The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-05-01
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midnight Judge in the primary difficulties which led
to the buckshot war, and the George Rhawn," who
Supplied the New York Federaiss with illegal voters,
has been appointed Naval Officer at Philadelphia BY
Mr.. Tyler, and Joseph Ritner, prominent partici-
pant in the buckshot difficulties, has been APP
pointed Treasurer ofthe Mint in the of Elk Go
vernon Findlay, REMOVED-a gentleman now in
the decline of his days. who has not mingled in poll
tics for many years. These, added to PENROSE,
make quite fair representation in the national inter-
ests of the infamous who tried to upturn Go
vernment and introduce civil war into happy State"
keystone.
The above is published in the Globe, from
which we copy it.
1t is not deemed necessary to publish to the
world all the circumstances inducing the removal
public officers, unless required, for were we to
do so, .the world itself would scarce contain that
"whichwould be written" But as the Globe and
the other prints friendly to Mr.. Findlay, have
opened the subject, we will state as briefly as pos
sible, the principal cause of his removal. 1t was
nothing more or less than gross neglect of the
duties Of his responsible station, and failure and
refusal to comply with the law requiring bond
to be given for the faithful performance of the
duties of his Office, and for the security of the
public against such defalcations as took place
during his administration of the treasury Of the
Mint.
During the recess Of the Senate, in September,
1880, Ex-Governor Findlay was appointed by
the President, Treasurer of the Mint of the Uni
ted States, at Philadelphia, and on October LIST
ensuing, with Robert Smith and Francis r..
Skunk, as sureties, executed an official bond in
the penal sum Of SIC, 900, for the faithful per-
e IS Il J,,t., 80 AZ honl
being given on an appointment made during the
recess Of the Senate, of course operated only
until the conclusion Of the next session Of Con-
gress thereafter. Mr.. Findlay was permitted to
remain in this important trust aoifhouf giUing
bond or any security a0hateper for more than
EIGHT YEARS but at last, on the Goth October,
1889, commission was issued and the appoint.
ment confirmed by the Senate; and on the 2sth
October, 1889, Mr. Finday gave bond with
the same sureties and penalty.
In 1910, Mr.. Findlay was required to give a
new bond, according to the acquisitions of the
law passed in that year, prescribing the form OF
bonds for such officers. This he declined do
ing, and desired that he might be considered as
having resigned, or as being about to resign his
commission. a, @
During the time that Mr.. Finday was thus
acting without commission or bond, as treasurer
of the Mint and Agent for distribution of cop
per coins,n defalcation was allowed to take
place in the copper account ofupwards Of Sc, 900.
The whole amount of the deficit is upwards of
$4,000; but a small portion Of that amount is
secured by the bond operating during the few
months succeeding the appointment of Mr.
Findlay, and the short period Of the existence
of the bond given in 1889. 1t will be remarked
that the second bond has no retroactive opera
ton. as.r ss. ..A.... +. 81. ~. ..s.r , a.s.
These defalcations, thefts, or whatever the
tastes of people may term them, are alleged to
have been committed by the clerk to whom this
cent business was entrusted, and with whose
accounts the treasurer should have been familiar,
as he undoubtedly is responsible for his con-
duct
1t will be observed that this fraud was going
on through this long term Of years without in
quiry or correction.
The Globe can have more information in re-
gard to these innocent victims Of proscrip-
tion," if their friendsl see fit to call for it.
1t is perhaps unpleasant to these people who
have been sucking the blood of the people for
years, to be driven away from their accustomed
"spols," but the Globe may rest assured that
an end is to be made of these things by the pre-.
sent Administration. ~
This statement is made somewhat hastily but
it is substantially correct We will give further
details il desired hereafter.
An able writer in the January number Of the Edin
burg Review, "on the wrongs and claims Of India
makes the following striking acknowledgment: cor
the whole, we persuaded that the of publ,
and private remittances from India, for which th,
country (England) makes rssarn is very little fla
all estimated at four millions pounds sterling pei
annum," or, in American money, nearly twenty-fou
millions of dollars year. Now as the commerce ca
paces and the business activity Of most Of the othe
British dependencies are greater than in India, Their
can he no doubt that the principal colonies in this lie
misphere and elsewhere contribute TO the wealth o
the mother country in still greater proportion with
out receiving in return any other benefit than that
being governed by foreign masters. These facts ena
BILE us 10 comprehend the causes of Colonial poyeri
and the resources Of power by which Great Britain
marching with gigantic strides toward universal EN-