Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-03-21

lARIsi CO. zoos.
Sn:-By letter this day received hom Wash
ington, learn that the 9th day OF December
last YOU stated on the floor Of Congress that your
bad been informed:
LIST. That had sold a bond given 10 the L. S.
in the sum OF $4,000 for $4,000, in order TO get
gold for ii.
+ ID. That had taken with me 10 Liverpool > o.
900 in gold.
/ And Sd. That the Secretary Of the Treasury had
made inquiry into my accounts, and found def-
cit OF $4,000.
| The first and second items Of your informant ap-
pear 10 have been stated as matters OF TACT.
So help me God, sir. some villain has abused you
with the most gnant misrepresentation. / new
er sold bond given to the u. s. in the Of $780,
900, or any other for $50 900, or any other a.
mount, in order get TO gold for III or for any other
purpose. In either form or substance, the asser-
! ton is UNANIMOUSLY untrue "sine clique at0 reSti-
mtnto."
/ Equally untrue is ii that carried with me to Liv-
erpoo 500 900 in gold. | never, at any one in
slant my life, had in my possession ilihe part Of
such amount Of gold. purchased in Wall street,
] the day preceding my departure hundred and
fifty pounds sterling in gold and that was all the
gold purchased, exchanged. procured, or had in
my possession at the time Of my departure.
Asto the third item to wit that the Secretary of the
Treasury, had made inquiry into my accounts and
found deficit OF $40, 900. | can only say that
! he must have done so, then, with his proyerbal
accuracy. lie is noi-he could not have been at
that Tine, in possession OF my credits. Then, how
date sworn accounting officer Of the Govern.
nent make the debit side only of account
the evidence by which he would prove me to be a
defauerl
| have not, of course my accounts here for ex
animation, but would be both legally and equa-
bly, entitled TO allowances which would probably be
denied to me at the Treasury.
OF such description | will present to YOU from
memory two, out of very frequently occur
iIuU n hp al Xxh al led H..
panic.
Mr.. Woodbury., during that year, directed me &c
prosecute to collection the bonds of N Y. banks
and N. Y. merchanisto the amount Of several mil
lions Of dolla,s. BY the general bankruptcy il
would produce, enireated him not TO enforce hi.
orders. At the request of The Board of New York
repaired 10 Washington TO stay the mischief,
succeeded IN my object, and was instructed to ne
goa,e with the parties. alude especially to the
Dry Dock Bank of New York, and the Bank o.
Brooklyn, whose bonds amounted TO more than ,
million OF dollars. As attorney of the u. States,
had repeated interviews with those institutions tn,
indu gsnce they asked was granted and they honora
bly, discharged their Indebtedness to the Government
was not a salary officer, and there could have been
IN such proceedings, no costs of suit. The Secfeta
~ holds all like services TO be gratuous, and per
sumo he means to insist upon ury of the oounir,
dissenting from his construction of allowance the
Treasury.
had not, sir at the time OF his statement Of m,
accounts, been three weeks absent from my country
and yet, within that time, Mr. Woodbury., wlthou
that decent notice which the law of every State give
to the most unquesona5e absent debtor, upon al
ex parte inquiry adludges me to by deiaulter
Sir, II is untrue. just allowance of my claim
upon the Department will entle me to a balance
over and above all amounts received by me iron
debtors of the Government.
Although the several millions Of dues transmitted
TO me Tor collection IN the course of the last five
years, should make my compensation appear to be
immense, STILL The law which has allowed such rate
of compensation to others, must, until altered or re
pealed secure ii TO me-
1t is mighty easy to charge high crimes, especial
~ from high places-but, before Mr.. Woodbur,
pronounced me, upon inquiry into my accounts,
for five years, To be deanlter, he should have ecol
eced his letter addressed to within the last 81,
months, approving in almost fusome terms OF appro
baton, my official conduct during the term of M,
appointment lie will, hope, favor you with per
usal Of the drau hit.
If, g" upon Inquiry" he then Understandings APP
proved my whole in office, he has been ctue
preceptate IN his late conclusion; or, II he paid
, the compliment without an examination OF my affairs
II is yaucless, and he is welcome to ii again.
he can so abstract himself from the general confu
sion of his official concerns allow me the cred
its to which am Justly entitled, | will stand at eas
wholly absolved from the Indebtedness he ha
charged
My motives FOR the resignation of my Office an,
coming hther WILL in due season. be deemed up
, quesonably correct.
i am not here upon departure from any official re
possibility. | am here, upon matters of great pr
waite moment to myself aud family, and | will, upo
the Treasury may tender, absove my self in tn
judgment of every just man, from any wrong don
to II.
| claim, sir, from your sense of justice, lha
while debating upon the postulates above relerre
to, You will, at least, permit me 10 put my pie
on record.
] am, sir,
Your most ob't servt
WILLIAM NJ. PRICE.