New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-08-04
Iewa Looses 100000 Through the Negligence
ofits State Officers.

I iowa Looses 100000 Through the Negligence
ofits State Officers.
Through the most reckless negli
gence and want Of capacity to do or
ainary business, on the partofthe Gov
ernor and other State officers, Iowa il
about to loose more than half million
Of dollars. We do not remember of ev,
er reading an instance Of such culpable
|nsglect as our state officers have been
guilty Of And in order that we may
not be charged with trumping up a
ease we will quote from the New Yor k
Tribune of the 2sth DAY Of June
1t appears that the State of iowa
presented claim against the United
States for the sum of 1858, So,
money it is claimed was spent in
preparing the various regiments
for government service. The Tribune
says "the amount thus presented has
been carefully examined by the audit
ing officers of the treasury and instead
Of the $547, ,563,58 claimed as due the
State, there is due the United States
$50, 0,644, So, making a difference IN
the amount as presented and the
amount allowed and passed by the au-
diting officers of 59s,1O8,O1," "
Here there is fair prospect Of the
State Of Iowa loosing nearly 100000
through the official negligence and per-
haps corruption oe the State servants
of the people of Iowa. This sum has
already come out of the pockets of the
farmer, mechanic and day laborer, and
DOW on account Of blunders which are
worse than crimes, the amount must
again he made through taxation.
The question naturally arises, how
all this happened2 Let US see if the
New York Tribune can answer. By
reference to that paper we find the fol.
lowing: t."...a. ......... 4.
Had those intrusted with the man:
agelnent of tl,v expenditures, allu WAL
making up the accounts against the
United States exercised reasonable
and ordinary precaution known to all
business men, this large sum instead
Of oeipg wholly suspended or disallow-
ed, as it now Is. would undoubtedly
have been, if not entirely, at least in a
great part allowed and paid over to the
State. But when it is understood that
Of all the property purchased by the
State not one dollars worth is accoun.
ted for, or shown to h ave been issued
to the troops, or turned over t. United
States officers authorized to receive
and receipt for it.; and that Of the en-
tire expenditure Of more than one-third
Of million Of dollars there is not lex
cept general certificate of the State
authorities that all the sums charged
have been paid) the slightest evidence
that the State has ever paid o dollar
Of the whole amount, it will no Longer
be q matter of wonder that the accoun
ting officers in the proper discharg'
Of their duties, have been compelled
to suspend and dlsallow it.
No 'scopperhead l;e'' is all this, bu
plain black, dismal fact-a fact whicl
will impoverish, in "a measure, ou
young and growing State, just because
in the language Of Greeley. our Reput
lican Ststeo fficers, with. Bill Stone a
their head dad not "exerclse REASONABLE
and ordinary precautions known to a.
business men.
So apparent are the blunders c
these officers that lit will no longer b
q matter Of wonder that the acconntin
officers, in the proper discharge Of thei
duties, have been compelled to suspen
and disallow" this large claim.cM"'
cati7se Cnurier. .>o.
Til 9 DEMCORATIC PRESS AND TIA
| PRESIDENT.
as Its Treatment Of HIM. 7@
From the Lancaster Pa. )Telegraph
Since Andrew Johnson has sabee
called upon to preside over the destin