St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-10
More Government Robberies.

1he whole nation is again aStOund
cd by new developments of robbcries
OF the Government funds, fraud, cor.
ruption, treason, &c. 1t has come out
that nearly one million of dollars OF
the Indian trust fund have been stol.
en- from the Department of the Interi,
or. This fund consisted mainly of
Missouri State Bonds, the interest on
which was to be paid to the Indians,
but the poor creatures will not be like
ly to get much this time.
1t is supposed that most of the
bonds have been hypothecated to car
ry on the dsuniOn movement, as the
whole Interior Department is stuffed
with disunionists, from Thompson
himself down to the porters. But the
panic by which every description of
stock has been knocked down, render
ed the conspirators unable to redeem
them, and as the payments to the In
dians were about to be made, conceal
ment was impossible, as those Trust
funds had coupons attached, from
which the annuites are paid. Further
disclosures will necessarily implicate
other parties, and the distracted bonds
will be traced to their hiding places
Some of them, doubtless have been
sold outright in the New York mar
kct but it is believed that most of
the bonds have been hypothccated
Had Lincoln been defeated this mon
stcr dcfalcation would have been CON
ccaied. Some other fund would have
been used to pay the annuites. But
this is believed to be only the first in
stallment Of long catalogue of rob-
berries and pcculations on the public
treasury that will come to light ere
long.
GODDARD Bailey, the clerk who alb
stracted the bonds, is from Charleston,
and is the son of former Attorney
General of South Carolina, though his
appointment is nominally charged to
Alabama in the Blue Book He is
rauk sccessionist, and one of those
who proclaimed his purpose not to
serve under Mr.. Lincoln. His rela-
tions toward the Secretary of the ln-
terror have been most confidential
Among his familiars he has been re-
garded as a man Of reckless and dis
sipated habits.
The amount purloined is exactly
| $S10, 900 for, while there are drafts
on the War Department, made 10y
! Messrs. Russell, Majors Il Co., and
accepted by Secretary Floyd, deposit
ed for a corresponding amount, and
believed to be utterly worthless, these
drafts were ostcnsibly made on ac-
count of the transportation contracts
held by the above firm, but for which
no service is known to have been real
ly rendered. They were kiting opera
! tions, intended to raise money, and
have been afloat in Wall street and
other marts for the last six months.
One of them, from Western Pennsyl-
vania, which had been sold, was pre-
scented to Secretary Floyd few weeks
ago, which he said would be paid, I" if
things went right" Another, for $l0,-
600, was presented by Mr.. Allen of
Massachusetts, which had been dis
counted in Linn. Mr. Benjamin called
upon him several months since, to in
quire about negotiation for some of
them, concerning which he had been
consulted professionally. Secretary
Floyd at first treated them as good,
but sent him word next day disclaim-
ing any responsibility.
This proslavery Administration is
rotten in every department its tinan-
ces and its patriotism on a par with
each other. The government seems
to be administered by men who unite
the double character Of thief and
traitor. Things are not done on a
petty, picayune scale. None of your
vulgar villains who can be satisfied
with petit larceny and shop-lifting /;
but they bolt at once into the circle of
forgers and garroters, and do big
things. Other Administrations have
contented themselves with combating
partizanopponents, but this one makes
war on the Constitution and the Tn
ion, which they have sworn to sup
port. To treason they add the mild
offence of perjury. Employees and
clerks, in past Administrations COM
mitted pecnlations and breaches of
trust but here we have the heads of
bureaus sacking the treasury. Cobb
cleaned out his departmrnt, not leav-
ing silver behind.
} Floyd has furnished the Insurgents
abundance Of arms and ammunition
TO make war against the Union, and