The North-Carolina standard., 1839-12-11
FEDERALIsT DEFAULTERs.


The first name. then. sir. (said MIR. Dun
can in his speech referred toy | will present
is that ofJohn Adams, once president of these
United States. He, sir, stands upon the record:
OF this government asa defauter to the amount o
Sl2,S9S. The history of this defalcaton is un
derstood 10 be- that a sum Of money was ap
propriated for furnishing the Presidents House
| President Adams drew the cash in ADVANCE
He employed this amonnt in purchasing a
splendid carriage and horses, and other personal
accommodations. This the accounting officers
could not allow. He refused 10 reimburse the
money. This amount, therefore, remains unset
tied 10 this day. and will unto the last day.
Edward Randolph, defaulter for S61, ,155
OF, in 1897.
Andrew and James Erwin. Document / III
exhibits defalcation 10 the modest sum of $50
600. Who has been benefited by this Slunder
amy man here to answer; What were the
politics of the base spectators: Wings.
Here Mr.. Bell of Tennessee rose. and said
that the Messrs. ErWins were not defauIters-
1t was slamder promulgated by the Globe
paper.I
Mr.. Duncan responded that he did not get his
information from the Globe. In note he saws:
AN inspection of No. 83 in the document
referred to by Mr. Duncan. shows that the drfal-
cation Of Erwin has been the subject of judicial
investigation, and that judi gment 40aS obtain
ed against him IN Otto6e7, 1880, for the sum
Of $92,6S5il So much for the ISLANDER of the
Globe paper" The extreme sensiliveness of
MIR. Bell in regard 10 this case may be account
ed for by the fact that Mr. Erwin Is has fatherin-
LGlo
Mr.. King. late collector Of Bath, Maine. a de-
Eulter for the modest of 5000
JOSEPH WINGATE and J. B. SwANToN, late
collectors at Bath also | have not before me
the amount of their defalcatons; but they are de-
fauiters, and the former since his defalcaIion
has been Whig member of Congress. and
most lovingly embraced by the whole party
The latter, for violent abuse of Democratic prin.
cIples. has been rewarded, by the late Federal
Governor Of Maine, with a responsible Office,
the functions Of sohich require particular su-
Perrision Of tile finances Of tire county of Ken
ne6seE. ask an examination of the reports. |
1t will be found that the collectors, receivers and
dlsbursing agent, all. or nearly, support the
views W hlch are now advanced with SO much
zeal for the indemnity of this system offraud and
plunder.
Examine No. I9l, made to the House OF Rep
FEBRUARY %, 1899
The Loss by banks estimated at about 5000
OOO; their nominal debt was nearly double, but
partially secured
This amount is exclusive Of interest with in
crest twill be nearly 2OOO0OOO l refer to
he report TO the senate, Feb. e. 1888. Document
No. I5S.
ARNOLD. the collector Of Perth Amboy, un-
Ter the Administration of one John @. Adams
He Is defaulter for $4,000 not one farthing of
which was recovered yet we hear no Federal
about that defa cation. He was n
modern Wing.
G. w. Burns. Of the firm of Thos Smith &
20. in deflult for the modest SUN Of $780, OOO
Edward Thompson, the records show to be
l0fanItPF n c
BILE sum ofS7OO 600, or more.
James Monroe. tormelya Captain in the army {
5 in default SAILS A. l have understood that
his is one of the Whig members of Congress
lect
Robert Brent. The name of this individual {
lands on record with a defalcation annexed of s
1854. He was Paymaster General
Whig) |,
Samuel Chaplin. late Paymaster, defalca,ion !
100000, (Whig)
Amos Binney. late Navy Agent. defaIcatiOn
7O.562, (Whig.)
Miles King, Navy Agent (Whig.) defalcation
OF known.
But here comes W. McMurtry, Purser, detail i
alton SI7,99l, (Whig.) u
Who: next2 Robert Randolph, defalcation h
25.O97
Bank DefaIcations Look, sir, at the millions
lat have been lost to the Government by the :
auds of the banks, since 1917. up to 1885, in
usiVe, all during the Bank reign.
Bank Defaults in 1887 Yes, sir, 60 or 70 Il
number all defaulters at one time Yes. sir b
defalcat1on at one time to more than 90 600 c;
10 dollars. This was all right in the banks 10
ough the Government was made bankrnn, -
ereby. The nations character bighted at home y
ID dishonored abroad. -
To these add vi
Samuel Swartout Conservative Whig default nj
with his old Federal comrade, Mr.. Price az
e million and quarter. During the progress T
their joint malversation. Mr. Price, although IL
vout in his attachment to Mr. Swartwout hailed oU
an administration man; Mr. swartwout was to