Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-06-19

Blu, Mr.. Harris and his influential family
md connexions were not to be turned en-
irely alrill. The %"stern" Administration
having resolved to turn him out, were will
ing to make amends for their unwontcd Sc
verify by putting his friend in. MIR. Harris,
on LAYING down the responsibilities Of office,
addressed a letter to the President of the u.
of whi.h VIC subjoin the conclusion:
CoLrMors, (Miss,) August q, 1886.
"ln conclusion, | viii take the liberty Of recon-
inend.ng to you for appointment as my successor, Col.
Gordpn u. BOYD, OF .Atala county. You are probably
acquainted with hi public character, as he has been
for several winters prominent member o! our state
Legislature, and has been throughout an ardent sup
porter Of your administration, and an unyiclding adj
yoca;c of the principles ofdemocracy. This request Is
made III his behalf, IN part, on my own account. AS
he is my warm personal friend, he will willingly, al
ford me every facility in his power to trace ont n deX-
plain any errors which may have occurred while the
office was under my charge. His c~apajilny to man
age the Office | think unqucstonahlc ; and 4, is only AT
my suggestion tina, he consented to my placing his
name before ycu, and will most probably make nonp-
plication tho lgh any other medium. In conclusion,
permit me to express TO you assurances ofmy high con-
a!dera,ion and esteem. Respectfully, yours, 49,;
w. p. HARRIS,
1t vii! scarcely be credited that this re-
commentator was Immediately acted upon,
and Mr.. Boyd duly installed in the Office of
Receiver at the request of his "warm per-
sonal fricnd' Mr.. Harris. by the Admins
t~ra,ion which "stcrnly sets its face against
these "plundcrcrs ofthe public!" The is
sue will be readily anticipated. The Ger
rorS" () which Mr.. Harris speaks of as hav-
inc occurred while the Office was under hi:
CHARGE" were "traced out and cXplaincd''
to his successor, and IN less Tran one yea,
ftom NE datc Of his op~poiatmcnt, Mr.. BOYD
had so far proGted by these instructions as to
"pIundcr the public" to the amo"nt of FlF-
TY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS!
Here again " the administration whicl
early sets its face against these evils and
their authors" interposcd with its usual firm.
ness and integrity and despatched one V.M
GAREscnE on a missionary tour among these
"plundcrcrs of the public" Early in juno
1927, (about ten months after Mr.. BIS APP.
poin,mcnt) Garcsche arrives at Columbus
examines into the condition of Mr.. Boyd,
Sub Treasury, and makes the following mos
extraordinary report to Mr.. Levi Woodbury.
"Tlc account Of the receiver, which I have mad,
out and transmit herewith, presents against him
balance ci 500 VG5 81. His own account makes j
S52,?7? 10 it IS also annexed, His assets, of which
also send yoI the list, amount 10 SCI ,5iy9S, ratn.
the land at 81 p only. but might probably realiz
double the amount. The man seems really penitcnt
and ] am inclined to think, in common with hi
friends, that he il honest, and has been led away fon
his duty, by the example of his predecessor, and a Ger
tain lo1seirss in the code of morality, which does no
AnoHter recoircr Eould probaJ'Y fyN0ir in the foutstcp
attic tro. You wll not, therefore, be surprised if
recommend his hcjng retained in preference to anpthc
appointment; for he has his hands .fuVn0lr, and vii
not be disposed to speculate any more.
Here for the present we rest. But err
we leave the subject let us ask any man, b'
his principles or politics what they may, j
the facts connected with the successive de
falcations ofIIarris and Boyd do not convic
Amos Kendall of the most unblushing cf
, f%rontcry, in publishing "to tie ~hole mcrd'
/ over his proper signature, the dclibcrat
i falschood, that "plundcrers Of the public an
=; "of public Institutions obtain sympathy an
+ 'jorgircnesS, whiLe the administration rhic
"stermly sets its face against these crils an
"thcir authors, is sougM to be made III
5 "rictim Of its Grmnrss end intcsritu."