Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-12


edeiauter cast upon his reputation by the Telegraph
."e 'eader VIII see IN the accompanying statement
from the Nat. lntclgcncer, tho Reasons assigned by
the President HIMSELF to Mr.. Nourse for his removal
The principal of which was, that as Register of the
1fensury. hc certified that Mr.. Adams had not
charged the government for the celebrated Billiard
Table! The insuliccncy of the grounds upon which
Hir. Nourse was accused OF delinquency aud his in.
roccnce ofthc accusation are demonstrated botr bv
the expose irom the Intelgenccr md the increstinr
letter of the correspondent ofhe e States Gazette
as are the diabocal spirit and temper of the rulers
al Washingto on
Fioas Me .Natondl LliciEyeur,r Of JltJneg5ay
THE CASE or JOSEPH NOURSE
An attempt having been made for party purposes To
baoacn the character OF the gentleman whose name
stands at the head of this article aud who has eyer
neen coasllercd u man of the purest integrity who
had served his country faithfully and laborously for
hty years, 1t Is due 10 virtue and to Justice to expose
the caluInny, and from the materials placed within
cur reach, to correct the Misrepresentation With
tins view the following copy Ola communication from
the late Register to the Hon. Samuel ID. In~han
Secretary III the Treasury Department in relation 20
the accounts OF the former with the Government is
laid before the public.
AaFr IRON Jos Y'o"rSe' l1e R' 10 lie Secretary n he
iiElcrTs Gronarrowv
SirIn peparin, Tor The settlement, of nv accounts ,s ,
,otpygI the contingent expenses the several officers OF the
feasay Department. lave changed commission upon my
disbursements ms Agent Aforesaid of two and halt pcr cent
The detailed abstracts VIII show mulii,rions these dis
oafscnen'S maze eee how "l"nous has he agency
nov great tle responsibility attaching IT, and that the cnr.
mission which have charged is but reasonable
Iyr the services which have been performed
An asiract of the disbursements under it up TO 1000 was
pnzciei 20 the Government with view to COMPENSATION
he subject was deferred at that Time but the abstract which
on Ole IN the treasury Department bears the certificate OF the
ien srretary OF the Treasury, that had received cumre
saiion for thcse services
La lDnT eeofti,
been incurred DOT only from the multiplicity ,e accounts
ou IRON errors IN the vouchers and in single year have
han obliged IN char myself the causes aoy
wnti iar los nj eight hundred dollars
Tho eoHnisson which have charged upon the PRINCIPLES
ared by tue Governieht se IN relation officers i'm the
different departments who have been called Upon as have
BEEN TO perform extra duties no, attaching lcir regular
ronfnris or commissions aud WHO have becn and ore nc "
allowed commissions upon disbursements made of the TO-
mediate line oftlieir duty.
j cannot ALLOW nyscfio SspDosc thu; the ovcrnren, viu
refuse ~ me compensation for the services have per
iored services eely out Of the line ofry duty REGISTER
ofhe Te'suy WHEN has adopted principles regulations
making such compensation Tor similar services other officers
and have therefore request respectfully you will cause
directions 10 he 70 Tie the Urea
n settle my account upon the principles which has been
sailed. Very respectfully,
JOSEPH Notssr
Late Agent, and Reg of the Treasury
10 the Hon $. - ISeH,M.
Secretary or the Treasury.
II my be added thai Mr. NoupsF immediately on
MS rcmoval from office, denasiied two thsusand dol
lars on account of the contingencies that there might
the public service which amount it may :. thought
Ire should have retained an Offset To his clai:.s-
In relation The soundncss of those claims i, is Wen
20 state that they arc supported by the following high
legal opinions
On the stated IN behalf OF Mr. Norsc have alray.
understood that equally sanctioned the practice of the
(Ossnncn aud by Judicial DECISIONS rs is unqucslioray
by the general pgncplS and anangcs Of the law that
IN ofce nf tcto' is employed public service
Gy, of the line of his regular aud standing appointment
ne just mah entitled lair compensation for such extra
ervices duties he had other employment under the
government Whe these conss, in the iespon-
abe disbursement of pubic MONEY reasonable commission
tho is tive regular and established measure of com
peIraiion sanctioned By usage both commercial and official
And have dnubt that ofcer crumstanced would
i perfectly horne out IN olaw hc retained agreeaby
10 general usage fair and reasonable the
money placed IN his hands for disbursement surprising there
definite compensation of another SORT fixed nv law or
liQniha,ed tycon;rac,. w. JONES
June 9th, 1929.
IN addition TO this authority, the late Auor-
my General of The United States. being called upon
ty tho Government 10 say whether a. B., filing
civil Office, and receiving fixed salary was cnti
lied TO compensation for services performed by d-
rcction Ofthc Government, but which did not grow
olt ofor attach to his appointment, gave, in his nc.
crliarly lucid maniIcr, his opinion that the indiyd-
nal Raa clearly entitled 70 compensation, and that
The admission that sIch services Ind boon perform
cd carried the conclusion with it that nc should re-
ceiyc pro rDfV compensation therefor
After this, IL Is trusted that nothing moro VIII be
heard in rcia,ioa 10 Mr NoursI's accounts, uaGII
they nre Settled by ilicpropcr tribunal.
IN reIa'ion 70 Tue ground or ls removal from Of
fec, IT is nuhOiativey stated that the President OF
tie United States expressed to Mr N, in an inter
view with him on the Goth ultmo, distinctly and
literally, the following, as The Of his dsrnis
su1.
"THct Aer0s ared, amt stoV'd be pycparigg himself
foip another corid; that he had pernted me If his
CLERKS Z, cerfJy Nc regidIyQf ,edry0ris instc1i 81
doing IL himscHjr hint u vadcrSiood he Was ia
independent ci-curyf1HceS and that he had girca n
certificate IA rcipGpH ~ .r. Ada1s and his accounts"
!iorc was The head and front Of tho offence Of
public officer, who bnd taken no part himself in The
late political struggle Int who being regularly called
Upon. had gvcnan oHcal certificate as TO tho records
% his Office. FOR ts act OF duty he prescribed,
Rrcecaly,t SIX months ago; andth sentence of pro-
sGripiion has bocn fully carried ont nv his removal
tom mn uicc. hc dnuos Of Which lie has long faith
folly discharged.
practice followed or TIC last thirty years iuelnlint ho
time OF MI JgFfrnsoS
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