Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-11-17
A1lEkE Is THE PUBLIC, MONEg--UOW IS
1T KEPT

These are Questions IN which every inliy siai
sseiisner OF society - more &c less concernca.--
Where Is the man vino will ea,rist his money 10
she Keeping of airv iaiiyidGa, OF wnom he has no
anowedger whether the anr.At be great
small! We do not believe TIC person tse
f,uni vino would, acknowledges tsat ne would do !;
vet al iss,s mo:sest- every citizen of the United
States, who ptYs taxes III any shape, doing fiat
indirectly, Which be would. aot do directtY. TAc
an;,i!s: Money collected for The purpos Of delrav
Ing the Expenses "a conducting the G.,vcrnmcni
Is as mlci the properly Of tt.osc who pad the
faxes. 'hrongh y7ticE il collected unr K i
appropriated h. lis legtIufIfc objects, as that
which they Immediately possess, &c II shalt he
decreased by robbery, pii:,dcr- pcculation, oa-
"rwisc. those vho Constituted To- cake uy The n
no'ini, viii be taxed again to maize up any def
cheney that may arise from sIcti causes.
We as.a0ain, Where Is q. ysrtbitc a-e.aog~ Tf1ac
fsn kept? - one tell. There Is neither
law, regulation, nor s1Lstcm existing 20 regu-
late the manner ofcoc--i il, Or of keeping it,
or defining the kind Of money in which. il shall be
collected and kept. From, hundred and fi4tv
10 one hundred and seventy Collectors OF istoir:s
Receivers Of Public Land sales, and Afirshais Of
Districts, left to establish ru!oa ard ;ons
each for themselves. rhey receive ruch money
rs they please on account Of ties public and re
iect such they I4easc. They Keep il, each ne
tie ploascs, and v'isarc he pleascs. Iherare oach
and all lei. without eng dilhlo Instructions from
tho head Of the Treasury Dtpal ,incai, ard 10 II
Oh their own responsibility.
la New York, understan'l tie collector de-
posts the public money such bank he chooses
10 select, at his individual credit, and cllecls upon
II to meet the drafl~ Of The Treasury, they ar:
drawn upon him n rhAadctphia, we arc foi'
Inc collector requires al: payments 10 be made at
the Custom house, aud literally carries out tt.fs
Sub-,rens,ry scheme, on The rdpcr principle. He
receives the r-o:cso ali tho city banks and holds
them, sccurcbi iron doors Vars, lnclls bolts 65c
he tod
10 him, when hs pays them "ui 10 The holder; an.
probably in n,iffn.-'a payrse1t of 10000, he
will turn ont. rGr6 Of ,ft ,,7-.es Of every bank III
the city. I.e t,,iis viii ,rust all tho banks, both
trea, and SIR III II holding thcir r,,os; hu, he
vii not trust the ,afcsst Of ,ncm wlii'iha money
We have selected The 20 largest GoffmcrcaI
cities, 70 ssbw how tbs AIRS OF liz people are
conductc'h them III lie offers, there may be
different modes il practice some Of tho coIlec-
tors may keep tho public r-i5noy in their brooches
Dbckets, for all that we know. We ,il.u. it more
.iitn probable that some CT them do
The Receivers of Public l. md Slica,
much upon t.tir discretion, and With lit
tic reguar,ty system the collectors. IL
some sections ofthe country, wc learn that they
refuse ~ receive any thing e.so but gold and sal
oer, III others, they take the notes OF such banks
as thev think proper to deaignatc. We saw, bu
aiow days since, tina, u Receiver of Land Sles
ip Arkansas; gave notice that nc would receive
IN payment OF public lands the notes of the Bank
Of Kentucky, 'o .|orihern Bank of Keulueky Jane
The Bank Of Louisville.
When did the country before ever witness tke
collection and Keeping of public revenues left tc
ihe arbitrary mana cement of these classes Fec
cJ,l officers undircctcd and uncontrolled. Never
Never.
:, Nor is this all The money is not safe II! tke,l
lands. This is shown by the number Of deiaui
ters and the enormous amount Of their dct.lca
lions that occurred between 1881 and 1851 ii:
reported to Congress by the Secretary Of th'
Treasury ut the last session. They give bond
with s,ircies. Bat what they worth? Mex
,Qnothinr. The yer, iudugcncies and neglect:
Of the Treasury Department III nine cases out o
len. would cxoneratc the surettea from all res
possibility Tor the principals. Ehc reported cor
dependence OF the Treasury Department SHOWS
that many of these officers were continued n o!
flee many months after they were repeated,
charged with aegiccts in rendering their account
and dc posting the money according to law and III
regulations of the department. Where IS ascour
jury to be found in this country that would CIV
verdict against surc!es under such Creams tan
ces?
The question mex, naturally arises. why is
that things remain in the stEte we have .doscr-t
ed! Why do the agents OF The people sthc Gov
ernmenD permit their contnuaDce9 reapswe4
Those agents have hobby os their own vlh'c
they wish to establish. Though 1t is opposed b
the people, and has been five times put down Ii
their representatives,, yet these SERVANTS at "A
people persist in saying they wN have their oy1
acheme (he Subtreasury) or taey will no, l!av
any. 1. is thus they defy and laugh TO scorn Il,
will of the people.
Will the people longer submit to BE scoiicd
by those whom they have elevated 10 the hie
official stations they now occupy we think no
Then let the people speak out IL language the
vail not dare TO disregard; and tell them 18th,
far shalt thots 20 and no farther" .tet them lie
their.repretoria;Nes If they legisia,e onno o,h
subiec. t., tie rcrih session, not TO como hon
without fixing by law the manner y. which 81
public money shall DO collected ana safely kcF
mad thereby establish uniformity thsonghous.-
Now is tae time TO do this MANY of the Sta
Legislatures about meeting or have met d
ready. We hope. where II may be deemed ii
ccssary, they will net hesitate 10 give their Sc
ators perempaory ins'rnctions; leaving iheul {
this subject latitude of discretion. All viii :
collect the manner IN which the Senators fro
Connecticut. Ohio, and one from New Jersey, iii
regarded the arisies of their respective 9egIsi
lures as expressed during TIE last session -
The question hen arises, what Is the sy7te
L. IrrS,n will COZ 10