The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-06-30

THE sJ,30d:JI AGAIN.
In our paper Of the 10Th inst. We made
a statement, gathered from our exchange
papers, which we accompanied with some
remarks. in relation 10 q sum of money
which Louis d. Henry. esq. had reeeiv-
ed for his salary As commissioner under
the spasish treaty. Developments since
made in the stirring up Of this matter,
have discovered 20 US some errors in our
statement which we take this first oppor-
unity TO correct The most important
OF these errors Is the supposed amount Of
damages. Unrle Sam pays no damages;
and there was no protest. When the
draft was presented at The bank in BALI
more, Mr.. Henry refused 10 receive cur
rent notes. and demanded payment in
specie; consequently The draft was not
paid, and in conformity 70 an order Of The
Secretary Of the Treasury, notice OF
protest was indorsed upon il, and il was
thereby made receivable in paymcn, of
public dues. Now as specie was hard to
get. and as the Government wonld take
nothing but specie or its equivalent in
payments to itself, il followed that these
dishonored drarIs, being receivable at The
custom house, were in demand in New
York. Such being the case, report says.
I'VE copy from the Fayetteville 0bserer,)
Mr.. Henry sold his draft to some New
York merchant who had debts to pay At
the custom house, for 6 per cent. premi-
um; deposited the avaiIs in bank in N.
York; and afterwards sold his checks on
the bank 10 merchants in Fayetteville for
another premium Of 2 or per cent
Now all this may be perfectly justi6a-
bic in itself: it is buI following in the foot
sicrs Of another iIluslrions individual, who
demands specie for his per diem allow
ance, which he sells at premium, and
pays his clearinghouse, his mechanic,
his tailor and his washer.wOman, in bank
notes; il is but carrying out The principle.
"rold and silver for the oiiice-holders--
rags for the people," But all this is ma
tural in this money-loving world. and
woald not, perhaps, have attracted notice
had il not been for the position in which
Mr.. Henry had placed himself. In his
letter Of acceptance he said" Public
credit Is public honor and public wealth;
10 iarnish tina; credit ought 10 he locked
upon as the greatest crime; il is bringing
shame and dishonor on ones country"
Comparing this profession with his con-
dnct in the above transaction, il was COR
sidcred something like contrasting heorsf
zeal patriotism with practical cupidity.
In his reply to Mr.. Murehead in Fay
et,cville, Mr.. Henry is reported In have
said that he did not make but about $50
by the operation. II may therefore in all
respects be considered a very small bust.
ness; but nevertheless large enough, per.
haps, for an Offset to the SIS Ice-ilouse
which the Loco Foco editors have been
for so long lime cnlearoring to convert
into political capital.
In relation 10 this matter we received
by the last mail letter from the Hon. X.
NJ. Saunders, which we give below. We
do not know that there i, any thing in
il which conflicts with the statement we
have here made. ltappears that the com.
mission extended over eighteen months
and few days; but from statement
which we have seen il appears that the
whole number OF DAYS on which Mr..
Henry was at Washington in the per-
formancc Of his duty, including Sundays,
iwoC Christmas days. Two new years days,
ilh July and 9th December, ION which
days ihe board did not sii,) was 1913, de-
lgi those day (3I,) an! ;b::s vii b.