Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-17

yo,bam's IGNORANCE Of the duties Of his depart
men, we further ask il he 81, authorized 20
denv that. abou, the same time, MIR. lngham
,vro,e q letter 10 the Collector OF tins por',
which ip,ima,ed that The granting OF the aP-.
,ropria,ion might depend upon The result O,
,he Congressional election in this State, ane
had been DELAY ed from motives OF policy! na,
If this fact is denied, as II prooao'y wiz
be. seeing we have no means 10 ger az e'e"
the original Of the letter, we then ask whe'".'
he letter of Mr.. Ingham to. the Town Coune"'
connected with the circumstances ooes ~
oiainly prove that he was resolved 10 de'ain '"I
monsv,which has been specihcally
by law, without The shadow oi authori'y w"
so: and whether that act, connected WIZ" '"e
inumation that the Hospital fund m'gh' oe a
amiued, and if a proper application were maue
the allowance might be granted, does no' 'ai'V
admit Of the construction that the allowance
depended upon the good behaviour OF -
island. in the then approaching e%lectioa! E'-
CIV bodv here knows, that it was openly a'ow-
.I nv Jackson men, that the only wy TO get
this apnrop,ia,ion was to send Jackson men 70
Congress. and had Mr.. Ingham sand SO In tx
nIicit terms he could no have furnished the OPP
oonen,s of Mr.. Burgess wi;t d better argument
where with to appeal 10 the cupidi'y oil Vo'ers
in Ills Dis,rjcr, han he did BY the course ne
pursued. c,..
As 10 the examino ton oe The Hospital funa'
before application could be made for this Dis
rrict, Mr.. Secrr Ly | CHAM hid no'hing 70 40
with it The President, as authorized by law,
and c~ors,i,u ed he s"Ie judgr thereof, had de.
cided tina, sin his o~2ini9n, , sufirien, tuud had
been accumu ared," TO jcs'''y the grant OF 49,
500 This fas, was proved by evidence that
80 600 winch could alone be expended IN THIS
District had bee" collected therein.
o. these grounds we asserted before the
election. and now repeaI, that MIR. Secretary
INGRAM cid a"rmn' go interfere in tn Rhode
Island election and hat the Hospital money,
which i was his du,y, simply as a ministerial
officer, 10 pay over, WAS withheld for tina, sole
nnrpose. The conclusion is SO obvious, that
even the dr.yman's horse, who could draw any
thing in reason. yould b. able to draw this infe-
renee f. ON thee f,c's. LEI Mr.. Ingham exnlain
lhi, matter before he undertakes 20 au hor'ze
Duff Green 10 denv the charge we have made
sealns. him! Let him also explain anotner
fact. The Collector OF this District, IN June
last, sc ut on 10 he Secre AIRY nominations OF cer>
tain Inspectors IN the Customs. The 'onhr-
marion Of thos. nominations was withheld Tor
several wee ks pending the election, Out was
made knnwn mere in less han a week after the
election he'd taken place. In wha, manner will
Mr.. Duff Green be authorized TO explain this
fact?
We now ask impartial and candid men OF al:
parties, whether we have not fully made out the
"charge" against Mr.. Secretary lngham, M.
General Duff Green's authorized denial no'w.th'
standing? The Editor of the No ional GA
z,,e endorsed Duff Green's denial. with a sub
srr,icncy unworthy a man ofhis protested can
dor and extensive information. vii He dc Us
the Justice to publish these facts. The Alex
andrla Gazette in a more liberal spirit towards
a contemporary accused Of making false char
ges against a public officer. appended to tn" de
NAL the emphatic common, I'VE shall SEE
We ask the fearless editor of thai paper, il we
have not mode on, our case? W. trus' also
that the National Journal will give to the fscts
we have stated, he extension o, it, rircuis,ion,
that they may not escape The observation OF
those who have denied the inferenc sawu from
them; and that its readers a. weli a. our own,
NAV learn how much reliance is TO be placed on
Duff Green's authorized assertion that the
charge against Mr. Ingham "has not the least
shadow Of 4 foundation"