Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-11

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NIL. q, II or EQlINI0DllilE HINES.

M !, ,Tr ann wEcJ we possess 10 OTHER pablo il
rnaii, All pretend therefore I" cypress any Js
a:,:t. III, Insertion i'll our columns OF .e no' ~
r:.,nal -t,o,s Of III; Commodore in this community, 81.
10 ic scrvreS dating back TO gallant exploits IN tH'
10 THE PUBEIC.--Ths Ncw York E'.:a'. Of Tie I'll:
ri, contains tie findings AMI scnence .: III; n.* CIV"
tia! br wlich iif" ofrn recently H' d. vi" washing
! ION Navy Yard.
The prouIgaIun Of that extraordinary sentence uncc
the a. SANCTION d the Secrihy OF me navy without
,tf riding me time for appeal 20 he Che" Magistrate
,s i Il, in necessity Of laying this brief review q! t
un.s aud sentence o the court before yoG liz tr'ie
have tried by court oi FterS ana Is tiu,Hy Ut
.., hy ,in, court pronounced mol gHHy 0 an:
tr constituting e or offence against law nrra!s
vet qjgrity OF thar court after vtuily Eadns me no
uii have prnrDui:ccd sentence against me- The lie
which cannot fnt parallel in the annals OF naval trials
The findings III. court, wherever lnPnin! 9Ha are IN
OPPOSITION - The evidence before tie court ana The sentence
o IL fcggrant tho findings Bat ms Is not me ahsi
cnus upit the combinations by when me Ca
l-troc was bonant about. In due time You shall have
he ruth: lie ;vErs r, md nothing but the truth from
Question: AMI all VIII acqu'escc H.
Thu strange and rnlcrpuatbe hndng ana sentence o
; ftn3rli a4 struck every legal mind as cohracio
~ and u!., supported Dv eridence acts or By !ar
rha ruiic viii vi!n for any principle Di Justice Upon
whh :n,-c who vote in The 4ro7tire can look 10 sustain
their cr,.i S.tccc alter nc general verdict OF mot guy
o fraud against The United States " mot guilty OF attempt
ing fraud; ng. guilty deceit :; "not yuy Of !asea'd
guilty OF mutics ana Notwithstanding these true r'a
irr OF ;J- drI.TYhis acGatI Of every thing that con-
.itnted c1ine every crsrhe coGr passed sentence
wnc severity Is uncqu lied IN the history 81 onF navy
The cou having thus ilysed the charges 81 The NAHUM
IN Sc il " 20 find upon what gr'unt: II pronounced
any sentence ou, more especially tH> which II there Were
,.iccat 1Jurt5 Tor, properly Elng 10 jury ana nor
y u court Ht1r'lIt.
Ayn the ,iaaings Vi guilty br the is that of oiares-
sion, no: delivering iav: ot absence 10 Lieat S'anr
yyt;y il was proved AMI br testimony ar
thousand mile. from riea the letter rsceired or 10
l!cut onnyis ita before the court was dIsah
'sEvESry EIGHTY BAYS ambiguity at suffering
sl2 Il, - portion military contri7uton fun, tore
tns III II. -. Greene. pn!Ser, when III" court
had t- Congress approve 81 OF March lcis
.,vrrnL Pas-r Grr-nr- guilty uI iFanscTr!As
SO ;i3 o. iund gon TIC casIe anc c|s!n Vi
l. Rcrn!s pnfscr Ia III: aary .: Tie Unite! States
joseph N!>un, purscr in the said nav win Tire In
tent mai said should be conveniently &no'";
orders Ut MIN, tie sai Captain Jones ot s owr Tii
usrs adventures ard gains In" evdsnc: 81 TIE u"
iGrr above raIti w"a before nr coat a. witnesses OF
~ IN. prosecutions f'r.s me nhs" lhi4'sl !td
cen fp OF c,tu.n.. n sGu1drpa to be ara"!ns
oy.I i: the t,ts rf suisse: another To
i.,.-v m, , :du .;n nj. .,rl o.a: o ii,i"n
tween the accu-r ru.seg WILSON !laisprnslbl.-
Va lnslnu ii -ril cJIs,JG ~ts ntteft any whcTG
liz ii fast SECURITY II The pnoc ln:s was al
all arcre! oy "n.;"r from Edward T. ,e:noids 10 rn''
F> On II va. tnret GO:e 81 cure ny hr transfer mas
MI Reynolds held the ;Gni rs special agent %!
my creation. tl-oG's" y orders; and as such si
cal nent Purscr Il. .no. sI'ees !- ~" be :r-ponsi.
bic disbursement: iI!, uhcr M sanction: whereas"
tie ans'rT made 10 Purs:r - "son he ami
III, fute.!rs ecii Responsible ~ ary 'or"ar: "7e Of TIE
u,nty although nigh: b. ty or1sr Of the Connodar'.--
the !rsgin2 IS fair sane ot the evidence throughout; on
whiril bc=n 3.nlrucci.
am found l.iy Q! taking tie ac:isa ~ : 70 pay
uErxnc Balance 81 Gh1:t" rouirs.;ol& in ~"
HANDS hen proved 70 tr c,2t t!ii' had ut'"ty 4'&
orer, before rcsireG The c:acr - r 7c Necessary # J-
50 d,ing! Ant; what IL strongest t.! all fine c'I ~
;mro.cI-!or wnai Mt ~ pelaNy or rul-:s. not
~.:mburss Tic United States or any moneys s!i:e OF
me- there G9cf clilm before tie court; n"i
failure 10 pay oven an rreFi; .:tE from TIC tAcfaogt
o iof 5i hG3 bec@u:J 10 juci claims or Get'al;Gs
ever ;s i % any n'rver 9" me lre.sGry
u ;aTy pa:m-;its - is r'Ir lie accounting Office:
treasury aa"c Go claimed OF ne, nor, 30 :7r IS
.,c ceE; United States. On t:Ic cJn:I!i, "Hcney
,r :i a:a,lu .i ny ACCOUNTS Du4 s.:cn JI i. e t.
ne Va: r;.r;naa -:laii &c rrr.ret IT., viii az, tar
;i,a: st day 81! February, ISL u" -: ; n>f
u liz :on: Vas Hae Gi Tier" WIS t'i7'ro u 'Hvtra
il: III Ics, before IT, .ubs.nr ." ihu In"st II
ln;rUY.rlgc rTt.ncr Ia b. pos t'..'"! proceed
'n: t!r tra sen enca u tTr vca'i ' .-i"i tr't"!
ire iu!.nnt - 30. from cor: i:nn ::* ine pos;
-cri1, a;y, ir" p-OrcG or!J 4, t"Ec:s2 ;lr pr"
il: "aip o. Ei rom III: 'h;'"0"t 90 '"'ngTi::c '7' I"
NE u!.s ,iuGr Improper a|t '4naa-, ':,G use! He.-
u,a iJ,2,gri.eit say Inoroye-, ,az inpro. ar 10
elite lis -! community ." stitching Imn''%nt CT
l.ns whose "ant5 ana ntcfc.a my rIeu attention
WI .....i by The tXrcu:c rlccis 81 III Gtt:G;HcH!
,acn that c-.:y cyui b. DON" ;sto": risd ana -
c,stir pTU"r wru; The loss OF on" cent 10 10" Go'
..a.uGI 4!
ia Y4;a ruc l.y seek 70! index any uansr!oas.t
.aw o.sne:u nGiay ri ;he cour: IS the law ALLEGED
sc vi9,1t.: ;.ed referred to. No. The "a"~,e" md
,giiqrj tia pubc money il he imagined -
enc y,:ii ,,ic;c mJnrY Funia ioT tie pubic lft
s-y Fumes appropriated oy Congress t.: an1 "'htr 1::c
.r:la!ny no; portion Of i:t military ia: t1''1't; "
IL
lion X. j. "l!ncr no!cs ~. following I'n:na&9:
"Fh.-. .u.-s can Only b. collected military conten.
"n through n agency vt orr brave officers 81 ne arm! an
nIvv who vii! dono, ceeriuy and ialGy collect ana
.r lc-" moneys. an! for them, not - the It
=I:y, the Secretary OF Waror Of the Navy, resgc:
ii,.lI."
IN reference 10 the same fund the Hon. john y. Mason
SECRETARY ,avs in HE instructions 10 commanders ("
Qiadrou aIcciiGg tiein 10 collect military contG.D'!
rom the eiI.lI,y. says:
"rncv ne orders !r collected military contributions de-
rive purhrl,y the Treasury Department, which has
40 control pscr The subject.
How, then. the temporary employment :" portion
th9 military contribution fund.- collected l.ed Tor the
relief .! distressed community "anausor1eGF As CON-
andar chief the Pacific sGundron under whose CON-
nand that surpus fund collected my authority was
iu free and un;c,nIned 70 apply IL 10 any object oil
public my jnd; mea: mig dtctue y" Other an-
norI. wau nrr,!c, authority rxi-ieJ, over tina
portion Of fund anterior 10 tho passage o tho law OF
Marcn 5 Sio wnca will be borne In mind va: enacted
tour after ofef ot the LIST al Novei
Der LIS eIin Ills coin - b" pu! in circulation l"f Inc
on! pusu expressed. Two mcmbrrs Vi lie court
lI:.a neglect uricn>c en- these points Comnod''es
,.Hsiu.: w;ih NeAlco h"h Collected
"a; sr.r,:G Jill COMMANDING, Generals IN NlrAlG'
.,i c., p1iloC.; and HE accounting officers Ut tn
& ycrini. II have not a,,i 5tn! the occ IT these com
.l,,..rs look yi Authority :oT suc cA2c':l'urcs Had
,,n a.i..fy exercise 9" smch discretionary powers
II ny :nc o.'t5 un:"r whcn tnht iui was col
-crrd lett entirely 10 Tie discretion %
commanding c.nri. whether {" ID" army or navy under
whose in,rlr,iair orders it w,s 81 collected
Min the termination at the var terminated The collection
II contribution. in MEXICO No ciaim could herrai!e
su.n 10 az gains. this Ini. The Surplus might undonbicd
Is uc p.ed pa ,ment CT outstanding claims
rticat on The military aut navA! occupations o. The Eeri
cIa parts di.ri's .ie Cndcr ths rule some S5T u0y
we're Ui: authority, applied To The fe1:i9n
md ynorl! at ;r. hundred Lower i,aornahs 10 VI Jn;c
r, who mad adherence ~ the cause OF Inc Lnitcd
States du-In the with MEXICO, compromised r"r !irs
nd ,,r prgycry For tai, "unau;bOTiscG nc! received
then Executive, an. III every true AIit!icin
caian:r! m c,icaIstanccs but, after thus cAp@Gc
ing about tso iii plus iund there stu rnnain-
G oal..cu i SIS 900 applicable 10 any !:'tIcG-
!. Object witch fch,d an act u Congress TO pass
into ~, treasury suc!. the Of The military
f.!.nlyn fund under control when the squadron arrived
in agrr California, In uGt. lsit.
rnc aai there was, as already stated
surplus Il :nt still hani :nafca5ss 10 d"y Tr'
7o,: tgr mii:i iGd been coec'c1; ana a. = r4. ' F"2'f
,aOnty uiin TIE control o. Treasury beIItat: ~.
auhJy apply 9r1rHy or The re!'f - distressed
American citizens r9isn 5y any !G:', ''t "s
iu perfect Il: Hu'H"!i! II r:! ":-.ecf
IN M-x..u (c:ci n56gIy g4es9H L" orcer IN ten9s
t.re ut.ant-ya. ,Gvuh' - ;''% ii'dfF ,i':i":!-
non and Collected. 10 D. ldl;"' %pp'ic! L" TIE
~ I sick or Ji"$ Hui 'ey &ot'rs is itngn-
pv me courts ,cace S'.rdHL Pellet - portion vi
.Iin. ana II - upon "' '"se-'irC:a
j., vrrt motifs that cccn srrtrncrd in nwiefc III
snt l.yati1a ~ eng t4H lnpu.td