The Van Buren press., 1871-12-19
The Lsvse Steal Again.

We expected the RepuDiicah 10 oe'e"'
and Justify the levce steal that We expos
ed few days since; but we were not
prepared for display of such stupidity
in the effort. Here is the organs dehV-
eranee on the subject:
few few DAYS ago the Journal made
I,ny article about fraudulent bonds, and
mess of stun rejecting on the character OF one
of our State officers. A usual. We went ,or
the FACTS. and give them To the pubic WIN
the one remark, that, as public lourn,ai ol
curreut events. the Arkansas Journal. can
only be eQualed in falseheod by the Arkah-
sas Gazette. ~,
Here are the facts about the bonds: On
March |. 1871. there were five certificates IS
sued to J. 5. Hay mayer. for swamp land war
rants, numbered as follows: No. 81, lor 20
600: No. IS, for $4,000; No. 50. for S2o.ooo;
No. 10. for $4,000; No. 92, for rS2,O0O-making
total Of So. 900. Upon these certihcates no
bonds were issued. AS 1t was Just previous 70
tho passage Of the new levee Dili, ana M.
IIsymaker wanted to exchange them for GER
riicates under the new law. AS nearly all those
holding old certificates had already done bht
when he came to get them changed INTO tne
new issue, he stated that the old ones were IN
st. Louis for safe keeping ONLY. anu not ny
notbecated, and that he would forward them
Immediately to Captain Thsmas; ana captain
Thsmas considering him an honorable gen
tlrmap, reluctantly issued him the new GER
,ihc.t.s for thu amount. and when MIR. Hay
maker did not sent tho old certificates As ne
said he would. Captain Thomas stopped the
issue of bonds
We admit thai what we published was,
! in the main. mess Of stuff y and very
vile stuff" at that. We also conccde
the statement that it "reiiects on the
character of our State officers" but we
deny most emphatically that we " made
the vile "stufi What We published,
! less few brief words of comment, was
an exact copy of the letter of "one or
our State officers" signed BeWdmm
! TLomos. Commissioner, etc, addressed
TO the Auditor and Treasurer Of State.
If be "stuf,' and if it :" reflect up,
on Mr.. Thomas az an officer charged
with grave responsibilities it is no fault
of ours.
But let us now scrutinize this " stuff
a little more closely
The Commissioner admits that he made
a double issue of certificates to Mr. Hay
| maker, for certain levee work done in the
, western portion Of the State, to the
amount of 1000. The first batch ol
certificates was issued in March. Three
months later he issued on the same work
the san amount, knowing when he die
,, so that the first certificates were deposit
ed, or hypothccated, IN one OF the sam
Louis banks. This after transaction tool
place in June last Nearly six months
elapscd and notice served upon the AUDI
tor or Treasurer advertising them tina
, by " clerical oversight" double issues
!, had been made without the word dupll
cate endorsed upon them 1t was onl,
when the parties who had bought or ad
!, yanced money upon the first certiilcate
4. renmanded payment in money or an lssu
ID succinterest bearing bonds-only whel
pairs n,ar g,incss houses here had information OF
nj ~, G;,. TC subject-only after Haymakcr nae
10 I Mrraphed the commissioner that they
'r\ raySo yshot water respecting the affair
;entsc;'. ,. SN the crisis was eliminating ant
,GGSl ,,;,iSa y, y NAvcloping and Haymaker OF
,.,,SSrsHssf ,,Sssf suicide or had actually com
u;,, a,,, an, 3 rash act-only then that one
ronsey, Stoppas ohlcers' awokc to the dal
rights disease, +" fraud upon the State Y
here there are 7al facts still more dar,
'h'eS. cloudy IN the ring than even
"''' u "' 'se Did noH Commission
Dr., Radvers 81 Ilaymaker on his north
rcfn NIP last summer? Was he not II
St Louis and possessed of information
as to where the certificates issued IL
March were hypothecated Did he no
in possession Of this information ham
over another certificate or the bond
! ldrawn- upon It for the same amount
) effect posiiii >qpapv Mr. Haymakerr.c c
aiming no murcul 'aIion and sale of IN
few doses o. ay' more, did not Il,
rm from all the one of o,,, e.. '''
pead :. Ga,.a &c share Of these bondl
, RSNDv.e proceeds thereof? Did he no
'ork. lhw'. ,Yend gay season at northern
'ou' -, aces, sporting his =" Saratog
KY sancv outfit? Did not the Com
F.ss' 'ncr return with twelve or fifteei
sGl"and dollars of this Ill gotten gail
Nklc form of exchange
vi these l.ttlc affairs the country seek.
Few things are certain: |. Zone o
.r State officers has made double is
sue Of State securities to the amount o
= SS7 600.
For this double issue, in the hand,
o. innocent third porties, the common
wealth is bound, in honor and in law.
This fraud upon the people Of the