Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-01

ment oil the ordinary business of the Department.
On the I'd of JAN they received the statements
from the Banks; and by adding the sum reported
TO be In the Banks, to the amount found in the
treasury Department, il appeared, that several
hundred dollars were on hand, beyond what
ought to be in the Treasury agreeably to the Au-
ditor's accounts. The Treasurer informed them
that this disagreement was probably owing to the
existence Of checks that had not been presented
Tor payment at Bank AT that period Of the year,
we understand the current business Is such as to
delay the final adjustment and comparison of the
accounts in the public Offices The Committee had
adopted the proper means TO ascertain the actual
sum in the Treasury, and finding il something
more than ought to be there, supposed, at that
time, that there was probably other rregularity,
than some error Of calculations; or some outstand-
ing checks the bank that had not been presented
for payment-wbich would be discovered when
the Treasury books were written up. In this state
OF things, matters remained until twas necessary
the Committee should make their report TO the
Executive; and the Auditor had notified them tina,
his Books were written up and ready for a fl
nal comparison. In the mean time, however
they had reason TO suspect that the balances re-
ported from the Banks were not the true balances
that ought to be placed TO the credit of the State
anu That their amount had been increased by the
operation OF cross checks. The result is said TO
have verified this suspicion; for on the 3lst Dec
the Treasurer drew check on the Farmers Bank
Tor 81 ,73O on the finds Of the James River Com
paDy III that Bank, III favor of the Bank of Va
which put TO his credit in the latter Bank
thereby increasing the amount standing to his
credit in that Bank by that sum. On the same day
he drew check for S9,SS0, on the funds of the
Board OF Public Works in the Bank of Virginia. in
iavorot the Farmers Bank, in which he deposited
it, and 1t went to his credit there also increasing the
apparent amount 10 his credit there on that day.
Those cross checks were not presented by the
Banks to each other for PAYMENT until the ond
january, when they had a settlement, 1.-THE Banks
not being opened for the transaction OF business ON
the LIST January,) and the checks were paid or ra-
Their charged, by each, to the Treasurer's account
leaving the aggregate in both banks it stood be-
lore they were drawn. The call of the Commit
tee on the Presidents of the Banks referred only
TO the balance, due the Commonwealth at the
close OF the day of the 3lst December-the cross
checks not being charged until after that day went
oil course, into the Treasurcr's Bank account for
the new month. Under the law, the Treasurer is
required TO keep separate accounts of the monies
belonging to the Treasury and Public Funds, and
we understand he kept corresponding accounts
with the Banks; and, that checks were frequently
drawn upon one fund, III favor of another even
! in the same Bank; this ALWAYS occurred when
money had been borrowed from one fund for the
| benefit OF another.
| On the 9th March the Committee called on
the Treasurer for an explanation of tho CO.
checking which his Bank book and the accounts
at Bank eXhibite-h They received note from,
nun promising the explanation the next day.
And on that nighttime catastrophe we have already
described occurred.
4 OefrClt
the Treasury, up to the day of Mr. Bakers death.
SO far as can be ascertained, is S25 O95 Auditor
w aTants Tor the payment OF money into the
treasury, and Treasurer's check, on the Banks
may yet remain in the hands of individuals; but
IT'S presumed there are but few such if any and
that they will but little vary the amount
Upon receiving intelligence of the Treasurer's
death, the Executive Council had a etins and
| appointed Committee of their own body TO coun,
the money in the Treasury and deposit il in the
4 IA, the nA Spal I'll,
On Saturday board again held, but not ha-
wing succeeded in appointing a successor 70
| J. Baker, they adjourned over till yesterday, when
COL Lawson Burioot OF Chesterfield county was
appointed gentleman who bears a high cha
racter Tor good sense, great integrity industry e.
economy; and Is moreover, in comfortable circum-
stances.
The Editor Of the Philadelphia Palladium states
lhat hundreds OF copies of indecent and filthy
pamphlet, entitled ~ Uie,o of Gen. Jackson's
domestic Reldtio1lS, have been circulated in this
q the nelShborins counties, within the last DAYS
One RANKED 6y John Sloane" Ia member o,
Congress from Ohio, the same who moved for the
documents in the case of the Six Militia men }
and directed to a gentleman in this CITY (Phila-
deiphla,) who was enormously supposed 10 be for
MIR. Adams, IS now lying on desk What,
say yoii' MI Sloane, are you guilty not g1liItu?
And what do you think OF a cause, which stands
IN need OF such infamous expedients?
| The Louisville Advertiser states il as rt1rnour
that " Mr. Clay has obtained copy of his letter
70 MI Blair, which induced the latter to assure
MT Dudley and others, that Mr.. c. would be an
pointed Secretary of State, i'll case MI Adams
should be elected Presdent"-The Frankfort
Argus believes that Mr.. Clay will publish his let
tiers " at Washington City, and attempt to explain
away those passages that are sufficiently explicit
10 ms friends, tor whose eyes they were designed
II he Washington Telegraph intimates that Mr.
Gay IS preparing, in conjunction with Gen. Met
Gale, to make another appeal to the pubIic.-It
MIR y. turning deaf ear TO the Syren song of am.
btu had originally determined to accept of no Of
tee under j. q. Adams, he might have avoided all
this uoubie-But he who sows the wind, must
reap the whirlwind.
The campaign is commencing in good earnest in
the State OF n. York. Some singular statements are
making of the agency which Mr.. Clay is suspect.
ed OF having employed to get up the Anti-Ma.
sonic Fever in the West Of the State, in order
10 assist the desperate cause Of the Adninstra ton
The Albany Central Corresponding Committee
tor the Administration have, by means Of circu.
lar letters distributed through the state, planned
Presidential State Convention-And a paper has
accordingly been published (signedby names thus
procured in eight Senate Districtsl recommend.
ing to the friends OF the Administration in N York
to choose Delegates equal in number to their re-
personalities in Assembly, to meet in convention
at the Capitol in Albany the 10th day of June
next.-Ihe Albany Argus gives an admirable ex-
| pose oil these movements. The committee OF
20 consists ofl7 federalists, republican, linto-
nian-iederal-any Hungarian politicians-and
republicans to give republican compile xion to
| all the rest
| The friends Of Jackson propose to meet this
Convention by one fther own.
! INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The City Council, the Insurance Companies,
1 nth IL. H.. ii.