The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-07

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the subjects wlih alirh llsy were ehsts
ed. and the tine neersssFily rnnsnns,
IN the examination nf the cases III IN
Isie enllrelor ard disuiel attorney q
New fosk. have preEealed Ininnie IN
vesIigallnn Of the exifni. nature. an.
causes IL lhe Declarations ~ rrrrlssFs a
public manrys. arising irnR lie sslts -
puIlie lands. The enmmiIee haEe. hox
ever. prepared. from reports made hY n,
SeenIaEy af The Treasury 81 the last an,
pIe,fnI sessian nf Congress. . Iahnl.
statement. exhibiting the names ri snrl
ielaullers. Ire amount due lTnm sseh
alen due. and ihe penall,rs al lhrir aI
trial bnnds. respectively; slsa. The car
respOnienrr had between The Treasury
Department and iiiieen 81 The Individual,
whase names appear 0R sand sisaemenl-.
the rommiilee hating sallrh lnr. and 5srr
furnished by Ihe Depsrimenl. with dis
answers III The rrrrIsrrs 10 Ihe letters al
the Secretary Of the Treasury. as ron,
tanned IN liausr document M. 2y-.
These fifteen eases are rrpared special.
Is. a. examples merely II the naanner IN
which the President 81 The unilrd Sths 8
and the Secretary af the Treasury base
executed the laws m respscI 10 the pub
lie money and "iher property al The u.
States IN The hands Of III class af pub
lac "flirers. and IN respect 10 their OIL
rial duty.
The Law provides for the appointment
by the Executive. Nth the concurrence
al the SensIe. nj a recrISer Of public mo-
neys al each IT The places respectively
where the public aud pn'a,e sales 81 the
lands are TO be made. Sho shall give
b"nd. With approved security. Tor the
faithful discharge al his trust; Who stall
transmit. ,sithia Miry days. IA case oi
public sale. and gusrIrrly N Case oI pri
'4tr sale. an aer"uni Of al The p.hl,c
moneys Nv him rrrrivrd 10 the MERIDA
~ IF tde Treasury and In The registers
Of The iaHf eCftss. a. ihr Ease NAV be-.
lie Is allowed salary 81 i've hundred
dollars per anuun, and cmninls.ian IT
"nr per reEtum nn he mnnry< rrrerel;
hui his salary fnr any an" year shall nut
exceed $4,000. The Secretary If The
Treasury may allow IN the srssrsl rr-
rri'rrs II the public money n tie s..
vcral land oiiires. = rrasnn,h:r camprn.
SAXON lnr HsnsP"rlIng o. aud d-I,nsI,ing
such mnarvs IN sny bank "r any other
place ui dePnsI'e that NV iran u.ne 4,
'Imr he drsignaIed by III Stcirl.ry ii
'hr Treasury t"r that pu'pn,r. H.. -
a'.a a"Ih"f'ze'l 20 prs,rribs snci further
m ttr manner ii kerp,uy
books aud arfaumi. ~ the sevtral iii
Ger. IN she land H. e.. as 10 hiH. may
appear Necessary and proper. q {. msdr
his du'S. ~ les, ""cr IA rSrfy Ir.r, 10
cause The hnnk- oi the officers If ssr land
Offices Ia be examined, aud The bal ,nce
Of public maneys ~ tie hand. IT lnr Sc.
rerai rrcr,fers 10 br asrr,larntd.
The foregoing ~ nng.is nj The Law ul.
anFr e. l,ni recrtvrr,. and the cures
Pnndence With = pnrIon II those wha
have irnred arisu.irrs aud faishlr.s H.
ihcrr trusts. are sUbmlti.d. wi,huut mr.
Iher comment Than ia the Ices aud ctr-
here exhibited show such
ie'eIlcunn oil duty an the part ns tie Ia.
pcuuve Department ~ calls loudly fnr
examination inih this branch If
he i.Ubilc service. and inr thuEnugh re-.
'nrrn.
The rracnre which the foregoing cor.
r"sp"H!rnce eXhibus. 81 retaining mrn
IN "flirr alter rt"ss aud repeated viola.
i"ns "f Law IN keeping ani ustns the
public m"neys FIR Puval, .pFcui-,nn.
had the character nj The correspondence
tsf'i, but I'm rIrarl, pom, Ia the mlr.
rnre that such niiicrts we're RETAINED in
dare hrrans" they p"sses.rd extensive
l"liursl Influence, aud were useful and
icuVe PaFIizsns. Whether surh mal.a,..
constitutes olIirial rnttnp.
ION IN ,hnse superior officer. IT the IL.
'rHuye departments uhn knew nf ami
I"rn'tird IN their suhnr'Ilua,ps the cnn-
inrt ah'ch has been referred tn. - =
InestIpn wh.rh the comnmur submit to
he !l"nse aud the county 10 DECADE. /,
'aRrE FACTS CONNECTED WITH
TiiE FIReGnSG DEFN.CItIuN< \ /,
DEE NED MaTERIAL 30 uEvEL1Pi
fitLiR T"UE CHARACTER
!" conclnsinu. ~" committee rannu,l
D'hrar remHrhing. thai, during their
Whole Investigation, they have not inan,i
he case to whi"h the laws, a. reg Al.
egdy s.ria. do not appl,, or IN which
hey are defective fhe permanent pr,.
lsions OF TIE laws c"n,titutp e.efy nc.
essary check un'n coil rors. receivers