New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-15


Post.oice about hall oF the hours of business. In
October next tho Pest-0fliee will be removed to
Old Leveo and Cnstomhouse streets; that will be
somewhat out Or the way FOR Carondeet street.
However, there are other localities besides this
great street which have an interest in the location
of the Post.0ice, and it can be considered as per-
manent in the new Custom. House building from
the coming autumn.
There was some talk regarding claims against
Government Tho accounting and auditing offices
at headquarters, Washington City, are very exact
in many instances. Such instances and cases are
numerous, when the claimant does not happen TO
be provided with certificates and recommendations
Of character and form which in old fogy times
would pass current. The General Government at
times is very exacting, bat it never allows claim
somehow OF another only conditionaiy: that IS,
say s,tb rosa The Government officials exact the
| pound Of flesh but the General Government never
regards faith and honor worthy of the least con-
/ sideration The recent defalcation OF the Post
master Of New York city brings up many questions
1 of the soundness and purity Of a bond. A bond
4 given for the faithful performance Of duties and
| paying over moneys Of public office is matter
Of form. Scarcely one individual in ten who signs
bond expects to pay it, even if called on, though
| he may be worth ten times the amount. We have
had instances of this in louisiana But the latest
case Of getting quit Of bond signed by RESPONSE
bic parties and able to pay is that Of the securi-
ties of ex-Postmaster Fowler, of New York city.
Messrs. George Law and G. A. Conover, who, in
fit Of, say kindness and hberality, placed their sig
natures under the exPostmasters for $75, 000, and
being called on to fork up, as the phrase is, they
coolly repudiate the whole proceedings, and obtain
an injunctionfor the same, and it is supposed they
will eventually settle with our venerable Uncle
Sam for about 25c. per dollar, though abundantly
aoie 70 pay tne entlre Clam. me Genefai Gov
eminent never responds to an amicabie demand.
nor never allows just CLAIM without putting the
claimant 70 expenses and delays unWarranted in
fact, forcing claimants TO spend about two dollars
iof one CLAIMED, winch we ana othef ciuzens nave
experienced. II the General Government does not
meet its contracts and obligations faithfully and to
the letter, how can it be expected that public
officers and their bondsmen will regard its man
datess
Mr. Jacob Barker, in his recent great six days
speech before the Court Of Claims at Washington,
spoke truly when he remarked
Every city and hamlet in the nation from Florida
TO Maine, from the 81. Lawrence to the Pacific are
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tractnrs ~ So - 800 80 ~
II the United States expect fidelity on the part
Of their employees, and from those with whom they
sney shoad SET the example OF good faith
or whole popnlatfon Win n a. tba;r e,oxar,.
ment fulfill all its contracts promptly and honora-
bly, to the letter. however delinquent some of them
'a''y W iiu'siuuany u N Nleil oWii aealihss.
fes, the General Government will exact its
pound Of flesh, but meritorious claimant, with
Just and honest account against the United States
stands not the shadow of chance for success, I'M
less he will allow onehalf Of what he claims to the
yultures and cormorants, which infest the Halls of
Gongress-the lobby members. We might cite in
stances where discussing officer Of the Govern
ment, whose simple word and signature were
deemed sufficient while holding office and commits
| sion to pass his accounts on ordinary vouchers,
but because changes in the service left him ont, he
required to search the country for witnesses to
| prove his accounts, when his simple signature,
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