Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-02-14
POLITICAL.
From the Washington Globe.l
8. BROWN.-TO THE PUBLIC


From the Washington clobe.I
o. Is. BROWN-TO THE PUBLIC.
10 person who never aspred to elevation above tb,
humble walks of life, who has no ambition tn or,,;f
apd who can discover charms in the glitter of poi
cal distinctions, it must be circumstances of dozen
imposes on him the necessity of appearing before
the public IN vindlcation of his own character from nm,
merited asperSion Such is the situation in which ,h
undersigned is now placed by the extraordinary renor,
oil majority of the committee of the United States So
hate. Wme a due regard for the Government of his
country teaches him respect all ts finct;or,r;"
whatever may be their individual character their official
reports, however disngenuous however 10
PLAIN matters of fact, present imposing aspect which
may cali foe refuaton, though in any other form tcv
would be regarded unworthy of notice IL NAV no, L
necessary to complain of the proceedings of an I'LL
unconstitutional, and induis,ion i'm ,vb;cL ~
humble individual denied the right of being confront
ca with the witnesses against him. of BEING heard IN;
ms own defence, or of being informed of an
sa9on against him, before he learns from report laid
before the whole nation through the august body of ,
ton to the undersigned.
In indicating myself from the charges contained in
te repoI,it van not be necessary for dwell upon
other parts So far the report concerns vseIf ;i
ehucaVor 10 snow the facts as they exist and as they
were confirmed TO the Committee by clear astimon
Inc hrst is concerning loan which I obtained of
Nessrs Saymaser and Reside. in the beqinning If
1888 Doctor Te4oplc was our mutual friend IL ii
determined To remove from this city, and to effect hat oh
Ject, IT was necessary for him to sell for reodv rn
a house winch he had lately built. He proposed sen
ltior considerably less than it had cost him but cj
not hnd purchaser who could vance him the nonn,
lie was speaking this subject to me in the presence
vi WI. uyHlaker III at bouse I,olt
ann tnat II had the money would make him an offer
lie said could get il from bank ! replied that WINS
SSlWnilng TO goInto bank for it, and then asked Mr.
Slaymaker the would loan three thousand dollar
oh legal interest for that purpose? He said he would
then oferedDr Temple $3 900 for his house He said
ne hoped to get more but ifhe could not shonld bo;t
Here the conversation ended for that time some d.,
perhaps or weeks after, he told me he shoud occo,
nay oner ana remided me of the promise of Mr. Say-
maker When Isaw Mr.. Slaymaker told him tlat ~
Temple was depending my obtaining thai loan of
MN Tor tae purchase of his house, enable him to re-
move. Mr Slaymaker said that having received an
answer at the time he not in immediate reodne
70 pay the money; but rather than there should be dis
appointment, re woud raise At, assistance ofb;s
friend, Mr.. Rccside He and Mr. - =
ney nccord'pgb by drafts a "A
my i'ivdual acceptance; wlich CRAFTS they ffe
TOOK up and continued to hold, with my acceptance as
evidence OF the debt These the whole fcts in reIo
ton 70 that case My object was and believe the object
OF Mr.. Slaymaker was more to obge DR. Temnle tHon
any thing else But Mr. Saymaker happened TO he mil
CONTRACTOR and the the case with his friend
Mr. heesIde who aided him in it, though when the loan
was first spoken of to MIR Saymaker il did not occn 70
me that he was mail contractor and il is certain that
the transaction had not the remotes relation 10 anv CON
hexion OF either Of us with the department AS 10 Mr.
ne naa no other connexon with it than through
MT Slaymaker, at whose instance he became nort In
eGe ,4Iansaciion Another loan of $500, which made
OF hr Siaymaker, under circumstances of which
nave no other recollection than that of having occasion
Tor It's use, aud borrowing it of him. 1t was a small
transaction, and therefore left othermpresson ON INV
mind as have more than twenty times borrowed from
anu loaned TO friends, three four hundred dollars
without giving taking notes
But what character haze the majority oftlA cor,,i,,
win these facts In proof before them gven TO this
action The say that 'they have considered il in con
Noh win am extra allowance of 900 year to those
t ing meWspapers'lE the rapid line be-
tween philadelphia and Psburg thus entiea1orin, b,,
ueuo 10 make The Impression lat 1t for corrupt
Peoses ne TACT is, that IL within six months
OIL the time OF that allowance; and i'll that allowance
heu no agency whatever, not the. common form |
"a statlg Tue facts TO the Postmaster, General Neesrs
heeside and Slaymaker waited on the Pos,nnos,ar
General themselves at his own house. presented ,hc
own statement to him. and obtained from him tbc a.
Wi
ledge; and with the evidence Of this fact before ihe
my nave made the insinuation that the two ransac
lohs arc connected with what regard TO vcracitv
tet tbe world Judge. Not satisfied with this pervers;
OF facts, they have also cndcavorcd TO make an i'm
PeSson upon INC public mind, that this loan was
M,'no9t s9ch evidence as would be necessary TO
constitute legal claim for its recovery So far is tb;s
ION oc'ig correct, tat Il was proved by the persons
'i1 ioaI, ana by the officer of the bank fhrouob
"hch lhc money collected, that they held n,v az
ePed dait Tor the amount. which was MS perfect an oh
hgatlon as could be given and MIGHT at anv ti,n h.
prosecuted against without possibifv scY Ca
~ aIo recofect whether he held lie acc, a
Dut Rr hoeslde testified that il was held by him and
that had paid him 81 900 on it, Could transactin
nave peen more fair, or more dsencumbcred with any
ing ohch, or with any other transaction whatever,
In the face Of this testimony the majority state that The
lenders took no note written memorandum Of en- ,r
usnsaeton' Inc minority OF the committee correct
~ uat the proof Is satisfactory, that there was no
improperly IN the transaction The mind that can
r9ug any prejudice or excitement thus perver facts
20 me injury OF an individual occupying the humble 81
tlaiion which have filed, is with me- moro an obin,
decentralization than Of envy '0''
ne next subject Of complaint is in relation 10 money
loaned ny nc TO Mr. Porter The facts in that cnse are
as iollows The late Doctor Jackson was the sog az mo
wle BY former husband He was attached IN t,, or
where 1t was not convenient for him 10 attend 10 bs az
Yate concerns and for several years had acted a ;s
agent ~ all us pecuiary matters had sold properf for
hn ana had received many thousand Of dollars ON his
account lie had ycntured thousands for my relief nj
une OF special embarrassment and felt MYSELF nnder
an oDlgaton OF gratitude 10 him. His station was m te
NOUN OF Cape Pear rivcr in North Carolina In No
Penper 1871 nc visited me III Washington HE health
was Huch impaired, and nc expressed srou0 desire o
resign u ne could find fair prospect of provid;n coli
TOT MS family otherwise. In December of r sa,,o
year ne set out on his return his station leavin il
my hands between four and five thousand dolore 9Th
directions to vest IL safely where il would draw in}eyost
ana where 1t could be collected in short time whom h.
might have occasion 10 take itup. On his ay 10 HE st
non ne was arrested by disease in Edcnton N Caroln
~ te month Of January, 1892 Mr. Porter being then lie
contractor FOR transporting the mail between Mobile and
N Orleans, and having occasion for large investu,nt
on mat route, spoke 70 The subject Of HE ,ant IN
aadtonal funds. ] then fccollccted that Some siy
months before, he bad asked me if knew, of ,,ren
VINO would have few thousand dollars which be yo1lb
Wihng 70 vest IN any Of bis stage routes in the ctro ~
no ne ~ iall Or winter and that had told him i'm ana,
lhai probably might hear Of such n one and IL e.,
would inform him. This circumstance had not occnrcd
70 my mind while DR.. jackson was here: bnt ae IL a.
now brought 10 recollection BY Mr. Porter spoakino ~
ms want Of funds, told him had sum Of reonoS a.
command beIOnOln0 n DR. Tact -