Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-16

= go and al nflueo ced by his taci for The mo
segment {" the indians. by tbs ofbpaiih and by
ns pehcry OF his COM cessation. lie entitled To- land
ne says was promised by Mr.. Calhoun ~ The com
pensat'on allowed to auditors saw en,fsI that ia
'S services and responsibility equal 10 an auditors
III auu!'ioh 10 these motives, respectable number oS
members OF both houses OF Congress praved that no
'h@hi be employed visiting the southern Indians and
""PaFu'S possible friendly impulse to their tribes
70 eui,srae- 10 which superadded the negotiation
VIVA The Creeks The account of { oicne MI K.pne,
t"o" me subject OF DISCUSSION bad ats origin IN this
unoshned service, BY contract, bis compensation
was 10 De suspended till bis return and 10 DEPEND ON
"e extent and success of his mission. He advised RE
rom me TO time of s progress aud eventually of ha
V'hg seued the long and most unpleasant controyer
WIN Georgia, by having obtained from the reehs
lne REIMBURSEMENT OF the bone of contention. On his
return lafter abssnce nany months he preseu-
.eu us ca'" for compensation. Instead of special
nefns he presented a consolidated demand Of think
So,ooo' (which was TO embrace all his e4pendiures
ahu bciude his pay,) made up OF great variety of
OUT no specIhcatIon OF the expense of each, and
d 'n's poai commenced the difficulty adjusting Col
onei mchenhe}'s accounts. Ii obvious tina IN all
other instances, both specification and vouchers sra
necessary. IN our Indian relations from necessity,
aeJ are sometimes not required 10 short il is secret
service money Still however had il here been prac
ucanie, an account should have been kept OF the ey
penses and OF presents separately 1t had however
NOT been done. had the assurance of Colonel Nc
Nenney that so much money had been expended: for
much of which, drafts ere out and that from the NJ,
lure OF The service. vouchers could moi be procured
On indiana mark would he worse than nothing The
I W !. ar
Titled To confidence; that could nor doub-the very
service implied IL; his continuance Office day sites
suspicion Of gross nSdety Guild have been improper
tie only question left he sum Il reasonable ONE
two important tribes hal been successfully acted upoc
or 'otich thousands aOoud hure been cheerfily esue
mai been obtained; aud ndeed thousands had been ex-
pendsd, IN VAN, OF The Chocay and Cbckasaws but
Inc year before, 10 effect what Col. ucKenney ac>
complished.
'Gonhdng, then, the truth, and in the reasonu.
ofeeSS OF the aledged expenditures and warranted by
p7gc Dtt hoc Ill
also one for his personal corpeusation In fixing this
as 'ui nishng, thought proper guide adopted the
allowance TO Commissioners. The account having
oeen passed to the office of the Second Auditor made
IFS way TO the Second Comptroller He toith Drece.
ae"f m precedent before hDs, established by hiufse
ma tY predecessor refused 10 pass The account. l.
/ va obvious that ne had no other objections than the
form OF The account, or the absence Of vouchers
ore time bic had suppressed the accounts of Cass il.
which he was concerned nj another, shat he was
debtor on the books OF the TeasUry. Sc sc. Finally
! Mr. Quits cpme to to that McKenney had a.
least received hundrcj dollar. for his reisra
hom Green Bay, winch shorld have been credited
called on Mr.. McKenney supposipg mistake of tbat
KIND had happened and II so, OF csnrse, sioutd cor
rected he proceeded immediately 90 show that so
Tar tom Its beng true that he had made great an
allowance for that payment: and by caicuiuor
aided By clerk in the !Sndo;'s Office he yvas-eut.
lied on ne original b1qis Of ,dsnty an<i,creased
sum, and urging that would have bee curta, led
mao The estimate been against h'm when he found iein
DIS hVcr ne vas entitled 10 The Tesnt. and e more
especially as some service had been oued in The raj
estimate thought but just to correct the mistake
! and passed the account Col. NcIeancy had Gender.
ed very important services through much trouLic and
indeed some hazard. ! thought b'm ID to liberal
compensation. have not heard Ti,at " was csapproa
we'd OF BY any one Tho approves OF any thing As en-
act OF justice 10 Col MchenDsy, must remark tbnr
curing my continuance Office be oerforaned his
duties with zeal ard duty, and. 1 VII add
WIN an ability, mat were worthy Of groat praise. He
inspired me with confidence by hjS epsry ofriaI act.
ana acting under IFS influence, could permit nv.
self, Tor moment 10 Question The fidelity viii, which
he dispensed the sna, sums committed 10 his care
write IN great heete, the of my departure a.
md crowd Ct visitors.
Yours tTu-,
(sgaedj JAMES BARBOUR
"Ihe foregoing Is triie copy.
d. kURTZD
ErlrGct Of Il letter ram he Hon Il NJ TJb6e IN j
Hon r. % Porter, Secretary Of U7u,
-----''to!onei MckeDucy, who has charge of that
branch OF the Department, is Intimately aCouainei
with the subject, nd can furnish any information tbat
may be desired think he has accomplished more in
few months, for small! sum, than other Commissions
ers could have done wth the Public Treasury at thes
disposal have had much intercourse ith the Inda
ONCE, aud uink that this country he
been wautonly assaed The Government never
could have made any progress in their system coo
/ nza tion without hm.n
Il certify that foregoing is true ex,rac, from
the original. d KIIRTZn
/ believe I have nearly redeemed nv
! pledge; and have the high qualification Of
having done so, thus far, by the help of those
whose names will live nthe grateful recollec-
tons of the future, long after the agitatlons
Of the present moment shall have sunk TO
rest, and those who occasioned them are for
! gotten.
| Three things only, believe, remain to be
remarked upon The first is, the charge Of
an attempt to ''brow-b beat the COMPTROLLER
into settlement of my account, contrary to
III usage and every principle of right
The second IS, that ] was ':defauiter on
The books Of the Register for twenty odd
hundred dollars The third is wasting
the public money"
Inrcgard to The first, ii has been shewn,
as is the fact, and which, it is reasonable to
presume, will he no longer denied, that nv
account was not contrary 10 either ''usage'
or ''rlgh.' What may be personaE between