Southern telegraph., 1837-07-04

lHlaG aIH IIat
a haen m lho hl-
H ealaf ihe bank an
Iaa ieIleF' draw, with
ml .hn an.hna.g 81 ihe directors. This
Nimess stuffed IIiai re went with lhe officers
ST ;ha bank aud examined TIE lellef's draw
and lIseoant beok, aud fund The hcts which
bad been stated 10 hhu verified hy The exc
ansiuadoa. he siso stated, to give addi-
fioHal certainty 10 his aeormonis, that he
n1Fe 9 MEMORANDUM al the limo. with dates
of tie Iansaelion; which memorandum he
Prelueea % ihe committee Having. thus
analicfahly fixed lhe dnte Of the transaction
asif By some iaialiiy, he went on to say that
30 Immediately proceeded into the roam OF
AIr. Blddle, lhe President, aud remonssfaled
With him against The irregular proceedings,
and that Mr.. Bidale promised him that they
should not occur again
sln The interval between the adjournment
Of the Committee TINT day and its meeting
the next, a member of The board oC directors
suggested to MIR. Biddlo that he was, about
the time OF this alleged transaction, in the
city Of Washington. On examing the Jour
nal of the board, and the letter book, il was
found hy entries aud letters, that for ssvor-
al days previous TO the alleged interview
hetween the President and Whitney, and
for several days afterwards, tho President
was absent, on a visit to this city, on the
business oftho bank, and Gen. Cadwallador
was acting us President ia his placo. Thus
was this arttully devised story, which was
intended to blast the reputation of high
minded aud honorable man, through one Of
those extraordinary inteFposiGons by which
Providence sometimes conluunds the contri-
vances of the wicked, mlde TO recoil upon
The inventor, who must forever stand forth
as blasted monument of the speedy and
retribuiivo Justice Of heaven
"The following resolution was unani-
mousiy adopted by the committee, maiori-
" Of whom were the political friends Of sald
Whitney, and 4hreo Of that majority, TO vii /:
Messrs. Il. Thomas Of Mary land, C. c..
Cambreleng Of New York. and Col. r.. M.
Johnson Of Kentucky, arc now mcm5ors of
the House Of Representatives.
''Resolved, That the charges brought
against The President, Of lending money to
Messrs. Thomas Biddle g. Co. without in
terest, and Of discouniing notes for that
house, and for Charles Biddle, without the
sanction ofIhn directors, are without louu-
dation; and there does not exist any ground
for charging the President with having
shown, or manifested any disposition to
show, any partially to those individuals in
their transactions with the bank.
| "fhe following questions.weresp PROFOUND,
cd to said Whitney, when eSamincd before
the committee in 1892:
"Question hy Mr.. Watmough.
"IIow long have you been resident of
this country2
"Answer--I was horn in this country.
"Question by same.
"Wore you not resident of Canada du.
ring the late war9
/ "Answer-I resided thcrc from 1903 to
1 the spring Of 1916, when | removed to this
city.
"Qdestion,by Mr.. Adaus:
| Gin what place in Canada did you reside
during tho late war?
"Answer-In Montreal. went to Can.
ada as a clerk. | afterwards bocame en-
gagged in business on my own account
When the war broke out, | hada great deal
of money scattered about through the coun-
try, having sold much on credit; all ol
which should have sacrificed by leaving
it when war was declared. | remained
therefore, having the permission Of the Brit.
sh Government to do so.
"Qncstion by Mr.. Adams:
"Did yoa evor ask permission of the
Government Of the United States to remain
thcre2
"Answcr. never did.
"Qucsion by Mr.. Adams.
"On what condition dill the British Gov
ernmont permit you to remain in Canada
during tho war?
"Answer. took an oath to observe the
laws of the country whileH' remained there.
"Question. Did you understand ,at to
be an oath of allcgiance9
answer No, did not permanently.
Not "pomnnotIy." No, sir, he only took
an oath Of allegiance during the ,oar, from
1912 to 1916.
Sir, this lame apology, which pLrccs
4 Whitney's avarlce in bold relief with his
patriotism, is wholly untrue. He was a
traitor, who obtained the favor of the King
of England by perpetrating treason against
his country, as he did the favor of General
jackson, by perjury against the bank of
which he had been director.
How could these gentlemen who were on
the bank committee, (Mossrs. Francis
Thomas. of Maryland, Richard NJ. John
son, of kentucky, and Churchill G. Cam
breIeng, Of New York, and who voted for
that resolution which affixed to his name
eternal infamy, how could they honor him
with their presence at that dinner?
|. Here Mr. Thamns rose to explain. Mr.
| Peyton then called on Mr.. John Q. Adams,
to know If what he had read from tho report
of the minority of tho bank committee was