Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-01-23

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syNana IS iDprctond!n, and will lend herself 10
advance the interest ambition OF any individual =
que IS IN truth devoted 30 the General " eifasc and il
the General Welfare be assaiosv and bIv prouotoi
by the present administration they NAV be assured
ennsy vaDia will cser them by her vote OF approba
Iion Patriotism, and not .pc.;on, viii! control the
Electoral vote OF this commonwealth.
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Fran lie De,oeyatic Press
III appears that tae Committee Of the Hluse Of Re
personalities are still engaged in Investigating tue
zee PRESIDENTS affair ~! parties agree that his let,
ter was an unnecessary and regret The loss Of va
uaJe time which the matter nccupies tno,a poriicu
aiiy. as If is understood ne was well assured beo,e ~,
sent ms letter. that ~ C, edit respect whatever Womb
oc paid 10y The Secretary Of ar or any OTHER per,ou
TO hiXS caiumnons cbaigea, 81; least so far as R!r
Calhoun was CONGO ned. hu, willis, the charge of Mr.
PAIN being tochco, is not 10 DC believed, SUI we
must admit ,Ht whilst he Secretary of War the
gfossei abuses we're tolerated in iis departments in ,,
gard Ia c Rip Raps, and hiuLile o.lt Contract H'e
"nader t!iat has Stn@ii'rcE exhibited o., The
report OF tie Committee OF Claims February = 1895
on the petition Of Gilbert &. Russell, and tal he did
not then apply fox inrcstjga ,t, o. e CHAR rc mai
by t,,at committee.
he to'Hw''g are eXt.acts from isi2; report
although T:!loisnn and Gouycrnc,r die s..;,-
rites, anJ no responsibility incurred * Jos G. Swift
tic agent on behalf az tie government for making the
contract, there was rrconcmt hotvecn Hawkins
on the one part, AMI otson and Swift Oh the other
whereby t'c former 80 account itlI tI, at:rr hI
one ha!fof the prnfiS."
The report goes t. stn?, ;!a, Hopkins the orir
nal CONTRACTORS, assigned c Ccntna, 10 Hawkins and
hat Hawkins assigned i, on lie 3Gi; June 1891 TO
Russell; t!it Russell progressing witt . work w.;,fe
time after time 30 tic Secretary OF WAR h,;; received
no answer until on the 5ih o Nor.n,ber i.:2i he was
informed that his sere al commni:a had be, O.
ceivcd but as he hal recognized a. . successor
ofthe late Colonel Hawkins, i, wi,. DOT dem. neccs
sary to make any reply them.
"Tliis was the first nirna,n communicated .riciaI
y TO Mr. Russell, t!'ai iie .onI be recognized
either as the assignee agent o Z; yl>;rs or his adj
ulinstrators, and thus had lie Pm ipe,fy;ge1i sLa
on MIR. Russei's communications o,u Inc 7,li o. Feb
inary, TO the 5th Of Novcint"r uFhou,A Eytcpe,i.!
appraised q Hte c1St e3pcySe he Iats u :i incriyi
10 c,,'rg fc Coni'wA ;nso .s.f ,c,li tia ri! ami
jHst Getief H,t hc Stad be ultimately rcrosni.ed la,
the government"
whilst however, tlesf Communications were MOI
regarded, l1unctuay was o.scf, eli in tie coricsrnn
dence with certain Louis & Corr c who had apncG
Tor the Contract, through has fyictI ;e EloH $; y
ingha'n and il appears Ma, Nr. lag lam is'cd the
Secretary at Washington upon The hr>incss and had,
suggested to him, that iie thing u.f bc s9angetl
'cth u iif!ie DlatlrgeHcTi.n
10 the mean time, The l5il ii October, a!f, nn
DER the authority CT the Secretary Of VAR Rrssc,i who
was progressing with The vvci!., Tie agent and AS
siGnee OF Hawkins. discscSs5d ~ an q, mai frce
OF his buildings, stores, Workshops and materials al
Mobile Point; and on :iia 29i OF Cctnhcr Mr Ing ham
was informed ih"i the Sec:q'ay Of Wa ready TO
contract with Co;rycii and wou! put him in possession
! OF The buildings, brick yards, ST.. al }!sfjlc
me attorney General being appealed 20 al this
Stage oi the business decided that tu ;aycru!nu had
no ilSt 10 seize upon the lr0pcr,y and buildings at
Mobile, (Which CorryeI! in that wa, TO have heer,
put in possession of and .cn the nr,ociation " III,
torrycli and bis j/iend ischaa cios,I
9he committee tlcn after expressing t!.cir opinion,
very freely and strongly the ;rruL:0ri,ed acts o!
tie Scc'tfa'N Of az, reported bill cor ,.,nnil ng
russell Tor the a'n"nnI O. llc work done ON tic or(i
cation, as well as for the buildings.
The TGi.A inquest If Tie !scon|r conf inrl :l,2 re-
port and appropriated sixty u:a8d dollars Is "a in
dcmnity under If.
We think that the Vice President iad better resi-
contene: and 1"'y Gil the station ic has been asse,
ed to. without seeking any fi1icr Investigation of his
acts, decisions or management whilst Secretary OF War