The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-10-21
DEFALCATIONS.
$5,5OO,595.93

UU,OSO.So
Lost to the Government since 1869, through
the Oefalcations of officials Appointed
by President Grant.
An Official Statement Showing Amounts
Stolen in Each Case.
Senator Window, in speech made in
the Senate on August 10th, 1876, sub.
mitted "a statement prepared by Assist
ant Secretary Conant, "to show what the
losses were which had been sustained by
the Government of the United States since
1869, to June 80, 1876, on account of
defalcations by officers in the collection of
Customs, Internal Revenue, Direct Tax,
Receipts from Public Lands, miscellaneous
sources, and disbursement of the same"
According to this statement the total loss
sustained in every way was only 81 &c.
SS2.6O. (See Congressional Record, Au-
gust II, 1876, page 12.)
To show how monstrousiy false the
above statement is, we subjoin the follow
ing, by which it will be seen that the total
losses to the Government from 1869 to
juno 10, 1876, by defalcations, are S.
50O,595,93, And this, be it remembered,
does not include the amounts stolen by
corrupt officials who have combined with
the whisky ring and smugglers to defraud
the Government. The amount stolen by
the whisky ring alone, since 1869, will, at
very low estimate, aggregate S50,000,-
600.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 10, 1876.
Hon. W. T. Ferry, President pro ten., U.
5. Senate :-Sir:-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of Senate Resolution
of February Q, 1876, calling for statement
OF all the balances due to the United States
from public officers, and all such balances
due from other parties (no longer in the pub
lie service.) In reply, have to transmit
herewith the statement of balances called
for, &C., &c.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) b. Ii. BRISTOW,
Secretary.
Here follows a list of several hundred
Postmasters, U. S. Marshals, Officers of
Courts, Governors and Secretaries of Ter
ritories, Sundry Public Officers, Assessors
and Collectors of Internal Revenue, late
Stamp Agents, Diplomatic and Consular
Officers, U. S. Bankers, Pension Agents,
Officers Of the Customs, Receivers of Pub
lie Money, Discussing Agents, Surveyors,
Registers of Land Offices, Commissioners
of Direct Tax, Officers of the U. S. Army
and Navy. Then follows the following
NATURALIZATION.
Balances due from Postmasters in.
debted to the United States,
whose accounts have terminated
since 1869 up to June 10, 1876, 1878, ,37i.74
Balances due from Ex United
States Marshals ON account of
expenses of Courts from 1869 to
June 10th, S76.................,.... 249, ,260.01
Balances due from Officers ofCourts
on account of official emolu.
ments from 1869 to June 10th,
1S76......o........................... 5S,067.S3
Detalcation of Ii. B. Swoope... 20,000.00
Balances due the United States
from Governors and Secretaries
Of Territories. es........................ 1O,7ss.22
Balances due from sundry public
officers, &C., out of service from
1869 to June 10th, 1S76......... 265, ,7l3.12
S977, 200. 80
Balances due the United States
from late Assessors Of Internal
Revenue. e............................... 1,469,50
Balances due from Ex Collectors
of Internal Revenue, on their
accounts as Disbursing Agents,
from 1869 to June 10th, 1885,. 3S,5ls.1O
Balances due the United States
from late Stamp Agents from
1869 to June 18th, lS76......... 69,30G. "a |
Balances due the United States
from Diplomatic and Consular
Officers from 1869 to June, 1876 1885. 90 |
balances due from U. S. Bankers
lC. Ii. 4 Co;)..:......:....,....... 1870, o,17s.s4
balances due the United States on
account of Indian Service by
officers out Of service from 1869
to June, lS7e..:.................... as,s72.O4
balances due the U. S. from PEN
sion Agents out of service from
1869 to June 1876. 228, 1924. 80 |
balances due the U. S. from Ex-
Collectors Of Internal Revenue
appointed by President Grant
from 1869 to June, 1876. ..2,3l2, ,544. 20
Balances due the U. S. by Ex-
Officers Of the Customs, since
lse9....;.....;................,....... 7s,752.67
Balances due the U. S. from Re.
ceivers Of Public Money, Dis.
bursting Agents, Surveyors, Gen
eral Registers Of Land Officers,
&C., from 1860 to 1S76............ I03 ,636. .65
Balances due the Government by
Ex-Commissioner of Direct
Taxes for the Insurrectionary
States Of Arkansas, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Texas, and Virginia,
from 1864 to l867................ S2,665.2
balances due from Ex- Officers of
the U. s. Navy and others on.
the books of the Fourth Auditor
from the year 1869 to June, '76 G23, POS. 10
balances due from Army Officers
out Of service from the year 1869
to June, 1885,. 7s4, ,553.07
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