Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-29
MR. CALHoUN's OPINION
On appropriation and accountability.

On appropriations and accountability
Chance has thrown in our way the sub.
STANCE of the present Secretary of Wars OBJ
seryatons on the general appropriation bill, ut
the session of Congress in 18l6--l7. We
make few brief extracts, in order to shew
that the ground which we have taken in rela-
ton to the arrearage in the Indian Depart
ment is the same that was taken by Mr..
Calhoun at that time, as to appropriations and
expenditures generally. [Hash. Gax.
EXTRACTS.
1t is In the disbursements of the public
money that those dangerous disorders first
strike, which finally end in the destruction of
liberty. Abuses Of this kind cannot be per-
mitted without endangering the principles of
our constitutions"
Not cent of money ought to be applied
but by our direction and under our control"
81" He censured the appropriation ofthe pub
lie money to such objects, without ever sub
uniting the question to Congress. 1t is an
evil that cannot be tolerated unless we are
ready to become mere cyphers."
If we will insist that the accounts of cx-
penditures he fully made up and laid before
us early every session, it will ofitself do much
to REFORM"
If the members of this house will turn
their dspleasure against any officer, from the
highest to the lowest, who permits abuses,
great and immediate reform must be the effect.
We shall then no longer hear Of arrearages,
and accounts unsettled for years"
PENSACOLA, December 3l.-The following
is from the Mobile Commercial Register Of
the 10th inst
".Hajor Kearney, Of the United States En-
Turnbuh and .4ltston,) are noD engaged in
surveying Noble Bar, Bay and Harbour, and
the passes leading from the Bay to the irestern
Lakes, or inland passages, so much used by
ressels bound to the Mississippi coast, .Neic
Orleans, Sc. One oCthe principal objects of
she Survey. being, (ioe learn TO ascertain the
Pyoprieiy Of constructing acocks Of .fortiacution,
on Danphin Island, as nell as 10 furnish use
tm Information TO the navigators Of our lvuters,
nshich are so rapidly increasing in Importance,
a fact zoe are pleased 10 find our government
qni'dfd Of, as as manifested IN this mark oftheir
attention"
Our readers may remember, our notice of
the coming of this event, two weeks ago. At
The time, we had no idea that the officers were
actually engaged in the work-nor did we
then know their names. We know not how
long the survey of Mobile Bay, will detain
Major Kearney and his assistants--but we
: hope he will soon be hereto make official
and certain, what is now vague and unsatisfac-
tory, III relation to the just character OF the
Bay of PensacoIa-as to its facilities, conven-
fence and security for slipping--and as to its
relative rank amongst the haT bours on the
Gulf of Mexico. Floridian.
Sugar Cane.-We have neglected to notice
a growth ofcane in this town--some time
back. 1t grew in the garden of Mr.. Peter
Alba--the cane was sweet as any we ever
tasted in Isouislana-and of fine large growth.
For the sake ofexperiment Mr. Alba planted
a part in MANFRED beds and part in unma-
nured ground--that on the manfred land, at
timed to the height, seven feet three inches
and the other to Ave feet eleven inches--both
well proportoned. Ofcourse these were the
favorable extremes-but we are satisfied that
theusual average from those extremes-w
be warranted. fIb.
BosToN, Jan. 13-Capt Couthouy, late
commander of the brig Aristides, taken by
Vthe Pirates off Cape Antonio) arrived at his
home in town on Wednesday. Capt. Kearney,
of the U. S. brig Enterprise, and the agent for
Lloyd's Office, at Charleston, have given the
strongest testimony in favor of the good con-
duct Of Capt. G.. and his exertions to secure
the property entrusted to his care. Capt K
we understand, renquished his claim to sal
wage for the property saved but the Court
at Charleston has decreed salvage.
The trial of the Marianne Flora, which was
to have taken place 18th inst is postponed
until Monday next.
The Duties accruing on Foreign Merchan-
die imported into this District in 1891, win
be nearly four millions of dollars.