Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-03-30
been made.nnd no right to try was pos

been madeand no right to try was pos
sessed by the court.
The reading of the papers was arrested
in the manner above detailed; but IT the
committee have undertaken to rerenge
for Mr.. HoYT's supposed Con
tumacy, and thus attack him in the out.
set, what may we not expect IN the 50.
quel2 The great obstacle which it is said
be interposed, was his hesitation 10 70.
quest the banks with which he kept his
account TO furnish the committee with
statements Of his weekly and monthly
balances; yet, strange as il may seem, nj.
ter he made the request; he never refused
to make il; tie committee came array from
New York pittom obtaining tae balances!
Such, we are assured, on unqucsiionable
authority, is the fact. The following iet-
ter to the cashiers OF the banks, shows his
disposition to afford the desired intorma.
ton. Ii is copied from the New York Eve
ming Post Of 10th inst. and is enc Of The
documents accompanying his memorial
presented to The House Of RcpreH 'iS'
tive.
"CusToY-IIousn, Nco YORK.
February ., 1899.
.'GpNTLEMEN: enclose an extract Of
an answer made to an interrogatory put
bv member Of the Investigating Com
mittee. and also the interrogatorv itself,
by which you will see that no objections
are intorposed by me now, or al any other
time. to the furnishing Of statement Of
nv accounts with your respective banks
understand from Mr.. Curtis, member
OF the committee, that they will DO called
for, and as there is but little time leit for
the action Of the committee, ] sugges,
that they may be made ont in anticipation
Of the call.
i ''Very respectfully,
! 81. HOYT, Collector.
"REUBBN WRITER'S, esq. Cashier, &c
"G. A. WoRrTt, esq. Cashier, &C.,
When we shall have read the entire re-
port and that ofthe minority, we shall be
able to set this matter in its true light,
and, unless much deceived, shall exhibit
a case OF tho most gross and fragrant in.
Justice ever committed BY any COMMITTEES;
especially committee Of the Congress-
Of the United States.
The preceding remarks were prepared
for last evenings paper, hut excluded by
the press Of other matter. Our intima-
ton as to the probable tendency Of there
port of the majority is verified The ma
. iority, under the head of''conclusions, as
appears from tho publication in the Ma
! tiona Inteligercer Of this n orning, dis
tinctly aver that the ssobstacles" ihterPos-
ed by Mr.. EIoYT. were his refusal to eS-
; hibit his own case book of deposites with
the banks in which he kept his accounts.
and his refusal to permit said banks to ex
hibit their books. We are warranted in
: saying he did not refuse He states dis
f tinctly in all the communications address
} sed 10 the committee, that he would furn-
sh them every facility, and he did so.--
Although, for the reasons given in his
! memorial, he insisted on his preliminary
J rights, yet, even after they were denied,
: he did answer the question; did consent to
request the banks to furnish the accounts
esired: and, lest they should not be fur
nlshed before the committee should leave,
} desired the cashiers to anticipate the call,
, which one Of the committee said would be
; made. They were to be SCALED for"
not sent; and they were not called for.
If the call had been made, the accounts
would have been furnished; but then the
} committee would have had no plea for The
: alleged contumacy of the collector; one
: item of political capital would have hem
wanting. trick like this cannot deceive
an intelligent people, nor lessen their cs.
innate of the officer thus assailed.
We much mistake the character OF oar
} citizens, if the wholesale denlnciation Of
all the present able officers connected
with the Treasury Department, and the
custom-house at New York, with the com
paritiyely studied silence Of the commit
tee, as to SwARTwoUT, and his delinquen.
cashiers, and other assistants, viii not re-
coil on the majority of this committee, and
exhibit them in the character Of inquisi-
tors, abhorrent to the feelings and princi-
pics of the people, and iato!crable uni5r
our free institutions.
I Mr.. WISE has not ventured to propose
the impeachment Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. He haze not found facts on
which TO base such proposition, and yet
he has had the committee he asked toss--
Globe.
Il "a rnrrS~uro,r, n.