Washington telegraph., 1852-10-13

greater strictness must be observed in the perfor-
nance of this duty."-Page 1876.
Boyd pays no attention to instructions,
and NJ. Garesche is sent out as an envoy
extraordinary to tighten up the screws Of
Democracy in Mississippi, and to examine
into the land office affairs. On the 18th Of
June 1887, he writes to Mr.. Woodbury.,
Secretary Of the Treasury, that. Boyd is
already, In service only of some three
months, defaulter to the amount of FIF-
TY-FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUN
DRIED AND SIXTY-FIVE DOLLARS
carrying out his unyielding principles
of 0enocracy!!' He was as stern a Demo
crat as my colleague 1 will read few ex-
tracts, on the principles of Democratic
administration, from this letter (paee IS9
of the document:)
! The man Boyd seems really penitent and |
! am inclined to think, in common with his friends.
! he is honest"
80, doubtless, would my Democratic col
league think.
He has been led away fiom his duty by the
example OF his predecessor, Harrisl and GER
tain looseness in the code of morality which here
does not move in so limited a circle as it does
with at home7
They do seem to have been plundering
the people, to use a western expression,
with most perfect losseness."
Another receiver would probably follow in the
footsteps of the two"
1t must be remembered that following
IN the footsteps was, in those DAYS. IA
vorte plank in the Democratic platform
You will not, therefore be surprised if re-
commend his being retained in preference to an
other appointment for he has his hands full now.
and will not be disposed to speculate any more
lie has, moreover, pledged his word that, if re-
tanned, he will strictly obey the law.n
MIR. Chairman, [ never knew a convicted
horse-thief who would not promise to obey
the law in order to be pardoned out of the
penitentiary. that he mi ght have chance to
steal another Speaking of the predecessor,
(Harfis,) this Democratic agent writes
'He, too, passes for an honest man.
On the 9th of July, 1917, Boyd writes
to the Secretary that he is a detauIter, and
that he will resign, 0. lS7 and the Stcre-
'-} feb5s s aIg ~ to 5ss fsar the fq and honorable
course proposed in your letter of the oath ult.7
Thus it would seem that, according to this
rule Of Democratic leaders, he who roDS the
public Treasury Of SlO9, 900, passes tor an
honest man'-he who robs it of ST., 900
only and offers to resign. is regarded as
frank and honorable, and makes the Secrc-
tary Of the Treasury happy
Mr.. Chairman, if my brief hour would
permit, | could go on and show up similar
cases This large volume is filed with their
details. Would that every voter throughout
the land could be furnished with a copy.
It would cause tens of thousands of honest
Democrats Indignantly to drive from power
the leaders of the party, which has tolerated
these outrages upon their rights, and SO
hagrantly abused their confidence. I could
60 into the cases OF your Swartwouts and
your Hawkinses, your Tods and your Prices,
whose Joint robberies amounted to more than
two millions of dollars. But, sir, turn
with loathing and disgust from this mourn
ful picture Of human deprayity-this official
record of political infamy, on the part of
Democratic leaders, some Of whom are now
attempting to rally their dismayed and brok-
en- forces under the banner of Franklin
Pierce. let them pass, and merely give
the list in a marginal notes aa.a
But, sir this is not the only "Galphniz-
ing with which | charge the managers
of that party. My colleague always harps
upon the efficiency OF that Sub Treasury
Thcv promised, for this scheme that it
would free the Government from It's depend
ence upon banks and bankers to transact it's
fiscal affairs, and that by it's penalties, its
penitentaries, its bolts and its bars, it would
prevent further peculations upon the public
Treasury Yet, sir, the result is, that even
under the Polk administration, the financial
operations OF the Government required the
aid of banks and bankers. The terrors of
all the penalties did not prevent your Wet
mores, your Collinses, and your other sub
treasurers, from proving defaulters to the
| amount of near million. of dollars
#List Of the Democratic Golphini.ers ,rho pl,,ndcred
| the Public Treasury, tcith the amount of each one
plumber, as appears fro1. the official document.
Samuel Swartwout, New York 81 ,225, ,7O5 SO
| VIM NJ Price, do ... $4,000 90
| Geo. w. Owen, Mobile, Ala. -. .l1173 As
| l. P. Candy, Charlottesville. la -. 39013 10
| A. McCarty. Indianapolis, la. 1888 90
| B. F. Edwards. Edwardsville. Ill. .2.315 rs
W. L. d. Ewing, Vandalia, I'll. 80. 1874 20
John Hays, Jackson, Mississippi. 1886 l6
Willis NJ Green, Palmyra Mo-. 49,. :. 2,312 12
! B. S. Chambers, Little Rock. Ark. 49,. 1,146 %
! David L. Tod. Opelousas, La. a.... 27,23O 81
! r. R. Rogers. ... 6.624 81
! Maurice Cannon New Orleans $50 %
A. w Mcdaniel, Washington. Miss !. .. 5000 90
| ]. H. Owens. 81. Stephens. Ala. ...... 30,611 81
| W. p Harris. Columbus. ............ 109,147 OS
W. Taylor, Cahawba, Alabama. 49,. 23,116 Is
u. G. Mitchell,loa do. 49,. ..54;626 So
George B. Crutcher, Choctaw. Miss. -. .6,O6l 40
George B. Cameron do. ....... 3,O59 ga
S. w. Dickens Isd do. IL ,S31 81