Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-02
yAAgssE AAAt.---No. E06.

inony oil MS arcessaies in the c1som house While,
therefore" ths docs not nc9ut Swarwou vi peculacn,
II certainly snes aconi those funclrnarrs az Washing
ton ncu pa'ea by the report, wao had hs
custom house accnants 10 the cash on hand to as
certain the Different state of the case presented by
thtm from lhe fair tie face Of the returns
sent 10 Washington. The peculatun which he was
enabled 10 perpet.ate and conceal rece,ng the MO.
ney on The bonds IN 1885. and reporting them as If sAl
unpaid To the Treasury every body knows rendered
feasible by the suspension OF The hanks Immediately az
ter this CONVERSION of pubic money his own use
The banks suspended, and vast mnllitade Of MGR
chants Bonds also suspended temporarily by the
Treasury. aud susse nnrntly tor longer psrod by Con-
grrss; and Swartwoul represented hs bonds which
ne had collected The SIX bundled thousand duars also
unPa'd or suspended The law pu, the suspended
chants bonds IN his haads Tor renewal aud hrnce an
actual examination al his Office in New York was ndls
pensahe 10 discover his fraud This psiiora! d,y was
not drlegaea the Secretary OF the Treasury or 10 any
OF his sub"rdnateS b. law, and tanning suspicion
that the Auditor CASHIER md Deputy Collector at New
Iork, had al entered into conspiracy Ia permit the
preparation OF fS fraud by the COLLECTOR We may pre-
sumo IN" Secretary fill Sufficient motive 10 warrant
The appointment OF such vsu!IGl Y"weI without pro.
vIsoD by law.
These remarks. which 60 directly to the vine cation
OF the subOdIar Ulcers Washington entrusted with
the immediate settlement of he accounts OF collectors
aud incuraeC by The report, are still more decisive
e1unea'ipn OF Toe Secretary Of the Treasury Who
kh"" hothipg oil The condition OF custom house but
lhr"rgh The statements made hv TIE collector, through
MS own suboTdnaes in the Department., and abstracts
Of The same irInrns, made dIr city from The collector
hiinseH The aggregate amounts sent by The collector
i"f lhP use nf Inc Secretary, he Items display.
ed, L. the Auditor and Comptroller Mr. Underwood,
whom the committee rS"I as Who "mih tguai care
ana p'0rny "diScrimnGtts J1ceen tie accounts Of Hr.
Stc"rt~Out ar is he very clerk vino, from last,
has had the settlement at Mr. Swar,wouls accounts
the Auditors office. lie passed upon all the vouchers
and summed up all the Of the a. York coIIec.
tor. he saw that al! was fair, and the committee mPue
no n"ggence--Hn want OF vigilance in him Tor falling
10 Grirct The drnCit. h through tins mans eyes
alone, under the supervision Of The Auditor and the
comptroller, that tEe Secretary could know any thing
Of The vouchers and items al Swurtwuut account But
whils Tins goUd Hhjg CLERK, whO. from Re beginning 10
the end, I'D usrcd Swarlwou busness PRAISED for
The discrimination which enabled hn to discover
ihng snIss and whose for the failure adudg
cd entirely satisfactory the Secretary, no had nothing
before HIM bat what second hantrd and in the
lump IN made the sixth and final cause OF the deiacation
"FI The negligence aud failure OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury 10 discharge he duty the head of the
Treasury Department charged by law with the supsrn
tendence Of thu collection of the revenue"
And what Is this 'nsaig- and future IF tie &crs-
taTy VMs Treasury 10 dscharge his dnty found 10
ss' IN: hls stated "Ht, Of l0te yfars important books
o. TGcod deSlgHsd 10 contain cOndcnSed statement O
the accounts MD ittsS eOH'rtors g customs cceky
monthly and ssartsriy hare been prrmutsd 10 fail into
diS"Se we'll, those books contained nothing in the
condo nsed form that s not Of record large and
med up in the Department. Nothing but rhuse very
counts which MIR Underwood had under his charge, and
which ihe committee lake pains 10 prove lair
heir lace, and Cout lead TO dei' ciiOn Of the defa
raon. Some OF these books had BEEN thrown aside for
years before Mr. oodhmy came in ard had been
ne aTtmse through which single dralca;ien de-
eced
And this is the grand cause Of Mr. Woodbury. 5 cri-
nrna'ion We surprised tina, Mir. Wise, reckless
IS he's, gave up his promised ImP'achmrnt - Globe
As the National ln!rIIIgrnccr has gam raised The old
'hant OF prescription u! Office holders must beg the
"f frisnds connected With The press in The dit
eren! States where the hGs h"!d permanent have
achieved temporary ascendancy, 10 make out list OF
he prescribed from oGice the par, of the Democracy
lnder the respective Wing regimes 10 which they have
subjected. We especially ask this favor from the
Editors u! the Albany argus, of the Evening Post
New Era for New York City, the Augusta Age Of the
Hartford Times, of tie Trsn,on Emporium, Of the
PennSy vania Reporter. of the Pennsy lYanan or the
Times for Phadrlph Of the Ono Statesman Ball.
uore Republican, Vermont Patriot, and Louisville Ad.
5erser The Editor Of the Boston Post wlIl DO US the
avor, for Massachusetts, TO make up computation of
he number of State "icrs ard how many are held By
the sare mode of showing the
,roscripl,ve dealings OF Federalism with the Democracy
where the latter has FOR years been in the minority.
would b. the most appropriate AMI practicable mode of
xposng the theory aud practice Of the Opposition IN
'egard to office hotng.lt is 10 tins Object wish
lppy the statistics W. solicit from friends
IL is our intention, on obtaining the statements We
solicit, 10 present them at 10 tor pubIc tAot
The sincerity Of TrGersi sympahy-belng as il is pre-
tended, aGo'e al political or patty considerations
[GioGe
The Washington Globe asks for information as to the
extent oi prescription for opinion SAKE, exercised by
the hig party in Fpnnsy yana IN reply 1t is perhaps
In into particulars for The aforesaid pro-
scrplion exercised upon 4 principle o. u mos:
weeping gene ally. For nGlncs, IN lc32, hen The
Wing Party gained the upper hand in the city of Phila-
iephia and found til" Offices held by Democrats hsy
lid spare a sSngIe in the Of that year
md the ensuing, every Democrat was swept out,
neither bis oace was hgh low, the sery uo'chmen
JCing suby ced To the operation as lneSOraby those
no held places Uf value In fact, thu ol the
SatchEen severe. if possible, than that which
ell to The share Of the other eced parties for they
all discharged in mIdwInter when IL itnposs
e for them 10 procure employ So much Tor city
nat.crs.
la THIS State, upon the accession Of Joseph Rlner the
of action folio" ed to the very letter.
bout the y hole commonwealth IN the county
iIces and upon he pubic works, every De moe
upers-d.d by whose politics coagenaI
those OF the minority leaders VINO had been successful
y accidental breach III the Democ'nlc ranks. Still
nore-in 1898, when the political struggle became vo-
emit, species Of inquistion TO party faith was es
ablished in regard 10 the very aborer' the public
works. md If doubt entertained as 10 the hrmness
f their Rnerism, they were at once turn"a adnr
volion ThaGdeus SteverG was one OF the chief
lisiirs for obtaining contract and he who split wood
or a locomotive was suffered to split no more if he
would not bow to GesIer's cap Prescription was car
led TO the utmost extent. No one MAS was so humble
g 10 escape X How many Democrats did Whiggery
ismi,s in Pennsylvona The answer is brief and com.
rehensise: Ali!-pennSyiranian.
p,.ssYLvasi4--Throught the last Harrisburg Report,
We have the result in the Senatorial district wherein
eie elton has been held in quence Of the
esignalion of Mr. Irwin, "a Ri,ner Wing partizan.)-
he Democratic majority is nearly three thousand 4.
I'LL b. that the flag OF Federalism and Anlimason
is in the dust in Pennsylvania. The attempt TO sap
re fundamental principles OF FIRE Government by force
nd mercenary H,eans-the fruit Of Bank dynasty
nmp e,ey apened the eyes Of Tie people TO tie designs
their Geeeivers
The first act of the Senate has been 10 epudate the
"a OF lhrouuh which Gov Ritners Secretary endeavor-
10 force die defeated Wing candidates lie House
nd Senate. Globe.
"ELycTios RrTuRss The Senate on Friday last, by
vote OF lG to l5 rcpudared the o5ous doctrines set
y at the commencement Of the session. that election