Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-03-19

Where then must we look for the causes Of his
removal?
We reco.leCt to have heard, some time in the
course of the year 1880, that some orders were
received by Commodore cambridge. signed by
g Amos Kendall On the receipt of orders from
such a quarter, it was said that the Commodore
returned them, with a note, stating that he had
been accustomed, as the rules Of the service re-
quired. to receive all his orders from the Navy
Department, but that he had never received any
from the Treasury Department, nor could he re-
cognize any from that source. 1t may be that
this determination, SO dsrespectful to the Fourth
Auditor, constitutes the first crime OF the Com
modore in the eyes of the President.
The Commodore has offciated recently as Pre-
sident of the Court Martial, convened at Paia-
delphia, for the trial of Commodore Creighton.
On the rising ofthe Coust, tits reported that Com
modore cambridge and other Of the officers who
had been members of the Court, made the usual
applications for the allowances ordinarily made
to them for his extra service. In reply to some
of the applications which were addressed to the
Fouth Auditor, that officer stated that the allow
ances demanded were. in his opinion, contrary
to law, aud that the Secretary OF the Navy con-
Cured in this opinion. We have heard that the
letter of the Commodore was addressed to the
Secretary of the Navy, who replied that as the
Fourth .auditor had decided that the allowances
were contrary to law, they could not be made
If the Commodore. piqued by this treatment
should have written another letter, containing
some severe structures on the conduct OF the
Fourth Auditor, it is only what may reasonably
have been expected, and thus secord offence
against The Fourth Auditor may have been deem
ed by the President so objectionable IN Its CHAR
acter as to call forth the order for his immediate
removal from the command of the Navy Yard.
On what evil times are we thrown, when gal
liant officer, whit has rendered important services
to his country, is to be dimissed from response
bic and profitable station, because he has spoken
freely Of subordinate officer of the government,
who had usurped right which did not belong to
him-that Of debating to the Secretary Of the Ma
w the construction to be put law OF the land;
and Of directing the manner in which the Secre-
sa,v should dsburse the contingent fund which
the law had placed in his hands! Is it to be won
dered at. if. under such an administration, cur
naval officers should loose that jealous aud obi
various patriotism which has heretofore distin-
guished them, and, if even the high reputation
which our navy has achieved should be under
mined and gradually deslroyed!-Nat. jour.
--s89ssas-
Mr.. CRocKErr has issued a circular letter to
his constituents, which is sensible straight for
ward exposition Of facts as he found them at the
last session of the last Congress His known
honesty gives to his statements weight, which
more vanished and highly wrought productions
do not always carry it'll them. The following
is an extract from his circular:
5. You know what a noise was made about
Mr. Adams and Mr.. Clay spending and vast
ing the pablo money. and that the friends of
General Jackson made us believe, if they got in
power, that they would reform the government,
and retrench the expenses thereof. am sorry
to say that none Of their promises have been per-
formed; the expenses Of every branch of the 60
vernment have been increased; and all their
boasted economy was amere trap set for us-they
caught US and we put them in power: they now
not only do what they denounced; but they push
their waste of money further-the Appropriation
Bills will show it. They have sent minister
to Russia. paving him $4,000 outfit to furnish
house. and 50, year salary; and before he
went they granted him the right to leave there
and 90 wherever he chose. and he went to Eng
land, staying in Russia but ten days or so. He
is not going back to Russia; he is coming home,
and has been announced candidate for Con-
gress, and arn told he says he was only sent
out for one wear. j may ask you what YOU think
Of this most unprincipled waste of your money.
ITO give il to rich favorite) practised 10y men
boas ting Of their political honesty and love of
economy; search every department cf the govern
ment from its commencement to the present
time, and nothing like it can be found; this
shows what little reliance can be placed on those
who have the management of public affairs.
The men now in power used to argue in Con-
gress that rlr ministers abroad were ton nu-
merous, and paid too high. They have not re-
duced their number-they have tried to Increase
their pay; and the Secretary of State, protesting
to act in obedience to the wish Of the President,
has recommended the most extravaganza and
splendid embassy that was ever dreamed of in
this country. He recommends that minister
should be sent to the Grand Turk at CONSTANT
nople. at an expense of nearly eighty thousand
dollars for the first year; S50,00o Of which are
for the Contingent Expenses. TO he laid out in
presents to the Grand Scignor. The Secretary
does not state how the So 600 are to be laid out,
that he has left to the discretion of the ambassa-
dor. The Clerks i'll the Departments, when
Mr.. Adams was in power, they said were too
and too lazy; now further pay is asked
for them, and their number is too small! 1t APP
pears, also, that the Post Office Department
instead uf supnOrtnp itS own eynpnseS musf now