Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-27

20 pay uist OF ih Auditor, and % "pay draft Of L
wa ko@, 20 plainly Indicating the very arrangement,
TIA, must be supposed to have heen most anxious TO
hhe The very fact, then that did no. charge these
ur"ts 10 the Government must sasy every one, pee
sumo, that paid them, a. have said. altogether hv
mist Ike. Aud yet Auditor with ~ allow log ic hu,
d'ep malice, Rsri guilt from the very fact that proves
innocence.
But, thirdly, our Auditors invented par,nersbi, he
tween Mr. Wa kns aud myself il beautifully incon.
ssient with the very m0tiee which he assigns 10 me
Tor entering into IL for the account pass by Mr. Wat,
kline fer So sig l6 OF viii, il appears hv m, ar
count Itself bad paid 50 $50 TO the Bank Tor interest
on advance. 10 The Government and Mr. w atkins was
to have, by the suPpo-ton Of The 6con the amount OF
his drafts 50 500; that could have had hut e2 M
for my share OF the profit OF the concern, which is
hardly according TO the law of partner hip Fourthy,
II IL Inconsistent WIN the fact that the accosnt
afterwards suspended by the 81 Comptroller, in No.
vember following; at least il must have been a
great oversight IN ma not TO have stipulated with
Mr. Watkins that the account should have passed
quite through before paid the triits; and | ought,
IN common prudence, TO have Insisted upon TAX.
ING Mr. Cuts into our firm, ard, indeed, the H. al of
the Department also, as it was, in fact, only h. who
could finally sanction the claim. Fhhly, II l. incor-
slstent with tire fact that il would srem Mr.. Wat.
ens, ahou ga he passed the account himself took n,
pains whieyer os'e it passed by The 2nj Comptroller;
or sowed by The Secretary: when the accounts of Mr.
Binney an al Mr.. Harrison, & worthy gentleman who
is still y Wy Agent a. Phadephia) similar elaine,
were allowed by h'm without auy bonus whatever,
(See Nc. ~ Sixhly, il inconsistent with the fact,
tat although had seLt mp the account 10 the Fourth
Auditors Office. song with my quarterly return for
December 1925, certainly could have expected il
10 have been passed ~ the urih Auditor without hav
ing been h,st allowed by the Secretary; s. was wea
sured that he would allow il mater of course and
consistency "a he had already allowed those oher sin
i'r claims, without any confederation bu, that viii h
was always sulhcient one with him, the justice Of the
account Itself Indeed, il will appear by letter from
Mr. Cuts the then Ord Comptroller who suspended the
account, that would probably have heen allowed by
ne Serretary il IL had been presented to him he
hme as in TACT, lac told himself that il should be-
(Sre No s. Seven'hy ii is wholly inconsistent with
The ilct, that Mr.. Watkins subsc queny acknowledged
ina he had drawn the second and thid drafts upon me
without authority, and gave his note for & 500 in
part OF them and his promise to settle the balance out Of
his pay And astly. it is utterly and absolutely ncon-
ssent with all the habits o my life, aud all the sen,i.
me- MS Of heart with my Consciousness and NV con-
science, and consistent Indeed with no hing unon earth
but The deep AMI desperate rnalignty Of my arcuser
Ana yet he has the ehontery to add al hav. heard OF
oner transaction. OF similar nature between Mr. King
ana the late Auditor but is indeed quite posi-.
bic, that he has heard cf such for have heard that he
can ,c'tte letters and it is certainly NEURAL that
he shosld tax TO himself viii only add. that he
misguided and degraded man whom, notwithstanding
HE huiUiiacn, lie is so fond of in -ung on all occa
sionS, may perhaps have ccnsoa,iou, denied to his
mere Ttetched and more guilty successor, in the re-
uecuon tha' IN all his wandeIiDgs from the path Of no
nour he has maicorsly traduced The charac err
o another although he has indeed DESTROYED his own
nave hesPas'ed upon tie time of the reader much
longer than intended when took up my pen, vet
cannot lay II down without noticing az briefly a. nos
sibe, some Of our AUDITORS closing remarks which he
has evidently de igned far effect II appe ars indeed
mat conscious OF the odium which he has excited by
hs haleV0Isnt asp rsons OF my character he ia now
anxious % throw the blame OF beginning this contro-
v rsy rpon me and my friends. "The forbesrance of
'he "Ive,nment," he says, towards Mr.. King wa
gr at Finding lis accounts inc xplrabe the Secret,
Iy Of the Navy put another in bic place. Having no
desire 10 do him unnecessary injury or wound the feel
ngs At his respectable connexions, he bore i'm silence
me u, abuse heeped upon HIM Bat Mr.. King and hi.
friends were Tot content with silence and orhearance
10 complaints OF his removal were added charges OF
parAl'ty aHo justice in the settlement Of his accounts
Whispers tcere heard from The concIape of The senate
me ear The President abused; the motives Of
ihs Secretary were assaled; my character and INV
place and those OF the 2nd Comptroller were threaten
ed at his man might continue TO holl hi head high
among the honor and clvairy of Virginia" Now
there IL not syllable Of truth in the whole of this pas
sage The TACT is my iorbearance towards these off
cer' OF the Government was great indeed. The honor
able Secretary as early May 1929 and sometime he
lore he could have found out that my accounts were
" expicabe, even ithey had been So had certainly
conceived the desire 10 betow my oce upon another
gentleman, whose polii cal opinions were more congen
al with his own. But he had been admonished from
the mos, respeciahle quarter that removal from Office
ior mere difference of political opinion was aeains,
the pnhc sentiment of Virginia; and though [ can
readily believe that he had desire TO do me un-
necessary injury yet he easily persuaded himself ,ha
II was now necessary for him 10 find some other nnoye
for his conduct than the real one which he couII not
venture to avow. He determined, accordingly, 30 find
my accounts ineSpicahle, or wi Ii the ready aid Of
his assistant, TO make them once. "The ear of
F'e'l I'u' was " lnueed' abu.e d;'' Tor hardy
believe that he would have suffered me to be deal
with as have been, if he hal listened TO the fsp
representa- i0ns OF others against me- The honorable
SScfeia removed me from my Office from that OF.
nee which the venerable Madison hal conferred unon
me more than twe?e years BEFORE Wi bout any solcifa
ton on my part, and which had alterward. held no
the nomination OF all his successoIs, with tn, TN nj
nous conc, rrence OF the Senate, on three several mr.
casions-he dismissed from il without even letter
nl decent cl'iy 70 ne ober cOmrnunc atinn nm
the suiect than cold aBd fom-l CIDER transn lifted
by my successoro transfer my books and papers 10 him
an" ~ Se'"e my account with the Department Sill
dIi not con plain; but dtspsed the npanness and r.
gave the lnjnry Of the proceeding After his and 40
soon a. possible, repoired to Washington TO settle nv
accounts IT. the mean time, however the conmon.
new'?"pers undt the influsnce of the DEPARTMENT, mr.
l' l'of'i manager, had proclaimed abroad that was
= ccIduteT 10 me Government 10 The amount of $40
0OO and this long b. fore any ora had heard If q 10
claim OF The Bank. This naturally kudled nv ressnt.
iHent-hut snnpressej IL. Ift was not the desire
or TIE ln'eet Of tbe Auditor 10 excite The eprity
oil my powerful nis, it ceTtanv rot my de ire
or my interest 10 excite the enifv Of tbosc vvbo w..
gether' had 10y their Wanted maronvre OF withhold
ing my regulations, whilst my zeal for the service ,0as
hurryI m" NJ on some former occasions into advsn.
ces Tor The apartment, involved in deb; 10 the Bank
70 large amount and nat rally de sirou4 of on
tanning, from tie allowance of my lust claims uoon hs
Government, Tie means If disrh,rq:ns the oIig,,ico
"bIch hdd hus assumed fer IT, ard the balance aI,o
winch believed would he found due 10 me ON NJ nnsr
setemen'. proceeded, therefore with all possibIe
prudence and pa'ienre, TO cyl Tit my vouchcrs TO re-
move uoups satisfy objections, 20 explain mysteries
70 solve quibfles. and, in word 10 do everv ,I,o
that justice and honor would permit TO bring INV mo-,
Toublesone AMI Yevatious business 10 a cloa, Ro,
ouhd Oeiore long, that these clcArs or one f In
east again deemed 1t necessary for their bonor 70
arn'n mnr' Keeping me at all events in disgrace.
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