Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-14

during all the different systems employed, National
Bank State Banks and the legal exclusion OF The latter
by their As far back az lS3O, he had already
bepun 10 use the public money; IN 1884 lie was
.idersbe deiauer and perhaps, the larger portion of
the distracted bonds Withdrawn IN the quarter
which preceded the suspension "hat confidence is 10
be placed in the statements Of meh VINO mus contra
dict lhe most notorious facts and evidence winch They
,benseves have recorded; If do not answer all their
pretended arguments is not because they are not vul-
nerable but brcause think 1t Unnecessary to weary
your patience with the repetition Of such STUPID Trash
Convict witness in essential particular, and you
inyalldate his whole testimony Ills Is maxim VI Ia"
and OF common
The Committee are very anxious, OF course, In con.
vic The Secretary of The Treasury OF cuipaoe neglect,
if not Of absolute collision with his political opponent,
Swarlwnul But il IS proved BY The CITED OPINIONS 0l
Mrssrs. Wit ard fancy. that the accounting depart
mcnl is distinct and independently and mat lis officers are
under the control Of tie Secretary OF The treasury
But their assumption against The secretary Is feu"ccd 10
upon the fact that he neg eceG to Keep certain re-.
cord which they neglected to state was abandoned long
bpTore he assumed the direction Of the department
Again have the most satisfactory EVIDENCE that lis
record has peculiar efficacy, being mere Transcript
condensed perhaps olhe original returns, which are re-
nu!arlg received and examined similar attempt IS
made 10 convict the Auditor, Comptroller and Naval
Officer though with hardly better success The latter
not here 10 offend hImse ana II Is exceedingly
questionable whether any additional vigilance on his part
could la led 10 The detection OF the deiacaon. With
examination of the enormous bond account, which had
dispensed with the time ot his Wing predecessor
might have exposed the detacaon little sooner, yet
too late prevent IT. but this is matter Of great
doubt The charge against the present Comptroller, a
most WORTHY and intelligent man. now in oice) Is un
lenable One would think that II any one was to he
spared and 10 receive high encomIums from the
Committee it would be The able and vigant Sol cOr Of
the Treasury. Upon the first surmse, he repaired
promptly TO New York, where he thoroughly sii.ed the
whole affair the amount d. icen', unTaveIed
the whole tissue OF fraud and pecnlaon. secured large
sum Of money in the hands Of SwartwOuts attorney,
and took successful to obtain possession OF
all his asccrlanab!e property, which may yet
large portion of the deialca,ion His intelligence,
promplude energy and success were the theme OF
neral appreciation, and yet he, too, is set down by e
Committee, Of the causes of The deiaICalIon.
How he can be q cause is difficult comprehend, any
more than the Prosecuting Attorney be the cause OF
the guilt Of the prisoner whom he is arTagning The
very anxiety of the Committee convict every body at
all connected with the Administration, defeats the effect
of their calumnious aspesIons Who proves too much,
proves nothing. Every body guilty but .NistO Swatt
won't. His only fault iorsooh, is " pecunlary rrespon
sbiIny
The Committee endpavcr 10 prove by dismissed sub.
ordinate that the officers of The New York Custom.
house were regularly taxed for eieclioneerng purposes
This man. however, does say that coercion
ployed and il ii be true that money thus raised at
time he alleges it must have been employed against
the Administration for Swarwout was then It's treache
rous If not avowed opponent.
The treatment Of MIR. Hoyt by the Committee, is cal
culacd 10 The Indignation Of every spirited free
man! The breath OF caumny had neve. soiled his re
putaon. For undoubted integrity, as well as rare
ability, he is approved by the whole community in which
he resides, wIihou, distinction Of party. 1t was his
promp,tude energy and fidelity which led 10 the detec
lion Of Swartwou for which, al the time, he received
the compliments Of the Opposition organ al the seat Of
I the Government. But he known TO be high in the
regard and confidence Of the President and therefore, il
was an object asSal his character. corrupt subordl
nate Of SWartwout, whom he had dismissed brought
up for that purpose and the object for which the Com
appointed, changed for the purpose Of
trying mGeiactor. one who had never been suspect
ed o! official wrong doing All the safeguards OF law
and Of justice iramped upon, aud he was denied
the privileges accorded 10 The meanest OF mankind -
lie permitted TO confront his accuse lie could
. scarcely obtain knowledge OF heShargcs brought
against him; time denIrd him TO examine and dis
prove if possible, the allegation Of his accuser. Tie
"as shortly, Iudely, insullingly denied the common
nights &c an American citizen, ard compelled 10 sub
mt TO The pubcaH of charges which might have dis
honored his name and his family forever So much for
the justice and fairness OF this vaunled Committee
Again they do not make their report until too late
10 contradict it, yet publish IN advance of the evidence
The unjust conclusions TO which they arrive the ap
of selections condensed anal ss Every step Is n
violation Of right and mockPTy justice. Their whole
course shows that elimination, aud not truth was their
object Why, ii they were anxious 10 learn the whole
truth did they not enquire what became of the bonds
which Swar,wout disposed Of: Every hing else was
known. This would have been sgma" and useful
subject of enquiry II supposed that 10 many cases
there was bona tide payment Of them, at least TO
the whole amount, but that many of them were c.mpro.
missed. They had list Of the merchants who haG
cuted them, why were not questions put to them: The
committee were empowered 10 send for persons and n
pers so that they competent TO The purpose Blu
this would have caused too much ilut;eng among ,hei
good Wing friends, and hence This cupabe neglect Of
their duty But am weary Of tie subject. The rePo
is cIuHisy rambling, inconclusiye document, strangely
| with LIE q
ming gloss comment lii pOor concerted, a~kwardll
written and conusedIy arranged Instead OF preserving
judicial gravity and decorum, II IS replee with coarse
snecrs newspaper ang wliess points, poor ThetorIca
fourishes and ranting defamation. In lis composition
tone purpor and differences, it is dscredtabe TO lh
country and 10 its authors. dismiss it as unworthy o
further notice.
few remarks on the subject of defauers in genera!
and have done To expect that they will not be (oun
under every system is 10 show an ignorance human
ture and the necessary Effectiveness OF human nsn,i
ors One would suppose from The sen,eess camor OF tn
opposition that there were no deaulters until the late nj
present Administrations. But what is the fact? vi tn
g., whole number of deaications more than tr0 houSan
took place under previous administrations ot one hun
bred and fourteen collectors IN nominal default at least
nearly hundred are Of prior date. The losses BY tw
merchants alone, under MIR. Adams administration, loss
1 es occasioned by Gu pabe nege amounted TO tfec
hundred thousand dUtarS considerably more than tia
incurred by all the populations Of Swartwout When w
take into view the immense amount Of revenue collect
ed under the late and present the eDor
nous quantity Of land sold, the foreign ndcmnes re
ceved and distributed the heavy disbursements Inciden
to our Indian relations, it is indeed, matter of surprise
that so little has been lost n we take into view the losses
incurred through banks COLLECTORS receivers, Merchants
and dsbursng officers in general. they fewer by more
than half, under the administrations Of Gen Jack
and Mr. V. Buren,, than the average loss which pre-
coded them, although the collections and disbursement
have been more than double In this view the immense
extension Of commerce. and the necessary mutiPli
cation oil revenue officers, often remote points, mus
not be forgotten OF sixty seventy receivers ugalns
whom defaults exist Of various dates nearly half OF thu
Offices have been established in the last ten years,
Of twenty thirty Of these, the dealcatons small
or well secured, have already been paid. Little II il
supposed will be lost in the end
More money has been collected in year Of Gen
Jacksons standardization. from land sales, than in egh