Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-05-05

"We learn that MIR. Tobias Watkins the late roc,,
Auditor, was arrested on the night Of the 5Cthut
Philadelphia, at the suit of the United State, H.
may he expected in this CITY this evening Wen,
sumo that the transactions which form the cau,e Of,
arrest, and which lave been heretofore alluded,
this paper, will be investigated by the Grand Jary,,.
be in session next week"
The foregoing article from the 1elrerapbd
Saturday, occasions US TO adyer, Ter ltr sry
time, TO The rumo which, for the Idsr folrlsi
have been circu .a'td in this civ, 10 regard e
the late Fourth Auditor. Lroraing thai HI,
were founded on an inquiry i'sIiiu,rd By BIZ
successor. and aware Of the ingenuity rht yin
dlc,lvcness. aud the wreckless maIigniyorA
mos Kendall, we deemed it but justice to en-
absent individual that he should have an ODpo,.
tunity Of being heard, before We con'Ibulsda
give publicity to the allegations which are nos
it is understood, TO be The subj cl OF utc..
inquiry. We we're confirmed in our cOnH
tons of the proprie'y OF This forbearsnce, BY !!
knowledge that the late Fourth Auditor was a.
sent on business unconnecled with his formc
ofiic Ial relations 10 the Government, and ID.
his return might be expected about the close
the last month. That the Administrator E'
lleyed the business 10 be thus unconn"cnd
apparent from The Telegraph OF the 29'h IL
aud the correctness Of our expectation hs'F
drncrd ny he fact that the lae Fourh au't
OF If Boston, Tor Washington, on Ihr 28.D u
limo, aud had advanced Oh his voluntary logi'
hey as far as phi!adelnhia, when he was .IF".'
ed under tie authority OF the Cmltd o'aS
the Pre-, iden, being unwilling, it would sem
that he should return under any Other citeIn'
stances TO his home and to hi family
A. lhr charges agaiDs, him are so sP'H!
10 he investigated before more solem" '''''
nal than TIA, Of Nr. Kendall, any detailed SON.
menlary on them would nos be premature w
cannot, however, refrain from remafklng 'D.i
from the accounts We have been rnabed 10 ~
tain ,lev are all susceptible Of expa"'u'a
con,ist-n, with the hitherto unassa''td 'Nu =,
suspected honor Of TIE accused; thA' our wy
established convictions nI his lniegti'y raw
no room to apprehend that they VIII no" '''.
pail ed; that he has been su1yc'ed to az"
parle ingnisirior, during his absence ~.
the hand, of his lires foes; that his ''rF'' ",
based on the affidavit Of a witness VINO nI''
a former OCCASION, obralned an un' h''''"
putaiion for ,craci,,; and TIA MS 'o""
fort TO meet his accuseis, afford p''""t
ton in his favor which IT would req"''c ~.
thing more than such an affidavit 70 PO' i
If any consideration can Strengthen o"'
IN Iii, innocence, il is the TX rrinr io.'?
which is imphed in acontra'y s"pP"r,'''' ,,.,.
the offences imputed TO him are T' ,,,aL
which would make them co s'antly ha''
lection under The late admlnIssr'''''' Cl.
knew too well Presiden, Adams era VI
net, to hope Tor one moments Imp.un'N
quit. In the mind of that lllus'Ilou' ~.
patriotism has ever been paramount t,r
other social consideration, ard ne "0'
enforced the law on the late forr'h 1'' n
obnoxious TO it, with as little heai''''T"J III.
III, unworthy person who has S"'' = and i
officer, or Oh any other dsIinqueai, ar ~ n,
m be ;dded, tina, the la'e aefFr'I, ,,'.
Navy would have been he las' man i"
lion to stay Thy hand OF pu'!r las 'iC'' Jdre
We shall now only remark mat Il w. ont|
believe the general view which We I- e., j
10 be correct, we should he among u r.,,2|
Justify, at whatever expense OF Pr',Ti'
The proceeding adopted by Genera A. ia Sn,r,!