Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-07-24


! re ad the letter Of that unfortunate man, urging
him 20 save his family from ruin. The letter,
with Tie enclosure containing the explanation
made TO The Navy Agent at Boston. we give
! below. No wonder the spectacle Of the fallen
mau.,he ruined falher-the oak scathed
aud wirhered by the llshtniug"-touched MI
SourHaRps heart, and choked his uherance
with gush Of tears.
The frs, is The letter TO the Navy Agent:
BusroN, 9Th April, 1929.
EeQr SIR The effort which is making at Wasnng'
ton by the Ali Auditor blast my reputation Is nSe-
niouslv caatrved, AID will for time perhaps produce
the erc, deSgned; but have no fear OF being u'ti-
mat civ enabled to tree myself from every mputaon,
and To throw back upon Mr. Kendall the nt'my which
he has crdcavored to fix upon me. Fhe TRANSACTION,
20 which his malignty has chosen 10 give so black
colourinr fortunately admits OF eXpanaton and
is centible of such proof of innocence as will not
, strike conviction ON the minds OF All VINO are NOT
determined like Mr. Kendall to ruin the character OF
every man whom it has pleased the new President 70
di niss from Office. Sometime in The year 1871 II WAS
thought exnedent AMI necessary BY the Secretary OF
the Navy To authorize certain expenditures Tor me ser
vice, for which there was no spec'hc appropriation
To promote his object became necessary 20 make sd
VAL ces at various mes to the amount OF S4U5u which,
instead of being made the usual form of equisition
directly from the Department, were made ny me IN
Drafts on yourself and the Navy Agent at New-io'k'
and charged to an Appropriation which,t was supPos'
ed could best bear the expenditure until regular
,r.nsfer could be made The funds to meet my drafts
were RENTED to you directly by the Secretary out OF
lrreaages No account was opened against the iAai-
vduaI to whom these advances were made, because II
was deemed best to wait until his accounts were hnaiy
rendered. This was not done unni some .'is during
the last winter. The moment the account came into
nv hands, il was referred to the Secretary OF me Navy
as without his approval and sanction, had no ahor'
ty to allow the expenditure. During the progress u
these advances, your accounts anu those VI Mt
Paudne came into the office for quarterly settlement
INV drafts unapproved as they were, by the Secretary
of the NAVY could not Immediately be passed 10 your
credit and the examining clerk WAS directed 10 sus-
pend these items, and refer the 'oucherst the
tary This was done in every instance, ana the Vouch
er for the whole amount are in the hands Of the
late Secretary of the Navy, who DELAYED his SANCTION
until il could be affixed to the hna account. ms
last as have said, was not presented unt' January
and was then Immediately referred hy me 10 inc secre-
tarv lis long illness and inability TO attend to bust
prevented from being acted upon. and the whole
affair unconscious rs l was OF impiopnety, escaped
INV recollection until the 18Th March, wnen learned
was to be removed from Office. IL them tor the hrst
tme occurred to me, that the ransacnon "eh' oe -
misrepresented and dscoloued as to affect my charac
ter unless explained to Mr.. Paudng and YOURSELF the
only two Agents upon whom my drafs mad oeen maae'
and immediately wrote both OF you full EXPOSE
ton of the for suspendng those items III your
accounts. -,
You tell me YOU have not received my letter The
same fate has attended all my letters, when wro'e
and left, as usual to the care OF the Messenger vi 'e
,f;ce. nm the l9h 10Th, aid CAST March. Not only
IA of nv letters reach their destination, but no
Ie,,crs have been received by me through the Office
since the first m nuoned date. The Inference isirre-
;.,;hl thu, from the moment il WAS decided to re-
move me from office also decided to adoPt all
n..,s that Wind ;ctiye malice could invent TO inJure
INV cbsr,cter: and Mr. Kendall has not 10 de-
tain my nr;vste correspondence, WIN the nope no
doubt, of finding something IN that upon "hch 70
build his imputations. =.
Tina, he has found his clerks ready TO pay court 10
their new master BY aiding him in his work OF deusc
ton IS but too Mt from the fact which you state
to me- of the ensures and mutllshons IN your ao-
counts He NAV triumph in the success OF his v,ia'h'
les for time; but if God spare my life he snail ere
long, be made to feel the full force OF the recon- OF .n
blow upon himself As far as relates to yUursem WI 's
transaction your official conduct is unmPeachso'e;3Su
did nothing but BY official authority, which YOU couu
not dispute the evidence fthat Official authority Is pro-
baok by this time in the hands OF the Fourh Aaa"o'
who can have plea to withhold from you creo' 'or
the sums paid my order.
DO the justice to believe that no erasures OF mu
regard to the Recnncements. these have been, ever
since ! entered that Office. trusted to the examining
clerks themselves, who wrote their own letters and
forwarded tn m to the different Agents none nave
been received therefore the failure IS IN no instance
chsrgeable TO me ! am. Dear Sir, most Respectfully
| Your obedt serv't. (Signed) T. WATKINS
MeHAaD D. HAsnIs, esq, Navy Agent, Boston,