The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-01-09


ILLUSTRATION. Soon after the election Of General
Jackson to the Presidency, his friends in New
Hampshire obtained the political nsccndoncy IN
that State, and Immediately discharged from office
all incumbents who did not join in the hurrah for
the "reverend chief" and Isaac Hill, and their
nlaces were filled with more obsequious men,
Among the removals was the Warden of the State
Prison, which vacancy filled by the appoint
ment of one Abner p. Snson, Bonds to the a.
mount of $40, 000 the law required, were gives;
to the State for the faithful discharge of the duties
of his office. AT the annual session OF the Legs
laure the Warden reported the state OF Inc Pecuh-
iary affairs of the Prison and in every instance ior
six seven years, his reports represented Il net
profit TO the State each year of from 1000 to 81
600; at the same time the Warden asked for liberal
appropriations, alleging that the outstanding debts
to the Prison largo and not just then available
An addition was made to the Prison which cost 10
900 or $4,000. Appropriations were made from
time to time by the Legs laturc by patty Notes.-The
political opponents of the party in power always
contending and clearly showing that the money APP
proprated was raudulently used-tlll they amount.
ed to at least $45 900. The Prison in the mean
time, according to tho reports of the Warden and
the packed committees Of the Legislature was
source of income to the State. At length the OPP
he was removed and an investigation INTO the con-
dition of the Institution was ordered, when 1t was
found that q vast amount debts duo from the Pris-
en- renninnd unpaid. Bnt according To The War
dcns books still greater was due to the
Prison. The leaders of the Jackson party still
cessfully impoded and delayed full developement
of its Affairs, and the Warden fled the State for
the West or Texas. 1t is asccrained that the
debts alleged TO be due the Prison are many of them
either fictitious forged, and purportiug to be
good have attached to them names Of persons I'M
known 10 any body; and not go per of the
; amount charged upon the books is coleclablc;
and the sequel proves that the Warden had fraud
ulently taken from the State either for his pri-
vate or for the of his party, over $50 600.
During Stinson's administration, his bonds were
once renewed, and signed the second time, as they
were the first, by Gov Hill and several other lead
ing Jackson men in the State. Notwithstanding
the efforts of the Wings to indemnify the State for
this loss by holding Snson's bondsmen accounta-
S BILE no suit has been commenced nor any measures
whatever have been taken for the collection of the
: bonds Their efforts have been successfully resist
ed by the influence of the responsible individuals
: they being the leaders of the party in power.
The above is no fiction 1t is n true history O
the populations of one of Gov. Hills Sub-Treasur
, ers. And if the Sub-Treasury system which the
Van Buren, party is laborng to establish be adopted
would the public funds be safer in the hands of nj
1t Van Burens Sub-Treasurers than they were il
s those of Mr. Hills Sub Treasurer? Would not the
, bonds in most be signed by their poitica
friends, and make it the interests of the party t,
r screen their delalcatons, and their bondsmen? |
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