Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-03

'oners OF the Navy under whom mad made the
,onrart Tor the stone, dated Nov. s. 1890 enclosing
tn papers to them and requesting them tc approve
the Claim &c they foundit correct the co,nraananf
Of che Navy Yard had refused 10 do so Two DAYS
a afterwards received tho papers back from the
Board with their approval Of the account in these
worlds cit appearing that the stone contained IN
the annexed bill was inspected, and received by order
of Commodore Barron, reason can be discovered
why il ought not to have been paid for, il being OBJ
vious that it tho stone in quality had not been
cordug to the provisions specified in the contract,
that Com. Barron would not have permitted il to have
been received" (Signed) Jno. Rodgers; dated Navy
Commissioners Office Nov. 4, iSss Furnished
with this, then enclosed the papers to the President
informing him ogain that the Commodore had rcfu-
sed TO approve the account which the Board had thus
certified; and requesting him to dispose of il he
nigh, think proper. The President therenpon re-
fsrred the papers TO the Secretary who made his
port upon Them under date OF the 18th Jan. 1880, in
which he states: 1T appears from tho examination
o! the documents presented, thai Scront0n delivered
the stone nvreeabiy to order. amounting TO $500: aad
from his receipts that he has been paid He says
also, sit does not appear that Mr.. King has received
any credit in the settlement of his account with the
Fourth Auditor for this sum-
Looking, however las must presumed much
more deeply into the subject thnn the Navy Commits
sloners had done he the difference IN the two
receipts, 1.-THE one to the Bank and the other to me-
already mentioned, and adds. in his characteristic
way 1T il to be noted TINT the original receipt states
the money to have been paid by the Brapch Bank of
the United States ut Norfolk the duplicate by Mr.
King, as Nary Agent. This mysterious transaction
requires explanation AS the subiec, was thus sus
pended again, "my friend-snd counsel" but who was
not 'my counsel" except he was q Senator from nv
own Stare.) wrote the opinion which appeared among
the documents, and which explained this mysterious
transaction" so clearly that even the Secretary
believe, found it quite satisfactory" at last At least
was afterwards told by Auditor what ne has
himself stated that the claim would be allowed
without any further difficulty. Accordingly, upon
my return to Norfolk l informed the cashier that il
would be; and, at his request endorsed the claim
over to him, as he seemed to think, Though did
not) that my assignment might he necessary to ena-
BILE him TO receive the money. Here thought the
matter would rest at last But | was reckoning
without my hos for it turns out after all that the
claim has been allowed; and free him from any
further trouble about IT, hive paid the money To the
Cashier.
| This is long account of q small matter but i,
may serve to shew wha vexatiouS difficulties | have
had to conflict with in the attempt settle my
counts with men who determined from the be
ginning not to settle them hut in their way. /;
shows also. most pc rfe tv the total fsehood of oil
Auditors charges against me the subject of this
item. For how indeed could have concealed the pro
tended fact that the stone had not been received
when had the certificate of the person who inspect
cd and received it by the Commodore order &c
shew it had been? And how could | conceal the
Subsequent condemnation of it by the same Commo-
dore when the want of his approval of the account
growing out OF tat tact was the thing that haC
created oil the difficulty which appealing to the
Board. and to the President, himself remove; ant
was accordingly expressly stated the sole reason
for my applying to them in The case? And how car
our Auditor now say that 1.-The stone was never re-
ceved by the United States when the assertion
conradcts not only the certificate of the Inspector
and the certificate OF the C~o'ri.rsionoro, but tho
report of the Secretary himself already quoted. il
which he distinctly says: sit appears from he eranii
nation Of Ms documents presented. that Scranton de
hrered e stone agreeable to order" Is it decent fol
our Auditor to contradict his honorable friend this
way, And as to the round assertion that it was long
before the last presentation of the claim, if not be
fore the irs delivered to the DISPOSITION Of Mr.
King" utterly deny that it has been delivered
| to me at all. down to this day. On The contrary
have always refused to receive it, and the
lies upon the wharf rented by the United States and
| of course in their possession. Yet the claim for il
is rejected an these facts the contrary with
standing: and still further TO punish me, presume
for attempting to deceive the rural of on
Auditor about it. it is actually charged las hsv,
seem to my debit in the account. After this if thi:
stone is not absolutely that Of Ssyphus instead o
Scranton. it shall rest forever where it is, a per
Petnal monument Of the malice and meanness of IN,
accusers together.
To be concIuded.)