The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-08-02

TO the trsss:rJ-, The sum OF Ss,o3S dollars. -
But IS he did not direct the payment out of
that fund, and as of course the whole sum
was paid by Mr.. Ewing into the Treasury
without any such deduction, the 22,S92 dollars
have, for his account, been taken out Of the
Treasury.
In the two cases there is hut this difference
OF form In the one case, the S 22,392, instead
OF having been put by Mr. Ervin9 into the Urea.
sury, would have hecn retained by HIM. In the
other case. the money, instead OF haying been
retained by hum, has been for him drawn out of
the Treasury. :,
Whenever Mr.. Esving's. letter OF September
shaN be produced, it will probably be OBVIOUS
to every person that this art'fce about the cx-
pensc account has been mere aitei-thought,
and has been resorted to as the only means OF
indecings the acqu'escence of Congress-, who
from the papers sent TO them, must have ina.
gined that the su ,isc b fore them was noth,ug
hut mere thing of form ss to q Treasury ar.
raHgement OF accounts.
The appropriation of the 22,s dollars. ss
passed in this case, was in form, ostensibIy to
discharge clain of Mr. Erving, who, in. truth
as the Treasury books shew, mad before been
paid, and who had, IN fact, 40 claim upon the
government for any such sum. In Substance.
ths approprston was to discharge cll,ms under
the British treaty, and 20 supply money IN the
place OF the legitimate funds, receive from the
British government, that had been misapplied
by MIR Madison
The explanation by Mr.. Madisop's friend n.
his motives for granting to Mr. Ervng this sum
OF money, is, that he was not permitted BIZ TIN.
Board OF Commissioners to heve the Office n.
"ssessor," inssmuch as that appointment be.
ionged, not to the President, blu; to the Board
ard that consequently, he d id not receive the
commissions attached to that office II is to be-
regretted that this reviewer had not condescen
ded TO little more precision, by stating, wbe
Their these commissions The Assessor had been
paid by the U. s. or by the claimants under the
treaty.
1.-THE former, then has this government, 49,,
TWICE IN each OF the several cases to Mr. 70.
DOT, who performed the services and again 70
MAJ. .ErYing, who Performed no part of them
AZ by the latter; then has this government,
paid large sum OF money TO an individual, who
hau not performed the required services. and
who, had he performed them, would mot hava
been paid BY the u S., but by the CLAIM, nm
der the treaty III"
IN reverung to tho letter, which gave TO Mr.
Erving the several Offices at that tim. ha,d H..
MI. Williams, Mr.. Lenox and Mr.. Cabot, M
Madison must have perceived that. for the ,5-..
sBehc'es,ne was only to receive from the u. S. :.
CONDENSATION at the rate OF 1000 dolisr. ne. ~,
an all, without any intimation as to eo,,,,,;. !.ar
Ana IL IS well known, that no sciary Officer =,
PoHted by this government cam unless sn.s;,
" authorised, demand additional emoIuments =,
the form OF commissions either from the null.
or from any citizen of the U And that this
special authority to receive commissions ca,.n
be given even by the executive in any ss'. ns
salary having been annexed 10 the of8ce ~,
act OF Congress. Mr.. Madison is dbl, s.,;;,i
,hat such special authority is never rivcn hu,
when the stated compensation has been crs..sS
oy inc executive, and that, in this part;cnlar
.ase' u III 'act was not given. In this view
then, oftbe subject, it is apparent. tbs, ,Ss NV,
of the 1892 dollars was under the nr.. sIaIt
supplying what Mr.. Erving never could ha,a
Iighuuiiy received. 1t was realitv subs,;,n,,5
for non.entity
Mr Madison's friend has with most ;mnos
sing aicctstion OF triumph, asked, why did
not pursue my inquiry and discover what would
have gratifed IN honest Secret.rv &C., .t'.
great unclaimed surplus (ssy go. 0OO doI,s.s1
STILL remained IN the Treasury. The cnned.st
and commanding style of this ;n.srrooa,e...
would naturally incline an, 1 person 10 hsI;o,.ss
that in the month of Dec 1909, when had s,o
yea mere was not any money under nv control
to discharge the claims under the trcs,v 49,
was, nevertheless, the large sum of 161 oao AL,
lars Tins insinuation rs utterly witbout f,,,rJa
ton iou'da-
1t Is notorious fact, and indeed. II ,,,..u.
on the face OF the review ITSELF that this IT.,
1op,0Oo dollars had been carried 10 the eurr,,.,
iuna, aha .'iat OF course it was not under the
con,roi OF the executive But had IL NOT haan
carried to the surplus fund, it could NOT hos,a
oeen applied to the payment of the claims Of ..
ny claimants Under the Treaty Il could r;nhs
fuhy nave been applied only 10 the defrav;no IS
expenses incurred in the prosecution of 80
CLAIMS. Anc as TO the claimants under tho 49,
~, they could not have been paid. bat ont os a.
money received from the British oovernr,a,.
but from The misspplication of this r,nnn.'t
Wr. Mauison II was put beyond the reach &c
the state Department. Rad any money ,,,h,,
yer been within the control of the eyec,,t;',o
mere most assuredly, would not have been .,
the iast session. as there was, an application for
an apProrriationto enable the State Den.r,.
ment to discharge those very claims Th.
same deceptive articles has this writer ot.mn-
'eu IN other cases to practise upon the ,Insusp;.
ciohs reader. shall, however. at The .;n,a
Ter only to the following case '"S
Did not these accounts of NJ
lsays he pass the AUDITORS Office. The co,on
uoiifr'. office, & were they not renor,ed ~,
Mr.. Sai'atin TO the President, and stated h., |
h'In as correct IN every res6ecf !2'' ~
Lns reviewer could not but have know, =.
east mar. msdison and all the officers ne,
treasury wei! kno y, that the Auditor 2, Go, 49,.
To.irr had authority only 10 examine Tho ds,aI
ana vouchers ofthese accounts,and no, ,k. 80.
ctp.e Upon which this Particular cio;,, ,,,o,.
ara that the question as to the p,.onr;e,v ~ -
loving 70 Mr.. Erving the $4,000 doIisrs ca,'iy
not IN any -edy, and, IN fact nsger tac.t
Auditor or the Comptroller or the Sscra.a.' .',e
.,ne areasuFy out that that question was, and
very snch question alast be decided and se,ti.y
Gy me fyrS,aem A'nseHupon his own resnons:.
o',y' ana MS direction thereon must in ali cases
va, ~ the name ofand throagb The