The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-01-18
DEFALCATlONS.

SPEECH dtHNtitu shofA tiths stbSo w huc
House OF Representatives, and to which We
invite attention, Is from the Washington
Correspondent Of the n. Y. Express. Mr..
Wise handles the subject with a masters
hand. He is such good hand in ierre,,ng
out abuses, no doubt some miserable tools
Of the Executive would be glad to see hIm
any where else thaa IN tho House and had
their been suliiciea, independence in that
BODY TO have gwen han, two years ago, an
"unpacked committee" many Of the delln.
quencles now coming to light might have
been prevented.
/" Mr.. Wise examined very infinitely the
particulars OF most Of the deialcatoas which
have been published. lie made thorough
oyerhaullng of all the prominent Detalca-
tions, IN rumber,-gvIng names
aud dates aud places snd sums OF detalca.
uon,-the circumstances under which the
Declarations wern made,-tho knowledge
The Secretary OF the Treasury had Of these
Dcia.cauons, his excuses, Ii NOT couni.
,anccs at them, all The published .acte,
and many others ~ relation te them, were
stated 10 clear aud l1cid manner. SOeh
a mass Of corruption YOU have not before
even dreamt oi.
The last case be examined was that Of
Mr. SsartWcul. Mr.. WISE said Il las no,
Mr. Ssartwout money be proposed to look
after. That would bo a Us les TASK, aud
his slns were heavy enough upon him al
ready without further exposure. Tie wish.
ed to look AFTER The Secretary u the Urea.
.nty ia connection With lhis grca! deialea.
ton.
Mr. Sartwru, le1lhe country 10 Al
gust, aud nothing Is heard Of his delalcaiiou
until November The last return Of MIR.
Swau~uul Is dated March 2-th, SIS. and
the last public letter n April, 10 Which an
answer j. gwen IS the Secretary u ths
Treasury, dated Apu, also Nothing Is
heard 4 tho Delalcallon then from April
4 10 November, oud the Secretary tells ~
'hat be even had 90 sI.p cious Of Detail
cation uaul that time. What negtgeuco
fcrence 10 the CLAIMS -yi oT IS M. SAart
0au, whrn nc cit hts o.laec. SaariSuul
KEEP, 20 ms hands, as Il appears hen be
ieit uIllrs. ~lth view Of meeting the claims
a-atnst h,m-ine sum 81 SOL 900 az ue
cessary to meet the demands ogaus, tho
Custom House. " hat, said ..r. Wtsc afs
the amount II these demands a. put do4n
10 the uew report Of tu,s account furnished
~ the Treasury Department They uerr
uut tie sum ct 81 zoo, -s2ut 600 kept to
aeet toe tslrand u less than 81 600 -
.tss han - GOO, aud 80 stated, IS all ap
pear upon ersmtual.on VIII the sccfe,a
y o. the Treasury explain this. a &c can
. her facts stated b Mr, Htyc a. sath
cred irein the spccn report of the sccfc
iafS ct tbs Treasury referring 10 ia sob
Ieci, stFe "a rslercueF to CERTAIN date. Of
letters. The SECRETARY q the Eernsurt !
y apy"afr, seui letter on tic ga n AgrI .
i>3-, Demanding a sctlrmeui 9th M.
Ssartsouf. Mf. SsanNuog received the
letter b. dur cuars1 ot mail, nud "a tie IG,h
u Apfd,--thfrc days after tie date 81 the
isltsr d1man4iu9 nsttiencti, ans@efel 4.
bel did cot meet ne demand 81 the Srcte
iafy osAtng seii.emeal, nos snly ual ihen
bui ~ ~ iime up u August, the time a
h's saiIing Tor E1rope. making shc drtnasI
20 settlement uada ~ ipFd, aud sel tie
secretary 81 the treasury tells Us ~ beard
ao'hng OF and suspected nothing VI the sci.
ilemeni, naii sometime IN November De.
uiahdiHg sc'ilr@eu', - rrcclting nonc--
. settlement pat OF ipr moaihs, accounts ,
unsettled, tho party requested % make
tAe seiilrmcn' 90 far Europc, ADD -, he ,
Secretary Of the Ifrasury never saspee,,pg ,
any insng Was wrong uulll laie IA Novvm
oer no believes BIN innocent sa.d
Mr. WISE.
pr " lse then proved that Flrm,ar. o.
den aud Phillips Of tie y. \. Custom ,
Mouse knc~ Of the deiaIcstiun laae before /
i aas proclaimed. Letters uerr then read
~ FLEMING, CT Auditor m the Cusio,, 1
lioos", showing IN March, 81 d,.crcpan. i
y Of 100000 n accounts. ub,ch d,.e,s
'ahcS "as pointed cot TO Phillips and 10 0
W. Ogden, cashier and assistant cashier. i
'lF' Fleming stated also that II was f,scay. c
red Ihni The Treasury was minus in An. a
'nst, the anm # 500 u0Ut Marx tie {
'alr, Ahgpd, ISIS, when Mr.. Jesse iIDy, {
"a ~ "iic", and set With these facts Il
no~n and proclaimed IN August, the ssc. :
''ary OF thu Treasury says he had no,
hoAledge Of the deialca,lons-no .uas,.
IONS even until sometime in November ID
, 10 believes hun, ask again SAID Sir. 5,
And now sad Mr.. W., | charge MIR. pr
Ioy' with having knowledge Of Ills do. Ia