The Arkansas banner., 1846-04-22

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 sercn hundred dolldrs for aH Mc oaired of him Jy ld1c.'' The Con-
 provided that ''mo money shall be ,,m hc Treasury but ia consequence oropriatioa 6y lalc."
 this plain and simple provision of | ina the amount of his salary for aH E, required of him by la,c, and this nrovision of the Constitution, which
 i any man from pocketing money
 2 D the treasury except it was ap- | < to him by law, MT. Woodruff en- ! m the duties of the office of Treasu- / nv let us follow up his conduct:
 the Legislature met Gin special ses- November 1897, and instituted an Into his stewardship over the public it was found that in addition to his |rhith was the only compensation al- l nm for aH Mc duties required of him |Nr. Woodruff had pocketed t52100 Commissions on theaccount of money |n the Treasury for the redemption of bounty lands which had been sold !, rSee Journal of the Senate, special lS37-S page S6-also House Jour I right had Mr. Woodruff to that large money' none under the sun. Under Eaiow of claim then did he pocket it3 Rens there was an old law of 1927, al- fife Territorial Treasurer, as part of |al compensation, ten per cent. on all \ paid into the treasury for the redemp- military bounty lands. Was Mr. rf Territorial Treasurer? Not Ir he went into off ce under the con l. Did that old law continue in force? D 1t, for the first Legislature under the iion enacted that the State Treasurer
 receive a salary of S700, for all the
 of him by iar. Yet strange
 Mir. Woodruff pockeled the above m of money under that old, repealed he Territory! There is another item al hundred dollars in Mir. W's bill of Ya, but l have not space to notice 1t Tow let us repeat the inquiry: When Pocketed the public money, did he
 believe he was justly and legally b ii? To suppose that he did, Is to him ignorant of the simplest provis- aw--is to presume him almost non acnhS!
 if he had been as simple as a child, he had asked himself, and answered y questions; thus:
 on. What is my salary , Answer, 2. What is that for? A. For aH Me 'qaired of me Jy la1r as treasurer. 9ne of the duties required of me 5y ceive into the treasury moneys paid 'demption of military bounty Iands3 most assuredly, and S700, being my ltion for all the duties required ofme $ Treasurc?, of course am not en- 1ocket this large sume of money in thereto, which my qGectioas ere set of addressing himself these few lestions, and letting his conscience rem, as he should have done, sup went to our special moraliSi, Col. who advised him not to be too scru- bout the matter, but to pocket the that there would certainly be no ong in the actl
 lis violate all reasonable concln- nd suppose that at the lime MT. I pocketed the public funds, he himself legally entitled to them, then to my second proposition, to free 'ation from moral wrong, it should | at he continues to withhold the mo-
 the State, because ne has not been |
 by the the proper authorities that he titled 10 it, and never was.
 Ire the proper authorities The Le-
 and in the last and final resort, the the Legislature at the special session 5, and the Legislature at the regular of 1888, broadly, INTERNATIONALLY, HOUSLY declared that he had no he money-that he was a DEFAuL- See journal of the Senate: Spec. ses: 20; Journal of the House, p. 400-I Senate, Reg. Session 1858, P. 78-9I of the House 285, Sc,
 the Supreme Court have broadly essly decided that he was not enti- le money-that he was a defaulter. 19odr3G ct al. oS. thc .State-Ark. ct, Mir. Woodruff clings to the public which now amounts 10 over S3000, oles himself with the moral teach- 'ol. 3shley, that there is no moral
 his defalca'ion Oh prostration s!
 me, therefore, doubly welcome, is ley to all the capital Mir, Woodruff e for him by lugging his dedication Senatorial canvass, endorsed by the nator! The people of the State will such defaulter-such endorser-I 'rallsl! Respectfully,
 LOWNDES. lollsh to-day the subjoined letter, re-