Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-04-27

setting of an Iron Steamboat.
The following is clipped from the New
Orleans Bulletin of the 18th inst.--it i,
a fair example of the vigilance of the
officers of the General Government OF
the United States in ferriting out the de-
faulting Sub-TreasureT1. Those who
have been honest fare worst-the oecre-
tary has been, il seems, determined TO
make this honest one "a rara aris) a de-
faulter. a flying one he found out I'M
Blediafelg after he had run oif.-having
pocketed for years the public revenue
10 the amount OF million and quarter.
Such manifestations Of zeal by Mr.. Sec
rotary Woodbury-for the protection OF
our nonies-will most assurediy draw
from our '.Sub-treasury" President--a
| srarna and merited eulogium on the cha
racter for honesty and ability of Mr..
Woodbury..
AN HoNEsr SUB-TREAsURER-The
True American Of yesterday publishes
the following account of the trial of our
worthy fellow citizen, Mr.. Cannon,
charged by the Government with de-
faleation.
NE are informed that the suit against
Maurice Cannon, formerly Receiver of
the Public Moneys in this city, was tried
on Monday last, in the U. S. District
Court, presided by Judge Lawrence.
The Jury, after thoroughly investiga-
ting the accounts between the Govern
ment and Mr.. Cannon, acquitted the lat
ter of all indebtedness. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Cannon was repor-
ted by the Secretary of the Treasury,
as a defaulter to very large sum
more than one hundred thousand dollars,
we believe 1t now turns out that no
such sum is due, nay, not one cent.
Well, who has the money! Levi Wood
bury. or some Of bis creditors, or clerks,
no doubt A transcript of Mr.. Cannon
account. sent from the Treasury Office,
was read on the trial. 1t bears evidence
on its face of the most shameful inaccu-
racv, eglect, and false charging. Sums
paid out by Mr.. Cannon, by direct orders
from the Department., were not credited
to him; deposits made, and which have
been used by the Department, are also
left uncredited. The great object of
the accountants in Washington, seems
TO be to show the funds of the Govern
ment to be in any other hands but their |
own.
'At the next Congress a new vein
must be opened--we must see how much |
money has been pocketed by Levi him. |
self, and with which he thinks proper to
charge others. But what is most yexa-
fious, is to see an innocent sub-treasur-
er $50 rare, precious and wonderful |
creature) harrassed with suits by his
ungrateful Government. Moreover, we |
are told that he was sued, without any |
previous amicable demand, or direct |
of the balance against him. |
An exception to the suit was taken, on |
the ground that the law enacted, that |
suit should be instituted only when a |
party refuses or neglects to pay bal |
ance reported against him. shall be |
sued, &c. Now Mr. Cannon says that |
he never neglected or refused TO pay
for no demand was ever made, and con-
sequently the neglect was on the other
side. He has received no communica-
tons from the Treasury Department,
though its books three years ago show
ed balance against him of two hundred |
thousand dollars! But this is not all |
Mr.. Cannon intends TO move for new
trial, with hope of goring the Gov
eminent OK; for, he asserts that there is
a balance in his favor, amounting to sew
eral hundred dollars.
We particularly commend this case
to the Hon. III. A. Wise. We hope it
will find conspicuous place in his mem
orandum books