The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-07

prove upoa ~ Infamous Of the hour and the
streets bua fpn the reconi-from official reports-by
figures that cannot lie
We win insult readers by abiding at length 10
the Gardiner The facts OF that bear out what
We have just asserted Of all but the facts have recently
been the subject Of legal investigation and Of popular com
ment that need stop recapuiate them lie! -
pass on TO few incidents quite well remembered
though equally beyond doubt denial
Senator Gwin OF California in Of his speeches dur
ing the session Of 1879 exposed Of the ord
nary and commonplace OF the transactions Of the last adj
ministration, II
q About the time, in I84s gentleman from the
State Of Missouri General John Wilson, appointed
Indian agent for Salt Lake: furnished with
extravagant outfit and conduct him to his
agency.
HE the Salt Lake s,ad there long enough
write letter two. He then California with his
family his books and his baggage all descriptions
emigrant ioring at the governments expesse. He
reached the valley OF the Sacramento about the
of the winter could carry his effects further
buried Them and hurried with his family. BY order
that emanaed from the Secretary Of War, detachment Of
the army ordered out the following sprng TO bring in
the private property belonging this Indian agent
ported for him by the Salt Lake to
California. told by the assistant quarternaser who
fitted the expedition, the principal object of which
perform this service that the little less than $780,
00O This another of the items that the necessity
of deficiency bills and charged expenditure in Cafor
MIA After General Wilson got California he resigned his
but cast him for having passed
through tho country where he assigned duty and emf
grating such expense the government to
another part of the country but he actually appointed
to another office in California He made navy agent at
San Francisco This gentleman is one Of the high
priests of the wing party California He lately presided
of the largest wing conventions which
BLEED in that State"
Another instance is thus noticed;
Sin September, 1850, appropriation of $25 900
made enable the President hold treaties with the In
dian tribes in the State of California The President under
this organized board Of commissioners consisting Of three
persons These modest gentlemen drew $50 900 of public
from the collector at San Francisco and started to
their language with escort of hundred and
picked men, officers three sx-mue covered wagons
and hundred and fifty pack mules carry pro-
visions ammunition and Indian goods all under the
mand of Captain d. Reyes experienced and excellent
officer -
The case of ex-Coector Collier, now in Ohio in which
State vain efforts have made by present able Sec
rotary of the Treasury the money held by Col
Collier, and belonging TO the public treasurthis
one of peculiar character Hon Gilbert Dean, in
his mastery speech during the last presidential canvass
in the House of Representatives alluded as follows
al allude the first collector San Francis
Mr.. Collier He the country with mil
ary escort expense of 60o0 when the Of get
ting there by the usually travelled and proper rouethe
sthmuswould not have exceeded $500. He then, after
ezing upon large numbers OF vessels contrary TO lawe
ing the goods nominal and thus causing the
loss the United States of 81 600 public de-
aulter large amount and then again renominated
by the President for the office but the Senate, by
nearly a unanimous vote, refused to confirm him.
At the present moment have said, Mr.. Collier
who was, and is great whg fayorite, retains large
amount Of the money claimed by the general government
All the efforts this money under the independ
treasury law have failed but understand that
other attempt is soon TO be made.
number Of other before us but shall defer
allusiou them another occasion The hetgeacer
will be satisfied hope that have not undertaken the
task without being fully armed with the ample and
undoubted authorities