Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-13
REMOVALS AND CAUSES FOR
f. RTAINTNC.


The Lancaster In,ellisencer makes sad ou,cry
because President Tyler has removed from the of
ice OF Attorney for the District of Columbia +, s
hey, and the chief ground Of the complaint is that
MIR Key is th" author Of the song called, The Star
Spangled Banner" which by the way, the IniellI.
gencer calls an "epic." We suspect ihat the Presi.
dent Is not much gwen 10 song singing; at least,
he Is not likely 10 sell Offices "ior an old sons''
But II such an "epic" as MIR Keys "Star Spaneied
Banner should secure n us author an Office such
as Mr. Key has lost, then what have we IN the Uni
tet states, short Of the Presidency, that may he
considered as an equivalent for the great epic of
tmmons called the Late War Ir poet, must br
rewarded lot there ne scale by which their de-
serIs may be graduated. We do MT OBJECT to the
reward proposed for Mr. Key, bu, we insist I'd
% reward for Epic Emmons aud his distinguishes
brother Pop.
But while on this important subject, lie, us not
o.Eet TO Inquire whether u was not he Lane sier
ln'e lgcncer that, year ago or more. urged upon
the Executive OF the nation, to remove every Wing
that held Office IN Washington We think il wa;
and II we mistake not, there WIS to be exception
in favor Vt The friends Of the Muses-no psel was
excepted from the author Of the epic OF
"Rumsy dumpay.
Colonel johnson killed 1cCusnsCh,"
down to the au,nor OF the last log cabin song.
Every one was to be rcmoycI--swcp, away with
tine bosom Of hckory.-IU. S. G. ze,tc.
Prom tine National In.sIugeuccr Of Angus, II.
SUB TREASURY REPEAL BILL.
stated that the Sub Treasury Repeal Bill, which
passed the House Of Repre-, eut',lvcs by so lIrge a
majority on Monday evening last, wanted only the
Signature Of the President 10 become laW. The
SVn Treasury Repeal Bill was a1eHdsd in The
House OF Representatives, and has to undergo the
decision ol the Senate upon that amendment. Tha
cur readers may understand the effect OF the amend.
mcnt made by the House, we suLjon the biIl en-.
tire as passed by the House. The amendments
made by the House, and which require the assent
Of the Senate, printed IN Itdltcg.
BILL 10 repeal the act entitled "Au act 10 pro-
vide for the collection s1ie-keCp NJ, transfer and
disbursement OF the public revenue" nnj to pro.
vide for the punishment Of ombtzziers Of public
money, and for other purposes.
Be Il enacted SC. That the nct entitled "An net
To provide Tor the collection, safe keeping transfer
and disbursement Of the public revenue" approved
on the fourth Day Of July, a. d, one thousand
eight hundred md forty, he, and the is hereby
repealed: ProUidsd a!r0uys, That fpr any offences
which may have been committed against the proy
Sims Of the seventeenth section Of the said act the
offenders may he prosecuted aud punished according
TO those provisions; and that all bonds executed
under the provisions Of said dc,, and Oh civil rights
and liabilities which have ARISEN or accrued under
said act, and the remedies therefor shall remain and
continue It said act had not been repealed; any
thing herein contained 20 the contrary no,wilh.
standIng.
Sec. 2 find b, Il further enacted, That If any
officer charged with the saio-kccplng, transfer, or
disbursement Of public moneys, or connected with
the Post Office Department, shall convert to his
use, IN any way Whatever, or shall use by way Of
Investment IN any KIND OF property or merchandi &c
shall loan, with without interest, any portion
Of the public moneys entrusted TO him for sale keep
ing, transfer, disbursement, or for any other pur.
pose, every such act shall be deemed and ndIudgsd
TO BIO an cmbezz'oment Of 50 much Of the said mo.
nCys as shall be thus taken, converted invested
used, or loaned, which is hereby declared 20 be a
felony; and the neglect or rrlusll Ia pay over on
demand any public moneys IN his hands, upon the
presentation Of draft order or warrant drawn upon
him, and signed by the Secretary Of the Treasury
10 transfer or disburso any such moneys prompt.
Iy according IN law, ON tho legal Requirements Of
superior oh.sr shall be- pr.m1 lari1 evidence ol such
conversion 10 his own use Of 80 much Of the public
| moneys as mty De IN his hands. Any officer nr
/ agent Of the UnitCd States, and all persons advis.
/ ing, or Knowingly and willingly participating Boo
such CwbCzZIement, upon being convicted IN, cot
before any court 81 the United States Of competent
jurisdiction shall for every such of .ucc forte Do and
! pay TO the United States Gno equal 10 the amount
OF the money Cmbszzicj, and shall suffer imprIson
msui Tor term not less than SIX months nor more
Than five yeas.
hNsd ON 1ei 10 regulate me depos'ss ofHs public
mon0," approUsd on me hrsHiv-tIird dog Of June
sigAWJ, LU4ySd and thirty SIR srespimg me hir.
i,euh and fJyi,snm sections hs'sgf be and me sam,
Is hrcJg Tspsaisd.
SEC. /. Ind be ii further enacted, That 8, much
az aC', pissed the I5trissHh otBprH, sighifsa him
drsd and fiiriU sir sufiied "4H oct making appro
priIioHs for n, payment II X revolutionary and othr
pensioners ofhs United Safss Jar he year sighss,
hRndr,d and hiyiV.sir," as pr0Uidss that no bIHl
note Of tess denomination Than Ten doiiaTs, and afe
ths third day Of March eighteen hundrsd md hirig
i,usn no bank note Of Tess denomination ian i0snt
doiuS shall BE- offered iH payment in any case tghai
scorer in Whieh m0HsU ~ 10 be paid by me u tie
States or the Post Office Department, be and N
same Il hSysbyTSpsalsd.
TN the Senate, yesterday, the amendments Of Il,
b House 70 tho above bill were read, and referred
tho Committee on Finance.l