The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-09
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10 himself.
In this way he drew 10 himself from the
'Isburbing agent, twelve thousand dollars
curing the first twelve months OF Mr. Web
tler's incumbency as Secretary, about ST.
200 month in ls4l and three thousand
dollars mote early in ls42.
| Thus he took into bis own hands fifteen
thousand dollars in bis frat twelve months.
The President (,hers is written evidence in
'he department 10 show never authorized
'his-k0ew nothing of it; and when RS, ap.
piised of IL more than fourteen months after
1t had been going on to The large snoun,
OF li'een thousand dollars refused II his
sanction
II was not ulI July. ls42, as the evidence
IN 1hs department shows, Mr.. Webster's
handwriting; ths, he 60, Presidents Ger.
lficsIe for four thousand four hundred snd
sixty dollars, (s4,46O)
That Presidents certificate, of which
| took minute, ds!sd 10Th July, Is42,
Is
FoJ J. Ctirsnden, for expenses ot
journey TO New York, slOo
TO F. o. J. Smith, for service
connected with the NORTHEASTERN
| boundary 2.OOo
10 Alexander Powell, for journey
TO. and stay on the fronter,in Is.
A. on the subject of the distur-
| Dances nm
With several other icms.
| The first item in this short account con-
lcerning Mcleod " i'll show how was led
IRON that TO other objects; and some of The
Io'her liens will show the agents whom, as
Secretary of Stale, Mr.. Webster employed.
Both houses of Congress not The public
at large, have not been lefI in ignorance of
he Secretary of State bestowed large sumo
Ut public money if,heir receipts correctly
"oucb what they got,
! In memorandum Of payments to Mir.
Webster by authority OF The President there
Is E minute dated June 20 Is42 BY cash
returned $4,000
After ~inging els 600 to himself do.
ring Eileen onths during which period
there is nc trace Of what he did with those
arse sums he appears to have retained one.
third OF the amount Withdrawn. Why re-
urn il if taken for any public purposei
Where had it been kep'f in any place
VI deposit was l! separate from Mr.. Web
'.er's private fundsi Did he sse il
Ihess $4,000 were returned len days af-
'er according TO the published correspon-
denee his negotiation with The British envoy
extraordinary began by conversational end
confidential intercourse wilhou. protocols
or other ususl records Of such transactions.
In l643 Mr.. Webster took TO himself
$4,000 more, making altogether $l7, 1000.
On closing his account, ,orediling .he S5,-
300 returned, and various other sums, there
-emaned a balance against him of 50 200
# The secret service fund. One Of hi, cIed-
Id agains, it was for 81 400, published in
House document, report No. 30, frst ses-
ion, 2eth Congress-rePor Of Mr.. Rogers
or maps, charts, surveys, end expenses Of
ringing Ihem to the seat Of government,
nd for copies of transcripts, and for various
agencies TO procure information connected
with the boundary treaty.
This insF.culae and comprehensive Mix
urs Of many incongvuous items, without
pecifcadon Of prices dates, or any appe-
ent test of reclilude, Mr., Secretary Web
tel certified himself as proper credit for
himself, and deducted from his debit 10 the
ecret service fund. Without that credit
lis defuI, to that fund would have been
IS 600, instead of 50 300. which i, was
" hen il was removed from Office.
The $4,000 were in his hands contrary
o uniform usage, ifused by him, conrlry
u the snb.Ueasury act Whether so, is
or him 10 make appear. The burden of
proof is on him.
Secondly. Application of the secret SER
yise fund to corrupt party presses The
shburlon treaty bears date the 9th August
1912. Congress were then in session and,