Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-04

III thc splHR vi 1910, duo tIousHbut hpli uuu
May OF that year, his bills came back 10 him
dishonored; and the was not one house left
who had not tern borne down by The devas!a-
ton which had ruined and brorgh, 10 baLk-
ruptcy sCms oi tho eldest and best established
Commercial associations in The world. Al or
about he limo wien Mr. Osborne found himself
thus deeply involved, no Ind received another
draft of $4,000 on New York, in'ended as
further advance 10 him a, tie ogenl of Mr..
Donby. This was about May, 1919, and be
promptly returned The amount TO The govern
ment No better evidence Of Tie integrity OF
this gentleman could be produced
IL IS believed-nay, assurance is giyen-that
the BOOKS OF Mr.. Osborne will exhibit the above
state Of lhirgs to be literally rue. The loss to
all connec ed with this transaction is decpl, de-
Plored, AID by none more than by Mr.. Osooroe
and Mr. DENLY. As TO The latter gentleman,
who was al frs. denounced as "robber," il is
not supposed now that any man possessed of an
ordinary shore Of common sense, or common
charity, will call him defauiter lie is debtor
tote government; but when men speak Of govern
ment deidulieIs, tncy mean something more than
mere Indebtedness Tor, Otherwise, from our Pre-
sldent cowo, there is no man WHO would be ex-
empt frcr The cnafct 81 beng de,auer,
As 10 Mr.. Osborne, The money has been lost by
bis agency. From The first he has frankly and
openly SAID: III any one is 10 blame, !, and |
alone am The Individual. | have stIyen lor The
$ have pruh Ell mol shilling in The trans.
action, and am now bankrupt Here are my
books They are open 10 The closest scrutiny
The wreck that have leti Of my fortune shall all
lie appropriated 10 meet the Just claims on me
Under the Contract between MIR. DENLY and the
government, anu acting as hrs agent, | did mo-,
doubt that had the RICH, 10 select The mode OF
renting lie funds OF The governmeu; 10 Mar
seilies. | did make that selection, and thought
then II was The most Judcious ard safest
Rode oi making Inc remittance. Circumstances
that no human mind cou'd have tcreseen, and
therefore could NOT nave provided agains', have
occurred, by which all or nearly all, has been
lost" And il all his be so, i! is submitted TO a
Just public with what propriety are the gross
eplIheis OF dc!auer and rob- er applied To Mr..
DENLY, or Mr.. Osborne. With a. much proprie.
~ could they BE- thus applied, if MIR Osborne had
chosen IL remit The IDENTICAL dollars received Al,
New York 10 Marseies, and not having effected
An insurance. The ship and her whole cargo hal
persisted in tempest, and thus produced Inc ex.
isiing indebtedness. How far il was discreet to
selec, the mode Tor remittance watch Mr.. Osborne
did select, may be a very different inquiry from
that whi,h involves him, or MIR. Deuhy, III the
lmpuIalicn Ct moral Improperly. In January
last some Of the securities OF Mr. DENLY, feeling
lie high claim they believed they could present
10 Congrrs, for relief, presented memorial on
The subject containing substantially what is aed
in This communication. Ii was referred Ia the
proper committee, and several members Of Con
sres did not h, stale to declare themselves favor
able 10 The re.I afked tor.
Mr. Denny had been in very bad health. His
books and papers had only reached New York IN
November, ls4S and he had NJ! then had time
10 make up MS accounts, so Is 10 sh"u what his
Indebtedness would be- and the Secretary oi the
Navy therefore conld not well report him dc
IAullrf. A large balance appeared asans! him
on thu books 81 The department But how that
balance nigh be changed had no! been ascertaioed.
Mr.. DENLY had before that resigned his office, and
il was known his securities we're abuu 10 apply
Tor relief 10 Congress. All these circumstances
would have rendered il most unusual proceed.
ius Tor he Secretary IL have ether reported n un-
ascsrtained tela!ca,lun com mileh, il con- mitted
al all, under contract made before The sub ifea-
suiY law was passed. or 10 have directed legal
proceedings TO have hren taken al tie moment
Congress was about 10 hs asked or !eli-f.
II here be in MS whole lraLSaclioh anything
OF moral lur?i ude, ur violation If III" sub trea-
sufy Law, lei Mr. Clay on, Mr.. Meredith, aud Mr.
Preston beware. They my be asked. tiow is
he squadron now in he Me ilsrfanean supplied
win money! How are our ministers Il, London,
Paris al Rio, now raijl How are eur Goa.
mefcial agencies 81. Thomas, Mazlll:n, &c
supporec2 Is not The hard mooey paid here in
the United States Tor these purpose, taken abroad
and paid .btosd jlsl in the manner which may
suit he convenience or profit OF The agent who
receives i. here2 Oh is the money just the Sal me
money, and no other, received here and taken l.,
Maiseilles, and there di,bursec1 Bu cnonsh o.
lnis. No reply can truly be made TO any OF
all nf these inquiries which will not invoive these
public iunc,ionaries more deeply than can be
lound in any thug which Judge Mason. or Nj
DENLY, or Mr.. Osborne has done in The parlicu-
lar transaction o: which have been treating.
JUSTICE.