The North-Carolina standard., 1842-03-30
Communicates.

whole record Of the Journals (Which you had muhated
in your publcaton) in order to show you that the Whg
party, in the Legislature of 1s4O, not aNziOus
scOrehag iUestgutions. you assumed for them but
that Mr. Henry, in declaring that the people kept IN
the dark" about the public funds affirmed nothing be-
yond the precise fact Remember that you referred to
the Journals prove that Mr. Henry had aseLy charg
Ell Others And upon examining them for myself found
the Identical proof which you had relied upon establish
the guilt of Mr.. Henry-the most unanswerable evidence
of his correctness and consequently of your caumny
gainst him and his letter Let still hope that your
selfrespect will permit you look the attitude in
which you have placed YOURSELF and to reform your vi
cious habits.
You quoted resolution of the Whig Legislature of
ls4O commanding the Treasurer report to the House
the "nGes'' of the 6OyrOsceTs, ''khe amount Of each
deb" SC; and also appointing Committee to report
the soVency of the debtors You then referred to
the fact that this resolution passed by majority Of 80 10
IL and, quoting from the report of Barnes Committee,
you insisted that Mr. Henry had erred in the of the
record
You omitted, however, to say word about the list Of
debtors which the Treasurer, after being commanded to
send n did not send and you have, since my exposure
your unarness, failed to account for the remarkable
oversight (foversght was) by which you omitted that
part the Journal where the Treasurer letter was re-
ceired and LAID UPON THE TABLE, although it fol-
Ioncs Immediately after the quotations actually made by
yoo Was it because the IFeasurer's letter did not
OBEY the COMMAND Of the House? Did you not
know that any man of common sense would sight of
that letter decide that Legislature which commanded
the Treasurer send in the de6fors Names &c. and
then quietly submitted to his NOT DOING IT, deserved
no such encomium you inves-
gatiOn' You must yourself feel that by this call for
light the House admitted it necessary, by vote of
80 to and then by this tame acquiescence in its be-
have fhaU GEonS h ~.
dark?"
But said the Treasurers letter should speak itself
And thanks the Editor of the Standard (not to
you) for procuring the copy, which enables to fulfil
my promise.
Here, then, is the Public Tre0ssrer's answer to
COMMAND of the House! A command which was
made by vote Of SO for it, and only IL against it!
Treasury O6fce-January 7th, I641.
The Honorable Speaker of
the House of Commons.
Sir: The Public Treasurer, to whom directed g
Resolution of the House of Commons nsructing him to
report hen the bonds due the State from the Raleigh
and CASTOR and the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road
Companies fall due, and what security has been taken
made to them, and the Of the SeUcrGI i1dvid0Ls
md corporations ,chO indebted to the State By loans
from the Literary and Internal Improvement funds the
eUerGl amounts e by each, schen said debts fall d,e,
md the security taken for their payment" respectfully n
eports that of the information sought by the said
esoution be furnished by the Public Treasurer from
my records in his Office That the Boards of Internal
Improvement and the Literary Fund are alone in possess
ion Of the facts about which the Legislature desire be
normed That these Boards according the authority
ested them by law, have made the loans taken the
onds and kept them under their control That the Pub
c Treasurer knows more about the amount of such
onds, the names of the individuals corporations by
1hom they have the securities thereto the times tn
Ihen they become due, than any other individual.
The sole duty prescribed the Public Treasurer by
he Act of Assembly in relation to this subject is to
Give and take of such monies the said Boards IN
lay from time to time pay over to him, and to discharge pc
le warrants they may draw him. All information in IN
eation to such receipts and expenditures has
unicated to the General Assembly at the commence
of this session. in the annual report of the Public
reasurer Treasurer of the Boards of Internal I'm
rovement and the Literary Fund
have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully,
Your ob't serV't,
c. L. HINTON, Pub. Treas
You have the command, for you published that Is
uch yourself, and this the ANSWER 10 it. What
ply! 1t "discloses nothing to the public eye" The u
nnIand was to send in the Hst The answer does not
ey It The command to send in the list of State ge
6tors And the Public Treasurer says he 'o,cs no 'eo
ore a6Out' it 'than ,y other individual" This let
informed the Legislature where the Bonds kept ma
they found that they gut hunting after
en most singular proof of their dariety for light!
ne Whig Legislature of 1910 distinctly informed
at even the Pat6ic Treasurer did not know how the
bile funds loaned! to whom! in what sums and Go
on what security! Astounding disclosure! You do sur
know it either presume, for you speak of the sn tna
lars
s. 10 oe''er nsnt! goc
The Legislature asked and not answered; and
they submitted TO it,! The public Press on the De- eve
'catc sde have since asked there has been no all,
ply And yet, upon this record and undcnable But
s Mr. Henry maligned by you for daring speak rec
to and to speak the truth boldly according the fact did
hat the people hGce been kept in the dark mu
All! sir little dreamed in the outset your ear
and shameful attempt to perver his letter into abo
ion against the personal integrity of his friends CO.
uld involve you or party into this investigation of aga
home legislation was myself surprised 10 see how des
h you are do not marvel at your promptness to get
into other fields such the Public Land question and on
Protest f Grand Jury made than twenty-five ing
Ars ago. see the Register Of Tuesday is sounding
mpet before your approach with this Protest For eve
endorsing if not your credits sake hope YOU ced
Il give the WHOLE RECORD in that matter. and his
garble the PROTEST too That protest will do Mr. face
nry hurt fyou put it forth unmutated and rest ae
ured that will do you credit suppress any Dor
of it shall not forget TO pay due respect to your
Perversons in their order But until have sug hea
ted to you some of the vast multitude of reflections that ing
Treasury Letter gives rise to- besides some other witt