Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-08-28


o,hsr committees; that the government must seDu
ne funds abroad 10 pay lis dues abroad ana .,ai
i, On doing i, must iutrus its iuncs 10 ihui''ou-
ola and Of course run the risk OF loss.
From the Pennsylcanian
r c.sy M sIR DrsRr While the washington
psnuhl,c and other Wing papers are ABUSING 'iI
far Inc misfortune which has made MN iespu as yp
~. oovrrninept Tor loss of Sl3o,oOc Wiihou' III,
~. ~ rsceiyrd cent OF the money himself ana WINE
thry are trying hold the late SECRETARY " @ Or ,s
re- navy lion John T. aiason secoum nnn.c,ea with
failure Of SIR Ienby' sagent, lew i1cs a -, ror
,ha agency Of Fitch & brothers may DC auueu ~ ~
ouod 1urpose. They were appohleu ase", n,, Nav
government in 1889 AMI held IND, p,as" adninis,ra
go dining all which time (the Harrison auhns.ia
,on Intervening they dishufsed immense su,e !"
souadron In the MediIer arein anu nau A. =, dollars
session frequently hundrta ol .ou ~ rou.rnment
more ihan Nh. amount they had secured the gov
,uo'e ~ ro.ward who was Secretary of the treasury
under the wing administration OF iefi, sn~ a.n,s
fact and reposed the fullest connuense domnf sa
r. the Republic will refer 10 the senate aoouen.
u w,iI nj the report of tho Secretary oi inc
dated June IL, le44, and viii be ehapeu u
hn,v far s censurrs Noon Secretary nasoh ~. "a
- In oa,r 10 show hnw former administrators ~"
sn, Secretaries Of he Navy trusted iheir aeen's a.
Marsr,lies we GIVE the following balances e ~
hands of Fit, h, Brothers & Co., .hi Deho3 p'
.tri fol years.
Balance due q s. BY Fitch, Brs'hr,$ g..
August 49, Ie36 Ssso'1-o -
lu!y Is, 1857 ,,,ssi 10
June IL 1873 aoo "a. a,
August !, leis is1sss 81
1,s n, n, Marse,,les could only !eaze compen-
sann Tor his services upon The sHrps1s Jana, y. -"
Aand, Consequently during thc entire "saei" w.,
-, a.. had no national ships in the MedlrHahea''
a. nanby w;, in t.tci. country without RECEIVING
dollar for lis support. LESS money was 'uio"eu - ~
n, IN lDe hanus If his agent by iie secretary VI ~
Nv man in those Of Fitch Brothers; ana YET tous
w., 49,, ~ nj design 10 deprive the government anu
III, regiment CT single cent Of me missing l"''' "
IA now sssai.d common ielcn by the VINES n.n,.
yyr annex The ffsi account current vi "'' D'
showing how the balance s'"oo: - r,.
Navy pe?aI'msn' III ','' siGn co
To cash paid ~ = NJ Is GG1 I'll
10 40 ru'.Si 35 900 40
DO do ahtsst ~ 23s2 gu
Ne DO Cen,
ssa,s42 60
Balance du. Navy Department, S2,54a "
Ills next account showed balance {" S4'o'o ~ ne
hand. of his agent ANA The following oae ol Si1to,
more than SiOn, Ou1 lcss than the Wings allowed ~
remain in tho hands ci his predecessor We mn
this PLAIN s,aemen, Of facts constitute. ~ ahpe "e
,rnce Of the Secretary o; The Navy. The agent OF
Mr. peahy-Nr osborne of Pichmond, merchant
failed, on account of conmeicili embairassmth.s
abroad, aud ruined Mr. DENNY II rtch, brothets d
10 had broken during III. Harrison dynasty, HE TO-
ycrnmeul would have lot twice rs much as ms D1en
endangered Us the defllcdlion OF Mr. Oiborhe LEI
The hrpa5lc remember these iicis wren IL ho2 ueAts
Of this subject.
F.on tie Wishmy!on Union .fuguSl rs.
TIE SLA NDGGEkS CotSNEpc AA'-
WE EXPECTED.
The coua,gy we'll knows and there has peeh
M desire nuy ai,emp: On the part OF The Demo
cratic rfc.s 10 CONCEAL The iaGt that the govern
ment has LOST piabihly over 500 0oo By The lall
ure Of MIR. D5Lby. late Navy agent al Ma!sei!'
les, who Rec iycd his appohlcnt if"ia res 4 M
lyler. And w6en all the circumstances 81 the
transaction ale fully made known, as they WI"
ultimately be, il will u.n uut lha! the transactions
OF The Navy DEPARTMENT with Mr.. Denly we're
in conformity wi h law and with The past and
present usage OF the government IN di>bursins
its dues in loreiga countries; HAT there Was no
criminal default IL either Mr.. DENLY or his
agent, lhal both nir. DENLY and his agent U.s.
borne, were overwhelmed by The reVulsions III
business produced by The French revolution,
which cros,ra,6d the foreign houses with whom
they were conneced; ard mat hnlh Mcssrs Den
~ AMI Gsb1tnc bear characters as honorable,
10 saw The least and u af above all suspicion
" crime or trani or moral delinquency, az the
anpIacirled caluinniaio!s IN me employment oi
lhe cabinet who ale daily ;adueing and ma.ign-
ing them. So much, al p-escnl, Tor The attacks
which The cab net organ has made upon those
Two gentlemen
But the organ has gone further. II has. with
rs attacks upon McssIs Denty and O,b3tne
couple insnraions ard inuend"cs imFiica.
Mason and Walker. We knew lha; those rsia-
cations, 50 lar As they ilpsd anything, were
base and unmilica,ed libeIs upon those gentle.
men, Which, unsupported as they were BY par.
ticle o, fact, COIL not fail to snock The moral
sense Of every Individual i,Dbued with right oei-
iugs VINO had the faculty ot pctceiving The difie>
renee between right and wrong Ye, 10 pin 10
the wall these luisins liteile.s wha had no! The
tnanliness 10 make open and direct charges
against The cminen; 1len whasa Characters lhey
dared 10 lradacc b. innuer1u, we called nroa
them in our paper Z; Tuesday ioT specih7 charges
OF III. crimes and offences winch They mad al
,esed. by way oil iusinualion, against Messfs.
Mason aud Walker, ard Statement, OF the facts
on which they dared TO predicate such Charges.
We called upon tho "Rcrubiic," the organ o;
the capine,, To come cut like IN honest man. and
make lis charges in open day against Judge
Mason and Mr.. Walker. We demanded il 10
charse directly, and in SO many words. il il
dared, that Judge Mason was fraudulent par /
&c pator in what il alleged Was the delacation
Of Denby-,hat he bad sur'sphtio Hei by
he traD,aciicns OF the government Win Mr.
Dsnby and his egents that he kh'v OF c0nnsret
II On improper Use Of the publ money when
vas placed ia the hands CT MT. Denny TOT Tie
.uppur; OF III. squadron IN Inc M .cLcr!ahean-
hat he k 'criagly end Intentionally :o.k oond
II security iof lie monies ac.dliceu ~ oehuY, +,
Which was got sufficient ioi tie Responsibilities
that Denbys baud was lo taken |
y The asuGl course, snd approved by The united |
states attorney OF Judge Ter The disIic! n ~hicn |
he parties giving il resided
And we ALSO called upon he organ OF Inc caoi-
.e, 10 cha.ec, il il aand. that the la'e Secretary |
!. The Treasury, Mr. Walker, had aay Jfanda
o.! CT mp cpr understanding WIN ptnby or
y, a scn!s--;na. Re had pariiePattd ia tha Jfuts
Il I fraud u.ul inc gars,Lm;cn-ah' lhes * aad
vi .ltcd ihc nou:r 10 T.. GAVIN ftGm ne !ifo-
ury un The .tGa,>.l:on oi he Secretary U! 'hs
Navy, knotctns trai WAS 10 tc .s@a Tor ifacd'-
en-, and illegal purposes.
We rui hese p,a,egs t;rrc; IL III organ watch
peaks Tor the cabinet, and at He:r ,ns;iScfiJH
nj challenged il "a make a PC ,6c caalse Of
ny ono, or Ill .: them, ur a!Y ether chase in.
iicatjns The honor anu integrity Of the ac Sc
rctaIicS Mascn ard Walker, il they dared 10
0 il. Here the eauIi =; WAS thrown down IL
ieSe Ill .ial caluniniaiass and ,hey were dared
lake il up by stating II s.rccifc term the III.
lmous llbsls which they tad been base enough
insiaua!e, or 10 permit 10 be ias;hEa.ed,
saiss, those gentlemen.
Now. how has the organ nc: his challenge 10
,acce 10 a tangible md responsible term The
andeis which il has shameiessy Insulated
gains, gentlemen eminent for their high cha /
.ceIs, lhe;r talents, and their Integrity. and who
ere lie predecessors in .fhce OF part OF he ;
.binet Icr whom il nov spraSs, and whom il
prscr>2 They have met II By skHiktns trns
use ehrg:s, aaa Mas admitting that thss ere ! ]