Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-14


tion to the charge, and observing,
"if this be considered change ssans the
properly understand aud decide upon the elaine Of
MIR King Is one Of general import and aeDsnds and shall
,aiay detect and de the suppressed evidence which
you siude you will be pleased TO furnish statement, Of the
gwen and the Time which the same was laid before the
TO this reasonable demand, The honouruble Senator
teper condsscended TO make any reply! The charge
remains to this hour uns,isaincd and unretrectcd.
The threat held out TO the President no more
efficient, than those secret charges against tho
counting officers. II could not be misunde rstood.--
Whc tribunal alluded to, was the Senate. II
there only. that MI Tazewcll could witness the ga
bundant proofs hourly exhibited {" The % Comptrol
Ter and At Auditor, whose nominations were before
that body, had had 'dgency in the decision of
MIR Kings claim 1t was IN relation to them, partic
uarly, Mr. Tazewell threatened, that the decision
twill surely be brought under the examination Of an
thcr department of the government" md he de-
clares it would be "wrTH THE VIEW Of bringing sdi
um on" them Could he have said in palmer Ian
guage-"Sir, unless you reverse the decisions gipen
IN the Of Mr. King. you may expect my opposition
10 the nomination Of The ed Comptroller and 4Lt .Qu
oitor?"
That such man should have addressed such an
argument TO Andrew Jackson rs most astonishing!
should doubt own senses in reading Mr. Taze
wells letter bnt for the result. The decision
not reversed and Mr. Tazcwell did oppose the nomi-
nations Of the Cd Comptroller and 4th Audtor IF
rumour is to be credited he the only in the
Senate who exhibited disposition to examine Mr.
Kings accounts II is said that he used this very
IN speech ngainst the 9TH Auditors confirm
ton!
But the whole story is not yet told. The letter of
tho Secretary of the Navy to Mr.. Tazewe from
which the foregoing extract is TAKEN bears date Fee
bruary 3Oth, 1880. Mr. TaZewel had another friend
whose account in q of investigation. Il
was Lieut.. Robert B Randolph of the Navy, late
Acting Purser of the Frigate Constitution. He had
Purser John r. Timberlake, deceased; and never
having charged himself or credited his predecessor
with the money, he made upon tho 4th Auditor the
modest demand, that he would let HIM have the dead
mans papers to enable him to show what he had
done with the dead mans money! The Auditor
thought he ought to be able to show from his own
papers, and forthwith the indignant Lieutenant threa
tens to complain and does complain to his "fend in
the Senate, Mr.. Tnzewe and Mr.. Tyler" who wero
supposed to hold Mr. Kendalls office in their hands
tie repeats his threat to the I'd Comptroller and 4h
Auditor. An anonymous writer informs the 18th Au-
dltor, that the Virginia Senators would make him
suffer for it. if he did not give 1t Randolph access
to the papers Of his predecessor he desired What
WIS the RESULT They did attempt to make him |
suffer.
II is not known, that Mr. Tszewell encouraged 1t.
Randolph IN his threats but he knew they were
made, and surely he who could venture to threaten
ANDREW JACKSON to carry ono point, would not hes
itate to advise his friend to threaten a dependent
officer OF the government TO carry another.
Let impartial men put together MIR. Tazewcll's do |
clarations relative to the 4th Auditor before he came
to w ashngton in January last his conduct in relation
TO Mr. Kings accounts, and his final opposition to
Messrs. Hill and Kendalls nominations, and then soy
whether he was actuated by opposition to Editors
founded on principle, or by his rendsip for default
tsrs, and his inability by arguments threats bend
tho Second Comptroller or Fourth Auditor to his de-
signs.
What has been the result BY no iusidious mems
could Mr. kendalls nomination be- defeated, although
months were employed by Senator Chambers in hum
ting up charges against him, Mr. Hill. the Second
ConaptuIer, was indeed rejected but his State has
sent him, By triumphant vote, to be the associate Of
in nf ho Init atao nd
Cir. Us. friends, King and Randolph. fast sinking
to their roper level. The honorable Senator has
tho satisfaction OF seoing all those whom he would
have destroyed by assuming general principle for
particular purpose, rising above his reach; while the
only effect has beer to in few individuals against
whom he entertained no i'll feeling.
We recommend the careful pcrusal of the whole
report and documents, in the of Miles King and
Robert Ii. Randolph. We therein development
of much that s horrible and something that nstruc
tive. The conspiracy to destroy Major EATON by
fraud forgery and fasehood, is laid bare. together
with the many base attempts to intimdnte the Fourth
Auditor and make him the instrument OF wicked and
malignant men. Surely no men were ever placed in
situation more trying and painful han were Messrs.
Hill and Kendall last winter Bor the interest and
honor cfthe country it is TO be hoped, that account
ug officers will mover again be thus exposed week
after week, and month after month, to every insult
ing threat and made the objects of asing Islander
through The influence of o few designing and heart
less men in the Senate.
The first sentence will amuse the Virginia reader
The Enquirer of this place. says the Lieutenant, "has
passed candid OPTION relation the accounts of
Miles King"-by admitting" in q MANNER at once
friendly and respectful shat he Justly rcmovcd
Wonderful candor! The object of this treacherous
remark, is to induce the opinion that tho Richmond
Enquirer was the friend of MIR King--that it had
maintained his nnocence--but that overcome by the
fulness ofproo il Ind last reluctantly most reiv
otiy, but eandidly admitted" that no was Justly re-
movedl Does not Webb know tho falsi,y of this in
situation
Of Webb's detail Of Jaets, we will not CONTRACTED
what we know nothing of. Mr. Tazewei might at
time, until he kneto him better have been disposed
TO confirm the nomination Of Kendal--he may have
spoken ravorably Of him Richmond and furnished
him by letter, the "strongest testimonials Of his conf
lonce nd tbis no nj