Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-11-11

1ot wayne ct21. 1854
"Sir: This is TO inform YOU that have for
warded to tho dcposite bank one HUNDRED and
four thousand dollars, in sivcr there to rcr.,ia
until arrive with the gold and paper
"My democratic friends think l ought NOT 10
leave until after we hold e1ectioa for Press
dent, the 9TH Of November. which have ca.
cluded TO await, and shall leave that cycninR,
or the next morning. TO depa<,e. with all tho
funds on hand up to that time"
Now. SIR il may be asked, why the gold and
paper was not forwarded at the time that
the silver was despatched. But without going
farther into the what has been stated is sui
hcient to show tho which the greatest
abuses might take place under the proposed .ys-
tenn ct making the public officers the deposstsfaee
Of the public funds. and the induccrnent which
may exist to practise those ahusce, although tho
officer may be honestly disposed. In this ease,
do not know that the Government ultimately hest
any thing by this officer but il il dad not, that
only shows his individual honesty, but does not
prove that the system, which would mike him
not only the receiver hu, the keeper Vi the pub
/ lie treasure, is not Liable TO the alnses havo
pointed out. Not only woald the officer have to
| resist the importantly Of friends in ncnts Il
the greatest necessity and distress, and tho temp
tations OF aricc on his part. but the soli-
citations Of his political friends, III moments Of
party strife when his office and means o: subsis-
tence might be at stake, and he might be told that
his democ friends required little pecuniafy
assistance; that loan to A, and another TO b,
and a third to &, would help the cause; and that
discovered, from reproof the part OF his supc-
:, riors. And, sir, let me add, that II, yielding 10
the prompting Of avaricc the claims Of distress,
the solicitations Of political friends, he should
become defaulter. we should have some
Senator active partzan limiting TO the Govern
/ nent that lnis removal! or punishment would pro-
duce excitement and the matter had better be lot
alone Suffer TO draw the attention OF
the Senate the reports made at the last session,
Of the balances due from the collectors, the rc-'
!. ceiyers, and the post masters, all Of whom are,
Z BY this ball. 10 be made fiscal agents; and let u
see what lessons are 10 be drawn from them.
And, first, is the colleciors are twenty seven ca
ses reported, four Of which exhibit balances OF
upwards of 10000 dollars cach-onc case a
56, 900 dollars, Of 50 900 dollars, and one 1T
}. 100 900 daars. SO much for the Presidents
ayerxg e of $4,000 dol,ars. As sample OF tho
5 practical results of sach cases, take the follow
J s.Andrcw Erwin, Tennessee, $JS,3S7 26-
. Suit order March II, 1899. Judgment. October
, Term 1890 Si2, 635. Execution issued Oct.
70 1880. la the marshali's report of Nov. 1880,
:, he remarks fOIlOwss .srrrorted insos Ont"
In letter daicd January 80, 1887, from the dis
trct attorney, he advises that upon tho stricioss
:, scrutiny Of proof by him in this case, he
;, isficd that it would be useless undertaking to
. file the bill of discovery, all the rcspons .blc
parties had previously, in the case Of private cred
:. itors, denied any Indebtedness or liability u
- Colonel Andrew Erwin" &c.
~ viii cite one other case.
"Robert Cochran, Wilmington, 500, 232 40.
q Suit ordered September 10, 1921, for $ll3,02
i. 60. judgment May Term, 1923, Cor $l45,35l,
;s 60. Balance reduced by subsequent settlements
:, up to July, 1886, SlO3, 232 40. The district
. attorney advises that he obtained decree Of the
e court at November Term, 1898, against VIM.
> Watts Jones, trustee Of Cochran, fr %, 1896,
ID with interest from the 7th Of February, 1895, till
<; paid. Balance OF claim Desperate
II In the instance OF the receivers, there ars 25
~ reported, Of which five are upwards Of a3O
e. 600, aud one of $1,000; the detsiis are gem
-
r. found, indulgence granted TO sure,ies, and
>, judgments with a return of property. In the
m instance of the posfmascrs, III lid octave
m pages filled with tho names OF deaulters,
10 bering probably little short of 1900; for, sir,
had not the patience to count them all, but esti
a. mated the whole from The contents Of a few pa
ges. The amounts due, from them respectively
ID are not generally large, for many Of them
r. $500, 39S 40, of which 81 10 400 "a admitted
~ be ''not colectabc. Tais class Of officers, too,
s are to become fiscal agents, and having shown =
cs disposition to keep for their the small
:. mount of public money they have heretofore
been able to collect, each to be entrusted
b with keeping, for the pubic the Presidents
\ age Of $4,000 Of tho public revenues. But,
n. sir, there is one case aupUg these winch can
- not suffer pass without particular notice,
,r exhibiting, docs Curious feature in details
ch Of official vigilance. 1t Is that Of Fr4neis r
n. Blair, the editor Of the Globe, who was the
=. ty Of Samuel B. Crockett, Of Frankfort, Kes-
ar lucky. Inc Distance que from Crockeu On tne
LIST of April, 1922, vas q 1858, and The Sea-
a lowing note u appended to the case:
no "Suit ordered, and judgment obtained, Nay,
he 1924, for 81 ,627 Oh; credited by 943l, pen
III atty RENTED by Postmaster General, leaving eal
nd stated; application for relief refuses ~
lat the Department December 30, 1870; teT7 fuesea
no issued ad returned March 1925; estate fRsnd;
,,h iuformosion sss sDs9h By The DepassoeM reiG-
he tiee to the pa,sies Noses~ 30, ls5 referred To-
~ the District attorney, December 20, 1895; also
Eehry
So tina. it seems, Mr. President, here - q caso
no ORIGINATING lS24 more than fifteen wears ego,
5o in which jadgrpent Obtained more than thar
is teen years siace, and graveIy told thaa
b the Both Norcrber, 1885, tie Department. sas
tie - tyorm0fs0H relative 70 fAe Passes; when
&C. those parties, Francis r. Bair Tie surety wss
err living under the very eyes of tho Govesnmeaf,
Be in habits If daily intercourse with the
Tor and with the head Of the department ard rDceis-
ing thousands Of dollars ~ the printer to sosss