Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-24
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THE ANSWER OF MILES KING.

and the RrPnnr af tie fouRfn AUDifoR .
upop the subject al his accounts.
The ratification Of the Letter OF The Sscreia-
~ oCth. Navy. of the 9th OF May, with The
Rspori ofths Fourth Auditor accompanying
II transmitted 10 Congress. Al the close oil ns
iste session, and siuce published 10 the unIed
States Telegraph aud other papers, has IN.
,osed upon me lie unpleasant duty of tfoo.
blitr the public with som remarks III reply
That those communications, indeed. although
m,ir. os'ensIbly, ~ obedience Ia a resolution
Of the House, were both cOntrised aud calcu-
lated ~ iniure my reputation, rs far at least
ms Was deemed necessary for the slndieaion
Of tn extraordinary proceedings Of these
officers 10 relation TO NV accounts, must be
obvious to all. | cannot hui fre. therefore,
that owe it 10 myself. 10 nv hisnds. aud 10
nv fellow citizens generally who mhy inke
bny interest IN my case. Ia tepel The false aud
/ e luminous charges which have been thus o.
/ penly and malIciously advanced, or Insinnh-
! ted against me. In doing SO, however, shall
enAeavor to abstain ms much AS possible from
/ In. expression of those feelings oil honest
| Indignation, which The treatment thai hhse
received Is 50 well calculated 10 provoke. Il
! is not my purpose or my wish, IN my thing
that | shalI write, 10 lnhame the violence III
party spirit nor shall address myself 10 FL.
Their the enemies or the friends Of the prcscnt
adminisiration rs such but 10 NIL cnndid aud
consderate persons, of all parties, who, ierl
confident will ito me The justice 10 weigh the
facts which shall submit, aud dtaw Their
own fair conclusions from ihrm. But before
proceed TO state them. must leg leave 10
make a few preliminary Observations, which
seem to be necessary tn place the iacts the a.
selves ~ their proper light.
hap |
fret appointment ms Navy Agenl Mt Norfolk,
from The venerable Madison IN isio. aud with.
nu' any solicitation from me, or, ns far H, |
knew, from any of my friends an conIln-
ned to hold At from thai time 10 the lfh OF
August last, when WAS suddenly, aud without
any reason assigned to me, dismissed from II
by the present 3ecreraiy Dnnng all this
period my conduct had glsrn. as hid every
reason 10 believe, entire satisfaction 10 the
distinguished nian irum whom my appoint
ment had enauated. aud alsn 10 his successor
Mr.. Monroe aud 10 his successor Mr. adams.
by both of whom hal been dui, nominatrat
The senate fnr re-appontment upon the espI-
ration Of The term u four years fnr winch my
othte was held ~ Law. Oh all these occasions,
too the nomination OF me- MRS sus nm Il bt
the unanimous vie OF he honorable body -
which Il vas made, AM this Nhen The prarIire
com aztec raised Tor the purpose. WITH Ihr
Hsad of the Department In which The upmna
ton more par icularlv relates, touching the
character and conduct Of the oiir,r drsIgnI.
ted by The President previously Ia their att Z
upon his nomination. Inc inference IS there.
+ tore plain rs The tact IL certain. thHl nv whole
course Of conduct had been July appra vod y
I The Secretpiies Mr.. 1b0mpsOu aud Al. Sgula-
, ard, who, It will easily be supposed mnsi Il ~
/ known both my duty aud their own, nj las as
/ we'll a. the present incumbent. Under ihrsr
circumstance, # II had seemed good l. n.
/ JarksDu, lnmrdaIrly upon nj elevation 10 the
/ Presidency 10 DISMISS mr Al once tr1n NY
! place, OF rather 10 deeIinenomnallng me again
/ 10 the Senate, should have had Of coufsr NJ
! personal cause to complain Iae gronnJ oil
| ms proceeding, ,ndeed. would then hive been
! apparent 10 all. aud could uniy haEe befu Te
! garded as a retaliation upon me tor the drri-
! died. preference winch | had Away hael, bur
moderately, dyn"cd inr ms predecessor, aud
| which he had not had the grnrIo.ify Ia farglvt
and, viewed IN that light. hi art c"uiu baye
lr(t 40 STAN upon my chat1elrr, though Il
might perhaps have cast some small sha low
over his o.n. At the sane timr. AZ bplh my
fortune aud my splrii rhl,ed me hbeVn depend.
ine uppaenv ma, could easily have cnnsoird
| my self or the loss II the honour and pIufi 81
INV flee, by the calm consciousness OF NY
| integrity and the recollection ihai ! va Only
suffering doug with many, d lar more worth,
men. ~ other quarter Of nur country, whom
It had suited the vindlril'e policy oil the new
administration 10 proscrIbe BIT whs seIara-
ted from them. 1t SEEMS, IN thr first los ancr,
only 10 he made the Object oi more secret aud
subtle malice ~ the end. | Mas accordnsl "
again nominated by HIM IN The Sruatr N
| March, 1929, aud The committee Of Ihai bod,
having again conferred with the nen Head OF
the Department, nov the Honorable Secretary
himself upon the subject OF my aili,inl conduct.
ami receired from INN, as / maa presume, tie
assurance that my accounts Nth The Department
icere all fair and regular, again unan,nooiy
confirmed my appointment. Aud vei II was
bnt little while afterwards, IN the course OF
May or June following. that il began 10 be
whispered about, rs Homing IRON his Own lips
Tint was To he removed from my Office, aud
upon he ground that WAS "a dstauiter 10 the
| goverumcn
NV is il not apparent, asl,, upon the very
face of the proceeding, that tins charge was
without amy just foundation ia tact For can
il he supposed that the honorable gentleman
who WAS hardly Vet warm IN hls seai, had, IN
the short space oi two months, become 50 thor
oughly acquainted with tie tate OF my ac.
counts, Us 10 have discovered from them " hat
had escaped the sagnci Y OF All hls prrdeces-
| sors, and even ms Own but a lutte While before
that was a dclaulrr the government To n
large amount Aud Is II not ratnrl more pro.
battle al least hal the calumny "as the kind
suggesliou 81 some familiar toad who had
whispered II ~ ms tar. AS very convenient
excuse Tor transferring my office 10 another
iude' q, the gToss pfesarIfaiion winch he stnop
ed 10 use al FIRST upon the subject ofthis charge
against me, btohching It only 10 my enemies
and deny II To NY liteuds, and he different
representations which he made az different
times as to the extent OF the pretended dpial
cation, all showed that he bad, as yet, no such
know edge OF my accounts as could excuse his
charge against me even to himself He has
however doubtless examined them sine, with
all his own sklt, aud with the addnlonal aid oi
a more willy adept TO guide hIs scrutiny aud
we have the result OF his Iahouis IN tue letter
before us-whith shall now proceed TO dss 81
! II beglns, oi course. in the usua form aud