Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-06
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON
Correspondence Of The Baltimore Patriot.
WAsmNoroN, Jan. &c, 1897
In my letter lasr night | informed YOU ,ha,
Reuben NJ. Whitney appeared before The Com
! miuee of Investigation yesterday, aud produced
| PRortsr against the whole proceedings oil The
| House IN lnsttutng this inquiry, and the Conc
! nllec in their action Mndu Mr.. Garanus reso
| luton. Tins preoions document /, OF most
| formidable length, and assumes the highest
ground ms 10 the rights Of this Treasury FAM
| liar and the Banks winch employ him, while IT
| dcnounces in unmsasnrcd terms the lnVulshoii-
| al conduct of the House OF Rrpfest nlailves
aud the Committee The con,empluous Ian
guage IN which Whitney srek. ui the mlcll-
gene. Of Congress, IN IN, circular lvtter recently
| published, has not passed out oil the rceollec'
| ton Of The public. This protest, understand,
! Is IN sill loitcr stain Of arogaec lie Is
quite indlgpan, at the passage Of the resolution
| through The House although, be II remember
! ed, his own political friends voted Tor it-and
| kicks al the course Of the committee, upon whom
also, n you are aware, there - majority OF his
woke fellows in subjrctlen 10 HE Dominant
! Power, though not, let MS hope, III in1guuy, he
regards the officers OF the Deposite banks and
| himself as private individuals with whom Con
| gress has nothing TO do , and alter a long rig
malole about his constitutional aud lDallenable
privileges, he winds up Mllh protesting "A WI
| lngness 10 answer all questions touching mat.
| lers Of public character, oi which he has any
! knowledge.
The Committee thought proper 10 take him
on his own ground, and making themselves
/ judges Of what questions did refer To public mat
/ tctS, they proceeded with the eNaninatIon,
! which was conducted by MI Peyton. Whilney
! however refused to answer any Of the questions,
which Mr.. p propounded to HIM IN succession.
| In making his replies his manner was Tar from
respectful TO the committee or the gentleman
| who framed the questions. lie would look at
F., them for you will bear IN mind, the whole cx'
animation Is conducted III wrlIng) then throw
| them aside with remark that they were l0quls
I ltorlal, or concerned him as an individual and
! he declined TO answer One oil Mr.. Peylon',
questions was SO framed as 10 require a direct
statement, whether Judge fancy did not refuse
10 countenance W htney or recommend hun Tor
the station he now holds ? This the Witness
declined 10 answer more particularly, he said,
as the mover Of the inquiry had declared The
charge was true and he (Whnney) thought he
! ought TO prove H.
THIS you will remember was the sui ject Of
the card W htney lately published in The Globe,
! IN which he pronounced the assertion Of Nh.
Peyton a ldl,chood and Calumny. As Mr.. Pty
ton, whose icarlc>sness and mdgnahnlily are
known TO the whole country, aud therefore re-
qulre no gildlcallon, did not condcscend 10 no
lice lhis card, N hllney doubtless irlt himself
sae IN exhibiting before the Committee his
door spirited splIt, 10 man 50 much elevated
above his miserable sphere But Mr. Pcyton
did not allow tn, climax 10 the lnsolenl charac-
ter u his general bearing TO pass uDnotIced-
He rose, aud BEGAN al appeal 10 MI. Garland,
the chairman, Oh the insulting reply Of the wit |
ness- but very soon broke oti-and stepping up
10 " hilney, addressed him thus, uu rniEr
aud RoBnGR # you dare insult mr. here, be
= fore the committee, ~ put you 10 DEATH ~
Whitney was frightened out ot bis SENSES but
made no reply" You SAID IN ycur Card that
" | shield II yseli behind my constitutional prlvl-
" eges now SIR, WISH you distinctly 10 under.
" stand wave all privileges -"
Mr.. Garland, the chairman, here lnerposed 10
preserve order; and Mr.. Peyton resumed Ia,
seat. Whitney then rose, and was proceeding
10 speak, when Mr.. Pryton interrupted han,
commanded bun TO be silent aud declared ht
should not answer but IN writing. Mr.. Uise
here remarked 10 his friend, thai whitney was
unworthy oihi, notice. he attempted 10 draw Mr..
Peyion Oh from him, but Mr. Peyton SAID " No
Il pay no regard IL his cards-but when he IN
suits me here, IN The committee, J will notice
him, robber and thief a, he l." Mr.. Peyton
then turned 10 The chairman, and reminded hlnI
that he had treated Whitney respectfully. Huh
erto have treated him, sand be, as II he were
a gentleman, and will mol permit bun Y insult
me-
|. Mr.. Whitney was then ordered 10 withdraw,
and Mr. Hamer offered resolution that The last
answer of the witness should be returned to hm,
as il was no reply TO the question, aud was dis
respectful TO member OF The committee. This
re solution was unanimously ndopted, so decl-
ded and strong the convection oteyery mem
Der that the demeanor and language of this
= great man. were improper and insulting.
On Whilney's return This resolution was read
to him, and his answer gver back TO him. He
then apologized and expressed h,, reglei Tor any
disrespect he had manifested 10 the commute.
To-day he has been much more pacific; and
some important facts have been disclosed IN hi
testimony. He admitted thai he was the du
thor OF the letter (recently published) and sign
ed by the six cashiers of the deposite banks, re-
commencing the establishment OF a bank bureau
in the Treasury Department. and commencing
| HIMSELF n. NJ. Whitney as proper perso,
to be placed at the head Of IL ! This letter was
written while Kendall was acting as The agent
| Of the Treasury Department, and believe while
| he was in Philadelphia on journey OF discove
ry 10 see on what terms the banks would receive
the depostes should they be removed from thu
! Bank OF the United States. Mr.. Peyton and
Wise put question after question 10 the witness.
to ascertain whether Kendall had any thing 1t
do With getting up this letter bot he would nc,