Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-09-12

'r'rtf~" ~fftfts~ E~MA1 vi tNH MSuiku
oflunaccounted for, fifteen Thousand sevsos Shen
aldrod and sixieend oIars, N" hun
W Sd. Onihe same al n there VIM NJ MI.
leIof the agents Of the Paymaser Gens hands
unuccounted ior. eieh, hnTas ".
" ten thousand. ak hundred and sid
al Ilars lSce Doc. No 3, 81 / b2. S1' o0l-
h. 4th On the same dav. there xv..;. I.
II hands ofihe ComInissary General MT N 'pe
blcounted for, twentyrnne thousand seys, T .0
y ldred and twenty -four dollars (Sec Doc N,
Il lE,ago IA 81 v X * n .ss'S IA 4 N ~
81 6th. Onthe same day there remained !. v.
q hands Of the ugents or the Engineering Dsa.
yment unaccounted for, two millions nina, r.
" lthousand, eight hundred and sixteen dolls yul
dl[See Doc No. 2, p 1871 ss''"'s \
! 9th. On The. same day, there r1maiJaa
i the hands Of the agents ofthe Topou rorh;.,
n Bureau unaccounted for, forty.fye thorsan N
linine hundred and sixteen dollars. rSss I, "
n No.2, p. 36l.
7th. Tn the same day, there relnanea \.
\ the hands ofthe agents of The Ordnance nm.
meni, and unaccounted for, one hundred asS
\ thirty-eight thousand eight hundred and s;x
n Tyrone dollars LSee Doc. No. q, page 395
i 9th. On the same day, there remo;osdi \.
1.-THE hands Of the agents Of Indian Affairs ana
lunacconnted for, two millionsIour hundro5 a.s
r|nnety-one thousand four bundled anJ eirh,v-
four dollars. [See Doc No, 2, page 505
i 9Th On the same day, there Tema;ned Il
the hands Of another set Of agents attached Il
the department. Of Indian Affairs. unacco,,n,sS
for, six millions five hundred and fortv-seven
thousand FIVE hundred and sixty-one dolars
/ lSec Doc No 2, page 507.
Thus you see, thar while the Government,
was actually borrowing money, ii had in the
hands q us agents, unaccounied for, near 6f.
teen millions ofdoars on The 30th Sept. 83g
VI the before mentioned sums of money. III
ALREADY ascertained that about eighty thousand
dollars had beenlosttothc Government by de.
talcation oftwo Of the agents in whose hands Il
was placed, and how much more oft had been
lost, and will be lost, it is impossible 10 tell, but
that much oft will be losttherc can Be no doubt.
The contingent expenses Of the House of Rep
resenailyes Of the last Congress, for the wear
| 839, Exclusive OF the members daily pay and
mlieage.) amounted to the enormous sum of
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENT Y-TWO 4
THOUSAND DOLLARS Some Of the items
loi which, am sure, wilhgreatly surprise you
One item Of THREE HUNDRED AND slxTyEIGHr
DOLLARS is Tor making pens for the members.
DID You imagine, fellow citizens, then you
were sending members that could not make
their own pens, or were too'lazy 10 do SOL.
Did YOU imagine. thai 1 large 81 ~ n,onev
was 10 be taken out OF the public Treasury for
making pens for the members Of Conorass
whenlhey are furnished with neo kn;ves ., III
public expense, and ouiIls:I 10 make pens Far
themselves. Other items Il, this enormous Mi
oil ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, are equally extravagant
and disgusting. Some Of which win ol,o,e
from document number Of The session ofiha
last Congress.
The sum of rHIRrY.rwo DOLLARS AND rwrv.
ty-FIvE CENTS is CHARGED FOR S,,uG.
The sum Of jfvc bundled and m Xii ays ;sex.
pended for Folders and Seals. ~ s sS
The sun, Of SIR hundyed ond ~, - ,jo,s
ilrs IS charged for Cairidre pa nar,
1ha sum ~ tbree III,
,s CHARGED fr ~ r's- LII ~ ~
what use IS no, slated 80 ~ 's''s' -
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qnd Sr,ss, !, ~
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