Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-13


only for further inquiry The ma urc OF the whole
proceeding, then, now entirely psin and probably
no one but our Auhtoy hlmsclf has ever imagined III
even ne has Done sol il vas not entirely innocent
ought 10 add however, perhaps, after what he has
said. that certainly did not intend to attach the
ieAet blauo to the worthy clerk who gave handed
me the list. about this small affair, evident,
~ his duty to the Government well ss to me, to
see that all items in my account marked suspended
should be traced and found tho books of his Office.
For the rest, Auditor - much mistaken IL he
ally supposes that wished to make it crime in
him. that he did ten that had received these
credits, when he was 500 miles of at the time'
though Z own. could not help thinking Il q little
strange that he should sit down, after he came back
and wriic me that letter abou, the charge fer the
steam boat, Zone Of the items, No. S., in which he
insists upon IL, that the claim had not been allowed
with vew course, to charge for it in ofect)
and yet should afterwards about and grssely tax
me With an attempt to deceive him, for only contend
ing that II had. This, the reader may remember,
vas another charge which he brought against me in
his Report; but no has had the prudence, observe,
to drop in his Reply; and really glad see that
be can bc ashamed Of any thing. -,
Bot our Auditors last, and most weighty charge
sgaiHst me, was that had attempted to deceive
him again IN setting up claim for Scranons stone
and almnst getting it allow ed. when knew oil the
time that It had never been received by the U
States, aud when must have known also, that ii
had actually been returned to mo- Mt my own re-
quost, Now the leader cannot have forgotten am
sure, the clear and perfect manner in which / was
| enabled to repel this baseless calumny, in my an
swcr to the Report, and to involve its author in
ITS recoling disgrace. Impatient, however, it
under the weight Of, reproach which he had thus
brought upon hlmself he has set TO work with all
his industry, and ob aimed another letter from the
captain of tho Yard with the certificates of Lem
uei Langley, and several others; and strengthened
as he supposes, by these, he comes forward again
and repeats the charge with fresh insolcncc;l al
thoaghit is quite clear, that his new evidence has
not altered or even moved. single fact in The
QQn. hall inst ntN., l..
| The reader, then, will have the goodness 10 re.
collect that the voucher which originally relied upon
to prove the fact, that the stone for which / had
contracted with Scranton had been received by the
United States, gas the receipt which Jefsr!es WIKI
insou. stone mason who was then working in he
Navy Yard, aud had been called upon by lhe Cap:
tam of the Yard to inspect and receive It, if nc
found 1t acco ding to the contract, had given Scran-
ton WHO brought 1t to ME, In these Words s'}.,
So $3.50 ,.-., GosPoaT, Aug 9Th, 1880.
Received Of Mr Ichabod L. Scranton at the Uni
ted States Navy Yard, two thousand feet of cop
ing stone agreeable to ySqT inss5ue a,31
TO Miles King, Esq. maser In speler
Navy Agent az. ...s
j. Wilkinson ordered to inspect the stone
by Commodore Barron.
THIS memorandum. Observe I put upon it " her
I laid 1t before the Commissioners in Washington
TOR their approval. at the request OF the Bank. at
have already related. The certificate, as we have
subsequently,
the Secretary himself, that 1.-The stone had been
received by the United States" and 1t was agreed
by the President, the Secretary, and the Auditor
that the claim for it should be allowed-thoush at
ter all it was not allowed, bnt rejected by the
too latter between them, without consulting The
President "a the Gaze, AN sure.l
The reader Gill also pieKse reconert, ihat aope
Vhs ~ answer to DOR AUDITORS Report, published
smother certificate Of the said Jeffies Wilkinson il
which he, distinctly and circumstantialy, states thu
be inspected and received the the instance
Com Barrou, who sent for him and gave him COPY
OF my contract with Scranton, and desired him 10 in.
spect and receive the stone if agreeable TO it, and
have now taken the certificate Of Arthur Enmerson
John Thompson, and other gentlemen of the highest
responsibility IN Portsmouth where he resides, Il
prove that ho is of honesty and veracity, an,
worthy of credit (See p No Now how doe,
our AUDITOR attempt to impeach the statement O
Wilkinson on this poinp Why in the first place b.
tells ss'th's statement incuissi ent With WiIkn
sons receipt. In that which Is addressed to Nile
King, Navy Agent" he says. Il have received th,
stone, &c. agreeable To your inst ructons True
bol the body and direction of the receipt which w
only signed, were written by Scranton, who evident
ly used the word obstruction for Contract" mean
Tag, no doobt the written contract describing thu
stone, which Com. Harrou had put into " ikiison'
hands. to inspect add receive by; for no one cal
seriously suppose that could have undertaken Il
call OK Jefnes Wilkinson from his work in thu Yard
wbere be was within the jurisdiction of Com Barron
and give hm instructions TO receive the stones ant
dores business to see that ii agreed with the con
tract, which had sent him copy Of for the purpose
(see +. No. ~ But, "in the next place." we ar
told that Wikilisons certificate that he inspected
received the stone sis Inconsistent with the far
that Com Barron actually directed three other zen
tlemen to inspect II, by whom it inspected an
condeDned"" Not at all,-the last act was nconsis
tent 9th the first; and is only be regretted in
deed, that the last bad not been the first and tina
Commodore Barron had called in bis three gentle
men" 10 inspect and condemn the stone before h
appointed Jefres wilkinson to inspect and receiv
it, instead Of after In that case, Scranton woul
: not have brought me Wilkipson's receipt, and
should not have cent him over to the Bank for tn
money. apd had opay it afterwards myself with a
this trouble into the bargain. Bot "Jeiries WiIkin
son Is nota Master Inspector" That may be-; bu
/, he Is Master Mason. aud an honest man. and n
says that be inspected and received the stone nj t
instance Of Com Barron. If It is meant, however {
ins'noa,e that be could have done so be ouse h
was not Master Inspector, it is only necessary t.
remark that there 10 no particular officer that hav