Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-09

or some oSer good friend 81 ours, uiI have ths S.
opportunity for rewarding ais friends The n Is e;se
notice, thu ws shall, ia consideration ofyariosseer
vices well md truly performed, otirseE = DrOprS,
pertoaa, mike application to the said Henry Ciav
lor whoevet else, being fiiend NAV be Pryxdert
lof the BElcd States, for fat odicp--prom;e;nor IN
the mean time, TO behave ot,rsclf discreetiy, ana
Afterwards gracefully to Retire from our editorial ~
! bors,--a Ia mode Green, Carr &C. 81
+ AZ. D. We give this notice thus emily In obs, Z.
THAT none Of our friends may be surprised when ahev
see ps one day an Auditor, Collecrps or Posts-
ter.I So - ssS1
Mr. ae,cfoa Of .soyfo .rs Rtshie, and tie MN,
$40 az Hospital .
1T is said, among other things, that in the Inst
gays the expiring administration, the snm IF ss1O
thot appropriately was paid out Of another Eund. Tor
piece OF land not worth more tans from 500 "a
siooo--and mat flvoritisn is stamped on the whole
transaction" IS 20 s. ~
! The above paragraph from the ENQUIRER escarseh
our attention until we saw it repnbshcd the Bal
tilnore Republican. We presume it refers a Ono
case of MIR, Tho. Newton, Member Of Cong
rcss from the Norfolk District, who sold the
Government a.piece of land for the Navy Yard or
Hospital at Norfolk, for that sum- IF that be en-.
case alluded IN, we undertake to pronounce th,,
statement foul SANDER upon the late Gov
eminent, as well as upon Mr.. Newton. for we tap.
pen to have heard the circumstances. or enough Of
them. to authorize US thus to characteriseit
Whether the price paid for the land was too mech
orfoe ilttle depends not upon its intrinsic capacity,
agricultural product but upon its a5venttious vsl,e
! to the Government. The Pea Patch in the Delo.-
ware, and the Rip Raps in Hampton Roads, are
intrinsicaily worthless, yet sites Of Qualifications
for the defence of the County, they ofincsmabe
valuc ms are lots of ground in and aroand pocaloas
Cities which in themselves. are Of little or no values
Craney Island, between five and ten acres was pur-
chased by the Government at between twelve ana
thirteen thousand dollars. In this case Mf. Nevron
sold 60 acres, to the Government al 10000 for thc stir,
ofthc Navy Hospital. The situation highly e,sbn
and the ouyone in the aeighbor.lood that il, 90 i.
Twas purchased after inspection by Mr. Southland bu>
self, and the Navy Commissioners. Is mr. NewteS TO
be blamed Finding his land if If but little value to
himself, yet of great value to the Government for
asking what he thought it was worth to thoee wlso
purciasedii? Or rs Or. Eitchc, who says tst In,
whole transaction is stamped with sfayofitisrn,. a
better Judge than were Mr.. Southland and the No.
4 Wy Commissioners, of proper site for tina Navy
Hospital, and what that site was worth to the Gov
eminent Had Mr. Tazewel instead Of Mr Ee,p-
ton, been the individual Of whom the lsoyernrsnt
purchased inclined to believe, that our en-
sstcnt contemporary, would have thought the price
beneath the dignity of the Government These ws
fbceve, the nteriai circumstances ATTENDING m.
purchase and sale Of the site Of the Navy Hospital
/ at Norfolk, ant from which "favoritsm'' and cur-
rupeion are, $50 chaFieaby implied - 80
/ But,the SIX lines which we quote above from tn.
Enquirer contain another charge, and Of not less
serious nature; namely, that this money was ua;d
without any appropriation for lis payment The
charge Is true in the letter. bdt false in The spirit
Din npproprating $4,000 for the payment OF the pur-
chase money for the site Of the Navy Hospital. did
1--WE think on the Sd March) pass the Senate, hayrp
before passed the House of Representatives Il b.
well known that the President, On the last day Of f,
Session of Congress, is signing bills, which are al,
ways passed in great numbers on the last day. until
late at night. This bill was among the last nasse5
by the two Houses, and consequently among the las,
signed by the late President. On the Cd March, Mr.
! Newton went to the Navy Department, and statrr
his desire to go home immediately, nod thas THU bill
had passed. both Houses, and only wanted the Presi
dents signature to become law, the money WIS
without hesitation paid him. That the President
'ooufd sign the law, was moral and absolute certaif
ty % appropriated money to fulfil Gourmet enter
ed INTO by the U. States, two years before .What
then, was the effect of paying bIr. Newton out Of
money not specifically appropriated to his paymcute
Exactly this. and nor less: that ON the next
day. the fourth March, the $1,000 specifically appro-
priated by Congress to pay MIR. Newton would be p,
into the place of the $4,000 taken the day BEFORE and
which was actually paid to him. Let us illustrate
the case by familiar instance, las we head an in
Itellisent gentleman illustrate it, only taking tho
liberty of using DIR. Ritche's nancy Mr. Ritchio
has 500 in one pigeon hole, to pay his PAPER
maker 500 in another pigeon hole, to pay hi, Ink
maker. The paper maker calls for his pay, but
Mr. Richlc feeling in bis pocket, finds he has iost
the key OF pigeon hole No. l.. Having however,
the Key of No. 2, he pays the paper maker with tho
$780, he had set apart and appropriated TO pay tho