The daily union., 1852-08-08

embe 1881 says that the board not yet out of Office
which s equivalent 10 saying that The board is still
gagged in causing TO be printed such forms and schedules
may be necessary for full enumeration OF the inhab-
anls OF he United States and obtaining certain statistics
which forms necessary 10 be used upon the first
day OF June, is5o-a year and three months before
think ibis dsposes of the great that the senator
from Georgia Mr. pAysosl has produced bere; is il
possible that John j. CrItenden and Daniel Webster
could answer the 3oh September 1851 that they
slll dschaging duties which they stnedy required
TO perform before The htsi Of June, 1902
| Mr.. SEWARD Win the honorable senator allow me
70 ask bun whether Il has escaped his recollection that
during that intermediate period law was passed con-
tinuing that board h ..f
Mr.. WALKER ! win say this, that this search war
rant was issued because, after all other inquiry, no duties
could be found searched out determined 10 have been
performed, or which il the duty OF this board TO
perform, alter the time this taken. and BY
which time all the duties required by that act we're 10
have been completed. Now, Il does most asonlsh
ing that after year and three months had elapsed since
the lime appointed for taking this MIR Crttenden
and Mr., Webster should have been careless
ser in their letter 10 Mt Stuart that the board still
IN existence, and Mr. Kennedy still performing The duties
Of his Office in that board and had not been discharged
from his office. II most extraordinary say; but it
evident that is 10 be ascrbed to nadyerence and that
they had adyeried TO that law. They could not have
Intentionally made this mistake, except by not having
adveIted to the law, by which they would have known
that there was an act creating this board And not know
ing that act had been passed abolishng that board,
they took IL, matter OF course, that II still In
existence. They careless had not examined the
law; deemed the board still in existence and Mr. Ken.
nedy still dscharging the duties OF secretary to that
board. Ii cannot be that lawyers after examining
that law, they could have 10 that conclusion They
therefore have certified most caIeessy, and, seems to
me, most neglgently.
Then, to what conclusion does that bring us II is
that Mr. Kennedy has, clerk OF the board under
the Goth section OF this act received his salary down 10
the 30h OF June, 1850 al the rate OF $4,000 per
At that time the duties of that Office ceased and be
transferred cleikship in which he should receive
but salary of 50 500, and he received that salary for
about months after the board had ceased exist
and made complaint about The AMOUNT given to him.
Then it appears that he could bring high authority
back him. he thought proper TO Claim the higher salary OF
$1,000 do not blame Mr.. Kennedy 30 much for ma
king this claim as would blame the carelassness OF Mr.
Cnlienden and Mr. Webster in certifying that he was
titled TO that salary. If he could bring the authority OF
The Secretary Of the INTERIOR and the Attorney General,
and he great and renowned Secretary OF State Of the
United States, cannot blame him SO much as / would
them. | attach more blame to TO Mr.. Stuart, and 10
Mr.. Crtenden and Mr. Webster. ! believe that they
TO blame about this matter than Mr. Kennedy is;
for there has been degree OF careessness in not look
ling the law that created this board and prescribed its
duties, that's almost unaccountable II impossible
that this Census Board should continue in existence down
TO the 30h September, 1851 And for what
il impossible Why, one was that the marshas
required to make their returns by the first OF
October, 1851; and in Gods name where this board
hen' Were the Secretary Of Slate, the Attorney General
and the Postmaster General still engaged in making out
and preparing blanks all this time II can only be
counted Tor upon the ground OF the most careless neg
gence to look into and refer to the law In other
way could these gentlemen have certified in the manner
they did in answer to the letter of Mr. Stuart. Why,
the board still in existence the marshals obliged
and required TO make their returns 10 the secretary who
under this act required 10 classify and arrange the
matter, thus sent IN for publication, for the next Con
gress tsH
We have been led astray in this mater-I cannot say
SO much BY this gentleman. Mr. Kennedy, by The other
gentlemen The Secretary OF the Interior mistaken
and his letter s untrue, in point OF fct. when he says
he found Mr. Kennedy receiving 5000 salary clerk
Of the Census Board in September, 1850. The Census
Board was in when they asserted that The 3ol
OF September, 1851, the board still in existence and
Mr.. Kennedy not yet discharged from his office. The
whole Of them mistaken except the comptroller
Mr.. Whittlesey and the disbursng clerk, Mr. William
They were correct; they that the board had
ceased to exist and by possibility cocd there be any
such Office secretary TO that board and therefore they
ecied the claim for salary and very properly objected 10
paying salary for Office longer existence, and
which could not be found when three four search
warrants had issued tor that purpose They discharged
their duty faithiuy and notwithstanding the objection
made the first comptroller by the senator from Georgia
INT DAwsos,l say lha, there ever was ialthia
Whlesey. And If there shall be democratic admins
ralion for the next term, which have every TO
think will be the case act of my official service here
will be 10 endeavor matter OF honesty and justice, TO
prevent this Mr. Whtesey from being turned Out Of Of
hce, for believe him to be the most faithful guardian
that the treasury had think il would be doing in
justice for any administration democratic whig, free
soil. TO turn such out of Office. Tbough we have
differed in opinions two or three occasions, yet
award him the need oil praise Tor his honesty oil in
tenon and II TO me thai is cruel for him to re-
ceive word OF from the senator from Geos
MI DAWSON, or IRON any olnef quarter 90 not
believe that any administration, whether wbig, demo-
cratic, free SOIL would be properly dschagng It's duty
to turn such mao as be Is out OF ONCE when he has 80
faithfully performed and discharged his duties.
Mr. DAWSON | have but a few words TO say.
am very happy to bear defence OF Mr. Whitlesey from
the source that it comes. Now, TO the con.
tnuation of this board, beg leave 10 read few opn.
ions expressed concerning this matter when the bill was
passed in 1850 Here gentleman speaking IN regard
10 the passage OF this law;
One word further act on the principle that IL nj,
going trouble heads Of departments much. 1t
be exceedingly troublesome unless the
old MAXIM and that head Is better than three
The duties devolvng upon the board, under the act by
which IL constituted, nearly completed, Al ~ true
but is for Congress determine TO what extent they
shall continue act Now, propose to set the qaesto
by decorng thar the board shah continue 70 have the
control of the matter until the work Is completed"
will refer TO another letter which will pu, this matter
in light still clearer II is dated from the Republic Of
fee in August $780, and il addressed TO Daniel Webster
and N X. Hall, members oil the Census Board, and in
forms them that their communication had been received
and thai, in compliance with their request they bad
dered the printing OF more blanks This letter
signed by Gideon & Co, and was dated in August
1850, after the act for taking the census had passed
find, also, in the Blue Book, the OF Sl3479 30,
which that board paid TO this firm. That, however is
not before The only object bad in referring 10
this was TO show that in their opinion this board was
still in existence. 1.
Mr. DAVIS have but a word or two to add to
what have already said. In the first place. after the
remarks which have fallen from the from Gsor
gia, Mr.. DAWSON, II Is proper that should discaim
10 apply 10 me. In the remarks have made have i'm
fall IN man ha rhurur t<