The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-17
STARTLING EXPOSURE.
The Administration Using the
Public Money to Carry north
CaroIfna-Letter from Congress
man Rack

man Beck.
From the Washington Patriot.l
The startling revelations contained
in the letter which we give below can-
not fail to make a deep impression on
the public mind, following as it does on
the heels of other disclosures OF cor
ruption, with which the country Is
painfully familiar. Mr.. Beck made a
personal examination at the Treasury
OF the accounts of the United States
Marshal OF North Carolina, and he
gives the exact results OF that scrutiny.
1t is found that this officer drew SlOo,'
600 from the Treasury during the last
sixty days, and $4,000 of that sum
within a few weeks. When this fact
is taken in connection with the desper-
ate efforts Of the Administration to
carry the North Carolina election by
any means, however shameless, and
the profuse expenditure OF money
there which is now notorious. the eX-
planation of these enormous drafts is at
once furnished. Every department OF
the government is prostituted TO par
tisan purposes, and the Treasury Is
audaciously plundered under false pre-
lenses, in order that the people may he
deprived Of a chance of reform by the
use OF their own money:
WASHINGTON, July s, lS72.
Hon. T. L. C2inyman:
DEAR SIR: As North Carolina will
be the first State after the Baltimore
Convention in which an election will be
held, the Administration will use every
means possible TO carry It. Gangs OF
spies and informers will flood your
State; negroes will be imported from
other States; false registration will be
resorted TO. Inshort, all the machinery
which a corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS ma
ton can devise will be put in motion to
carry the State. Secretaries Boutwell,
and Delano will leave their departments
to add to the pressure by their speeches
and other influences. Already large
sums of money have been raised Tor
corrupt purposes. / knew the (so
called) Departments Of Justice would
contribute largely to the means OF cor
ruption. Therefore | went to the
Treasury this morning 10 see
what was being done and found
that one S. 7. Carrow, Marshal OF
your State, had drawn within the last
year $223,OOO, OF which $65, 900 has
been drawn within the last sixty days,
$40, 700 of it within the last few weeks.
OF course this will be used corruptIy.
This enormous draft on the Treasury
tor pretended judicial expenses-a quar-
fer OF a million dollars in twelve
months-is made still more fsgrant
from the fact that, until within a few
years past, no former United States
Marshal ever drew more than $1,000 to
cover all the expenses incident to his
office for whole year. My experience
on the Ku.Klux Committee enables me
to understand how. But you are ia
miliar with their modes Of operation,
therefore detail is unnecessary. This
is only one instance. | write
this to put you on your guard
and to show you what enc
mics you have to contend with. |
may mention another fact | learned
this morning, to show how hollow all
their pretenses Of civil service reform
are. A fellow by the name OF W. A.
Britton was Marshal OF the Western
District OF Arkansas, and became de-
faulter to the amount Of one hundred
and twenty.one thousand dollars. The
Government had proof ample TO convict
him, but failed TO prosecute, and simply
dismissed him from Office. Roots was
appointed in his place. For some rea-
son he was dismissed lately, and Britton
re-appointed Marshal, in spite OF the
facts which the War Department
had in their possession. But ]
need not bore you further. ! hope
our friends will, by earnest and
constant endeavors, neutralize the
efforts OF Grant and his minions. 1t
seems 70 me impossible that any North
Carolinian who has not lost his self
respect can support an Administration
which has sought TO degrade and dis
grace the State by upholding Holden.
Kirk, Bergen and the like. and through
judges like Logan, backed by Whitley
and Akermsn, blackening the cbsrac-
ter OF all our people, TO say nothing Of
the Wholesale robbery under which you
have suffered. | write this because ]
know you will, when warned, avert the
blows aimed at the gallant old North
State. Yours, truly,