The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-02

balance OF S5o,9oo d, his own account makes II
$50 272 73; il Is also annexed. His assets OF which
also send yon list, amounts to SOL $40 90 rating
khe land al 81 % only. but might probably realize
double the amount. The man seems reaIly peaiteat;
and am inclined TO think, In comr on with his
friends thai he is honest and has been led away from
his duty by the example Of his predecessor and GER
tain LooSsness in the code Of morality fcAieA here does
not more in 50 limited circle as a. does piM as al
home. Another receiver would probably follow 10
the footsteps OF the two You will not, therefore, be
surpr sed n recommend las being retained ~ pre-
ference 10 aaqhsr appointment fer ne AS his hands
H nOlc and iH be disposed 10 speculate any more
He will have his bond signed py me same saretfs,
and forwarded in a few days 10 Washington; this
speaks iavoraby. He has, moreover, pledged hts
tcord that II retained he will strictly obey tie law,
and yeeeire nothing bu specie in payment for lands
He tells me that he Is about selling great portion
Of his lands that and some other negotiations VIII
enable him discharge large portion OF his DEBT
10 the United States before the expiration OF the pre-
sent quarter Leniy towards him, therefore, might
stimulate him TO exertions which severity might
piralyze. | have in the mean lime, enyotmd me
closing of HE land office until ths bond IS completed
and returned. No land has been sold since The 29h
atim0." '.
Sir is there any parallel to this in the history OF
corruption He reports 10 the Secretary thai Boyd
is detaulter to the amount OF 1903 81, In less
than twelve months Among has assets we ma
enumerated principally OF The public lands! A
monster monopoly he; he had absorbed public land
and public money, too! And, sir, he IS recommend
ed to be retained in preference TO another appolnt-
ment" for the reason that the dog or the fox gave
for not driving off the gorgeG sw run OF flies: lest
/ lank and hungry swarm would immediately faslen
| on the body He has his hands fhH now, and VIII
! not speculate any more He will give bond sign
ed by the same securities and has pedgcd has r0rd
for faithful performance Of duty, and 10 reeetre
nothing but specie! The land obtee etosed Tor MS
malfeasance in office! Great God, sir, was ever
public crime more hagitious and unb'ushing! Here,
SIR is his list Of assets which will show you What
he had probably been doing with the public money,
to use which, for private profit, we are now told,
should be made felony by statue:
List Of notes belonging to G. ID. Boyd,
Given in the table, amounting 10 tS37 $50 90
Alb 'u 1000 other good notes not Sc - -,
S3s, $50 90
al have, also, say 10000 acres of land umsoid.
| owe out o this one debt Of 81 800 which is all
do owe, except some small debts. hare also, an
interest of hall of The profts mhieh may be made ouT
about $1,000 acres more.
June 5th, 1888
| In his list of notes. SO 300 are due to him as
partner in firm Of g. d. Boyd & Henderson. Sir,
| his assets prove that he must have been guilty OF
| perjury as well as defalcation. He must have re-
| turned lands as sold which never paid tor; he
must have filled his receipts for moneys paid which
never were paid And this fact must have been
known to the Department from this very report
What has been done, sir to recover this 10000 acres
/
Government-to recover this ss37,OOO for its land,
which ,cas sold by Boyd as his private patrmony2
Let Mr., Woodbury. his marshals and district attor-
neys answer me these questions. Sir, will tell you
what has been done with Boyd. Alter this report
was made, the Secretary wrote as follows: J.. +.
Treasury Department, Aug 8, 1887.
"SIR: am happy to hear of the frank and honor
able proposed your letter of the Gath umo
1t would be convenient have the bond and esgna-
ton arrive here by the early part Of September.
... LEVI WOODBURY..
| :" Secretary Of the Treasury.
&c B Boyd, Xiv. ~.
| q Receiver of Public Money Columbus, Miss"
| lie permits him to resign and commends his
course as frank and honoradle!' Boyd is retailing
lands pundered from the people at an immense pro-
! fits making fortune by his deiacation-s per-
mted by the Secretary TO strut off with his Islands
fuH," unscathed by prosecution; he is elected an
independent Locoioco Senator to the State Senate of
Mississippi, and, there, iS'a warm and grateful sup
porter of Mr. Van Buren,! Well he may be Such
is his fate compared with that Of Tobias w Watkins
10 whom would beSeech you again TO 90 and buy
soap 10 clean yourselvesl These are the crying
abuses, sir the fragrant enormities the damnable
outrages upon the public interests and morals upon
my patience which have reused my spirit oitiines
as to afford you and your party grounds for repre-
sentng meto be mad! Yes sir, and lappeal TO every
honest man if such monstrous abuses are not enough
| to make the blood bo-to frenzy! Would pure
Secretary ever have allowed Garesche TO address
| him as he did Woodbury.? Did not GareSche know
| that Woodbury. was himself corrupt or would he a
subordinate, have dared to address to him such
sons for retaining in public trust such iaithlesS
| viian2 Would a Crawford or even Rush, have
been thus addressed W ould pure President re-
| tain such Secretary, who could unblushingy re-
port such appeals TO his dishonesty in an official
communication Sir, Garesche concludes his report
thus. Speaking Of Harris the predecessor Of Boyd,
he says: ......
"Varions the reports Of the late receivers solva
bty say that he will pay the whole whilst Others
and the greatest number do believe that he WIN pay
rs per ct but they all concede that his nten,Deraaee
has been his greatest and that the loss OF his
money has been caused by that of his reason and that
as IN Algebra The minus side has been made plus
the other Ii my belief that his forced confidence
has been sadly abused He, too passes for an honest
am, very respectfully, sir, your obedent servant,
V. M. GARESCHE.
Hon Levi Woodbury.,
Secretary of the Treasury"
Why should not such Secretary be impeachcd?
Impeach him. and will go before that BUNDLED and
diSarmei Senate, and convict him out OF his own
mouth and the mouths of his own minions. l will
call no other Witnesses will dare the constitutional
judges to acquit hm-overawed they are by an
arrogant Executive, they might acquit him in the
face of these facts and in the face of the President
il they dare2 To read the Swarlwout report one
would think Woodbury. was asonished, astounded
o{ deiacailon; yet here are fifty cases OF like
character with those Of Linn, Harris, and Boyd
1t is worthy of remark, that Garesche, in a subse-
quent report, dated Oct. IL, 1887, says:
81 understand that Mr. John Davis, of Columbus
has applied for the Office Of Receiver Of Public Moneys
IN the room of G. d. Boyd, resigned From what
know OF the character of the postulant think 1t will
be very judclous choice he has been brought up to
the bar, is amiable and talented and ,carm friend of
The administration. should be surprised " The De-
partmem suffered disappointment from that quarter"
No; likely enough not to suffer from warm friend
Administration fer he IF tb,
predecessors in that office
But, 10 proceed Will crye YOU the case Of the