Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-20

uon.s "hen NV says thot he borrowed forty thous-
anu uohars OF The Bank, Go meet demands against the
department, at The time TINT his own nccounts
snow hst more than that had been placed in
ms bands by the United States which he had rot an
pnsoa Ill s's pubic account One would have sup
tne Hon. Secretary, had sufficiently and most con-
cusveiy demonstrated the utter falsehood and mean.
ness OF this charge, but seems the il
determined TO have Mr.. King defaultcr: tho fbinc
peases them, and they cant make it appear to the
honest and candid. thoy yet lay claim to a "dam
hapio praise for their cxorions to do So Now bo,v
stands the truth in this matter Why thus: although
DR. Kings accounts apparently showed balances of
money on hand yet in point Of fact he had no, dol
lar This subject was happily illustrated in the first
part OF MIR. Kings reply, and satisfied every one he
mere showed that all money received by him as a.
gem, was reunited under particular heads, such as
pay anoot, provisions, &c. and the appropriations
Tor these objects could not be applied To- INV other
without special directions, and when so applied the
head from which they were taken would cont;,ua o.,
shew the amount in his returns ma if ts anne
prations had never been touched while the object
10 which II nos been applied, will appear on the
sume returns with so much expended beyond its re
ceipts. Take one Of his examples re1uistion 10
made Tor $4,000, under the head of nav afloat I'm,
the Department have funds on hand Applicable To
thnt obJect they send him therefore S5oOOO under
me neod OF provisions, having redundancy under
TINS head In his monthly returns, paw afioat will
90 charged with $4,000, expended beyond lis re-
cclPs, and PROVISIONS Will appear credited with the
same sum as 1t actually OH hand, aho' in truth not
ihus 1t rs evident the monthly accounts are OF to
DE taken as shelving any amour, of money on hnnd
and more particularly under any one head us in tho
ns' ance above, had the agent wanted $4,000 or any
o'her sum, to pay for TO purchase provisions no
must have drawn for that sun Under that head vbile
apparently he was in possession of funds to larpe
am unit Tor that very object How then could Mr.
hiiS ADMIT, or how does his accounts show that the
P"o"c money has been applied TO his private usc?"-
on the contrary, is clear that his pr;snts nnoncv
mas been applied to the public use, or which is the
same th'ng his credit has been pledged to the Bank
wn,cn win patriotism and hberaty worthy of that
usciui institution, advanced him such funds as were
wa"inS u meet the pressing demands of tho Govern
eht, ana that a; time too when the agent was or
der9d with oil possible despatch to fit out the Con
stelatlon and Erie, which the Sccrctarv eunnosoJ
could be done without money he REFUSING 70 co,np
with MIR Kings acquisitions for these purposes. a
gam that paper says, that Mr. kim must a,tributo
Tue loss OF character and influence consequent upon
tue exposure OF his accounts-whch show CLEARLY
that he used upwards of forty thousand ars of tho
peoiic money on his private that he borrow
Gu that sum from the bank with view To cover HE
.t'au' ana 'hat lie was indebted to that amount Of
he time oil his removal ani above his adjusted
demands upon the Department" Here we Tove ,
new version OF The same charges a compound of mean
ness falschood and contradictions WORTHY onv of that
unprlncipied lournu and its abettors Tho TcIeoronb
may be assured tina, Mr. King can never suffn1 INV
ammunition OF character. influence i'm this commu
nty or elsewhere from the charges and insnuations
OF MS adversares, whether made officially in the
tcpoIlS' OF paragraphs the columns of
MAJ naper How does it appear that he used up
wards of $4,000 of the public moucy on his pr,vafo
account!"-kenda, with all his hardihood of nss.r
non, never mated at such an absurdy and is Ger
'u" from the examination of the accounts themselves
even as arranged and stated by him. that no such
conclusion can be drawn.-The largest balance TINT
ne was able to show was al first but OOO and this
is reduced from time TO time. until at last IL settles
down on the trifng sum of IS, 0oO which is the ut
most after all his facility of rejecting and suspendnr
vouchers that GOULD be made; and this MIR. King
nas very Justly remarked was so small, that the De
paftment was ashamed of it, and in order to keen I'M
appearances the debt 10 the bank is resoried TO- and
STANCE to say, made item of debit apainst him
but Mr. King borrowed that sum from the Bank
wfh view to cover his default; and was indebted 10
that amount Mt the time cf his removal What dc
lault was he to cover, when, at the time the doh,
10 me oahK wos contracted, none wns pretended;
ana surely. II the money had becn borrowed for
any srct purpose, 1t would have been so appliod
tis same sum was expended by him Navy Agent in
VIC regular and ordinary routine OF his Office partly under the
Eye OF e ton Secretary himself who imaginary
cause or other which lie has thought poper To cxpla
whheld the necessary funds orders Of his own do
showed mat there was public money the credit Of
r Ming which returns ought known are regularly
that nave accounts with the disbursns officers OF tho
government and hence will always appear What amour, of
pubic money 10 the credit officers Tberefoc ,her
oud he no pcence for keeping bark usual supplies and
hng WIN an honest aud praeworhy desire 10 preserve
me puno iah anticipated his remiances by procuring from
VIC hank the money absolutely necessary for tho Naval Service
on ms station Intending to replace lie was sup
receiving and any administration that was not bent on re-
pohica iavoTites, would certainly have finnish
cd W could he surprised thing this editor of ,ncx
Pess'nie and unaPpToachabe inamy says or does il would
OF az h bare laced assertion, that the money as hoowed
we" tocever his default, and that he indebted IN
mat amount at the time of his renoval-an assertion to,ay
without any kind OF foundation and which is even 1av go
uadiciod by Kendall himself who that time could only
make balance of SIG and this too by the re;cc -,
some OF which he say, will hereafter be allowed Com
mon sense tells us that " MIR King Conscious of being in
eidd 10 inc Governments and really this nancy
cover this deiaul" would have been at once applied Ia
The o1,a
o, az was wanted, before his removal when he had no
reason 10 think prescription, actually expended in the
wee NJ tic country before stated On the usual cus,om
airy vouchers Now fNr had truly the This
sun" would no, have been the part of prudent man as Inc
10 nave borrowed the whole amount aud placed il
OF MS agency ts booko Of tive thu.
'he mailer without further trouble instead of pe,ing n
~ oheret times small sums paying claims against The
Dep'men and then bringing these claims in this oundaou,
way 20 oise' W pa'endci defnH any man So mad or So
Gus relulaiiou ~ w sO''
have heretofore looked upon Dua Gicen as moro knave
an 'oo onl bcgn To think with his ououdam friend the
dcd Of the two. ''' ''l"'
The candid Of all parties WIN have read 81, Eio-,. ,