The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-09-09

him by bank under the warrant Of the Secretary Of III,
Treasury Its, therefore, absurd to charge upon the in
dependent treasury system the loss Of the money \.
Besides If Denbys case comes under the 10th section
Of the independent treasury act and he is liable to id
penalties ii is no objection to that system II he has
broken the law he is subject to the punishment which
provides for such an offence. Let him, therefore, be
prosecuted and brought TO punishment With as much
reason and poprey could the enemies Of the ndepen
treasury complain Of and assa the law denouncing and
Furnishing murder, because villain had been guilty
Of its violation, they denounce the Independent
treasury system because individual has violated its
provisions and thus exposed himself to the charge Of
felony and Imprisonment in a peniientiary The com
mission OF crime against society is argument in favor
of the repeal Of the law which prohibits and Furnishes
the offence and thus protects society far il from
its commission. Nobody but children or idiots would
reason in such manner.
But suppose the Independent treasury law was wholly
repealed, and the State banks or national bank were
constituted the depositaries Of the public money what
then could be done with Denbyl There would be no
10th section denouncng his alleged offence felony,
and Furnishing it with imprisonment The remedy would
be only upon his bond But if that section were ncor.
poraed into the old federal system Of United States
bank, or the modern fayores Of the wing party,
the pet banks. the would beo better than it is now
Therefore, force reason in the objections
which the wing press make to the independent treasury
growing out Of the DENLY case.
But we have considered the matter so far under the
supposop that DENLY has violated the 10th section OF
the law creating the independent treasury On former
occasion have shown that he was required to make
his disbursements in foreign country, in conformity
with tie stpulations Of contract entered into accord
ing to law with the Navy Department as the Barngs
and ether dsburng agents abroad. have been and
now employed. In our opinion, therefore, he has not
violated that section. and consequently is amenable
none Of its penalties Therefore toows that the lar in
relation TO his particular is precisely sohat IL
scas before the independent treasury system estab-
hshed 1t is precisely the same as it was when the
United States Bank and the State banks the de-
postories Of the public money Now, if il is not sufi
GENTLY stringent, and be so improved as reach
dsbusng agents in foreign countries subjecting them to
the penalties Of felony for its violation, let il be DONE
The Republic and its echoes would serve their country
and the administration better IT, instead Of coarse and
ruan assaults upon private character, they would point
out the way in which our legislation may be improved in
this respect They might thus the present admins
tation from the disgrace they view Them of similar
defalcatons by wing agents; for do not doubt that
they are dishonest as the democrats are, to say the
least We will unite with them in advocating any
amendment TO the existing laws which will accomplish
the reforms that all must earnestly desire Let them
prepare law which will bring the Barngs the agents Of
the present Cabinet to the bar Of one OF the criminal
courts Of the Union elonious charge Of using the
public money Of the United States their private bust
ness, as they are nov doing, Nth he knosrisdge and
consent of The present cabinet We should like to the
cabinet organ propose such law, although should
lament to witness the spectacle OF the arragnment Of
those eminent bankers before courts on criminal
charge and we should also lament 10 Mr. Preston.
the Secretary of the Navy arigned on the charge of
being their accomplish before the fact as he would have
to be, il the Of justice Were melted ont to
him which the Republic would visit on x-Secretary Ma
son.
Again, the cabinet organ has announced its opposition
10 national bank, and TO the pet-bank system Now
what system would il havei II it win tear down, Il
should build up What does propose to take the place
Of the independent treasury. II that system to be abol
shed and il the banks also to be discarded Are we
to have national bank in the Disguise Of a"fscali"
Of Mr. Tyler Those who are ready to demolsh should
let the people know what sort Of structure they propose
to build upon the ruins OF the one pulled down. But we
expect no Developments Of policy under this adminstra-
ton that be relied According the court organ
the cabinet have particular principles They dare not
out in favor Of the old American SYSTEM because
they fear such movement would drive of few Taylor
democrats whose support they deem necessary to their
And they dare not adopt any other because in
that event. they would be sure Of the hostility of Mr.
Clay himself We, however, them that they have
got 10 choose between submission to the Sage Of Ash
land or open war with him. That is "fxed fact"
vhich they cannot get round or evade.
The siandsrcr's ouibbIe.
Recently the organ Of the cabinet published Islander
,us attack upon the Hon. Robert McLane. the democratic
candidate for Congress in the Baltimore district charging