Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-27

redundant Treasury the benefits Of which are often
uneqnsliy divided, though replenished by common
contribution"
It Wa. ihas proved nv Mr. Chil,ou. ,hst the Hon
tIr Chiffon was opposed in February la TO ANY fur
Their appropriations in money FIR internal
until the public debt be paid'-.hst he believed mo
system, in In should be aiop-d, calculat
ed to draw from the people sum ct money beyond the
absolute demand. OF the governuien,'-hat appro-
priaon should bs made from the Treasury 10 ACCOM-
plish object, the hcns is Of which must. Of neces
ty be local, not geperar-snd, that would be better
repeal IN. present tariff bau to posses. redundant
Treasury, the benefits Of which are often unequaiiy
divided, though replenishe by common contribution
H. however, tho duties no. 10 be repealed, he was
In favor OF the adoption Of Just and equal prnc
Pile Cor the distribution Of the plus "tor the
general use and benefit Of all
"Surely," says our correspondent, "when
pare Mr. Chon's resolutions with the views Of the
President, and reec, the known vanity Of the man,
II is matter Of asonshmen that he has arrogated
10 himself the credit Of originating OF the opin-
ions advanced in the Presidents Message against
the appropriation 10 the Lexington s. Maysvie Road
Thus condemned from his own mouth, and contend.
inc with gentleman much his superior in poin, OF
talents the reader w III readily imagine the siBguary
piiabe attitude in which Mr.. Chiffon placed. To
the credit OF Mr. Wicklife, II may be said he inflicted
no unnecessary wound the feelings of Mr. Chiffon
or his relatives. This was. at once humane and just.
woad hwe hid bis n, Ssee visited
his respectable relations, who remain firm friends to
the cause and to the principles they heretofore profess
cd. Louisville .adv.
THE TRAVELLING CABINET.
The Partizans OF the coalition to imagine that
they have obtained brilliant argubentum al homincm
whenever they can hear OF the absence of Of the
Secretaries from the seat OF Government. The Post.
master General visits sick child in Philadelphia See
the "Traveil Cabinet" say. the National In,elli.
gencer. The Secretary Of the Treasury takes sdvan-
age OF holiday when the Offices usually closed,
to take part Of his family to Baltimore their way
70 visit their friends in Pennsylvania Oh! behold The
Travelling Cabinet, Gays the Intelligencer On the
turn OF the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary
OF the Navy sets out to meet his children in North
'aroina, on their way from visit to their friends in
that State. What wicked travelling Cabinet says the
lne'igencer The Secretary Of State, after conhne
nen OF sixteen months proposes TO spend fortnight in
attending to bis affairs The Cabinet is all gone!
says the lBteigencer, not of them at the OF
Government, although Of them had made their al
ternate excursions, and returned to their posts
day- b. tore the Argus eyed lntelgencsr appriscd
OF their absence.
But there is supposed TO be more cunning in all this
than appears al FIRST view. The last adminisr alton
was condemned for obtaining power corruptly. and for
their endeavoring to maintain il by deception. No
sooner did congress rise than three Of the Heads OF De-
Parments sat out upon eectoneering journeys, max.
Ing stump and dinner speeches, and retailing private
tables petty SANDER against their rivals the public bu
slness was neglected for months. The Secretary OF
st''e ieh the Minister TO England wholly without in
snc'ons from May, 1925 until time in the year
isZo during which time an act Of Parliament offering
to us the West India trade upon terms which Mr. Clay
afterwards would gladly have taken, expired by its
limitation. When these things known and not
I'LL then, did the opposition papers rebuke the Cabinet
OF Mr. Adams for leaving their duty. Vital interests OF
me hS'on, nnl men perfectly secure were jeoPadsed
nasty was aso travelling the country in the way:
and 1t was then believed, as it il now known that the
department was in the most ntoerable confusion
he Fourth Auditor and his clerks disbursing the
hey, or rather divided il among themselves The Sec
reaTy negotiating Tor pine barren at Norfolk, worth
100 cents an acre aud paying one hundred and 6fty
nes lis value TO reward parzan for his support in
congress; and buying sterile sand banks in Florida
great expense to plant in all TO favor partisan
VINO mad the land TO sell All the actions of the
eitices conducted by men reckless of responsibility
ihe Navy Hospital and Pension Funds plundersd by
clerks In the Navy Department and Fourth Auditors
oiice; taking double commissions for having their
names written in warrant in addition to their pay, and
contrary TO law Ills well known that the present adj
nihsfson have been constantly engaged in restoring
Order out OF the chaos produced by the ggence and
misconduct Of the last-chieHy arising from their
eIecsioneeng trips and stump scenes, when they
10 have been at their posts.
The people of the United States have never cxaced
such severe service from their public forbid
all recreation, or attention 10 private Yet, in
their opinions, this ought be done at the expense
poor regard for popular intelligence when an editor
making high professions Of dignity and intelligence APP
peaIs 10 popular feeling against administration, be-
city for single day. Some of the opposition editors
appear to be ashamed Of their friends, and try pa
ate by referring 10 the upon the last admins
tration When the similar, this will be all fair
but until they find the present Heads of Departments
negectng the public business for such gross and unbe
coming inerierences in electioneering cabas char
terizDg the last il may be prudent not refresh the
public recollection on these subjects. ~. S. TEL
TRAVELLING CABINET.
When eur readers have thoroughly examined the
very lucid expose Of Miles Kings affairs, given by
the Fourth Auditor, have to ask of them the favor
TO examine separately the facts stated in relation to the
transactions OF Amos BDney, very great favore Nj
Wy Agent OF Mr. Southard's, whose liberal allowances
it seems had reached MIR. Kings ears and about
TO he made the basis for the extension of a scene
which had already commenced at Norfolk. Mr.
Southland, il will he recoeced Of the Travel.
ling Cabinet, who visited the Springs in Virginia. and
made various political excursions he was drawing mo-
ney from the Treasury under head of appropriation
and ordering il to be expended under another produc
ing confusion in accounts, transferring moneys contrary
to law, and paying large of money for objects for
which no approximation, either expressed implied
made. Every barrier brown around the Treasu-
ny by law and by the Constitution was broken down
by this travelling Secretary; and understand that
more than million OF dollars were paid by the Navy
Department, under his administration Of IT, for objects
ior which there was no appropriation. The estimates
and appropriations for provisions about double the
cum actually wanted for that object, and the surplus
afforded very convenient fund to make for the bung
ling error in other estimates and also to pay sc de-
nlonds as might be presented in Aios Binneys ae.
counts, and TO meet the drafts of T. Watkins. no
PORTER AND WILSON.
AS our neighbour notices, with much exulfation
the indications OF displeasure which he says mani
tested in Philadelphia respecting the pardon Of Wilson,
and the execution OF Porter Tor robbng Of the mail
we have, we think right to suppose that if oppor-
tuny should offer, he would join in a similar demon
stration OF his Interpretation. does not take
pleasure in speaking Of acts Of which he Ssapproves