The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-11-08
POLETI CAL.
: tfolh the baItiInore IhtonlGIe.
Plain Facts.
Holding the Public Offers to q strict az
couatabilitu.

countdbtttty.
In nv last number endeavored to show,
aud did show, that the assertion to the Globe
that slthe Van Buren, party dismissed Office
holders as soon as they were discovered to
be defaulters, while the wings only Rugged
public defaulters the Closer was an impu-
dent and wilful falsehood. To prove this,
Nuisance the cases Of r. III. Sterling, James
T. PalIock, William Linn, and Wiley P.
Harris, all Of whom had been retained in
loffice for years after it was known to the
President and Secretary Of the Treasury,
that they were public defauIters to large
amounts. | now proceed to show-thal
other individuals were also retained in of.
fee in the same way. Notwithstanding the
Government knew them to be in possession
loflarge sums Of public money which could
not be got out Of their hands.
j We have seen that Harris, Receiver OF
Public Monies at Columbus, Mississppi.was
Te-Gppointed to Office while defaulter,and
afterhaving been threatened over and ogel
again with the removal, because he was
s'oneof the main pillars of the democratic
cause" and because 'his fnRsiEy and con
neriOns mere extremely influential, and al
of them mere co-opp0rGting IN the ardnou,
stragggc' to sustain the administration
4 right or wrong, and that he finally resigned
la defaulter to the government to the amour
of 500, 176 O9. To the Office thus vaca
ted By his resignation, the President appoin
ted Mr.. G D. Boyd.
GID. BoYD, went into Office in Novem
Der, 1885. On the 26th December, 1896
the Secretary of the Treasury has focal
upon him to make his monthly returns
which he neglected to do On the 25ih o
May following, the Secretary writes anothe
letter to him complaining Of his neglect Il
make proper returns of moneys in his hands
June 10Th, the Secretary writes again, an
Estates that in consequence Of his neglect I,
nav over the public moneys in his hands,th,
President had directed the sale of publ,
lands to be temporarily suspended. In re
ply to this letter Mr. Boyd says. The trutl
IS | am in default. | am, however, prepar
ed and determined TO secure the Govern
ment against loss &c To this, Mr., Wood
Z bury, Secretary of the Treasury, replies, g
am happy TO hear of the frank and honora
bic course proposed in your letters Mt
Boyd resigned, after being in Office abou
tenor eleven months. The President ap
pointed Mr.. Victor M. Garesche TO examin,
into his affairs, who reported that the amour
il Boyd's hands was $685. "a. MI
Garesche adds: The man seems reall
lpenitent; and Fam inclined to think, in com
mon with his friends, that he IS HON
j, EST, and has been led away from his duty
lby the example of his predecessor Harris
], and certain Iooseness ii tie code Of mo
rnlity which here does not move in so Uni
J ted circle as Il does with us at home
!, Another receiver would probably follow j
s the footsteps of the two. You will moi
therefore, be surprised If / recommend hi
being retained, in preference to another 40
Ipointment; FOR. HE HAS HI
J HANDS FULL NOW, AND WILL NO
: BE DISPOSED TO SPECULATE AN
MOREi!'s
might follow up this subject, BY shown
! the corfespo between the Secretar
of the Treasury, running through seven
years, with the public defaulters, Pari,
7 Childress u G. Mitchell. Littleberfy Hau
I kins, Ne. J. Allen, j. w Stephenson, s. N
! Dickson, and others including John SpeI
9 Ger, against whose removal the SecFetal
8 was cautioned hy Nj. Senator Hendrick.
becallse his removal although defanIte
: sswould to some extent produce excitemer
4 for be has, .ssaid Mr. Hendricks, I, man
warm and Influential friends both II 70
Wayne and ii Dearborn County. Their
J; fore, said Mr. H ssbetter lei i be',-but
3 what have already presented 10 the peopl
J. Be not sufficient TO convince them thai u
administration has encouraged public delau
By retaining them ID Office, KNOWN
!, them 70 BE such, s.neither would they
conrineed though one rose from the dead.
have now done. have presented splai
facts Of The most startling character, en0ug
# % arouse tlle attention and excite The
1 larm Of any people, nor ind lisrsnt g Il
/ preservation 81 Liberty aud republican CO
oernuent they ID not make an iuapre
sion upon lhs people. s will b because It
J, latter have It length become 81 acCustouls
e corruption end political depFavitY as
g hays lost al sonsibililg, and g have fall.