Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-08-27
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FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 81. 1850.


assaing Mr. KING, and another which he calls the
"oiack list" These papers appear as editorial, but
are obviously the Eourth AUDITORS, they detail
circumstances which the possession Of the books Of
\ tha' office could only supply. What their character
Isl we peed scarcely state, wien their author Amos
anu their object to sustain the sinking of his
employer, and TO rendor the stipulated equivalent for
Ills OWL wages. Their dcDagogisnl is SO apparent
ana dis listing, that every independent musl feel
contempt Tor the wretch who penncd them; as their
studied misrepresentation and exaggel alton, are so
polPae that The Jackson Press with one or two ex-
ceptions among which candid and mannanl-
nous Contemporary will neither taste, touch
nor handle" the pollution.
inns man has opened career, unprecedented We
presume IN any government. A subordinate officer,
nc assumes all the badges of Independent authority.
re writes and publishes papers Fourth Auditor,
Without tny reQoisition as far the public can soc
ana addresses them not to his superior in Office bat
10 the people Heretofore. reports from subordinate
oihccrs haze bosu Confined to a statement OF facts
called or by the superior authority at whose reous,
'ioh they We're made. Mr.. KendaiPs vanity would
oy 10 incans be satisfied with this plain md old fash
Toned precedent of dscharging MS official duty H
coveted wider Held Wherein to display his dialectics
ms poemc abilities, ms Patriotism and his devotion
TO the "Peopies money"-(a fayorite phrase of TINS
achlasogne Instead OF confirming himself to a BIN,
PIE ana concise staten of The cts called for Ieav
ing 1t to the wisdom of Congress to gather their I'M
pore, 10 observe the abuse, and to apply the remcdy
the learned Fhsban launches out into papeavr,c
NUTS ihVectIVc at laws, usages and individuals and
sonfs into the regions Of oraory. The thinking,
Secretary, instead Of rebuking the lnsolepce md
tranneng Tie otciousness of bis understr apper de-
grades himself, the Navy Department and the CIV
cFnnent by playing second fiddle to his keeper of
accounts.
The spirit and aim OF the semi official publications
alluded to, is absolutely dlobolical 1t 70 rel
Their more nor less than 10 imphcate the late admin
lstruton individually and as a BODY in the omit ~
those agents wno during the Presidency Of Mr. Al.
ans abused their trust and wronged the Treasury.
IL IL oseiese ws presume, 10 exocse the ,n;ua,,c At
reasonng-thai would be labo, lost. In PennsyIya
Vlo, one OF Jackson's "Refcrm'l Post Masers &c N
sqno6, friend Paul Clifford ha $ il for ,;+.r
money from letters in his ofiice--in Name ano,ha.
OF his rewarded Post Masters IS IN the same nrsd;o,
Inent. Would it be just OF gene rous or even rot,
AL TO lay any part OF their guilt upon HIM who an
pointed them, and under whose administrator, tho
quit was perpetrated' Yet would 1t not be quite as
design of the 9TH Auditors publication, is ndeod ma,
tor OF inie encet Is not avowed of course-but If is
Impossible to mistake it. Not the Treasury is the trpe
OBJECT OF all The solicitude displayed by Kendall and
But, whe have constituted themselves It's guardians
nor 10 punish past avoid future deIinauencv-bp
10 enhance the popular idea of the probity and vin.
lance of the eristag administrations by lntroduc,ns
belief of the corruption of predecessors Was the
frue otiveo ft hat
official SANDER which Perennially flows through the
columns OF the Telegraph, to expose offenders, and
forlify the defences OF the Treasury ali men would
approve the end and the means Bot, who so blind
as not 10 perceive that this the motye?-that
covert aud nsdous purpose turks under all this pre-
tended zeal for the peoples money! and affected
horror at The default Of Watkins and otheIse That
the whole proceeding is political merely shallow
opd malignant device to keep up he present admin
strntion by running down the Lost? stalking horse
to conceal the tyranny of the President and his Cab
met! foTiorn eSpedent 10 prop falling and odious
nlnistry? Who so very ass, as to give Amos Gre
dit for the fastldous purity be arrogates? for tho
cessVe refinement which shrinks appalled, at the O.
normities Of Treasury deficit or an illegal commits
$40 on publsm expended
/ Now, good people of the u. States le. us ash CON
one plain questonif it has been found so difficult in
all Governments and 10 Banks to guard agans. de-
faults; so difficult, that of the highest standing
sunk under the temptation of using money trusted to
their care, as we have unfortunately had so many
melancholy examples in Virginia, at Washington,
aud all over the u Statesifwo say, reputed honour
and virtue bave been found weak upon trialsOhos
nay 'cenos expect when that swarm of locusts who
came into Office by General Jackson and who
thnve, many of them (thure also many honorable
ezcePlions nothing in the ,cay 0freputaon 10 lose
what may we not expect, when they como to Wind up
their accounts? When such men as we have seen in
Virginia and at Washngtonalt is it likely that the
gentry OF whom We talking, ,ciH stand
we donot ask the question iuvdloudy-we mere
y wish to expose the liberay ofthe course pursued