The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-20

:, ...,.a An him for sale.keepins, disbursement,
,an,ler or for any other urpose, ever, saeh at. ,
hall be deemed and adudged TO be an emoeLLieo'an'
4 so much of the said moneys as shan DC mus
op,ered invested, used or ioaned, which " hereby
eeIared TO be a felony and aDy officer or agent %
he United States, and all persons advising or psu
ipating in such act, being convicted thereof pe'o''
nv court Of the United States of competen' luih
lection shall be sentenced 10 imprisonment ~.
erm Of not less than six months nor more e'an nv
ears and 10 fine equal TO the amount OF the money
,mbezzIed."
Now, though we regret dishonesty IN 'he pup
lie agents had become so glarlng and notorious
as 10 REQUIRE such severe provisions, sun we
pardon the severity in the supposed necessity oi
the law with this expression oil our bei'ei'
however, that if men, repuied honest were am
gently sought for Office, and could be induced 10
accent il, no confinement in the State prison"
need be threatened IN punishment OF Enacted
mscality.
We have said that this same seventeenth sec
ton constitutes the most important provision VI
the act We repeat, with more emphasi'' 'he
assertion II is The spirit OF the act, ana It's
main dependence Destroy or abrogale H. ana
Won have the mere skeleton OF a bill. Read
well the other sections What are they but le-
,,,, ox,osi,;o,s NJ laws already established or
:" ,o,;,,a 2
aHhiiy, SAY, mei'y VI "'J'"N' "
~ f-"""'S 'a"ts
'"o"o''e governments uhpfePared with proper
bulldogs for the depositcs of the public moneys
but, in ours, wholly unrequired Oh,r sections
appoint "Receivers General" and prescribe
their duties: in other words, give new names TO
old persons, and enumerate old official rcpule-
tions IN new language. All sections we have
examined but thi, are demon straiive decl,ra,o
ry or sur,,,,so ~; :; ,t.,
ms - '"e oh'y Via' P''nc'-
PIE IN The bili-So avowed by lis advocates and
so nr,sented IN tho pe,nIo hJl 49,,
~ 49,, , II,
az aOo'' ~ "ahsci'oe, " VIII De found ~ mas
so oeen coHS'deFed since. For the very act
'ha'' al the Extra Session OF al, repealed the
ouo- reasufy'' re enacted h's-and, as will
DC SEEN win an additional feature, extending
'he reach oil the law;
sec. = DE l"iher snaeied That if any Off
Ger charged WIN the sae-keepiDg, transfer or dis
~. pns, o. u, .i1 pubic moneys, or connected with
use, in any way whatever or shall nae nv -, CM
ves,ment in any kind Of property or merchandise, or
the public moneys en ~oa II, interest ERE any portion OF
transfer disbursement or for any purpose wha,rves
every SUCH act shall be deemed and adjudged to be
Shall be thur, taken oo"pero o. "e sa,d moneys as
loaned, which is hereby declared to be a felony
ana "s nesfa or 'gu@ % pay oree on demand any
draa ordr or ,raryant Jra,cn ,'ao nJ ba ss"io
the Secretary IF the 1reasr or 10 transfer or asb,trss
a"y suen MONEYS promptly according TO iao, on Tie legal
dencs of such eonre sion 10 his arm nc, a, 60
pubic moneys as may be in his hands Any officer or
or knowingiv and va'Is anu az persons advising,
bezzlement, upon being convicted 1hereof heC"rs INV
turt OF The United States of competent Jurisdiction,
u s. fine equal 10 the 'o,s s anu pay 70 Tie
bezzed, and shall suffer Imprisonment for term not
e' ~ wa" 'N months nor more Than hive years"
Jus Tue eui'of Of .he Hartford Times"
" :" ""o' a'no"s 'ne wings as with his own
!. rN'' "',"us' "'e" III power, an equal
", "o"'SY VI '"e people Tor OF the
,r' ." i''',' 'se"'S are seiec'eu'
easure' exist now a. before lq pne l, ane public
,ct nav. A. we have shown ab,vs with ,,o,t.
,r stringency. Tbi, fact WAS known 70 both
hese ad,,o,.yoLe- C.ll,,,s. ,,,. L,,,,,, ,,,,J :,
entioualIy f,lsjfedy
What an opipon they both mus, entertain of
he good sens. and intelligence If rho ,eo,l.
The one blazons forth 10 tho nubl,c Wow ., nm.
,uali6ed peryer,ion Of the ruth and the o,bor
with equal brazen-C,cedness b,ilds NM, s,ch Il
;aolrn peryer,ion. alike unwarrao,ed common
aries Can such men be termed Democrat,
\ true Democrat. 10 he friend or Tho ,eonle
must be lover Of the f,7,h Alas, f., our
. .--, II
or guides OF the peopIe men who sceL s,Ir II
At rho axrensc oc dol, 80
,c,,rs. and ro, ,,r.G. a :, .a. IL,
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