Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-17

in the very act Of deiamng OF Der brghtes, or
naments and tho representative Of her sovereignty in
the Council of the Nation my nccser il seems, has
had the maichess assurance 70 appeal t. Virginia
herself against me- 81 revere Virginia. says he
1.-THE land OF Washington and Jefferson is the Holy
Land OF my political faitl."-But no--h" does not,
and cannot revere Virginia it is impossible that such
- man cs ne is, (sincr he assures Us that he is
can have any real affection for the mother and nurse
OF "chvalry and honor us she Is indeed-and he
oay insults her by his hypocritical adulation
slandcrer can have mo lot, part. nor memorial
In our Jerusalem" forever Yet Virginia will en-.
tcrtain the appeal which he has ven'ured 10 make to
her against me- aud there will be no difficulty think
in an icipatug the decision which she will pronounce
m the caso-and it will BE- ratified by men of charac
ter and honor all over the country She will exsmne
the charges against me with proper care, aud per-
ceiVing, rs she must, that they are unsupport-
CD by any evidence, and contnm minated moreover,
by thlsehood, and fraud, and malice throughout she
Will pr nounce me honorably acquitted on them all,
ana osder my claims against the Government TO be
settled Immediately, by fair and impartial au-
thority, IA Justice demands PDr the honorable Sec
retary-though she may ove look. for reasons,
his ,ronferring Office to another, she viii so
easily pardon the unworthy manner in which he has
sought to excuse the act by aspersng my reputation,
and seeing that he can no longer have any right to
that official addition to his she will forthwith
send him back to his plantation to learn honesty and
frankness from his rural neighbars. But for hun
the cool calm, calculating, inventive active, and in
defatigable notwithstanding :sLANDERER or HER
soNs-she viii turn away from him forever with uI-
speakable disgust and cGnsign him once with gen
orous sCorn, to that Iufamy which he courts end
which he even seems to enjoy.
MILES KING.
No. G.
l do hereby certify, that whilst I was clerk TO
Miles King, late Navv Agent at Norfolk during
the year 826, Tobias Watkins then 4th Auditor
drew the three following mentioned drafts upon
HIM at different times, the Grs dated nth Jan.
1896, for $1,000. by the letter of advice &C
companylng it directed to be paid out of any funds
IN the Agents hands, and charged to contingent;
It was so charged on his books, and afterwards in
the quarters returns for March. 1926. and the or
ginal draft transmitted bv myself under his drec
lions, along with his accounts voucher to sup
port the charge. II it afterwards credited. il
was done with n view t. conform to tn, AUDITORS
rcconciiIng statement, and again to be CHARGED;
was never Intended to withdraw or resign the claim
On the sh Of December last. at the fcuuest Of
the said Miles King. being no longer his clerk
TOOK the duplicate or copy of SAID draft and letter
winch had been filed in his Office the time, 1.-THE
original as already stated having been sent upO and
made oath 10 the certificate that i: was Il CORY in
order, "a Mr King stat ID that h. might hand il
to the department as voucher for the claim.
The second d aft for s. 900 was also paid BY
MIR King. Twas engaged spm' time afterwards in
making 10 the qla--sr. re urns for June, and wa 9
about IN charge the draft as | had it in hand for,
the rnrpose, when Mr.. King told me not to do so
and did not
The third for $500 | accepted for him in his alb
sence from town; when he returned, he expressed
his regret that mad done yet. he knew the
motive from which acted was correct he sanction.
ED the acceptance, and the draft was at natur-
ty paid, but never charged in his account.
JOHN T. CORRAN
Norfolk, Aug IL, 1880.
Pd Geo. Harrison, for 1. years salary, SUP
N. Y Navy yards. $500
Ge" Harrison, sup " Navy Yards, COO
Geo Harrison sup. contingent, GOO
|, Amos Kendall 4th And. Treas. L. s. ID.
III ~ hat he
cript from the Books If this Offic'. That there
does not appear TO be any of the said Geo.
Harrison on file At this "ffse for the said allowance
which was made to him for the performance of the
extra duties of superintendent Of the Navy Yard
Phiad.iph and in addition to his compensation as
Navy Agent for that place.
lSignedl AMOS KENDALL
WASHINGTON, March Goth, 1880
SIR have received your letter ofths date GOV
ering your account against the Navy Department,
which had been dsallowed by which in Office
The items composing that account arc, for ntrres
money advanced for the department, and for com.
missions extra official duties, such charges were
not provided for by law, or regulation. VIXEN sane
toned by the accounting officers it has brrn in con.
sequence of the special allowance by the Head of
the Navy Department, who would be more partIcu-
Iarly acqnanc cd with the advances made the services
rendered, and responsible for such allowances
Mr.. Bnney Navy Agent at Boson,) presented an
account Of similar character ESQ far as my memory
goesl which was dIsaliowed by the second Comptrol-
Ter, bur finally passed on It's being specially allowed by
the Secretary of the Navy. 1t is probable that il
your account had been presented to him, it would
have been allowed upon the same principles.
am with respect and esteem. your objr scrvt,
RICHARD QUITS.
Miles King, Esq.
w. 81 Indhr Trdds.-Wr coy the fIlowin:r article
from III" ST Andrews IN. d. Herald Of the eth ui
--"PrIVae letters have been received here from a
grntl nun holding an iii nI itu,tion under the b..