The sun., 1872-04-11
WHY HULBURD RESIGNED.
a CASE WHERE WHITEWAsH WAS
or NO hTf.L.
The Fruitless Efforts to Screen the Deiiu-
dncut-Iiis Past CIrecr-Iiir uiitrcse for
His Oficc-Tbc Had Men surrounding

UUcnt-Nis Past tIrcrr-Nir utitncsp Tor
His Omcc-Tbc Had Men surrounding
Him-CnlIendcr's Innacnce The KcsuIt.
Corrrspondcnco Of The sun.
WAsHINGToN. April 1. 1S52.-If the Comp
troer Of the Currency has been proved venal
by the testimony Of others, he has proved him
self wise ~ least in one instance known to the
public. by sending in his re-. gnaton. II was
comparatively short WORK in these days of white
washing. Prom the commencement Of the in
vestigation Hulbrrd presented ana sustained
bold front, Notwithstanding the damning char
Gctcr Of ,he evidence adduced before tho COM
mitt ,e and indeed there was extraordinary
reason for this seeming confidence in the favor
able iseue Of the inquiry in the support given
lin by the Chairman Of the committee, the Hon.
Samuel Hooper. This support Is manifest
Throughout the entire published evidence. His
into rrogatorics were aimed toward clicitnc eNi-
dencc in favor of Hulburd, rather than at bring
ing out the truth. What can be the secret of
Mn. HooPER's PERSISTENT DEFENCE
Of IlulburdY No stronger testimony is needed
to Justify the decision of the committee In its
resolution reported To- the House ON the 2oth
ultimo, that the successful management of
the bureau requires change in the officer at the
| head Of that bureau" This resolution was
| adopted by vote Of seven To two In the coni-
mittee-Mr. Hooper of course voting In the
negative. Yet there has been n great hue ana
| cry raised by Inhurd aud his friend: against
| the resolution for the purpose ot exciting pub
| lie aympathy, upon the prctc&t that the contlu-
| sion OF the committee Was reached without al
| low .ng him an opportunity for deience. Tbs is
clearly protcxt, and false a. 60 fact. AT no
| time during the in,c~tigatiOn would he have
| been denied tie privilege of speaking In hi
| own defence had he shown the slightest dispO-
| sltion to do 40. and a~suredy not at the concu-
sion of the evidence had he signined TO tie com
mittec such desire. Bat he might have spoken
| himself, aud employed al the lawyers within
call TO ~, al uhtil duom-d1y. and the fact would
still remain that hc had received brides. Every
| witness that he c-ned for was subppuaed ana
examined fully;in SONG Casss not quite I" his
that the testimony IN his bcha; utterly faiicd to
| controve1 any of the statements by the opr9S-
ing witnt tsso-, uT tu show even the slightest cir
| cumstancc IN mitigation ol his criminal conduct.
HtLEUHDs rA>r CAREER.
| who1 lIulhurl Grst cntcrcd the Currency B,-
| reau un Ter lluSh Nlctulloch, lee DID :" ~ nI~i-
| elias. ,lCrk, ia w'ich capacity lac WAS useful.
| Showing hlmscii iully qualified for the work a,-
| ed him. he AL VAN eel step by step through
a. IN" rral's ~ rlerh-h'p ulti y, nag r. az thtu
| the position Of DEPUTY Comptroller. There his
| promotion should have cCs~cd, Tor a a ciprk he
| was superior. and douhil,ss honest a. Comp
| trollcr lac Wa dangerous. To this once OF re-
| spousiliity and power hc was appointed soon
after tie r'siena' on nf the Hon. Freeman Clarke
| in july. lsS. II was either great mistake or a
great fraud to appoint man nf hi. slight calihre
| 10 SO important a position, hut Il was donc h>
| President johnson. H. bowcy'r. 1t appears
tiat Hulhurd earned This favor. the apDo.nt-
| mistake The Hon Freeman Clarke, a man
| Of the highest integrity, accused Secretary
hcCulloch OF uial,in. false reports of the puhir
| dcht' aud published "a article e. this eject.
| Comptroller ard tho secretary, which rc.ultCd
| ia the rcsisngt.ua Of ttS former. hulburl then
| difficulty between them up To- the time ~ Mr.
Clarke d reslsnati'n contingal!y played into the
| LanGs If EGCgllOoh, fuT wh'h scINite he wa
| promoted {" the head ri the bureau.
ms tNTi.'tss ION nIs orrICf.
We may he assured that President Lincoln
| wOull hot have made the aiiol.ti."nt for he
| would have seen That Hulhurds cducaii ion WAS
| harrow, that he va almost devoid of Judicial
| ability Tor that l.iLd II ability Is required in
| this OH ,c to arg" extent that he was almost
| ignorant uf the commonly k.own lrinciples OF
| law that he had slight knowledge II financial
| general history, IN law aud s"irncc-in short Mr..
| IIncun would have disco,sred that Iiilburd
wss fitted i"r nothing above tho dutics Of clcrb
| and that wbuc 10 was pr'ipVr fer him 1" adminIs
| t.r the clerical Office ul Deputy Comptroller uf
| the Curtoncy, u would he highly improper and
| Gango rous t. place lin AZ the head Of that inn
pDTiaui bureau. What would have thus been
F, l2reso"n bV the true friend of the people, thcy
| cLJrii ana II the Who'll" ilUth could DC known.
/ thcy vo.lG learn ill"h 10 their cost.
- -. HrN svLRorNnrNG HIN.
Scciig th.- a., vtas 5sir- otor cf tho mar,
wc na' not De -nrfia a az his FOL! Nlen We
| lcaru lin. Inc" vu4 Calender, the y'hal
Rank L&amin.- Day aHd ilill, han, geiycr
| Gl.c. VLl arc -LuWn io have t,cclNod bnhe-
varying from few d.ats 10 tNnr uHs, CDi-
Tzamlncr. he wa ii.t assigned To Ncw Jer-
scy, and thon tn New lorh city. fhc cl"sest
rcrson"l and 9ntri9l rclstl"n- existed b tween
thrin. ard tclcndcr, who wos considered n
s,revd and able officer W., aeEt o. examine
banks n u !olptis, y. l.ysland, and 9TH =
Gctcr called for investigation. THIS fact ~ Sc
lcctins &. !icndrr for the more important duties
for IN sianc.. in case Of fraud, or rarrant Nip-
| la;ion ~ tlc Cui. rncy would. Ia th6 ab-
! r, nee uf suspicion. he viewed Bs tc-tin4uny oi
| hie slill: .Iit vl,i ~, ioIniions of the Comp
III . a. n IA q g. ti
,uCst!t rl"iC tlar.ct tie iEfo!cucc u dirccI
that l., was selected for tl' puipose o. rctciv-
| iu- hush lutU rev j~ Tho ES1Wincr. OF all other
| Wo-t unrNr,tly relied upon ty his employer foi
a iaitItul ivi.ioa 81 Tic -lpiis. Through
CNEI:u.R's iHIiiIStE WITT, 10 tLEIRu.
the rocsih Na!or- naui. ~ PHILADELPHIA whi'l
N.a "a o. Ntl-V ti .u~alhc,.ry, Va, above : o.
! et GA. Al thas time o. WA 't.Tgvd that tallrn
der hlG received valuable ,oi'siueraii' "a Tor hi
Dayi, p,cf"ut tcr,,,ftur u ocean N;..iona
EauE, L. no~u 1" ECtc nrt ',,uI,d WIN lIrit"f
! HcmllIs ou bch.ii cog i.uii'uIo, iu thc n.att,r O.
tc ta'II..-t ft,-t Mas; .u .ut t. ,.. 90 80 taiut
~ IN llim o. lo,''i"u Ntl"t" - 20 ,'hNty lht in'
. | preston t-'at t"t nr''."' H"G Teen IN 'ht''
,uluulg.H'. lhe fafi- wee tNd itulicr hc u'
het full Of letter. 10 li1l' 'cr' '~iIE" i'r t.
value e.! 'hc ,@liaeo aid Laihc- aud ." "'.
which tc 'sIlcstso hS ceir'inmativn Ia o.. .i' @
cory collar lf"u ttr-"ie Va" tuh hi"'t'""i.'
| him AMI tarp there Nts :n a'laNnrc ot .HIf"
| ,Nn@ ~" ttif' tA"E'4, 90 Nas, t" i.l -
20 l3c- fro,A N,T ioIl. g. Ma.LiuEi, hi' % b
iust tVeit, -biuo time mae tllsi il -hpuj tas,
l,tn. litVtuett u. orc e thc Cl,ll-, Gr. e!tt'
from Huttor ahoGt 30 n'd -,nih' e. oii' ,''
, | more. Na' der, Gnt ;hcr e. rk, lcccN''
| pres nj lrIIn tu"NC.s ia .,v Work dutiur
b | visit on uii 70" business rotating 10 iHV recon
, | bank failure there. Iatttn va, IA luVLgy b
? | a bank HptI,y lcic ia Washing ". ~, gi,in
G. en-. q. thc Csr0rsc oI tho Go,"'ilro ont, ia,ii
! tics &C; cher ageng!cs. ' or'-.,s a clerk h
/ | The uflt ,-' q " urIauuvf tn The amotrt q
4 SG,COJ, hc ha,.9 h. re uf the con ingeni th
, | aud of the fund cLt 81 which bauk examiner
. YCTo ra.d. and WAS allowed Ia resign. All thCs
/ ! Non vc~C Hulhurd's peis and "onfd6nu,
1 | friends, nd, IN the cla sic language ut No~,
were kntvn 10 " rUn toe rlag hinc.
Q Mu,T ,CUID III ENPE, ,TD
4 tbt hoe! - q ilvirau - 'urh wrHl,hc. :, an
o having rU,t froUud.urs The latest develop
ne nis a4u,, ,hat e. brother 90 CGEptrulor ~
burd w,a ag!vh.tcd to thc position - Bans Ia
y amiucr ia N'v, York city aud ultcrv ard IN fhli
e dcllhiu whFr he w.is known Ia he q, t,ui ,
tu u uati,i.al n, rk in iUchnord thut iIul''uru
bTuthC hri i.tN., .IN lJch."ait Wtir Iult T.
20 rio Is -, Government. the lTet at Sl.ttO tll
eCt niid 90 i.sl and ihg last "a ti2i per Htpui
r. iut neatly Two YEAR, without doIin any wrfk
T. t't aT...
. TLo,c aic Other f.a'urs of HE ,a.c th.t wi
Z. E5t 'iI.igt uNru at present hu; ~ 10 iIrtri''
h'cotspts.u II Nill iC shown that the worst l'
NOS be- % tul.., 1Au tiat when AL the is.i' .'
kfou... !l4s u.p.I,gl tf lltl.ul II. liulDGrN A.