The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-24
Mr.. WISE.

A correspondent Of The Nswyork En-
press gives The follosing summary Of .
speech rrcenIly delivered 10 The House
Of Representatives BY Mr. Wise.
Mr.. Wise examined very minulrly lhe
particulars nf masl af The drlalcallons
which have besn pnblishrd. tie made =
Iharoueh oss'h.nlng 81 sllIhe prominent
drlairsllons.-FoR in namber,-gising
names and dates aud placrs and sums nf
irIaiesiinn.-Ihe Circumstances under
which The delalcali"ns were madr.-lhe
knowledge the Secretary Of the Treasury
had 81 Ihrse Declarations. Ibis excuses.
IL NOT ennhixanees ~ them.-all The
published facts, and many others in rela-
unn o. them. were stated in clear and
lucid manner. Such mass Of corruption
yau have not before even. dresmi Of.
The last case lie examined vas lhai Of
Mr. SHauWout. Mr.. Wise.ssid il was
not Mr. Swarlw0ul's money he proposed
20 lonk Ef.rr. That would be useless
task. and his Gins wers heavy enough
upon him already wilhnm further ex.
posuTe. lie wished 60 lo,k after the
Secretary of The TIe.sury in connection
with this great drfllea,ion.
Mr.. Swanw out leil the county IN Au-
gust. and no.hing Is heard 81 his dsfalca-
tim until November! The last return Of
Mr.. Swsuw"ut is dated March 2s'h.
j 1888. and the last pubic letter in April.
10 winch an answer Is given by the
Secretary uf'ihe Treasury. dated April
Al."I NnIhing is heard Of the Deialea-
Iiun then from April TO November. and
/ the Secretary tells Us thai he even had no
suspirious of DeialcaIion ualil that time.
Whist negligence!
/ Mr.. Wise then stated another fact IN
reference % tie claims set OF BY Mr..
SsarIsoui when he LEFT his Office.
/ SsariwouI kept in his hands, as q appears
when he left office, With view Of meet
ing the claims against him-,he sum Of
s2Ol 900. as necessary 10 meet the de-
mands against the Custom House
What, said Mr.. Wise. are The amount ol
these demands a. pu, down in the new
report of this accoun, furnished by the
Treasury Department! They were but
the SUN of s7.7O0.-s20l 900 kept "a
meet the demand of less Than sS,000!--
less than $4,000. and so stated. as viii
appear upnn examination. Will the Sc
ereiary oil the Treasury explain this, il he
can!
Other facts stated by Mr.. Wise. 81
gathered from the special rrpor. Of the
Secretary Of the 'rreasur, referring to Ihi:
subiecs. we're in reference To certain dates
, Of letters. The Secretary Of the Treasu
~. il appears. sent letter on the 1874 o.
.7prii. 1898, demanding a settlement viii
Nc. Swar,wuut. Mr.. Swsrlwout receiv
: ed the letter by due course Of mail. ant
. on the 10Th Of AprIl,--ihree days ate
the date Of The letter demanding a settle
. ment. answered il, but did not meet th,
. demand " the Secretary asking settle
. meni. no, only not then but al no tint
; up IN August. The time Of his sailing 70
! Europe, making The demanded seltlemen
> made in April, aud We. the Secretary o
, the Treasury tells Us he heard nothIn,
{ uf and suspected nothing Of the deiAlca,lnn
= until sunetIme in November! Demanding
) . settlement. --recri,ing none--a settle
4 ment put Ill for months, --arcouGis un
, seulrd.--lhe party requested To make III
settlement off for Europe, and yet sh
Secretsry OF the Treasury never suspect
!, ins any thing was wrong until lale i
! November. Who believes him innocent
: said NJ. Wise.
e Mr.. Wise then proved that Fleming
% Ogden and Philips Of the N Y. Custom
House knew of The delalca,ion long bcfor
!, il was proclaimed. Letters were the
Q read b. Fleming. an Audiar in the Custnr
] House. shaving IN March. 81 discre
j, pancy Of s5U0.OO0 in accounts, whic
= discrepancy was pointed out to Phillip
. and TO Mr.. Ogden. cashier and assis.au
4 cashier. Me-. Fleming stated also tina.
% was discovered that the Treasury wa
minus ia August, The sum Of s64O.0OG
!, Mark the date, august, 1893. whe
c Mr.. Jesse Hoyi wss in ofiice,--and y,
}, with these facts known and proclaimed !
= August. the Secretary Of the rreasur
i says he had no knowledge Of The defalc;
o nons-no suspicious even until sometim
e in November! VIM believes him, I as
,f asainl said MIR. Wise.
And now. said Mr.. W.. | charge Nj
J, Hoyt with having knowledge Of thI
y defalcaton. charge him with being a,
% quaihled with the facts exposed By Elem
/. ing the Audi,or in August, and commun
= Gated to PhiIlips--l charge HIM vii
D knowing of the deficiency Of s6i0.O0'
r aud above all, charge the Secretary
:. The Treasury with gross neglec, oil dn,!
e in not himself becoming acquainted VII
!, these Facts il he did no, know them.
y Mr. Wise further commented upo
3. Me-. Jennings 'le,ier,--especlally tn
"a - a. Ia t.,ll Ga .rl,ynnt IN