, 1870-03-27

SUNDAY, MARCH q, 1870

Aharct. TRIBUNE COMPANY.
Chicago. H.
SUNDAY, MARCH 81, 1870
BAILEY AND BAILMEaTs.
"The way of the transgrcssor is hard,
wns the older Scripture; the way Of the
honest man is hnrder, is the modern addi-
ton; and the latest illustration is the case
OF Collector Bailey, Of New York To the
ordinary mind, there would seem to be no
inherent difficulty IN ones rcfraining, when
money is entrusted to him which belongs
TO another, from approp.iating it to his own
use. But it is e1actly this little difficulty
which is at the bottom Of Alr. Baileys trou-
bic, and which is made ground of defence
for him in several Of the New York papers.
s' The American habit" says one journal,
q of kicking man when he is down, is
disoreditable. to human nature, End an out
1age upon the decencies Of life" The
kicking" and the !" outrage in this case,
consisting in the assertion that q man who
has, for several years, systematically de-
frauded the government to an amount, in
the aggregate, of from $130, 600 to $780,
600, is q rogue tsHis enemies" says an
other paper, fare exultant at his over
throw" and his friends s'rerive the memo
" Of his undisputed virtues, and sfchari-
tably believe that his excess OF zeal had
prompted him to use the funds of the gov
eminent, not for his own pleasure and ad-
vantage, but for the furtherance of the
public service in the employment Of detec-
tives and of counsel for the prosecution OF
offenders and the discovery Of fraud
These be parlous words, my masters Mr..
Bailey, it would Seem, with his undisputed
virtues and his great zeal, robbed the gov
eminent entirely in the governments inter-
est, and is distinguished from the other
rogues, who did the same thing and whom
he meant to bring to condign pun-
ishment, in the vast difference
between their motives and his own His
legitimate salary was $4,000, SUN suf-
tcient for E respectable but frugal living, and
no more; but he was content with nothing
less than large and elegant house in
fashionable quarter Of the town, with two
OF three fast horses, and, though proof, it
is asserted, and no doubt with truth,
against the wiles OF women and the allure
-sSs.ta ~ 49, ..,,,;,o +,h1. 1r,e hoa,it.,,,,
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We tn'hss IS one noS o'lncoi6o VI unaefs'ano.
The statute defining enbezzleuent. To tho
unsophisicated mind it would seem that it
should be plafn enough tna1 tne oepo1'ta ot
government tnnas eon!o not os P1opef's
aud 'nnosen1fy used TO Reep up ene elegan,
horses, the charming petits xouper>
at Delmonico:s, and all the rest o1
it But, adds A11. Childs, he
did not want it to be known to the public
how he stood with his accounts. He was
naturally proud nnn, and very ambitions,
and could not 1Isar the idea Of being dis.
graced" Our notion, no doubt, as an old
fashioned one, but it seems to us that had
he been 60 very proud and had the idea OF
being disgraeed been very lntoleraole to
him, he would never have been thief
The inc house, the fast horses. the e1HaEa-
CANT entertainments, and all sthe concate-
nations accordingly, are very nice things
to hars, but high ambition would have
stHvan to do without them TIL they could
be honestly paao for.
IN truth we 1n1nA tn's eAse ..
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sldaes' II tne sAe,.4aio ~! L. oe''4ops W
tne PoPn1al 1s"1ass ''
suca 1ournals as tae Ne" Aoh@ 1'''a''s'
ano otaels 1sonn WHICH We LIVE e0o'ss1'
III. baies vas' ohooan'eos' iAu ,
OF aoln1y anu enefss. oo' = 'ae'so uisuss''
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rare, wanted TINT accurate balance OF