Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-16

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any 70 detect and identify the suppressed evidence to which
"oe you VIII be pleased to furnish statement of the
ncuons the names OF the parties by whom been
sse ana the time at which the laid the ac
Counting officers" 49, -.
10 This reasonable demand, the honorable Senator
neoer condescended TO make any reply! The charge
remains to this hour, unsustained and unretractcd
The threat held out to the president was no more
eihcent than those secret charges against the ac-
counting officers. 1t could not be misunderstood -
Phe tribunal alluded to- was the Senate II ,,os
there only. that Mr. Tazew ell could witness the Ga
oundant proofs hourly exhibted.n The I'd Comptrol
ier ana a Auditor, whose nominations were before
Inal poay, had mad soac agency in the decision of
Mr Kings claim 1t was IN relation to them, partic
uiarly, Mr. Tazewell threatened that the decision
surely be brought under the examination Of an
ther department of the erovernment:n and he do
clares it would be '.wirH THE v1Iw of brnpinp etl
um on them Could he have said in palmer Ian
guage-Sir unless you the decisions giuen
IN nae case OF Mr. King, you may expect my opposition
dii0r2" ~ ~ 49,
That such should have addressed such ON
argument toAndrew jackson most astonishing! we
should 1t doubt our own senses in reading Mr. Tazc
wells letter but for the result. The decision was
not reversed and Mr. Tazewell did oppose the nom-
nations of the Cd COMPTROLLER and 4th Auditor IF
rumour is to be credited, he the only man i'll the
Senate who exhibited disposition to examine MIR
King accounts It is said that he used this very
case In speech against the 18th Auditors conrma-
tlon
But the whole story is not yet told The letter of
.'ocieldry oi tne NAVY TO MIR. IaZewei, from
winch the foregoing extract is taken, bears date Fee
brnary 3Oth, 1880. MIR Tazewell had another friend
Whose account was IN course of investigation. 1t
was Lieut. Robert Randolph Of the Navy, late
Acting Purser of the Frigae Constitution. He had
received abou Si2 900 belonging to his predecessor,
Purser John F.. Tmberlake, deceased; and never
having charged himself credited his predecessor
with the money, he made Upon the 4th Auditor the
modest demand that he would let hun We the dead
mans papers to enable him to show what he had
done with the dead mans money! The Auditor
Thought he ought to be able to show from his own
papers, and forthwith the indignant Lieutenant threa
tens TO complain and does complain to his "iend- n
the Senate, MIR. Tazewell and Mr. TYLER" who were
supposed to hold Mr. Kendalrs Office in their hands
lie repeats his threat 10 the I'd Comptroller and 4t
Auditor An anonymous writer informs the 4th All
ditor, that the Virginia Senators would make mir,
suffer for it. if he did not give Lit. Randolph access
to the papers of his predecessor he desired What
suffer
1t is not known, that Mr. Tazewell encouraged Tt.
Randolph IN his threats but he knew they were
made, and surely he who could venture to threaten
ANDRE" JACKSON to carry one point, would not hes
ltate to advise his friend to threaten dependent
officer of the government to carry another
Let impartial men put together Mr.. Pazewells de.
claratons relative TO the 18th Auditor before he came
to ashlngon in January last, his conduct in relation
to MIR Kings accounts, and his final opposition to
Messrs. Hill and Kendall's nomnatio and then saw
whether he was actuaied by opposition to Editors
founded ON principle, by his fiendship for defauk
terS and his inability by arguments threats to bend
the Second Comptroller or Fourth Auditor to h- de-
signs.
What has been the resnIi? By no insdious means
could Mr kendals nonina ton be defeated althouob
months were employed by Senator Chambers in hun
ting up charges against him; Mr.. Hill, the Second
Comptroller was indeed rejected, but his State has
sent him, By triumphant vote, be the associate of
Mr. Iazewei IN the Senate of the United States and
Mr. rs friends, King and Randolph fast sinking
to their proper level. The honorable Senator has
the satisfaction OF seeing all those whom he would
nave destroyed by assuming general principle for
particular purpose, rising above his reach; while The
only Eject has beer injure few individuals anainst
whom he entertained no i'll feeling.
We recommend the careful perusal of the whole
report and documents. IN he of Miles King and
Robert b Randolph. We therein see development
OF much that ls horrible something that is insruc
tive. The conspiracy to destroy Major EATON By
fraud, forgery and falsebood, is laid bare tnncher
with The many base attempts to ;ntimdate the Fourth
Auditor, and make him the instrument Of wicked and
malignant men. Surely no men were ever placed in
situation more trying and painful han were Messrs.
Hill and Kendall last Winter. For the interest and
nonor or the country it is to be hoped that account
ing olhcers will never again be thus exposed week
aiter week, and month after month"; to every insult
ing threat and made the objects of unceasiDg SANDER
through the influence of few designing and heart
less men In the Senate
Phe first sentence viii amuse the Virginia reader
The Enquirer OF this place, says the Lieutenant has
passed candid opinion in relation to the accounts Of
Niles King"-by admitting" in a manner at once
friendly and respectful, that he j,stty renYped
Wonderful candor! The object of this ireucherous
remark is TO induce the opinion that the Richmond
Enquirer was the friend of Mr. King--that it had
maintained his lnDocence-but that overcome by the
ulness proof, had last, reluctantly most re7ucs
dntty but eandidty admitted" that he was Justly re-
moved! Does not Webb know the lalsiy of this in
sinuation
OF Webbs detail Of (acts, we will not contradict
what we know nothing of Mr Tazewcn might at
one time, until he ke5o him better, have been disposed
to confirm the nomination of Kendall--he may have
spoken fayorably of him Of Richmond, and furnished
him by letter. the stroDgest testimonials of his conf
dence and approbation." All ihis fit be true--and
VIC have no proof that 1t is--estabishes no more,
than that at time, before he came in contact with
Kendall, and had officially examined his claims to Of