Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-01

/ No 81. .4buse Tho Collector al ST. Marks, ID l.,
White hss assisted with his team in taking valuable live
oak timber from the public lands. lie forthwith
removed, Notwithstanding IL represented that he
was JEALOUS supporter of the present adnnisra tcn
No ~; .4duse, default, and deception-The Col
lcctor at Petersburg, Va J. Robertson, represent
ed to be very obnoxious to the people. Hc had Tor
time reported large to be in suit and considera-
bic balance retained in his hands. After his re-
mova asccrtaned that of the bonds reported
by him TO be in suit, had actually been paid, aud tina,
he was in default $2is57 81
| No. 20 .A6use.-Thc Collector at Middetown, Con.
had become defaultcr. He resigned under Mr. A.
dams administration, and the office given to his
son, who was thus made TO inherit his fathers Office
without its membranes Gen Jackson did think /,
good policy permit families TO appropriate to the own
use the public money, by giving to the office
which the father could hold no longer on account of his
default and, therefore the son removed
No. 30. Defdult-Thc Collector at Rappahan-
mock, Virginia, was in default $4,000 %. Reform has
No. 81 Defduit.-The Collector at Vienna, Mary
land resigned, being in default Sii5o.
NO ~ FRAUD and defamt.-Ihc Collector at Eliza
beth City, North Carolina, Asa Rogerson, accicn
tally discovered TO be Interested in contract with the
person who supported the sick seamen, by which he
maie about 5000 year. Ii was suspected that he who
would be aithess TO his trust for small gains, would
hesitate TO peculate large scale. An investigation
was accordingly ordered in which il ascerained
that nearly every bond reported by him 10 be in suit
was in fact paid, and that of those yet due had
been cancelled, no doubt upon a compromise with the
debtors. His default is S32,79l Subsequent events
have Induced suspicion, that he had connivcd AT a
system of smuggling under the protection of the Gus
house; thus corruptng, far he could, the
whole community with which his office come ccd
lie also has fled from the country, to escape the rd.
| ny of this 'proscriptire' administration.
I No. 33. VioidtiOns of LaU.-Ihe Collector at
Portsmouth, Timothy Upham was proved by papers in
his own handwr ing, 10 have been engaged in Illicit
trade with the British provinces and West Indies The
same papers, with others found with them, created the
strongest presumption, that he also engaged i'm
smuggling various foreign articles into the the United
states These papers came accidentally into the hands
OF those who felt il their duty TO transmit them to the
Treasury Department. 1t not believed tina, man
who had been himself engaged in violating the revenue
laws was proper person to be entrusted with their ex
ecuton, or to have charge of custom house He was
therefore, reformed; and the Clay men in New Hsmp-
shire ran him Tor Governor
No. 81 Defddt-The Receiver of Public Moneys
at Washington, Mississippi, i'm default 50 63S 80
and was thought fit subject for ref;rm.
NO 30. .4buSe and Defaudt.-Joseph Nourse was
Register OF the Treasury, and had conrou the con-
hngent fund of that Department. He had applied TO his
own use Sll,250 of that fund. He confessed his de.
FAULT, and made propositions pay it, But after he was
removed, he got up account for commissions TO cover
IT. 10 give little countenancc to this barefaccd at
tempt he got Walter Jones, (who had u S District
attorney brought suit for upwards Of 800 000 and has
Jailed to pay one cent of what he colectcd) TO give
written opinion in support OF his claim. Suit has been
brought against him.
Here are seventeen removals in the Treasury De.
par'mcnt, alleged by the Clay TO have been made
for opinions sake When General Jackson finds an un
faithful agent in Office, AIT he goes whatever may he
his opinions. This number might be enlarged: but we
iorbear
Let us sum up the amount of frauds and defaults here
given