The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-14

,.5,ut,ty certain 1Wltue7s csTtlne4Sess
lid 10 have bern forged by z. T. Moore,
ofCazrleston. The Auditor is roundly
abused by the RsSi8ter for delinquency
In The discharge OF his duties. and, in
deed. an Intimation is thrown out that
hl- offence may have been even greater
than mere delinquency. Its MOI neees-
sary in this connection 70 reproduce tue
language applied 10 the Auditor. All
VINO are familiar with the style Of the
editor Of that paper can readily infer
tbat IL Was sufficiently personal and
bitter.
The case. Sc we understand 1t, Is
briefly this: About the first OF last
April Auditor bicwhorter received q
Letter from Mr. Moore inquiring
how witnesses before the Board Of
Registration were 20 receive their pay
rom the State. The Auditor answered
tina, IL his correspondent would for
ward said certificates, properly en-
dnrsed by the parties 10 whom they
we're issued, and also II the court would
Improve and certify the list, ne would
remit u check for their payment
shortly after this oorresPondenoeh he re-
csiyed the certificates endorsed in the
handwriting of one person, whereupon
he wrote to Mr. Moore that he sppre-
hended there WAS something wrong
about the endorsements and therefore
could not pay them. The Circuit Court
Of Kanawha, however, had certified
tb. certificates after the endorsements
referred TO had been made on them,
and had directed the Auditor to pay
the money to Mr.. Moore. But not
withstnuding this certificate and order
lie did not psy them, feeling still APP
prebensive that the endorsements were
not as they should be.
The RegnteT sHys that the Auditor
shua!d have Forwarded the certificates
to the Prosecuting Attorney Of Kama
VIVA county. In other words, that he
should have placed his correspondent,
VINO, for all Mr.. McWborter knew, was
entirely innocent OF any maI-iDtent
whatever, under the suspicion Of the
law officer at Charleston. Instead of
taking any step Of the sort the auditor
very properly awaited further cor
respondence upon the subject, expect
ing, as a matter OF course, that mas
much hs the claims remained unpaid,
he would hear further from the
parties Interested. II was known
TO the Court that the certificates
had been forwarded to the Auditors
Office for payment, and in case Of any
question arising before the legal au-
thoritIes as to the correctness Of ths en-
dUIsemeDts, the papers were accessible
upon due requisition. The Auditor did
not know that there was to be any such
Investigation, and therefore did not
forward the documents TO the Prosecu-
ting Attorney. 1t is no part OF his
business TO suggest or instigate
prosecutions against his coz
respondents throughout the State
because OF mistakes or informalities in
their enclosures to him. All that he is
required 10 do is 10 guard the public
monies aud not pay them out except
according to law. And this trust, we
need not say, Mr.. Mcwhorter faithfully
discharges. He is known to all his ac-
uuaintances, and TO all who have had
personal or official Intercourse with
him. az an upright, correct. modest,
aud prompt public officer. We doubt
ii the State has ever had better ser
want.
The certificate OF the Court would
have justified the Auditor In RENTING
10 Mr.. Moore at once, whatever might
A.. 80. s,..,. ,,a.Xona about tho auInFuE.
nents. And the fact that he refused
payment until he could be satisfied that
the endorsements were properly made,
only shows how careIulis his habit of
scrutinizIng papers that come into his
hands. lie chose to write and
seek this satisfaction before is
suing his warrant, instead of
nvailing himself Of the power to pay
under the certificate of the Court. Some
OF the papers have come back properly
authenticated by the parties in whose
favor they were drawn, and have been
paid. We presume all of them will
eventually be authenticated In the same
way. It appears that Mr.. Moore was
guiltless OF any intent to defraud in the
matter. and that he signed the names of
parties by their verbal authority.
El-
The New York Tribune is after Mr..
McCulloch on the financial situation.
1t quotes to him that portion of his Fort
Wayne speech in which, two years ago,
he said that he saw no wAyof bringing
the currency up to specie standard
"but by Withdrawing portion q II
from circulation" When he made this
speech lOct. 1861 the
Outstanding August lst, lSS7....---. ;sS'010,pOO
Reduction in . Inonths....-...,.,...-. 3l,OOo.OoO
The Rational bank circulation is
about 500, 900, 900 greater than it WAS at
the date OF the speech. 10 that actually
there has been net increase of circu-
Iation Of abont $1,000 900. This, the
Tribune considerable be u rather sorry
exhibition after SO much talk, and by
way of making amends the money
writer for that paperurges Mr.. McCul-
loch to proceed henceforward with the
work OF contraction.
Had the editor of The Cincinnati Ca
.eue seen the advice OF the Tribune, in
the specific article from which We quote
above, he could hardly have answered
it better than in his remarks on "the
progress of the public debt" in yester-
days issue OF his paper. We quote
from those remarks as follows:
"IGa public fiuancier, called to take
charge of the finances of a country
which had a debt that he estimated at