Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-14
lFrom the Globe, of May i0i
We take the following from the Intelhgencer of yester-
THE CASE OF LIEur nANpoLpu

THE CASE OF LIEUT.. RANDOLPH.
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Inc inteiigencer here assumes that the opinion of the
court as given in the Globe, "must be d5ectiue." This is
artiully designed to make the impressions, that we have
suppressed a part OF the "Opinion'' delivered by the
court, and that favorable TO Randolph. No one, we pre-.
sume' understands better than the Editor of the Intelli-
gencer, The difference between the FINDING of the facts
found.
In The editorial account given in the Globe of the pro.
ceenings, we profess TO set out the "oPINIoN," and that we
gave in full. The extract contained in the PRESIDENT
letter oil dismission, and referred to in the above remark of
the ln,elligencer, is expressly referred to as taken from
Tie FINDING oil the ourt-and is also given i'm the
Globe. N
The President in his letter presents several strong
3 3 now brought fPfunn"s. ~ part ,, me LIHDiNo which
Intelligencer to give a favorable aspect TO his case Amona
others, he refers 10 Commodore Patterson's testimony. We
here give the fact as sworn to by the Commodore, and will.
then, leave it to the public TO decide how far the finding
drawn its decision.
Com. Pattersons ans,ver to the 37M Specification.
enquired, to the best of nv recollection me |SfhiIhh no, near a,l Boston, /
i O"Sis .,"a. which Oh | had directed to Be taken Of Mr.; Timbeiako's
OF the IseasuIyi and, to the best Of my recollection, / was answered
cation, that / can recoIoct." ~ '" ''''0" u 'm' g
IL was SHOWN positively that the inventories, which
randolph is thus proved 10 have assured Commodore Pat
terson had been sent to the Fourth Auditor, were never
taken or sent-and yet upon this state OF facts, so absolute
ly established and in no particular coniradicted. the court
decide that, " II does not appear that Lieutenant Ran.
doph SAID any thing With an intention to mislead or de.
ceire the commanding officer in relation to taking of The
disposition made Of themH"
The court say that Randolph was censurable in taking
fore " Inventories had been duh taken and handed to
nm" And further, " In not charging himself and ere.
dung ms predecessor, IimberIake,i IN his accounts ,oih
the amount Of money and other articles left bv the said
ItM6ertdhe, IF tohich he took possession" Sc &c.
From this it appears, that Randolph wa. directly iate-
rested IN decerving Commodore Patterson with regard 10
It screened him from the scrutiny which il was the
duty oil the Commodore under such circumstances TO
institute TO secure, Immediately on landing, the inte-
rests oi Undertakes representatives and the Govern
msnt. Randolph was thus enabled 10 deposit SO, 900
surplus money in the Bank at Boston, and afterwards,
as II was discovered, TO remit il to Virginia. without
giving any account oil it; and was finally enabled to close
a settlement with Tobias Watkins, without bringing
this $9'COo into view. With all these motives TO deceive
Commodore Patterson, and with the fact positively sworn
to by the Commodore, giving particulars of time and
place, Qhe enquiry being prompted by the appearance OF
me ngnI house. and the watching Of the approaching end
oil the voyage0 the Court tell us that Randolph had ''no
INTENTION TO mlisledd or deceive the commanding off
Ger" They could not say he did not deceive, or that he
MAD no motives TO deceive the Commodore.
[From the Globe, May Ill
Inc National Inleligencer OF the 9Th inst. contained
an account Of me atrocious outrage recently committed
~" Wv S''Oh VI O"i CDieI magistrate, by lO-
bert Is. Randolph, late OF the United States Maryland
IN the same paper the Editors insert the publication of
Randolph, and give us two editorial articles in his defence
one oil them being written in order to express their OPT
mon that he has been hardly dealt with, and saying that
" u NE finding Of the court u inquiry toos not ~satisfac-
tory to The Executive, the privilege of a trial by his
ed" 80"
Nobody will misunderstood the object of this editorial
article, nor fail to see, that while the editors in their usu-
al insidious mode of warfare are affecting not TO "extenu.
ale in any degree" Rahdoldph's offence, they are striving
TO excite public sympathy in his behalf by ere stiDg the inn
preston shat he has 'beet hardly dealt With" and that
justice has not been administered in his case, according 10
the usual course OF proceeding in cases Of like character.
This imputation on the conduct of The President, is utterly
groundless and ialse-and a few words will show that lie
could not have acted otherwise than he has done, without
violating the high obligations OF duty imposed upon him
by law.
1t appears, from the proceedings already published, that
on the 18th of May, 1880, the Fourth Auditor reported
Randolph IS a deiaulter TO a large amount for public mo-
By the Act Of Congress of January 81, 1928, section 2,
lis provided
"Thut every officer or agent Of tho United states, who shall re-
pay, or emolument, shall render his accounts quarter yearly TO the
say TO the correct and prompt settlement thereof, within three
resident within he United states, and six months il resident in a To-
construed to restrain the Secretaries Of any Of tho Departments from
o oGfq s%sR ss ssSS returns as. f, lSg d ANY Sq i.,s, o, agent :. sSSi to the control
And BY the 3D. section OF the same law ii is further d.
rectcd-
"That every officer or agent Of the United stotos, who shall offend
against the provisions Of bo preceding section, shall by the officer
officer Is responsible, DO pronpty ~reportodto the President of the
nniied states, and dismissed from the public service. Provided,
That In all cases whero any officer in default as aforesaid, shall ac,
count to the satisfaction Of the President for such default, he NAV be
continued "a office, aoy, thing in the foregoing provision to tho con
tfay notwithstanding"
As Randolph had been found 10 be a lefaulter, by the
officers who are legally appointed TO adjust and settle ac.
counts OF that description, it becomes the dutv of the
President under This Act Of Congress, when the fact was re-
gularlyrePoried to him, 10 dismiss him from The service, un.
less IN The language OF the law he should "accotmt salts.
JdetoTiy to The President for his dcfauH"-AmpIe time
was gwen to him to render this accouni-yet it was not
done-and after various delays and many loud complaints