Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-02
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! .ur. Kings Reply to "A. Kendai.-The Norfolk
papers furnish this Document, which we begin to re-
publish this day. We have read it with great deal
of attention and still more Indignation II is diff
cult TO ioiagine, defence triumphant Those
most PrePossessed against Mr. King, will acknow-
ledge this, If they will have the mpa r,alty 10 read
1t; those most firmly convinced Of his integrity from
the rreproachabity of his previous life, and from
the testimony OF his neghbors will feel surprise and
gratincatlon at the clearness of his statements tho
funess OF his proof and the ease with which he over
throws the malicious sophstry employed 10 DESTROY
hm as TAR as the reply has reached u.s. we perceive
not one detective point. II every man. of every par
ty' VINO reads 1t with view to learn the truth does
MOI acknowledge the suffciency of the defence-if
'here can be found an exception, among persons of
sense ana can ior-then ready to confess our
serves mistaken and that we incapable of apprc-
ciatihS the force OF testimony, of knowing what
Is true from what is false, when both stand before
our eyes, stamped with the characteristics which
Nature gave them.
The Enquirer laid hold of the Bank debt. as n poipt
upon which MIR King had not been satisfactory A,
'e tite' we demonstrated against the uufalrncss of
preJudging point. which MIR. King had eserved for
MS reply to the fourth Auditor. The conductor of
lhat paper II not devoid of generosity will repent
MS attempt to torestal public opinion and make the
amende honorable to Mr.. King Can any explana.
lion De more triumphant, more unanswerable, Mr.
Mig IN his Official transactions, had obtained upon
his private responsibility the of $40 I44 from
The Bank of the U. States to meet the exioencies
OF the pubic service. HIS vouchers show that this
sum, rreguarly, but periodically obtained, was ex
pended Tor the use of the Govern cnt Mr. Score
tary Branch says that the claim of the Bank (f the
Bank ever preferred ) oas under no uiec of the case
dom'ss'ote' The Government refuse to assume the
debt 1t is thrown upon Mr.. KING although the
money was obtained and used for the public service
The Bank is satisfied with their security One would
suppose that just and paternal Government would
eaSt nave been satisfied to refuse the assumption
debt contracted for its servce-and that Mr.. Kino,s
conduct IN contracting it, if disapproved as informal
must be respected for pat losm and that his rood
intentions would not be perverted to his destruction
This tooutd have been the course of lust Govern-
meat: but Mr.. Kings place was wanted for a partizap
1t was determined to turn Mr. King out, and then to
aay public dissatisfaction at SO wanton an exercise
or power, 1t was necessary to make him a criminal
and defaeiter. To accomplish this, this sum Of
S4O.l44, with which the Government had no moro
to do than with any private citizens money transact
tons is showed Off against him as debt which be
owed to the Government, and after too the Govern
ment. had positively, and pointedIy, refused 70
have any thing to do with IL and had left Mr.. kim
10 settle with the Bank, and the Bank to settle with
him ~
Surely, every man will admit that more kuavisb
drey' scuTVy trick, vier wicked attempt
at imposition, was made, and never exposed
AND by whom Is 1t snade? BY high officer of great
Governments Government founded on the princ
pie OF individual equa lily, and which processes to
hoid The lives, Liberties and regulations, of it's ct-
]ehs' sacred-an officer whose duty it is to act as
Judge between the rights of the citizen and his row
erhh'eh' ana Tor what purpose is this profgate
pcrvcrsion of truth and Justice attempted, To crush
citizen' WHO hrst punished by removal from office
for the independent exercise of the rights of opinion
ana suffrage, 1t Is found afterwards eXpedent MAXI
appear c'm'nd3 that the government may stand JUS
t'hed Oh us tyranny, IN the eyes of the people! If
any thing can render the transaction more detestabe
chah III is made by It's own defurmity, it that it is
perpetrated by and under this Admnistration-tbis
ftepu5tiean Administration par ercetlcnee-this So
cond Washingtonian, and second Jeffersonian Adj
hinistration-thls Administration, which in the rep
reservations of calculating fatery, and purchase
adulaton, uultes in Itself, all the virtues of all Adj
ministrations, that have been, or shall be-
Let us examine another item of Mr. Auditor Ken
dalIs ingenious and elaborate effort to make out Mr.
Il King to be dofaulter. We were struck MANY
others were forciby, and inlurlously, Ito Mr. X
struck, with the charge made against him by Kendall
ofpreferrng second time, for payment, claims which
had been atoccd him. years ago. Perhaps this was the
very charge that bore hardest against Mr. King in
the opinion of the pl5c. Now let the reader OBJ
serve by how plains tale, the s.andercr sileuced
vouchers whch have been rejected or suspended in
this office, numbered from I'll to [f16l inclusive
nose numbered from y 10 [51 have been rejected,
bave been long since passed his credit "
!; This was Tic charge, rather rwbat is great
deal more dangerousl the insiauation-the greater
safety and superior righteousness of Which mode Of
=, attack MIR Auditor KsnIaIl seems to underst ia nd