Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-02

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tahd with great pr"prety to the honorable Secrcta-
ry and opens with ilnposu,g statement of nv &C
count follows:
Tho bu.snce now appeuring dne n tho (3ov
eminent from Miles King ON tbs books of this of.
icf,,s &3a3s %
The Bank of the Unite States haspre
sented 10 you claim for moneys over
drawn by him while remittauces were
suspended, previous 10 his removal of 4OIa4 ~
The same Bank has presented to me
similar claim for money paid Ichabod
SCRANTON, Tor stone, 500 so
S44.d7s 81
And going little ont of the wy of his duty to ma
compliment to his friend the Secretary, for saving
the Government, from my intended fraud our AUDI
tor proceeds to MT King had present. ed In this
oaicn clsimed and obtained credi, for most of the
items contained III the claim of the Bank before that
claim was presented lad the ,anoes ca lied for
By HIM before his removal hcen made he would have
paid the CLAIM of the Bank, and his whole default
would then have been to the Government. The sus-
pension OF his calls OF money by you, and the conf
dcnce of the Bank which induced them to suffer him
t. overdraw shifted most of his default from the Go
vernment TO the Bank.
''Phe actual amount of default to the Government
and to the Bank, is, as above stated St4aT9 81
He has presented to this Office claims to
the amount of SIS, SOC 70: 1850 e5 of
which, it is certainly ascertained have
been passed TO his credit hong ago, Leaving
Sio,e5o 81 claims for extra commissions,
III rest clerk hire. &c. presented to you
and rel .cted. 81 $40 80. Sp4si 90
'fhus, 1T every dollar claimed by Mr..
King, except what has actually been al
lowed, we're passed TO his credit he would
sii De IN default sll,sas 81"
Now. in making this statement, it appears 10 me.
nna VIII probably appear TO some others that our ad
venfurous Auditor has made rather k,<, sy 70 +. n .
draf upon the supposed ignorance of Congress- and
the pnbIic For is it not obvious 50 every one at
single glance that he has been able t., ua Re on, ,be
appearance OF default against only by shesDiag off
what is called the claim Of the Bank for the large ann
of S40l44 ~, ne # it were really part of nv ac
count? But with what propriety. ask is the claim
OF the Bank introduced into my account with the Go
vernmenH The Secretary i, will be remembered haa
ated expressly that this claim, which he bad re-
9uesed the Bank Ia shsso to hun, under NO view
'fthe case, admissible He adds too that TO INV.
allowed it to the Bank, would have been To allow me
whole weight of my default upon the Government.
and evidently takes small credit to himself for the
ingenuity with which he baf1ed my design, by pro-
testing my acquisitions for the money, and leaving
tho Hank to beas ITS part Of the burden as II
might Now it is observable that our willy Auditor
wh" knosos has nan, echoes his words on this point
l!f, indeed he did not suggest hem) aud Hotters his
honorable friend into the notion that his ref1sino y
drafts for the money which had borrowed from the
Bank for the public sercice in the way chat ha va al
ready explained. really a masterpiece of potco,
dexterty that could not fail to him with immor
tai glory. He adds. moreover, himself as another
reason why the claim of the Bank as he also AFFECT,
TO call IT, should not be allowed TO the Bank thS in
TACT the iarge part oft had been allowed to me .be
tore the claim of the Bank was presented" This
tets out, by the way, what have stated. Tint tho
BANK has, IN fact. never been forward "to set NM
Gay claim for this money but has always been willing
TO let me go on and settle my account with the Coo
was both able and willing, am, to fulfil all INV
engagements with itself in due time.) And 6n,jy
our Auditor does not even pretend that this claim
the Bank has ever been presented to him. who is the
proper accounting officer, for he says distinctly bo
Bank ofthe United States has presented to ron claim
for money overdrawn" &c , a fact which he could |
not officially know, and which it did not sppe.r On
ms record ought not to have appeared in his report
indeed he yet more expressly says this very state
ment itself, tho "the balance now appearing due tn
the Government from Miles King on Hte book, of thu
office Is 1886 20'-and no more! Why then ask.
In the name Of common sense is this oyetanded cla
OF the Bank which has not been allowed to IL for nj.
these very sufficient r,asons still down in nv &c
count with the Government? And why, demand |
IN the name of common honesty, if must come into
my occount at all, is it charged t. nv debit when 40
ths Auditor himself states, and as agree il boa in
iao' been allowed to me- ut last flor the larger mart
OF It al icast on his bnoka' Ought it not osf ces Tlv
nave 0PPedTed n, ms report, as it stands on his
COOKS, to my credit Or if it was deemed unneces-
sary to spread the aohoie Of my account on tho face
he report and to state only the balance was not the
larger part OF this CLAIM already allowed to me most ev
jaeniy merged IN mt balance? And how then, g. Why
ak once morT, is it ye, brought out again. and
mos. prrPosterously charged against me- instead of
Demg credited to me. my account The truth ia
nae 9een done from necesaty.--Onr Auditor saw
pany'ui our Secretary did not) that it would new
or do to trust to that poor little sum of S3 s35 20
ssa'nst me on n's books, wherewih to mako me ont
q d9autter. when had already handed in rla;n
ogsins the IoVeTnmen TO the amount of S34 $50 as
part OF which, with all his facility of rsiectjoo and
Impending he must be obliged common dece0cv to
allow. In this strait 1t readily occurred m hin of
his experience Of the eZtent of human ignorance I
that he could play off this good large sum Of $40 IL
II against with fine effect. II was. in truth t
'ny using sort ofseIght of hand which he had prac
ised thousand times before with geai applause; and
which he hattercd himself would do well enough IN
eceve: or at least to srnuse the mob of pudgeona
boat hIfn. Ths honest pshlic however, will see az
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