The New York herald., 1845-02-18

y shown in he result Of the specie taken out from this
country in the Cumberland rgate and sloop of Ply
mouth which gave loss of six per cent per Commo
mittsnce in produce would most dangerous and un
certain experiment The only feasible mode then is to
MAKE .ne femlttance in bills of exchang: This some
times calls for delay in this country for the purpose
obtaining bills within the justified by the premium
the agent receives the other side Them the
attending the transactions which few except the expert
snced, are aware or have any knowledge Of CONNER
peng dishonored and returned to the country where
drawn under protest for or
This has frequently happened to the undersigned and
one single occasion to the extent ef five hundred thou
sand ranos which, although ultimately paid caused de-
lay in realizing the funds and required other funds 10
meet the calls OF the squadron account Of the
Nor agent OF all times command funds when
wanted, even with unlimited letters of credit to
entered into contract for the purpose. did the
house Of the undersigned supply the squadron
" WIN ,hs & large amonnts Of money when in state
appointed navy agent (Nlr McCa unable to raise
the money needed although armed with the authority q
the Bank Of the United States to draw and dispose Of bills
on London for that object To of these
Commodore Crane (now here) can bsar witness
The undersigned trusts that will not escape the at
tenon of your honorable body and call forth ts severe
anmadversion the that has been established
by the present that individuals who crave the
situation occupied by Others and seek supersede them
in the enjoy OF the same shall be permitted to have
free to the archives OF the public departments
tntir accounts win the same, and thereupol
iabrcng such as may answer their purpose and lead
destroy the credit Of those whom they wish to rival
Nor s this the extent Of the evil 1t magn6ed in the
fact that after these statements and false
have been file in the department been examined again
and again. and as often refuted that they should be with
drawn anonymous, and withheld by the President
thus screening the guilty from exposure evidence
furnished by Themselves and from the their
ty would justly condemn them to experience from the
honorable, the good, and the virtuous
II such course of procedure be tolerated who il
there business connected with the Government that
in his general cred7 While reposing full con
htence in consciousness of his integrity and up
rghtness his character and credit secretly under.
mined and whstled away before the wind by those whose
object 1t is to get the places filled bysothers
Not much less csnsurable is it, in the opinion of the
undersigned that should be employed in the public
oces who either from incompetency or careiessness
should make biunders in stating accounts of hundreds
thousands Of dollars upon which statements herald
ed forth to the prejudice OF innocent party that dis
crepancy Of two hundred thousand dollars has
been to exist in his accounts when no such
error was in existence.
The undersigned rests his in the hands Of the
honorable Senate and relies upon its of justice 70,
us us sft0n % o on M It sney in their wisdom may deem
for by the public veal at their hands.
WARRINGTON, D. c., February s, ls4s.
In addition to this, we find the annexed in the
debate on the West Point Military Academy, in
the House of Representatives on Friday last -
Mr. Hale called the institution an anomaly in demo
collected the ernation that was produced in that
hall when the Committee Accounts reported the defa
cations of their clerk the of 900 or
gentlemen would turn to the report which made
The last session the expenditures of the Florida squa
dron these defacaons OF the clerk would in compari
sink inte utter insignfcance If any could look
that report and the corruption there displayed
not blush for his country, he was much mistaken Go
look at that and then throw open the doors
treasury and tell every to in and load himself
till he saggers under the weight and he will have but
ptance compared with he pckrgs and stealngs OF the
Florida war; Mr.. II referred to a few of the items
charged for the of the Florida squadron Irish pota.
toes were charged at SIS barrel, and even an empty
barrel was charged at S. The barrel, whether full or
as empty as the whig promises of lSi0 still charg
It S.. The commander Of this squadron, Lieutenant
Mclaughlin who made these extravagan, expenditures
instead Of receiving any reproo from the then Secretary
OF the Navy, (Mr Henshaw was actually paid FIVE
six thousand dollars in addition for dsbursing n this
money. The same man acted both purser and com.
mander Of the squadron The purser paid the money
and the same man. as commander approved the .xpend
.nr9 Thar was pot shadow Of check the mos.
squandered These facts were astounding; but he was
sustained in the statement he had made by the report OF
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