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that he may give tire victim one more
warning before the day Of grace is past:
TREASURY DFrERTstExr.
SeDfember 8, 1855.

warning before the day of grace is past
TREASURY DErABTaESf.
eesr September Is, 1885.
SIN: ! regret to say that the reason
assigned IN your letter Of the 14tli inst
for withholding your monthly return.
cannot hereafter BE deemed satisfactory
J c1n perceive no sufficient cause for fhcii
beng delayed longer than the first week
IN each succeeding month, rs there car
be no difficulty ia asceriaining al once
the amount of money received within
the month. or in stating the amount o.
your disbursements and deposites during
the month. This IS all that IS required
IN them. The object Of these returns IS
10 afford the Department the earliest in
formation in regard 70 the money oper-
atoms OF the land office. and the pune
iual transmission OF all the moneys re-
celvcd TO the bank Of deposite They
are therefore Of paramount Importance,
and cannot be permitted to await the
completion Of detailed book entries, or
the perfection Of other business, be It's
character what il may.
am, sc.
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary IF the Treasury,
". p. HARRIS Esq.
Reccirer Of PnLIic Money, Columbus HI.
And now, sir. an sorry to say this
contunacious receiver paid 10 attention
to those kind warnings and friendly so
llcItations. lie did not make his returns,
the 10th Of October is past, and Mr..
Harris is doubtless removed; for Gener-
al Jackson and Levi Woodbury. have
both said if. But, softly; here is n let
Ter dated the l2th Of October; no doubt
it is the letter of dismissal Let's
read il:
Treasury DEPARTMENT, October -, 1885.
SIR: Trusting to the assurances given
in your letter Of the 14th ultimo, and to
thusc Of your friends made in your be-
half. the President has consented, upon
fhe facts now before him, TO continue
You in olficeTunti the I2th of November |
proXimo; then, unless your monthly re- /
turns are all rendered, and satisfactory |
evidence that the whole of the public |
moneys with which you are chargeabIe |
are deposited, is received. you must be
removed from office. however painful to
both him and this Department.
] am. &c,
LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
w. p HARRIs. Esq.
F2ecfirer Of Public ..H,yley, Columbus Mss.
Well, this IS strange. a reprieve? and
passed upon Mr.. Harris's letter of the
18th uItimo? Why, the Secretary says
n his last that the reasons given in this =,
etter of the t4th ultimo, for Withhold
ing the returns, are unsatisfactory ;that
Ic can perceive 40 sufficient cause for
heir being delayed.
| wish Levi Woodbury. would explain
Thy he and General Jackson violated !,
heir pledge in this case. confess | /
ont understand it. | thought if Har- P
is diJ not make his returns, he would
ertainly be removed But if he does c
ot make all his returns and deposites p
Y the 18th Of November, he will posi- I
lively have TO 60, ''however PAINFUL to Il
9th the President and the Department. L
est he should forget all about the n
natter, the Secretary in a few days I
lrites again:
treasury DEPARTMENT, October 26, 1885 :.
SIR: have TO observe, in reply to /,
our letter OF the 9th instant. that the |,
llowance authorized by the regulations =
f the Department, as Il compensation ,
or travelling expenses, and risk in the
of the public moneys to the
ank OF depositc, can only be made when
Gch expenses and risk have actually
een incurred, AID not in any case where
18th are avoided by means of the facili- r
les afforded by the mail or deposite !
,anks; moreover. inasmuch as the branch
,ank of Columbus receives and credits
he moneys received by you in the first
Instance, can perceive no reason why
ach deposite in past months should not 7
rave embraced the whole amount in your :.
,ossession at the time OF such deposite,
IS the instructions require. =
| am, &c.
LEVI WOODBURY..
Secretaryof TIE Treasury. :