The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-17
Wayne. wish to read one or two interesting ex.

Wayne. wish to read one or two interesting ex-
| tracts,
| gentleman from North Carolina and of the House
| that Col. John Spencer not now, nor at the
time to which the gentleman refers a defaulter 10
the Government; but on the contrary was both
then and now creditor of the Government; and a
previous Congress and the Executive officers of the
Government have so decided.
Mr.. STANLY said he glad to hear that one
man had paid what he owed
Mr. DUNHAM explained that Col. Spencer was
improperly set down defauter, the Govern
ment being in fact in his debt.
Mr.. STANLY. Was not Judgment obtained against
him by the United Staes'
Mr.. DUNHAM. 1t was improperly obtained, and
was afterwards released when the facts were made
known.
Mr.. STANLY said he should be glad to know how
the release obtained. Was it because he was
"a pillar of Democracy" But il not the
amount OF the defalcation in this case that was
commenting on 1t was to the reasons given ny
Mr.. Hendricks, and Mr.. Woodbury's answer, to
which ask attention-especially the reasons why
Mr.. Woodbury. ought not to remove him.
After various complaints from Mr.. Woodbury.,
MIR. William Hendricks writes to him in behalf OF
Mr.. Spencer. In that letter MIR. Hendricks says:
'lt would to some extent produce excitement if
he were removed, for he has many warm and in
fuential friends both at Fort Wayne and in Dear
born county, from which he removed to his present
residence. Better let 10 be-"
In answer to this "Better let it be-" Mr.. Wood
bury wrote as short letter to Mr.. Hendricks
it:
TREASURY DEpARTMENr,}
September Z, 1886
s'SIR: Your letter of the 3lst ultimo is received,
explanations have been such that he will probably
continue in office.
81 am, very respectfully. your ob't sery't,
"LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary of the Treasury
'IIon. WIN. HENDRicKs."
The reason of Mr. Spencer continuing in office
will be known, when we hear the following from
his letter to MIR. Woodbury., dated October 27,
1886:
"My Democratic friends think that ought not
to leave until after hold election for Pres-
dent, on the 1th Of November, which have con
cluded to wait"
"The Democratic party-the election--the main
pillars OF the Democratic cause.-the unyielding
advocates of the principles of Democracy
were the reasons assigned for keeping men in
office who had neglected their duties, abused their
trusts, and kept the public money for their own
purposes.
Let me say, Mr.. Speaker, in parenthoses, what
think of General Cass's letter. That he
more unfortunate in his Nicholson than in his
Chicago letter.
We never could agree in the South in constituting
the Nicholson letter. General Cass clear
and definite in his letter Launcelot in the Mer
chant of Venice was, when he gave old Gobbo
directions for finding the way to the Jews house
"Gob6o.-NIaster young gentleman, pray you.
which Is the way To Master Jew's!'
"Latoucelot.-Turn up your right hand, at
the next turning but, at the next turning of ell,
ON your left; marry at the very next turning,
turn of no hand, but turn down Indirectly to the
Jews house"
Twas a hard way to hit-as hard as to hit Gene
raj Cass's meaning.
will not detain the House further by reference
to other cases mentioned in the report.
But, sir, it may be said, we heard all this in
1910; the judgment of the country has been passed
on these transactions That will not
swer. i have for weeks past been making
inquiries relative to the Office holders under Mr..
Polk. ! suppose that when the otiiceho in
this city encouraged TO leave their offices and
make speeches against General Taylor-when
funds collected out of the clerks by your pub
lie ohicers-when some of them engaged in
writing party essays, that some OF the government
money was probably used for the election by the
"pillars of the Democratic party" have judged
correctly, and invite the special attention Of all
those who have been laundering anathemas against
the Ca phin claim 10 hear my facts.
hnd that various public officers, such Indian
agents, collectors of customs, contractors, navy
agents, marshals, pension agents, &c, holding Of
flee under the last administration, have retained in
their hands, or msappled-to no harsher
words--the public money entrusted 10 their custo-
dy to amount of nearly ONE MILLION OF DOL
LARS have table before me, and some of the
names | will give many Of the names do not
wish to bring 10 public notice, because all of them
have not been mentioned in the newspapers of the
day.
Here Mr.. STANLY read the names of DENLY,
Beard, Collins Beach, and some others referred to
in this list