Washington telegraph., 1849-08-29
From the N. 0. Bee.
DEFALCATIONS OF LOCOFOCo
OFFICE HOLDERS.

l. (Jt IlOkDEISS.
The Wings have all along contendea
that if once they could get into power
and thus be enabled to scrutinize closels
the conduct of the agents of the Govern.
ment. examples Of official pecuiation and
robbery would be brought to light which
would astound the community. The pre.
diction is being realized. Hardly bas
Gen. Taylor commenced mis- administra.
ton before the discovery was made :ha,
I,y Moore, Marshal OF New York, has
been appropriating the public funds to
his own use. Other revelations soon fol.
To-, ed. No sooner was an Office holder
displaced and rigid inquiry into hi,
accounts instituted than, in many cases
defalcation to greater or less amount
was laid bare. These delinquencies had
of course been quietly hushed up unde,
MIR. Polk, and would probably have re-
NAMED concealed under MIR. Cass For
tunately for the country, honest men are
at the head of the Government and everv
thief who has stolen the public moneys
will be exposed and dealt with according
to the law.
The two last cases made apparen BY
diligent investigation are those of Patrick
| Collins, late Surveyor of the Port Of
Cincinnati, and Nathaniel Denby, late
temporary navy agent of the United
States at Marseilles. The former is
defaulter in large amount, though the
sum is not stated. Collins is one of the
| Unions martyrs. His removal was De.
! plored by that journal as an act of mercj
less prescription. What pity, it was
not effected sooner. The people nigh,
have been spared the loss of some thou.
sands of their dollars.
Nathaniel DENLY throws Collins com.
pletely into the shade. The latter being
| in an inland town where no very enor.
nous sums of money passed through bis
| hands, could not steal heroically. He
| had no chance TO emulate the magni6
cence of Price and SacdTtteoaSt and was
compelled to content himself with what
he could filch. But DENLY scorned al
petty piifering. He had the opportunity
of peculating on a grand scale and be
availed himself of it. He contrived dur.
ing Judge Mason'S administration in the
| Navy Department, to rob the Govern.
ment of the sum of one hundred and
ffty-fUe thousand and some HUNDRED
dollars Ghe exact amount is Si55. SOS 4s)
This is splendid piece of scoundrelsm.
1t is equal TO any Of those that rendered
the administration of MIR. Van Burn
iIlustrious, except the mohster deialca.
ton of Samuel SaCdgtic0at.
There are. says the Republic, some
delicate points about this case. WeaFe
apprehensive that we cannot do it justice
without giving offence TO a gentleman
whom it always grieves us TO annoy
MIR. DENLY was a Virginian. He was
known" at Richmond, in the circles
! frequented by the revolutionists of go
| We caunot mention his case without in.
volving some individuals who have gone
into private life-Mr. Denly is in private
life. 1t may be regarded as violation
of the quiet and retirement which thOi
| gentleman solicits, if we allude to the
official delinquencies. The late Secretay
of the Navy has gone into private llie.
| 1t may be considered as ar invasion OF
| its sanctity, if we speak sensoriously OF
an individual who managed to rob the
government to the amount of 81 55,50o 4o,
during Judge Mason's administration OF
the Navy Department.
The reader will please remark tha'
these thefts have occurred during the pre-
dominance of the infallible Sub-Treasuy
systematic boasted panacea for all
pecuniary difficulties. When the office
holders stole under the Pet Bank system
the country was told that the SHo'
Treasury would cure all that: but now
behold, they steal quite as well as they
did when Banks were the depositcues o.
the public moneys. We take 1t that eA'
pedients for keeping the revenue OF the
country safe, are of little use, so long as
dishonest knaves are allowed to til re-
sponsible offices. Turn them of; bundle
them out. neck and heels, and the Govern
ment will cease to be robbed.
We are now just at the thrashold Ol
discovery, and have already found iIa'
the Government is minus quarter OF a
| million, through the rascality of Locoioco
peculators. What will the aggregate
prove, when the accounts of every Office
holder under the late dynasty shall have
been thoroughly sifted? Look out ioi
wonderful developments in the course o.
the next six months.
H. To,.a.l or Is