Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-09-23
PLAIN ~FACTS-No, q.

Holding Public Officers 10 a strict accountability.
A few weeks ago the Editor Of the Globe had the
andae'iy and impudenco to say tina, the difference be-
tween the Wings and the Van Buren, party was
this that rs soon NJ the latter discovered n public
officer 10 be u defaulter, he was immediately reno
we'd, whereas the Wings only Rugged a doiaulier the
closer. do not remember tho exact words, bul
The above is the idea expressed. will nuw show
how much truth there is IN tins assertion, or rather
that II Is as i%mpuden, and "iliul u laisehood as ever
was uttered.
In my first number ! gave u list of some ofilc pub
lie dciaulters whose dctalcations have lake ~ place
since January 1896. 1t will be seen by what follows
whether they we've removed 50 soon ~ their deialca.
ions we're discovered OF whether they were kept in of
iee FOR years aiior their delinquencies had come
10 Tie knowledge Of The Secretary OF the Treasu Y,
and one AT least re-appointed, while "A delaultcr. IN.
stead OF being removed. And FIRST, Of
k. II. STERLING, Receive, Of Public Monies.
Choehuma, Miss. March 25, 1881. the Secretary
mro'e To HIM complaining OF negligence IN making
monthly returns, and threatening 10 report him 10
he Executive. May 10, 1884, the Secretary wrote
again. Fcb'y. %. 1885 again. March IL, 1885.
again. Feh'y. 4, 1896, again. LIS delulcstion
SI0.733 40.
JAMES r. POLLOCK, Receiver Of Public
Monies, Charlottesville, Indiana. The frs, letter
OF complaint to this officer from the Secretary of the
Treasury, ~ dated November IL, 1887. The
next, January 8, 1888. The next. April Ia, 1888.
The next aud last, May 10, 1893. Delalca,,on
$l1. s9I %.
WIN LINN, Receiver ofPublic Monies, Van.
dalia, lllln1's. The FIST letter complaining that the
monies IN his hands were not deposited, is dated June
~, 1891. This letter states that there was in Linn's
hands on the 3lst March 1884, $l0,6I3 10 on the
30th ApIil, $l2,453 30 on the LIST Of May SIG. 505,-
10 yet on The 3lst May no more than $4,000 was
deposited. The next letter Of complaint is dated
October 80, 1884. The next December 4. The
next February Il. 1885 Sept. 10. Dec. 81, Feb.
!, 1886; July %, Nov. 1887 Dec. 8, aud JAN.
26, 1898, The latter accepting The resignation oil
Nj. Linn, a defauller in the sum OF $50 065 o.
Then comes
W. p. HARRIS, Receiver OF Public Monies a,
Columbus, Mss. The first letter OF complaint TO
him is dated January Is, 1884 ; the subsequent
ones bear date as lullows Feb. 7. 1884 March
6. March IL, May 10, Feb. &, 1885 Feb. %,
March IL, June %, aud Aug. %. This informs
Mr.. tlarrIs that the President has instructed the
Secretary TO say thai II his returns are not made by
The 10Th of October he will then be dismissed from
Office. The next letter from the Secretary is dated
September %, 1888, which says a your return for
the month Of July last has been received 10 dan.
and shows a large amount ON hand not dcposlted, y
and requires the deposile to he made. Then
comes The famous letter fom JOHN +. III. Cial-
borne, late member Of Congress, TO The President
IN which he says thai - many OF The early and con
slant friends Of the Administration in ,h,s State
have heard, with much regret and sorrow, that
Gen. Harris ~ TO consider himself dismissed unless
his returns are made before The Isl October."-
That Gen. H.. as one Of The main pillars oChe de-
Wocrdtic cause, and one vi the earliest and most DIS
linguished friends OF The Administration in Missis-
slppi. HIS family and connexions are extremely in
Gacatiai, and a ofhem are co cooperating wiM us IN
me drduous struggle 'olich ,e arc noc makiHg.'-
Whereupon, instead OF being dismissed from office,
lie was Informed by a letter from Secretary Wood
bury, dated Oct. II. 1885, that he was TO be retained
Then again follow lotlers of complaint under the
following dates Nov. IS, 1885 Feb'y. 4, 1886;
March %, 1886 the latter very Threatening -
June u, 1886, requesting him 10 depOsiie the bal
ance, SIZE, 5S4 20, then in his hands, and saying
- it is painful to be obliged TO ask you so often Tor
explanations" Then follows Mr.. Harris ~rcsigna-
ton, dated August 27, 1886, so that after all the
complaints and lhreatenings Of Mr.. Woodbury., who,
as well as the President, knew him to be a defaulter
for a long time. and for a large amount, he was new
Ell removed. Amount Of Hams deialcation, $l09,
l76 %.
shall pursue this subject in another number.
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