Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-05
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she oDIccf or enis rep II 10 CiSdS1ia9 luSila
form cor controlling expenditures or a con-
hiential nature, as would mott eifectuaily
prevent abuies, and s. ihIeid the chcers OF
government from odium or lufpicion." !
never doubted for one infant. that iuch
expenditures were 4ssefxt. and that the
principle heaid new oe q~letioned, has
excited a degree otafonBmSntinmy mind
at leaf eouallo The "iurprizc" OF he com
mitree.
Is il then feriouly aiiersed. that in tn
war and navy Observation-Disclosures S
which, from their nature, ~preluppoir an
actual or probable tate OF zuar-which are
dsfigned to protect our country agalnlt
enemies, that the precife o6iea of every
expenditure mat pc paSil5eaS Upon
what principle are our generals and com
manders to be deprived OF powers which
are fandioned by univerial utass, and ex
prefly recognized as lawful, by ali WI
tiers on the law OF nations ? Ii one OF our
naval commanders, now in the MediierTa-
neao, fhould expend a few hundred dol
lars for intelligence respecting The force OF
his enemy, or the meaiures medlta'ed oy
him, ought the p%leient naturalization TO
dilallow the charge, or pubiifh the ioufse
from which the intelligence was derived !
IS il not equivalent to a publication, 10
leave in a public office OF accounts, a doeu
meat explaining all circumstances relating
30 a payment ? Ought he trath TO be con
cealed, by allowiog fictitious aecoun's !
Gould a more efFettual mode Of prevent
ing abufes be devifed thanto eitapliih II as
a rule, thar all coah.ential expenditures
ih1uld be afcertainei TO the iAtlsfa<tion OF
Chs chi t msglarat- OF our country, thar
his e2prels l~anStioa houid be obtained,
ana tia, The amJa OF al! fuch expendi
at1,.fh.a oe referred TO a dy}na aetoaat
III the public rscotds?
There exits no colorado excrie tor ex
citing The pubic @jeaioufy on his labJett
II am coai1ent that The fecret -expences
OF the war department, ince the ettab
lihlment of the prefens government, DO
NOT exceed q few thouiand, probably not
more than FIVE or lx thoufsnd dollars -
The fri expenditure, which | can recol-
lets, was made in 1900 or 1891, AMI from
the nature of the Object, as well IS the u
faal mode of conducting iuch alta RS, 1t Is
highly probable that it was KIN ,wn to all
the then heads OF depar ments
on that fuch expenditures were made, was
given to congrefs in 1892, as IS proved
By the following extract from a Prsnt-a
report, 10 relation TO ar eft mate for the
contingent expences Of the war depart.
men,.
"fr is to be obEerved upon this arti-
Gle, as we'll as every other, in tbs eiti
mite, that for every cen, expended In r
fuance thereof, vouchers mutt be produce
al the srealury, excepting perhaps tie Jams
sUbicb nay be expsad-d for JteSet intel.
,gencr, 4ubere be names migbt be importa1
to be concealed; but for the ptoprlety Of
the Enan fans, which might be expenfed
The rsbsfation oftbe ~e,mmaAdiTg @esrA
pledged 10 tbe pabhc.'
An explanation IS due for Mr.. Rois. Q
Pemfylv4nia, who, in confequence Of ,he
certificate OF pref tent Adams, obt4ineo
a credit for Ave hunired jolars. Ii J
within my knowle ige that the expencs
was incarred IN 1895. that The Object was
au.Aor;ze3 by prendent W4lhlogton, anc
tha, it re,ated to the fuiPoied defsns OF
foreign na,ian.
Tie c3amte Gem tof fqo}e that III
"a { Fsoruars 9 Il, 1898, hh' G@f5'yDf0
lcrft ex3eadft4rts, 1, e.a's7fi % 'he ae
"a n.at VI i2f>. In ny opinion, Thos
have ,nsither tr4ced he %faajeet 20 rs
fsarce, nor comprehended he OBJECT Ct
tn segalsfson whieh they aaye cifsa F.; tas
a I, ghlch made The ait pfovilian foF ne
K ices Of 60 sisa ~lnt1fyo11te, was ? sliird
on ne hrf Of JOY. 1892, tf-s Az III
gave attlvify 70 the opsr4tions OF the &c
pa,tn.a. Il fac, under N tH rlon; II
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