Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-05-24

appointments 10 bOfGIHOI anu SlIIl IS3
public defaulter to a much larger amour
: -and-that, too, under circumstances o
unmitigated villany aud moral turpiiude
Congress, upon the organization of thu
Territory, appropriated some$40 900 fO
the erection of state house and sucI
other buildings as were necessary for th'
transaction Ofthe public business. Th'
same Legislature that selected the sitt
for the seat of the Territorial Government
appointed James d. Doiy, John O'Neil
and Augustus A. Bird, commissioners tt
prepare the necessary plans and superin
tend the erection of said buildings. Doty
became the treasurer, and received from
the United States the $40 900 which haC
been appropriated by Congress for the
use OF the Territory. The commission
ers establishing store, steam mil and
various 9th er enterprises, upon the money
ofthe people, and carried on some in the
name of James Morrison, plant tool
whom they employed to erect the state.
house, and with whom they secretly en-
tered into partnership. The public bull.
diDgs Of course we're neglected d,andJames
ID. Doly & Co. found more profitable
investment for the fund that had been
placed in their hands. Doty and his part
ners we've removed from office by the
Legislature in lS3S-'39 by an almost
unanimous vote; but they refused to rem
der any account of their public transac.
tions while in the service of the Terrific
ry. But send TO the Chair a copy of the
journal of the House of Representatives
Of the second Legislative Assembly OF
Wisconsin, Session of lS39-4O,) and
will request the clerk TO read the re-
port made TO the Assembly upon the sub
jecl.'
(The Clerk here read from the docu-
ments sent TO the Chair, report from a
committe of the Territorial Legislature,
abundantly established the truth of his
remarks.)
But his Excellency, thinking, doubt
less, that it was matter of no acc cunt
TO be an office-holder, under this reform.
administration, unless lhe could make use
of his own power to secure his pecula
ton, took that part of the matter in hand
and the result of it may be seen in the
following:
Suits were Immediately brought, and
are now pending in the courts ofWiscOH-
sIL, against this man aud his coadiutors,
O'Neill, Bird, and Morrison, for the mon
ey which they received from the United
States and withheld from the people of
the Territory. The suits were commen-
ced while Doty was delegate on this
floor; and it will be recollected by many
who now hear me, that he sought
10 abate them and evade responsibility by
urging on Congress the passage ofa joint
resolutiony which was covertIy designed
TO repeal the Territorial laws which rem
dered him liable as defaulting commits
soner, and under the provisions of which
the suits had been instituted. Failing in
this, he resorted to another expedent to
avoid the results of these suits, which are
expected TO be tried during the pres ent
month, and to which | desire especially /!
to call the attention Of the committee
and the whole country. Being clothed
with the executive power oil the Terrific
ry, he determined upon the removal of
every man from Office whom he believed
to stand in the way OF his corrupt and
purposes, and filling their pla-
ces with the miserable partners fhis own
crimes. 4. l.. Ream, the Territorial
Treasurer, was removed, and John Nor
rison substituted in his place. The sher-
iff of the county in which the suits afore-
said are pending was displaced, and the
Office conferred upon Augustus A. Bird.
Still not deeming himself entirely secure
against verdict by jury of this peers,
he removed the Attorney General Of The
Territory, and called to that high trust the
very individual whom he had previously
employed and feed to defend him against
these identical claims on the pant of the
Territory. Thus is he enabled TO bid de-
fance to the laws and judicial tribunals
Of the country. A friend, recipient Of
office, and feed attorney, has tine direc-
tions of the suits, co,defendant and part
ner executes the process of the court:
and another defaulter and co-defendant is
TO receive and receipt for the Judgment"
This is quite a comfortable situation for
an office holder-a reform olfice-holder.
His tools in the temple Of justice, his
swindlings smothered, himself in power
by this game of Whiggery and reform
These are brilliant exploits indeed, but
they are fairly eclipsed bylhis Excellency's
6nancieriug, of which here is simple
history.
The Legislature Assembly ofthe Ter
ritory granted charter for the establish
ment Of bank at Mineral Point, which.
was afterwards amended by Congress,
(all charters Of the kiad being subject to
the approval and modification of Congress
before they can go into operation,) so as
to require the paymentupon stock Of one
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