Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-09-17
From the Rhode Island american.
nv AUTHORITY.

Rhode Island elections, made so boldly in a Rhode ISL
and paper, against the Secretary OF the treasury, ana
copied into the National Journal of this morning, IS
false in all its parts. I: has not the least shadow OF
foundation. Washington Telegraph.
One would suppose that Mr. General Duff
Grern had enough to do TO certify 10 his own
own falsehoods, without being authorized to do
the same Job " his beters. 1t is amusing 10
see this self-sufhcient parsonage, when any facts
are disclosed touching the propensities OF the
present Cabinet 10 NEEDLE in matters tha, do
not concern them, come out with his by au-
thority' denial, as if not a word more were ne
cessary TO be said,
We can hardly thinkiii possible that Mr. Ing
ham has authorized Diff Green 10 deny The
facts we stated, and from which The Inference
is irresistible, that Mr.. Ihgham has intertered In
the late Representative election in Rhode III
and. We will repeat Ihese facts, and then call
upon Mr. Ipgham himself (for il he De any
part of a gentleman, he will not use such q
mou,h-piece as Duff Green) 10 deny them sin
civ or collectively. II he does, they can be
proved TO demonstration; if he does not, then
il is certain that he attempted to influence our
election.
The facts are these Mr.. Burgess, our Re-
preventative, procured, during The last Con
sress, q grant from President Adams OF $500
10 purchase a building for a NJ riue Hospital
IN InlS OlStTtGl. WI. oClINtd huSh y" vi
rec;ed by the President 10 pay over that sum
whenever the town Of Providence should cede
TO the United States . proper site foI tie Hos,
piiai Some difficulty and delay occurring in
selecting this site, the money remained IN The
Treasury when Mr. Ingham anne into that Office.
The difficulty having been surmouDied, and the
town being prepared 10 make The cession, our
Town Council, while the Congressional cleo
ton was pending, wrote 10 MIR. lngham rela-
tive to the appropriation. TIE SECRETARY Of
the Treasury, by virtue of his office, kas,0 that
the appropriation made for the Hospital was
procured BY Mr.. Burgess, toward whom he held
an old grudge for some passages between them
il Congress. He knew, too, hat MIR Burgess
had urged the drawing Of the appropriation
during the Administration Of Mr.. Adams, end
he believed that Withholding it would not only
morlify Mr.. Burgess, his old political enemy,
hu, would bring him into d~isrepute with his
Providence constituents, who might be led 10
believe that in case Jackson Representatives
were sent 10 Congress, The Hospital money
might be obtained, and not otherwise. Mr..
Ingham must also have known, If he is not ig-
noranl Of the law regulating his departn en,,
that he had no more authority 10 sc, aside the
appropriation made by President Adams, than
he had 10 refuse to comply with an act Of Con-
gress
ne ODitcu SldltS Laws, Cnapter SF, SPCllOH
I, provide, that " when in the opinion Of the
President, 4 sufic. ehr fund shall be accumula,.
ed, he is hereby authorized To purchase or re-
eeive grounds or buildings when necessary, in
The name OF the uni;ed States, and TO cause
Buildings. " hen necessary. 10 be erected as Hos
pitfalls for the oaa ion OF sick and dis
abled seamen" He kne,U. that IN pursuance O.
this law, Mr. Adams had set apart $500 4"
enable the United States TO purchase and re-
ceive the grounds and buildings, known as The
Pavilion estate in Providence, which that town
was ready TO cede on receipt Of that sum, and
the transfer Of which had merely been delayed
for the purpose Of approving If the site, and he
examining the title, Mr.. lngham fur'her knsw
that The law provides that the " Money must
Be expended m The district ,chere collected ard he
evidence furnished by Mr.. Burgess was on file
in his office. showing tina, $1,000 Of Hospital,
money, collected in the District Of Providence,
had never been expended in that District. OF
course the District was fully en- tiled TO the
$500 which had been by a,c, specifically aPpIo-
pria,ed.
With ell these facts in his knowledge, Ifor
his Ignorance OF them can only be supposed by
admitting gross Ignorance Of the duties of his
ofhce) Mr.. lngham, aware that the election was
then pending in Rhode Island, deliberately sat
down and wrote the following reply to the APP
plication from the rown..Counci! Of Providence:
TnK.suRr DrPARrnrSr, July 10, 1929.
SIR: In answer TO your letter of the 18th ult. l have
the honor to inform you. that no specific appropriation
has been made by law for the establishment offs 'sAa-
rine Hospital, in the District of Providence
Before any application Of the Marine Hospital fund
can be made for the erection Of Hospitals, the state of
the fund must be thoroughly examined, with a view to
such a distribution of its means as ma, best promote
the object for which il was designed.
am very respectfully your obedient servant,
s. ID. lNGHAM,
Secretary Ct the Treasury.
10 RiehaAd Bulbek, Esq. President efAs Town2
Council, Of the tarn Of Providence.
Now then we ask Mr.. Gen. Def Green if he
ais authorized TO say" ina, Mr.. Ingham cid not
write this letter, or is he authorized to say that
Mr.. Ingham was ignorant of the law or the facts
as above detailed! If he is not prepared to de-
ny he authenticity Of this letter, now or file in