The Nevada journal., 1856-03-14

place between Mr. Geo. r. A. Leonard, ofI
California, aud the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs at Washington, which has found its
way into the newspapers. Mr.. Leonard
stated that he had been in the employ, as
clerk, of Col. Henley. Superintendent of In
dian Affairs for California. lie was employed
five months and twenty-six days, and received
pay for five months and seven days, at the rate
Of sl00 a month, amounting to S523 81. lie
further says:
will also state that the voucher for my pay for
services for five months and days (which should
have gone with Col. Ienleys returns for the
ond quarter) was signed by me in blank at the per-
sonal request of Col. Henley have never seen the
voucher since which thus signed in blank, and do
not of course know what it contains"
The object Of Mr. Leonard in writing the
Commissioner was to know if he was not en-.
titled to more pay. lie says the dut les per>
formed by him were very arduous, and he
knows "the law allows at the rate of twenty
five hundred dollars TO clerk who discharges
the samo duties which he performed Mr.
Commissioner Manypenny replies that the act
of Congress Of March Sd, 1852, provided that
the Superintendent shall be all owed clerk,
whose compensation SHALL NOT EXCEED two
thousand five hundred dollars per annum."
The Commissioner therefore concludes that if
the Superintendent "can employ suitable
person for a less sum, it is proper for him to
do so; and the individual employed can claim
only the rate for which he agreed to serve
But the Commissioner says that in the accounts
of Thomas j. Henley for the first quarter of
1855, he finds voucher which appears to
contradict the statement of Mr.. Leonard be-
ing receipt from him for seventeen hundred
and five and 48-l00ths dollars.
The voucher alluded to by the Commissioner
reads thus
The UNITED STATES:
[DateI To GEO R. A. LEONARD De.
1850 March 3lst To services as Clerk to Superin-
tendent of Indian Affairs from July g. 1854
to March 3lst 1855, inclusive, at So, 500 per
Received, at San Francisco, Cal March 3lst 1855.
OF L. j. Henley Superintendent Indian Affairs sew
enteen hundred and five 49, 100 dollars in full of this
account: GEO. r. A. LEONARD.
certify on honor that the above account is cor
rect and just and that have actually this 3st day
OF March, 1852 paid the amount thereof.
THos j. HENLEY, Sup't Indian Affairs.
The slight little discrepancy between the
amount which MIR. Leonard says he received
and the account which Mr.. Henley says on
honor that he paid,we forbear all comment on.
MIR. Superintendent Henley may explain that
matter as best he can. He is said to be in
Washington at present, perhaps for the pur-
pose of explaining his voucher. II is certain
he knew, before he left, that the charge would
be made, for he gave some documents to
his friends with which to exonerate himself.
They go to show that one clerk could not
perform the duties of the Office, and conse-
quently two were employed, and in order to
keep within the letter OF the law the receipt
was made to cover all the money paid for
the labor. But to this Mr.. Leonard replies
that the other pretended clerk of Henley was
brother-in-law Of his and held clerkship in
the customhouse at the time, and used occa.
sionally to come into the Office of an evening
and copy letter or perform some such trifling
matter So it would seem an explanation
is called for from Mr.. Henley himself.
Personally we have nothing against Henley.
But We believe him totally unqualified to dis
charge the duties of Indian Superintendent.
He is possessed of such an insane desire to be
making stump speeches that, were he elected
our next President, he could not forego the
pleasure of spouting bad grammor and fustian
every autumn. This he no doubt thinks is
serving his country, and in our opinion it is
the only way he should serve it, unless he
chooses to serve as a" war.horse " in which
case we say, let him ripr'
This is the second office he has held under
Pierce. He was appointed Post Master of
San Francisco when Pierce came into power.
While he held that office it was ascertained
that letters and newspapers, directed to vari.
GUS parts of the State, used to be deposited
occasionally in the Bay, through a ho'e in
Long wharf, and when at last this was 'iscoy-
cred the Indignation of the people Of nat DO
iitlcaly'doomed city knew no bounds. Mr..
Henley undertook to explain the matter-said
it was an accident-an unavoidable occurrence.
But it was proved that the same thing had oc.
CURED before. "Gross official negligence in
the post office" was the common topic of con-
versation on the street. Correspondents of
newspapers recommended the circulation of
petitions for the removal of Henley and recon-
mended his successor but he was a little too
willy to be caught in that way So on he goes
to Washington and reveals to the President
the astounding fact that Lieut.. Beale-the
most successful and humane Indian Agent the
government ever had not Democrat.
Of course the President removed him. He
would remove his Savior and appoint Dem.
crat in his place if he had the power and
doubted his democracy. So by max ing room
for an Ohio brother of Senator Wallar IIorIo1