True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-06-04

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now in office, whose dirk deeds have yet reached
The light of day, but suspicion is very particular
in her indications, leave the time and to in.
vestisatiu- committees he disclosed. So far, lave
cause I. be graed that Louisiana has been made
the bear garden where dishonest office holders Under
the corrupt administration Of Jackson and Van Buren,
have scrambled for their share of the public plnnr-
tits true that the land sales Of this state have not borne
any comparison with those Of others around and the
North west, and ,Es sna!ness Of the game may have
been reason why there has not been more humbug.-
Be this as i, nav our four pub shed detauers
drop in the great bucket Of spoiIaon Of The public
monies. kWhslher the customs have escaped the hand
of the spoler, is question, that time will settle. Our
opinion is, that If all the STATES could boast Of
many honest officers Louisiana, there would have
been little work Tor the investigating COMMITTEE Still
! we do not doub, but TINT hidden things i'll New
Orleans are vet to be brought to light.
In the correspondence Of the Department viii, Mr.
Daniel, want OF runctu,lity in the and the
gor-dcpnse ofthe pubic MES in the office of dis
count and depesie of the Union Ban, of Louisiana a,
Vrfmiliionvc, the principal charges against this
rec"i' Nr. Daniel excnlratrd himself in regard to
the deposite Of the n,onas by showing from afiidavs
that tue CASHIER Of the Bank Vrrmilionville would
not accept his payments unless they in gold or
silver. 1t turns ou that this Cashier, Mr.. D'rtignr.
was forced TO resign in consequence Of his conduct in
relation to this and ntharh sness Suit was. however
ord red against Mr.. Daniel for S7,e80 10 Angus, su
| 1888.
Paris Chllress the receiver at st. Helena, Louisiana
omitted to make his early as April l8}4-
Being reprimand"d tor this neglect by Levi Woodbury.
his that there no register, md that nc
business done. In February 1885 Mr.. Woodhur,
wrote to him, dsaowng the practice of permitting en-
tries and issuing certificates of purchase without the
payment OF the purchase money! the time Of entry
Again in February 83f, the dcpa ,ncn notified him
neglect in sending lis returns and threatened 10 ra
port him to the President.N III March, same year, Mr.
thi!dress his account current and informed Mr.
Woodbury. that he should have further cause to com
plain Of. But to show what n feeling pervatcd the
whole army of office holders, need only refer to the
language Of Mr.. C's letter. He says: 81 lie Others
am able to make mistakes nad neglect my duty, but
believe, seldom, in comparison with others" What
locse system Of morals does party rule engender Mr.
w. again finds fault with W. c. for not residing at The
land office. In February 1888 MIR. Childess transmit
ted his with The Treasurer Of the T. s.
to Mr.. Woodbury., ard tender his resignation being
no longer worthy Of the trust" He recommends Mr.
r. m Bay'ies as the worthy to succeed hin from
the host Of applicants What it was that induced MIR
c. say the Secretary Of the Treasury he was no
cnser worthy ofhe trust is still secret. His resig-
nation was accepted, and he was ordered March 10Th
1898 10 depose the balance in hs hands in the Union
Bank of Louisiana the special credit Of The Trearer
Of the United States. Ten days after that order sui,
WINS instituted agnirst Mr. Chdress for $l2,449 IS.
! lfthese suits should turn or have turned out (fo
we hive mt ascerained) that of Maurice Cannon's
Louisiana will have escaped in the still more exraordin
ary manner from the of emhezzement of the pub
lie moieS. w" intend to prosecute our inquiries into
this subject, and from time to tne bring to light the
corruptions oChe administration in our own state We
have Eye upon certain rumored defclations which
ere long, shall be exposed.