Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-13


pathe'icaly bewails the injustice done to Gardiner,
by his rejection in the Senate man convicted of and
expelled for bribery, by the Legislature of Ohio!
From the United States TeiegraDk
(CoMMU NIcArED
The Fourth Auditor has read Lieut. r Ran
dolph's address to the public He will enter into no
formal reply; but wishes call public attention 10
few prominent points
He never charged Lieut.. Randolph with writing
the anonymous letters. On the contrary he express.
" stated that he did not believe him to be the sIaqo
of ,be day ~
What Lieut. Randolph means by his insinuations
relative to Mr. Undertakes mutilaed letter book he
neither k,o,os suspects. He did not know of the
existence of such hook until it was presented TO
him in October, 1929, by the Clerk nsu,iiotsd as it
non as Neither before nor since, has it been out of
the office since he has been in it, according to the
best OF his knowledge and belief 1t is believed ne
to have been in possession of the individual spp
posed to be alluded to, if it even ever seen by
HIM in the Office out, Cuisines day." or ssrot ON
business day " lie admlres the prudence of Lieut.
Randolph IN keeping to hmselfthe evidence hich
his iRsiDuations are based.
Lieut. Randolph states, that he knows nothing of
the erasures in Undertakes officers receipt book
1t was delivered into his possession at Port Nahon
and was produced by his clerk in the office All the
alterations were made between the dates of those e.
vents.
Lieut.. Randolph states, that q letter was written
to him by Mr. Norman sunder date of the 18th
November, l829) under cnver to Mr. Kendall, who,
instead of handing or sendIngt to me, SO arranged
the matter that on the 26th, having received no re-
ply from Mr N. proceeded to New York, and on
my return Washington, found nv letter in the most
Office, with the endorsement of the amount of posta
upon it, in the hand writing of MIR Kendsli'
o. all this Mr. Kendall knows nothing Very
possibly such letter came under to him; and
as in all other like cases. he returned it to the nost
office to be charged according to law The zen
dorsement of the amount of POSTAGE" is not in his
hand writing, Ike his hand. 1t was made at the
post office where had Lieut.. Randolph applied he
would doubtless have found the letter in due trnc
Had Mr. Norman put his own name as well "a
Lieut.. Randoiph's the outside of the letter, Ny
Kendall would have known that there was a cores
pondence between them.
Of any remttances made by Mr.. T'imberake,
other than those mentioned in his report the Fourth
Auditor knows nothing. That he did purchase
stores in New YoRK for the use of the ship, both
before and after the sailing of the Constitution, and
pay tor them, 10 very probable.
That any Inventory Of Mr.. Undertakes public
and private stores was taken, the Auditor does
not know That an order TO that effect was gwen
he cannot doubt. Nor can he doubt. that Com. Pat
terson was told at Boston, that The inventory had
been forwarded to the Fourth Auditors Office
Lieutenant Rando pin states, that in relation to the
money received by him, there has been "no conceal.
ment'-'my conduct" US he, "has been open frank
and consistent with truth" No evidence of receiv-
ing any money left by Mr. Timberlake, appears in
his papers. He did not inform the Auditor that he
had received any until IT discovered from other
sources When asked to furnish the amount, he
said his account current when made out would show
He did not state the amount to Commodore Patter-
son, the Second Comp roller, and the Fourth Audi
tor, although he admitted he had memorandum
which wound shew. Since the Fourth Auditors re-
ort made, he called at the office TO make ont an
account current from Mr. Undertakes papers; and
when required. first to put down he amount of Tim
beriake's money received by hirR refused 10 On so.
He does not notc state the amount in his address TO
tie public. Is this s'no ccnceolmeUt"-.soDen and
frank2'
Lieutenant Randolph explains nothing He does
not state why he did not charge himself with Tim
berlakes money received MahoD, and take receipts
for its disbursement much paid by him far ] B.
Timberake, nc did for payments made out Of the
money he received at Gibraltar.
How it was, that lie paid away on public account
near 50 600 more than he has acknowledged to have
received, before the arrival of the ship at Boston:
How it happened that the amounts paid by him at
Boston added to the amount returned to the Treas
ury, fall short of the amount there by more than
ST., 600:
How it was, that after making all bis payments,
receiving oil his pay expenses, and ennoluments, and
returning 20 the Treasury the amount found due, he
still bad loft. for his own use about 90 900:
How it happened that he took home to Richmond
check tie United States Branch Bank there,
for SO 900;
Or, why he took credit for twice as many s!ops as
he was charged with
Nor has he explained the act attcsted Nv Lieutcn
ants Toilette and Tallmadge, AMI confirmed by the
Stewards memorandum now i'll this Office that he
Continued to sell Mr. Undertakes stores after his
death, and has not accounted for the proceeds.
The Auditor did not make these facts He found
them in existence. None will deny that they are
mysterious. His report shows that ne has attempt
ed to develop the truth. he Will sti attemptit It
was friend Of bis who offered The resolution, and
compelled him to report to Congress the progress
made IN the investigation. AS 10 coupct-
cd, Lieutenant Randolph will probably have a chance
70 give bis explanations, ard account foE Mr. Tin