Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-02

allowed items, Auditors Office 10 verify my s,,smer
Snovs beg that may DO KEEP, in mind, that No
sion to NO tice more particularly hereafter.
1t thus appears, that instead of Mr. Kinrs prefer
ring claim for repayment, he did nothing more thar
present vouchers to show, that il had in the first in
stance, been properly allowed hrn--n step too. In
which he was forced by false Information given him
IN the Auditors Office
Another instance of tine 4th Auditors n,rvou.
equity, and regard for the people money.
Among CIR. Kings claims, was one for the price nj
bugle, furnished the frigae Congress, in the venr
1918 or 1919. Mr.. Murden, very respectable man
proved that this claim had been overlooked by Mr..
King at the time. The claim was marked "npprov.
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 it was not properly approved, although approy
cd ny the proper authority--taiing it upon himself
also to pass severe censure upon Commodore Sin
ciair' Tor certifying claim in $780, which had orr
Ginated in 1913, although the Commodore suid che
personally knew the bug'e to have been furnished -
In this spirit of iniqty, has Mr.. King man no, ed
LOT ms patriotism, extensively known, ind us extern
siveiy beloved who has lived above reproach or sus
P'c'on' oeen dealt by Governments are provcrba lIy
aoie to fraud and imposition; but it is the first exnm
PIC OF winch we have read heard, of Government
attempting to cheat private individual out ofhis mo-
ney and his character The circumstances of Mr.
hing removal, the public dissatisfaction at it. which
IT was necessary TOR the popularity of the Government
to remove, the character of Kendars report breath
ing In every line partizan zeal and rancor when h.
was called upon merely to furnish statement of Gets
the frivolous and fraudulent nature of most of IN.
charges his suppressing explanations which he Ind
certainly been put i'll possession of, and know to
DC sufficient the artf elaboration of every upfvorn
bic appearance against Mr.. Kins-all these circum.
stances go to show concusivcIy that there was DELHI
crate preconceived, state purpose to nae Mr. Kinp
defaulter, in order TO excuse his removal and TINT
Nenua'' was the chosen and accommodating ins,ru-
Inent' to accomplish tine nefarious design We ask
nothing of the creduty ofthe reader or of his CON-
hdencc, If he have any, in our opinion Let him read.
and put all the circumstances of the case torether
and then judge for himself.
suppose this indeed to be Suppose Mr. King
10 DC an innocent man, only not defaulter hut
as eminent and diain'orescd, and Jackson men saw
considerable creditor ofthe Government? Suppose
the attempt to make him a defaulter to be an after
thought a trick, to justify his removal Where will
language be found, strong enough to paint the base
cruelty, the mean and unbecomins conduct of the on
vernment! great Government refusing to sette On
principles OF equity. debts incurred for it's service
nay taxing advantage of the very circumstance &c
load the object of its persecution with suspcionr
ming the deliberate design ofexcusine its despotism
ny the rum OF private citizen, and using as tho in
strument OF ITS execrable purpose man known to h,
Us able to effect it, capable ofevery species of base
ness! Ii we do injustice to the Government. or 8,
Kendall, Heaven will forgive us, for we err from ,nno
rance and believe all we have stated hypotbet
/ caly.
Let US not be understood meaning Mr. Secretary
Braneh when we speak Of the Government. Him
we have always respected, an honorable man T,b.
part he has acted in this disgusting affair we believe
to have been assigned hin by worse and more cppnino
men than himself, and to have been played in ,ano
rance The Secretary will make a good compromise.
If he can escape his share of the odium destined 40
aa somewhere by excusing his heart at the expence
of his head
AS for Kendall We have little doubt that the nubJ;c
voice will demand his impeachment and expulsion
The public ioathng towards that ungrateful wretch
is universal and indispensable.
| The Columbia Telescope says:
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