Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-12-09

been exhausted, can only serve ~ ,Ge ~ nave
ueo'or; or Where his resources are but MARTA w., w
want oil power III the Government 10 con,n,o,;,
'e'ciSc he ucinand instIgatcs 10 fraud rs tho o,l
source Tor securing support Ia his family IT, e-,
SUMS INTO state of apathy, and becomes 4, nsi'
. ~ s'0'csy or VICIOUS member of it, ifnot Eeo'
mS "ltn IS oi the rlgor and inhumanitv NJ H. go.
Try All experience proves that opptssS;,,a ,,
tne pane oil enterprises aid IL should be the ca IS
hepuo &c not to exert grinding power over NJ
tune and poverty. ''e' 'niSIof-
Since the las, session of Congress nu,n.r,,.
on the treasury have been discovered u,h;h3s
thought 1t my duty 60 bring under the corn;,a i
tr oned atcs court for tins district, by crim;nni
prosecution 1t was my opinion and that az am
c'uei who were consulted that the cases corne ,ts
III the penalties of the act of the I7th Congrcss -
Prove" ga OF March 1928, providing for the punsb
mcht OF frauds committed the Gcycrprn,p, "a. ,Is
United States. Either from some dcfec, in ,b t, '
or III us adinlnstra tion every effort to brinp the
cuSeh To tai under It's provisions proved in ff;.c,t
ana the Government driven TO tho ncc.ss;, :
rcSorting TO the vague and Inadequate nrovison -,
th' common law. II Is therefore my duty IN call 60
attention TO the laws which have been passed far d.
p.o.ect'oh ol the treasury 1t, indeed, there be no
provision by which those who may be unwor,h;i
entrusted with Its guardianship. can be pnn;sbo5 .
the most iiogrant violation OF duty extending cvc,
the most fraudulent appropriation of the public funds
tn ttir own use II is time to remedy so danperon..,
OMISSION Or, itthc law has been perverted from, -,
original purposes. and criminals deserving TO ba ~,
snen under It's provisions, have been rescued bv rcol
subtIties, II ought to be made plain nv p,ne,Ine
~ provisions, battle the arts of pervars;o 49,,
t'c ompllsh the ENDS OF lis original enactment
In ono of the most fragrant cases, The court decided
that the prosecution was barred by the statutn v;
limits prosecution for fraud to two wears In III.
case all the evidence of fraud, and indeed all know
ledge that fraud had been committed were ~ No.,
session "l the party accused, until after the two
years had elapsed. Surely the statute ought NOT IN
ran IN favor OF any while he retains all tho ev,
d"nce of his crime in his possession: and Ia,s :,
al IN favor Of public officer who continues TO de-
fraud the Treasury and conceal tho transaction fer
the hrietterm of two years. would therefore rnco,
mcnn such an alteration Of the law US will Dive Tic
injured party and the Government two years after tic
disclosure OF the fraud. after the accused is ON,
Office, To commence their prosecution.
In conneXon with this subject Invite the attan,;r
VI congress l" genera and minute Inquiry into the
condition of the Cove mcni; with n yicw 20 -.
tain what oiic, can be dispensed with yv;.at e~ -,
reircnchcd, aud what improvements NAV be rnnJo :;
the organization OF Hs various parts, to secure tl
proper responsibility OF pubic agents and n-omo,o
efficiency and justice IN all It's operations.
The report of the Secretary of War will n.ke no.,
acquainted with The condition of our Army For,jt;c,-
tons, Arscnals, and Indian Affairs The nronor a.;
ciplInc OF the Army, the training and eot,,n,nc,,
the Militia, the education bestowed at WesI Pni,,
and the accumulation OF the means of defence ami;
cable TO the Naval force, will tend to proiong lie
peace we now enjoy, and which every good citizen
more especially those who have felt the mserias 90,
even successful warfare-must urdenily desjT,, -
perpctuate. ~
service exhibit regularity and urdr rthpbly 10
to its character; both officers and soldiers seem i'm
bned with proper sense OF duty, and conform ,o
the restraints "t exact discipline with that cheerC
ness which oecom' the profession of arms The,
IS need, however, of further legislation 20 obv;.,
the inconv enicnces specified in the report ,,nJr -
sderauon; 10 some OF which II Is proper that sho,
call your particular attention, N''
The act OF Congress of the 2d March, 1921. 10 70.
luce and fix the military establishment REMAINING
executed as 1t regards the command of one OF ,h,.
regiments of artillery, cannot he deemed n;,,,
10 the Executive in making the proper appo;nt5.n,
An explanatory act Designating the class oC ofi;c
grade To hath
the ml''ery list as existing prior to the act of 1s2I
or from II, as u has been fixed by that act-woulj
remove this difficulty. Il is also important that th.
laws regulating :Ie pay and Condiments of oH;co,s
generally, should be spec fc than they now or
Those, for example, in relation the Paynaster au
Surgeon 6enera, assign 10 them annual salary of
two thousand five hundred dollars but are silent as
to allowances which, in certain exigencies Of the SER
vice, may be deemed indispensable the discharge
OF their duties This circumstance has been the NJ,
thory for extending To- them various allowances 81
different tunes, under formet admnistrat tons: but no
uniform rule has been observed the subject
o'iH'''r hCohVeniehces exist IN other cascs in which
the construction put upon the laws by the public nc
c"nntanis may operate unequSly, produce cOnfueion
not their due. "
recommend to your fostering care as one of our
safest means of national defence, the Military Acade
my THIS institution has already exercised the happi.
eS' influence upon the moral and intellectual char.
actcG ct our armyi and such of the graduate as from
various causes may not pursue the profession Of arms
w be scarcely less useful as citizens Their know
ledge Of the military will be ndvanta psOusly Elm.
Pioy ca IA The militia service; and, in measure Sc
cure TO at class OF ttuOps the Advantages which, IN
TINS respect, belong to standing armies.
would also suggest a review of the Pension Inv
Tor he purpose of extending ITS benefits 10 every Re-
evolutionary soldier who aided IN establishing ont Iii
critics, aud who unable to maintain himself in conn,
fort These rclIcEs Of tho War Of IndcpcnaoLce
nave strong claims upon their country'5 gratitude mi
bounty ~" law Is defective, in not embracing with
III rs provisions all those who Vcrc. during the last
"ar' ia aDi0d from supporting themselves by manuel
lIOof' SUCH an amendment would add but little ~
inc an unit OF pensions, and Is called for by the SYM
Pa'hcs OF tho People. vel by considerations OF
sound policy. Il VIII be perceived that a laIpe ad-
dt"h To lie list Of pensioners las been occasioacd Nv
an order Of The late administration, departing mater.
any from the rules which had previously prevailcd.--
Considering It an act Of Legislation. suspended It's
operation "a soon as was informed hat IL had COIN
menccd. before this period however, applications
under tic now regulations had been preferred TO the
number OF one hundred nnh fifty -four; Of which, on
tic 27th Of March, the date Of It's revocation cioIt,
seven wore admitted. For tho amount there was
neither estimate nor appropriation; aud besides til,
.tlir hp nrfflrr u1tr