Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-09-07
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COMMODORE BARRON'S REPLY
TO NILES KING,
IN RELATION TO scRANToN's STONE.
20 The Eiifor II The ArarfaLk IIernId

IN RELATION TO scRANroN's STONE.
TO The Editor 81 the Norfolk Herald
SIR AS you have INDUCED Mr.. King the late Ma
Wy Agen, in the full scope Of his efforts 10 iecrv IN,
veraciy, trust that of Justice will iniuce vo,
10 grant me the privilege of replying through the me
dun OF yonr columns. -
ten'ion ffom the chief transactiocs OF his agency II
that OF my conduct in the a.ir, he will find h
rac"iaon as erroneous az others which he has so pu
diciou,ly made. -
This Is matter Of minor impor' ance--tle value nj
the stone IL not sufficient engage the public stten
on the object Of this attack TO divert that attention
ana 10 give u new direction. Here The ATTEMPT l.
Ip"ue 70 tntew The money concerns into the back
ground, aud Introduce charac or aud def.m aion-fne
SUBJECTS Tor his purpo'e-never failing of at
traction! but alas the account must he set,l.d and
then we shall see how the matter s,ani.!
Mr.. King has made rdicniou. di s,i.y of his afr =.
.auon ABOUT my hopor He is pleased to insinna'c by
eau ious play upon words, there ia hope that NAV
ye'enyoy some portion OF respecab l,y although for
soou ne mas gone into almost every circle of society
10 oo'sin The means of stripping me Of that tnoyms n,
Inc CLERGY, he bench the bar, the f,cel,y, the rep
iesentauve OF the county, tie grocer ,he aiior and
most OF cerhcac testimony bas been put in reuuisi,iou
ior me purpose OF proving that, wi ch never
d. him-But let him succeed in whatever hs NAV de-
SIRE, as relates TO me, IL will settle his account or
IN me slightest degree alvance that, which ought 10
be NE wis every viriuou- -nsney that he has
discharged his duty as becomes aiaihful agent.
Mr.. King, in tie freedom of his range has nads m.
he friend OF The 4h Auditor; this ivo suppose he
has conferred upon dist:ncly for the purpose
OF clas.ng among the number of hi, cine an accus
ers''-"IIis fiend" he says-.How has he ,r,;v.J a.,
this fusion .--Wba does ne know 10 iustjfv him in
announcing me 10 the public the friend Of the 4th
Auditor 81 have written that gentleman several let
.e, an oil witch are oren to the inspection of any one,
and once Jaw Mr.. Kendall for afsw minutes Now
this = the whole OF our acquaintance with tn, exc,n.
ton of The letters which have re ceived from him all
Of which. suppose he can havs no sort of ohecon
10 submit 10 whoever may desire to see them, or 10
their being published
MIR. King is very anxious TO see Mr. Kendalrs ,ast
iet.rto me he likes "to see the whole Of thing
he does not like this holding back parts Of
dence. Nri'her do land il lie demands the corre.
dence OF others, he refuse to produce hs own In
vslved! ' "
Where is his letter TO Scranton, which has produced
such an accommodating answer about ibis two faced
stone, which in Connecticut is called Curb Sone"-
end III Norfolk, cater il gets fe feet above the level
Of The ground, il obtains that eievaiop)
the tile Of Coping Stone" TO which il has n. liul.
claim as Jeiihes Wilkinson has TO that of .Kaser in
Spefer."
IL does not appear 10 b. an easy matter forMr X
to come at the Truth OF this Stone Transaction and none
that ever occurred in this yard, susceptible of an
easier aud clearer calculation; that H. If il had been
fair and wellintended one from tile first appsar,nce Of
the stone here. Mr. Murden cer,ifies that The 6rst
cargo mat came to Norfolk was condemned at The Yard
and afterwards sold TO Mr.. Tuns-where shall we find
the proof Of that tron.acon BY what authority was
that condemnation made, and who was s'Mfaster In
sPectot' on That occasion Was this the stone that
was dsapproved Of by Mr.. Langleyi If his opinion
was so respected that OCCASION why il, il now disre
gardrd, when II has undergone change. (see Mr.
LapgIey's letter, No ~
This first cargo OF Stone il the one that alluded o.,
that same Stone which held the conversation with
Mr.. KiGg about, and Afterwards sent Mr. Langley 10
N tiok, requesting him 10 represent the qualify Of il
to Mr.. King, as he had done me-upfjt for ths nur
T'se for which il brought this yard and in mo re
spev agreeable TO contract; aud the surveys already
published, prove this fact.
row. IBIS Is the Stone that I always suonosed us.
landed on Tayior's whsrf-and vhyi becsuss Mr.
King rrqnH'ts' that II sheud he depo.ited thersif n
was no, pn' on ' wharf agreeable 10 bis request but
taken over 10 Norio was so ,sitbon, ~, 80
Knowledge, and have no recolIsc,pn or h.a; NY
nen any 'ur'h'r ntercou',e with Mr.. King Mr. Scrsn
sxrsn, ny IN "l,on to any other Stone
Mr. Mufden further states thr m M. .r,;v., n q, .
second cargo OF S'on~. Mr. Scrsnto, and Mr. King &C.
rrompaned It to The Yard, and on dsir rsinrn' Mr.
King informed him that the Commoao'. 30" MT
ed TO receive the Stone, and further that >, @
alter MIR. Scranton csme to the Office and ~
csrtlheate OF inspection Of Jefries Wilkinson $500
master Inspector, Now, this is The Stone ,,,nn,
that MIR. King audss TO- and which h, saw. orI.rses
wilkinson to inspect, and az have before STATED ~
which lhave no sort OF recollection, nor il Il probab.
That ever did, ~ we had psrson eppIoved 10 a.
Yard At that time, for tat particular Dissertation M tv
as Mr. Kings own letter, (herefo annexed No 2 !
goes 70 prove the prron he there aliudes to- he II re-
MARKED, TsS employed in this YarJ, a, "S,psrinten
dant Of Masonry" until the 9th Of sso,sn,bs, 1000
being sx weeks after Chi inspection IL said 70 haye
place Mr. Mufden then p;o-eeds, and inform, ~.
that on The presentation If this receint bs 80, 4. ,
bill for this stone, attaching The n.pector'. ,ecei
and also that the document was signed bv Mr. tS;na
and Scranton was tod 10 go to the Bank wbers HE
amount would be paid 10 him
Nov, here thep, this Transaction arrives az n poin
when " becomes necessary TO notice II criiirslly--
M KING sends the Contractor 10 me Bank far m,
money contrary 10 the usage of The Yard, and In III
feet pl"iaion ~ OIL Jormer precedsDfs. Before mi
payment con'd h'ys been properly authorized by him
the accounts should have been cerdf.d bv the NJ ~,
SorekerPsr, arprove1 y me. and regis,1red fo ~,
Communicate OlFite. Ani IL I bad ordered the H.
spee',on, a. Mr. King and Mr. scranton s,sert. aid
This latter course would have been Adopted bn, r.,
The want Of this evdsnre Of my apprtv,l ~ fbs a.
Pecucn shd receipt Of hs Stone, this aopic ,joe !,
tbr Bank was resoftea %. instead Of procesdog Is,
ordinary eonrse observed a. thisYsrj
The neat tidin9f We have OF fbts trsns,ct n in
orlgai OF he biiI from the Bank--here n sssume'
an additional dgony, and IL was, probably, sxpre,sI