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be but 4 4IO.07I dollars, when that bsianc'
was in truth 5,667 200 dollars.
This part Of The charge is also admitted
The statement was false 10 CHS, that it re-
presented that the appropriation for the pay.
ment of the national debt was II 5000
dollars, when it was bat 70 900 COO dollars
It was false also in this, that it represented
that the appropriations already made would
leave deiicienc, IN the Treasury, on the
first day of January, 1881, of 705,s6S dol
lars, whereas he had MIR. fnSham's report
before him, leaving an estimated balance in
the Treasury, on the first of January, 1891,
over existing appropriations, Of ,67c. SIG;
and there was an actual balance Of 6,0l4,53e
dollars.
We have proved that the statement was
false, and we now proceed to show that he
knew it TO be SO.
| Did not General jackson know that the
real balance in the Treasury was 1861 100
dollars? He had Mr. lnghams report before
him, giving him that information; and know
log this, did he not know that the Registers
statement representing that balance to be
4.4l0 Oh dollars, to be false?
Tell us not that this was the estimated ba-
lance given in Mr. Ingham's auneal report.
That report was made in December, 1929
and the error was occasioned by adopting
Major Eaton's statement Of the balance wan
ted for the use of his Department; which err
ror was corrected before Mr.. Smith made out
his statement; for that statement was not pre-
pared until late in May, nearly six months
thereafter, and after the expenditures for
he quarter ending on the first Of January,
1881, had been ascerlained, and win not be
denied. Indeed, we believe ii was reported
subject OF remark in Congress and IN the
public press Mr. Smith knew that his state
ment was false in this. Wherefore did he
give false statement, when The President
had a true one before him? And wherefore
did the President require him to make out
false one when he had the truth in report
from the head ofthe Departmenton hts table?
Mr.. Smiths statement made aDkFlClEN-
CY of 7O5 86S dollars; Mr. lngham's gave
a SURPLUS'of 1912 SIG dollars.
Why did MIR Smith take the false datap
Is it not clear that he knew them to be false,
or that, il he did not, he is unfit for his pre-
sent station' Because. long before his state
ment was prepared, the accounts had been
adjusted, and the error in Major Eatons es-
innate corrected, and the real balance known.
We doubt that il was because the truth gave
a surplus, and the lalsehood made detcien,
cy2 II was the Presidents desire to make it
appear that there would be deficiency, and
the statement was so prepared as to give the
result which suited his purpose.
We have proved that the statement was
false, and that the President knew ii TO be
so But we have other and more damning
proof which we are not at liberty to use, un
less he win authorize the Globe TO coatradlct
our statement, upon his authority. II that
be done, he will hear from US again
But poor L. l.. Smith! tie gives an
unqualified contradiction to our statement!
Does he mean to say that his statement is
trues He knows il to be false, and we have
proved it to be so. Does he mean 10 say that
the President did not know it to be false,
when it Is admitted that he had Mr.. Ingham's
report before him, proving it to be false
Or does he mean to say that his false state
ment was not made to order? Was it not
Submitted by the President? Does not the
President himself set forth in his veto mes
sage that it was prepared for the purpose of
showing the condition of the treasury Does
he suppose that any viii believe that tis false
statement would have been sent to Congress
il it had presented large surplus instead Of
deticie,.cy2 1t was made to order, and like
his certificate suited to the necessities of the
case. The President wanted to convict Con
gress of extravaganza. and MIR. Smith pre-
pared bis statement for that use When Ken
dali wanted to prove his innocence Mr.. Smith
gave bis certificate of his own character
But MIR Smith cannot wash his skirts OF this
lone damninp sin II will for ever rest as a