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

view; and The fullest practiesbls extent az
informsIion resperiing Them has been OBJ
tanned, and viii be sdserIed 20 in ths ss.
quel of this report.
The correctness af the returns shirh
have been made By The present collector
af customs and The naval officer 81 The
port of Ne~ York. vas also sought 10 Be
examined BY The committees ~hils in
that city. " Considering that the eus-
toms calleelrd II Ne~ York Equal near
ly two thirds Of The whole amount In
the United Slaies." a. stated in lhe spe-
rial report Of the Secretary af The Tress-
ury on Mr.. Swarivous's drfaleaiions.
House doc. II. p. 0. q The prssen, ses-
sion.) tie eummIliee did mt suppose
that they should faithfully discharge lhsir
duty 90 the House. or pay . proper def
erenee 20 that paifialie DISTRICT shieh
perssdes the country 81 the present Tins
in regard 10 ihe affairs of The custom
house At New York. acre they N limit
their inquiries 20 The returns of the late
collector and naval officer. and nsglssi
entirely ihnse oi their SUCCESSORS. which
must. ~ all times. be % IN. country OF
equal interest with The former. and. %
ihe present lime. of even more immsdi.
ate importance 10 The security Of The ne
tional Treasury. But. in the execution
of 90 much Of This par. nj their inquiries
a. related 20 the present collector Of New
York. they we're compelled 70 encounter
most unexpected obstacles, in,erposed by
the collector himself. and setting al def
ance the anthoriIv delegated 90 the COM
mil,ee by The House. The faeu con-
necied with the baffied endeavors OF The
committee 10 obtain information for The
House and country from this officer OF
the executive branch of The government.
who is in immediate charge of aud con-
trpl over public moneys that :. equal near
~ i,co-thirds Of the whoie amount" col
lrelpd from customs " IN al The United
Mates" will be mere specially dstailed
in a subsequent portion Of this report.
The committee will remark here. that,
in the unset Of The investigation they have
made. they supposed ], bn,h proper and
sale to place themselves somewhat con-
fdingly under The guidance Of the several
special reports which had been made 10
the House upon The suhjeci Of Mr.. Swsri-
woul's deialcations. by shs Treasury Of
icers. previous IN the appointment of he
commi,.ee--comhiniag. in this view. re-
; ports IRON the Secretary Of The Treasury.
. the First Comptroller. the Salicisor, and
First Auditor Of The Treasury, - exhib-
iled in House document ID. ID. howev-
] er. very soon became evident that those
! reports we're not % be implicitly relied
: on as suxilisries in finding out either the
e law or the facts Of The case; and that. %
= the contrary. they furnished but an OBJ
= lique view Of both the causes and durs-
u zion Of Mr.. Swsrtwout's defalcsiions. ss
+ also Of the Law and many material facts
!. which develope the true character Of those
e defalcsiions. OF necessity, therefore,
e these reports, although emsuasins from
e the highest orders OF official funclicns-
e ries employed in the collection ahd dis
d bursement Of The public revenues, became
n the subjects OF as cautious and critical
d examination as any other portion Of es-
4 idence which the case presented. and m
e such il will be obligatory upon the COM
: miiiee to treat them in this report.
E In reviewing The details Of their lsbors,
g so that the progress and results Of them
may be presented in the simplest form,
e the committee propose TO consider
n PART |. The defdcalions Of Mr..
Is Swsrtwoui.
,, PART II. The defaica.ions Of Mr..
e Price.
- PART TIT. The correctness Of The re-
e turns which have been made By The pres.
Il eni collector and naval officer Of the port
II Of New York. respectively.
= PART w. The defslestiuns among re-
y eeivers Of The public money.
: PART v. The facts eoanecied with
e the foregoing defalca,ioas, and deemed
,. material 10 develape their true character.
!, Each Of the divisions thus proposed
J. will properly involve the Law appertsin-
e ing to il, as the appropriate adjunct Of
= its facts. And as the language of tina
= law itself will in each instance Be cited
}, in detail, lha, its authority and Injunction
. may be correctly understood by every
one. so the language OF The individual
!. testimony relied On in each instance viii
. be adduced. that us import and force nav
4 be LETT neither 10 uncertain construction
q or doubtful inierence. The increased 6
= deity Of their repers. 10 The es,ims,ion Of
+ the committee. will be. by this mode.
e an ample otfse, 10 i,s eonseqaen, enlarge
= meat.
!. Bef"rs proceeding 10 ihe general to-
). pics Of this report. as already laid dos n,
e it may be proper here 10 express the deep
u sense Of Disappointment and regrei y hich
+ the committee feel. in no, beng able %
= communicate 10 the House one document
h tina, was called FOR II an early day, re.