Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-04-11
The office Is ono held


mouut Of Foods weighed. The Office is one held
from the United States.
j Question Do you know whether other SUP
Iordinatc officers besides yourself IN me custom
fIhouse were called on and required to pay sucl
a tax or assessment upon their sa'arles' 'or the
use of party and political purposes!
Answer. Only by hear-say, as II regards
the other officers, but saw many OF The weigh
ers pay tho tax Of $l5
Question. Was the money thus collected
from YOU and others to be issued Tor political
purposes! lfyea, for which OF the then and
present political parties?
! Answer. Ii was intended TO be issued to sup
port the election of persons attached 10 Inc
present administration.
| Question. Who collected the tax from the
Weighcrs?
Answer. Mr., Vanderpoel
Question. What office does Mr.. Wander
poel hold in the custom house, and what is his
saary9
Answer. At that time he held the office OF
Deputy Surveyor. do not recolect the a
mount of his salary believe he now holds
the office of Appraiser.
Question: Had he book of the names Of
the officers from whom he collected, Oh had he
Il list of them?
Answer. A list
{ Examined By Mr.. Harlan.
Question. Are yoa acquainted with William
NJ Price, late District Attorney Of the United
States? If yea, please to state whether he was
regarded, before and after his appointment, as
a man worthy to be entrusted with the collec.
ton flarge sums Of money.
Answer. am acquainted with William N.
Price, late District Attorney, and answer the
question in the negative.
Question. Was the last payment of $l5 re-
ferred TO by you in your answer to the third
question, paid before or sinca the present Col
ector (Mr. Hoyt came into office3
Answer. Since the last Collector came into
office.
Question. Were you removed from office
~ the present Collector? If yea, state when,
md whether any reasons were assigned there.
or, and what they were.
Answer. | was removed by Mr.. Hoyt, (thc
resent Collector,) but have never condescend- |
d 10 ask the reasons, and must therefore be
nder the necessity Of referring to the Collec
Or, who is now present.
The examination Of Mr.. Lyon, continued By Mr..
Wise.
Question. Whilst yon were Deputy Collec-
or atthe port OF New York, were you ever cal
I'd on as an officer of the custom.house to con-
ribute any sum or sums Of money to party or
Official objects; if so, what amount? was such
mount, from you, called for in consideration
f your salary from Government? what pro-
Ortion did it bear to your salary? did you pay
A.? if not why not? who called for such contri-
ltions? were other subordinates in the custom
ouse to your knowledge called on to contribute
| like manner' for the support of what party
ere these contributions called for? was any
lenace, directly or indirectly, Of removal, held :
yer these officers or yourself for failures 10
rant such contributions?
Mr.. Owens objected to the interrogatory.
The question, shall the interrogatory be
was put, and decided in the affirm s
live, thr yeas and nays having been called by |,
Ir. Owens. Yeas--Messrs. Curtis, Dawson, ,
arlan Smith, Wise--5 Nays--Messrs. Owens, :
|agener--2.
Answer. | have frequently been called on
contribute for political objects while was i,
equity Collector, as an officer Of the custom !,
ouse. The amount was from twenty dollars q
one hundred dollars. The tax was pro rata !;
'cording to salary. 1t bore proportion of 4
ON one TO six per cent. | frequently paid al :
art OF the amount; when il was too high and !,
ore than could afford, urged them to re- y
ice it, in one instance, where | was assessed ;,
n twenty dollars. Mr.. Swartwout told the
'llector ofthe tax that ten dollars was enough =
# me 10 pay. For few years back have u u
1t paid any thing to the General Committee. y y
cause could not conscientiously longer sus- ~
in the party. The collectors Of the Tamma- y
Hall General Committee, one of whom was =,
I'M Becker called on me several times. Will ~
I'm Iyack once or twice called on me to COL =
ct the amount with which was assessed; he ~
as not the regular collector, but was one off"
General Committee. believe that nearly "aII
the officers otthe custom-house, in doors and :,
t. and the clerks, were similarly taxed, and b.
morally paid what they were assessed III !!
Is assessed by the General Committee off,
Hall, and for the support ofthe mar. ~
denominated the Tammany Hall party. IfI "
individual did not pay the amount ho was y
xed with, the Collector would remark, You :.
II be reported to the General Committee. and ~
cry body understood that prescription would s;s
low. The Collector ofthe General Commit. o ..c
mas an alphabetical book, which contains " u,
names OF persons taxed, and the amount o eII
III individual is required to pay. ,in
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OF the administration, the redoubtable Dr est
lcan, oil Ohio, has an admonition in tho fI me