Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-11-30
THE CASE OF r B. RANDOLPH

TIE C;lobe Of Monday last ia0ors most
.i, m accordance with its duty IS inc
s;,s,,n. Of the :. Government" to reheye IA.
6 Corsrnmeai' from the charge OF "no'S""e''
in the case of Robert b. Randolph.
,n;s;,,on, OF the LaU,-that law which
ou 80. hound 10 obey, and which all executive
- orc hound in their several spheres 10 exc
sn,s, u,tbou, partially or prejudice manee .,
-, +, ,.serts that ''the course pursued
towards Randolph is the usual course against ue
Too,sn, disbursing officers, and the one Pc
,,mnfor,iv COMMANDED by iaao Ii there oe al!
b,,.b,sss. II Is IN the law. Neither tne ACCOUNT
;ng offers. nor the Secretary OF the treasury;
10, ,hs President HIMSELF, have any conroi
IL further than to see that the laws oe ia'n'
fully executed. nm,
n. then, " neither the accounting oulCers. w,
the Secretary Of the Treasury, nor the fresIaem
himself have any control over II, TURNER .nan "
s.e that the laws be faithfully eAeeu'e", VIZ!
i. il that the present ADMINISTRATION coming ,n'
of;ce under the solemn pledge OF "reform'
nH ., correcting abuses, Sc Sc, has DELAYED
40 Iong 20 bring this delinquent to justice. why
80 II that from 1929 to 1855 this delinquent
w,x suffered. not only to receive h's pay 10 ioi'
I'm, To reside also in the District OF Io.""o's
daring that periodic visit not only the seat VI
Ca..rnment. but TO draw in person, from the
h,nas of the purser, his pay? Was the tact Oh
his alleged default then unknown TO the "op'
srnmsni," to the as,ute Fourth Auditor, OF 'oe
Secretary Of the Treasury, or was the ~" '"e"
unknown TO them! 4, co,s,,.
Perhaps the tender feelings OF the " "oeer".
,n,nf," and the underlings OF ethce' m'u'u NOV
permit them to prosecute sa'an' "'u,.' WV
IA ss,ved his eountry faithfully IN many
hard fought action. and had shea 'he o'oou " us
youth in avensins her wrongs!
Rnt the la,o Of 1890 was known, ADD the aSeo
Nonrss the late Register OF the Treasury upon
,,bo.s fair fame faint or bemish never Tell, un,'
,ns :. Government attempted II, may tes''ty
,hs, in 1929 its provisions were known.
Tbe alleged default Was known to the :" Gor
..,,,,,tn n 1899. Eaton, the husband OF lin
hsr,,ke,s pidow was Secretary OF wac ne
WAS the surety Of Undertake "a purS'I az 'na'
time. charged as a defaulter, aud was 'n'eres'eo
mot only in saving himself from responsibility a
the sureiu IT Pu.ser Iimberlake' out as 'ne nus
hand Of Undertakes wido"-a> the pr"'et"'
"a ,..,>seniattse 0j-zReg rishts-as the esss
rnrt's OF D uCceased brother of
fcer at the expense Of his widow and orphans -
The alleged default was known In 1899 and
1850 Reports were industrinpslv circulated IL.
Washington. and traced TO official characters.
charging Randolph win default as an officer, aud
fraud as a private individual Requests were
made bs him for investigation into his condu, t.
while memory was fresH. and facts were known
when documents might b. procured, and wit
nessrs we're alive By private appi,ca,ion--bv
pubic appeals. through channels which could no,
escape the duliest vision. did he demand. ave-
almost Imrlore, from the Government an investi-
CATION into these fou! and damniDg charges -
Look To ,he United S;ate-' Telegraph Of the Cd
oi Jolly, 1880. then the ofeIal OF the :. Govern.
meB'. and see tie earnest appeal OF Randolph:
d" IT," SAYS Randolph IN his address to the pub
,ic, -" / have been guilty of pecvniary defalca.
tiuns frauds 10 half the extent with which am
charged by the Auditor, am unworthy Of the
commission with which have been honored. and
deserve the most ignominious and severe punish
ment. II am guilty Of OBTAINING public moneys
in my hands, in violation OF the trust upon which
they were received, justice 20 the nation demands
that l should be compelled TO disgorge the spoil.
IL have connivcd al the Suppression Of import.
ant documents; IL have been guilty Of prevari.
cation and falsehood; if | have endeayored to
shift ny pecuniary responsibilities and Just debts
upon the shoulders Of others, WHY is not the cri
mnal pursued through the instrumenlaity of the
law. and forced TO submit 10 The requirements Of
justice! Yet. with all these charges officially
promulgated and solemnly preferred before the
Legislature Of nv country, the accused. although
he knows them TO be false, has no alternative.
u
judicial inquiry into his conduct.
'lt must be obvious 10 all who have examined
the accusation TO which have referred, that q
minute and detailed exposition Of the facts of my
case would be unnecessarily tedious. Dark surmis.
es and foul insinuations, which may be made 10
mean any thing and every thing, would DEMAND
q circumsiantiai narration and fuIness of proof,
which would ua~arrantably extend this short ad-
dress. No exposition which is not public. and
IN the face Of the accusation and the evidence up
o. which 1t rests, can be entirely satisfactory:
that can be attained only in q court of Justice;
and :" a contest there, invite and challenge
tao,e sho have ausht TO say to my charge. am
not permitted to become the actor in such con.
test. cannot bring the matte, into court.
must wait the pleasure of the Government. which
], cannot but be believed. If it attaches cred, IN
the charge. will furnish an opportunity of bring.
ing i, to an issue-of proving IT'S truth OF demon.
strating its fslsity."
Ye, what was granted to this earnest requests
,,t;v,hn.i boso unorits