The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-09-21
MIR. Secretary Mason.

MIR. Secretary Mason.
From tie Union Of Augna go.
For weekst the organ Of the Cabinet-of course
with the appreciation of that conclave. and par.
tlcularIy OF William Ballard Preston, the present
Secretary fthe Navy-has been indugng in the
basest and most damnabe nuendoes against the
character OF Judge Mason, tie late accom- plisAed
and excellent Secretary ofHe Novy. in c0nnec.
ton with the Denby defalcaton, which its limited
ingenuity would enable it to invent. even intina.
ing that that eminent and most estitaabie genfie.
man has been guilty nf criminal and GelOpiops
connection withthe Denby transaction.
Knowing well that there is not a siHgLe eireuy M.
stance connected cith The defqlcation of De1by
that couid in the leqd implicate ne character NJ
Judge Mason, The late Secretary CMr. Walkers
name now being dropped from the diatrbes of the
organ,) we put in the Union Of Tuesday OF last
week,certaln Inquiries involving tie whole ground
ol moral and official delinquency on the part Of
Judge Mason. and challenged a specification of
any one or all the charges which il had insinna.
ted against him. The organ of the Admiuistra.
tion.and the authors Of the libels against him acLo
| fy eUaded those inquiries, because lis eondnclors
kHew that If they aRsnered them fulv. II rouId
lchOAy eEcuipdte Judge Mason from every ground
sUeH CCsuspicioR, and conpict hemselres oCts
ISLANDERS t'hieh heyhad iErented and put into cir,
caiatiOa in relation 10 him.
We copy the above certificates of charac.
ter from the ex.o official journal, in favor OF
three gentlemen. by whose transacrons the
Government has lost Sl55 600. Mr.. Den
by is an honorable man and above sII sns.
piclon. Mr.. Osborne is an honorable man
and above all suspicion. Mr. Secretary
MasOni is an honorable man and above all
suspicion. So are they al-.alI honorable
meu!' But the moneys gone.
| Now let us look a moment at our "damna
BILE inuendoes" against this distinguished
trlumvirate. Our first "inucndo" is, that
the Government has lost sl55 900. lfthere
is any thing damnabe in making that Sin.
uendo," we must submit to the imputation
Our second "inuendo" is, that when this
money was lost, John Y. Mason was Secre.
tary of the Navy. If this is a "damnabe
inuendo," we are guilty.
Our third "inuendo" is, that Mr.. Secreta.
ry Mason continued Mr.. Denby as tempo.
rary Navy Agen. at MarseiIles; and that the
Blue Book for ls47 informs us that Mr.. Ma.
thanel DENLY, temporary Navy Agent al
MarselIes, France, was "paid four and three.
fourths per cent. on disbursements"
Our fourth "lnuendo' is, that from Sept.
ls45, to Sept, 1916, Mr.. DENLY had bal
ance Of $40 900 Of the public money in hi,
hands, with no public use for that money
because VIC had, during that period, no ma
val force in the Mediterranean. Our au
tborlty for this "inuendo' is Mr.. Denby'
own account, and the Union vouches, tor tn
honor of Mr. Dcnbv.
Our fifth "Inuendo" is that between Sep
tember, 1916, and September. lS47, Mr.
DENLY received from the Secretary of tn
Navy $lOO, ,0O0in addition to the unexpend
ed balance, and that up TO May, lS45, th
amount OF his payments TO the Mediterra
mean squadron, on purser's requisitions, wa
S76,OOO; leaving in his hands on the first Q
May, 1913, the sum of S63,000. Our au
thorlty for this "inuendo" is the account o
Mr.. DENLY himself, and the Union vouche
tor the honor of Mr., DENLY.
Our sixth ''inuendo" is, that 10 October
ls4S, MIR. DENLY acknowledged the recep
of 500, 900 in two drafts Of 100000 eacl
noting on his account against them, "Borf
WHICH RECEIvED No ADVICE Of" We pre-
sume that the Union will admit that Lhi
"lnuendo" suggests fact; for otherwise
MIR. DENLY is not man of the honor 70
which the Union certiiies
Our seventh "inuendo" is that from Ma,
to November, 1913, period of six months
no farther payments were made by Mr. Den
by on account Of the Mediterranean squad
ron, excepting purscr's draft of 800 francs
and that he had in his hand during that pc
riod an unexpended balance of S63,0OO
Our authority for this statement is Mr.. Den
by's account.
Our eighth "inuendo" is, that while Mr.
Denby held this xpended balance Of S63,
900, Mr.. Secretary Mason placed in thu
hands OF Mr.. Osborne, merchant of Rich
mond, Mr.. Denby's agent, The sun OF 800,
600. Orr authority is Mr. Denby's account
Our ninth "inuendo" is, that whilst Mr.
DENLY held this unex pc cted balance of S63,
00U, and Mr.. Osborne held an advance O
. $l0O,O00 which appears in Mr.. DENLY
= account, Mr. Osborne received sliIl anothe
t advance of $50 900, which does not ente
into Mr.. Denby's account as Navy Agent
and which Mr., Osborne returned TO tn
Treasury Department, on learning his insoI
vent condtion.-Our authority for thus "in
uendo" is Mr.. Osborne himself, who thu
writes in his letter published in the Rich
mond Wing; 1.-The moment ascertane
my fate was inevitable, | remilted bao
$50, ,OOO-ail the funds had and which
could cOntrol-to the Treasury Department
which presume has been audited; and hav
reserved, and shall pay TO the proper part
out OF my assets, the same pro rata amour
am able to pay to my other creditors. I'll
$50, 900 thus returned to the Treasury. an
tie Sl55,OO0 for winch Mr. DENLY has col
, (essed Judgment, amount to S205 900.
, Our tenth "inuendo," therefore, is, IL;
5 during period in which the only disburs,
ment on account Of the Mediterranean squat
: ron was on a purser's draft OF about Sl0l
there,was in the handsofthe Marselles gel
cy the enormous sum of S205. .0OO ofthe puI
!. lie money. Our authority for this ''inuer
do'' is the Judgment entered up against VI
DENLY in the L. States court for the easter
district of Pennsylvania, for Sl55,O00 an
interest; and the letter of Mr.. Osborne. Tn
r Union youches for the honor OF Mr., Osborn
and Mr.. DENLY; so we presume that ou
lUinunndo'J in thia hahalf rpata nm anthn rit