The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-07-04

two months have elatscd sll c. Tie pass
sage Of that resolution, and the Sccre
tafy~uf tifeaTrcasury las not yet deisn-
cd to reply. Why were these three han
drei collectors rem owed? If the bal
arces arc still unpaid, why have not tie
Collectors been sued on their honds?
,Mr. Speaker, | would; do no one in
jpstiec; Lot l believe lhat this Govern
ment is rotiiue oft at the very core, and
hence l perfolm this unpleasant duty,
in the hope that tile Secretary Of the
Treasury will fairly and explicitly re-
port 20 The House the facts sought for
ly Il csc resolutions. Sir, this is rot
lhe only INSTANCE in. which the. Stc!ela.
~ has failed TO answer RESOLUTIONS OF
inquiry 1t is systematic both in the
House and at the Treasury to conceal
important facts from the country. These
wrongs a:e committed hv those who as
same to be the leaders, Int who arc, in
fact. the betrayers of the Republican
party, rs they arc the bctrayers OF the
whole people. Sir, the books of the
Treasury need to lie examined 1t is
high time the people knew what has Le-
come Of the fearful amount Of money
which has been wrung from them in The
shape of taxes. ~
"Iir, Speaker, if among these three
hundred namcs there Ec one honest
man, or ten honest men, or iiIty-honest
men, to whom injustice has been done
l,y tie Secretary of the Treasury, the
fault is his,not mine The resolution Of
Mr.. Winchester calls upon the Secreta--
ry Of the Treasury 10 inform this House
why these persons were removed; and
the Secretary has failed to reply -
Well citizens, this continued knocking
at the door of the treasury at length
brought reply. Here it is: Executive
No. 140, 3rd session, 4lst
Congress. What is the date? Febru-
ary lS-four days after l had brought
the matter to the attention of TIE House.
If prepared on the 18th of February
why was it held back in the Treasury,
until tie last hour of the last day of the
Congress which called for it? Was it
in the hope that it would be fergotton
and laid away in the musty shelves of
the House document room? 81 mos
Look-here is the entry, showing
when it reached the House. 1t reads i:
''March Cd, lS71--Referred to the com
mittee of Ways and Means, and order
ed TO be printed. ~ .'' ~
Tie Congress which called for tle
information, adjourned without seeing
the reply. However, it has at last seen
the light and / call your attention to its
content.
The resolution called:
FlRST.-For "a statement Of the bal
ances due from collectors of internal
revenue who are not now in office, and
the total amount Of the balances SO due
as they appear on the books of the ac.
counting officers of his Department on
the seth Of June, 1870"
The answer gives the names of ovel
800 collectors not now in Office, against
whom balances stand charged to be due
to7the United States, amounting TO $40
| 100, ,9S5, after deducting the amount due
to collectors and the amount deposited
on account OF internal revenue since
June 80, 1870. oil !o - -.r.-a a..i
Bear in mind, that President Lincoln
has been dead more than six years; yeI
this report shows that 94 collectors ap
pointed by him, stand charged in this
official document under the hand Of ths
Hon. George S. Boutwell,, with having
large balances due the United States
charged against them.
Secretary Boutwell, declines to give
the cause of the removal of these col
lectors, although the cause WAS calico
for. Why did he refuse to tell why
those collectors were removed?
Let me call your attention to another
fact, citizens. Out of three. hundrec
collectors charged with balances only
so have been sued on their bonds. My
friends Sherman would say, "becaust
there are only fifty deiaulters." ONLl
FIFTY DEFAuLTERs When before il
the history of this, or any other gov
emment, did you hear Of fifty defaulter'
! aI one time Ill one DepailHieht Du
the answer of the Senator, it made
would be a mistake. Let me give yot
the proof. Here on page Oh inns aoc
ument, under the mead OF NE" ork, ~
number ~, we ind the name OF doshu; l
L. bal!ey.charsed WITH paiance zee asaihs
INN ol So92,t too. Inns document SHOWS
that he was appointed by Gfant' am any
that he absconded March ioih, loV
and 1t further SHOWS mat he mas no
been sued on his bond Wlil the non
orable Senator explain why sun mas no
been brought on the hond el THIS &c
faulterf - 3
THE LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PART,
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE EVILS WHICH
! AFFLIcT THE PEorLE.
IT has bcen moved that the accent
ance of the RESERVATIONS of Southerr
officers Immediately before. and after
Fort Sumpter was fred op. inspired th,
scccssionists with confidence ant
hronrbt an vor
TEot ,vhon NJ T ;rco,p bocama Pros;
dont I tho dol,t Voc Torv snall ,axes low
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