Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-05

these cannon, ard III the mean TINE lie money Icnaiit
at MIR. Souifard credit unless he used II, as ~ "as IN
his power 10 do II he did not il, the bank CID, ny
discnuntinr on il as deposite.
Now, should like TO know wha, lac there was Tor
such u tronsacton! should like to know what Jaw
uuh,rizrd MIR Souhard TO lend the public properly, ana
receive money ia,1 his pocket sr that IS the amount
of it, as security for its res,oraton IS IN paipaoie
violation of all law and all nroPretv but 6d me oanK
yer whispe word Of ccnsure against this lille
u.I conduct OF one Of their great campons' Not lisp
Sir All is right because bank man ddli! The pub
lie eopery money may re tat cut and USrd by 9ohS
and Meir peculiar friends with perfect IMMUNITY; and to
rul stop 10 it is humbug and a crme But have The
arh,lencn found like this in which any member
OF the present Administration has put 23 GOO Of the
public money or property into his pocket for twelve.
month: No, Sir nothing like it. If thcI could,
should begin TO hear, and justly, to, of impeachment
by this House. Yes Sir, any public officer no vii!
col such outrage, ought 10 be instantly impesched
The conceptions and abuses Of the Clay bank admins
traiion were manifold and glazing.
The Secretary OF The Navy, aided the Fourth
Auditor in lrsudulenty drawing thousands flora the
Treasury and afterwards attempted to screen him ifon
punishment by withholding important facts, when sworn
bef"re grand jury and petit jury 10 tel 1.-The sru'h' 'e
uaoie truth, and nothing but the truth
He direct ted the Fourth Auditor 10 settle claim Of
hessrs Allen and Leonard OF New York, which was
originally about 50 SOC. stated BY themselves out had
bet,l Increased by additional charges from time 10 '''ne
until il w,s swollen To upwards Of S10000 and under
the direction so given upwards OF ll goo were allowed
81 ego of which forthwith lent to the same Fourth
Auditor, and n'scr pa'G
He violated the positive law of The land in ultitudes
Of cases, by causing moneys 10 be expended for
purpose when they were appropriated for another.
He made Congress estimates for the service OF The
NuYy Department which were false, end, year ALTER
yrsr spent, for contingencies nine 10 ninety thousano
dollars more than was appropriated; taking it out o
other appropriations violation OF law and cOnceal'nS
the fact from Congress.
lie made use Of iavore clerk in the Fourth Audit
or Office at salary Of 81 AGO, special agent to
slp catIain and BY and Gnu
Die salary, in violation "t lax, increased lis compensa
ton 10 upwards Of 50 OOD year for aserles OF years
But the most obnoxious case remains to be noticed
TIE Navy Agent a, Boston had made advances on ac
count Of the Government during the last war with
Great Britain, upon which he claimed interest. That
claim. amounting to S7G79 Ga or whereabouts, was al
lowed by Smith Thompson, Secretary OF the Navy, IN
1870 and passed TO the agents credit. The agent went
out Of Office in 1926 aud early in 1898 lie made out an
eccouu, for ceriao alleged omissions in his former &C
counts going back 10 1872 upon which he charged in
terest This claim submitted to Mr. Souihard, who
wrote thus on the voucher with his own hand viz:
"l.et him be allowed interest upon the aggregate nd
vance of So 500 ~ in conformity with The decision
made by Dir Secretary Thompson on the former &C
counts. ,. L. ..
s,h March, 1928"
Accordingly interest was calculated the voucher
up 10 the time Of settlement in 1919 This shows that
Mr. Southland knew the interest account had been set
tied.
Soon afterwards the late Navy Agent trumpet up 4
new interest upon his advances obviously
un!ounded and false in every particular. This new
claim submitted TO Mr.. Southland, who wrote letter
to the Fourth Auditor, as follows, VIZ:
"NAyY DEpARTMENT, May 81, 1e2S
"SIR: Having examined The claim, Of Amos Binnry,
la;e Navy Agent Boston, lar the pressure OF hn
rness during a session Of Congress will permit, see
No reason doubt the justice OF claim hIs part for
losses on Treasury notes. &c But do not feel at H.
ber;y to authorize The allowance of any Of the items. ex
cep' for iaer actually paid by him. 'rAi' yo4 'eN be
pleased to sttlE
For the other claims he will be obliged To address
himself 10 Congress, where do not doubt that his ap
plicalion will he successful.
'' sAI'L L. soUruARD.
at WaTErSs, Esq, Fourth .7ad'tor.'
The Auditor took up the and passed m account
allowing upwards of TiliRTY.ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS fer interest when all parties concerned, ir
Sou.ka,d tie .7sdi;or. and the Claimant KNEW that
every Of just claim for interest had been settled
and paid nine 1fayS Liorc! Yes, Sir Mr.. Southland
kse,o /, ] have given entry Of his on voucher
dated 9Th of The preceding March, not three months
prior to his letter ,c the Auditor conclusiveiy pr0ri"g
tina, he knew il :,
But, this is no, oil This allowance gave Mr.. Binney
no reaay money 1t all went set of against money
due iIon hn 10 The Government, leaving him still II
deb, over 50 Coo lie could not, therefore, readily pay
his co:rupl instrument in this and many other gr"s
frauds on the Government But Mr. Southland was inc
enough 10 help him out. Money could not be lsgdi'.
advanced 10 him nu: Of the Treasury because he wa
not discussing officer having been two years out oil OF
fee; but law want oil law %aS no COS acr III ipse 81"
rous times which my colleague thinks are soon TO b
restored So a;r Southland adynnced 70 !hs- mo-"
50 GEO. the comfortable additional OF oU CGO mol
out oc the Treasury! Yes Sir having allowed CORFU
claim Of than SO 600, he puts the recipient me- d Is
bouaty in cash, by advancing him, IN The iliiyg IorGu
$50 eco more TO be covered by c!sE0yersL b. his lend
und corrupt; and i, 1eGs a'ne Government brought IL
the Fourth AudSI3 coo, in addition; but The Accession
dsbt mo reform Administration Of Gen Jackson PIE
vented the corsummalirn of this last outrage.
hat dana ,yttb fhc .J- -
cash: have heard what became Of pnrl Of H. but
cannot prove it. So far, have net spoken what br
0"e merely but ,chat cn pr0rc In relation the
and things Of i'a. day, believe many things which
cannot Prove. | believe $4,000 of the $50 GOC
advanced By Mr. Southland, ,rsnt du Getty 10 0tc
r, was applied Ia promote their designs. charm.
ingy pure Administration that was, when Secretaries
put the public money in their pockets, sos 00 at lick
and distributed it grauitouSly TO their ayorl, or in
ves,nen,s OF 5000 al time. Can The impuGent
sailan,s Of the present Administration Justly charge il
with crimes like these? Yet, they jealous thrust
ont the who have put stop lhsse corruptions
and restore 10 power those who committed them -
What Fourth Auditor got ifauduently from the IRA
sury, Secretaries guzZed down IN wines and meats and
oihsr luSnres Of bis table, or won Of him in gaming
The Bark candidate for the Presidency has been grossly
wEonged il he did mol, in the way Of brag and other
games profit more by the current frauds on The Trea
sury, than tie men who committed them. But that was
ell pure and ,ght, Mr. Speaker put an end TO i, is
reform, for which Mr. Van Buren, ought 10 be nut
cut, aud MIR Clay put in.
And where now is the man who committed au;heriz.
ed, winked at, oil these corrup,iuns? Do you find
any sccoun, Of him in my colleagues speech, Not
word, Sir. There is too much Of fellow feeling be-
tween them. MIR. Southland, who held the Navy De.
paItmrnt, is Of the open nouhed foes TO Exc
eulve corruption and abuse; but if report speaks true
he profits much by Bank abuses he could have
merly done by Government abuses He is presiden, Of
Of The gambling hank concerns Of the day, pai
cuar adjunct and favorile OF the I}iddle Bank at ga
larry of $4,000 year! lie holdsa public Station which
gives him SO per day. and a, the time, told,
receives his thousands in fees for practising lawyer
in tue Supreme Court. He is paid as n bank president
aesis!aor. aud lawyer. all at the lnle and of
course is absent Of his time from his public du
ties, except when there is bank question hand -