Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-12-24

I lhe present Naval CORPS OF the United
| states IS believed to be more numerous than
Is required for the wants of the service. and
| more than can be advantageously employed.
| WIN reference to their own advancement in
the knowledge and practice OF their profession
al Is now twenty-eight years since Judi
| elous pruning was given 10 The Navy; a period
| sufficient TO admit some useless suckers 10 re-
pose under tie shade OF Its virtue and its val
or. The tine would, therefore, seem 20 have
arrived, To correct some Of the evils of the
service oy Peace Establishments and which
II would 50 far TO effect, BY Kidding il OF the
Useless anu msubordlsate portion OF its mate
flais The remainder would be preserved in
fsore correct views of the service. and their
management become more easy to the Exc
e'itive Department.
II, ia pruning these excrescenees from the
TOO isxuriant growth Of the Navy, some bran
shes should DC topped off. which, ia their day.
nave borne good fruit, let il he remembered
that that the Navy Pension Fund. with lis
| ample stores, is open for their susteuance and
support; and il may be added, that the Navy
Asylum, ca The Schuylkill, is now so near its
completion as to promise at an early day 10
ahord permanent and comfortable residence
| 70 It's Gisabled founders, and TO such as.
uoush not disabled, may have merited. by
Their bravery, or long and faithful services
the gratitude Of their country
We have merely given an outline OF these
reports, reserying our remarks upon them un-
til another occasion.
Appended TO the report Of the Secretary of
the Navy is an extraordinary document from
Mr. Amos Kendall, the fourth Auditor of The
United States Treasury. In reply 10 certain
queries put TO him by the Secretary. he
makes kind ofex official report, consisting of
ms own crude notions, which is tackled to that
oil the Secretary, and goes to the general ac.
count OF "Reform." To give the devil his due
however, we have no doubt that many of Mr..
hendairs structures upon the manner in which
accounts are kept, and the unlawful transfer of
moneys, are correct 1t must be borne in mind,
however, that no obloquy ought TO at
tach to the last Administration from these
Facts. The officers then endeayored though
not with as much noise as they do saosx. t.
correct and improve system which had been
hastily and without experience adopted, and
which is liable to abuse. The Fourth Audi
tors report is TRADE against the whole sys. F.
TEN, which he declares is "full ofwounds and
bruises and purifying sorcs.n
opfinkled over his report are several fright
pithy" political aphorisms, moral saws. and
sage remarks: viz
Money IS the sinews of power. and the !
source OF corruption. English liberty has been
considered safe only so long as the power Of
gfah'ing supplies to the King resides in the I
representatives Of the people. Our insttu- |
lions have gone farther Here tina represen- |
tahges OF the people not only grant supplies.
Dut prescribe the objects to which they shall |
oe applied, and the manner in which The ac- |
counts shah be kept
Again: sit is more important that Congress |
should give us system Of pay s. ernolument., |
because discretionary allowances by the exc |
Sau'e tend to injustice, corruption, and end |
less jealonsies.
Again. Truth is the basis of all mora,., |
oil all useful religion, of society itself
Again " here Is no safety, unless even |
tne appearance of fa!sehoood be rooted out. |
indulgence IN one untruth blunts the moral !
sense, ,and leads TO another A f,isehood in |
Jo'm leads to falsehood in substance
From the'eFepeated recommendations Of
that invaluable quality TRUTH. we areue "a |
vorably concerning the reformation of the 9TH |
Auditor But again, hear this Judge of Ia |
rael.
There are no mysteries in God govern |
ment. To manage the affairs of the Ameri- /
can people, 1t is not necessary to deceive and |
blind them
Again: Honesty in official duties, and |
truth IS disclosing all that is done, will riyet |
the government in the affections of the peo- |
pie, and make our Union as firm as our |
| mountains"
The Fourth Auditor is destined to immor |
| talize himself in this age of REFORM BY his
own account "Heaven-born,n and by the ac-
count of his friends one OF the purest aud most |
exalted of patriots. how eloquently he dis i
courses upon the eorruptons of government
Forgetting his late trip to Kentucky, where,
receiving salary from Government, he en- |
ployed his time in editing his newspaper, he
can now decaim against the abuse of Office !
and power!-Forgethng that he holds his ]
present Office as reward for his services as a
partizan, he now talks Of its not being neces- !
sary to blind and deceive the peoplel! Truly.
we shall begin to think that there are ssmys-
teries in this good Government which can |
not be unrayelled il Amos Kendall is suffered
much longer to occupy the seat he now gra-