Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-31

il may he done without public injury but would pseicN
that such depravIty am exposing did exist.
And let me say, for ALL that know nothing rtr-
sonaly of the numerous and wholesale frauds whidl
am exposing. alike ignorant of the men
whom the records show to lie the perpetrators. TheSe
frauds, with the of those who committed tben>
are matters of record and the facts spread the
whole country and known to all who read the journals
OF Congress- and the reports of the Secretary OF he
I Treasury. Consequently, my exposition neither
affect The reputation OF those whose expose
the cause of justice
I "Mr. King, late collector of Bath Maine, TO
be detauer for the modest sum OF SIS 900. Perhaps
The gentleman in my eye, (Mr EvANs) can tell us
what that gen,lemans politics are, aud whether he
not the late Wing candidate for Governor of that State;
and whether with all the corrnptons of detacaton in
| which he Is involved, he did not receive the entire
/ Wing vote Of his State
+. so ride, but again
! "Joseph WIngate late Collector at Bath also. |
have not before the Of his dealca,ion; but
he IS drrulle and since his dedication, has been
! Wing member Of Congress, aud mos, lovingly cmbrac-
cp4s II " H. ea , ask an examination OF the
and Discussing Agents, all, nearly all, support
The views which are n"w advanced with SO much zeal
Tor tn" entire indemnity of tbs system Of fraud and
plumber. Examine No Ioi, made To the House of Re-
representatives. Feb. y, 1888. The Joss By banks esi
mated ut about Sc 900 900; their nominal debt
nearly double, but partly secured This amount is
elusive of interest with interest, it will be near $50,
000.Gu0. refer TO the report to the Senate, Feb. =
! 1888, Document No. los
.sThc losses prior to Gen. Jacksons administration,
bv cocciors aud rcccrcrs, amount 10 81 200uG; the
nominal sum is nearly double but part of this
secured II is probable nctng will be lost venually
under Gen Jackson administration but BY LiHebay
Llo,-kihs, under the present administration but by
Srar,,cout and Price. There will be other deiauers,
but their security viii be good for their respective
amounts.
"Rcckless, collector at Perth Amboy, has produced
some alarm; his detalcation thirty fifty dollars.
He, so the detacaton discovered. paid the
anonni He WAS Democrat. He was msled by his
predecessor.
"But do We hear any thing from Arnold, III" coec
tor of the place. years before, under the adj
minstration OF one John q. Adams He is in default
for SrD.OOO not fnrth,ng of which recovered
get hear no Federal murmuring about that detaca
ton He was a modern Wing THIS caused by
The neglect of The Administration under which the
default occurred. according 10 The charges now pre-
frrred; and it under the Bank Administration
! Why this muteness about ArGolds de!acation? All
understood
"rhe loss merchants bonds This loss amounted
10 81 COO Goo without interest See detail of names
and dates in report to Senate 9th july ISIS, doc No
SOB. There WILL be f'nnd the name at G.. w. Brown,
Of the firm Of Thos. Smith and Go in default for the
modest sum of 1000. would like to know whether
or not he is violent and noisy Wing in New York
Perhaps the Wing gentleman now ~ my eye Mr.. Cur
tisl inform me. And would INQUIRE of that gen
ileman, If lie did not make the motion IN Common
Council to dismiss all Democrats in the city from Of
flee and public employ, down TO the pgh'crs;
edward Thompson, think Of Philadelphia, whom
! The records show to be deanler to considerable
amount, shy the rGasonobie Of 100000, or more
Perhaps Of the Wing gentlemen from that city
inform to his politics. Wing, presumed
Yes; silence nives consent.
"An these base frauds and wholesale drfacatons &C.
Cured under the U. s. Bank Administration, and be-
fore the present Administration. They grew out of
the wholesale gambling system established, maintained
and managed by the banks THIS system the Demo-
cracy of this country have always their face against
Who responsible for the losses thus sustained but
those who for party and pecunay motives, sustain and
port to them'
"Colect;ng officers Report Of January IL, 1888,
House Of Representatives, document Ill, shows
Of defaulting collecting officers
| "Reports of First and Second Comptrolers of the
Treasury, documents Nos ., 8, 4s, and l-6, of the
House Of Representatives, show defaults OF dsbursing
officers ~
ain looking through these documents, among many
hundred of Wing names find that of James Monroe,
formerly captain ii the army, and is in default Si,
Il5 A. have understood that this Of the late
Wing members Of Congress elect; and | think have
seen him charged with having given $4,000 towards
carrying the New York Wing elections. If so, would
it not have been honorable for him to have paid
the debt which he owed the nation;
"Robert Brent. The lame of this individual stands
on record with dealcation annexed OF $1S5l1. he
Paymaster General, (Wbig)
"samuel Chaplin, late paymaster dedication $lO9,-
0O0 (Whg)
'Amos Bnney, late navy agent, defalcation S705G2,
(Whig)
"Josrph Kuhn Defaulter for s22,G2l 50 (Whig)
"Mes King, navy agent, (Whis) defacation not
exactly known.
"But here comes VIM. McMuntry, purser, defal-
cations Sl7,99l, (Whig)
"Who next Robert Randolph. Dedication S2o,-
O97
"These are subjects worthy of investigation. Why
not inquire after them? They are Wings. Their ex-
position would assist tn elect Federal President
and such IN investigation would expose the banking
system. But why not investigate Thomas NJ kmgs
connection with tie old Bank Of Columbia how much
lie owed il, and what did the Government lose What
are his putcs Is he not the editor Of violent,
raying rantlng, and bitter Federal Bank newspaper;
"Bank drialcaiions Look sir, at the millions tIas
have been lost the Government By the frauds Of the
banks, since lol7 up TO 1888, incuslve-al during
the Bank reign.
"Bank defaults in 1887. Yes, sir, 60 20 in num-
her all deauiters NJ time Yes, sir, in defalca-
ton a, time TO than $50 ,0O0 900. THIS
all right in the banks, though the Government was
made bankrupt thereby, the nation character blghed
al home and disnonorrd abroad. Indulgence given
to them by the President and Secretary, and that in
diligence confirmed and continued by Congress. This
indulgence right because gwen TO the banks. Yes,
sir the banks defraud and bankrupt the Govern
mrnt. Whig collectors, Hhig receivers, and Hhig dis
burscrs, can rob the Government Of any amount and
Wing mueness and silence reigns, more especially If
/
tration Beside the indulgence and time given before
10 the banks, depose agents, from May TO October
1897 for $50 100000 at first, and then for $4,000
| 600 the Treasury Department gave time and indui-
penre 10 numerals merchants, duty bonds, during
fhe period, far fire millions mare, though nil
rerc in default 10 the Government This in the
exercise ofa sound and legal dscreton and proved in
the end beneficial TO the United States"
| Right to Inteirogate.
There is nothing better settled than the right which
has been all times heretofore asserted by the people,
To know The opinions of those whp before them
candidates for "iice, whether by their acts The
of their friends Never this country, have the
people voted for any person. President of the United
States without knowing what were his opinions on all
the great questions which Divided parties. IL would
seem, that they could not be induced To besiow
their sntfrages such canddae-yrt we have seen
that not of the adherens OF Gcn farrl-
son. in this contest, give any definite information
as Ia his opinons which acknowledged to lie such
in all parts of the Union. He has ut least two
opinions on every subject Of importance. His friends