Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-04-18
Address Of the Central Commit
tee Continued.

Shsc, WHICH lne illnltS 10 which we are rest lCteu
will permit us TO spread as fully before the PEG.
pie OF MissouIis we desire, is that OF William
Z. Harris, n Receiver Of Pubic Monies, at Co
lumbus, Mississippi lie was a notorious drunk.
ard, and monthly defaultcr, ye, was he kept in
Office on the principle Of better let it be" for
between two and three years, and was at last per
mnted TO resign thonorahlyD after he had
picked and stolen, from month 10 month, about
Sl6O,UOO II the following correspondence be
not sufficient TO fix the blush Of deep disgrace
on the Secretary, on the President, and on al
concerned; and if il he not sufficient, moreover
TO convince every man, that so long as the sys
tenn denounced by Col. Benton in 1926, and by
General Jackson in 1929 remains unaltered,
corruption, REGULATION and THEFT will be
the order Of the day" we confess we shall de.
SPAR Of seeing our fellows convinced though one
were to rise from the dead"
To correct conception Of the case Of Harris
(Which is selected from scores Of others) we will
FIRST copy from the circular letters Of Mr. fancy,
and subsequently those Of Mr., Woodbury., 10
various Receivers, all over the country. These
circulars were intended to be shown to the people,
in order 10 impress them wi favorable opinion
oil the s'rictness and attention Of the adminis,ra-
ton, while tIIe correspondence and the practice
which follows will show that the sham and decep.
ton were well understood amongst the head men
Number l. of the letters 10 receivers, is dated
January l6, 1884, is directed to R. B. Sterling,
and concludes as follows:
81 will only further add that the obligation tn de-
Pos'te the public money promptly. and to render
your returns and accounts panciuaily, are IMPsRA.
TIVE and must, in future, be regarded paramount
10 ALL OTHER DUTIES
On the 18th Of May 1884, Mr.. fancy wrote
10 J. w. Dickson, receiver at Mount Saus,
Mississippi, as follows;
'Certifcates Of deposite are TO be addressed to
this Office; these, and the prompt and pun:tc! de.
Posite Of the pubic money are to bc regarded as par
amount duties the strict performance of which will
be insisted on"
After this, Mr.. fancy having been elevated to
the bench Of the Supreme Court, in consideration
o! his ohsequiousness in removing the public de.
posltes from the National to the State Banks,
The party are against State Banks now ! and
Mr.. Woodbury. having been promoted to the
Treasury desk, he addressed the following to
some or Receivers
" | regret 10 be under the necessity of noticing
your omissions 30 make returns for the months of
April, May, and June last. By E circular dated the
18th Of January last, you were advised of the ne.
esssitv OF prompttude in this respect. l. romans
thar | shon!d a2uin remind YOU, once for aR that
this Is duty rohich must be rgnc!.a'iy "bserrs|"
In letter to the receiver at Augusta, Miss,.
sipPi. dated August d, 1884, he says
"Upon the subject of the request me de in your
81. nan,r,n,ont 'a, Ha't W ooIei!r' l'a'
,.;5.3 f ~ ., .. ~. ~ ,r'a , '"'S pre
meney."
On the 3oth January, 1885, he writes to the
receiver at Helena:
- t Inc department having received no duplicate
sbowpg H. ty,r.ao,io f oy us reeula'ioh>'
appointment. Il becomes proper TO call YOUR imme.
date attention TO this duty and TO inform Won that
punctuaiitv in tbs respect rn4 in The deros;te offbc
ttibIic monsv. are to be regarded as paramount d.
kcS, and will be insisted on accordinGv."
To Linn. receiver at Vandala, he saws Feb.
ruary -, 1885:
Once for all, then, will ;nfnr, ,ou ,b,,
strict Observance If the regulations Of the Dapnrt
FOR tie periodical depos,e IF the public monsy
and the Transmission Of your accounts and returns:
are paramount H@i'eE' the neglect of which will be
'ePoF'r" tut me %cuo" III TIE EXECUTIVE.
To the receiver at Demopolis he writes Feb
ruary ~ 1883
81 embrace the occasion 10 say to you. once for
qosi.eS Of the pubic moneys are 70 he regarded a.
paramount dn,iex the peg iac, of which will hc ro
,s,-tad for tho ,rrinn of the rys,r,ivo"
- 90 100.
'Sa.n' 'e"luH'y ~"' -"o0' !" cIcu4aE 20
me NIteen receivers:
~ c0nnot omit the orcas sion to Impress upon Won
the necessity Of strict attention to- and prnctruI
compliance wi,h, the duties required Of yen in re-.
gard to the prompt dsposite Of the public money and