Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-12-05

the Secretary of War to Buffalo T.
procure counter testimony to rebu'
the charges against him. He do.
no. go to that country, neither die
he produce any thing to do away ths
charges of fraud against him and
Simpson. Thomas returned to tn
city in June last, and produced the
residue OF his accounts for final set
tlement; he acknowledged by BIZ
account current, a balance III his
hands due the United States OF up
wards OF $40, 900; ! wrote to HIM
that before | should proceed to state
his account, he: should pay the bal
ance acknowledged by himself, to
the Treasurer OF the United States
(Which he must have had in his hands
ever since December, 1929 with
this request, he would not comply
| then wrote to the. Secretary OF War,
desiring that he would give directions
to have my order enforced; this he
did not do, but requested that the
account should be sent to the lres-
sury for REORGANIZATION. The ac.
count was accordingly stated in the
Accountants Office, and the eXceP-
tionable and fraudulent vouchers dts
allowed, making a final balance due
from him to the United States of up
wards of $3.50, OCO. Thomas al
tended at the Treasury, the re-eXam-
nation OF his accounts, and offered
all the explanation in his rower, but
could not remove the impressions
against him, or effect a reduction OF
the balance as stated in the War De
parment, except only few hundred
dollars. The Secretary Of War Was
privy to all the circumstances, and
instead of using his authority to sc
cure the United States and making
an example OF the guilty, he gives
another Through to Thomas on the
eth of August 1914, to report him
self at this place on the lst OF Oc,o,
Der. have not heard that he is here
or that he has paid over any part OF
the balance due from him. | will
also remark, that besides the balance
due from Thomas, he is now, and
has been in the receipt of the pay and
emolument ola Quarter, Master Gen
eral for upwards OF a year, without
having rendered any service whatever
in his official capacity. From the
above as well as the following state.
ment of facts, | presume that my
friends will see the motives and ILL.,
Auence that General Armstrong had
in the injustice which has been done
to me for acung III some degree IN
dependently, and opposing some
of his villainous acts that he Was
committing injuriously to the United
States. | will here take occasion to
remark, that if a call is made by
Congress upon the Accountant OF the
War Department for an abstract of
all the warrants drawn upon the Irea-
sury by John Armstrong, while he
was acting as Secretary OF War,
then will be seen the enormous sums
of publick monies he has advanced
and paid improperly, and Tor which
the United States have never reCeiv-
cd value, and which will never be
accounted for. Ii will also besseen on
Investigation Of the manner OF advanc-
ing monies, and the accountability
in the War Department and the Sec
rotary of Wars interference with the
Accountants Department, that it
there is not some other organization
than the present mode of doing bust
ness, there must shortly be, if not
already the case, total ruin to the
country. Nm. SIMMONS.
Waslington City, October 20 1914
MR.. OAKLEY'S SPEECH