Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-30

,ho T-eaurv as due to the United States, Is
one against you of the sum of 5 agree
sbIv to a settlement of your account made
nv The on the and of
G Uy td it is presumed, you were duly advised
There are not many of the balances so re-
ported which are individually considerable,
but in the aggregate they involve very large
sum, which, so far as they are actually due,
it is my duty to see collected and paid back
into the Treasury for the public service Be-
sides the interest due to the amount involved,
the number of these balances, and the neces'
sity of keeping them in view in order to pre-
vent the payment Of any other money 10 tne
parties owing them until they are discharged,
serve to cucumber the books and embarrass
the proceedings Of the accounting omcers ID
their current duties 1t is an act OF lnJusuce
to keep on the list Of defalcations, the hanes
of gentlemen who have served the country
with credit, and especially to perpetuate sucn
lists by including them in the printed reports
To Congress, without affording them an oppor-
tunity of paving off such balances when due,
or establishing their proper credits when
reaIJv dine and il is, in my opinion, discred-
table in a high degree to the Government to
allow such balances, whether real or only ap-
narent. to remain open upon its books, unad-
iusted or uncollected, as the case may be
With this view of the subject, l have to
request if you admit the balance against you
TO be due, that you will Immediately pay
over the same by depositing the amount with
the Treasurer of the United States, or some
| one Of his assistants whichever may be most
convenient and upon making such deposit,
| by taking from him duplicate certificates,
| transmit one of the certificates to this De
partment If you do not admit the said bal
| ance request you will promptly favor me
with your own views OF your account; ana II
you consider yourself entitled to any credit
| not vet allowed, that you explain the grounds
| or forward the evidence on which you rely.
A delay in demanding settlement or pay
ment of these balances has arisen, in most
cases, from q want of knowledge on the part
of the accounting officers of the residence OF
the parties indebted. shall send this letter
to the postmaster of the place near which you
| are understood to reside, who will place it in
| your hands.
| / am, very respectfully,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
By way of explaining its operation, at a
glance, we also publish the reply of late
functionary in distant State to one Of these
circulars, and an extract from letter from
him, written in 1S49, to Mr.. Secretary Ewing
all of which will prove of interest to Govern
ment functionaries everywhere, and to al
interested in the prompt and efficient manage
ment of the public business
APRIL 10, 1856.
Hon. James Guthrie, Sec'y ofthe Treasury
Sir The postmaster at this place ha
handed me letter from you, notifying MT
| that there was balance due from me TO The
United States, as the late Receiver, of 1892
You state it is very annoying to the account
. ing officers to have such balances outstanding
can assure you, cir, it is as disagreable &c
me as to the aforesaid accounting officers
? in Nav hxxA
= | Ewing, applied to his accounting officers fo
my account. and did go over and over agair
, in vain, and kept funds to meet any balance
due from me. At last / got tired and con-
cluded the Government might ask for it
money when it was wanted So much in
justification of myself. 1 enclose you copy
Of my letter to Mr.. Ewing.
My own account makes me indebted S13
The rejection of one of my vouchers hs!
swelled it TO 1922. 1 will write to explain il
In a few days-as soon as l can look over my
old accounts. If then rejected, will prompt
ly pay your Receiver the amount stated. In
the mean time please have my account marked
to be Immediately settled.
lsT JUNE, 1S49
Please End enclosed my quarterly account
as Receiver Of the Land Office at this place
Tor the fractional quarter commencing on the
LIST April and ending on 10Th May, l849, that
being the day ON which my successor qualified
i anu look possession OF the office.
In conclusion of my official career / have
an only favor to ask. 1t is this that my ac-
counts may be instantly adjusted so that
may settle the small balance against me and
get my discharge IN fuX This is a small ia.
vor to ask Of the Treasury Department and
ITS oficers, and in view Of the annoyance OF
such thing remaining unsettled hope my
request may be promptly granted. My &C,
| counts are simple and small and there will
Il balance mn I,,I
email as It'll | want to fork over and be for
ever done with Uncle Sam or any Of his money
Unjust.-The New York News is doing
| great Injustice to the Hon. Nr. Wheeler, OF
New York. In its abuse Of President Pierce
the Nsao' takes occasion to charge the Hon
Mr. Wheeler with voting generally with the
Republican party. Now, no other member.
record has been more strictly that Of a Demo
cratic. party man than that of Mr. Wheeler
throughout the session.
The same paper showered abuse and mis-
representation on Messrs. Aiken and Kelly, of
the House, it will be recollected, early in the
session, charging them also with want Of ftel-
ity to their Democratic pledges, as funny as
that notion was.
BY the by, the reader may judge of the
depth Of the attachment of the Ne,cs to the
principles and cause of the Democratic party
from the fact that it proclaims that it's imme-
date c0tsris, if not admitted into the Cincin.
natl (Democratic) National Convention, will
90 over to the support of the Fillmore and
Donelson cause. 1t has been there in reality
for some time past, and the only interests hurt
by the fact are those of the precious set il -er.
resents
Naval Officer Dead Information has been
received at the Navy Department of the death
OF Master Alex. Cunningham, at Portsmouth
Virginia, on the 26th instant.
The Current Operations Of tine Treasury
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