Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-07-06

Treasury II Is all out of the question King has made
use OF the public money suffered il be used bv Others
who took advantage of him,) and then shifted his default
upon the Bank" SC. Sc
Mr. King in his reply 10 Mr. Kendall soo,,s ;,,,s
nant ut the attempt to blend his loan from the Bank with
his official accounts, and thus make him out dchu
or, but now could 1t be otherwise! These advances |
were made by the Bank for public purposes-and HE
account was kept signed "Mes KIM (as) Navy Accent"
The Bank did look TO the IT, States for re PAYMENT Can
any r9not be entertained upon this subject after reading
Navy DnpARrMsNr
.. - October SOFA 1920.
Sir: Since perusins you letter OF The gh instant TO
Nash Legrsnd. Esq. Navy Agent at Norfolk. have
examined the account current OF Miles King, E,q lat.
NSyy ageht with the Branch Bank of the United States
Norfolk 'or the mouths OF June July aud Aueu.t
Agent - "s'"s' ''e '"''
From cursory nsre ction of the accouo,s of ,h Ia.
ngen as settled In the Treasury Dep rtnent appears
that he has obtained credit for the whole or princi
pal items charged against him the account with the
"unaer these circumstances am no, aware The, The
Department. can afford any aid facilities to the Bank
IN the liquidation OF the aforesaid balance
GEORGE NEWTON Esq
President Office U. States .MorfoM
OFFICE BANK u STATES
.No,foik, Oct 9th 1929
"SrR: cheerfIlly comply with the reque.t OF the
secretary OF The Navy, communicated in your note Of
IN
ment amounting TO sofa H. ses on, of advances
made 10 the late NAVY Agent, TO able him 20 NEE,
demands against the Navy Department or supplies OF
TIMBER rrovion', bread, ship chanllety pay cr sea.
meo, mechanics, aborers, Sc furnished and empoyed
at The Navy Yard and Dry Dock
"Ihese advances have been made soley on Govern
men account, aud 10 subserve the public interest in ac
co,dance with practice CONNIE ncng with The estab
shmen oil this office, will be seen by reference 10
our returns mad" weekly to he Secretary the Trea-
sury, aud Trea'urer of the United States In most in
stances acquisitions regrlay made approved were
exhibited at this office, to shew the objects for which
money was required upon which, in order 20 prevent
any dstrmen TO the public interest or Naval service
advances have been made even when there ha. been
no money at the credi, of the NAVY Agent or Trsasu
Of the Uuitsd States Besides heinz made ,conan
ed with the objects for which money was re CURED il
was Known from day to day, the payment OF the
checks o the late agent, that the money advanced wa
Apenueu Tor naval purposes and these checks, speci
lying The object for which given drawn 10 order an
recepted are in possession OF the Office in evidence OF
the claim against the Cove and of the applica-
ton "t the money on their account.
~ VIII take leave to say, that in al instances whers
advances have been made public agents and partcu
larry IN The case Of the late agent, INA, the week ~
returns made 10 the Navy Department exhibit the A.
mount advanced, and reference to last weekly re
turn VIII shew that the amount stated TO be due sill
remains unpaid.
am, with much respect,
Il Your ohedient servant,
GEO NEWTON, President
NASH LEGRAND, ESQ Nary Agent"
! the Peto- The n. Integencer, in a ponderous ar
uc'e OIL more man columns, rates the late Message
me PRESIDENT an nigh style II attempts to make out
amid other things, that he has abused his constitutions
power by the Veto-that Washington arrested but on,
bill by the ve,o-Je1erson and Adams nonc-NIadison
three con of constitutional dificultv ACQUIRING n
long lniervals"-but Jackson has rejected as MANY AZ
flour bills at once-But does the Integencer believe
that Adams would not have consulted better for the oot
oil his country, if he had put his veto upon these w,
memorable bills at once, the Alien and Sed ion Acts
Does ii not know that the great bill about Internal I'm
provemen which Mr.. Madison rejected on the eve OF
laying down his power, covered much more ground
and appropriated much money! than the four bill,
negatved by Gen. Jacksonthat they WERE as il were
the little finger compared 10 the lons of the lion, ne
1t not believe that if four such bills had been aempe,
10 be thrust down the Threats of either Jefferson or Mad
SON they would have rejected them at once'
Let the partiZans of Mr. Clay misrepresent or nur
muir as 'hey may the good sense of the people will sup
port the present veto. 1t will produce the same effect
as the first measure of the sort adopted by Gen Wash
lngton'-Mr Jefferson tells us in his ''Anas" Vol A.
p 1861 that the old President, on the 9Th April 1899
IN conversation with him, introduced sthe representa-
uon Dill winch he had now in his possession for the
TENN Day had before given him my opinion in W rit
ing, that the method of apporonment was contrary 10
The constitution He agreed that it contrary To the
common understanding OF that instruments and TO what
was under TODD at the time by the makers of that vet
would bear the construction which the bill put and
ne observed that the vote Tor and against the bill was
perfectly geographical, northern against a southern
vote, and he feared he should be thought to be taknr
SIDE with southern party. | admitted the motive of
decacy but that it should not induce him do wrong:
urged the danger 10 which the scramble for the frac-
tlonary members would always lead" After some fur
Their explanations Mr.. says that Gen W. sent the bill
W iiouse Oh representatives instantly. few of
the hottest friends OF the bill expressed passion but
the majority We're satisfied, and both in and ont of
doors it gave pleasure to have, length an instance OF
| the negative being exercised"
In quoting from the FedeIalist" the NJ Intellsen-
Ger chooses To stop Shorthand forges 10 add these
words: 1t il evident, tina: there would be greater
danger of his Che PresidenN not using his Do,gey
'te necessary than OF his using it too often or Too
much."-The Federalist al:o says, that the qualified
negative was given for tire purposes Che N Inteil-
g.ncer refers 10 one only )' The primary Undue men,
(says The TO comforting the power in uue stop upor
he xecu,vr, il TO enable him to defend bimsel the
Community, against the passing OF bad laws through
hgsie, inaGverence, or design"-And il the MaVsviile
! bill did not come within the prohibited canons when
would 1t ever be necessary to exercise the power
LUDIcRoUs MISTAKE An opposition print AFT
Philip p. Barbour: The political Bayard of the Con-
sutuii,n.--S1ns Per ct sans reprOche, "asks with the
utmost simplicity how MIR. T. could make Mr. Barbour
| the political Bayard OF the Constitution Was not Mr.
BaysTd opposed to Jefferson, his io"! Was he not
an ultra Fsdealis," &C. &c. yet (says this eruli,e
Eiror) has Mr. Taylor In the face of those facts no.
orious as meridian selected those oppOstes for
comparison and political identity! Here is specimen
oil Jacksonian orihodoxy.-Bnt say, let them alone
Tor the present, only give them rope &c--We pre-
sumo there IL scarcely school hoy in America " no
would have fallen into this ridiculous mistake Thu
Eliior obviously contounds James A. Bavard Of Della
/ ware, of The New World, who died in 1915 with the
Chevaisr Bayard, OF France, in The Old World who
died in 1924, three centuries before s. who hss
familiarity styled the Knight without and without
| reptoach. Such.i specimen ri Coalition T. ud
tion"--''Let them aone-ony give them rope enough"
SC &c. SC.