Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-09-23

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vas purchased at an enormous Psaes = lns
Administration, fitted up, afd has eese neas
me hundred thousand collars. IN ecu ma
{ took sll hands fEsben ssrv.ilg {, 'ts Ut
= vzafersl two weeks 10 cot wood enouPh e
an her three asvs. She is no9 lying at Nor
ok. the perfect laughing stock OF every ssaOl,
put she is reported to Congress Is z ssteHs
fsge5e. Really, sir,it L lbet ~ lIe name
IN short, sir, the money voted BY Iongieks
within few years past, Tor hafbofFs iof GUT
houses, for breakgafers, for clearing OUT q
rivers, las nearly al been wasted, iooleny
thrown aNav, BY the 7nlsniaiagemenl ana F2~
trava gance oftle Admins ration > be search
ing cues,ioa ef the people is, sNhere IL our
money % TIE locanlc answers 3, 1llIlons
have been stolen: niilions souahdeEed; NH
hons unsecounted Tor.
u,fle gentleman from Virginia, not eo.-
tent with glorifvng The AdmInisi railon, has
flouoht Il neeessary'tocharge us with making
unpI oyokfd attacks " On the President and ms
fr,ends, and, IN a tone Of triumph. has dehed us
10 prove airy act OF malfeasaBce or misfeasaHee-
SIR, / meet the challenge and viii prove,
from under the gentsenlans oien signature,
charges made bv him against the present Adj
rninistratIon sufficient 10 blast the far fame OF
any party. shall refer, SIR, TO report No.
3I3 of House of Representatives, commonly
called the report Of the Investigation commit
tee on the deialeation Of Swariwout and oilers.
The gentleman rom Virginia vas mfmbeE
Of hat committee, and although he did not
SIGN the report with the majority, he madea
speeial report to which be affixed hs : e.nilsTs.
, s ~ rs 81 $ tbs ;iEae eniaz lRto az k
animation Of merits OF the doeuneHt- It's
enough for me to know that the gentleman's
name is signed to il. The following Is the
special report of the gentleman, and as be conl-
plains It is unfair to give ext acts, vii give
it entire.
M. Hopkins special concurrence an the report
ofthe cammutee, appended thereto By rote q
| the committee
II have n t had the requisite tune tor scru-
tinizng the report Of the committee with that
care and attention which It's length and lmpor-
lance deserve, and which | could have desir-
ed ;and should have preferred, for this reason,
| TO have presented tbeIournal OF lie committee
| without comment, to tue House Of Representa-
ltives.-But as conflicting opinions prevail m
the committee, ard are 10 be submitted to the
country in the share of formal reports, con-
slider ii my duty . say that concur with The
lcommittee in all the conclusions at winch they
have arrived. so far as those CONCLUSIONS Apply
to the extent and character OF the defalcations
Of samuel Swartwoai and William u. Price.
81 should be faithless to my duty, and DO
violence TO the most CONSCIENTIOUS CONVICTIONS
of nv judgement. If did not also declare my
entire coDcm renee In those conclusions OF the
committee which reiate TO the conduct Of the
late naval officer of the custom house at New
York TO the lafe and present Solicitor OF the
Treasury: to the Secretary and aeeCun ing
officers Of the Treasury Department, including
, the late Comptroller Of that Department; and
, | in shat part Of the report which reviews the
. conduct of ]. Hoyt, the present collector OF
, customs at the port Of New York.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, we find by this report
: that the gentleman concurs fully n the CEN
r sure Of the committee passed upon The Secre-
? lary of the Treasury and, that there may Be
: no doubt on the subject, VIII read what tie
committee say--page 81.
y 4The committee win forbear TO recaptulait
!. here tie extraordinary submissveness AMI
4 | want Of energy that are betrayed by the Sec
v rotary uffbe Treasury, in his tolerance, with
4 ont known complaint made TO the Executive
4 Of The retention aud use of the public money
; collected by the present collector Of New YoTi
4 for duties on imports against and under the pro
II test OF merchants"
Again, sic, upon lie the same page. tie com
N mitiee farther say:
at ut is believed to constitute an imbecilay z
n asz.ssistT fesr, us tie part g tire ssess'7ss
,e that calls Tor immediate correction, Uhe'he
ri regard be had to the honnr Of the goFenmen
n or to the security Of the public money.
re- And further. sir, the report says:
Il tahc negligence and failure q The Secret;
o. lvofthe Treasury 10 discharge his duty as ii
az head OF the Treasury Department, charged b
$. lav. with the superntendenee of the collectic
or Of the public revenue, and his want OF a co
II. rect appreciation Of the before named recof'
or in the superintendent of The collection OF Il
ne public r. venues, and he consequent neglect
D. continue and complete them, are justly tegar
ed ed as the primary caute Of the escape iro
is detection, for 80 long 4 period, o! the immen
nv Declarations Of TIE late collector Of the port
Yas New York.
NJ Here, sir. is a direct assertion. made by I
,2- gentleman himself. that tire Secretary OF I
M Treasury has manifested extraordinary 81
tn n1iseix eness" and "want of energy" that
lr has been guilty OF "in5eciity Il 0dministratio
ori- and thai such conduct requires "imnlsdl
by correction ;; and further, sir, that the Secre
IN re, BY his negligence and failure to d.schar
to his DUTY u directly responsible for the ]
ulenee drfalcaiion of Swariwouf, amounting
der one milton and a qtarfer OF dollars.
red Sir where is the simbecile SecretaTy?" +
cad he been dismissed By the Executive
fore even an inquiry been made by this House
hus 10 these grave charges preferred by The CO
ted. mi tee? No sir! no! The same neg ige
lred imbec'le, criminal Secretary till presides O
and the Treasury Department. lastead ofhav
lou- been discarded, as the geniseman SAID
her, should be, he is fhe pamperea pet Of the
lan- ecunee, and the gentleman from Virgins
SIR, now as lord in his praise as he was IN his
we nuciations, and lie has the assurance 10
We ture the Opposition for complaining of
viii gross outrage perpetrated onthe character
f Us honor Of the Government which he hin
ac- assisted IN exposing.
and But, sir, the committee may check the
rear, preston OF astoniShlnent which at this {
or IN seems so sensihly to preyaae il. have
commenced with the gentlsman's coasiste
heir On page Al ofthe report ! find tie follow
more charges made by the gentleman against
but late naval officer of the custom house,
lieu York. (EHes I. Throop:)
nj oil ''i'rom tie preceding testimony, the c
IN in mttee report as established fscss
cry y. That the laie naval officer al the
is Ia OF New York. throughout hs term OF SER
ates. from 1929 10 I-:ais, wholly disregarded th'
nee. quirements of tie law prescribing the d
id TO Of his ofi1e.
lsir ~ that said naval ofEeeT, for the !
m, Of perio1s, wholly disregarded the instrucuol
aiese the comptroller Of the Treasury, OF Mover
CON- Is, 1921.
rs of IS. That said naval officer, by SO disrs
ed 4 ding the requirements oflaw and the ms
a.es! tons Of the Treasury Department. BAL