The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-05-20
From the y. 3. Journal.
HOW Is TryIsi

Can you inform me, good Mr.. Editor, how
Il happens, that under this democratic, hard.
monev. people-lovino administration. The dis.
bursting officers OF the government are 90
miserably strained that the most petty bills
must needs 20 unpaid The Circuit g. bis.
trict Courts Of the United States have been
la session here for the last few weeks, and
jurors and witnesses have been in attendance
from various parts of the State; and I have
II from the most indubitable sourccs-in truth,
have seen the written official evidence OF
the fuct-that they have been discharged and
sent Off with certificate of the amount duo
for such service, VARYING from I,,0 TO S2o.-
90 each, and that such amount was "not poid
for wani Of Junds!" These certificates they
might leave with their landlords in part pau
for their expenses while here, provided their
hosts were willing to wait the slow movements
OF the hard money administration. Isay mari
pay, for the compe nsat:on provided is made.
quate to the most ordinary charges at FIRST
class hotels. But what | wished particularly
to know of you, is, how II happens, that with
all the gold flowing in from California, and
with Treasury overfiowing at Washington.
the government is unable 10 pav, Can YOU
throw light upon this subject!
MINT DRops.
We have made inquiry at head quarters, a.
bout this matter, and we find that the com.
plaint of our friend is true. For the first
time within four wears, at least, the govern
ment at Washington has failed to provide
money for the payment of the necessary ex.
penses of the Court. The practice has been
for the marshal to make his reou,sition on the
Secretary of the Interior for the necessary
funds. They are forwarded to him, and he
thus has the means to pay off witnesses, jury
men, &C., before they leave court. Such has
been the practice during the Whig admins.
tration, without an exception. We learn
that the Marshal made a requisition on the
Secretary for the necessary funds soon after
the 4th Of March. Hearing nothing from that
source, on the first day of the term he spain
addressed the secretary for the funds. hut.
up to the last day Of the term, no reply had
been received, and not a single dollar was
provided to pay the heavy expenses of the
term. The only remedy for the Marshal was.
to issue certificates to those person. entitled
to fees, stating the services rendered, and the
amounts due therefor. This wes done.
Now. the question arises ,phv the people Of
Ohio are treated in this shabby way, Whv
has the Circuit Court. at n ye-v important
session, been left by the present adu,inistra.
ton to do a vast business. involving MANY
thousands of dollars expenditure without a
single cent of money, If the national treas.
ury had been left emptv and bankr,pt bv the
late Wbip administration. there might possiblv
be some excuse. But there are miil;ons of
dollars in the treasury unappropria,ed. We
therefore feel fully justified in saving that the
conduct of the Secretary of the Interior, in
neglecting or refusing to provide the funds Is
totally without excuse. and must receive the
unqualified condemnation of men of ALI psrties
There is no justification for such an Outrage,
Men are drarped here from the extremes of
the State. awav from their business. and are
to stop at hotels at heavy expense.
After remaining perhaps for weeks. thew are
discbaroed. They bave tavern hills 70 settle
Tbev call upon the Marshal for their fees. and
are told that there is not dollar for any of
them. What il 70 he done, They net a
certificate of the sum due them from the Office
landlord. II he is not able or willing to take
orders on Unele Sam. the holders must 90 TO
the Brokers and submit to lust such shave as
their necessities compel them TO endure.
There are hundreds of the citizens of the
State who know these thinps 10 he true