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

secured has have stated by eesd in trust on a mar,
Of my estate went on to hand in my claims against
"e "osernisent, including the items OF this account
WIN the Bank, and intending TO settle with tho Bank
astoon as The Government, which more largely in
nv Teo'' 'eted with me. 1t is entirely plain, then
oi nave never Intended to repre-e mt this
III me bhS asa pItrdte affair of mine in lis origin.
hu; ha'e only aud Justly con,endej, that after IN.
ooV"fhment had refused to recDghiss II "a public
one, and 80 made il NY private debt. there wa.
'aen 90 rropre,y or hoIor in referring TO il at all
but our Auditor. going on in lie way. argues that
zoe case would not bs altered II WERE (s il certain.
~ was noD "a private loan, obtained upon his note s
cured IN due form. Tbs question:" he saws. 4, moi
IS Mr.. King no,c defouiter. II is tpas MIR Kioy a
ieau'ter at the time the Secretary commenced the in
vestigahon OF his accounts! II h. was then de .ul.
ter, the case IL fully made out. He wa, Nav, Agent
Claims against the Navy Department were presen ed
% ,m nun which he had no money to pay. He borrowed
OOo0 aud applied il 10 that object He brous h the
receipts 70 Washington, aud got credit tor them In
stead OF hnding any thing due him from the Govern.
men, 10 pay the money borrowed he il still Ia debt to
inc government upwards OF $4,000. Doe. not tai>
shew he was in default upw Of 900 at hs time
ne obtained the loaas f the G,vernm IN, had m him
Sioooo TO pay these claims he wosld have been charg
." more man he now is aud his default would have
oeen upwards al 43 900. He in default therefore
more than 5000 when he borrowed this money"
nus u nice e Piece of logic; and it is almost pi-
10 spoiiiG but its faacy and frauinlence are y
shewn For, in the s place, il obviously assumes an
arbitrary and uncertain date az the point of tin, 10
which an imaginary default shah he referred. For
chen did the Secretary commence the invs alton nj
my accounts! Was II may ask, Just tohen mn office
,cas particularly ,canfing for another and more a.
S'eedoe PersoM Surely, IL is pretended thad had
no money OF the Government in tn. Bank at anu ti,c
when ought TO have been there, 1 have tight TO
demand that the time. aud the very day shall be spe.
ced IN order that may be able TO shsw by The Ger.
uica'es oil the Cashier and other WISE the Gasy of the
eharse But the beauty Of the reasoning Is that IL as
s"hes me absolute correctness of our auditors dr5i
'Tdy and partial settlement of mn account. II az.
sume' THIS, when have shewn quite enough OF hi.
style oil proceeding in my case impe ach his conduct
anu utterly 10 disgrace his character az Judge a.
sumes that was aJU and finished settlement of my
account, although he Acknowledges that I informed
,n mat had many other claims, which I had no
dh before him. when he found il az he con.
esses Ia hisrepy, FOR his defence the lust
complaints oil my friends 10 make partial aud vinde
zee report o. my case, IN which. he admits he "coud
not conhne himself TO cold official detail Of facts"
assumes. moreover that l have actually no claims
"na'evcr against the government, when every on
mus have been sati.Gsd that have manu- for actual
Arrangements &c Sc which ought to have been allow
ed lhusit decides before hadd in hs own favor every
par, OF The dispute between TIE, which reserve for The
ueci.on OF The jury And thus this pretended demon.
SV"ton oil my default turns out 10 be only an impu.
hen begging Of Tbs question. which proves nothn,
ou' me despair oil my to establish his point In
any o'her way So he catch Of the trick in its new
form, must now be open TO every vigant eye.
90 be C0ntinucd)