Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-17

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fact, only he who could finally sanction tho la,
Fhthly, 1t Is inconsistent with the fact that ,s !,
would seem, Mr.. Watkins, although he n,ss,d Tho
@ m h n''nse. Zoo. no pains whatever to pass
ry; when the accounts of Mr.. Binney mud oc Ar
Harrison. Ia worthy gentleman who is still Nnvv
Agent at Philadelphia, for similar claims were nj.
lowed by him without any bonus whate ever fSec
NO u Sxthly, II is inconsistent with the fact TINT
although had sent up the account to tho Fourth
AUDITORS Office along with my quarterly return for
pecemoer 1925, certainly could not have expected
II To have been passed by the Fourth Auditor with.
out having been first allowed BY the Secretary and
was Wen assured that he would allow it q matter
OF course ana consistency, as he had already allowed
those other sinar claims. without any consideration
but that which was always n sufficient one with him
the justice of the account itself. Indeed il will an
pear by 4 letter from Mr.. Cuts. the then I'd Conn
troler who suspended the account that IL would nroh
ably have been allowed by the Secretary if it had
been presented to him at the me. ss in fact he told
ma himself that should be. (Sce No 0 J seventh
y, IT Is wholly lncoIssc ont with the fact, that Mr.
Watkins subsequently acknowledged that he hnd
drawn the second and third drafts upon me hout
authority and gave his for $500 in part Of
them and his promise TO settle the balance out of his
pay And lastly, II Is utterly and absolutely incon-
sstcn with all the habits OF my lc and all the sem
tmcDts OF my heart, with my consciousness and nv
conscience, and consistent. indeed, with nothing upon
earth but the deep and desperate magDity of nv ac-
cuscr. And yet he has the efroncry to add: II hive
heard of other transactions Of similar nature be-
tween Mr.. King and the late Ith Auditorium !,
il indeed quite possible that he has hr,r I'd or sucb. f
nave aeard that he can write letters and is GER
taIniy more natural TINT he should talk 10 hmsrIE
| Will only add. that the misguided and dcgrnoed
man whom, notwithstanding his humlat!on he - 40
fond of insulting on all occasions, may perhaps iayo
consoption denied to his more wreicbed md nonro
guilty successor, the reflection TIM, in all his ,v,n
behring's from the path of honour he has never mali.
cIously trasuccd the character of another although
he has indeed destroyed his own
L have trcSpasscd upon the time Of the read.r
much longer than intended when took TN my non
yet cannot lay down bout noticing as briefly ne
possible, somc of our Auditors closing remarks
which he has evidently designed for effect I, nm
pears indeed, that conscious of the odium which he
mas excited by his masvocnt aspersions Of nv char
ac'er, he Is now anxious TO throw the blame of be-
glmnng tins controversy upon and my friends
The torb, arancc OF tho Government" he saws .to-
wards Mr.. King, great" Finding his accounts
lneXplcablc the Secretary of the Navy put another
IN his place. Having desire do him unnccessa-
ry injury wound The feelings Of his respcctnbI,
connexions, he bore in Hence the abuse hea upon
him. But Nj. King and his friends were not con ,cnt
with silence and for5earaEcc. To complaints Of his
removal were added charges of Partially and inus-
tlce IN tho scttl 'mCpt OF his accounts. Whispers
were heard from the conclaye Of the senate; the err
OF the Presidents abused the motives of the Sec.
rotary asssicd, my character and my place and
those Of the Cd Comptroller were Threatened that
TINS man might cantlnuc to hold his head high among
the honor and chva!ry OF Virginia" Now there is
NOT n syllable OF truth IN the whole of this passage
The fact my forbearance towards these officers of
honorable
Secretary early May 1922 and sometime before
nc could have found out that my accounts were sin
cNphcabie, even 1t they had been so, had certainly
conceived the desire TO bcstow my Office upon anoth-
er gentleman, whose political opinions were moro
congenaI with his own. But he had been admopisb
ed from the most respectable quarter that removal
from Office for mere difference Of political opinion wau
against the puhlc sentiment OF Virginia; and thouph
can readily believe that he had no desire to do me
unnecessary injury, yet he easily persuaded himself
that wa nov necessary for hn 10 fnd some other
motive for his conduct than The real one which he
could not venture Ia aYow. He determined Accord
ingiy TO ind my nc cunts "incxpcabe," or with tho
ready aid OF his assistant, to make them so at once
I"Thc ear of the President was" indeed "sbuscd.r
Tor oan hardly bell We that he would have suffered
mo to be dealt with as ] have been if he had mot
listened to the false representations of others oga,net
me. The hon Secretary removed me from my Office
rom that office which the venerable Madison had
conferred upon me more than twelve years before
WITHOUT any solicitation my part, md which had
afterwards held By the nomination of all his suc
cessors, with the unanimous concurrence Of ihe Sc
nate on three several occaslons-hc dismissed me
from It whOut even letter of decent civitv 10 me
or any ether communication on the subject than q
cold and Formal order, transmitted by nv successer
to transfer my books and papers to him. and TO settIo
my account with the Department. Still did not
complain; but despscd the rneanness and foroavc
the INJURY OF the proceeding. After this and as Soon
rs possible repaired to Washngt on TO settle nv ac
counts. In the mean time, however tho comr,op
newspapers under the influence Of the Depa rtment
or Its editorial manager, had proclaimed abroad that
| was GcIaulter 10 the Government 10 tho a,rornt
OF $4,000 and this long before any one heard OF
'the claim Of the Bank" This naturally bindIed M,
rcsentnent-hu suppressed It, If it was "not tho
desire or the interest" Of the Auditor "to excite tho
enmy o. my powerful friends" it was certainly not
my desire my interest to excite the cnmity Of those
who were to settle my accounts. The Secretary.
and his aid together, had by their Wanted uanonuyre
OF withholding my acquisitions, whilst my zeal for tho
servlce was hurrying me- some former occasions
INTO advances l"r the Department, involved me in
dept TO To" Bank TO large amount and 4 was natu.
faIy aesirous Of obtaining, from the allowance of my
just claims upon tho Government, the means Of dig
charging the obligation which / had thus assumed
Tor It, and the balance also which believed wo ud
be found due TO me on proper settlement. I pro-
ceeded therefore, with all possible prudence, and
patience, TO exhibit my vouchers to remove doubts,
to SATISFY objections, to. explain mysteries TO solve
qubbles, and in word, TO do every thing that Jus.
IT," and honor would permit, to bring my most trou-
oiesome and veXnlious business to a close But