Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-22
RICHMO.VD, TUESDAY,, JUyVE %.
AIR. MILES KINGS AMOUNTS


We lay this day before Readers, Mr.. Kings Re-
ply 10 the Secretary OF the Navy.
When Mr.. X. remove during the las, year, the
cry was at once raised of political perecuon-I
said that he thrust aside in consequence of his
tachment to Mr.. Ada s-that there was 40 other rea
son r it, &c, &c.-We were perfectly assured, that
this mistake. We have at this moment letter
before u.s. from gentleman of tho mot unblemshed
honor, written while Gen. Jackson at the Rip Raps.
He had a conversation with tie Pre.ident, OF h~ :
ry subject who d- cared that 'the removal was mad
with much deheratiou, act of his public life
that Mr.. KS official conduct under alton,
Tor six weeks, before it was detrrmined.The .si-
dent declared, in the most emphatic terms, that he hal
no. heen Influenced by thu slightest political feeling in
the csse-he had heard that MIR. King aniabie in
orivae life, and in politics had conducted himself like
genileman-ihat being unable undo stand his ac-
counts and MIR. King being unable TO explain tn I'm
satisfactorily, he determined TO do his duty,
pleasant IL wa for lin 10 DO IT, and he wa
OF the noise it would make, aud the Glamour it would
excite"-We have the most perfect assurance OF the
truth OF this saeDien VIVA, else but supposed sense
Of duty, could have prevailed upon the President en-
counter the responsibility of such removal? MIR
King man of amiabe character, esteemed in
Norfolk, and respected in Virginia He connected
with two Of the highest and most gallant officers in
Navy. Several OF Gen. JAcksons friends in Virginia
had besought him not to remove MIR. King, but for
good cause for abuse aud neglect OF Office The PIesi-
d, mt knows we'll any Of what the custom
such cases. in Vrgna-that the two parties in
the habit Of removing each other from min .eral Off
cesand that whatever the freed the just spri, oil
retaliation might dictate in some OF the other Safes, il
fashionable resort such measures in this
State.
We were satisfied that the President was actuaed by
spirit of political hostility towards Mr.. King-and il
only remained TO be seen, whether the state of MIR.
Kings accounts furnished adequate for his re-
moval. We have now read the Report from the Navy
Department-We have read Mr.. Kings reply TO Mr..
Branch-and compelled to say, that the
condition OF Mr.. KS accounts required and iusti-
ned his removal They were kept loosely alone
todemand the nerposition OF the Department. As to the
Default, whether ii arose from the manner in which the
office was kept the too great confidence he placed i'm
others, the abuse Of that confidence by them, or in
whatever other way il took place. yet there are too
many TO apprehend that default has taken place
and that Mr. King will be unable to square off the ac-
count, which the Department has stated against him.
His addtio al claim OF near $500 year for about I6
years, for contingent expenses the ground that he
equally entitled to il with the three specified Offices OF
Ne" York, Philadelphia and Boston, scarcely, we
should imagine, be admitted Passing the other re
marks, which these Documents suggest, surely
not satisfied with the light i'll which Mr. King has re-
presented the Bank transaction. Ii in June as we
understood that the first stir was made about his ac
counts. He at that time in debt TO the govern
men He borrows $4,000, Navy Agent, from the
Bank-and expends it for public purposes. He thus
throws the debt which he owes to the government upon
the Bank; 10 speak more properly, changes it from
Me Government TO the Bank. In this way, default 10
the Government is substituted by default TO the Bank
The Bank claims its debt from the Government We I'M
dersand there is doubt that the Presdento the Bank
did claim it in letter addressed for this purpose.
But the whole case IL not yet before The Public
Mr.. King has yet to reply to Mr. RendaFS Letter
aud tis said that all the Documents not yet spread
before the Public, the part of the Government.
Mention has been made Of a private draft, drawn OH
Mr.. King Tor $4,000. by the notorious Tobias Watkins
The whole case must come Out-and then the
Public will be able TO form defnitve opinion upon
the whole ransac ion As for ourselves, whatever
piin II may give u.s. to csnsure the public acts OF gen
teman, for Whose private character have ever lrl
The warmeI esteem, we must repeat that tie Admin
itral'on were bound, by ssn'e oil public cuy, 10 re-
move him.