Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-08-20
On. WALKER AND nIs CARD.

Our absence from the city pre-
vented an earlier response.
His first declaration is that he
has not speculated in scrip. His
report, to which he so proudly
refers, shows that the larger por-
ton of the returns made by him
were in scrip, and since steam
boats were not then permitted to
pay in scrip, he must have specu-
lated in it. He was paid in money,
but returned scrip, which was vast
ly below par. He says it is not
true that thirty vessels q month
landed at the wharf without being
reported. At the very moment
when he was penning that dec
laration, he knows that it is
officially reported that for
the months of February, March,
April and May one hundred and
twenty. nine vessels nave landed at
this wharf which he did not re-
port. He knew also that many
clerks of those one hundred and
twenty-nine vessels have exhibit
ed receipts for wharfage paid dur
ing the period and paid III money
too, not in scrip which was returned
by DR.. Walker.
He vainly endcOvors to screen
himself by the declaration that all
collections were made by his dep.
uties md not by himself. The
people of Vicksburg have moth.
ing to do with that. He is
the officer and while such
the city money was stolen.-
The people look to him as the
responsible person. They dc
not know any irresponsible per
son. They only know DR.. Walker
An average of over thirty vessels
q month haze landed at this whar'
which were not reported by DR.
Walker, and the officers of many
of them have been seen, and they
have shown their wharfage re
ceipts. Ifthat is not theft, wha
is? The report for June and Jul!
will show as heavy deficit as th'
four preceding months. This DR.
Walker knows. The result o
operation in these months is nov
under investigation, We do no
pretend to doubt, however, as tn
Doctor is a great light in tn
Radical party, his misdeeds will b.
whlte.washed and passed owe
by the Board of Aldermen
which has shown such nervOu
anxiety 10 foist upon tue peopl
of this city, the straw bond of Gen
Webber. But if they are guilty 0
these high handed transactions tn
people shall know it.
DR.. Walker, in his card says
ave have paid to the Mayor dur
ing the time we have held the oi
fee, for which we hold the receipt
of the late Mayor, Gen. Swift, an
of Mayor Webber, the sum Of S11
497> 55 in Currency Now had
been disposed to speculate in cit
scrip, as the Herald charges that
did; it will be seen here that,
the highest figures put by th
Herald-50 cents on the dollar
could legitimate'y have realize
the sum of s5,74s TO-"
Where the legitimacy Of IL
transaction is, we fail to see, bt
we are fully satisfied the Doct'
has realized the sum mentione
ifnot more, in the manner indica
ed.
Now, what does the letter
Mr.. Allen amount to? Nothir
more than this: "Dr. Walkers
port agrees exactly with the r
port of his deputy, Mr.. Steele"
1t would be singular indeed
two men conspired to swindle Il
city, they should neglect to ful
understand each other. In 9th
words, Mr.. Steele, as deput
makes q areport to DR.. Walker (le
thirty vessels or more a month
DR.. Walker pays to the city in
cordance with this report and
and Mr.. Steele meet afterwar
and divide that which Mr.. Ste,
has collected and failed to repo
DR.. Walker certainly cannot pI
tend to be ignorant Of this tral