The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-01-26
TREASURER ELECT.

to the State Tor the faithful performance (
Of his duties, and as the Loco Focos are
disposed to charge every thing TO party /
and heap blame upon Cos. Morehead for
the part he has taken in the affair, we CO.
py the following facts relative to the case
from the Raleigh Register. The Editor
says he has been at some tius 10 ascertain
wha, he publishes and may therefore be
relied on:
The Treasurer rendered his Bonds to the Gov I
ernor and two Speakers, and they were approved
hy tho latter, bot disqPprored ~ the former
TIN Treasurer claimed the Office took the pre-.
scrbed oaths. and made formal demand of the
same from the late Treasurer, who declined a
surrender. on the ground that his Bonds had not
been approved by oil Mree-tho Gogornor and
two Speakere
Tic Governor ID the subject before tho Leg.
stature with his reason for dis5pproval. The
speakers, four DAYS thereafter also laid before
tic legislature very elaborated argument,
(Which rumor says, is the production of Mr..
Senator Haywood to justify them IN their aP-
proval. The Wings believed the Governor right,
and SO old some OF the Democrats: but some Of
the more incorporate Of tho party were very free
in their indulgence in reflections upon Gov. More
head because, being Wing he had dsapproyed
Of tho " Democratic Treasurer's Bonds, while
the Democratic Speakers could approve il. Eve
nv thing was set down 10 party, and nothing to
desire to promote the public interest.
The objections to the Bonds are these;
The Bonds do no, contain the condition. add
4 II Eu fha act ~ l-tf-
which is as follows, after saving he shall dis.
charge the duties required by law--"or which
NAV. hereafter. be required nv law" This last
condition was loft or, Of the Bonds and was adj
ed in ls27, in consequence Of dedication at the
time The principal security, a. W. Mcbanc.
signed the Bond, on condition that y. W. Stone
would sign ii likewise. Tins Mr.. stone refused
10 do. and Mr. Wheeler having failed TO disclose
this fact TO the Governor and Speakers. they cal.
led upon Mr. Stone 10 prove il. The Bonds were
then unanimously rejected, as !; was mere es-
crow as to Mebane The next day, Col. Wheeler
unidentified Stone to sign the Bonds when they
were again fc-deiivered by Wheeler for approval,
without any new authority from the other ohli-
rors TO redeiiger them, after uoy had been pro.
yiously rejected. Perry Carter, one Of the Secu-
rites. had signed the Bonds in Hartford, but did
not nat his seal 10 his name. DR.. g. c. Moore,
-nys. that Mr.. Wheeler told him that he discov
cred i, before he parted with Mr. Carter and Car
Ter told him 10 tell Or. Moore to add the seal
which DR.. Moore did at Raleigh, and after the
Ronds had been signed nv most Of the ohligors
and without their Knowledge. The question be-
ing referred to the Attorney General, whether
the Bonds, having leo out the condition or
which may, hereafter be required by law were
sufficient, gave written opiuion, that he was not
al all certain or confident that they would be held
as sufficient.
+ Mr.. Wheeler obtained from NT Badger very
learned and able opinion on the Same point, with
an examination Of ropy OF which we have been
honorcd j, is too long for this notice. Let US
make the following extract:
~ am therefore. Of opinion that the condition
tins Bond omhs a provision which the Legs.
lature designed and have plainly declared should
be inserted ia tho condition Of every Treasury
Bond and without which il ought not 70 be accept
ri ppou any notion that the instrument viii do
us well without IT."
The Bonds having been rejected by the Govern
a, aud SneaAers. MIR. Wheeler procured the sig
paturc of Mr. Stone 10 the Bond and caused his
name 10 be inserted in the body thereof after IT'S
Reaction and then without any further authority
OF the former oblgors, rendered It, when the
Governor disapproyed, and the Speakers apF7oy
cd II. Mr. Stone became uneasy as to the llabil-
tv of ali tho obligors, 10 the instrument, except
himself and Mr. Wheeler, and obtained written
oninion from Mr.. Badger on the subject Mr.
Badger gave it his opinion, that none OF the
ohbrors TO the Bond We're bound bnt Stone and
Vhcclcr uhercupon Stone forthwith notified the
Governor and tho Legislature, that it the Bond,
lind not already been delivered so as 10 maxi
them obligatory u th him he withdrew his assen
10 any farther delivery, and forbid their accept
AZ, ~ and lppd.
Thus il will be seen, but for tho sagacity. firm
: ness and decision of the Governor, the Pu6li
+. Treasury of North Carolina would have been no"
in the hands of c OIL Wheeler. without any oihe
| security than himself or at most, himself AM
+. Mr.. Stone
The Democrats have been grossly imposed up
i ~, hvS,,isreprescntatious 1t was represents
TINT Gov. Morehcad gave Mr.. Wheeler The Torn
ofhis Bond. That turns out to I've not only VINO
I " untrue, but on the contrary, the "o'eFho
:, showed him the conditions that he must pun
! his Bond and yet very material one was ie'l GU
y I, ,y,s s,id tho Judges Of the supreme Court ha
s,id tho Bonds were sufficient. We feel tuIl
u authorized in saying, that Chief Justice Rum
\. and hlgc CASTOR gave no such opinion. L va
said Mr.. Badgers opinion was, that the bon'
e were sufficient and ouch 70 have been receive
- tho trutb turns out to be otherwise. ln0ce
s,r,o oc tho Democrats feel themselves una
al inst obligations to the Governor, for SAVING inc
rs from tho precipice Oh which they stood II w
bitter piil for many of them to swallow to 70
for Col. Wheeler rs. Major Hinton but to aa'
re mn, him in Office without any Bond or snlhc'e
Bond would have been rntnous to them as pa
re ~ - and from this ruin, they have been saved
,c The unvielding frmncss the Governor, IN "ul'
all agree that he was right It has been 81
he the Bonds are copies Of Major Unions noh'
Il Re il so. Gov. Morchcad never received too
Nv Bonds; they were accepted before he came III
ct Office bu, we have no hesitation in believing
these Bonds had been Major llinton's, they won
NV have been as promptly rejected
be Besides, as to Major ilnton's BOND, tnetG Is
difficulty as to the execution, no conditional s's
no inr-no addition of scals-and re-deIiVery;
no. &c. The securities, Duncan Cameron mn
ROWAN, ID. W Stone, Alfred Jones, ana o'n
nj oxccuted the Bonds ere-thoir execution
80, snficiency was beyond all doubt, besides an :
''' :,cumbored estate Of the principal, himself
I'M from SIS to 100000.
The Legislature has given Col Wheeler W
III ,ho.o3l. 10 give his bond and It is to be mol
~ t.;n ~. onahlcd 10 give sufficient one