Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-18
spEEcu OF WIN. o. GooDE, ESQ.

,rhs Ear we have been engaged in considering ocJee
lions urged by others TO the statements oil e hc
,Ie Committee of Finance. We now approach ~
mates made by the gentleman from Aipemi. na The
to which he has given the authority oi Ms NO The now
speech or that gentleman was haiiea wiz n have revi.
erfu party whose dropping nfbope 1t has been pub,
eu s"" p,ans;relv circulated, as doGuhe., Jo,.
inc inst views accurate ini1InL, and rcsncctG,Iy
confidence of the country ,ion to am ANALYSIS OF this
ask candid bnt Pul.
,;m,,cs and statements. L.. J., c,. %
INC 81, nmount of public debt isl January last lie
se the debt registered i'll the offices OF the hSt
and second Auditors, making Sl54o2oot e.. run as
he deducted the l3ll, sis 81 due the Board OF inc
Works and the Literary Fund, and the result Is
039 On the amount stated by his friend from Augusta
lie saws But this is mistake and aitrt0"fnoc
circumstance: The first item Of 1913 ll6 J. appeu
the First Auditors Report under the an ON bc lst
lie debt registered i'll the First Auditor h; onor born
January 1852 was conjccmral BECAUSE ,,S tsunj
dnr in Dpce,nber This item Has 'nercdsea s"''e4ay
Inv S50 500 so that the debt stood on Isl In'af. i0
The SUM Of ST. 97ls35 So as r"y s'"'u as m ue eDm
80 estimates document No. 3D. page =. rs % "e o
l.,o occuraru Of this, there can DC no dn@of. ~
peg , gentleman somewhere ascrhcs 10 me strange
.,nf,son Of thought Verify. il appears 10 me, we nave
omsh;nr inexpcabe here eoE!eef"rn s'Ichea. 10, .,
I ,ctaly registered in his own office, furnished oy ue
Frst Auditor in his annual report to me Lessa r'
which h. had year TO prepare, ana was desShtu ~ '
n;b corrcct and certain information OF inc WHO'S 'o'i
. ! CO. -; IN Tho Treasury! Would the Auditor FUR
- a;aS,,,oI statement of an actual rcgt@rGoh OF
bonds in III, Office rather think nc VIII scarce MARK
bis friend for thus representing him to the conny' h.
H. n,n ascribes the mistake TO The TACT that me dent
s,J ne of LIST January, 1852, and the report OF ne
auditor bore date in December Indeed linen why
did moi the Auditor correct the error before nc sem VI MS
renort m the Legislature which assembled On 2ll Janu
nrv7 Surely lie had ample time. Again The gentleman M
rms ne that the item of 1898 LAG IL stated as registered
on ls january, 1852, Increased IN Decehe or ''
the date of the Auditors report by Sooooo. Now SUI
roprss this is news and qnite important item OF or
m,;on Sir this item of S793l JAG IL was the amount Q"
registered bonds in the First Auditors olicc on ue ls' -
December and the last Of January II was 'e "
when the present incumbent came ino "e. ,h; ,y
timed throug Oh his whole term ana y 80 a. ,ii;,
believe il has not been changed all since Tie e>laDls
ncnt Of the Exchange Bank -, -, ;. >, ,.,;ol
This mistake had no conneHlon WIN ..I :, 49,:
- ,lI,cs That is mistake OF the gentleman. IL org
- Is.,vbarr-De Wit or Jackson might INFORM hlii-
r ncrchance my humble SELF But I vi" not ohrhde-
Ne eseems me us blinded by prejudice a: so ilcE
yyerted by tenper my kindness would beheld 0llccns
III r;ac,ci as work of s,pcrerogaton. cannot. how
eyer withhold my acknowie gments that tie accuracy o.
;nfnrna,on cvinced by the gentleman ON The SUBJECT OF
dis mistake is well calculated 10 invite. encourage a
challenge confidence ,.;,;, - ,,,,
,bc in ,he repor, from the Committee OF Finance. be-
gins 10 evince pcnchan, for tables Ills n'a' IS ,'
at the presen, and prospective dent up 10 Isl n So d.
Assuming rs the basis ohis cacnutlon SlJ."l 2'o ~
re su ADDS os"s's"''S ''S'e' :, Ga5765 %
Amount certificates on hand st April
lS52 in Second Auditors Office 's'''po D.
Actual debt lst April 1852, 2,9@''o .:
ff 1Ssn ''''''"s' y 1885, &c
WI. n,, ,ao,., ns''''''>' 1921 s3s 35
Now what is the esi-
mate of the Joint Com
mitee due Is, Janua-
ry, 1852, exclusive Of
State Corporations l1971,83 30
New bonds to lst July,
1853, 2,G25,o00 90
Floating debt funded 3S0,0y7 II 1886 935 40
Error and deficiency in the estimates Of
the gentleman from A.. compared
with those Of The Joint Committee 655097 o.