated. The pre0eu.
fioH and the press have been the engines in
the hand oil tho Executive, 10 bc welded without
regard 10 justice moral integrity truth 70 black
On my Character, AID render my name odious al
home and abroad.-fhank God, there was icakv
resell among the conspira'ers, (Mr. Pcarce OF
Rhode Island who evefacts1 his part, and for do
ing which he has received arap on tho knucklcs
from aqam,es whore he le 3, expected it, lie, trem
desire 10 be eonspcuens IN the service OF him nndc,
whom he had enlisted new recruit Of the KIteh
en- Cabinet coRfdentidiiy communicated tho facl
tht The President was IN POSSESSION Of two or
three sflilavits and stated their contents 10 cor
respondent Of certain newspapers published in the
city OF New York, by means Of which the plot wa,
rrcnalurely discovered anil countcrac,ed instant.
ly saw the necessity ofsome decisive sep TO check
tho conspiracy and unmask the conspirntors The
session of Congress had drawn nearly TO close
my duty had become doubly druous, and every
moment Tiny time was occupied IN their dis
Oh rye but nay course as an homo able man was
lain, and clearly marked out. | Withdrew from
my scar ia ths Senoto and demanded committee
OF investigation which was unanimously granted,
with power to send for persons and papers. This
rapid movement was unexpected; the deep laid
plans OF the conspIraors were frustrated nd the
whole PACK were thrown into confu. on Hun 70,
they hopsdto sa,n their end bs anticipating the re
to1 OF zoe commueei to gel possession of the pub
nc MIMI IN ai'ance, and give false coloring 10
,he case, When they vainly hoped would not bt
siaced by The subsequent Investigations of the
committee What course dill President Jackson
take when he found that his plan of operations had
Teen discovered, and could no LONGER be maintained
Did he prove thai truth WAS his oil eci, and no, TO
accuse any one falsely y or did he rot show mos,
s'"'vi " ma ests, the lnsinceriy of hCsc lofty
Professions, so often repcatedl II truth had in
asea been ms OBJECT he well know where to dircc,
HI attention 10 draw II oat in the face of day SO
that none coull remain ignorant of the facts whirb
he had alleged and attempted by secret ali Iayt, 10
sttain !. Ne, fellow citizens, aver in your pre-
sence, and pro ,ain TO the whole world, truth was
no' ms oo]eet, but precisely its opposite Finding
h'msei' dtiven to the wall, he drew from his pocket
he perjury which had there been concealed for ma.
ny days, and transferred il to the columns Of his
prosliluiel organ, the Glohc, prefaccl by an edito
rlnl comment which he had authorized represontinc
The two witnesses, Stewart and Foy 10 be men OF
high standing for truth and vcracity; "respcetgbe
mechanics" an! worthy Of credit Thus did tc
endeavor to impose upon the cncduli,y of the poo
pie, oy The pnblle9ton OF that which he knew To be
iaise, hoping to destroy his victim, and crafty his
maiice, by an imposition, not mole remarkable for
ITS peih ", than for the unblush'ng boldncss with
which 1t vas attempted
Ifhe really btlie,,d the testimony Of ,hese men
and though, criminal prosecution NECESSARY TO the
ends OF public justice tic evidence oush, assurcdly
u have been reserved for the court but he mean,
nothing more than 10 place the result before The puI
iic then The Committee of The Senate was the PRO.
per medium through which to effect that object
But he meant no such thing, lie irampled under
'oot oil the rules applicable TO judicial inyestiga-
hohs, anu all lhc Obligations of moral dtccncy and
propreiy, by sending forth the vile perjury which
he had caused TO be purchased, WITH his eadoyse.
mani, Tor no other purpose than TO make false I'M.
preston while The matter was pending before the
committee Could any thing more clearly demon
stfaie his participation in this dark conspiracy or
the malicious purposes for which ii had been set or
iooif Iladhe acted the part Of an honorable man.