Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-04-10
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mort made by the Secretary of the Treasury tothe
Senate. in complianccwith resolution OF that body
which tends put Mr.. Tan Buren, in apositlon NOT
tobe envied. while it exhibits the weakness prof.
liracy of those entrusted with the administrator
of the government. 1t would seem that soon al
ter the accession to power of the present EXecu-
tive, Mr.. II. Wilson, with fourteen DINERS WHO
held Offices in Florida, fell victims to the pro-
scriptive propensities of the - Board OF Rewards
and Punishments.'' This gentleman MAD Deeh
the private Secretary of Mr.. Monroe IN FRANCE
and for many years our Consul IN that Kingdom.
He had been recommended to Mr.. Adams, ny
MIR. Monroe, Charles Carroll, OF Carroiton' . oio-
mel Drayton. and all the Maryland Delegation Ill
Congress. and BY more than thirty other mem
bers, and was admitted by all to be peculiarly,
fitted for the situation he filled; but ability ana
integrity in an officer are not the quaiilcal.oi'
demanded by the present rulers OF the na'ioh'
Mr.. Wilson was succeeded by one John Dean;
who, like the other hungry vultures that hockeu
here, had been attracted TO our city by the smell
of prey. He obtained the appointment OF Mar
shall at Kew West; and such was the admira-
ton of this specimen of moral beauty felt by the
little magician, who now moves the wires winch
are bringing the nation into contempt thai before
Dean had taken charge of his new office. he was
supplied from the public treasury with the money
he wanted. Instead of being required to go to
his District, produce his commission, offer his
securities, to be approved by the proper judicial
officer. and make the requsihon on the treasury
according to law, he was permitted to draw be,
fore hand. and to squander without the least legal
restraint the public money. The Report to the
Senate exhibits one of the most extraordinary
proceedings which perhaps ever took place un-
der this government. Something purportlnS to
be temporary bond is presented; but without
the forms prescribed by law, either as 10 the
parties, phraseology, acknowledgment or aPPro-
val. The Court and its jurisdiction are not cor
rectly described, the date in the condition Is lett
blank-it is not acknowledged before any judi
cial officer, nor approved by any person comPe
tent to approve it. 1t is gwen to the ffeS.ae'n
and not to the United States, and "accepted as
temporary compliance with the requirement OF
the law" by Mr.. Van Buren,, whose title and Of
| flee we are led only to infer. Whence dld ME-.
Van Buren, derive his authority to take or certl-
fy temporary or even permanent Doiu =
there is no such authority vested in him. Agree
ABLY to law the Marshal at Key West has right
only to receive money from the treasury to de-
FRAY the expenses of the Court; and, therefore,
Dean had no right to receive it until he had ar
rived at his post. The effect of this illegal &C
ceptance of bond BY Mr. Martin Van Buren,,
has been to enable Dean to draw money impro-
perlv from the treasury; and Mr.. Van Buren,
ought to be made responsible for this palpable
violation of law Dean has never given any
other bond, and $4,000 have been advanced to
him upon this Informal and illegal bond Two
of the three sureties are known to be persons
whose property is conveyed to trustees, and OF
whom nothing could be obtained, II recovered by
suit but it is believed that no Judgment could
be recovered on such bond. Alarmed at the
the resolution of MIR. Holmes, Dean informs the
Secretary that he must 90 to Key West to search
up his accounts for settlement. 1t is well
known that in consequence of the absence OF j.
G.. Slower, who was appointed last spring in the
place of the District Attorney, removed, no
Court sat in November. and none since. Con-
sequently the expenses cannot amount TO S2OO,
and yet Mr.. Dean must needs 90 back to settle
his accounts with the $4,000 thus informally and
illegally obtained. Dean has not been nomina-
ted to the senate in consequence. 1t Is under
stood. of serious charges preferred against him:
and Mr.. Slower after holding his office for twetce
months. without spending week in his District,
or rendering one hours service, has pocketed his
salary until few days since, when he thought
proper to resign. These are two striking spe-
cimens of the :. little Majcian's." system ofre-
form. If this restless spirit of intrigue, this
perpetual itching for popularity, shall occasion
such shameless violations of law by the secretary
of State in small matters. what are we to expect
in more important concerns?
1t further appears from this report that, at
Port where $40, GA of revenue are collected, a
bond for $4,000 only has been taken. Are the
people of this country not yet convinced of the
gross and scandalous deception which has been
practised on them? Nat. Journal.
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT,
By and Nth the aduice and consent of the Senate.
George Black, of New-York, to be Consul Of
the United States at Santos, Brazil.
John K. Campbell, of Florida, to be Attorney
of the United States for the Southern District of
Florida, in the place of John G. Slower, resigned.
albert Smith, of Maine, to be Marshal of the
United States for the District of Maine, in place
of Benjamin Green, removed
Benjamin d. Wright, of Florida. to be Attor-
ney of the United States for the District of West