Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-01

Does Mr. Gales mean TO charge, that II Is an impu
ation upon the honor of the officers to say they have
received more for travelling expenses than they expen
ded Then il is he who impugns their honor for no Of
icer will deny that fact No officer will say that i'm
travelling from Washington to Norfolk he actually and
necessarily spent S35 25, which was the former allow
ance, that he spends fifteen cents per mile any Of
the steamboat routes where il is still allowed Between
Albany and New York, the actual expenses OF travel
ling are, believe only 81 so, with as elegant
conmodaons are found in the best Hotels, while the
allowance of 10 cents per mile amounts TO S2l CO. Is
this righ All the officers receive it, and ii is no impu
tation upon their honor TO say The blame rests
clusvey upon the Navy Department.
Does Mr. Gales mean TO charge, that is an imputa
ton upon the honor Of the officers say that this state
of things ought not TO be continued! Does il impeach
their honor TO say that they ought be paid under the
name oil travelling expenses, only what they necessar
y expend in travelling, aud more! III MIR. Gales
maintains that il is, he grossly mpeaches their honor
himself He charges that they think they ought to be
paid more for travelling than the travelling COSTS
that they ought TO be permitted TO receive public
under fictitious pretences; and that it is right in the Elk
ecuvc TO report TO Congress- and tell the people, that
certain sum has been paid them the expenses oave
ling, when large portion of it expended
nor in fact paid for any such purpose. 1t is impossible
that our naval officers reared they have been in the
school of honor trankness and TRUTH advance such
claims, or advocate such deceptions
Let the reports of the Fourth Auditor be examined
from the first to the Iast.Thc leading feature in them
Is strong desire and repeated recommendations, that
all the pecunary transactions of the Department should
be made TO conform to perfect truth He thinks and
enons that every voucher which passes, should repre-
sent plainly and truly the objects for which the money
is paid. lie thinks that thorough reform is TO be
pected, unless the exis ing abuses thoroughly prob
ed and made knO,cn To make every thing true, it
must be known ,chdt as false Not for the pur-
pose of inuring individuals, but the only of
rousing the country and the government ITSELF 10 the
necessity of decisive action, has he entered into abo-
rious details of the pracsed abuses In so many par
cuars his reports contain, there may be- aud poba-
bly,. are slight errors, but they will be found mmateria
he has done he considered necessary for the pub
lie good; and he believes that whatever injury it may
have brought upon individuals is justly chargeabe
their own conduct, and TO that only.
Does Mr.. Gales oppose a system Of perfect truth in
the administration of the Government He does. With
out showing being able TO show, that single prac-
tce in the Navy Department is different from the repre-
sensations which have been made, he condemns the
whole development pronounces it hostility to the Navy,
and takes every possible step TO prevent reform. He
strives to perpetuae the reign Of fraud, by constituting
every effort to Introduce truth and plain dealing, into
hostility TO the Navy.
Let the people decide which is conducive TO their
interest, and the support of their institutions, truth
fdisehood
In some further remarks shall show that when
Mr. Gales represents that Congress has rebuked the eff
fort to introduce truth into the administration of the 90
vernment, by their resolution i'm relation the Marine
Corps he raduces that body and commits another fraud
on his readers 10.