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

"BLACK LIST"- Continued
Having given the advocates OF fraud little time TO
digest the abuses of the Navy Department. proceed
TO gorge them more with few facts from other
Departments Let us look into the Treasury:
No. 10. Gross dG,tsc.-Thc Collector at Buifilo was
reformed. lie obtained receipts from the keeper of the
Lighthouse and the Inspectors, without paying them
any money, TO enable him TO get credits with the go.
vernment. When they requested payment, he nut
them of Ivy varons preences, and endcavoured to make
them take beer in payment of their salaries, he being
brewer
West was reformed. After the change of admnistra-
tion claim presented TO the Treasury Department
by Attorney for defending the United States Revenue
Gutter, which had been lbeiled by the Collector! 1t
appeared singular that the United States District At
torney had not attended to This duty An investigations
instituted by the Secretary OF the Treasury, disclosed
the following facts:
The Captain Of the Revenue Cutter had seized a
number OF vessels carrying on an unlawful trade, be-
tween Havana and the cols of Florida. The vessels
were condemned at 81. Augustine In application
for the remission of the forfeiture. the masters alleged
that they had the verbal permission of the Collector to
go TO Havana with FISH, and return their fishing ground
the coast of Florida without entering the Custom
House, and without paying duties the return cargo.
In this affair." the Collector fell out with the Captain
Subsequently,, the Captain was detected in trading un
lawfully with vessels at sea- and the Collector avenge
himself AbeiIed the CUTTER and with the aid of the
District Attorney, cndeavored to procure her condemna
ton for the benefit of the nlOrmer. The CAPTAIN en-
plOyed lawyer defend her, and she was finally re-
stored TO the United States. During the time she was
under seizure she detained from service although
V.
Here was an g Ebony and Topaz" affair A Collec-
for and an Attorney of the United States prosecuting an
United States vessel for smuggling, and an United
States officer employing counsel to defend behalf of
i. the United States. Poor Uncle Sam was made both
paintf and defendant, paying both LAWYERS ncurr no
much Inconvenience and loss merely that harpes
might revenge themselves one another at his ex-
pense.
This state of things known to Mr.. Adams adj
minstradon, who not being able to make the rogues
agree, sought to remedy the evil by ordering the Cap
\ lain to another station where he was not so well
\known! !!
But no sooner were The facts made known n General
Dickson than he applied different remedy He direct
CO " he C0Iector, District .AH0rneV and CAPTAIN of
&c cutter, to be remoged from o6ice, and more fit
meil to be selected far their places"
Va lrk the difference between the reign If Fraud,
and tle reign Of Re'nB With Mr.. Adams, il did not
disq aiiy these men for office that of them SNUG
gled md others conniycd at it, and that in their wan
ton edrts 70 injure each other, they interrupted the
public Eervice and sought 10 waste the public property
Mr.. A1bms would concatc separate them with
him such outrages for rcmoval!l! But
sooner is their conduct known to Gen Jackson than
they are Instantly ordered TO make way for honest men
Who willpow repeat that MIR. Adams administration
haul the disposition 10 reform abuses?
No. 81. YDefdtdt.-The Collector at Beaufort, ~ c.
was in default S6,S62. FIe has been refornaed
No. 22 HqdWt-The Receiver of Public Moneys
at Jefersonvie Indiana, was in with the 60
vernment, and had for long time been making fair pro-
misses while the default was constantly increasing. His
conduct and correspondence evnced utter inability
or obstinate determination not TO paw He was there
fore, reformedg and his securities are attempting ia
eyade their responsibility, the ground that the 90
vernmen ought 70 have removed the officer or secured
the debt when tle default first became known Mr.
Adams administration furnished them with this plausi.
bic defence This default is 5000 r.
No %. DefdHt.4-The Collector at Bath Me was
ref0yHled lie was Young in office bat old in the arts
Of embezzement. Te had appropriated to his ow use
$563l5 Of the public money.
No. u De/atdt-4S. X. Gilman was appointed Col
lccor at Penobscot BY Mr.. Adams, in 1921 or Is2s-
He was the editor Of anewspaper had zealously SUP
ported the coalition, an1 transpanted $50 miles Il
receive his 'rtWnrd Though isinguished for his bit
fer caumnes upon Cen jackson and his friends n,
travelled all the way to Washington to say to them tina
he had not been strenuous in his opposition and wa
ready 10 unite with The Republicans in Maine in tbci
support, if-He cOWd keep 5Ofcel After he was rc
moved, IL asccrained, that, not content with ,
honest gains Of his office, not thinking thcm am
ccnt TeiCdrd for his great services in spoporo, ~,
colition he had applied to his own use $3.50 IS o
the public money.
No. 25 Frdud anil dc|dmt-R Arnold. CoIlcct,r ,
Amboy, had been nominated for re-appointnent by Mr.
Adams, postponed by the Senate and his ponina
ton superseded by President Jackson in March s2o
scrutiny into his conduct and accounts disclosed IN
tdct That he had embcZZled q portion of fhe tIuties nj
large mporatons OF tea, for many years bavno mad
false returns and had accounted for only norton
the hospital money received by him I'm reIat on ~ a.
teas, there IS ground TO suspect extensive colIusion
The sum asceftained 10 have been ernbezzlcd is ss
92s TO which may be added about $1,000 more
~ detected by the present Collector.
AZ for Arnold be has fed into Canala 10 escape fo
GenJackson's progcripfire" administration
No rs I@odt.-1he Receiver 81 public noene,
MLtwa'dsYills lllnoi'. wa IN default {, the amour
OF SS2 932 Ths wss deemed - Gicirnt eau,e Tor h
removal The amount dus has since been paid