Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-24

liberal viii lind enough to excuse all NV private
feeling
w6atevor ofwarm,h then felt b,s n, ..oa ,w,v
would gladly have been spared this additional emo
stion The bitterness of Mr. King and his friends
made it necessary
! This rs no common case. Had Mr.. King been a
maa IN humoe lfc unaided by powerful friends ho
would never have found advocates in the Senate mud
would have sunk into oblivion with the thousands who
nave abused their trusts before him. But backed by
weah' aided by great names, and sustained by pow
eriui party he nights with destiny struggles To con
quer unconqueruble facts and cast upon others tho
odium OF his own delinquencies When such efforts
succeed the purity of people gone, and the ex
.instlon o, liberty is approaching When the poor
anu huinoie only can be exposed and punished with
impunty; when rich or highly connected dcl;nquens
can controui public opinion, and brave those who
dare 90 the'r duty IN exposing them; then may we
gNe up our Tree institutions and call for monarch
our repuohc Is not strong enough to expose and p-
nsh Pecuators and defaulters of high birth rrea,
wealth, or powerful families, then liberty is drea,n
our institutions stuPendous imposition and oil our
prospects of national happiness greatness and gorv
bright illusion. But have not doubt that Sub,c
OPINION will sustain the Government in it's attempts
at reform. Fortified by this unwaveriur faith and in
my oinciai acts regarding alike the highest and the
humblesf shall press forward in the performance of
the task assigned me- unmoyed by abuse. un,,ved by
threats, and unseduced by the gatherings of false
ambition. ~
cannot refrain, IN conclusion, from calling public
attention to the general principles involved in the
facts herein disclosed Although the law has fixed
and limited the compensation Of Navy gents the
Executive has, in some instances, largely Increased
that compensation, under prelence of novnr clor,
hire and Office expenses
Is this right in principle, safe in policy Can
the Executive increase, ut will, the emouments at
tached by law TO public Office under prctence ofpay-
ing contingent expenses If the principle be admit
ted, that the President Head of Department, NAV
pay rs expenses more than il expended, or allow as
Communication more than just equivalent, where is
the limit to his dlscretion' If lie all,w to Navy
Arpr-N .r.la-ty Al 600
vice only $500 what shall prevent hs allowing under
the same name. 800. 50 900, So 600 or 100000,
Finding the Executive willing increase their emo.
iumen's little under false names, many are ready
TO claim a little more From little TO more they 20
on, until they lose their moral sense forget what BE-
longs to them, charge what they dare and get wha,
they can.
Has the Executive a savorite in Office? He IS the
more easily persuaded 10 increase his allowances
Has iavorie gone out OF olfce largely indebted TO
the government IL Is easy 10 allow him. under The
name OF clerk-hire, Office expenses extra commits
SONS or Tor extra services, enough cover his defa
cation Do corrupt Executive officers wish 10 mise
none for personal political purposes: Ancy,ro
allowance can be made under one of q hundred pre
teces, and the money divided All is reported 10 Con
ress as contingent expenses, and being under Use
names, Is never detected.
The abuses which ha We been prnctised n hi. n.,
ner are fearful; the corruptions, not few Cannot
the source OF so much mischief be stopped Cnnno,
the principle be universally adopted and rpdly en-
.ho' fAeCuIlHe snail not directly, lndi
recily increase the cnoluments of those whose com
pensatlon is fixed By law?
Let Congress be liberal, and the Executive strict
Let the law give those engaged in the public ser
wee compensation which will leave no lust induce
unent for them to seek an increase by Indir.con.
and let every attempt to attain it be considered an
act of dishonor well dishonesty. Fsvoritisu
would cease; the Of abuse AMI corrup,ion b.
cut up strict integrity and punctilious honor be
encouraged ALL IN i!'s ,;-.t-s .-o.; a.. ,,,-
and efficacy of all our establishments be augmented.
AMOS KENDALL
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