True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-11-20
TIE TRU Il AM ERiCAN.
EDITED BE JOszN GIBSON.
FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
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+ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1888
ANOTHER DErAuLrKR-Thc utmost establishment
WAS felt in New York at the latest dates, on the
announcement of another runaway sub.treasurer,
in the person of Samuel Swar,wont, the late coll
lector of that port. His enormous defalcatons
amour, 10 a million and a quarter, and warrants
have been issued agans, his sure,ics. Mr. Swar,-
won't has taken himself off to Europe, and his
sub-treasury along with him. He held The office
of collector from the time of General Jackson's
first election, up to las, year; and it is well known
in the north that it Was pledged TO him before, in
case of the Generals success. For many years
Mr. Swur'wout was the strongest man in the Tam
many party ,here and exercised also great control
in the neighboring districts of New Jersey. whera
he always elecioneered for the Jackson ticket.
His defslcations commenced in 1929, and have
continued through the whole period of his reten-
ton Of office, thus offering another illustration of
the iniquties insrparahle from the sub'relsury
scheme. Yet such is the perverted view party
spirit takes every object, thai the "Pos,' parades
this instance of enormous peculation, as an evil
dence, -" strong proof of holy wr,,'-of the
absolute necessity for what he calls a cons,itu-
iioRal treasury" By what logic this is to be prov.
ed, we not informed. How giving rogue
unlimited power to rob, and plumber, is to make
him turn honest, is method of conversion too
subtle for any but "he faithful" The advocates
for a sub-'rensury Try to show that security would
be given for The safe custody of the public mones
have not sure,es been always taken, and have
they not proved notifications in this, and thou.
sand former cases? IT the temptation to fraud
too great for resistance, even when the check
! OF national, or deposi,e hank was held over the
indivdual would it be less so when that individual
became, himself, the depository! Yet such is the
sum, and substance Of all the arguments OF those
who advocate the sub-treasury scheme, in the very
face of these daily damning proofs Of It's niqutv.
.Ne,c York Election.-Al'. done hu, shouting.
The exact whlg majority cannot beasccrlanedtor
! n day or lwo,but when the official returns come in
| there is little doubt that the number will be II
oas, from 10 to l2 thousand Even the loco foco
Post says-'it rains cats and dogs [mcnning the
shower Of wing returns pouring DOWN. in the
western counties, and Seward is governor by
majority OF ten thousand Other authorizes make
it m UGH greater: the sWhig' makes il over fi(tesn
| Thousand. lie says:
| Our expresses arrived this morning. and brin >
the following additional returns;
Sewar Marcy,
Erie county, $40 Lewis unity, $50
Grnessee do. 24OD Otsego, do 1000
| Chautanque co. 1900 Seneca, do no
Niagara CO. 700 Delaware co. 900
Orleans co 427
| Chenangn co. $50
Forty counties heard from &; Srward's ma :,
j"rity artany 1907 Eleven counties vel to hear
| from, which wall increase the ma ority.
| The counties to he heard from, in 1896 gave
Marcy majority of 1899 in 1896, on the a-somblv
ticket they srooi about 1850 majority for The
| Wings.