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

juRgler has attempted 10 hoax their credulitv and
Will only pay him for his pains with the scorn which
suppose, will only laugh at this exposure whle the
honorable Secretary may perhaps stare. and ask him
for an "erptanat;on," which he will give him at once
and 1t will be "sdtis/dctory," of course.
have similar objection the use he is dixposed
to make OF the 'smilar claim which he says the Bank
has presented to him for the money paid Jchnbod
scranton tor stone, $500. 1t is claim which have
against the Government. the nature of which sh,lj
expuin hereafter, and which he has refused to allow
to me- tor sons which e has stated In his report
and which shall examine in due time In the mean
nme; as It Is an item of credt which claim, and
winch the Govs rnment has refused to nav cannot
very clearly perceive how can be brouGh, ;ntn mo
account as debit against me. Allow him 10 turn nv
rejected claims into debs in this wny and il in asy
20 zee ..a' nc might indeed make me defauIter
70 almost as great an amount as he could wish
No", with these renarkSyallou me to correct his
Imposing statement by icavng out these two items
rom the debit side, which certainly have NO business
stands. ~ A0y
me balance now appearing due to the Govern
nent from Niles King the books of this office is
IN. IN. , $685. go
the amount of $i3aoS 7s--$e $50 Is of
"h'cn II ls certainly ascertained have been
passed to his credit long ago, leaving
Claims for extra COMMISSIONS. interest.
Set $40 46 90 10, On,
This. observe. is exactly his own s,atatement. with
the omission of the false debts ONLY And is it not
apparent from it, that if the whole of the claims
winch have presented had been allowed las thew
ousnt 10 nave been, every one of them the Govern
IN eu h ~"u,o nave been shewn to be IN defaut to
IN the sum OF $685. 30! And how then could even
ne have had tho hardhood saw as he Las said tbat
"if every dollar claimed by AIR. King, except what
mas actually been allowed, passed to his credit
ne would still be in default 81 1888 sGs is it no,
apparent that he has no regard truth in any thpo
that he states. s
ilmay be SAID, indeed. that TO mako out this bal
ance due to me- claim the allowance of So, $40 &C.
"nichthe Secretary has rejected Vrry true; but con
siderable part of his is the account for oJd1on,,
ana extra clerk hire which have already explained
IN my answer TO him, ard which think the public
S All. agree WIN me have just right to demand
ana as Tor the rest, II ID claim for extra commissions
such Us have been actually allowed to other Navy
Agents and to far larger amount for inferior NOR
vices; ana for interest which have actually paid on
monies that have been Obliged 10 borrow NJ d0;,
ent times for the of the Government in tho hr;
! ness of my agency. ~
but leave out, if you please this whole s,,no of
40 as 'nadmissble, there is still the SUM of
Slosjo Sd, which contend is fairly due TO mo- and
OF which sum the Auditor allows that q mart s,n,v
ultimately be passed Mr.. Kings credi,"-tbongb
he IS evidently determined make thut par, az small
Us iesl IL should perodventure extingush
that precious balance against which he is NURSING
WIN 80 much care, for The present at least far tbs
purpose OF keeping me still apparently in defalt
IL may De proper Tor me- also, to add here that
fN HIM
have yet other clans against the Government .n
amount OF about $40 900, which have not vel laid
before him (although have distinctly apnrised him,
that have then) because was unwilling, af er the
experience have had of him, to put them into his
hands, until he had irst disposed of tbosr which hnd
previously submitted. Pbey are Of such nature
however l'noy of them,l that think cven he will
mol DO able t" invent plausible excuse for REFUSING
10 oiiow thefn And thus, my occodnt could be SET
tied by any honest Auditor, the Government mus h.
found IN my debt a, this moment in the sum of n,
least And yet to CRAFTY the low and pitful
res"ntmest OF the Secretary and HIMSELF "a .esen
mon TOO winch has been engendered altogethe. bv
her own consciousness of the injury which they ha va
done mel must be reported by this Auditor to Con
gaeas as dcaulter in that paltry little sum of 835
eO sum so small that he is ashamed of il HIMSELF &,
has, therefore, as NO have just seen, attemn,ed To
swen II out INTO more decent appearance by misc
rable trick. ~
Having thus clearly Showed the entire falsehood OF
this whole charge of my bcn1 defaulte, to the d.
VernE.ent, land given by the way a pretty strong
taste OF our Auditors qwuLity) might easily be ex
cused believe by all honorable men. from taking
any inrther notice OF his report. But he has been
pleased seems TO favor with some comments upon
particular items of my accounts. and the vouchers
winch have offered to support them with the don
Bile view of,npeaching my honesty before the public,
qualifications for his Office; and cannot but feel that
ought to FOLLOW him into these minute and otber-
wise insignificant details.
annexed" he says, "ase copies Of Mr.. Kings
'yesr's WHICH nave oeen rejected suspended in
nus ONCE numbered from III to (lI6) inclusive"
10 not intend however to notice them all, but only
such OF :hem as he has himself brought into view
and perhaps few others.
Those numbered from q, to Is, have been reject
cd, because they have been long since passed to bus
credit. The iasinaation hero is obvious but r.aa,
duent. believed myself that these claims Ind hen
aowe9, and had certainly no thought of prefer no
them over again; but told at the Auditors Of
nee IN September last, that thew had not been found
passed 70 my credit but still suspended and that
therefore, must furnish the vouchers to snnnort
them did so (that Is, sent in the duplicates. ba
wing presented the originals before,) and now these
vouchers are rejected because the claims have been
allowed long ago The oaseness of the inuenS on
TINS point ls thus apparent. 1t may be proper for me
70 add that have list of these surpassed to be ss
PENDED but really allowed, items from the Auditors
may be Kept in mind that No. is the voucher for the
hlre OF The steamboat which shall have occasion IN
notice more particularly hereafter