Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-29

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to his Pensioners" sa
TIE LATE PEcULArIoNs.-The New
York Courier, speaking Of these DEAL.
cations, says:
Corruption has been the order Of the
| day; and we verify believe that if the re.
cords at Washington are not destroyed
before an investigation can be had BY q
Wing Committee of Congress, It VIII aP-
pear that the DEFALcAT1oNs under the Adj
ministrations of ANDREW JACKSON and
MARTIN VAN buren, exceed TWENTY
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS"
The Commercial Advertiser, on the
same subject, says
6 We are enabled to add curious CIR.
cumstance as between Mr.. Price and
Swartwort. There is no doubt that Mr..
Swartwout's defalcations were known
weeks before the election. We ourselves
had an intimation of the fact, and gave q
hint upon the subject to friend in Wall
street before the nominations were made.
1t was the policy of the government, how.
ever, to keep the delinquency secret until
after the election, lest the Sub. Treasury
scheme should be ieoparded by the ex.
plosion. That Mr.. Swartwout, however,
had been advised Of the detection Of his
defalcations, long before the government
officers admit their knowledge of the fact,
there is indubitable proof. Very soon at.
ter the bursting Of the bubble, Mr.. Price
received letter from Mr.. SWartWout, in
which the latter expressed great surprise,
that there was defalcation in his money
matters with the Treasury. He then
proceeded to inform Mr.. Price that he
had negotiated a sale of his Maryland
properly, or part thereof, for three hun.
bred and fifty thousand pounds sterling;
and in reference to his aIledged defalca.
ton, remarked to Mr.. Price, that It would
be very unwise for the government to
: make stir upon the subject at present
that an agent was coming over from Eng.
land, TO examine the coal lands, for The
sale of which he was negotiating
that, so soon as the bargain was conciu.
4 ded, he should be able to pay over TO the
government million of dollars. fThe
admission, taken in cOnnexion with bis
surprise expressed in the beginning ofthe
letter, that there was any defalcation, Is
quite curious. @
In a conversation between Mr.. Price,
and friend upon the subject, It was sag.
gested, that perhaps it would be the wiser
course for the government to keep the
matter hushed up for the present, and
await the result Of Mr.. Swartwout's nepo.
tiations. 1t was also suggested that Mr.
Price would do we'll 10 proceed to Wash.
ington, and arrange the matter according
to Mr.. Swartwout's desire. To this sng.
gestion, that the default might Be kept
from the knowledge Of the public, IL the
deficiency should be made good, Mr.. Price
replied =" but there's the stain 70
From the Baltimore Chronicle.
Now we should like to know, if after an
these disclosures, and all the suspicious
that are abroad, the House of Represen.
tatives viii dare to refuse an examination
into the Treasury Department, BY COM
nittee to be chosen by ballot. We have
{ reason to know that a person recently con-
nected pitk that department has, siRce ne
meeting of Congress, agprOaekeda Wig
, member and requested that he might Be Ct
ted before such a committee, as 9 WifnesS.
He states, distinctly, that he can and win
make disclosures, as to the entire corrnp.
ton of that department, which will make
the nation stare. Such q COMMITTEES
should be raised without delay. The
country is eager to know the extent 10
which it has been pluDdered, The Trea4
sury Of the nation is bankrupt. The kee-
+ pers Of the Treasury are walloWing il
wealth. Collectors, attorneys, receivers
of money at land Offices. are every
where carrying off the public funds 10
Z Texas, Canada and England. Let The
. hue and cry be raised. Il the portals Of
|, the Treasury are much longer ea open,
/ the whole wealth of the Treasury win b
transported to Other. lands. Stop thiegl
Stop thief! aa
ibf From the Fredefielsbug Arena s.
We have not much hope Of any NAE.
RAJ disclosures being made this ssions
IBut ia the next House Of Represents.
q lives. with i Whie majority, iHte ieati0h
csn no longer. Be baflIed. Illea for !.
/; searching operation" and arsal reform.
III the mean tine, the FIRE proof TFeasas
y building is not finished, and We csn
scarcely hope that the Houses temp0raFis
! ii used by the Department., viii not 81
burned down this Winter, with an De
documents and records necesri Is Dfoyss
J guilt. We should Ike to know ct 4llsI
{ rate they could be insured lbe aihoant
I asked would show tie general ird1Ie. ion
+ entertained of lie vast Importance DER
I destruction would be % nany 81 b
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