Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-19

gtsss .His rejoisier 10 the Report Of the Fourth
Aulhoe VIII E.tow in subsequent number:
u u Unnecessary for us to dctain he reader by
sieele senatk Tho reply Of Mr.. King viii DO pers-
sod With an iutercs, corresponding With the deep
Corn which the community have Felt in the vindcas
ton Of character hitherto upsulied by the fautes
breathing Of suspicion, and for the frst time
eai'cd. That his vndcaion ID amply and satisfacto
r,y made out in the explorations he has given ell
tho points Of accusation, think mind that Is not
sttery deaf ~ conviction will deny.
THE ANSWER OF MILES KING, +,
Late Many -4gent at JNoyfoLt,
To The Letter O. the SEcRkrANY THE NAvY, and
the REPoRr Of the PouRrn AUDITOR, upon tho
subject OF his accounts.
The publication of tho Letter of tho Secretary of
tho Navy, Of the 9Th Muy, with the Report Of the
Fourth Auditor accompanying it. transmitted TO Con-
Geso at the close Of its late and since publish
ed in the States Telegraph and other papers, has
imposed upon the unpleasant duty Of troubling the
public with remarks in reply That those COM
puDicat,ons, indeed, tough made osfcnsibly in obe-
dcncc to resolution ofthc House, vc,o both contrived
and calculated to innre my reputation far least
was deemed for the vndcstion OF the extra
ordinary proceedings of these officers in relation to INV
accounts, must he obvious 10 all. cannot but feel
therefore, that owe il to myself 20 my friends and
70 my fellow Citizens generally, who may take an in
tcres IN my case, to repc the false and calurnous
Charges ch have been thus openly and maiciously
advanced, or 'nsinuated, against me: In doing So
however. s'all endcavor nhstaiu much as pos
siole from tho expression Of those feelings of honest
Indignation, which the treatment that have received
- so well calculated to provoke 1t is not my purpose
or my WISH in any thing that shall write, to infame
The violence OF party spirit; shall address myself
TO either the enemies the friends the present ad
uinistrnton such; but TO all candid and
persons OF oil parties, who, feel conien will do me
TIE justice to weigh the facts which shall submit
and draw their own fair conclusions from them But
before proceed to state them, ! must beg leave to
ionke few preliminary observations which seem tn
be necessary c place the facts themselves in their pro-
perieht.
] nave to remark thea. that I received nv
first appointment as navy Agent At Norfolk from the
venerable MAnIsoN in 1916, aud without any solicit
tation from OF, "a far as knew from any of
my frsonds and continued hold il from tina, time
10 the lih OF August Last, when suddenly, and
vitllou' any reason assigned me- dismissed from it
by the present Secretary During all this period my
copduct had given, had every reason to behave
entire satisfaction to the distinguished man from
wh'm my appointment had enlanated, and also to his
successor, Mr. MoHaoE and TO his successor Mr. An
ANS, by both of whom had been duly nominated TO
the Senate for reappnn,men, upon Tho expiration of
tue term # four years for which my office was held
by law On al these occasions, too the nom,n alton
OF me WAS sustained by the unanimous vote of the no
norchie body to which IL was made, and this when
the practice has always been for that body to confer
by rommittee raised for the purpose, with the Head
OF the Department to which the nomination more oar
ticuiary fela. es, touching the cha and conduct
Q, the designated by the President, previously to
the' -acfing upon his Dsnin1tiOn Tnc inference -
therefore iain a. tina fact certain that my whole
Course of cpduc had been fully approved by the Sc
ntetsries, AR. THOMPSON, and air. Southland, wao,
~ VII easily be opposed. have known 9TH my
duty and their own, eus, Well as the present in
cemoe;t. Cnder ;hesc circumstances ,thcd seem
ed good to Gen. JACKS N, Immediately upon his e,e
Vation 10 the SrcSid"ncy 10 dismiss once froIo
my place, or rather Ia decline nominate ng rpe again
To the Senate. snould have had Of course az prso-
nal cause to complain Yhe ground Of hz proceeding
indeed, would thea hsve beon appsrcnt to all, and
couij oaiv have been regarded as retaliation upon
q tssd 18th ksI
fcely. but moderately, avowed for bis predecessor
and wirch he had II the generosity forgive; and
viewed IN that light. his act could have lott no stain
tpon nay character, though might pcrap, ha We cast
some small SHADOW over his own. a, the same time
as both ny fortune All my spirit raised 10" above
Gependtng upon any man, cond easily have conso-
iedmyse Tor the loss OF he honor and profit of nv
Office, by the calm consciousness of NV in eyrv and
the recollection tina; Gas only siferinp aIang With
nany, and ia worthy men, in oih-.r Quarters Of
Our country vion it had sui ed the vinlc;ive policy
o. toe new adroinistraiion TO prescribe. Blu, was
separated from them, it seems, in the rst instance
only 10 be n1ds the object of more secret and sub
Ito maiice In the end. wGs accordingly again NOM
mated by him to the Senate, March 1929 and tn.
comnnttee Of that body having again conferred with
the new Head ofthe Department, now the honorable
secretary himself upon the subject of nv Official con-
duct, and receioed from him, as must presume The
assuydnes that my accounts NTH the Department we're
M J@g anu regular. again unanimously confirmed
my appointment. And yet it was but little while
afterwards IN the course Of May or Juuo following,
that 1t began to be whispered about, as coming from
bis own lips, that vas to be moved from nv Office
ano that upon the ground chat l was dsfaan.r to
the government
Now sit not apparent, ask, upon the very face of
tae proceeding, that this charge without any lust
foundation in fac'-Por can be supposed that the
honorable gentleman Who was hardly yet warm
10 MS seat had. in the short space oftvo months be-
cmc 80 thoroughly acquainted with the state of nv
accounts, az TO have discovered from them what hal
escaped The sagacity of oil bis predecessors and even
Us own Out h,te while before, that was defaul-
Ter 70 tue Government 10 large amount, And ia IL
Dot ra;ho more probable least that the calumnv
was the knd suggestion OF some familiar toad" who
nou Whfpcrcd 1t IN his ea', a very convenient ey-
clse for transferring my Office to ano,hcrl Indeed
the gross prevaricaton which he stopped to use at
Hs upon tie subject of his charge against me- broach
ing ony 70 my enemies, and denying 10 my friends
ena toe ainerent representations which be made M
oinsrent Tunes as to the Of the eended de-
incat,on all showed tina, he hsd, az yet, no such
knowledge ofmy accounts, as coad excuse his cha
egs'"st M even TO himself lie has however doubt
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