The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-03-18
ANDRE w JOHNSON AND THE WITS.
MY FRAUDS.

n DIX Il !" JOdNSON y n q " htos
ny FRAUDS.
In the able report by Mr.. Van WICK, of
the House Committee on Re,rene hment, re-
garding the whisky frauds, are these facts
and Charges agains, Andrew iohuton, for cor
rupt execution Of the Revenue law. These
derelie,ions Of Mr.. Johnson will npt be urged
against Mr.. johnson in his trial before The
bur of The Senate. but they will be urged
agains' him in .be minds Of the people, AMI
are ad li,ional counts in the popular impeach-
ment u lin by An outraged and indignant
nstiun.
Ssme of the worst Of men secure appointments
q. inspectors and agents some who have la ely
gr iun "a fro tbs states PRISON, and others no
ha ge been IN the rehel servtee. oeei wa IN the
rebel army. - col,nei before Atlanta. mIth . man
Friday "a ss,.el usjarl. paid his compliment. 10
distillers, aud solicited Interviews at his parlo- In
| the hotel
| d Men sran other States. siran,ers 10 New York
Of lain inns for thirty days rs whisky 10
| .peeto.s. / or whst atjeei There Id hat
one ex',sin,.ien. Take an instance: a inaa fron
| the State Of Tennessee. farmer rejoicing ia a
name il licatse nf Israelifsh aDcestfy. rho pro
baby knew nothing Of the di.tiila.on oil whisky.
ard X - bout 8 hog tfYugh 'ikaB be dill II
a m.tsh tt.'f. by request Of the rs.iicn. vas com
mis- stoned Tor thirty days 20 visit Aes York IL
watch distlless. Ia tty the shre~de7' body u men
in the republic. This patriot leaves his quiet
home N Tennessee, goes to the city Of New York
(where witloat the aid Of the poiica. he sonI
lp-ubablY be lost in its mysterious labyrintas TO
serye Ms :ounffy for one month. at four dollars
per day. he whole thing is 80 plain That h. no
rsas mry read
| \ ef.ue Inspector in View York city called
a
ish him opportunity where each could make
s5.ahD per mouth. The collector assured him he
would lee glad 1T the opportunity il Legitimate.
The proposition a. submitted, coatem plated TAX
ing WHISKY eui sf bond spr sx portatius substtnt-
ing water ,ar Shipment ami putting the whisky
GU the market. VIII, eyaa,nre of the guilty pro-
position the collector reported The the de-
/ partmen, and he d.honcs, inspector was retain.
ed, not with the zpprobation Of either Mr. II 5llins
or the Secretary OF the Treasury
| In hi lat ahnnal messaga 10 Conrrsss Andrew
johnson, referring to there great fruuds although
they had been existing for three years without any
let or hndrance, from him. asr that The ~ stem
of collecting revenue . Was much disorganized by
| the Tenure o.. Office hill: but under the
! law which have named. the utmost can do il
to complain To the Senate, and ask the privilege
of supplying his place with better man.
The law does MT define what shall be deemed
good cause for removal" Concluding hi. rtris.
admit that the President ought 70 he entrelY rr-
lieved from such responsibility If he cannot meet
il By reason Of restrictions placed by law upon
his actions. The pnre-minded Johnson la his
| anxiety TO relieve himself from deserved lium
by reason u the dishonest execution of the reve.
me law skalks behind the Tenure Of 0fhee bill
| lie adm Il that il ir law which he mnst ohey
tic SAYS My hands are tied by this Law: here
fore the -ys,en Il demoraxed." lie recognized
it. 5ia2.as eject upon him. No desirr, then, to
tcst It's eonrn,u;ienaliiv, and get the Judgment Of
the sapseHe Court. No pretense, then, that be
| can dise!,ey he law because his jaigmcnt dissp-
proves i. The character OF a thief In 0 nee was
too sacrei 10 be inierfered with no nd fafetia.
| officer them sent to GIL his place. No matter mil
lions being stolen from the Treasury, johnson
said. can pnly accuse. Why did he not do that?
But he stand- poating at Congress and the iaws
sbcaura Sng frauds by declaring his unwiingness
to check B,' he conceded the power Of the Ten
! ure-ot oiiee BILL and that it q law, arguing
not that he shonh dssobey it. hn, that it crinpei
MIN. Hsosn position is . subterfuge. and cannot
relieve hiin from The responsibility. He is nnwil,
ing TO s,,iaee he heEass Of riaaderer. whu nrc
| eating ont tie substance Of the people. lie has
| the power to day to remove fhieYing inspectors
and royias. rpbi,ag agents, but he delights TO re.
| tain thea. He has power to suspend dshones.
| collectors and assessors, but he chooses not to
do So.
He hal no difienl'y in suspen ling collector.
in Bfnoh iyn the eat guilty of those axainst whon
ehnres& wei made, Who was too con6ding and
mad hesr sserrvsched; the evidenc. showed that
| nis hands had not been stained with any of the
uaney diverted from tbs treasury. There were
others, Al tue sane time. whose SINS were greater
ey fsr, nhe were left unscatted. II. recognized
The bind ng forcs Of. the tenure -of,o.Eee hii "
tsuspendins: me eSlieetor, which viYtua,ls ais,
placed hL from Office. The power was left in his
hands 70 arrest isith'ess officers, Iio showed 10
the eoun y that his banda were tied only when h.
wanted them be. Can We wonder that fr,nd
perneaies every branch Of the service when tho
sExocntirs naB Gus 50 LITTLE regard for fair deal
ing? he virtually tells the plnhlerers TO plumber
siiil note. that ha means not exercise any re-
! straint upon them. lie intends there shall be no
cheek npan fa.erites whom he has foisted on The
tssaAary. As an instance. he had appointed cotton
agent, = gentleman formerly from Tennessee who
ssined sorae cotton. FIR which the owners sued The
/ government ard obtained . portios; the govern
! eenf compromised by paying an amount agreed
spos thesc wsss NJ pretsnce FIR snr infer,ncrss
mat, YET johnson eanningiy suggests intiinates
anu rais attention al. the Secretary and Others 10
me settlement of this mans claim, when he knew
tesfe could be No haneat cinim-ra than alfera
Heo - DIS friend MAS allowed to take
? ~OS,eO0 from the treasury
Plpndering by eifcalr ha. been ncorr..,a
Hme frisrdt NJ the President from Wa.bin.,or
called on collectors and assessors in The ri 80
1866 sres nesting from epch con riisf - ~
ss,'ee, when !, was known that the annual sel.rr
| 81 zach, u lanes'. cid not much exceed that ,um
/ Was pot ibas m in.imasion that mn a,,.r,s, -
theirp.ss y a'tain nste than he ,es,l sS,.ts
would 10 he stterely criiici.+d at h.saope-,r,.s
Mvne dls'r.si he enQestAr maac the ai.ti,lrr,
tfibu.st ana she 81, eco WAS rcn,isea. Who has
any d.stt hist rss 4 rsying tnvesimsnta
s Ha4 diners rOnluOue.s