The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-29

OoO each, uOtiIg Oh HIS ACCOUNT Dc dihe'
them, s'BoTH WHICH RECEIVED NO AID
VICE Of" We presume that the Union
will admit that this ''innuendo" suggests a
fact; for otherwise Mr.. DsNBY is not a
man of the honor for which the Union GER
titles.
Our seventh innuendo" is, that from
May to November, lS4s, a period OF SIX
months, no farther payments were made
by Mr.. DENBY on account Of the MedIter-
ranean squadron, excepting purser's draft
of 800 francs; and that he had in his hands
during that period an unexpended balance
of $4,000. Our authority for this state
ment is Mr.. DeNBY's account
Our eighth ''innuendo'' is, that whilst
Mr. DENBY held this unexpended balance of
500, 200, Mr.. Secretary MASON placed in
the hands of Mr.. OSBORNE, a merchant OF
Richmond, Mr.. DENBY's agent, the sum
of 100000. Our authority is Mr.. DEN
BY's account
Our ninth s'innuendo" is, that whilst
Mr.. DENNY held this unexpended balance
of 500, ZOO, and Mr.. OSBORNE held an ad
vance Of 100000, which appears in Mr..
DENBY's account, Mr.. OSBORNE received
still another advance of $4,000 which
does not enter into Mr.. DENBY's account
as Navy Agent, and which Mr.. OSBORNE
returned to the Treasury Department, on
learning his insolvent condition. Our au-
thority for this Isinnuendo" is Mr.. OSBORNE
himself, who thus writes in his letter pub
Hshed in the Richmond WING; .The
"moment ascertained my fate was in
g evitable, RENTED back $50, 000-all
g the funds had, and which | could con-
6 trol-to the Treasury Department, which
+" presume has been audited; and have
reserved, and shall pay to the proper
"party out of my assets, the same pro-
:" rata amount | am able to pay to my
g other creditors" The $50, ZOO thus re-
turned to the Treasury, and the $155, 900
for which Mr.. DENNY has confessed judg-
ment, amount to $205,00
Our tenth ssinnuendo," therefore, is, that
during period in which the only disburse-
ment on account of the Mediterranean
squadron was on purser's draft Of about
one hundred dollars, there was in the
hands of the Marseilles agency the enor-
nous sum of $205,00 of the public
money. Our authority for this ''innuen-
do'' is the judgment entered up against
Mr.. Denny in the United States court for
the eastern district OF Pennsylvania, for
$l55, 900 and interest; and the letter of
Mr.. OSBORNE. The Union vouches for
the honor of Mr. OSBORNE and Mr. DEN
BY; so we presume that our ''innuendo"
in this behalf rests on authority which the
Union al least cannot impeach.
Our eleventh " innuendo'' is, that the
money thus improyidently advanced to
Mr.. DENNY and Mr.. DENBY's agent is
alleged to have been hazarded GIN THE
HANDS OF VARIOUS EUROPEAN AND AMERI-
CAN HOUSES" sand that, in consequence
of their failures, Mr. OSBORNE failed
Our innuendo," in this instance, is the
mere allegation of Mr. OSBORNE, but the
Union vouches for Mr.. OsBoRNE's honor
Our twelfth ''innuendo" is, that the six
teenth section Of the Sub-treasury act
makes the conversion of public money, or
It's investment in merchandise, by ANY
PERSON into whose hands it may come for
ANY PURPOSE, felony and hatsell per-
sons advising or participating in such act
are liable to fine and Imprisonment. This
is Z" damnable innuendo" of the statute,
we admit-but the statute is not of our
making, and we are not responsible for any
thing that is :" damnable" about it.
Our thirteenth :" innuendo'' is, that the
loss of Sl55,000 by Mr.. DENBY's default
was known to Mr.. Secretary Mason, be-
fore Mr.. Polk prepared his last annual
message. Our authority for this 90 nnu-
endo" is the assertion of the Union of
August %, that " it was well known to
the Navy Department, clerks and all,
when il occurred" :" And it was well
known at Richmond"--th Union adds
Z" for months and months before the saga
cious organ of the Administration got hold
of it and yet it has the simplicity and
verdancy, as well as dishonesty and indie
cency, to charge Judge MASON with sup
pressing the information" If this is all
true, we suppose no one will doubt ouI
thirteenth 90 damnable innuendo," though
it rests only on the authority of the Union
Our fourteenth "innuendo" is, in spite
Of the denial of the Union, that il was Mr..
MAsoN's duty to report the detalcation tc
! the President, and il was the Presidents
duty to communicate IT to Congress. j.
there no duty incumbent upon the Secre.
tary OF the Navy, except it is specially Sc
down in an act Of Congressl Are there