Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-02

lowed iem' from the Auditors os. verify my satemen
. .soss beg s, - may b. KEPT mind tina, No IL
SION 10 no tce more particvarly bsrsafier.i
IL thus appears, that instead OF Mr.. Kings prefer
ring claim for repayment, he did nothing more thar
present vouchers to show, that it had in the first in
stance, been properly allowed him--a step too, to
which be was forced by false information given him
in the Auditors Office
! Another instance of the 4,h Auditors marvellon,
equity. and regard for the Peoples money.
Among Mr.. Kings claims. was one for the price Of
bugle furnished the figatc Congress, in the ycar
1918 or 1919. MIR. Murden, a very respectable man.
proved that this claim had been overlooked by Mr..
King at the time. The claim marked oapproy.
cd" BY Commodore Sinclair, the officer of the Port,
whose duty it was to avouch the Justice of claim.
The impartial Fourth Auditor, swayed doubtless, BY
his zeal for Justice and regard for the Peoples mo-
ney," rejected the claim, because it was old and be-
cause was not properly approved although APPROX
ed by the proper MISUNDERSTANDING it upon himself
also TO pass severe censure upon Commodore Sin
clair, for certifying claim in 1880, which had ORR
einated IN 1918, although the Commodore said che
personally knew The bug!e to have been furnished {"
In this spirit of iniquty, has Nr. King man mol ed
for his patriotism, extensively known, and as extern
sIvciy beloved, who has lived above reproach or sus
picion' been dealt by Governments proverbia Ily
liable to fraud and imposition; but it is the first exam
pie of which we have read heard, ola Government
attempting to cheat private individual on, ofhs mo-
ney and his character. The circumstances of Mr.
Kings removal, the public dissatisfaction at it. which
was necessary tor the popularity of the Government
to remove, the character of Kendus report breath
ing IN every line par,zan zeal aad rancor when he
wascaed upon merely to furnish statement of facts,
the frivolous and fraudulent nature of most of the
charges, his suppressng explanations which he had
certainly been put in possession of, and knew to
be sufficient, the artful elaboration OF every unayora
bic appearance against Mr.. King-all these circuu-
stances go to show concusvely that there DELHI
crate preconceved, state purpose, to make Mr.. King
defauiter, IN order to excuse his removal, and that
Kendall was the chosen and accommodating instru-
ment, to accomplish tine ncfarous design We ask
nothing of the creduty of the reader, or of his con-
hdence, If he have any, in opinion Let him read
and put all The circumstances of the case together
and then judge for himself
suppose this indeed TO be so. Suppose Mr.. King
TO be an innocent man, not only defaul,er but
as eminent, and disntercsted, and Jackson men say
considerable creditor ofthe Government, Suppose
the attempt 10 make him defanter, to be an hJ1er
thought, trick, to justify his removal Where will
language be found, strong enough paint the base
cruelty, the moan and unbecomng conduct of the 90
vernmenH Al great Government refusing to settle ON
principles of equity. debts incurred for it's service
nay taking advantage of the very circumstance, to
load the object of its persecution with suspicon--for-
ming the deliberate design ofexousng its despotis,
by the ruin OF private citizen, and using as the iu
strument of Its execrabe purpose, man known to be
as able to effect 1t, capable every species of base
ness' If we do injustice to the Government, OF TO
Kendall Heaven will forgive u.s. for we err from ieno
rance, and believe all we have stated hypotheti.
cuily
Let US not be understood as meaning Mr. Secretary
Branch, when we speak Of the Government IIu,
we have always respected, as an honorable man The
part he has acted in this disgusting affair We believe
to have been assigned HIN by worse and more cunuug
men than himself, and TO have boon PLAYED IN limo.
rance. The Secretary will make good compromise,
ifhe can escape his share of the odum destined 10
fall somewhere, by excusing his heart a, the expenee
| of his head.
As for Kendall have little doub t that the prblc
voice will demand his Impeachment, and expulsion
The public loathing towards that ungratcful wretch
Is universal and inexpressble.