The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-24

| had not the power To remove, beyond any other
| period In its history. And amid all its expendi.
lures must not be for gotten this one the uiost ina
portant OF all, viz: MILLIONS ONE BUNDnE
| AND TWENTY FoUa THousAEp TWO HUNDRED ASD
| slNETy DOLLARS, so T2i $50. expended to stc-s
| anew the internal improvements Of the country,
which, in consequence OF the vetoes and the hos
tiIity Of PRECEDING Presidents, hadbe suspended
| for sixteen years.
Are all these things, under General Pierce to be
! changed We hope And trust not, but shalt
| see. The change, if it comes, however much il
may damage the country. will only make more
illustrious the great and patriotic services Of Mil
lard Eillmore In the short space oftwo years and
half HE services to the country have been OF that
cha racter that give him immortal place in the
heads and hearts OF all men whose goou opinions
are worth having. We have had greater soldiers
at the head OF affairs, but truer. juster and,
In most respects, greater statesman. With the
s.H-deyotion TO his COUNTY, Of n Washington. he
has added the prjnciples and precept5 of n Eamit-
ton and Madison. To q bsars that is pure has been
Joined a head that il sound and clear; ard hence
biIAaafffeHf2 . in Nigh no
threats from without pressure within have
awe we'd him an iacb from what he deemed his
duty. Faithful both 10 the North and South, he
will retire with the admiration of the great mas5F+
in both these sectons and when he Is spoken OF
hereafter. it will be in the rank of the great names
that the country, ard the whole country, 10 proud
Of, without distinction OF party.
SUCCESSFUL FsAuD on a BAsK.-Solne weeks
since gentleman made hid appearance in this
city, and opened office Com mercial Wharf
for the av0wed purpose of carrying on the COM
mission business. He protested 10 belong To Mon.
treal, and opened all account, under different
names, at two Of our banks, the fremont and tho
Exchange. For some weeks he did business az
both these banks, keeping very good balance q.
the Exchange. and q fair one at the fremont One
morning he entered the Exchange Bank, made
deposit, and Immediately presented a check to The
paying teller for a greater amount than he had IN
the bank. The teller thinking the deposit he had
Just made sufficient to cover the check, and
supposng all was right, paid it. Soon after il was
found that the check paid overdrew his account
some 500. The same day, an hour or two after,
check drawn by the same man, under the name
he used at the fremont Bank, was presented ut
that bank. The teller detected that the check
was for more than he had in the bank, and refused
to pay it. Soon after, the man came in, and DC
posting some bills Oh the Exchange Bank, made
lis check good, and q check for the whole bulan'a
then paid, and the man closed his account,
From the appearanc OF This last InanCsuyre, the
receiving teller thought all not right and.
having inc identally heard OF the overdraft made
Oh the Exchange Bank, and being aware That the
deposition who had trird to overdraw alMuat al
ways deposited Exchange Bank bulls, he went over
and asked for a description OF the man, and iouno
that il was the same one under another name who
h ID tried to cheat the fremont. On comparing
checks the writing was found TO be similar, and Az
officer was Immediately despatched 10 secure the
rogue He had flown, however, and has not been
seen or heard of since, leaving the Exchange Bank
minus $500. The rogue undoubtedly opened the
accounts With the banks for the par pose of deir,'id
ing, and he may make his appearance in some
other city und try the same ganne.- Doston Ifdu.