Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-22

! IN the above endorsement forbade it;
and in August, 1886, this w. p. Har-
ris-this 'pillar OF Democracy
wrote to President Jackson, resign
ing his office, and nominated as his
successor Col. Gordon d. Boyd, OF
Alfalfa county," another "main pillar
of Democracy" Endorsed by Harris
as one who had "been for years a
prominent member Of our 1.-THE Miss
issippD Legislature" as IAN ardent
supporter of your (Gen. Jackson's)
Administration" and as San unyield-
ing advocate Of the principles OF
Democracy.
"Col. Gordon D. Boyd, Of Attala
county," was according appointed,
and Secretary Woodbury. quietly en-
tered the following on the books of
the Treasury "Baia,ace due from
Mr.. Yarris, sl09,l7s.0S ~"
Only Ave months later the Secre-
tary had to enter a similar cores
poudence with Col. Gordon D. Boyd.
He had early fell into the " footsteps
Of his illustrious predecessor" In
June, 1887, Secretary Woodbury. APP
pointed Mr.. Garesche to examine
the affairs of the Columbus Office,
and he reported Col. Boyd a default
er to the amount of $4,000. Was
BOYD removedi We're tho Democ-
racy indignant! Were they shocked
or outraged at the conduct of this
"main pillar of Democracy O, no!
Mr.. Garesche, in his report, says to
the Secretary:
"The man (Col. Gordon D. Boyd
seems really pemite,at, and ! am in
clined to think with his friends that
he is honest, and has been led away
from his duty by the example of his
predecessor, and certain looseness
in the code of morality which here
does not move in so limited o circle
as it does with us at home. 1nother
Receiver ,could probably .toilo,o IN the
footsteps # tie too. You will not,
therefore, be surprised if | recon-
mend his being retained in prefer
ence to another appointment for he
has his hands full now, and will not
be disposed to speculate any more !"
And so it was decreed! In the
the October following, the "really
penitent" and "honest' Boyd was
allowed to resign, and the Secretary,
as in tho case of Harris, entered on
his books: 81. Il. Boyd is indebted
$50, 937 80 as per last statement at the
7reasoy!"
No foolish cutlery on the part of
the Democracy mo silly waste Of
indignation No demand either by
Gen. Jackson or Martin Van Buren,
that "no guilty man escape " 49,
Aud the "honcsty'---the ''penitence"
of Boyd may be realized from the
following from the Louisville Journal
Of the time:
ANOTHER SuB-TREAsugER.--A Mr.. Gordon d.
| Boyd, some time ago, appointed II Receiver
at one of the Mississippi land offices. shortly
| afterwards he proved To he n deiaulter to the
amount of 5000 The PRONUNCIATION of the tact
ala not ~ all uDusn HIM. lie lnnt'llatti9 btoek
| himself to the stump for the vdicuton of his
character. 4 did appropriate the money to my
own use exclaimed he, but my spccuations
turned out unlavorably. IT'S my misfortune, and
not nv fault hope, gentlemen, yOu are satisfied
oh, yes replied his Locoioco hearers, we are per-
| icctly satisfied.
These are but characteristic incl
dents of the prevailing corruption.
Had l the space or leisure, with the
inclination, similar instances might
be multiplied indefinitely of Demo-
cratic malfeasance, corruption and
crime, embracing hundreds of thou
sands and millions of dollars system
atically plundered from the Treas
ury by all classes and ranks of DEM
ocratic otficials--by the Floyds, Bal
legs, and Jake Thompsons by the
Swarthouts, Denbys, Collins, Boards,
and Misunderstanding through
every Democratic Administration
from Jackson's to Hester Clymers
old Observation-Disclosures its
notorious and revolving corruptions
and crimes its Cornelius Wendells
and Swifts with the profits of its
villainous monopolies Of printing
binding, and engraving, of live-oaIs
contracts, etc, more iniquitous in
themselves than any of Belknaps
aud applied to purposes a Thousand
fold more criminal--the subsidy OF
the press and the bribery of Con-
gress ip the passage of the vilest OF
measures.
Hence, the simulated horror Of
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