New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-06


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Toward the close Of the year 1851 the agent reported
his n ia the f thu
Of sss ALLUDED S to the subject e for p.n
quot. LEVIED several and
O.. sss s@ e. Usfs sss s p MI e sr
psnses incurred By the State during the war 49,,
&: se. ss .Ss s "a
s s1s1s 'Ss Gs s 'a sss 70. S'ia
doubtful the .cfonp,hIent Of which Win however be ~
After the first no further report Of formal char
acter was made to the Governor nor any, 1t believed
July Of the present and to those officers rev
this failure report The following facts supply the
answer to this question:
saons with the Governor several times respecting the
claims Of the State. In these interviews he satea Inc
difficulties In the way Of establishing the validity OF the
still unsettled portion Of the claims that had been fled
BY Col that he doing bis R%%s 70 With
time and patience to succeed and when IN 1870 ne haa
to prsv0Ss the
ject were in substance repeated, relating 70 tne am
the necessity Of time and earnest effort As special
reason for not reporting IN any public manner ana
:" the !, and S bUsh
the following facts; All the loyal States ne said nad
claims against the General the IN
very great In view Of these facts they had requested
Would only tend to increase the from the other
States for the adjustment and OF ther secoun
vania would then be embarrassed and delayed All this
seemed both reasonable and true and the Governor ~
To "uescn the dey Of the agent accepted as sasac
tory his representations. -
int The TO he STATE
moneys he collected. May 1867 he received Gso6 90
received si36 The Federal accounting officers re-
garding the agents commission as power Oh stEpney
to TIE State in their setement with him The three
be- cae and ceneesed the from
Geary and the accounting officers Of the State How
for 30 ns s irS which
snswsr are the prior tse 70 ms
nse and had been regarded as
gentleman Of Integrity His application for the agency
His superior quaacatiOns for business which the
State had placed in his hands had been manifested In the
success Of efforts this work The verbal reports OF
his proceedings, from time to time, had been
such were calculated to inspire confidence: , Is
these circumstances the State authorities deceived
similar cases have the %ssst and best Of men
Much has been made about 1.-THE ndorsement OF the
drafts for the had 20 Se them s and
must therefore have known that the agent haa IN MS
This was soon found to be
The real truth Is that the Governor nor
dated june a ISL This was received by the agent at
Washington June Is placed in the hands OF the GSSernof
was deposited by him in the State Treasury Monday
s Of as
bounds Of his authority and this probably to the Preu
dice Of the interests Of the State he to Aor
EInsgry. cn1.sn1 a.ssns.ss Aug TO- 1871
MT D.is q Geo Bv.1. the .pesi. .s.u
for The Of the claims Of PennyV.na against the United
State. ,1S reported Ss D.. an % matter o =:
therefore s .. ss, o's Of the STATE 70 vs !: 70"
earliest T ina op. has instituted the e
gal proceedings, both civil and criminal and the courts
1--WE ban in sum sufficient to cover the claim Of the
sae aud deal justice to all parties concerned
ocraC newspapers should endeavor impicate all the
branches state administration but the course Of
certain socaed Republican journals that have labored
10 screen all other officials and lay the whole burden OF
blame upon the Governor. throwing out against him the
basest nsnuaons, Is to all honorable men an OCCASION
Of surprise Indignation, and regret "a,
This letter is already too long but cannot close with
out inviting special attention 20 tne a Se aa
ports agreement and bond e1aced OF the agent though
not required by the law were evidently 1ntende Sa TO
by protect the interests Of the State a. The only ques
ton in dispute far as the State Treasury Is concerned
whether the agent shall receive ten per cent Tor hs
compensation, the maximum authorized by the JOINT
resolution 81 Is not the reference in the Annual
Intention and Is not the subsequent silence salsac
torily explained a. Was not Evans - the agent
OF Gov. Gsary" under the act Of Gonges -
the criminay in that fact in calling him suchi (6J
The handled any Of the money or
State Treasury the second day after received It, J
II ia clear from the official certificates, all newspaper
settled and collected 80 Of the claims filed BY
MoMichae after they had been suspended and disal-
s ss g. If s
other than the financial interests OF
hs state or the publ; good sT q o. nn
opinion on this important question. JUSTICE.
Harrisburg, Sept. 4. 1871.