Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-12-27

fully onaurod into. lie commented on the
course pursued by the General Government
aud its officers IN this matter, and declared
| tIat the officers ol the Government were &c.
quainted with tie conspiracy forood at Phila-
delphia, to prevent the organization of the
Legislature under the laws and constitution
of The state. lie complained that the an
swer given to the cull of the House was por-
tial and incomplete, especially inasmuch as
II had not informed us whether the United
States Marshal had instigaied or participated
in the riot. lie stated too. that Mr.. Cahan, q
clerk in the Post Office at Philadelphia, When
Penrosc was driven from The chair by mob
took the chair and haranpued the mob ant
cried for blood. Afterwards this same Mr.
Cahan when he came 10 Harrisburg as cap
tain, under the military rcqulsItlon OF the
Governor, again in his military uniform, adj
dressed the mob, and instigatcd them To vlo-
lcnce and blood. All these facts the Prcsl-
dent had concealed in the reply, and the
Government had united with the mob IN
,rnmpling on the laws Of Pennsylvania
when the whole thing is inquired into. IT will
be found, sir, said Mr.. Naylor, that the dis
turbance originated in u conspiracy of gov
ernment officers to carry the state in favor oI
the present Administration.
On motion of Mr. Underwood, the mcssao &C
was laid on the table and ordered 10 be
printed.
NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE.
Mr.. Cambrcleng submitted motion tina,
the special Report upon the dcfalcation IN
the New York Custom House be referred 10
Select Committee, except SO much ne re-
latcs TO the modification OF The revenue laws
Mr.. Wise rose to move, he said, that this
subject be referred 10 Select Committee oI
the Whole on the state of the Union. When
Gen. Jackson left the Presidency, he said
hc left behind him n certificate that lis off
GERS were men of honesty and probiiy. ! did
not believe it, at the time, said Mr.. Wise.
believed that corruption existed among them.
| told the country then, sir. that honest Lewis
department was rotten to the core, and cal
led for Investigation, but the President
promptly lie, us know that his honest officers
were above our scrutiny. IL has since been
found that these honest officers could not
keep their hands from picking and stealing
in large way, and in small way too.-
They were guilty OF grand larceny and petit
larceny.
The Sub-Treasury had run away, aud il
never would be kept stationary unless we
and Liverpool. Now, that millions have been
stolen, they offer us an investigation-eftcr
the purse has been stolen, they propose to
lock the door. What is the use Of invcsti.
eating this particular case? do we want to
establish rogues' college, to show all other
sub-treasurers how to steal public money p
Swartwout is safe in Europe, and laughs at
your investigation. Had you not better un-
dcr,akc to discover some of the rognes not
yet found out? But two months is too short
time to cleanse the Augcan stable. II
would take two years. But it we do under
take it, ] hope the Speaker will not pack o
committee upon us again. Let us have an
impartial and ,lisintcrcsiod jury.
Mr.. Wise proceeded at great length TO dis
cuss this matter of defalcaiion, as il had en-
sted or been suspected heretofore and he
charged upon the Government n ccnsurable
neglect of the subject hitherto, and treason
aGlc design to conceal the frauds of the sub
treasurers.
Before he concluded, he gave way to mo-
ton to adjourn, which prevailed.
PENNSYLVANIA AND TIE PRESIDENT.
l The correspondence between Gov. Rtnei
and the General Government and the other
papers communicated by the President, IN
reply to the call of the House of Reprcscnia
tivcs, present little of interest which was un
known before.
H In reply TO the question whether any Off
GERS of the Government have been concerned
| in the instga,ion of the insurrectionary anG
riotons proceedings at Harrisburg, it is stated
that Mr.. Cahan was not clerk of the Pos,
Office at Philadelphia at the time when he
visited Harrisburg, as return clerk, and took
part in the mob. But subsequently, he was
rc-appointed, and he was clerk when he
appeared at Harrisburg with Col. Page and
other military men, under the Governors re-
QUESTION. The other two persons, mentioned
by the Governor as having been instgaiors
and pariicipaiors in the revolt, were March
md Pcnnnan. March is the Marshal Of the
Eastern district of Pennsylvania, but Of his
course in the matter the Secretary had re
celvcd no information. Penniinan, it is sta
ted, was not an officer of the Customs, as
supposed. Com. Elliott, and his aid, mdshp
man Robinson, undertook, 1t seems, to thrus
themselves into the Hall, and rendered thc
| services to the Governor to mix with the par
tiZans, aud dissuade them from violence
which overture the Governor thankfully &c
ccptcd; but the Secretary of the Navy upol
the receipt Of the Commodore's letter, prompt
| " ordered them to clear out of I1arrisbNi
and not NEEDLE with the matter
Capt Sumncr, of the u. s. Dragons, STA
toned at Carlisle barracks, only twenty miles
from Harrisburg, was first called upon by
the Governor to march bis force to harrisburg
To suppress the insurrcction and guard the
Legislature, but Capt. Sumner, in note
which was pronounced very eloquent and ap.
proprate, by many members around me, when
1T was read, declined. Further calls were
made upon Sumner without effect The let
tcrs of Governor Ritncr addressed to the
President are long and minutey descriptive
OF the state Of affairs there. lie calls for q
force to suppress insurrcction, &c. The
President replies, through Mr. Poinsett, anc
states that he cannot in.crposc the force o
the Army between two political parties en-
gagged in n political controversy, in a State
lie says ho has Information TO show that the
quarrel is merely political one, aud that the
Governor is mistaken about its Character
lie cannot, he says, mtcrpose without legis
Iailvc authority, or without positive inforna.
ton that legislature, with competent au
thority cannot be formed.
Gov. Ritner, in reply. protests against thC
right OF the Executive of a State, TO partizaI
and suspicious sources Of information: Bul
| says that the interposition of the Nationa
| Government Is no longer necessary. mas
much as the State troops had assembled q
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