Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-12

to9t tcefifed and operation eau advance Filcbrown
$50 Yours, CHARLES HAY. -
Upon this note MIR. Southard endorsed in Pencil as
follows 5000 n $50 4. n
a. i NV would Perhaps the had better be made to F.
This is the transaction upon which Mr. Fiebrown
is charged with improperly lending his name TO draw
5000 out OF the Treasury "A charge, which has
travelled the rounds of the Administration prints,
and affixed the most serious mputation upon his char
acter. .s ft.S.s = -, q,
Casc Of mr.. .Aoursc. late Register Of dtc Treasury
This venerable gentleman was lately dismissed by
President Jackson, and with the hnputa,ion of being.
ndcaulter castupon his reputation by the Telegraph
The reader will see in the accompanying statement
from the Nat. fntclgencer the reasons assigned by
the President himselfto Mr.. Nourse for his removal
the principal of which was; that Register of the
Treasury, he certified that Mr.. Adams had not
charged the government for the celebrated Billiard
Table! The irishfficency OF the grounds upon which
Mr. Nourse was accused Of delinquency, and his in
hocence of accusation are demonstrated both by
the expose from the fntegenser, and the interesting
letter of correspondent ofthe u States Gazette
as are the daaoIcal spirit and temper of the rulers
at Washiug.or. =. ssssfs
ne =, ne M S., "a ,eLlg,ssss lsaas,da
an attempt having been made for party purposes TO
b,acaen the~sharaetcr Of the gentlenai, whose name
stands at the head of this article and who has ever
been considered man of the purest integrity Who
had served his coantry faithfully and laborouslysor
fifty years, it is due to virtue and to Justice TO eypos
the caulnny, aud from the materials placed within
on: reach, TO correct the misrepresentation With
this view the following copy of communication from
the late Register to the Hon. Samuel ID. Ingha,n,
Secretary ofthe Treasury Departments in relation TO
the accounts of the former with the Government is
laid before the public.
1 from 9es. Sosrse ae Register to Tie Secreta, Of lie
&. HrlsATs ABOVE GroRerrows,
stIn preparing the settlement, Of my accounts as Arsn,
for payq the contingent expenses ote officers oil the
tipen have charged commission upon my
as Age,n Aforesaid, of wo and half per cent
The detailai abstracts will show how multifar;ous these dis
nnsscnc's have bec how fahoros has agency and
how great the responsibility attaching it, and that the COM
mission which have ehatsed is but reasonable compensation
An abstract of the Disbursements under it up 10 1900 was
presented To the Government with view Compensation,
The subject was deferred at that e Out aastrac, which
i on Gle IN the certificate of the
hen secreary of the Treasury that, had received compcl
been incurred Dot only from the Multiplicity OF the accounts
bof IRON errors in the vouchers aud in suse year
hen obliged to charge myself causes above mentioned
with tfh loss of eight hundred dollars. q
The commission which have charged s,pnn principles
aff,ted by the Government ITSELF officers in the
different departments who have been called us, as have
bees to perform extra duties moi attaching heir regular a
sentiments commissions, aud who have and are now
allowed commissions disbursements le ia
mediate line Of their duty $500
allow mvselffo
refuse 70 me compensation for tue have per
fofned servceseley of the hne ofny duty as Regser
making such compensation FOR similar services other officers
and have therefore eccully that you will cause
t"setle my nl The PRINCIPLES which j, has been
ta,.e tIub
- JosEpIt NoIyEsE.
Late Agent, and Ieg. of the Treasury.
Serieiaryof The Treasury.
Il may be added that Mr.. NounsE Immediately. On
ms renewal from Office deposited two thousand dol
lars on account ofte contingencies, That there might
he no nconsenlence either to private individuals or
the public service; which arnount it may be- thought
he should have retained as an offset To his Claims
In relation to the soundness of Those claims it is well
10 state that they are supported by the following high
legal opinion:
On the stated in behalf Of Mr. Norse have alway.
understood that equally sanctioned the practice Of i6e
Government and by judicial decisions il
by the general principles aud anaiogos Of the law that we
an officer n the tovemnet enloycdin any public service
duty Of The line of bis regular sapding appointment
I've is just asuGh entitled TO fair compensation such extra
services duties if he bad employment under the
Government When these consis, in the respon
sibe disbursement of public money reasonable commission
on the amount is the regular and established of com
fenat sanctioned by usage. both and official
and have no doub, that officer circumstanced would
he perfectly borne out in law, etained agreeably
70 general Usage fair and reasonae corssion out Of The
placed hi, hands FOR disbursement suppong there
was no definite compensation, Of another sort, fixed by law or
lauidated by contract w. JONES.
+ June An, 1929. =
In addition to this authority, the late Attor-
ncy General of the United States being called upon
ny the Government to say whether "A. B. flIinr
y civil rlice and receiving fixed salary, was cnti.
'ledto compensation for services performed by de
rccton OF the Government but which did not grow
out oior attach TO his appointment, gave, in his Pc
rnarfy lucid manner, his opinion, that the indivI-
,al vas clearly entitled to compensation, and that
The admission that s'ich services had been perform
edcarricd the conclusion with it that he should rer
ceive pro fatn cenipensation therefor
After this it trsfed that nothing more will be
LHErd IN relation to Mr.. NouRsE s. accounts. mt
they are settled by the proper tribunal: =. =
In relation to the ground ofhis removal from of.
fee stnfod tic fxo.;Jo,.