The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-04-04
From he BsltimSrs Chronicle.


nor, refers TO charges made against the ma
;or,ty of the committee for extending their
,nouirles so as TO embrace and detect all de 4
lalca,lons, If possible, since le2o. The M
porl,y went upon the ground that no lnses
tratlon ought TO be nude unless there were
,rfcifc charges against al cthcer, aud that
The spoulr,nr into the mode Of doing busl
ness Of any officer would cast Suspicion
,,on hrs character, which would amount 10
a half condemnation. We are not informed
by what process the minority arrived nj
such a conclusion. |, ought TO be chiei
design of our government 10 keep a wa'ehlul
eve over pubic iuncilonanes; 10 examine
their accounts ana inquire INTO their trans
actions frequently aud IT there rs any wrong
or defacatlon to apply u corrective al once
The administration which wlihholds InNestI
CATION unul charge OF cetalcation Is snade,
will be IN a situation like that OF The farmer
who locked his barn door after hts aoFse
was stolen. For so adfon have been the
proceedings Of defaUlters, that scarcely
Suspicion was excited, # We may cretl, Sec
rotary eodbury, until the deiaullers sere
oil, and government, was without u remedy
The cases Of Ssartsou, and Price are es
ample OF men carry ing ON their populations
for years. and then quitting our country anu
gong be, nud The reach Of our laws, baiofe
their offences we're detected. Up 10 the re
moval OF Mr.. S~artvout, N March ISIS,
there WAS 10 charge Of peculaiton or deial
cation made 10 relation TO bum, and y ct Who
will doubt iha, Il Committee had been oP
pointed al the first session at the late Goa
I grrss 10 investigate his affairs, they would
4 have discovered enough 10 justify his ~
moval, and save thousands 10 our Nauonal
I Treasury IL IS remarkable that the ni
norlty OF the COMMITTEE should object TO ex
a,ulnng the accounts Of officers against
whom no specific charges we're made, and
q, the same time recommend ~ their r.
por, The adoption OF the following remedy
\ l. Persoo. to Be sppo,ntsd under &C, 81 Cot
press a hose asiy II shall be, periodically, OF s
ans limS, under the dueelioa OF the Treasury De
paftnent TO gsfsonally fnsPeeI Tbs booss sod pa
pcra al stcefs iui aaisd ~ith the poblse manty
We cauno, see that less suspicion would
be lIkel, to attach TO 90 officer, shoss beck
aud papers are inspected by persons sp
pointed under an act u Congress, ihau u be
were liable TO the inspection Of a committee
oil either brabch Of Congress Ia either
~-~-. J. - c.or !. A..es-st~d. rhr eHtt~t
viii stand higher 10 public Confidence, u,as
II no investigation had been made.
W bale the minority complain that tbs
majority extended their inquiries too far
they also make tho following adnlssion
Tia, the labor 81 ID. committee IN this taresti
rGlon Ill produce some good Is probable thai q
sosld have produced greater, aud gwen ruass sal
sf.ction 10 the pqblle sind bad n been eoutaetrS
90 mere enlarged piiaciPlss, &C bagc &c dsstt
81 II seems that nolhing would SUI, the
minority. The committee did rong IN en-
tending their inquiries aud enlnfging Iht
field oil the investigations, ShIic at the samt
time they adTh that the Investigation ruuic
have gwen mare SATISFACTION To The public
, mind, had Il BEEN conducted on more en-
Isrged pies"
Tie report OF The minority is principally
, tiIIed up With resolutions which ihey hat
, offered 10 embarrass aud restrict the uqui
RES Of the committee. They -Sue!ude si,t
fJarlsh Of Hht;ewask "a 4vor ot Mi
W oodbury, vho ~, IN their opinion q.
pure as ice, and rs whlle as sno., 4uc
With plenty Of abuse al the subordinate Off
GERS Of the Treasury who are 90 longer 10
office. The minority also offer the folio~
lng opinion, which IS worthy Of comment:
That The eoonlry has sustained great peeuntary
los, 20 san q. douSt that tbs nsisnai cbaraeici
has Suffered deep humiliation and Disgrace. ne aan
can hesitate 30 admit Bat losses Ike these are 10
ciGenl to all governments no one - Tree fom
them the annals OF our osn Afford numsfoo. M.
stances Of pcculailons committed At csefy pertod
OF ITS short existence, uncsr all snd every admia.
'sirs.ioo, aud oil sEd every fiscal system, ~bteh
has been ssopied and earned into practice 40 e,at
ter Shathss been the zeal ageal, The Government
has sustained loss 1, must be 90 until nan be.
come. honeai. Dot from our very misfartanss We
may derive benefits these incidents like stetn.
poriiv ibs stagnaht atmosp he;e. they may chsck
, tor momcnt, but cannot step the on ~Nrs march
OF the State 10 her high destiniss The Isssou.
Of experience will not be fsfg0ticu I'D re,nsdts.
must and wiIl be sPPlIsd ts guard .nd protect III.
public purse
Every thinking mind wlll at once dsscov
er how ANXIOUS the minority are 10 shift the
blame Of the great losses which our natlon.
al Treasury has sustained Of late, from the
shoulders flhe administration. That some
trlf,ng losses have been sustained under for
mer administrations We freely admit, but
we contend they were but as the weigh, Of
feather, compared 9th tho losses under
the administrations &c Jackson and his sue.
cessor. Up to 1880 the amount Of proba
bic losses to our government from de(ault,ng
ohcers and broken banks was rather lees
than million and half Of dollars; since
tina, time the losses by Swauwou, and Price