Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-06-11

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>, "''' 'e seen oy the statement !earr.d To- that
:. was expended during tIc ia;o war with (itaa
britain for secret service that is TO SIS. T,,, ~ :, ~,
1913, oF?3IG 80 cents, .upou b. cert;fcata rs ,o
f,eS'ueh'' without specification" THIS expenditure
IVA, 'eeih 10 DE large at first sight; but when # s 20
cohected that the only crisis IN which t,er, rI,
F'"oaoy DE any occasion 10 a secret qerv.e sJ
ia oo' over nneut, 10 any considerable. exis, roIi
ns III period Of war, duriuc- v.cl, I,ri.ar,. ~ ~
e means sanctioned by the practice OF nations for lin
P'ocHfe;aht ct ntorma.iou it must be r,,n;re., ,,
war epoch furnishes no standard for exre,,ses Of
Tbs Character, that belong o period OF reara'
FOR example: Or The S77.3lG 90 winch aoosar T.,
nav" been expended during the war Win CT, H.
az - IS hoT notorious that $50 Geo ete csi,; Il,
. hn iAenrr fer disclosures which wen su,no.d If
U Important To the safety OF iiie couui,, ri =, g.
integrity of the Upion; an! if the nart; I
III Tie resi- OF this expenditure were known :, com
lien'ty oe!e7cd, eiai they would be found r,le, ab
10 1'a' necessary vigilance and precau;ioa which in
pefiod oi war uui Only watches the aoyenenis and
uas'Gns OF TIC enemy, bat prizes .u ;i,e di,,n; ;
htrguea nf third Powers ~
"' rae, Ultimate occasions If '5 Expenditure a,e
a'nos, exclusively topcfio;!s of war IS father
''h' SLED ny TX; fact iiiat although their
inIlS, IN pursuance OF the ir,slr,, tions nj Gin, Ii
we're cafied tack 10 ilIe st oi July 1890 vel the
a'a,e'"sn ooaihcd from tie Treasury !ailcA 70 n;r
aa an example ct such expenditure. u,eyic,s T.,
The 10th day Of Sept. 1919. The t,,o ,ay'.,1,
''"ned ny tie HeSiser apps lrir.c rcuI t; ,,nJcy
puoi'c acc"uais 10 have beer. made 10 ;l,. Se,r.,rr rs
Tata, IN TAI and in 1886 on accorl cf - . IT,
"et't c"atTSs OF Governrncut,n he Commute, nre
satsieu cannot property be referred 20 a., sac,a 60
wee tuha. I.fy fad that, by d, ut at Congress-,
passed On the sdsh day OF Marcn, 1850 a sun, ri
niO,Ooo, was Expressly appropiatcd Sr 4 IL .,;no, -
''contngeut charges of ticrer,,n;en, nIrT ~ -
"ne' Tie President vas squutdto osause a r,olIt.
s'''' anu account vi snch expenditures Ia be laid
ce'oe .oaase'Sat inc cad q" t.e yeasn ssDi!a- NJ,
p"iha''Hn "cre made "cCasi0I.lly ail,yat .,r,
Tie 5a2ncai M former approximations id h..
to ti;e surplus u,.:'." &C.. ,rai;crs ~, ,,
=, iS'"ar '" haze heen applicable, O. c'l:.iueiY
70 I"ae'Al purpose; anl they La7 mol been able to
i.'o any instances a. secret Scigicc eyPnGut II Ike
uo'iirSiic operations OF the Guve!,;nf, cyca,t 10
"iSh occurred under ti'a ad,n;si ton at N adams
VINO on iha 2iSt Dec 1889. signed tnn certificates Of
>'a' 1.i"racter-oAe TOR S10U, raJ 10 ;,7 Hos md
! t.e niher for $3.50 pai,I 10 S,mr.i ~: ,
press" I" o.: ir expenditures ..n .p:i;u,,t il, lbs ,
'l@s Of Tie War Departments s,3t hci, f wj:-l ,vs,c
fepo''ea 81 Tie COMMITTEE OF Tive II vi <; % 3e ;r vic
! iaiiJp ri law. "
iI'l'c:ig a war Crisis !uFn hing any storla-I e.,
'o'Sa expenditures IN The time al PENCE yc;.i com.
tee "on!d i""ie reference .ilc ,!i.Sn sefl mis-
during pacific BY the table il will 3, saso ,
','' a"h'n'straiion expended, during the last wear
aiohe n2o'3 more than was G,sby,sad hv tina ;,yo
preceding Administrations a period Of vine wears
Aour committee felt themselves inhibited Nv t!,e
Pac"co Oh HE tscvGr'mneni If br iir a,s!,fiiy Of
iaw, the latter, however they cancel, = s,,aY,i,
qneSohaO!e) to require cxnbiiion Al TIE irn,s OF
'e Een'IHue ot this appopria tor; ! ~ i,e course
OF 'he 'n'e5uga''"ns they travelled 'p they have
'eSoa 20 suppose 10 the door Oi il.s secret fu,.d
"hcS w"s offered 20 be oFenr} 10 dem OF terms Il,
"h!c! they did no, feet il their duty TO asacnt
In 'iic appendix, ii VIII be seen that youg commit
zee rtcHvad communication aprIisi;iy item tia, t,.
late nanI r. Cock aie member Of Congress from lh,
S'ate o! Illinois, had received lie s.,n of :! 500 for
's.me services connected with The fofeign eari9ns OF
'ne country. Is no record appeared This item OF,
any accGnois transmitted either from the Treasury oT
the Department OF State your committee called ON the
secretary OF State 10 inform them If in point of fac,
n'r: tooi bad beer employed, where they were TO
ook for The setiieUent Of The account THIS call re-
! al fIn ,,f,
state, to make TO the committee q -o1JcDtjcL ro,
H'nf"0H'ioa respecting ths expenditures which hc nc
hcr admitted or denied" 90 fall considerations voul
COMMITTEE decided TO decline rccpivnr cor,,u,lnica
'ion bi;deDed wth sich obligations as icy tesircd
10 make no report ~ ibis House 5yk;I mug not b,
common to the people, whose s;ccs aGa servants "
are
That Mr.. Cook, after the adjournment Of f,opor res
IN the Spring of 1927, received an arponpert frou
The PRESIDENT connected whh our foreign intercourse
maj ono Thousand dollars paid tim in advance
an" ~ part compensation for his services that he aC
aiyeinoaTked rom ~ York for Cuba, towards the eut
OF April (which appears the place of his pub
destinations; that he arrived early uDe al ST oujs
MISSOURI ON his return home that ne WIS in exceed
ing!y critical health, ard doubtful condition io =,
tend 10 any business, more especially If dipiO;,,at
character requiring much labor a nd apxicty. fla
he did not uDdersi9hd the language Of the people anon
whom tic was scut, probably secret agent; that T.
must baye been less than month in & mia an H.;
services that he to receive, and has probably re
ceved further than the amount Of the adcanc
made him IN remuneration his services and ,l,,
this remuneration out of the secret service fund
are facts which your committee think abn1d antjy or
pear from he testimony in the appendix Thev coercs
on their face the solemn inquiry, why Mr. Cook undo
such circumstances, appointed secret agent an
Why he was paid out Of this fund.- Whilst your con,
mittee feel the force of this question, they feeIn like
q wise their duty TO leave il where they find it, With III
. remark that such paJ meD made from such fuu,
u finds 90 sanction from the precedent of an agency
Cuba, instituted during the Administration Of Mr. Mot
roc, which was filed with eminent ability by Mr. Tn,
mas Randall, and whose compensation vas raid wi
specification, of the contingent fund Of foreign IL
tercourse, and audited under the ordinary circurnstau
ces of Official nOtoriey at the Treasury
1t will be seen IN the Journal of tue proceedings
your cUnlnitlcn thal Iusu1uiion s,aa ir cl LIZ nc