Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-04-30

! settled at the Treasury upon vouchers, and M,
on $ Presidents Certificates and Ike an IN,
er public accounts, are subject 10 Be called ~
BY Congress, and are open 10 pubic exanina
lnation. Had Information as RESPECTS A.
class Of expenditures been called f.r hv -
resolution Of the House, it would have hsgn
promptly communicated.
Congress, foreseeing that il might become
necessary and proper 10 apply portions of AN.
fund for objects the original accounts ma
vouchers for which could no, be /" made MN,
lie" without injury to the pubic interest," N.
thorissd the President. Instead OF such aceann,s
and vouchers, 10 make a certif cate q the
amount "of such expenditures as he NAV
think il advisable not to specify,r and have
provided that ''eyery such certificate shall IL
deemed sufficient voucher for the sum or
sums therein expressed to have been expcp-
ded.v
1 The law making these provisions is in fan
force. Its binding upon all the Departments
of the Government, and especially upon the Ex.
lecutiye, whose duty il is "toiake care tina, the
laws be faithfully executed" In the exercise
of the discretion lodged by il in the Executive,
several OF my predecessors have made ''certih
Gates" of the amount "of such expenditures a.
they have thought it advisable not to specify
and upon these certificates, as the only vouch
ers, settlements have been made at the Treas
ury.
IN nc rraeol,;an ae re h., pe'.gu speell'eo
r;van H., ,n,, ;,,,,s,;ata ,,s,l VIZ
- ~ -. 49, - p'eut,esso., upon
:, C., - ,','I ~ u'e
~ a n.1,a " IL ssano lyu' sluuuieu
~ h;ea, ~ ;,.,,s e .lnl New'''u1,-
sl,S ~, - ~ ~ aess
10 - 100 pa'... ai1u '.as sV'
gu ms oeianea@ ~ ,'ia, me- ,, mn'.n ae pa,
~ 80 49, ~. r. - ;.,;,,,. W.
~ ~ :, ' 49,, ~ 'ss
ea t.e po"ei ~ prae'a 80 49, apsn ~.
,uhai a.,a e seaa y .e 49, J'o a.s u,e
49, 81 ST. a' "su ,,,a.;a, al; an,e
NY on mn 10. 1.es ~ aIis.s
VII, Win, spoquen, - SUI h,,aah oe '9 Cun
sns =, AZ wy y ny o'ar H. - In
~ p m'o ~ - 90 -. y ~ o sia y
'a - - Nj, 49,, ~, - ,,,h;ah H. III
da, H. shp''id III ~, =, ,aada s.nnbge y IL
W., ,,'a,,ar ar 60, 5,,,u !, ,,o,lIJ cs,,,;,l,
be- safa oa,oral III ~, ,b;s shoul5 No, ~
A., I,5asd !, -, I'll ha,,,a,, and nsoh
ahlv would bannon "a, Tho pras;dent ear tho
,;y hon., Ill -, ha - ,,assasson If he
;.rs,,,, .Lat, IL. ,rise1s.oss',. a.,al
and Guild NJ, ,horarnra hove he mean. ~
;,,as.,,,,,,, ,,.hs,,as ~ h.a axorc;sad he H.
Jcra,,nr ,,,;sal,, ~ -, Tha Law, roouiroe No
o,Sar $500. b,,, H. praS;dan,.s car,,sca,es
ond 49, = 49, ~. Wv ~ 1,rn,,;s;ons rh;ch
ran,,;ras ,r,, ..an,r,es race,,,s la,terc vonch,
are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~ S,bar evidence ~ sncb
:, H. ,,,ss,,r,,eJ II ,ha Execu,vo
ban.r,,ne,, The pres;dont who males ,hs
sscdr';t;ca,a y ,nav ;fha chooses leen aIl ,be
;nfcrm.,;on and evidence n mon which he acts
in b;s nr,n nossoss;on If sor Inc information
n he s,,onassnrs ha hai, love ,he ey;dence
IN which be ,cts and ,he ;tome of eYnendi.
n,e which ,naLa IN tho cum Car which he
has c;yen bic .scer,;sc,,e y nm III. confidential
Elns 81 ona &c H., Exoc,,,,,a Danar,,nen,e thew
az ~, ~. ~ =, 800, sa,sa hpca,,a ,hereb,
r,hi;c ra.ords f,TTtb o,, 80 ,o,,or sao, ~ ey
am;ned by tho .ccomp,;ng officers If The Urea.
49,. - ~, I'll $3.50 1890, IN no
.a,'.;go,,,, .o,,;G.a,ou &C., r,an,rrass a.
the United States. on the first Of july. 1890,
passed an act providing the means Of inter.
course between the United States and foreign
nations.n by which similar provision 10 that
; which now exists was made for the settlement
of such expenditures. as in the Judgment of
the President. ought not TO be made public
This act was limited in IFS duration. II was
continued for limited term in 1909. and be.
tween that time and the date OF the act oil May
II. 1910. which is now in force. the same bro.
vision was revived and continued Expenl.
lures Were made and settled under PresideD
tial certificates. in pursuance Of these laws.
If the President NAV answer the presen,
: call be must answer similar calls for eyery
such expenditure Of n confidential character
, made under every Administration. IN war and
in neace from the ORGANIZATION of the Gover.
ment n The nresent ner;od no break The seal
IF confidence ;rnnosed nv law and beretofne
!, pn;rormlv nreseryed would he sunervisiye Of
the ver, n,i,noss eor r'b;ch Tho law was enac.
TOD and m;abt ha nrodnc,;ve ~ The most dis.
astrons conseonarres The exnenditures Of
this confidential character. i is believed. were
never before sought 10 be made public and
should greatly apprehend the consequences Of
establishing a precedent which would render
such disclosures hereafter inevitable.
-. en-, .oro 90 ,ho s,ronc and correct
Li e,i So .uy - s ~;s,s ,byonahont the
publ ieen ~n,.n a e ~ onv Lind IN the adj.
eoinuy ~, =, . az, and eenecal.
H. - rnn " ."s ,,hI;o axnanJres vct our
f3re;cn neootiations are wisely and properly
c lpnr IL = tho rnowledge Of the Executive
dnr;na ~, nondancv 0,y laws REQUIRE the
acca,1n,s of ayerv nar,cular expenditure to be
eoJarod nj ,,Iliol, es,,lad =, the Treasury