Litchfield enquirer., 1860-05-24
O.ir New York Correspondence.

NEW YORK, May IS, 1860.
 DEAR EDITOR :-Yo ou have heard before this, of the dedication, and subsequent ahsconding of of the most startling defalcations which has ever been made from the public crib. The more as- founding. as it is generally understood here, land no paper pretends to deny it) that these discrep- apcies in Fowler's accounts have been known at Washington for more than three years. It is said that his peculations commenced while under Pierce: that J. E. knew of them, when Fowler was re-appointed. and that he has been retained so long as the present administration could use him for political purposes; but as soon as it was understood that an investigation of Post-of1ice matters would be called for Fowler was singled out as the scape goat.
 A grem Stow of search for Fowler is going on, but it is generally believed to be only show. He has many and powerful friends here, and was extremely popular among the various govern ment officials especially Rynders, whose duty it is to arrest such offenders. Rynders and Fowler were strong political allies, and warm personal friends, and it is whispered here, that Rynders was the first man who advised Fowler to clear."
 The accounts up to the lst of March last show q deficit of Sl55.50O! The deficit from that time to the 18th of this month. at which time Mr. H. St. George Offutt of the Auditors de- partment, took charge of the office, will not be known until the transcript of the mails sent and received, and the postal business have been exam ined and adjusted at the department.
 It is supposed that it will amount to $25,O0O, making the whole amount about S1s0OOO, for which the government are secured only in the amount of s75,O0O. George Law and c. A. Conover are bondsmen for this latter sum, and it is probable that the government in it's sudden fit of ,orobity will compel them to pay it.
 Fowler naay be arrested. Your humble cor respondent states confdenay, however, that he ,ciH not bs If he is, it must be under distress warrant issued by the Solicitor of the Treasury, under the act which send you herewith:
 elf any collector of the revenue, receiver of the public money or other officer who shall have received the public money before it is paid into the treasury of the United States, shall fail to render his account or pay over the same in the manner or within the time required by law, it shall be the duty of the first comptroller of the treasury to cause to be stated the account of such collector, receiver of public money or other off, cer, exhibiting truly the amount due to the Uni ted States, and certify the same to the agent of the treasury, who is hereby authorized and requir- ed to issue warrant of distress against such de- lnquent officer and his sureties, directed to the Marshal of the district in which such delinquent officer and his surety or sureties at large"
 Vol 3,p. 592 of U. s. Statutes at large.
 The law relative to bondsmen, is equally ex- plicit, viz:
 Notwithstanding the commitment of such officer, or if absconded, or if goods and chattels cannot be found sufficient to satisfy the sad war rant, the Marshal, or his deputy, may, ana sn0@ proceed to levy and collect such sum when re- mains due by such delinquent officer, oy the dls- tress and sale of the goods and chattls oi the surety OF sureties of such ofhcer navlng gwen ten days previous notice of such intended sale, hv af;y;ng an advertisement of the articles to be sold at two or more public places in the town or county where the said goods or chattels were ta- l Lon or in the town or county where the owner of snch goods or chattels resides Ibid. Will either portion of this law be carried to execution' Nous rerons, BETA