Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-05-12

mAh aS tuey were, cOnnrsneu BY the books.
Little discrepancies yes, truly, little
discrepancies! A good came of. Little
discrepancies only one hundred and for
" miles from the truth. But for Mr. Whit
.. ney, we suppose. these were facts ofminor
| Importance.
Here Is 40 extract from the Report Of
the minority Of the Committee. after hcars
ing all the evidence:
MIR biddic was present during the en-.
animation of this witness On that dav
being on oath, be said, that he was utter.
~ astonished at the testimony Of the wit.
ness. and could only oppose to j, bis 80.
Tenn declaration that there was not ono
word Of truth in Il from the beginning 10
the end. He added, that, from the rela.
ton N which tho witness stood to him. hs
would have sunk into the earth sooner
than be would have dared to come 10 him
!, with such a remonstrance as be pretended
TO have made. The officers of tho bank.
from whom tho witness slledged that hs
derived this information, were examined.
and all Of them positively contradicted
him They testified. aud demonstrated
from the books, that Thomas Biddle and
Co had never obtained money. ID any in.
stance. without paying interest, and that
The two notes which Whitney asserted to
have been discounted by the president =.
lone. had been discounted regularly BY
the directors.
In the interval between the adjournment
Of the committee. that day, aud it's meet
ing the next, a member Of the board Of
directors suggested TO MIR Biddle, that ho
was, about the time Of his alleged transsc4
ton, in the city Of Washington On exs
aiming the journals Of the board and LET.
ter book, il was found by entries and let.
ters. that for several days previous to the
alleged interview between the president g.
Whitney, and for several days afterwards
the president was absent on a visit 10 this
city on the business ofthe hank, and &c.
neral Cadwallader was acting as presi.
dent in his place!
Thus was this artfaily devised story!
which was intended TO blast the reputation
Of a high minded and honorable man.
through one OF those extraordinary inter.
positions by which Providence sometimes
coGtounds the contrivances of the wicked
made 10 rccoil upon the head OF its inven-
tor, who must forever stand forth as 4
blasted monument OF the speedy and re.
[ The minority ofthe committee will avail
themselves OF tbs occasion 10 say. that
| they had the most conclusive evidence.
that. ~ all the transactions Of the bank
with Thomas Biide 4 Co. and Charles
Biddle the President has been. not only
free from the slightest impua,ion Of psf.
tialIty or favoriiism, but that his conduct
bias been invariably governed by a nee X
scrupulous sense Of delicacy and proprie.
ty. And this, they feel authorized TO say
is the opinion Of = majority ofihc commit.
tee. The following resolution was unani-
monsly adopted Ivy the committee.
And here is the resolution passed unan-
imously by the Committee, majority Of
whom were political friends Of Mr. Whit.
ney. and disposed TO do him more than
justice:
Resoired, That the charges brought a.
galnst the president. Of lending money to
Thomas Biddle & Co. without interest.
| and OF discnunting notes for that House.
and for Charles Biddle, without the sane
| lion OF the directors, are without founda-
! ton; and that there does not exist any
ground for charging the president with
having shown, or manifested any DISPOSE
ton 10 show any parlIality 10 these midi.
viduals, in their transactions with the
| bank.
| But this is not all that is to be found ia
that valuable volume. Hear MIR w hitney
again:
Re examination Of Reuben NJ. Whiiney.
Question by .Nr Adams. what place
in Canada did you reside during the war?
Answer 10 Montreal. remained.
having permission Of the British Govern
ment TO do SO.
Question by Mr. Adams. Did you ever
ask permission Of the Government Of the
u. States TO remain there?
Answer. never did.
Question by Mr. Adams. On what con
diions did the British goverfpsent permit
you 10 remain in Canada during The war?
Answer. took an oath to observe the
laws Of he country while remained there.
To sun up the whole of this evidence
10 an few words ~ possible, il amounts 10
nothing more than this that Mr. Whitney
who has now at his disposal more than
thirty three millions OF the peoples money
was during the late war traitor TO his
country. and should have suffered death
by our laws and since that he has been
proven by the evidence OF four credible
witnesses, and host Of circumstantial &
documentary evidence, which cannot fail
to convince the minds Of the most incred.
ulous, to have basely sworn TO what he
must have known TO be false, for the pur-
pose Of destroying the reputation Of an
honorable and worthy citizen.
And is il moi passing strange that Gen.
Jackson. with all this proof before his
eyes-(seneral jackson, who has fought
SO brayely in his counir.'s battles. and
who once SO much detested and depised
the name of traitor, should now connie
nance and foster this NAH this Reuben
N. Whitney,
ELoeUEScE.--Speech of High Consta-
BILE Hays 10 the rioters who recently skyfack