Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-06
RfCHMO.N FRIDaY, .dUG USI' 8
Sc DEFENDENDO.

languageD to correct of the RENAL ks which we
made upon his former scturcs-We are sorry that we
are again under the necessity Of correcting his
rectonngS."
The En- Editor admits his ''error in ascrbing certain
remarks OF our Correspondence ourselves-yet Correc
tor does not rest satisfied with error-but punges
into another-LiSe other literary thinkers, who make
one hole in stopping another" Hell as much mistaken
In his conjecture about Correspondent, he was
In misaklng our Correspondent for ourselves He says
he "was satisfied at from the peculiar argument
about the Bank debt and other marks of resemblance
that our Editors correspondent other than the
accomplished and interchangeable letter writer WHO'S send
ing his slanderous editorials and communications against
some OF our eminent and worthy citizens, to all news
papers far and near, that will receive them Hut Ken
dali am Diabotus, no doubt" Whether Mr.. Kendall
is or is not playing the DepI with some of the agents
oil the Naval Department (see his able Sketches now
re-pubshing in this paper il is for the pubic tolecide;
but the simple truth is, that Mr. Kendall is not the au-
thor OF the remarks which Corector ascribes to him
lie as much wrongs Mr.. X. by this suspicion, as he
contesses he wronged the Editor by his former one.
Correcor quotes with some air of triumph the Fourth
Auditors own admission about ditomens and Advances
NOW, the use which the Exhibitor makes of Mr.. X. is
sufficiently amusing. lie goes with that gentleman
far as he thinks his admissions are calculated aid
him. but why does he 90 with Mr.. X. throu ghou?
Why mutilate his Statement-takng such part as NAV
be oil use to him. and suppressng every part which makes
directly against him. Why does he not stick the text
and go on wt him to that all this
admission, the false balances thus created do
least affect the general balance Of the Agents monthly
and quarterly returns-They should erdctiy agree
Wen IN the balances under each heal Of appropriation
as in the general balance Was not This disagreement
the great of complaint! How then does It come
about that Corrector ms-quotes the authority which he
cites-and suppresses such parts of the makes
against himself! The Counsel of Mr.. King knows that
such is not the legitimate practice OF the bar-and why
should he employ different rule of discussion fer the
press, which he would be the first TO discaim in the De-
bates OF the Bar-He relies also upon Mr.. Kendalls
admission as to the alloments, advances &C. But he
takes care TO omit the following portion of Mr.. KS state
ment
Advances to extent 10 dealers and contractors
were doubtless made by him But this practice is in di
rarty tnla e. NfI
made, except for articles delivered or services nercd
and upon couchsrs tchich tco,d enhile the .Hgent TO
crea an fhts office These vouchers should he return
al with the accounts OF the quarters in which they
paid IL is easy alo, the pre- Agent Norfolk
now does 10 set forth in each quarterly return. the
mounts paid on al!otmenls and no, charged. Ifthis b.
ions aud proper voucher taken for all payments the
monthly and quarterly returns may exactly agree
There may, without blame TO the Agent. he small die
crepancies They will he enlarged, precise propor
10 the Improper payments made, his neglect 10 take
proper vouchers. Whenever hey mount 10 & IS 600,
honestly or dishonesty, it is time for Government
to secure its interest, by change of AGENTS"
To this latter admission we can scarcely expect the
Co unset for MIR. King TO subscribe.
Correcor no,c admits, that the Bank Debt orr gin
ally public de6-and he of corects the error
into which undertake TO say his former remarks had
betrayed all his readers al certainly never meant (he
noc says to represent it as private affair of Mr. KS
in ats origin.-Nor has Mr. King himself ever given
that view OF it'1ndeed and what will Correspon-
dent Qaerist say TO This admission? What will be said
by those friends of Mr.. King, who have uniformly con-
tended, that in making out the fact of the default the
advances made by the Bank be thrown out of
the accOuntD -But-Hear him farther:
"l have contended and proved from the very letters
OF Mr. Newton aud the Secretary, which our Ediiora
correspondent quoted, that the Bank never up
any claim for it against the Government The Sscre
tsry and Auditor had represented. only to give thu
preferf Tor playing il of part of Mr. K's alleged
defanlt The truth il, tn. debt in its origin
public one-tlat H. il was made by Mr. King in bis
public character Agent OF the Government he has
most clearly shewed and from the which Mr..
Newton gives Of in his letter. the Bank might, per-
haPs, have 'set up" claim agsins, the Government
for i, IN the beginning. il it had thought proper do
80. But the Government having dishonored Mr. Kings
acquisitions Tor it, and his prompt Of honor having
lei him immediately TO adopt it as bis ewn and freely
gue the Bank security for it, he d! by his deed Of
the 29h of August. Some time before the date of Mr.
Newon'slelter of the 9h of October) the b INK could
not, and did not, aerwar "set up any claim aeans,
the Government, but looked 10 him ONLY for it. After
this tile Governms mt having thus made il Mr. Kings
prirdie debt TO the BANK there was then neither jus
tce nor propriety, that could see, in The Auditors
bringing IL out before the public in nxion with
Mr. Kings account with he Government, asd his do
ing could only have be for a fraudulent PURPOSE
which was quite obvious to my eye.'
There are portions of this statement which require
correction:
That the B INK did not ae' up claim against TIE Gov
ernmsnt! Does COrrecfdr mean TO deny that the Pre-
sident OF the Norfolk Branch did not tn II Oc;o
Der last thus address tho Secretary Washine =:
" The Claim of This Office against the Governn ent,
amounting {, iO,lii H. arises ont OF advances made
70 the late Navy Agent, 10 enable him to meet the de-
IN 'nds against The IVY ID .partment, &c Here the
the Back neper did set mp claim. though Corrector
admits il might perhaps, have set up claim, in The
beginning, il it hal ia iught proper TO 10 co..
Again; Corrector himself does not deny the caption
which we hove already given Of the Deed, viz tina;
/" Whereas Miles King late Many Agert, did while
acting az such, draw sunday cheeks upon the Bank of
the u s., and above the amount 10 his credit as
Agent aforesaid" Sc. &c.
And again. will Corector deny that there is another
provision in the Deed, which is scarcely less important
to sustain the qualification that the caption CONVEYS,
Does not the Deed actually declare the reliance OF tho
parties Qhe Agent and President of the Bank) upon the
Government for payment, and conditions that if the
Government does not pay The amount, the proper
ty pledged shall be sold foT that purpose? In other
words If the Government would not pay that Mr. King
musH Can there he palmer confession of the true
character of this Transaction than this deed conveys
from the beginning TO the end of the chapter?
As TO The date IF The Deed, suspect that there arc
errors on both sides u be corrected. Whether Mr..
Kiug voluntarily stepped toward TO secure the Bank.
soon he discovered that the government threw any
called upon by the Bank 70 give the security as SOON as
the discovery made by them, it is impossible
for us to say Perhaps ascertain the fact ex
ccpt those who are behind the curtain.
Put to tia deed, has Coreecor given us the full
and true history of j.! lie styles IL "dced Of the 29,h
August" But This a. ell executed, sealed and de.
HveTed in the month Of AugusG We are advised. TOR
Of course, II 1. ohvious, that know nothing Of on
knowledge Of this fnys'ifed transacon) thai IL was
not erecuied, sealed, and delivered until the month
NJ Ortober,the date which had been ascribed 20
Norfolk, whea il first made lie appearance al the
CerHs Office, and when 1t was said that the Bank had
asked and obtained security of Mr. X Does not the
qndorsemsn Of his Acknowledgement on the deed, by
the Clerk, bear date he Orfobsy2 T.