Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-07
Fsichnlomd, Va, Tuesday, May &
The CH.1KGE IF DEF.iLCdIIoNS


be- D,f,Jcoinns of lis Officers The iIFst has been put
nearly 10 rest by the wand %! one OF our Ior'esp"nn
EMS He has stricken the "'hc charge, win 9na' ~"
c,cy in Number which We received To" late Tor ms
JSs INNER: Blu, which will appear in our next. lie has
,alen un The subject Of Swar!wouis Gt'aicHl'ons and
nnmpsk.I allE,he devices and slang which The h'gs
nave o. hausled upon this particular case
Meantime we deem it our duty to dedicate 'e"
o,ds to this clanornus sui "C at Declarations All The
viii, nsners have been ircnng with The most exagge-
r,cd accusations against the present Administrator
The Wing Ora,nrs have taken up the cue-and we are
ro, therefore, SURPRISED the sau'e nplc handled
IN ,bnt most yapid and lrra "f all the Addresses we
hive seen cnsnae from The Wing ranks, ycrPt " The
address Of the IS hig Committee to HE voters o me
Frs, Conrresslonal District OF Virginia viz the Nor
f,k DIslrct--nid cong .aiuale the Noiink irtaiu
o beinp nj las, ,vercd Of this mnnsirous abortion.
Even The Wings will scarcely pretend I" Conceal The
fact that no has been so i"unat" rs 10
escape losses Of pubic m"rey None has peen excerpt
from the frauds negligence OF dctHni;sis hr MUIR
ray Of krr'rrhy has touched the SUBJECT win Ills uSia
6,ice-and Nj Duncan Of Ohi' has sxpaaied upon The
game tonic in his elaborate speech Of January last
Among Tie wh'ch he specifies unGrr p'eced'hg
administrators. he enumrTntcs thu following:
"ln The mru,I; nf October lS3D a Judgment vas 90.
tanned rraius, Andrew and James Erwin Tor the sum "i
seq 60 Ardrrw Erwin is the afht1 IN tHr OF lha'
rrea, WING leader John Bell, who tccIaims $" loudly
upon The floor Of Congress, about the coHupiens Of Tie
present Administration.
.Mr Kent late collector Of Ba;n Maine seems 10 be
trfaultcr for the m"Ges sum &C 3GGO dol"Ts This
man was the Wig ntiate for Governor IN maj Stae,
and Irct .red the entire WING vote.
..The losses p.t.r to Gen Jackson administration, by
corrters and rtccreys amount 10 COCO; The nonl'
nal sum is ne arly Cvut but part al ts sum is secured
II is probable ru,hrg u II he lost eventually nnueI pe
neral Jacksons administration. tu ~ L'ut1MTy H"e
kns u under the rrcscn, Administration bu ny oN"t
,ro, and Price, 1irrc vii be- other dc1u!icrs nut heIr
s,curiry will be good FOR their respective amounts -
RectI,ss corcto. at Perth Arnh"y, has prndncrd some
alarm; his d. lalca'ion ity ar fifty dollars He,so
s,,n as the dplacaion dis uv"T' pa;d he amount
lie wasa Democrat. lie mis'rdh by his predecessor
.Bu, do hear any thing from a'nrd. Inc c""'c'of
Of The snlnr place yCGrs hr"T", nnGrr lhr a"i
ris,ra,jon of ore j. Q. Adams; lie is in default Tor
S~UUCN not enc iariiing o. which was recovered; ye'
We h. ar no Federal mumuring about thai dc'ica''oh
He was a modern Wing THIS was caused by the neg
lee, nC The Administration under which the default &C
cvrtcd according the charges now Prtf'red; and II
vas under the bank Administration. Why this EnirEcss
abnn, A,nod's de!ncaon: Al understood
The !oss On nvt"'a"!s bonds. Tins loss anoun'e"
In - 600 100 without interest. Scc details ct names
srd GATES n report Senate Oh lmy. i>3- doc. NJ"
l,3 There will lie found ;he name II q. w. brown,
of the firm nf rhos Smith ~ Go III d.a"l; Tor me m'I
e.l sum Of $50 eco. would like % knew whether or
no, he is a v. lent and noisy Wig IN New l"ik Fer
Eaos the " hrc gentleman in my eye (Nlr Curt's)
can ufnrrn me- And would inquire oi tha! grn!lrnHn,
il lie did make The motion IN common Council to
dismiss al! Democrats IN thc city from oice and pubic
cmrInv even tnmn To The latngl.h"is.
"rdw ard Tn, lu'son. | think -! P!madr!phia, whom
the records show W. Geiau!ier to considerable
amount say the 1taScrahic OF 500 ego or more
Perhaps some Of tie Wing gentlemen from 'ha, city can
Inform 10 bis pUlIcs Nhig, presume: 1tsJs
Ierrp gives cc0sI 1T.
"AiI l.cye tase frauds rrh wholesale dralcalinnz
cured urCer The L 3. Bank Administration, and be-.
fore tie ptcscrl Administration They grew oui Of The
wholesale gambling established, maintained and
managed hv the Banks. THIS system. the Democracy
Of ,is country have always SET their face against Who
are csrousit !ur he loss thus sustained, but those
,, 'u5 party and Pecuniory motives sustain aud keep
mp Ire fraudulent, system that gives birth nhd support 10
lhtm': -
"C,lcc.ing Ulcers. Report Of January l7th, I-3s,
House Of Representatives. document ii shows namrs
Of d.iauIlirg collecting rfiice's
"Rppcr,s OF FrsI aud Srccrd CCmPrners OF The Trea
.uIy tocu.. MS Ms 9, g. IS aEd leo. Of the House Cl
Representatives, show defaults ui Gishurslng officers.
Robert Brent. The Of ,l'- individual stands
on record with deGloa'i"n annexed Of S1c Ji! lie
was a Paymascr General (Whigl
''Snmur Chaplin, late paynns;ct, dcialcaton $780,.
coo. (hhg)
amos H,nncy late navy agent defalcnlinn so 5G2.
(Whgl Joseph Ruin, d"auer fer S22 G2l %. (Wbig
"Bul here comes Wm. ilcAlunuy, purser, delaIcaon
! $500, (Whig)
''Bank civilizations Look sir, q, the millions that
have been los, To- tie Gov ;nmen by the frauds of the
banks, since c7 NJ to lc5s, nclusive-alI during TIE
! Bank reign
Now, having regard 10 the great growth of
try t.n 1850 down 10 tie present day the muplica.
tnu of collectors receivers discussing officers, &c &c.
the charges OF the Wings against the last Administration
| are PxISvagant and unjust.
| But word 10 some specifications which have been
directed against Mr.. oodbury and The present Admin.
| isrntion Much stress has been laid upon tlem-and
the Nashville Union has met them, by the following
statement:
"1he Banner is Gu, again this morning charging the
Secretary OF the Treasury with keeping Harris, Boyd,
Linn ard Spencer, in Office while they de!aulters
II is pretended that Slu0 900 lost by Harris
more than half much by Linn, &c. 1t is all iaseas
we have repeatedly proved Neither Hamilton Wolco't,
/ nor any other Secretary OF the Treasury more
prompt than Mr. Woodbury. in The removal of drlauirrs
at the earliest possible momen, consistent with The public
interest The editor %! the Banner kno,cs lhis-or we
have already shown him the following letter three several
times:
"TnE,srRr DEPARTMENT, December 81, 1899.
Si'; In answer TO rnr letter OF the 2Sth s would observe
that the III, the House Representatives in
Jlnus last Nj Harris, the in No. IL Pose 80
stated have Pdm part u lis ane and The remainder be
"u Mr. Buyds that the balance is
aud tn. Of collection Such Pc.uned 'oe The
baaGce against Linn, hng in and the Of The
atcr ben. Gov DuEcan Of Ill., lie net in default when
aProin'rd.
7hs eers oil 3.missed they resigned, as tie Ia
icrrts against N appearing the not pad
"Spnccr not has beeu Icaul;ei the books
know!cise lie once del yed making dcPo-ite from bad
OF The roads, butt was made as soon they become usubc
| Your UbeLIen, scwant
LEVI WOODBURY..
"And yet (incnmrarab1y shamefu as it ISL the Editor
continues tell his readers that 10y MIR Harris and Linn
alone The Government have sustained loss OF something
like $lG0 Coo; and that they continued in Office
after they known 10 BE- deaulIers, the serious
| ir Try of the Government"
We Jay the following Article from the Globe IF Tie
23d ult, shedding further light upon these chargcs
(Frcm The Globe Of .3prH 23.)
DEFAULTERS.
Yesterday National lntellgencer contains article
upon defaults, said To be extracted from the New York
Courier. 1t alleges that, under Cen Washingons ad
minslralic collectors Of The customs were dismissed
who allowed drafts of the Treasurer on them 10 be pro
tested after giving notice that they had funds
them; and says, il Mr.. Woodbury. had followed such
precedent our official records would not now exhibit
the endless catalogue Of reculaots and deaultes bic
is published in the documents Of The Department -
How very fair. in the outset 10 attribute oil the defaults
since 1896 10 Mr. Woodbury. He into the I'rca-
surv IN 1884, and the defaults among collectors were
some thing than hundred previous To 1884 end
not five since. Now let the public the truth con
corning tins Wing pprvfrsion OF facts little