Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-07-19

Treasury notes greatly diminished.
sir, while l am on this subject, demand to
know where these six millions and INV ards
Of the peoples money hare gons. II the
House will take up resolution, which sub.
mit'sd long since, sailing for information on
this subject, am persuaded we will know
all about ii. But, sir, where 10 the muney:
AT the time the deposits law passed, tho
fourth instslmsnt was in the Treasury, or
reported 10 be there. II is not in the banks,
because ! have shown you there are only
iosr millions there; II is not in the Treasury,
because the Secretary says he has not got
money enough, even in Treasury notes, to
last him two days. is, therefore, clear that
the Secretary has taken the funds which BY
law were ordered 10 be deposited with The
States. and appropriated the same 10 other
purposes; or he know, or should have known,
that q very large amount thereof, and for arght
| know, more, was in the hands of his swn
defaultiug Office holders. And that iniorma-
tion, although expressly called lor, has been
evsded and withheld from tho Peoples rep
| resentatives.
MIR. Chairman, do not make these char
ges without having the evidence before me
10 sustain them. Sir, the correspondence,
touching the defalCs,ions OF land Office re-
ceivers, has at last, been laid on eur tables
q wish that every man IL this nation had
ONE The special agent Of the Treasury,
Mr.. Garesche, appointed 10 examine into the
condition of these Offices, reported to the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, on the l4lh day Of
juno, that Tue land office receiver at CoIum.
bus, in Aliss., was defaulter 10 tho Gov.
eminent in the sum of S55,965 ,54,-ana
gives as reason for his defalcstion, iha, he
had been sled a~ay FROM duty by the exam,
l,,IA nj 10 d. 4 n
ceiver would probably fellow in the foot.
steps of the two :" and ,hereupon RECON-
mends his 'being retained" in "preference
10 another appointment !" and, for aught
know, he was retained.
Dc you remember. Mr.. Chairman, that
when . late Administration came int pow.
j err, in iheir lautlsble zeal 10 ferret out pub.
lie piunderers, they found ono poor Audiio,
who was defaultsr for some few hundred dol
lars; and that forthwith his goods and chat.
tells were. seized and sold, aad his body i'm.
prisened; hunted down like fslon, with
denunciaiions from high places "Let him
ret in prison. for he has not only used the
money OF my people, but has dared to inter.
fere with the freedom Of elections. But
now, sir, when public defaul,er is detectcd
for large amount, he is recommended IL
the mercy Of The Secretary and the question
\ "a uoA uc" sSAcUs ~ 10 DOut6t anu capable,
but is he OF our party Nor, sir, is This ali
connected with these public defaulters If yeu
will examine Tho report 10 which have re-
ferred, il will be found that, in many Of the
cases, where the defalcaiion 10 very large,
the security taken by the Secretary is " hol,
ly inadequats.-Take for example, the late
receiver al Helena, in Arkansas There the
defalcalion lie laig ely upN ards Of one hundred
Thousand dollars. and the penalty OF the bond
only twenty thousand dollars. The report
shows, throughout, Culpablc negligence in
this particular. on the part of the Secretary;
and, sir. the result will turn out 10 be loss
10 this Government of very large amount
And now Mr.. Chairman, while NO have
these sinh. TraaantAre--ils1-zs 90 ,us -sIiai,ucr
in which they hare taken care OF our money:
and us you propose hereafter TO place all of
our money into the hands of The SO same indi.
viduals, or q fresh supply OF them, in gold and
silver. with all your provisions Tor Security
such as strong boxes and bars, and bolts.
and kcys-l intend to offer an amendment
TO that bill. (ifyou should see fit to brins il
up,) and hope you will adopt il; that You
have strong chain prov idetl for each sub
treasurer, we'll secured and fastened TO his
body and bis strong box, who may like
lion fastened TO pest, move in solemn mock :,
cry around the treasure of bis master 10 nre
vent him from running away and forgetting
to leave his money behind.