Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-11-22
GOVERNMENT QUAR- RELs
THE GOVERNMENT
versus
RORERT r. RANDOLPH, ESQ.

LQte q Lieutenant w We C""e" $1,000
The singular circumstances attending 'ne
recent arrest Of this gentleman, nave eIc'eu %
much curiosity, that our readers we uae say'
will be glad to be put in possession o. "e sor
nis f,cts of the case We carefully abstain Tor
the nresent. from all expressions OF that ind'gna
,ion which. in common with the rest OF our TEL
ow.citizrns, we are proud 10 Ieei. 81
7, will he remembered that the Court OF in
,,;rv which sat upon Mr.. RandOlph's CAGE foonu
a balance of some four thousand dollars aga'us'
a." Tns verdict of that Court was returned
SONS ten months since, and MIR Randolph ma,h
fans supported by the gentleman who was tne
accountant for both Undertake aud himseii,
tina, many credits ought still to De allowed. Az
The trial there was difficulty in obtaining some
.,;dsnce. concealed in a suspicious way, and
vhich has since been brought to light. The
reader will therefore conclude that the accounts
Of MIR. Randolph are any thing but settled
Hinder these circumstances no steps were taken
10 enforce the judgment Of the Court
Subsequently, the Ign0minious style IN winch
Mr.. Randolph was dismissed from the Navy,
nroyoked him to the insult which he offered 10
the President. Every one is acquainted with
the circumstances attending that transacuon--
most Of his friends regretted it-but all believed
il the result Of gross insult upon the feelings OF
a brave, but injured, man. The puo'ic are ALSO
well acquainted with the steps taken by the admi-
nistration to bring Mr.. hahaop" 70
should have said to punishn'snt-and they know
TO whom he was indebted Tor the saiety anu ,ree'
dom he enjoyed until within the last lew daya
The administration we're unsuccessful tne .as'
spring-they were again disappointed this fai''
and the Court in Alexandria did nothing.
Thus disappointed in their attempts to punish
Mr.. Rando' ph by legal means, they have resort
= ed to others of mere questionable character, we
mean, SO far as their end, and the particular CIT
cumstances of the case, are concerned. we shall
briefly state what these means have been, from
what has been said above, II IS eSiuen. '"at inc
maximum OF the debt possibly que 0y Mr' ran,
doph cannot exceed hVe thoaSano uo'ia,
that there can hardly be said 10 oe auy asIe'
tanned balance. ln tins state OF tn'hss w"a' "a'
been done3 A warrant mas oeen tssueo "o"' Tue
Treasury under the act OF 1920. Tor sum- e1
ceeding tpepty fire thousand dollars! NO at
temp, has been made to satisfy il out OF the pro-
ne,ty OF Mr.. Randolph, and in the first instance
his nerson has been seized and thrown into prl-
soni Is this for the purpose Of collecting a
ANAL balance Of money perhaps due the Govern
mentor is it for vindictiye punishment Of the in
div;doali Mr.. Randolph has properly why was
that mt ,akens The Court of Inquiry had as
certsinsd maximum balance of about four
,,,,s.nd dolIars-why was the warrant issued
for ,,,sn,y fire thousand? The following para.
oranh, viii answer:
Re,ause those engaged in this measure knew
that the onl, relief for one prosecuted in this way
20 he by bill of complaint to District Judge OF
IN. United States, in or out of Court, setting
forth the nature and extent of the injury; which
Judge may. if in his opinion the case requires it.
grant an injunction to stay all proceedings on
the warrant-but, mark this! no injunction
shall issue until he party applying shall gire
bond AND SUFFICIENT SECURITY for the perform
ance of anu Judgment that may be awarded
against him, IN such amount as the judge grant
inc the injunction shall prescribe. Here then
is the expanatipn-by getting up false &C
count amounting to twenty-five thousand dol.
lars, their hope was to ensure Mr.. Randolph's
imprisonment; calculating that he would hardly
be able to give security for its enormous sum
and that no Federal Judge would dare to require
amount of the debt, when the Comptroller OF
the Treasury had made up an account to six
times that sum- This account is in the hands