Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-10

NOV os blended with my account with the Govsrnnent
out with afeiui1lent view which was obvious euoush
NOW, caught 10 the bo1 attempt 10 deceive the pub.
TIC IN th- way aud openly taxed with II, what does
our Auditor do: Why he frs, stands It on. that the
oa"x "su " SET up the claim against the Government
for tn $4,000. Observe, this ia necessary poiot
or mn to prove In order to give him psefesi lor
to say. in his reply Mr. King sn'es that ia ia. CONS
eason to believe ,hs INK OF ,he Uai,ed States nev-,
'etnp any claim upon The Government Tor the amouo,
overdrawn by him " In reply 10 this, II ia only ne d.
eesssry TO advert TO the letter Of the Pe-siient If
the Norfolk Branch, dat-d. OH October, 1929, pob.
h.hed WIN III, seers'.ry'' Report p. 81. in which
h says:"Ihc claim Of this Ct.ce against the Gorern
ment, amounting t. SO,lii IL arises out o. adyances
MADE TO ne late Macy Agent, to enable him to the ct
deinsnds upon the Navy Department, Sc. &c /" and
u ,he rsn'y OF the Secretary of the Navy, dated 30
Oct 1929, in which h. says: ~ an, not o,care tina,
we Derar'ment can afford any facilities to thu Bank
~ me liquidation OF the aforesid balances" This is
ingenious; but these two letters, although so neafiy
lacked together, 10 lot yet quite make out our Audi
tors point. For. FIRST as to the letter Of Mr. Nswton
Documents p 81, was not Gas IL il represented) the
oeS"nnS oil the cotrespoUdrnce.-Tha was a letter
from the Head Of the Departn himself to the new
NJ Agent here, Nash Legrand Esq in which be desired
ina, oicer to call on the Bank and obtain copy Of tho
account That gentleman, accordingly, wrote note to
Mr.. Newton requesting, Ia the nsmr Of the Secretary,
copy OF the account OF "her claim against the Gov.
ernment aud Mr. Newton's letter, written in answer
10 mat note, begins in these words, which Audi or
mas taken good care not 70 quot: "Icieeody com
PIP tch the request If the Secretary of the ydpu COM
munica'ed in your note OF this date;" aud can further
state from The best authority. that the words follow.
iuy Which he doeS quote and uuderscoie, The
OF mis ONCE, &c. were only echo of the words OF
the note. And why have no, hi. letter from the
secretary to Mr. Lcsrand and iho note from MIR l.
to Mr. Newton, been psblishsd among the Docamen -
Evidently, to conceal lhe fact which they would have
exposed Let them be produced, then, and they will
;msw !. yet more Distinctly CA copy OF the letter has
just been sent TO me from ths Bank, at nv request
WHICH shall pubsh) Indeed, il would seem tb,,
they have been kept out of view only to lie the Secre
vary pay oii the amusing air OF appearing 10 refuse
ciai'n which was made. For il il Observable
.hat Mr. Newton, even when he is thus inpitei by the
Secretary, through his Agent TO send up a cony of
the clim and does there fore civy conplv wi ,bs
request, and politely call the account eans me bv b
name which the Secretary had given it, claim against
me government" yet does not eveu now urge the
ciaiin, nor whisper single word of request ,b, In.
Government should allowu to the Bank. Nor Indeed
could he have done with the smallest proprisv
hau some time before this, on the 29h OF August
P'eceulhg' adopted the debt as mine, and given the
bahk security for IT, by my deed OF. that date The
truth Is bis letter was write altogether Tor dihsr m
purpo'e' lhe Secretary and Auditor together most
lAudAbly combining 10 crimiuae me, and hop;os IN
ma mat come OF the money which had Obtained rom
the BANK, and spent, every dOar OF it, for the public
service had not been wrote to heir friend here 10
set copy OF The account with that view. The letter
81 Mr. Newton s accordingly written with referfn.,
10 mat suspicion, and confirms all my declarations on
80 point,in the mos fun and pc manner (See A II
Finding then. that the Back could not, and wcuI not,
unite with him in Jisrreding me, our Secretary turn,
ABOUT upon the Back with exquisite grace ADD in
me style OF man who had been thu King of son thing
ese or was playing at pupo.es saws with total
lrreievance 10 the letter, 81 am not a,uGre that The
r'neh. can an )rd any facilities TO the Bank in the
liquidation Of The aforesaid balances" This ia deem ard
diplomatic, indeed II turns out, however hide I'm
fortunately for the full effect of this ne movement
our good Secretary has yet I'm some words In h tter
wni'h let out the secret which he 40 anxious to
hide For. although he does begin ,pti some c,,fion
ncc pernsine your letter of the OH TO Nash Legrand
Esq Navy Agent at Norfolk and peru properly
leaves ont all mention of his letter said Nah Lee
grand, he yet says 10 Mr.. Newton "upon cursory
Inspection oil the accounts of the lave Agent az settled
IN Tue Treasury Department, appears that he has oh.
whole r itpm chs ryad
against him in the account vi the Bank (, f,ct bv
ths way, which the Bank knew lost W. il az him
se - ne claim OF the bank, iheD according 10 The
account sheton 10 the Secretary, was. az have soiI
against me, and not against The Government, ii.
hrn only mere and more apparent that the Bark ne
ser up any claim against the Government for this
suns and il 80, there be no reason or ercuse for
bringing into view in connection with my account
with the Government, and the mOtiue for doing il NAV
now be seen '
But our Auditor proceeds: "Mr. King main aims that
The amount overjrawn by him il private loan hor-
roWsu unon his eheck.,"-(here he suppress,s the
words which aided 10 those which he quotes as Ma
~ agent (backed of by my personal respon.ib
lty') with an obvious design TO misreprescnt me-
and ought not to he taken account in the inquiry
whether he was or was not deiaulter. The cores
pondence alluded to- shows that the officers of the Bank
nId no, con.'der it in that light" (True enough
lending to gentlemen $40 900 "upon their cherks''
(here he snppesses my said words sgaa) wi,hout se-
cnfly IL wa. Mr.. Kings public character the con
hdence OF the Bank in his integrity az public
ana hrm reliance that he would receive the suspend
sd renitances, that induced them to pay his checks
~ was not with hi funds. but with funds 10 be re- nit
"a 10 him from Washington that they expected the
so' TO De paid IL was not until DC ober or Noven.
DER that the Bank obtained security from him" ~
was On the 29.h August that freeIv gaye IL ..i
was no. therefore, private loan but simply an over
drat as Navy Agent" Now, it il not true most GER
,aln'y, mat nave ever represented the money which
. ooa'n-d from the Bank as ga private loan" TO me:
b'' u is our Secretary and Auditor themselves who
nave cno'sn TO treat ii az such. AT least thew have
refused TO recognize il advance 10 the Gov, rn
in
reason TO call 1t an "oveTdTafr' of mine In
other respects, our Auditors account il very nearly
IePeuuon OF ny statement, which he vet 10 he
t"""duicuoF' My statement, in my answer TO the
9eeIe'ary "as that 81 borrowed the money from the
bahk on my checks as JNaoy Agent, (backed of
course oy my personal responsibity) and that liberal
and patriotic institution klOtcing e object for ,Dhicb
AZ toas cdnted, did hesitate 10 lend 10 me IT. The
Just mo disappointed expectation that my rsqui.i:ions
would soon he honored by ths Government and nv
checks accordingly redeemed" But SURELY thi. /. no,
representing IL as private loan to me. end how.
ever, mat the word "borrowed'' which used was not
pfcssiy the proper one far the places aud it has be y,
souseo' see by our Auditor, while it may have mis-
lea ohers-Ths fact is, only dreic the money from
The Bank to pay of demands against the service " bcb
were constantly coming in against me- and which there
we're no funds oil the Government in hard or in ths
bhnK to discharge viewed it, Their fore i'm the ljVhi
OF an Gdvdnce TO me for the use of the Gopsyu,nenf
as II really was aud MI Newion's letter shews tha'
ne regarded it in the same aspect-Ujs VOID. are.
IHeSe ddcdHces have bsen made soreIv ON G,pern.
"e'f account and 10 subserve the public interest nc
c0F00tce nun dpTGCicc commencing Nth establish
menu V Mts obtce, as will be seen BY reference 10 our
returns made weekly TO the Secretary Of the Treasury
hhd iressurer Of the United States In most instances
rsquion' regularly made and approved exhibit