Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-27

proved by the form Of tie check by the signature
miles King, Navy Agent" by the Endorsements ant
by the fact that the Bank returned them the oh
Auditors Office. TO Show how, and for what purpo.
: ses, the public money had been drawn.
, On the 10th May, therefore, n contingent charge
! for s. 842 l6 was 'setled" in Ms Kings account
/ en- the 9th Mr.. King paid Z. Watkins draft OF
So 600, for contingent purposes AS SETTLED" au.
ding, without doubt, TO the settlement of the 10th
I What services Tobias Watkins had rendered which
entitled him to $4,000 sfor contingent purposes a.
settled" in Mr.. Kings account, the latter may be
able to explain
| That Mr.. King considered that claim os settled IS
proved by his checking in his own account % loo
on the 18th July, for "extra commissions and inter.
est" ''''0
II was not until the 9th Nov 1920 ansr ~, of
T. Watkins drafts for contingent had been maid
that the Second Conpt roller acted on his account.
lie then suspended 1t, and it has never bec allowed
tn this day -
Here of Mr. Kinq's aadyances. :, .un.
finished business" Incomplete ,rapsact;ons ,, r.
winch he aiiudes Co account for tile discrepancy De-
T., tween his monthly and quarterly returns He pnid
aooias WatKins $500 of public money, for seryi.
ces rendered in 1895, and reported it as expended
IN his monthly returns; but unfortunately, has never
yet been able to pefec, his vouchers and therefore
has not Charged IT IN his quarterly returns He al
80 pau hnset p2,loo on the same contigent ac-
count, for which he has never been able to produce
voucher satisfactory to any other person than r.
atkins and OF course has got credit for it,
10 u. w atkins and himself be advanced in 1896
and 1897, ell FOG
portion Of this, however has becn poucJ,,d Ger
aud passed TO his credit Mr.. Kings account for
the first quarter of 1895 remained in the Auditors
eincn unsettled until after the suspension of the
So.842 l6 by the Second Comptroller. On the 22d
December it was reported by T. Watkins, contuin
ing The following allowance:
"lB96. June 30th to extra clerk hire
MOUSE us ., rent, &c. $500 90
LIST quarter OF 1927, The following allowance
was made:
1887, March 3Is,, for extra clerk hire.
Office rent, Sc. ooo IN
In the settlement made 18th Oct 1927 the
following allowance was made:
"i827, June SOth for extra clerk hire,
house rent. &c, fot six months endnr this
Subsequently he was allowed for the rest ~
of the year, ann M
~, $4,000 90
The apology, made by q. Watkins for these these al
allowance of $500 per year to the NAVY AGENT a,
~. York, for additional clerk
fhese - 400 having been passed to NJ K,ne's
credit should be deducted from the Sl1,7os which
leaves Ss,5oo drawn during the years I826 and 1897
which has never been passed to his credit. This
sum, paid to The 4th Auditor, drawn by himself
constitutes part of the expenditures reported in his
monthly returns. part of it never having been
charged and none of il allowed, it forms no part of
his quarterly settlements in this Office 1t accounts
directly and specifically, well for his default as for
the discrepancy between his monthly and quarterly
returns to that extent.
have heard ofsother transactions of n e;n,;I.- nm
tuFe between Mr. King and the late 9Th Auditor. bnt
conhne my notice to those in relation to which the
proof OF payment is IN my own hands.
Had all MIR. Kings checks been returned to mo !,
s probable that his whole default could have been oc
counted for with equal clearness
This claim for S5s42 1sis one of those presented
BY Mf klng to- the present Secretary of the NAVY in
new dress In support of the claim he stated f.
SecretarV m tha
counts OF Mr. Bnney, the agent OF Boston, he vas
allowed some years ago upwards Of 500 for extra
commissions In that settlement is included com
mission of S6.599 25 for purchases and S3II AZ e.,
collecting cargo of provisions for the Pacie'' This
ls true MIR. King does not tempt TO instify these
charges in ms defeDce but willing 10 rive him tho
uil Ieneht OF the presidents to which he has alluded
| annex rpitome of the allowances made 70 NJ
Binney marked D., to which solicit the nart;cnIo,
attention of the American people. There is no donbt
that 1t affords precedent enough to cover Mr. Kinrs
default. were it thrice as large.
King was great Finding his accounts inerncoh,o
the Secretary OF the Navy put another in his place
i1aving no desire to do him unnecessary iniurv mr.
Wound the feelings of his respectable connexions he
pore III silence the abuse heaped upon him. Blu, Mr.
ting and bis friends were content with SILENCE
and torbearance. To complaints of his remo,-,I
were aaded charges OF partalty and injustice IN the
settlement of his accounts Whispers were heard
rom Inc concaVe OF the Senate the ear of the Pres
a
assalled my character and my place. and those
"a comptroller, were threatend, that this man might
continue to hold hi head high among the honor and
chivalry Of Virginia. '-N
l revere Virginia. The land of wo,b;,c,,, -,
OF jefferson is the oly Land of my political faith.
she has done more than any other Slate to save the
constitution and preserve the Union / foresee Tint
future times as in times past she will be the anchor
OF our political bark. There is something q be nd
mired even IN the tenacny with which she clinas
TO an errlng SOD But, from whatever State nnbiic
dehnquents are all alike to me. when. throngb nf
iection Tor State, were it that of nv 3at,vi
~ or aaoPtlon, or through dread of her power be-
come fathess to the trust which the President bn
Eeposed In me- may all the ills betlde me which nv
oio not coVet the exposure of Mr.. King. II was
nus powerful friends. But conscious of ;nst MEN
IONS although perchauce, the office held denen5ed
on their word, no man saw me attempting to conr,
fnen 'avor or deprecate their hostility. For the office
tn Ino ODo oFi