Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-24

usual sly le OF thfinuaito0, ne ddu5i ne Tn
pOuance of these disagreements will be better
understood when II is kept IN mind that the
quarterly returns are made tn the Treasury for
settlement. while the monthly returns to the
Navy Department are statements upon which
advances are TO be mace To the Agent. II can
be scarcely necessary 10 remark, thai If the nc
counts OF the Agent contained a correct repre-
sentaiion Of the transactions OF bis Office, the
three monthly returns to the Navy Department
should ngree with the quarterly returns made
10 the Treasury Department for the same pc.
Rod. This was found To be the fact with the
returns Of the other principal Agents Now,
as 10 the first of these facts, 10 vii, that my
monthly reiurus to the Department never did
agree with my quarterly returns 10 the Urea
sury," readily admit it 10 be true--ihnt is, so
far as the monies disbursed are concerned, for
as TO the monies rtceired. they have always in
variably and exactly agreed.-Bnt the utter
iHGgufcdHce Vi this fac, in any point of view
that can affect my character, (as he evidently
intends that il should by attaching SO much
" importance" TO ~ or in any respect what
ever, will be plainly perceived when il is re.
membered, what he has already remarked him.
self, that the quarterly returns TO the Treasury
Department are required by law TO be accom-
panied by vouchers necessary 10 the correct
and prompt settlement thereof whereas the
Iaonthly returns 10 the Navy Department are
only " statements upon which advances are 10
be made to the Agents" that is, they are in
tended 10 shew the Secretary what sums OF mo-
ney have been expended during the month, and
for what ohiecls and so TO enable him 10 SEE
what further sums are likely 10 be wanting for
any branch of the seryict.--Now,as the month
Iv returns shew all the actual payments or nf
no
such of them as are duiy rouchs.i, " il Is hardly
necessary 10 remark" as it will beentirels obvl-
Gus TO almost every one but the Secretary him.
self, chat they should" nor "agree, or at least
can hardly ever be found TO do 50. But if any
one not conversant with the business should
ask why til" partisi payments cannot appear in
one quarterly return when receipts are taken
for hem, OF course, answer il is only because
the Departmental save itself from the lniniera-
ble Todbe of examining SO many separate re-
Ccipis, requires its Agent 10 send up single
r0ucherS for The Wh0te Sums. which can only be
obtained when the work in hand, or other bu-
slness Is complcted For example, | was III
the hahlt ot paying out large sums, from day
10 dav, on what are called allotment tickets. Tor
tickets ON which part OF The paw accrn'ng 10
absent sAI'ors is pad 10 thrir wives, or other
asslguees at home,) and these sums were at
cordIngy stated IN my monthly returns ; but
yetthose same paymeats could not appear IA my
quarterly returns uni the tie kels had run out,
and the Whole Mere settled. nj the end OF the
term, or cruise. In like manner ! had often
large contracts IN hand Tor work. aud supplies
extending through months aud years; aud here
too my payments ON account, though noted IN
my monthly returns, were always necessaril,
omitted IN my quarterly ones. as they were ~
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had when the work was finished or the contract
closed. 1t is entirely PLAN. therefore. that al
thong the two sets OF accounts should always
agree in their statements of the SONS reccirtd
fran the Department (as mine always did J
they can hardly ever agree 10 their statements
of the sums disbUrsed As to what is so nicely
addict, therefore, Ihst" tins agreement was
10 md IN the accounts oil the other PRINCIPAL A
gents" | can only say that u II rs realty The
fact as 10 sums disjurad, the state of business
at their stations mast have been very different
from that which existed at this place, or II is Il
most marvellous COINCIDENCE indeed At all
events, hauer myself have ceally showed
that a difference between the two sorts OF az
counts can be of no sign hcance, iur the PLAN
reason that although they are for tho same pc
Rod, they are not (es the Secretary asserts)
" for the same purposes but emanate from
different authorities, relate 10 different OBJECTS
embrace different subjects, and have, III fact,
no reai connection with each other. After this,
the gross insnuarion which he has founded up-
on the natural and inevitable want oil agreement
IN the statements OF dlsbu semenls in INV
monthly ani quarterly reiurns must appear 10
all honest minds as mean II is false.
As to what the Secretary adds, that the
paper marked B contains synopsis of these
al, a
he means to have ii understood thai there were
no sucn discrepancies in my account priorlo that
period, so As 10 LEI IN the Interference that they
crept in after It, il is only necessary to say.
that made no monhly returns before 1922
the Department. as have already remarked
havInG first begun to require themb its order
passed IN tnat year.--And as 10 ihe assertion
ihHi this document shew5 that Mr. h ing had
for the last seven years lwlth the exception OF
short time preceding his removal FROM his
ohG" retained N hls hands 10 dciHuiCledged 10
me Nary Department, an amount of tn, public
mon'es, avcragng from $4,000 TO S.i6.o0O pr
aunum II answer that II is not tue that .ver
h"h any balances ~ my hands, al any amount,
thai were not daily ackho"ledgr Il 10 tao Daparl-
ment ID my monthly returns. and 10 the Urea.
suTy Department III my qparIely ones. In
deed, il Isworthy OF sprch Golp. that il is
from Synopsis of those yPiv returns that he
prrtends 10 sh'w the average balances IN my
hands But how hen could thy have been
HRGckNowuedgtd when the, must nrcess,r;ry
have heen aated IN those returns before they
could have been embraced IN his synopsis Of
them The A'sehood OF this par 81 the
charge is thus branded on lis face, and the dun
liclty OF the rest must he obvious 10 every one
but the Secretary himseli, from the fact, thai.
from the very nature of the service IN Mbch
was engaged ought II have hsd, land n,bre
frequent, tnan had IN realty,) Conside,.nye
sums Of nuuey IN the Bank here, tsna no, ..-
acily in my honds, } to meet TIE daily and
hourly dcats which wet Guns anti, coming IN
against me aud the denaf'm nj. apprsed vi
t e state of thmgs from my returns and o,b.r.
WIS.,, aud acquainted with its own duty eener.
ally took care TO furnish me with the necessary
funds accordingly. Not unfrpqueutly how
ever so sudden and pressing were the calls up-
Oh me, ihal my reported balances would be ac
lnally out before my returns could reach Na,b
mston; aud have often had To make adj