The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-07-09
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did MIR. Madison, in 1904, i'm a H,it,ate qyal;
connteract this economical policy. by allow.
insto Mr.. Er>ing sum of money about the
same in amount rs the removed officers
would have been entities to claim, had tine,
all remained in Office
End. Why did Mr. Madison allow to an
officer, having stated salary, an extra.
compensation greatly exceeding in amount
his liked salary ard, especially, as that
eXtra-compensation was not for extras SER
vices, but merely for the same services for
which the stated salary was originally al
lowed |! ~ q
Sd Why was the letter making so un--
Precedented an allowance, not an fficial
one Aud why was there not lef, in the
Office some trace of it {.
4th Why did he depart GO mug h from
established usage, rs to take the liberty OF
using the name of the President in letter
granting money, when il was intended at
the time. not only thai the letter was tobe
a private one, but that no trace Of it should
thereafter be found in the Office -
| 5th. If, in November. 1904, it had been
considered, that Mr.. Erving was entitled
to the additional compensation of so large a
sum as 22,392 dollars for services hasf, as
well asjuture, why had not the case, at or
about that time, been presented to Con-
gress Tor the requisite appropriation -?
Why had it been suffered to remain, so ma
ny years, enveloped in secrecy and dark
nesSe -. "a, :.
9th Why did Mr.Madison authorize Mr..
| ErviDS TO retain this particular sum Of none v
as II was not the property of the u. S. /; as
1t was. in tact, in the hands of this govern
'ntnt merely, in trast. for certain citizens
OF the w. States /; and especially, as he
could not but have known, that the honest
claims of those suffering citizens would,
In time, be presented for payment; and that.
In that case, TO satisfy those claims, the
same amount of money must necessarily be
drawn from tie treasury, as was actually
done at the last session.
| Having given 10 my fellow-citizens view
ofthe circumstances under which have
resigned the commission of Seer; tsrv Of
state, 1t may not be amiss. as Herewith
somewhat connected, to give them short
sketch OF he circumstances under which
that commission had been received:
During .he eight years of NJ. Jefferson's
administration Mr.. Madison and | were
colleagues in Office There was between
us, Wi hout intermission, an intimate oerson.
al intercourse. For the last four or five
years he visited me in my Office. almost e.
very day. for the purpose OF ineerchanene
IDEAS upon some afiani of his departm mt.
Seldom did he write a paper of any Inner
lance, which he did not submit to NV con-
slderation, before he gave to it its las, shane
With knowledge of me thus aconifed.
| upon his becoming the Preside mt If inc u.
States, he offered TO me, in the first instance
tue Office OF Secretary of The Treasury.-
Dome snort ,'me after, and while was EN-.
Pioyed IN the necessary preparatory inves
| legations i'm relation TO the tIe;ail; nj the
treasury Department, MIR Madison again
Called upon re and requested me TO take
the station OF The Department of State
Aho, at the same time, he COMMUNICATED to
me The circumstances, that had rendered.
TINS Change IN S administration necessary
which, as they are not at all Connected Win
the design OF this address, it would be i'm.
| proper here torecite.
However unnecessary IL NAV ,nnx,
those who know me, ! deem it proper ON
this occasion to declare, tina, at no time did
l, nor, as am we'll assured, did any rela-
ton or othtr friend of mine, give or convey
, directly to MIR. Madison or Indirectly ~
him through any other person, in any man
ner or form, the slightest intimatiop. thar
l wished to be either Secretary of the Trea.
sury or Secretary of State d,
Many despicable tales. as / have since
understood, were last winter covertly con-
Veyeo 10 Mr Madison by certain abiect,
designing sycophants, with a view rot onIy-
to prejudice, but to alarm his mind and
among others, one that the Vice-President.
Scnefal Armstrong and myself had been
employed IN concerning a plan TO oppose
hlm at the next Presidential election. This
paltry story had cons ciered as utterly mn
| worthy OF noice. And, perhaps. /. at this
time. attach 10 it too much importance in
avowing, as nog cio,tha,, while was So
cretary OF State, never had, in conyersa-
tioh " IN writing any communication what
ever, directly or Indirectly, upon any suck
subject. with either the Vice-Presiden, mr.
General armstrong, or with either eftbe,n
through any person whatever But being ar
this time, private citizen, ! NAV. tr1s,
be allowed 10 declare to my ccuntrvmen az
most sincerely do. that to ensure the d,
ration of the republican party, as well az
to pre- serve the honor and the best inter
OF the u. States, il has become indispcnsa-
bly, necessary, that our President be a mar,
OF energetic mind, of enlarged and librraI
views. OF temperate ard dIgniGied derort-
ment, of honorable and manly feelings ana
as efficient IN maintaining, as sagacons ~
discerning the rights OF our much injured ana
insulted country.
baltimore, June 7, 1911
y. D. IT is, trust, not expected bv o,,.
person. that should euumerate the M
tlcuiar nominations to the Senate wb,rIr
disapprovcd. such an undertaking. would
at this time, be 40 unustiiable as !, wonId
be invidious. O"'"