St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-04-26
Gen. Stannard's Resignation.
\ SAD DI>'I.D~I RE.

\ SAD DI~'Ip>I RE.
We announce. with more pain than
We can well express. the resignation at
Gen. GcO. j. Stamna.d. a$ Collector OF
Customs ior the District of Vermont.
in consequence OF Il heavy deficit III his
accounts. " hicll has suddenly come to
light We understand his coin account
with the Government. for customs. to
Ice square: in the account for fees and
pcrIui>it"S. which Is required to he SET
tied annually. Il balance of 80 W APP
prnrcd against him on Il recent settle
mcnt. which he WAS unable to make
good.
An agent of the Treasury Depart
mcmt came on. last Friday or saturday.
to investigate the matter. and the re
suit is the disclosure of the deficit: the
holding OF his hond>mcII for the amount.
and the resignation of Gen. Stmnard.
W hu has also gone into bankruptcy to
secure his hnmd>mcn with what proper
" he has. as far ;I> it viii 20. This dis
closure has affected Gen. Stammaui'S
numerous friends with the utmost sur
prise and establishment.
We have not been with Gen. stan
nard much for three or four Years past {;
but in former wears We knew him III
timatcly. and knew him for Il brave.
frank, honest. upright man. Nobody
who knows him now will suppose that
he has stolen this money hut he lived
eXpensively: he is free handed his purse
has been open to every applicant to
him for help. and he has kept too little
account of his expenditures. The re
suit is Il balance against him. which he
is wholly unable to account for.
The government will lose nothing as
his homd>men are amply able to make
good the loss. and will do 50. at once
The news of this sad piece of bust
ness became generally known yesterday
III town. and caused very great excite
ment Ill our community. Gen. stan
nard : reputation as one of the hraveSt
and hest of the soldiers of Vermont.
has been dear to many who have fought
under and with him. and to Vermont
erS generally. All were glad when he
WAS placed i'll the best Federal office in
our State. and all will mourn at his sud
den departure from it for such IL cause.
Huntington Free Press. april IL.
OF this drfalcation the ST. 4lbdns Mes
ScHgcy very kindly SAYS:
How to account for the loSSrs-that
Is. specifically. is difficult. hut to ac-
count for them i'll IL general way is not
difficult. The General has been much
i'll the society of politicians and ex-ar-
my officers. who have been free liverS.
especially when 1T his expense. He
l. IL generous hearted man. and knowing
that his income was considerable. he
has not hc>itatcd to he liberal. OF
course all the details of his accounts
have been kept 10y suhordinatrS. and it
Is even said that the General WAS 50
cngr">>rd with the administration of
the general affairs of the office as not 10
even stop to add the balance sheets to
know his standing. Those who know
him best are prepared Ia believe this,
for they know him To bc .l> publr-Spir-
tied a. he waS brave. and a> careless aS
he is honest.
He Went int" bankruptcy a> soon a>
he realized his situation. Ia order that
ms numerous investments MAY lie Ii
quidatcd for the benefit of his creditors.
His h"ndsmcn are Hon. X. II. Host of
st. Adams. and Col. l.. Il. rlatt of Bur
hugt"n. In bankruptcy the govern
mtnt Is Il pericrrcd creditor. 50 il is
probable the bail will not lie required
To raise il very big amount To make the
government good. They are Abundant
ly responsible. 50 the government will
lose nothing. Whatever harsh crit
ci>m anybody. for political or other rra-
SONS, may pass upon Gen. Stanmard.
now that he is down. he has frankly
shown his hand. and mantullN STAYS To
face the music: and ncNt la the sorrow
of his own family will he that of the
Vermont soldiers. who knew the Gen
rral and loved him. and who will not
now desert him. mon permit his fatality
III politics To obscure nor even hcdnm
the lu>tre of his fame in the greater and
Infinitely gl;mder theatre of war.
APPOINTMENT or GEN. WELLS.
Gen. William Wells WAS Immediately
appointed Gen. StannaIdS successor.
as WAS generally anticipated. lis he was
IL prominent candidate for the place at
the time of the appointment of Gen.
Stannard. The Free Press thus speaks
of the succession
General William Wells. who has been
appointed Collector of Customs for the
District of Vermont, ill place of Gener-
al Stannard. resigned, is Il native Yer
monter, born at Waterbury in IS:}7. He
Is the son of the late Hon. VIM. W.
Wells. long and tavorably known us one
of the leading merchants and manufact
urers of Waterbury. and who held many
state. county, and town offices of re-
sponsibility and trust. Gen. Wells had
been engaged III business with his IA
Their, till shortly before the war broke
out. lie went into the service aS LIST
Lieutenant of Co. c, of the LIST Vermont
cavalry, was promoted to he Captain
before the regiment reached the field.
and was made Major October 30, 1862.
He was wounded in action, at liagers-
town, Md, July i, 1863, and again on the
18th of September, 1863. ut Culpepper,
by the explosion of shell. which also
wounded Gen. Custer. He was pro-
NOTED to the ColOnelcy of the regiment,
in June 1864, commanded and fought
the regiment during its arduous service
i'll the shenandoah Valley during that
simmer and fall, till he was placed in
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