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

nous quantity Of land sold, the foreign indcmnilies re-
ceived and distributed the heavy dburse nIents incident
Indian relations, It s indeed matter OF surprise,
that little has been lost. l we take into view the losses
incurred through banks collectors receivers, merchants,
and discussing officers in general they fewer BY
than half under the administrations OF Gen Jack
con and Mr. " Buren,, than the average loss which pre-.
coded Them although the collections and disbursements
have been than double In this view the immense
extension Of commerce. and the necessary multiple
cation oil revenue officers often at remote points, must
be forgotten. OF sixty seventy receivers against
whom exist tf various dates nearly half OF the
Offices have been established in the last ten years. and
Of twenty or thirty Of these the defalcatons small
well secured, have already been paid Little It Is
supposed will be lost in the end.
More money has been collected in year Of Gen.
Jacksons standardization from land sales, thai in eight
gears together Of any Of his pred- Hence
the ratio or proportion OF losses under him, unusually
small or the whole number Of discussing officers in
default at least two thousand three hundred be-
fore leo and only about forty between that and 1887;
and Of The whole amount, viz $50 0OO all but about
Sl000O0 took place before the commencement OF Gen.
Jacksons administration. The aggregate Of the losses
Of The Government since l1c9 is supposed TO be, after
every fair allowance, over COO. Yet, under
Gen Jacksons administration which was attended with
vastly greater collections OF revenue. especially from
lands The whole losses only 100000, instead OF
three millions: the average proportion OF each eight
years under previous Administrations. do not speak
of losses Of interest," from indulg ence to Banks and
merchants and from the depreciation of Bank paper.
| might present you with many more interesting de
tails, did deem il necessary Much has been said about
the indulgence Of the Secretary of the Treasury to de-
fau,ng officers This has been al least much e1agge
rated, and if ever pracsed, with view TO the pub
lie interest. which has generally been promoted, by
granting time for explanation and liquidation. Our ears
have been stunned about the OF Spencer Harris
Boyd, and Linn. Upon investigation il turns out, thai
the first has paid part Of his balance and the rest is
cured The balance against the second is secured, and
in course Of collection. Linn not in default when
reaPPointed, and the balance against him is in suit Go
vernon Duncan of Illinois being of his surees.-
Spencer is not and never has been defauter the
books Of the department. He once delayed making a
deposle from the badness Of the roads; but it made
as soon as They became passahle.
AS 10 the ou,cry abou, The appointment Of Par'izans
without making any allowance for unfair e1aggeratio1
when, let ask, did the Federal party ever appoint a
Democrat 10 important Office; Have they not. when
they had chance, swep, the board and with ineI
orabe prescription, only not appointing political OPP
ponenls but dsmssing them all at one fell swoop, down
10 the humblest incumbent After all, with the utmost
care, some bad oil incompetent men will be appointed to
Office. The President can have no personal knowledge