The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-10-08
Frm the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
Democratic State Convention and the
Galphins-Removals from Office.

The Locofoco State Convention passed,
in its series the following resolution;
Ees,,red. That whilst we wage no fa,t'ous
war against the constitutional aullorlic'- as
American citizens, will stand firmly by our
country, by whomsoever its government may
he administered, we regard the actions OF the
Wing National Administration, from the hrst
exhibitions of its proscrlptve and iniolernnt
course, to the climax of the Gaphin claim, as
worthy of the false preiences under which II
came into power, and of professions which have
been invariably violated.
This is cool, TO-. n party which originated
prescription for opinions sake, and has prac-
tire1 upon it to the full extent in the National,
State, County and Municipal Governments,
whenever an opportunity presented itself The
"Galphin part i. cooler particularly when
We reflect that the principal ofthe Galphin claim
was paid under the order Of Il bill passed lay
Locoforo Congress. But 10 remind our Dem
ocratic friends that they live in glass houses
we rcpuhli,h the following :" bill Of particulars"
which we trust they " i'll read over Mt their lcs'
urc Its list ola tt,o " Gaphins belonging
to the party which passed the above resolution,
aud there ar, lcnty more of the same sort
left -
The case of Linn Of Illinois, tho Lnd Recci-
yer, defiulter in the sum Of $50 962 of Will
liam r. Harris, the Land Receiver at Colum-
bus, Miss spoken ofby Levi Woodbury. as
one oil the main pillars of the Democratic par
iy''-a i,faulier in the sum OF slO9,l7s; Of
George d. Boyd, dcfauiter in the sum of
s5l GIG of Chilllcss, dcfaultcr in the sum of
Sll2,449 of Allen. a defaultcr in the sum of
s2G G9l AMI of other eases mentioned in The
1 Reports Of the Committee Of the 18th Congress,
3l session, lSaS 10, Rep RI No. 3l3-ought to
put the seal Of perpetual silence upon the lips
Of the Locofoco party-lhc cases cited above
we're under the administration ofGen. Jackson,
and MS they may be deemed too ancient fol prac'
/ iica consideration by m 1dern Loco Focos, we
shall cite some of more modern character, nm
der the Polk administration. Below is list of
public officers, such as ludan agents, collectors
OF customs, contractors navy agents marslals,
pension agents, &c, holding Office under the
Polk administration, who retained in their
hands or misapplied, to u.s. no harshcr words,
the public money entrusted to their custody TO
the amount of nearly 100000 Of dollars!
NAMES. In what capacity. Amount
claimed
Indian Agent Sl0I9l 60
Nathaniel DENLY, Agent at Marscil
les. France, l55.5Os IS
Lieutenant U.SA. 1928 60
Collector OF Gus
toms, ST. Angus
tine. lOs2 Al
+ /. Beard. Contractor, SC. 50 j6j %
Patrick Collins Surveyor and In
ii, ISL $50 40
Receiver Of Pebble
MONEY. 434; 81
VIM b. Scott, Navy Agent 1887 81
Indian Agent 4s4s 81
John Bench. Indian Agent for
The Sac and Fox
Tribes 75,sal 90
NAVY Agent, 1851 Os
Sub Indian Agent, s516 81
Pursci L. S. Navy, 3526 81
Late Marshal, 1918 05
navy Agent, 4Oll IL
Pension Agent, 4lsl so
Richard Hewitt Sub Indian Agent, lS,l42 IS
Contractor, &c. 1881 20
Navy Agent, 1884 80
Contractor, &c., 345 90
G. II. Kenncrly, Assistant Quarter
master. 26397 PC
Contractor, &c, Sl22 w
Navy Agent, 5'.oa %
NAVY AGENT s,sl6 80
Navy & Navy Pen
sion Agent, s.l54 ~
purser u. S. Navy, l34s9 rs
NavyPensionAgent, l,ll9 SO
Navy Agent, l,34l 81
Agent for paying
Pensioners, 6,s62 %
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