The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-02-07

such Gas yosr reiaEaa admlnislsslaonl
you denied, resisted. and dsleased al IN
srsligsllon. ell inquiry. One Of he con-
miuuss wss appointed 10 ~ on Reuben.
and The other on Levi One MS 10 IN
Essliga,s the pei bank concern. The other
uas 90 examine The virtue and honesty oi
the Treasury Department. Sir. Rnebsn
and Levi were thea IN c0.-lhes "a E''sie
and ted" Hot hon som. slr. did truth
-" mighty truth. PREVAIL - nalwili'sisnd-
ing an your resistance and attempts 10
.nlie her mighty ihroes. Sir. this vas
in Tie session Uf 1885, 81: these commit
tees reported On The 81 Of March; brfure
sixty DAYS expired. the expulsion IL The
net banks, the crush Of credit. lie desiEue-
ton OF confidence and commerce. the ruin
af every Thing, Praslaimsd. Numbered.
the truth Of my charges. 20 establish which
the Garland c0mmiIlre Vas Esissd--ihun-
drrsd IL, sir. in the ears 81 every man
touched The nrrses Of every mans packet;
and il MAS literally 50 tangible as In be
fell BY esery nan. aaman. and child IN
The cnunlry. The Secretary Levi HIM
self admitted the system 10 be corrupt AMI
unsafe 10 the rallrd sessI"n, and poor
Reuben has been turned 10 The dogs. And
nav. cir, the truth of The charges against
the Departments 10 abaui Z" be verified 10
clearly by the expulsion Of the sublressu-
rsrs. Swarlwoui. Pace. GrsiI"i. an "ih-
ers. a. the truth of The charges in relation
10 the pent hanks was made manifest by
their explosion!
TIlsre some uf Mr.. wiss's friends en-
treated him To yield the aOOr for motion
To adjourn.
No. sir, l do not yield the haor. ! may
never get it again until the 4,h "l March.
1889. | will 60 on. without turning
aside from my purpose, To expose these
outragss upon the upon the country. l
feel better nov; much better. sir. l was
sick las. night; these documents made me
sick. Twas porting over them late last
night. The discussion Of them makes me
perspirr; the preparation comes nav
freely and am relieved. | dislrust ysu.
sir. To be frank; will 60 on. aud yon
must bear IL.
First came The explosion Of the PEI
Banks--noT come the explosions, one
after another. IN quick succession. Of the
sUh.treasurers who WEIR. or are To be.
substituted Cor Banks. aud | will show
you that they prove sll ever charged 10
he true.
| said that in December. 1896. when
Gen. Jackson gave his ceru6raGe that all
was well. honest. fair. this very leg-irea-
surer, Swart~nut. At New York. was IN
defsll S336.7is. Well. sir. now u ap-
pears that, IN twelve months al,er. he wa,
IN default Ia Ihr tune ni 81 .Ol6 955. and.
three months after that time. va, a de-
faulIer IN the snll larger SUN Of sl.225.
7C5 69!!! Preriom 10 my attempt al
InsesiIgllion. he had been stealing pub.
lie money It the rate Of $4,000 per an
mum. after The cat ra, Jsiisi. he siule
~ one year S6s0.236 SO, and IN The next
three months s2Os. 80 81. Yes. cir.
after The President had given him cerri.
ficaIe Of hnnesly. aud you, SIR. and the
housc, and the Committee. anil The Exec.
ullSe. had shielded him from all scrutiny.
he stole IN une year The sum oil $3.50, 236
63 and in the next three months al the
rate oi more than ss00.0G0 per annum
his delalcaiinn averaging. throughout
MS official career, the sun al more than
$4,000 per annum. fnr seven years
and this. TOO. ire are told. ,riihom the
least suspicion.--"A Jew may believe
it-but | dou't'
Sir. said the other day that did no,
rejoice IN the public losses and ralanilies,
though confessed did feel a thrill Of
triumph at having gained a sicInry fnr
truth. The pet bank system anil the sub.
ueasurers have expio'led. as | said they
would, and rxpnsrd their hidden ennrmI-
"es. concealed until they could be con.
ces!ed u" lunger; but did nut rtjnire at
II. lmsde me no bouih .n ell and atrh
i"r the destruction {" corrupt NIneveh.
but. SIR. there is one pour human bring
on this esrIh-alnne now in the wmlI-
wrecked IN reputation archaeological
bv men not half as worthy as he is
whose soul at srenes like these does re.
l"Ice, must exult. Who aud where j.
he! SIR. il you will 60 dawn PennsyI
wanna avenue To the Corner of Four. and.a
hall street. beneath Mrs. Pryion's baar,I-
Ing house. you will find a grsy-hrstie,I
NAN. stricken in years; his name i,-
Tobias Watkins! That man, for borro,y
'hg money. Of public officers. funds IN
Their hands, not converting funds in his
"wn hands I" his own use. vas imnrisan.
ed an the lIth Of August. 1929, aud tr,rd
IN three several indictments. on all Of
which he wa, convicted anil lined, on one
The sum Of $3.50, un annther. $500, and
the thrd $1,000. lie was sentenced To
be imprisoned three months on each in.
dIcImen'. in all nine months; but thuush
imprisoned IN August. 1929. he was NJ,
released until March, 1899. KeplininI