New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-31
,In,,erx in ,.-nsh,r.gton and About.


Cerre,roldence Of The Tnbrnc- ,s,.
.-u w.sHIsoToS. JAY q H.,
The apponimcn; Of Chan~-el!or BiDn rs Sec
r,.ary OF the treasury called forth a; the time
various comments as 10 his being Deiauiicr TO
the Government and as the subject Is one oi
great public consequence and has never been pre-
sented with all its true merits, i; will now form
good matter for speculation and remark. When
John Tyler nominated him 10 the Senate ne
never contemplated so remote contingency as
his acceptance, and never designed TO confer the
Office. He expected to secure 10 his hagiilous
schemes the immense patronage of the treasury,
through the agency of some supple tool TO be aP-
ponted IN the recess. How well sustained Is this
inference the public may best Judge from tfe
facts that the oracles Of the Waite House INSIST
ed that Mr B.bb would not accept, that the tTe-
sidant did not want two members OF the Iab!net
from N.atrckv, both OF whom together could not
hrin.- him tweniv five votes in Jhat or any other
STATE. and that on the day previous TO his
arrival no small part OF the official correspond
cnre of the Department was addressed 10
:. Robert RGni9ai, J;r. Secretary cf the ireG-
sury' Although the President has thus been
ioi:ed in his purpose 1t is much TO be ques-
/ toned whether the actual Secretary can III an
tain the dignity and responsibility OF his hlgh
station, considering the embarrassing and dlsad-
vantageous circumstances which met nm al us
threshold. Mir. BIB is owe: seventy years o.d,
which IN itself would seem disqualification ior
/ the arduous lahorS and practical requirements
that he has assumed but there are other consid-
| eralions higher and more important, which The
country IS most interested in, which the charac-
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/ Ter OF orr Government should DC deeply concerned
! fnf and which III him as the trustee ol the co
! pies money, and as the administrative ofiiccr,
! uoou whose integrity more than that oi all others,
from posi.lon'S sake, there shouio ne no Dol of
slur: there are facts which must reflect SER
ous!y upon our national name and intiict severe
blow upon the National credit. Mr.. bIb5 a
| Public Dejduitn to the amount vi S2U,UOU II
interest is added to the amounts standing charged
TO him on the public records. A jusgment was
obtained against him for nearly 7,U0O Tor moneys
collected as District Attorney Tor Kentucky on
the bonds OF dcauItng PostmaSters at the March
| term OF the t. 5. Circuit Court IL lcl2, and at
the November term Of the same year II. fd.
was returned. Nulia bond. In the samc capacl-
~ he collected from the receivers of the direct
,sv ,mnosed To relieve the debt OF the last " ar
between 81 and $1,000 which has never been
,aid IN and remains still to his debit on the Books
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of the Treasury
Bv the act Of 25th January 1928, 1t is provided
.etnat No money hereafter appropriated shall he
..vald t. any person for his compensation, VINO
:. ,s N arrears to the Uniied States, until such
- nersou shall have accounted l0r and paid lno
:. the Treasury all sums ior which ne MAY DC Ia
bls"
Though tie law is 50 specific and positive, yet
there is :, seminary remedy III The hands oi the
| Executive and the head of the Department by
which It's penalties can be avoided. The agent
for th,, RAY ncnt of salaries is clerk appointed
bv the Secretary of the Treasury, holding his
place at his pleasure and removable without IN
vesligat.on. II hc refuses 10 pay Mr.. Dioo his
salary, another viii be aPpoiD'co VINO h''s 10
scrupirs and thuS the ends ol law and justice be
defeated because the policy OF legislation has
| been TO Strengthen the strong aud weaken the
weak II is the duty OF the First Comptroller,
Alr. McCulloh, to pass finally upon the accounts
of the Pay Agent, and if the salary ol the Secre-
tary has been paid II will be his duty TO dlSal!ow
that item. Here the Executive will lnicrpose
and order Mr. McCulloh 10 make the allowance.
If every dollar OF Mr.. Blbb's salary were credit
ed, dnfin9 the numbered days OF this dynasty,
no, onclhird of his delacation would be liquid
ated but coming here under the ayowed purpose
Of receiving larger pay than the Chanceilorshp
Afforded, Or 10 use his own quaint language, to
make tho pot boil" by the addition oi more iis-
cal fuel, one is at loss TO discover any intention
TO that effect, If not determined purpose to be
Indifferent to It's considerations
Mr. Bibb is, however, not the person to be
mostly ccnsured Tor this outrage, and our lmbe-
cie but crafty Executive need not hope to es'
cape public condemnation for his participation,
By putting in the impudent and false plea OF ig
nor.nce, which he is fully capable oiresorllng 10.
| The Auditor of the Post Office Department, NJ.
NJ ST Clair Clarke, submitted to him oBic.aily
on the 22d inst. statement of the dcalcatlon of
that Department before Judge Bibb had arrived
here, and necessarily before he could have taken
the oath OF office, asking for Instructions No
answer was given and Mr.. Bib was installed -
There is but one conclusion left, from the whole
past course of John Tyler. Finding himself dis
appointed in getting Rantou', he designed to keep
this charge in terr0rem over Bibbs head to enforce
submission to his schemes, and by the Impending
threat to secure an acqGicsccncc, which other
wise might not have been obtained. The SectC-
tary of the Treasury IS now nothing more than
mere Automaon III the hands OF one looLhardy
and ambitious enough 10 undertake any plot,
however desperate, and 10 avail himself Of any
means however unscTupulous.
As the close Of Tylcr's occupancy OF the
White House draws near, he begins to grow
sensitive to the accumulation oil testimony resting
in The hands Of discarded fayorites or these who
have of their own accord severed the bands Of
political association. Some he tries persuasion
upon by offers OF cancellation and kindness, and
10 the more formidable and dangerous he applies
the soothing balm Of Court influence and foreign
embassy. Of those who have separated from
him, there is no man whom he fears with jus,er
reason and stronger hate than his late Secretary
Of the Treasury, John c. Spencer He feels
toward him convict might be supposed 10
fee! toward the officer who held his warrant If
execuion-wi,h the most vlocnt cnInity in his
absence and the most fawning and false syco-
phancy in his presence. He knows that Spencer
EN- degrade him still lower and brand him with
deeper lniamy, and hence he has pretended SIN
cerity and cordiaiity, whilst entertaining the
%ors. malice and most violent spleen but he has
dealt with one who kaoWs him in return, and
who foTgives not readily an injury. nor furgets
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