Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-03-07
Conclusions Of he Committee.

toms the port of New oak have not been correct,
as they have not all times embraced as paid into the
public Treasury. the moneys receivedby him for I'M
duties, and at time for duties paid un-
der protest.
ID. That said collector In his returns, has VIC
lated the instructions of the Treasury Department ;
has put at defiance the duties ssgncd him by the
Secretary Of the Treasury has repudiaed the Off
cia decision OF the responsible law officer OF the
Executive Department; and Is guilty OF an illegal
retention and of the public money IN the amount
then held by him ioi protest, and unascertaned du
ties.
Sd. That the Committee had been prevented from
ascertanng what is the extent OF the illegal ieten-
ton, and use of the public money by the present
collector OF the port of New York. either in funds
| collected under protest, or for unasceitaned du-
ties, or in other funds collected by him, because
of his refusal TO exhibit his own book OF cash de-
posiics in Bank, or to permit the banks used by HIM
as repositories exhibit their accounts OF his depos
ties.
4th. That the public moneys received by said col
Iector mingled with his own moneys on deposlte
and are not kept by him, nor by his banks of depos
lite, distinct and separate from the individual mon
eys of the collector aud OF his professional
clients !" and his returns cannot, therefore. be
founded upon them as a separate and independent
fund.- belonging To Government though in his keep
ing
9th. That, as appears by the letter Of Goiham A.
Worth, the cashier of the Cry Bank. the present
collector has deposited public moneys in his hands
with a bank which could not under the law pro-
hibtng the selection of any bank depository
which has issued notes under the denomination
Of five dollars be selected by the Secretary of the
Treasury himself as a depository of moneys car
ried TO the credit of the Treasurer Of the United
States
9th That the mode adopted Il praciiscdby the said
collectors of keeping and making returns of the public
money collected by him for unascertained duties ana
under protest, in the language of the present Auor-
ney General of tho United States, - could never
have been the intention of Congress-" aud being
tolerated" has made it, in the language oil The
same high officer, 1.-THE interest Of the collector TO
postpone tho ascertanment of duties in the mean
time he would have the uncontrolled use OF the
money. Ii has, aso in lulfment of the reasoning
Of the Attorney General, increased the danger ol
aithlessness in the collector by permitting large
amounts OF money 20 remain with him. and under his
individual control, instead ofbeng in the Treasury Of
the United States"
9TH That, in the language Of the Attorney Gene
raj, the tenor and spirit Of all revenue laws
seem TO nculcate the idea that the intention OF Con-
gress has AT all times bsen that money collected for
revenue should be promptly placed in the Treasury |
and not be permitted 10 remain in the hands OF the
collector
9Th. That the returns Of the naval officer in New
ork have not been correct it is found in the tes
timony of the present. deputy naval officer that the
naval officer, underits existing SYSTEM il not ena-
blcd, either TO determine what amount OF bonds
has been taken by the collector for duties in any
quarter, or who are the parties to said bonds, or
the dates OF said bonds, when they are paya-
Bile, or when such bonds are paid, or whether the
collector does or does not account truly for such
bonds"
PART ". DEFALCATIONSA AMONG RECEI.
VERS OF PUBLIC MONEY.
Uudcr This head the Committee state that The time