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THURSDIY MORKIfE.
TnE DES4T DEFALCATIoN.

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The dsislcstion, whatever be its amount,
Nh not pcsssidned By yobt<ry, but BIZ the
c6mnercih embarrassment of : house IN
: RiGhmopl, which Mas 70 trlnslait the gov. \
sfnment funds u Mr Denly 10 Francs and
that house was ruined because Of the ruin
which the revelation In France has brought
down npon thelhbnse there "a which The Rich.
inond House had made its eensignments - 4
Thc drafts were returned protested from I
Kyance, and Mi Denby's DRAFT shared sinii-
:isr fate Such y the account which We have
Heard az this transaction and We do not
hesitate 70 express our frm conviction, that
III spite Of the rHecipitate and illiberai iibels
III the Repajgx and the Patriot, the transac-
1licn win leaye mo stain upon the integrity Of
j Is athaniel Denny, however liable lie may be
ib-laE On his ofheiA bond
Il: NE know MI. DENLY, have personal, regard for
tj and certainly eel willing 10 ls his friends make
ffsrf paIIlaiiSn they can we are free 10 say ii
Mss not bis fault but the attempt Of orr assuie
fslgAbor 81 ths p.riin 70 likeh 1t TO The case OF
III stTy from ohe of The boxes cf the Post Once
81 wasntngioA = decidedly fanny.
The facts seem 10 be these Mr.. DENLY. who
wgs i good DtmSerat and clever fellow, had failed
i Id mercantile basiness Al Ridhnond. President
Tyler gave him ire fat place bf Navy Agent al
skEarseiiies but hing unable 10 live the heayS q.
\ esFiy reqakeh, Qs20O, 00o,) Col Osborne, another
Silver Deuocfat ard active business man agreed to
e:oie Of he securities and 10 get others, Oh condi
toa that he should have the handling Of the money
TO dis the government assenled, large amounts
wcge,drawn By cpl Osborne, as home agent ii Mr..
DiSAy, and losr, in the manner Col D. himself de-
Sgibss We make an extract from his Card. Al
Yer sihting that ha j. one 81 Mr. Denbys securities,
Col. D. ssys:
& H. It II also true, acted a. Agent for Mr.
DENLY lii this country, and as such, received
and disisursed large amounts for him
These monies received as his Agent, pay
ing interest fof them, aud consequently, as
waald be inferred from this circumstance,
and also by express understanding had the
. usc or the funds until called for. All these
fduds were Ia tho hands on various European
and american houses; and in consequence
Of their failures, my losses were 50 great, as
10 involve myWhole estate in ruin, and leave
me destitute The moment ascertained
iny fate was Inevitable, RENTED back $50
geo all the funds | had, and (which could
eontfol, to the Treasury Department, which
/ presume haslbren audited and have re-.
served, and shall pay to the proper party out
Of my assets, the same pro rata amount am
able 10 pay to my other creditors This is
al can do now, though do not despair, Ii
my life il prolonged, TO discharge all my in.
lebtcdnessr Iaamit ii is au.nnfortunate af
fair, but onewhiGh neither anticipated nor
! could prevent but L have yet to ascertain
sthat there was ii these transactions any i'm.
prupfiety. hare Submitted all my doc1,
mSntst to friends and opponents, and am.
ready 10. submit them to any tribunal, with
"a perfect confidence my integrity can in. no
wise be impagned By honest judges,n
u Well admit all thai i here stated that there was
inc ipteaiisn % do wrong. and that the defaleaton
wa oecasioned By Inc failure of various European
and American houses, The question still arises was
-sshege heihiag improper in having the government
money used inlthe manner described
Ii ThefoalF way % bring these matlers tothe test Is
70 tnFn out few more Of the disbqrsers Of public
glpsu sayIHg and q true one. that Hell Is paved
gEovernnscai. d npg Il was only designed to ase
uhele Sans funds ar private benefit, IS
s~iaouS DLINcs AND SALT BoILERss"
Unaerl,his head the Richmond Republican has
capital piece satire in reference y the complaints
I % Gen, Thompson of Wheeiing, IA accountof his
removal from TIC office or States Attorney for the
pisgies qf Weslern Virginia. Now We must say
ihal we feel some regret al Gen. Thompson reno
sal. for We have high personal regard for him;
hut rs A belongs 70 the Rqtatioa Party he ought
y submit EracefnllF His letter to Thomas Ewing
|. sKkEbised A. litils top much temper Ho ought TO
i have been morr patient L is not pleasant, we ad-
i init % sire ppa gpOd place-an honorable posi-.
tsn-butshen, II NE General truly believes in the
potency md infaIiibfli,y Of Democracy, he must
expect 10 GONE % te top Of the poe aiiera while,
and higher honnrs are in store for him. Human
Spalnre never il 81 ennoblets as when itbears re-
verses With eqcanimily. The General 1asht mot
gsq have Aspafsged 7 selEmade men" = is moi
pENsxpiss Upon ahis point ihc Republican says:
There Is noddny,ng thecharge, any how.
Tam Ewing, Secretary If The Home Depart
-inent, eos a saA boiler in Kanawha, Who
lis father 81 mother was, OF wsethers be ever
had any, We don't know. But Ger, Thompr
son has not run through the list of the Secret
fary's offences. II He was once fco0d shopper
III Ohio, ana al expert one, too, they say ,--
This vii account 10 Gen. Thompson for che |
adroit manner iii which he still uses the are,
ana the facility With which be has lately cut
down thatfiordly oak of the Democracy Of
an sstern Virginia, whose branches are now
And smoking at such q terrible rate
under the lold sail kettle. Alas that the
leafy gloisss Of tile king Of the democratic
fofrst should be laid So low, and converted
fo Ssicli l,urpos2 10 what base uses must
W. toms. Horatiol'n gsThe dust Of Cesar
ktoppihe & buprholea The wrath Of Gen.
s.s 4rs III NJ. fi,ei fnr khe