Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-31

the 50 me GeslinaliSni anl iheie ~ Ct has
Commodore Read, in the ftiea'e Uni'ea oH"s
in oh,dierce 10 his ORDERS assumed 'he eo'A'"A
-, ~ 10 naval force in the Med lefanean. ,.,;
aThF measurs for the collection IN 'hr Nieu'
,.,,ane.n ga of his force Tor The pro'eet'u" "
en-, commerce wrye fastened by in'ri'iSe"..
c.ived early in June, that an American ~
: ND ,hc CarmvIa, had been SELF II On '"r "'S ,,
.e,s and carried iulo Barcelona ny Ves> 49,;
! ed The Uoica. claim ng 10 cruise nNdei ~ VI,
can authority. TIE alleged prize was 4S'n rsn.
ree; SD BY The Span ; authorities "au ''''
tcrs imprisoned iur VA ,;se,s were
| Thus il will be seen thai three unanc. was
10 Inc Mediterranean before ary aa sai'nce 70.
made he, ind the comparatively small od'in..
main;no in Inc agents hands, while !hs con'Iso'
cnn,emnla,ed nayments six m,nlhs in a,vdn'e'
Although the b,uks Of the treasury sli'm -
balance Of more than $3.50 600 oil paymeh', w "
Mr. DENNY. which was not paid BY hlh W NO
nnrsers Of The shir; of war, accolo'hs !" n'o
contract. there is no reason 10 oeie'e W. n .n
normeo,s n him wee unreasonable or D'yoiu
H.. 49,. If Tho SQUADRON. That 1t was Wise
~ send ships of war to that Stallion, 'nat VI.
nubl;c interests were greatly promoted oy 'ao
measure. in The complete protection give" W
American citizens and American commerce. no
ope will doubt We observe That the iolo.
there has been recently considerably Increassu.
we are assured. that no payment wha'ecef
was made. either to Mr. DeLby or 10 Mr. vs.
horne after III. 23lh # .7pril, i64s, when secre'
tsry Mason, for the first tiRe, received ln'ol
moliop lha. MIR Osborne had failed, and ms re-
mi,tances wero unayailing Anxiety had oeea
,clt lest the squadron nigh, be embarrassed oJ
delay Or distraction Of these remlltance' "
the disturbed coudi ion Of business prouucea
by the political condition oil France: oul nv
| doubt or apprehension was entertained '''a' 'no
money was not safe, or that The government
would lose, or that the remiltances were no'
made iudiciously, pruden.Iy, and lawfully
| After this information was receiVeo, no uo's
paymen's or advances were mace.
we have already shown that Mr.. MASON Wa
in The Navy Department more man ga. W.
out making any advance uhlei WI. Nv, 10
contract. that considerable naval force was ac-
tuaIly present in the Mediterranean, and an al
dliona force under orders for that staten, before
the advance OF September l7th lS47, was mad;
that these vessels were expected 10 ob'aih lne'
suppIjes OF money from The agent al WarseIi','
ant we 90 further, and state that If the rhols
nmourl.ofpanced had ben duty ace,unted for and
maid spsr IN Mr.. Derby, ii toould NOT haus 6an
more than a reasonable proris,on for III. supp y OF
the rauai fo,ees on that station, according 10 m'
s.ipu,otio4s Of Mr.. Denbys eonha+t Under sucn
circumstances, We appeal 10 all ranoia hhea W
say whether the late Secretary OF the Navy ""'
anv more responsible tor the laiiare @hicn "
Cured. than he would have been il The master
oil ship chartered 10 carry beel or pork u 'ne
same squadron had iaiiei TO deliver his Cargo
according 10 his undertaking in the charter Par"
ly1 Dn:
Tie third specification Vi he Repl6Ie IS 81
expressed as 10 rfetIcc al :nf fession fosi;ivn'y
false and unlounded. "We aver" says the fs'
pubic, ",hat in Oc.ober lS4S, Mr.. Dea5y ar
knowedgtd the rece pi o. one hundred thousa no
dollars, 10 Two drafts Ut $4,000 each, nolins on
mis- account against them, "bllh which received
no advice o." II would be understood oy ms
statement thai these drafts had been ISSUED, ana
their receipt acknowledged al or about Inc ua'e
of their receipt, with a complaint OF want CT no.
lice, and thai The dale was Oc;"fer, 1913 NOW
IN. account TO which The Editors oil lie Republic
acknowledge 10 have had access will show-a"d
wuho III that advantage, we aver that nfttins IS
m one unfeuadcd the Two Treasury crai's refer.
red To. W. assert were issued in .formb.T, i047
and in Marsh, l8dS. ard received 10 .uc course
Of mail by Mr.. Denuy's selected and accIea',co
agent in this county.
If advice CT these payments under the contract
was not given to MIR. Deuby, 1t lcus Hs' Jaut o
;areat Z, tt n. they ,r!'e mq!c by lis direction
AID mol The fault Of the Secretary II thu Nary
Ihrro was 10 obligation on the Secretary, and
no necessity to give Mr. Denly such notice
rom Tho Department. and VIC doubt Eol. II ID.
Secretary had done so, those who have sucf
"optics Keen would have founl in 1t evidence
of distrust that MIR. Osborne would not make
due remittance 10 his principal, and hence a;guee
tia. The Secretary of tho Navy should not have
made payincut TO a suspicious person.
After The virtual abandonment Of its defama
a sory ,susadoes aud ils laiiuro rDfesent sncci
I all tno formal parade Of counts in an indictmen
the Repu5iic OF the 18th ms ant desires I,
appear mere explicit. |: quotes al length tn
18th section Of tue sub treasury aci, and agair
AYERS that ",his whole lransacio was undenia
bly an illegal transaction. We aver distinctly
ma, a Secretary who deposited 100000 in III,
hands OF any person, niia the knoW!s 'gc tina
such person was 10 convert il 10 his Ggn use, IL
any way whatever. or was 10 use il by way 0
investment in any kind Ut properly OF nerchan
disc, participated in what the law calls a felony
ana il iuakes No difference in what capacity .ucl
person received sJch money or held il, whethe
as The Gavy agents agent, or as Commercial
ageh! generally.
Now we arc authorized TO stale GGt la
Sce.eta1u If the fory maze no such Opposite
nitt any ssch kqop edge. H. was MT cosni
zanl vi or prIyy TO any arrangement beiwcci
MessIS. DENLY and o borne, or OF any agree
men, or understanding between !hrm for any u>t
or employment OF The money paid under The CON
tract, Tor any purpose bu! n good faith TO MAKE
The necessary exchange and remittance 10 lht
agent abroad; nor was he informed OF the mode
ia " hich the one or the other was eitrc.ed. HI
made the advances for The necessary supply q
The naval forces in The Mediterranean, and III.
value Of the money 50 advances, according 10 l!,s
terms Of The contract, was 10 be accounted fol
d, hiarsei!cs by Inc navy asen, when called fer
OF its use in Ire interim, the Secretary we Ie.
peat, had M knowledge, and 70 ore can truth
fully assert Otherwise FOR was he any more
responsible for any investment which might
have been made Ct il, with a view 10
is remittance, than would Mr.. Clayton, or
Mr.. Preston be for any investment made by The
agent OF Messrs. Barring, Brothers & Co, iu his
counIy OF public moneys advanced here for re-
niuance 10 his principals in London, TO pay our
foreign ministers or the crews of our ships OF
war on foreign stations. In The desperate and
most inexpcable anxiety TO iInplicale Judge
Mason in The loss OF the public money b. Mr.
Deubys agent, the Republic not only puts in the
same peril prominent m 'mbers OF The present
administration, Out il aSumes On Interpolation
of III, law phis entirely protects tie sureties to
the bonds Of all our agents abyo14; and il the
sureties oil Mr.. DENLY SHOULD happen 10 b. socd
il would prevent recovery from them. The
whole transaction was an Illegal transaction, D
says The Republic II so, why aors the iaw off.
cer, Of tie gousrnmsnt instituted legal pro.
cesdings against Denly and all his sn'e.;ss 2
If The transaction vas illegal, it canno. be e.
forced; and il II had heen believed TO be So, The
solem farce would no. have been enacted OF COM
memo ns suit, al least against hose sureties who
were mol the navy agents agent.
On this subject the act Of Congress OF January
3lsl, 1923 which is not considered as repealed,
is tu!l aAd explicit. That act iorbids all tad
vances OF public money in every case whatever"
| But 10 this enactment there are these provisoes
| |. That il shall be lawful 10 make such advances
10 the discussing officers OF the government as
may be necessary 10 The faithful and prJmp,
discharge oil their respective dnlies and 10 The
| faflment Of The rsb.is engagements; 2. And thai,
the President may direct such advances as he