The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-09
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| ENh'b hbOubbHu GNIdTS
Curing the FIRST Twelve months Of Mr. Web.
''er's incumbency as Secretary, about sI,-
300 month in ls4l and three thousand
dollars more early in ls42.
Thus he took into his own hands fifteen
thousand dollars in his frat Twelve months.
The President (Ihere is written evidence in
he department to show never authorized
'hls-knew nothing of ii; snd when first sp.
pIlsed Of il more than fourteen months after
It had been going on 10 the large smount
.jof fifteen thousand dollars refused II his
'anCtion.
ltwas not TIL July, 1912, as the evidence
IN the department shOws, Mr.. Webssers
Handwriting; that he got Presidents Ger.
1dcs'e for four thousand four bundled and
sixty dollars, ls4,46O)
That Presidents certificate, Of which
| took minute. datsd leh July, ls42,
IS
roJ J Crittendon, for expenses OF
journey 10 New York. 0 100
To F. O, J, Smith, for service
connected wish the northeastern
boundary 1000
10 Alexander Powell, for journey
to, snd stay on the frontisr,in ls.
4l, on lho subject of The dlslur
Dances 1000
Vith several ohaf items.
The GreI item IN tkis short account con-
rerOiNg Mcleod will show how WIS led
from thai 10 oShsr objects; and some of the
other Items will show the sgents whom, as
Secretary Of State, Mr.. Webslsr employed.
Both houses Of Congress ifnot The public
4, lolgp. have not been le(i in ignorance of
he characters Of some Of those on whom
! he Seoresry Of Stats bestowed large sums
| u puJIIc money 'hsir receipts correctly
vourh what they got
In memorandum Of payments 10 Mr..
"eDslcr by suibOury Of the President there
3 ninuts dated juno 20 1912 BY cash
reiKnsd $4,000
After dra vingng Sl5 900 to himself du>
ring fleen months during which period
thetp is No trace of what he did with those
lsrEo sumo he appears to have reIorned one,
third Of the amount Withdrawn. Why re-
urn il il taken for any pobIc purpose!
Whsro had ii been kept! lin any place
,f deposit wa, 1t separate from Mr.. Web
'ter'S private funds' Did be Use il?
These $4,000 were returned ten DAYS sf-
er according TO the published correspon-
isnce bis negotiation with the British eu,or
extraordinary began BY conversational end
confidential intercourse wthoI protocols
y other usual record9 Of snch transactions.
N 1888 Mr.. Webster took to himself
1000 mere, making altogether 9l7, 600
On closing his accommodating the s5,-
100 returned, aud various other sums, tbere
cmained balance against him of So 200
f the secret service fund One Of hI cIed-
& sgsirsl il was for Sl,4OO published in
ieuso document, report No, %. frs! ses-
on. 2sh Copgress--rspori Of Mr.. Rogers
II maps, charts, Surveys, and expenses Of
ringing them to the seat Of government.
I'd for co lee Of transcripts, and rn' various
,encies to procure information connected
ih the boundary treaty.
This inaricuale End comprehensive mlx-
ra Of many incongtucus ilems, without
,ecfnalion OF prices dates, or any appa-
n; test Of rec,i.uda, Mr.. Secretary Web
az certified himself as pfcper credit for
mself and deducted from lis debit 10 The
ore. service fund. Without that credit
8 default to that fund would have beer
3 600, instead Of 81 200, which it was
hen i, was removed from Office.
The $4,000 were in his hands contrary
uniform usage, fused by bin, contrary
tbs sub.teasury act Whether so, is
r him 10 make appear. The burden Of
oof is on him.
Secondly. Application of The secret ser.
ce fund &c corrupt party presses. The
shburlOn treaty bears date the OH August
'42. Congress were then in session and,
Mr. Adams has charged me lately, and
confess | did what lllte cOuld as one Of