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

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,of hundreds of miles, rings with the ALLEGATION thu
mr. Noursc sa deaulter, and that public i,,s,;ce c,n
Cd Tor his removal Mr.. Nourse, however i M dc.
Iauter. When lie made the last settlement Of his
account IN january last, the government or RI.
tner the public, was indebted to him bot,n LITTLE
snort OF 5000 dollars, and when his account is snally
made up, It is now admitted, that there cnn no moth
ing due from him to the public. The contingent,
iund IS placed in the hands Of the Register ana
when the fund in bis hand has run ont Il L,,, banr
the practice of Mr. Nourse to make paymen, .of tha
drafts presented to him, by his checks as usual or
the bank OF the Metropolis, where they were alva
PAID 1t was theriore, not awaysp his power to ell
now ms account stood with the public util the clo.e
OF the quarter, when his accounts were balanced 'ba
PRESIDENT, II seems, sent for Mr. Nourse, when he
was about to remove him, and cunversed with hin,
about his great age, and its probable effect anon
! his performance of his public Duties Mr. No,,,ss
admitted his age refused to admit that it had in
any way relaxed his attention to his public .lp,;cs
The Presitent finally suggested that the removal 81
Mr. Nourse was necessary, because he had ,urnu
the late contest given certificate of the fct that
m the OF the accounts of the late Presden,
at the Ircosnry there was no charge on account OF
blizzard tablet When Mr.. Nourse found himself
TINS die missed at moments notice he stated that
HIS accounts were not brought up, and he did not
know precisely how they stood, hut added that if apv
deht lency should he found. he readyt. make i
| good. This was enough for his enemies for the
jackson menof this city. aud the TeieGranh to ,a,l
ufacture ntoa story ,nt enormous default and ta
pnt IN circulation thousand rulnors calculated to
impure the REPUTATION of MIR. Nourse. Brief .dvan
tage VIII the propa gators ofthese ISLANDERS obtain from
their actlve malgnity, for it snow understood that
use an elegant expression of the Richmond Enquirer
the boot will be on the other leo"
on RUST expect to hear otnany strange stories
about default, is 1t unreasonable that tfy should
De raised when SO many new officers unacglaintct
Win me long. practsed modes of doing the public
business are placed i'll the situations of Veteran ser
wants IT avouchGr he Inislad, there will imynci,
alely bea cry that deficiency has been discovered
andt is probable that, in looking tlrottgh the ac
counts for ten or twenty years, numerous Instances
oinssing vouchers viii OCCUR, although there ma,
not be the least ground for suspicion of any un,i,
funess in the officers
atis circumstance worthy of remark that tlur;no
the arguineut IN the Circuit Court in the cas-. O.
the second demurrer against DIR. Watkins,s indict
nent THIS week, Invitations were delivered 10 the
Judges and the Counsel for the United States. Il
dine f'tti General Jackson on Tuesday Thoy
were written on PINK papcr-so that the paper itself
seemed to blush at tile ndelicacy OF tie matte,
~hlch IL carried. do not say that these invita-
lions were intended to influence the court bt i
they did, it,wnuld be nothing extraordinary. RI,
influence OF The executive cannot be kept too dis
tant from the seats OF justice Judges are out men
ana are 10 he operated on as other rIen are; an,
considering the anxiety ofthe administration 10 con
Wet lr Watkins, the sending of these invitations ia
sucn persons at such time, was, to say the least
/ inJndIcIaus and uRortunate
Mr. Adams the late President and his family leave
Meridian Hill for. Quincy, to-inorrow- or Monday
| 4. ~ whispered that Mrs. Commodore Porter Wis
lied GeilnIaf Jackson few DAYS aco was frracios
~ received obtained really Affirmative to all her re
ests' and has since gone to Philadelphia TO MEG
tine Commodore, to whom political gossips hav,
glfch tho situation of minister TO Mexico. Surel,
| II cannot be-"
Itoo more EdliorS.--A. s. Thsirston. editor Of Tn
/ Florida 1ntegencer, has been appointed by TIL
President, collector of the customs at Key Yves
vice WIN. Pinckney re,norea
aVy. D. Ioise, editor Of fast, Marietta bis
! pilot, most sctirrlous Jackson print, to be Pos
master at Marietta, in room of Daniel H. Boell n
morea' mo complaint against Mr. Buell., except tha
! he preferred Adams to Jackson
! when God TncnHsSto destroy, he first deprive
! OF reason" The perseverance, of the President in
system SO universally Disappeared, so warmly renon
stratcd against privately, by many of his most prom
inent friends has asionshed almost more than an
incident In te. public life of the individual, extrav
agent as many of them have been Il the publ
press has any thing 10 Go with the public liberty
it, as has been conceded since the American Reyo
lutiona free press is the palladium, of free state
laying lis propriators and conductors Under pecnna
Obligations to power and husptrcOsing i.sappro
patton or IT'S silence, not merely palscs its exerions
the CHASE OF liberty but converts it into {orrnida
bic engine of tyranny and opprcs.o;s. Ii vain dor,
the constitutions guarantee its freedoms the guarante
may protect it against violence hut affords no seen
Fity against the tmnpetings ofambitous men, or til
| wflcs Of corruption.
TIE Executive If We felt it proper to repubis
as we were requested to do, Mr.. Iones' sldtemen
from the Win'1s.t2r Vlrgiaian Containing allega
lions Of neglect against the Privy Council, we fec
1t stil more incuabentto afford the facility clume
by oar correspondent Fair Play, of making their vim
dication Little respect as we. have for the conn
ell as feature of tte constitution, much iliberal.,
as we individually have met at their bands, and NOR
that as citizens we haye been conusaDt Of, vet to
wards many ofthe members of that body, we en-
terrain the highest respect and tho ,oos, f,,,a,