Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-06

e Lo bor, ,,,setded themselves in office, that They
base their final conclusion that nothing more - hece'sa
~ TO secure amply the public trea' u1e, n'
10 the making of this meogre record hey 's's'' mat
ub.ever NAV be the conclusion ut modern days. ol Inc
utility of those returns the Secretary beyond us
mute an established fact that they originated IN he wise
purpose Of placing that officer IN p"ssfsssom o' 'esay
aud constant check and independent oi all other De-
a,r,meos. upon all officers employed TO receive public
moneys ,r,
This use of returns Especially OF recording ABSTRACTS &"
hem bv former Secretaries with the dsuse OF them as
Tho mans of detecting defaults by The present Sece
ary and then say that the duse of The present Sece.
,ary is 1.-The primary cause land they make II The hnal
one tool Of the dealcalions The inference from
The position thus precisely and positively assumed 49,
thu, while the system they insist on was kept up aJ"t
cations usre prerend but that under ne construction
of modern days. they have been excessively proPaeated
We ansm this conclusion from The committee report
by document connected with It, when shows that, un.
der the former happy administrators OF tue
IN which they refer dating from 1879 to Gen. Jack
sons Administrations there were nearly one hundred col
ectors guilty of dealcalons and on The pub
lie money in their hands that ten only occurred during
General Jacksons acknowledgements that iheie mas
been only three deiaulling collectors since Mr. Wood
burv's connection with the Department. IoJe.
THE OPPOSITION POLICY, AS DEVELOPED IN THEIR
COMNITrEE
The public is apprized of the result Of the resolution
of The Federal party adopted in a caucus by The coa
ton Of Wings and Conservatives to 'ake in'o heir owR
hands the inquiry proposed by the President in his mes
sage aud introduced 10y MIR. Cambtceng IN the House
To investigate and remedy the abuses OF The present H.
nanca syslem, assumed as Their object by The lead
ers in the Bank interest," who influence and sway the dou
BILE party blended into one controlling The house Oh Ike
ut the last II The real design OF
this league engaged in the effort make The money, IN
stead Of the of this country lis master, to perPetu-
ale the present abuses of the system in the hope 10 SUB
vert through consequent dsconents among the people,
the Administration aud build on It's runs
banking GyEasiv the political power IN tie state
Hence The recommendation o. he letdihg Federalls Of
the Senate, that "preUeROn, rather than performance
should be The policy Of the Wings; and hence the e0aeu-
sim to which, no doubt under the Counsels Of the whole
coalition in assembled the MA nrlty OF the com
mee brought its elaborate report It's in these words
ain conclusion, the committee cannot ioThear remark
ing that during their whole investigation they nave no"
found the 10 which the laws, they already ex's
do not apply in which they defective he per-
manent provisions Of the laws constitute every neces-
sary check upon collectors receivers and dsbursefs OF
public money and the checks which, by law, have 6een
and may be, created in ;he discretion OF The Executive
have only be attended TO- and applied o. those whose
duty il is to supernsnd The execution OF the laws, 10
ensure faithfulness and detect detectons deiaca-
tions in public officers.
"lndeed in all the recommendations which have
been proposed by the President or the Secretary OF The
Treasury the committee have found either what already
forced in the form Of Treasury regulations and what 1t
enforced, would have prevented lie late detacaons; and
these new ndanns can, indeed be regarded IN
other light than many proofs of what regula-
tons respect to the late deaullng collectors, recev
ers, &c have been hitherto wholly neglected by the
present Executive and heads Of Departments.
In this the policy of Preeeation as it regards refnrm
plainly arowed; and, to cover themselves from Tie
odIum consequent disappointed public expectation,
the nrty pretend tina, all securities recommended by
the present Executive may be found in the laws they
al present exist and such regulations Us he il empower
ed To- create under them This, to every who gives
The slightest consideration 10 the subject papaby un
true
The main feature in the Presdens proposed REFORM
that Of Furnishing peculaon of The public money ie
lony-has no sanction in any law II the conversion Of
the public money TO private use had been penIenliary
offence when Swartwout began his petty depredatIons
the next year after he into office, they would
have had beginning. He could not, as the public nov
perceive from the investigation, lake the first step in this
sort Of mavPrsation without The knowedg OF his sub
ordnstes Phillips, his cashier Shuz, his auditor Lyon
his deputy collector. were all apprzed Of Swartwouts
appropriations Of The public money. Under the law
proposed by The friends of the Administration al the
September session. To guard the public treasure, before
Swartwuus delacaton detected all officers connlv
ing at such frauds, would have subjected themselves
punishment and disgrace feOns. Under such circum
Stances il is not 10 be supposed he would have rIsked
himself in course ot crime which so many must ne
cessary know, and could only exempt themselves from
the penalties incurred in consequence, by exposing H.
This simple and obvious application Of that which pro-
ects individual property 10 the protection OF the nations
would have universal and elicacious influence
in arresng The crimes by which many millions have
been lost To the public and many officers OF prev
ousy unlauted character, tempted TO their ruin.
This Of the leading legislative enaclmen's 10
guard the public treasure, asked by the President grant
ed by the Senate, and withheld by the majority oil tho
! House.
Another recommendation of the President was the
vsitoria powera provision enabling the Secretary of
the Treasury, by an unexpected visit from his agent ap
pointed the spot 10 step into the custom-house-to
the cash hand and balance the accounts 10 that
hour-ea wing the business to progress advance With
out interruption, but bringing all the past under strict
scrutiny, as " cviirt;or na5 cy.ne wvuu
| have rendered concealmenl impossible 1t is known
that Mr.. SWartw0ut covered up his early defacalnns
for hch he called account in one instance by
Mr. McLnne, when Secretary, and subsequen lly, before
! the committee Of the Senate when examining his &C.
counts, preliminary to The vote his second nomina
lon-by bringing his clerk, Shulz, TO prove that The
apparent balances against him included IN duties
paid in estimates awaiting final settlement with the
merchants and others paid IN under proIes,s These
according TO the system established from The iounda
ton of the Government he was authorized 10 hold, as
in his individual right, until the adjustment made be.
tween himself and the merchants And This fictitious
fund he increased diminished exgeIcy requli ed Ia
cover the distracted from the public Golfers. This
abuse could never exist under vsitoal power count
! ing the cash on hand, and examining into The aciua
state OF the accounts between the merchants and coec
Tor, well The Government. The recommends
ton Of the President, proposing similar authority IL
be lodged with committee of Congress, well as the
Executive, would have placed the hole system under
the check Of The immediate Representatives OF the peo
pie. well as that n the Executive. This thorough
and essential principle Of reform also wllhslood by
the coalition in the House; ana il is the design OF The
committee to counenance the rejection 10y the report
The House, too, refused enable the public officer.
10 secure the public money, by granting appropriations
to make places of safe depose for it while in their
tody. The motive Tor this the character Of the ma ority
in the late House being considered requires expa
nation Globe.
! EFFECT OF ABoLrIoH.-The pastoral relation between
the Rev. Richard NJ Chapman and his people a, Har
winton last week dissolved by the consolation
The bad, for time, been unhappy division be
nd To-