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

The satisfaction OF The President LOT sun =: liz
he may b. continued in office, anything ~
foregoing provision 10 lDe contrary NV
ding" -. ,,a.srrv
act. alter iorbidiiDg exchange OF luheS uIa.'
certain circum S .anc and requiring The pay msn.,
by d shursins oliceJs, OF Inc id"nucal H'ueg
furnished lh,m for ti.bu'ssm:El, y tn,. ~
sTnat il shall be and is he:eoY mace 'hs NV -
the head ci The proper department. li'''i 90 ho
suspend it nj duty any distufs,ns oil,csi and
sh II violate h provisions OF III s.c''.., anI
iur vi;h 10 repoIt The nam. ol Inc onis., ,a,;,n
10 Inc Prs dent, with the lacl 81 Inc sio'e'' ~
and all Inc circumstanc,S accompanying y.
same, and within The knowledge ol .ne n,
Secretary, TO The ecd that such olhc@i VI 80
may be promptly removed from ONCE, VI -
10 rs trust and The performance q als uu,"
10 tho Pr sidenI may em Us anu Plops,,. ,r.s
rsonired to come 10 The United States and scue
h;s .ccornis He was on distant station, ana
although ii nigh, and probably would De louna,
that The failure OF his agent TO remit MN ~
a sum oil moneg might be attended oy MS 'o'a'
inahili'y 10 max. good The loss u was no. aeen
~ inst. as MIR. Osborne ac,stu@ledg lha' Tue
loss had occurred while in his Eahl', dhu oc'uls
m. money had reached Mr.. DENNY 10 act on me
snpposiion that DENLY could no, replace il; WI
his return, il being ascer!ained ina! ae couia w.
make i, good il was determined that re ccuiu
moi continue in public emp y mem, ard ms re-
.isnalion was accered. Ia The division VI VIC
dn,irs and III. distribution o.. Inc pnbilc business
among the several depain snls, IL "ouiu ia ,,.
bcen strange II The power Cl supervise" VI ohi-
GERS or agents attached 10 either shouiu nave oee
given 10 another. i'he Secretary ci me l!easuiy
has no control over Navy agent or Pay'nasiel
Congress OF Offices n default, under INC ~
section OF The sub.,casurv act, are TO DC made oy
The Secretary Of to 7rfasu-I. II Is '!ue
that he is require1 20 report officers cnehains
aoai, :, the 18Th and 10 S cioI 10 The ffes'ceh'
and 10 Congress. But Ia President IS nor re-
os;re4 10 make any sub communication, no, IS
The Sec. etarv o. the Nary. So that "ntshef MI
Denby's case came witnin he PROVISIONS OF .ss
acl OF 1898 or OF 1916, The report required o. inc
Secretary of The Navy uas made, ana 'ne tIes..
dent exercised bis power e. conferred oy Id" on
The subject. II was not subject deemed appI0,,
nriae in the annuil report any more than wonia
have been the case of purser ~ dcianll OF VI d
contractor of supplies who had broken ms con-
tract and compelled he department 10 pulcnsse
in open market a. higher prices man lhosc VI ni'
contract. No report on such case > We
lieyed can be found. But, assuming lacss WIFI
did not exist, it is charged that The ff' siuenl
annual message 10 Congress on The operations Vi
Ihc indepepcenl treasury ac in regard TO ral sleis
of ,nc rub!ic money, canHo, be sustained, u DC
knew OF The failure Q, the navy agent al MAR
ssiIl,s. This is at l:-st he real oblec' OF inc
Whole eifur OF he Republic. The Pleslach'
| lapsuasc, though broad, Ms be iRefi:e'ea ac,
cord,pe 10 his meaning aUn.er this sjs!ed,
President Polk 5 alcd "lhe public finances nave
! been carried through foreign War, involving
The necessity OF loaIS ard extraordinary ca-
pcndiures, and requiring dis an, transfers an US
bus meas, without emba.r; Sc nenl, anu no ~ y
has occurred Of any of the public mohey ae-
rosited under its provisions" "as OF HaFSe's
,acdc nd.r Aot syst m from one dsp'sita1N'o or
,ther. from .N:r York TO Mr. OrisG~S, IN 'rh'cH
he on,onent; # tic system IT'D anticipates 50
much loss. that tie Presia mt spoke. lie did mol
allude 10 transfers which that system did no.
rive authority 10 the Secretary OF the Treasury
TO make. He spoke of the system in its legltl
mate sphcre, within the limits OF the UNI e
states. But. what is conclusive, nc did mol kno"
Mr.. DENNY had not accounted for The money
ssued under his contract and ii rVcn'd DC u
minute both 10 him and TO The Secretary OF tn'
Navy tho extreme OF folly to suppose that TIT
fact of his failure could be suppressed aud o.
vckedness 10 attempt Ian attempt whlci
could o., be sue. essiul butby the oai.efatlcI
Of the books of the treasury. Suca ioiy AM
wckeds ess no wise or eond MAJ viii ever 81
persuaded 10 impute % the deceased or 10 th'
survivor.
Ia conclusion, we append The copy of In
contract entered into between The Navy Dc
partmcnt AMI Nathaniel Dcroy, ST;
CONTRACT.
This agreement by the navy Department, IN bshaI
of the United states, and BY direction OF ln9 1
thereof on the Que side, and ~ Nathaniel Dehny Z
III III, city Of Richmond, merchant, VINO ~ ao"ui
establish hous. 4; A,rsees in France, on me olne
side wltnssselh that the sad aasn f.
furnishing such money 10 the American sqaaufoh
the Mediterranean sea, from time 70 tsm'e az le o.,
Department may Wish 10 be 'hfnismst ~ H., -,
ages him for all ,onsy So
sslifts, fraisT, dHTeaie fsespis OF the iHfssi
said vessel 10 be given heref"i anh agrees further
give Tin the said Nathaniel DENLY, agent az aloresal'
police 1t Marsees, hetw--n sixty and ninety day
preyious the required delivery nf Lie said money,
the prnbah.e amount wanlcd, and the time when wan
ed not 10 exceed semi annuity, unless on notice oil
least thirty days, one hundred thousand iollnrs ana
my 10 the said Nathaniel DENLY, or To whOmsoever b
NAV essnae 10 receive Tie same in feD York, 6gor
"a, commencement OF each semi annual payment, Ill
FIJI amount in American iclafs, other money ecu
yaent thereto which il il Supposed ilIe said qIadro
will need for siI months. and II Is further agreed
thp mari of the Navy Department, that cfcers III con
mand or the United States vessrls ~ receiving pa,
mrnts on reuustiuns from tns said Nathaniel Denb,
"h II recrys one.,hrd in spanish pllared dollars,
third In doubluons and one third IN ve-iranc piece
| 1T The rate they pass IN spain. -,
And IL is hereby understood tnat the neiVeIy 10 w
uurser of any vessel Of the said squadron, upon requ
sons duly approved by The commander Of the sal
snpidron or OF the vessel TO which tile SAID puser
attached and his receipt therefor, IL he snilcier
voucher ior the above payment by the said Natanis
DENLY agent aforesaid, 10 the said pursor, for 10
benc.t OF The United States. Ard the said Nahahie
DENLY ager as aforesaid, his part, agrees u paw
the United States, for the nss Of the said squadron
the amount IL may want, rs before named, 10 be dc
iyered on board OF The vessels Of thu said squad
ron u the pursrr thereof Al the port Of harsei'es,
| France. in money as aforesaid for the premium an
coIpl nsaIion of four and three.fourhs dollars 10
every hundred dollars aforeSlid; and the said foi
and three fourths dollars ~ To re- IN iull oi ifclsh
comc,,ssinn allowances, contingencies, ard ever
suscie, Of servi1e and expense whatever, az elm"
agent or Contractor in relation to the SAID tulJsct an
il il far her understood that the said Nathaniel DENNY
agent as aforesaid il to take and forward To The Nav
| DrpaItm.n: at Washington, - soon as pracicaDie,
rectal frcm Tie purser or pnrsers receiving sucn mo
ney, in the form preselioea Wy hs proper nc sscIun n,
| States and the amount is TO be then passed 10 III
| credit, with the addition Of The said premium an
| cn:ip, .saton. And the SAM Nathaniel Denny '2eh
AZ aiJesaId is 10 transmit IN The Fourth Auditor oil I'M
| Treasury statement If the accounts Of his aGenr.
| under this agreement, at least once In every 81!
months And IL Is further stipulated that the aincun
| If money wan.ad IN this way may be varied al IN
of the department, though II Is not TO exceed
the sum before nanu; seE'1nnualiy, without II eas
thirty days raiice. ANA TINS contract or asreemen
withthe temporary age y under II Is commences OF
The - day Of, Ammo Domini, 1885, and Il
continue I'LL finished or terminated by The pleasure
| the department or nf the President OF .ne uhHe'
state or BY six monIls' notice b. the said Saihane
| DENLY agent as aforesaid, on the other hand.
| In testimony, sc.
COL. JEFFERSON DAVlS.-The Yazo'
(Miss) Democrat confirms the statement going
The ,oaads oil the press in regard 10 The ali
speech OF Col. Jefferson Davis, al Jackson MS
sis>ipni, in The course OF which he bitterly &c
E.uaeei ami scorchingy ritculed Ike pfcssn
miserable dynasty, though pesu iarly connec!et
with General Taylor. The Democrat says Ih'
wings are very sore under his chasise'nen'
They do mol relish The Iasping be gave Genera
Taylor for his reckless violation Q, PIECES
Gratis. in view OF Tie course OF The administration
in prescribing men fer opinion sake, "ueycr !t
put their rus in lhe.pledges Of Wing candidate
again, though one nigh! rise from the dead &c
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