Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-24

Hiso the Trend OF tue present ADMINISTRATION
although he Is not the approve oi all iis acts,
who hsppenrd 10 be well acquainted with my
accounts, aud st.od prrpai ed 10 defend them.
/ II WIS thought prudent aid polite, there
fore, 10 shift the sccns oflhe attack upon me
from the Chdmber to the Hall aud the festiu-
ion was accordingly moved - the House 10
winch the letter WAS sent only day o. Two he.
/ fore the close Of Us session, IN order that, III
/ the hurry OF BUSINESS, ~ might escape the expo
sure. hich II 50 rlchiy deserved IL - easy ,ihfn
/ 10 see that although the letter was written ~
obed deuce TO the resolution ot the House, the
resolution OF the House was ~ fact. the con-
irisance Of Secretary, AID very cleverly
got up TO give him al opportunity Of Vindica-
ting his own conduct IN relation 10 me, and. OF
course, by aspersing nv accounts. THIS ap.
paren, motive otthe writer, furnishes the true
key 10 the Interpretation OF his letter, md will
serve 10 explain that curious style Of lusnpua-
ton, which be has so iueeniously adopted. At
once to veil aud accomplish his drHgn. Inc
whole document indeed, 'ss sIngnlar specimen
OF ignorance aud cunning united, CHE result,
perhaps. OF a clubbing OF wits) which | Hat.
ter myself shall very easily expose.
" There is also, transmitted" continues the
Secretary, marked A cOpi7s ofcefiain vouc'.
efs presented iothe Department by the said late
agent. which have been rjectcd, on each oil
winch, respectively, Is given the reasons for
their rejection. or disaliosance lay the ID -
parffnent," These " copies OF certain yopch-
| ers, however, nave not yet appeared IN print
| aai having waited for some DAYS Uast, TO see
fbem, IN vain, may take it for granted, pre-
sunni thai ia" publication of them has been
suspended tor some go0d caHse, which IL has not
/ been deemed proper TO state. II may he con
| jeclnred ho~evrr, lhnk, that the rensons
| ibF tisiT 81 To- a disaIiutVaufp NV DE
phrtmcnf endorsed upon them, viii hardly
seem ms satisfactory 10 The public as they must
| have been TO the writer himself.
But the Honorable Secretary proceeds 10
inform the II ouse and the psblic that IN " add.
! ton To the reasons assigned on these vouchers
for their rejection, It may be proper 10 stat" by
way OF explanation as 10 a part of them, that
| the salary OF the Navy Agent is limited by Inv
10 $1,000 per annUm aud that all sums ALLOW.
ed 10 the Agen' over and above this amount,
are intended 80 cover expenses which have
been necessarily incurred ia the discharge Of
| the duties Of his office, for clerk hire office
| rent. Stationary. fuel, 8'c' and he goes on TO
add thar q" 10 the vouchers alluded 10, II ap-
pears that the demands OF Mr.. King TO cover
| these expenditures were made from time 10
| nme, allowed by the respective Secretaries,
aud the several sums carried 10 his credit ON
iapsc Of from ten TO thirteen years these charges
Tor clerk hire, &c. are re produced aud lhr
Items considerably increased IN amount - Inc
/ Iu5ertHce which he would have drawn from,
| tn premises is nbyiTus enough, but IT i, his
tnrgnrgf only tia, lea'k TO it, and not he fact,
WINCH hi language dlsguISrs aud "A iirle
explanation wal serve 10 Shew that II would
b. entirely hIBclous and IN u.t. For
The lr1lh on this po'nt i', that ior the FIRST
vars OF INV appointment, that is from IL 6 to
| l-2u had hr0ught no change Whatever a.
| g..Inst the GnVetnmeni for any OF these ex-
I IS, but had paId them oil out of nly own
potket but IN the latter year. bring informed
! that such charges had been always allowed in
The accounts otevrlv other agent, deemed II
proper TO ald them also to NINE, and ac-
cordingly did so, changing oulv The sum
/ OF 1920 for them all for the four years which
lad elapsed, tina, Is y little over $500 year
II tn, tune p"evrr. was not appIjscJ ia fact
winch discovered only 10 S, piember OF Octo-
Der lasl IN looking over IN" papers relating o my
accounts ~ the Audilor' Office, 10 wit thai ON
thr OH of June, 1917, u cucnIa ar bad been ad
d,esscd from the Navy Department to the Ma.
" Agents OF New York PhIlsd and
-, Boston, fixing the amoInt of those cx ras ut
CERTAIN sp,cGod Sums That clreolat is Ia
! lhrse words 49," Sir, He nature and crieni of
| L4r business ~ gonT agsHCg involves thr qurs-
lton at reasonable allowances for coniinCau
Expenses, AID for which you are to distinctly
understand that the following allowances will
he nntted ~ lull Of all Office expenses, VIZ
ror office rent Sl5O; CT rk nire $1,000: por-
Ter $40; stationary. DO ks. &c j. 100; fuel
aud candlr5 500: total amount per anuum
= 1000 Now rs II was altogether clear TO nv
Inlnh that this circular although. addressed 10
Ihr Agents At Ncw-l urk, Philadrpha and Bus
ton alune ought, IN ali fairness, 10 regulate the
charges NJ Norfolk also, where " the naturc
and ext nj of the business OF the agency"
made II ohvt Isly as applicable and proper as
! ia ,liner of those other cities, and as my ac.
connts wer" NV sub rCied To the most captipus
criticism ON al ,sihle POINTS, deemed IL en-
ti'elg rorreCt ~ prefer my claim for my extras
/ according TO these established rates and |,
therefore, made out u new account against the
/ Department ~ which | charged them Al those
sums fran the commencement OF my service,
aud gave y credit for the said sum of 1920.
which had already received, for so much
on account. The items ,hus only corrected
and not exactly reprJduced,' were OF cuut 81
" considerably increased in amount" bnl only
b. cause had isnOrantl, wronged myself by
undercharees Tor them IN my former accounts.
II may be- pr"per To state, however, that this
nrM ,ccuunt dbl contain one SINGLE new item,
which wac pla, ed by Hset . hich wns. " 10 eX.
TIA elk hiIr from the ION OF April 1920, 10
this adtr (l6th Aprli 1929 a. $500 per annum,
! $1,000; for rs similar charge had been al
loe ed Ia Other Navy Agents (as even 10 my
seli aiSo from that perind) could see no good
reason why II should not be allowed To ire. |
will only adj, tUnt the ground, on which |
made all those changes, rs given above, were
particularly stated IN note at the foot of the
account itself, ighiCh the SecreiaIy must hare
seen II is entirely clear, therefore. al er TINS
explanation. Whjch Was beiore The gentleman.
hmSct thai he truh oi the case VIII not
counpenance the Imputaiion which his phrase
ologs has been artully fashioned 10 convey,
And, indeed, my right 10 these additional al
lowances which claimed is So appai ent, that
| must believe that nrlther the Auditor nor the
secretary would have found any difficulty IN
admitting il at ouce. il II had not become ne
ce,sary by this time for their own excnlratou