Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-12-12

suf{;- iep, 10 admit some useless suckers 10 re-
nose under the shade OF its virtue and lis 'a'or'
Tho lime would, therefore, seem 10 have ar
rived. 10 correc, some Of the evils OF the serv'c:
bv a Pe,ce Establishment; and which il would
90 far 10 effrcl, BY Kidding il OF the useless ana
insubordina,~ portion Of its materials. The re.
mainder would be preserved IN more correc'
views Of the service, and their management
brcome more easy TO the Executive Depart
meat"
II, in pruning these excrsseences rom 'ne
too lvxuriart growth Of he Navy, some orane"
es should be Topped of, which, IN their day,
have borne guod fruit, let il Dr. remehoerrd
that the Navy Pension Fund, with Its ample
stores, is open for their susIenance 'nd support;
and, il may be- added, that the Navy Asylum
on the SehuykiI', is pow so near is compie"oh
as TO promise at on early day 20 afford per-
mauen, and comfortable residence 10 its di'a-
bIed founde, s, aud to such as, th ueh MOI d'sa
bIed, may have meriled, by their bravery, or
long and faithful service $, the gratitude OF then
country.
We have merely given an outline OF these re-
ports, reserving our remarks upon them until
another occasion.
Appended to the report Of the Secretary oil
the Navy is an extraordinary document from
Mr.. Amos Kendall, the Fourth Addiior OF The
United Sta,es Treasury. In reply TO certain
queries put 10 him by the Secretary, ne
makes kind Of ex official report, consisting OF
his own crude notions, which is tackled to tina,
Of the Secretary, and goes 10 the general ae>
count Of" Reform" To give the devil his dur,
I, kt hut hat IN n Al r..
KendaiIs strictures upon the manner in which
accounts are kept, ADD the unlawful transfer oil
moneys, are correct. II mus, be borne ia mind,
however, that no obloquy ough, TO attach to
the last Administration from these facts The
officers then endeavored, though not with as
much noise az they do notc, to correct and an
prove system which had been hastily ard
without experience adopted, and which is LA
BILE to abuse. The Fourth Auditors report is
a TRADE against the whole system, which he
declares is "full Of wounds and bruises ant pa
,rifying sores"
Sprinkled over his repor, are several fright
pi,hy" political aphorIsms. mora saws, anG
sage remarks: viz.
Money is the sinews Of power, and the
source Of corruption English liberty has been
considered safe only so long a. the power OF
granting supplies to the King resides in the
re representatives. Of the people. Our ins,i,u Ions
have gone further. Here, the represent sti,.s
Of the people no. only grant supplies, but pre-
scribe the objects TO witch they shall be ap.
piled, and the manner in which the accounts
shall be kept.
Again: at is more impor'an' that Congo ss
ahnuld give US a srsien of ply and rmolum-nls.
because discretionary allowances by the rx-cu-
tive lend 10 injus ice, corruption, and endless
jealousies.
Again: Truth is the basis Of all morals,
OF all Useful religion, Of society itself
Again: q There IS 10 ssfety. unless even The
appearance y fals-hood be roo'rd out. Indul-
st",e ~ on untIU,h bluns the moral sense,
aud lead, % anothcr. A falsrhood in form
leads to falsehond in substance.
From these repea'ed recommendation of that
invaluable qu,'i:y TRUTH, we argue favorabIy
COM e'ning the reformation II the 4th Audi,or.
Blu, agsin, hear this Judge of Israel!
There are no mysteries in good government.
10 manage the affairs Of he Amer, an people,
1t IS not necessary 10 deceive aud biod ,hrm.
Again: Honesty in official duirs, and truth
in disclosing all tha is done, will rivet she gov
ernmen, in The affections Of the people, aud
make our Union as firm as nur mountains. ."
The Fourth Auditor is destined to immor.
'alize himself in this age Of reform. By hi,
own aceouo, Heaven-born," and by the &C.
count Of his friends one of,he pures. and mos,
1aled Of patriots, how eloquently he di.eours.
es upon the corrupIions OF government! FOR.
getting his late trip 10 Kenurky, whrre, receiv.
ing salary from Government, he employed his
lime in editing his newspaper, he can now de.
claim against the abuse Of Office and power!-
Forgetting that he holds his present Office as a
reward for his services as q partisan, he now
a'ks offs no. being necessary to blind and de-
;ei'e the people,! Truly, we shall begin 10
hink that there are mysteries in this good