Southern telegraph., 1837-07-04

-1 4 -Ar ~ -Ht'f Ht +'-a.Hf pr H.I s
session of Congress. Though heetena
occupation is, We trust, nos eonr, $40 uro
not az all confident ih4i Il is a.t eaaIema'sf
ed by Mr. Van Buren, e. mix bim ap aiih
some Of the schcmes NOW hsf-hae at
Washington iuTegard 10 TnaasarY Bank,
and II IS therefore desiuhlo dat the people
should be kept alive TO a fan sease q his
merits.
Mr.. Chairman: | have but one other
question to ask, and then take leave oI
Reuben NJ Whitney i0rcvor-and lhal IS,
Who is he? How came he ia The Treasury I
Why is he poSsessed Of 50 much powcrI
Why sir, gentlemen, under the 29th inter
rogatory, have forgotten few favorable
responses, go Ear as the Witnesses knew
individually, as to his character Cor intesri-
" and capacity" They got hold of one
man, a director in the MayomensiRg Bank,
who would not trust him with his priYnie uf-
ftirs, from his general character. When
We asked Levi Woodbury. whether, from
his general character, he would believe
Reuben NJ. Whitney on oath, the miurity
OF the committee would not let the question
be pat evCa to him. Why, sir, Whitney
invited an investigation mtu his character;
he went to Canada ,aand Philadelphia, and
Washington, aR1 challenged the world 10
inquire into his conduct and standing. Yet
sir, whenever in the committee, &e APP
prOachod his character, gentlemen shrunk
back and eXclqimed, that we had no mower
to ascertain whether this secret Treasury
Agent was an honest man and patriot, or
a rogue, bankrupt and traitor.
sir, propoundcd the following interrog-
aIorios, which were rejected:
"S2- Do YOU know r N. Whituey's gen
eral charsolcri Hyea, wilat is his charac.
ter as an honest. Trustworthy mang Would
you, from his general character, believe
him on oath when 10 was subject, by great
temptation, iocirl
&c. tilllel d iccicd 70 tins question,
uA.iel. va deeided ii The negative by the
l'.IlotiaA fola
81 Pegion.
HAn AIessFs .Alaffi y Pierce, Fairfield,
GIllel Garland
t'35. Has he or has lc nol, borne the
general character atand about PhiIadenhia,
olA having been traitor, and one Of the
British einlssaries who woro engaged in
smuggling guild from the United States Of
America q pay The British troops in Cana
da, dagips lhe IiIo war, and of having ack.
nowledged and made Loist Of the SAME
ia Ecntlemen il PhiIadolphiaf Did he not
sustain the general character IL Phiadcl-
| phla, ai:cr tlle war, of being The keeper Of a
gambling house, or Er1 bank, in that cityf
Does be notliow sustain tue character Of II
bankrupt, who is defnudins his Just credi-
tors while he is living IN the prison bounds
Of this city in a style Of pFinccly cxtraya-
gance?
"Mr. Gillct objected to this question,
which was decided in the negative by the
following voc:
"Ay-Mr. Peyton.
"Nocs-Messrs Garland, Pierce, Fair
field, Martin, Gilet''
Now, sir, is H. Nj. Whitney fit to be trust
ed with the management of your treasure?
Is lie not a notorious bankrupt, now living
within the prison bounds of this city? i
have filed with the minority report trans
crlpt which the committee rejected, but
which | obtained myself from the records
showing the amount of judgments now in
damages against him in the Court of this
District, to be upwards of $95,000. Sir,
we olter TO prove not only that Whitney
was a bankrupt, but that he was guilty of
the most dishonest means to dcfraud his Just
creditors. We also offered to provo de-
claration Of Whitney himself, that if his
creditors would not compromise with him
upon his own terms, he would take tho ben
GIFT OF the insolvent act. We could have
proved, that all that splendid and princcIy
establishment of his, belonged, OF had been
made over to others, and that he dld not own
a dollar in hls own nlinc. And yet, sir, he
gives diplomatic dinners. His Britanic
Majcs;y's Minister lives not in a moro cost
ly and magnificent style than II. M. Whit
ncy. Yes, You who have spt at his board,
and Toasted at bis board, ate the meat and
drank the wine of his honest creditors.-
Yes, sir, on the very night of that day
when Whitney took his stand in contempt
orlho authority of this house; in defiance Of
this power, he gave splendid dinner, and
many | know, Of the members of this house
attended, The President elect, the Vice
President elect, and all the heads of the de-
partmcuts went upto do him reverence
Why, sir, he greatly surpassed your ten
dollar Secretary Nine hundred invited
guests; $500 in Champagne, not Woodbu-
rvs sort, but the best which the public mo.
ney could command. Sir, let me ask you,
if the committee had then reported him for
contempt, what condition would this house
have been in the n2xt morning to pass on
his case? Would gentlemen here, with
Whincy'S wine humping in their heads,
with bis beef eaten the night before undi-
gosted, have been prepared to send him to
prison as. court Of justice would have
done, there to remain until he was willing
10 answer intcrogatones? Reuben, per-