Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-16
I'D CORRENPoNpENTS.
rhe Grent FIoYd Robber,.

According 10 recent developments, history furnishes
but few names thai will parallel in uiamy With that
OF John F0,d lie deliberately robbed the Treasury
OF uutold amounts of the peoples money-snd then
,.sls4 he could remsic in the Cabinet longer, be
cause bis 'LoLor vas touched What is his honor, who
has thrust bis hands 1tO hOnes mems pockets, and Ia
ken thererom millions Of mOOeJ by the grosses abuse
OF bis place and station II IS in vain to put forward
that obscure clerk Bailey TO carry the mountain OF
Foyd's guilt into the wilderness Of Obscurity.
Circumstances cannOt-Will not-he. Floyd issues an
Indefinite unrecorGed amornt Of illegal obligations Rus
sell L Co. cannot cancel them as agreed. Now read
again, and remember what method was adopted to get
up these Acceptance The following is from the report
Of the Committee Of the HOGss Of Representatives
Me- Lea did not introduce Mr.. Bailey, 20 Mr. Russell,
nor does be state that he appointed Tor them place OF
meeting vet it happened that these two persons did
meet the War Department on the same day that the
iDtery ~ between Mr. Lea and Mr. Bailey occurred Mr.
Russell saws this was between the 2h and 10Th days OF
last Juv Il vas probably on the 18Th Cav OF that
month The chief clerk OF the War Department, Secre
tarv Eoyd's most intimate friend, Col W. X Drinkard
sas the medium through whom the Introduction took
place On that dav they had their hrs interview at the
Wa Department Col Drinkard, shown by his oEn e1
epce impressed Mr. Bailey with the idea that Nj Russell
was gentleman OF great responsibility and peclnary re
sources and that il the accepauces Of the Secretary OF
War allowed 10 70 protest ne llue ottIttAIN
would bs greatly agOuzsd and disturbed Aessrs.
Russell and Bailey held private interview in the third
story Of tie department aud within few hours there
after Mr. Bailey delivered to Mr.. Russell $4,000 OF
bonds at the house Of the latter person ia Wasbug,o
city and on the svening the recipient re;ufn6i
with them 70 New Ork.
Mr. Russell states tha he left with NJ Bailey the note
Of Russell M,jor5 Waideli in their stead as security
Ninety Of these hundred aud hty bonds we're MS
souris and the balance Teunessees Mr. Russell does
Ill, Sat uharhea he pOf
poas we're on the bonds bur states that subsequently, the
most Of the bonds we're retired by MIN in order 70 obtain
those coupons 70 return TO SIR Bailey he Bailey
positive in his request have them returned The cou
pOns having been taken on the bonds Wers Afterwards
disposed Of The object was, Of course, 10 conceal the
fraud for If the coupons we're o. hand IL not pre-
babe that the bonds would be demanded or inquired
for.
According to the statement OF Mr.. Russell there
no further CORES pordence communication betweea
Mr. Bailey and hius,l Until the September tOlOEing-
Al that time be returned Washington for the purpose
OF Obtaining others. An Interview waS held with SIR
alley the result OF which was that three h-adred ana
eghtyseven bonds in addition TO those hrst taken, were
transferred TO Mr. Russell the following day. The
protection of the honor OF Secretary Floyd the neces
u Of providing for the other sccep,snces and the bonds
previously delivered, and which alleged 10 have
been hypothetical gaed the reasons ios re
quiring further assistance.
We call special attention u the fact referred to by
Washington contemporary, that this meeting vas in the
Jgp Dspar'asa,-coaduc,ed on one side by the che,
c,rk Of Floyd and Lis most intimate ir nd The object
Ms TO save the Secretary from disturbance and agony
The method Of dsliyersuce was TO steal million Of
bonds from "poor Indians and the fact to be kept
profound secre, from Floyd Basnanimous friends -
Brave men viii uow aad then die Tor tyiend-many viii
suffer for another anything but dshonog-bu; Floyd has
found what 10 peg, OF history h. emb1lmed what
no Imagination Of poe, OF novels, has painted,
friend in whose bosom glows the celestial flame of the
purest friendship, aud at the sametmc willingness 10 tes
ufy is fidelity by the toulest crne. Floyd made
eep,auce for sa50Co at tme which exactly makes
p the sum necessary TO cover the stolen bonds and SEE
knew nothing Of the purpose for which that enormous
and UNUSUAL SUN was needed Which will sou believe,
the bare word of Floyd these dsnterested witnesses
But this committee bring the hlsehooi directly home TO
the Sccretar, He assured Mr.. Der amin that he was
acting according TO the custom OF bis department Tie
Committee show that such practice existed al, insti
tutei by FLOYD. Moreover Floyd assured Mr. B3T amin
chat tie practice should cease and still went TO issue
bese ac-epauces This the only point where there
any evidence that tue Precedent all acquainted with
this financial operation OF Fi0vd. Two days after Mr.
Benz amin notifies the President Floyd writes that Sena
Tor notice that h. shall i,,1,s more aeeptUicss.
This eds done 40 accordance nth s directions Of he
President 10 Flogd All subsequent acceptancss we're
in violation of the instruction Of the President and the
pls ICED word Of Floyd.
Do not all these facts prove that FLOYD is living mass
OF corruption from biz head to his heels And ought be
not 10 be forever hereafter Stunned and iespsei 10y
,gerv honest mas in the huds