The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-01

and so this model secretary of q model
democratic administration proceeds-to re-
move this defaulter, does h,? Not at all,
but to write him two months after-August
2S--ihat be has performed the disagree
liable duty" of reporting his neglect 10 the
president, and that the president says IL
the returns are not received con or before
"the 10 h of October next"-nearly one
year after the default first occurred-"you
"w will then be dismissed from office" Be-
| fore the tenth of October comes, in order
that there may be no room for complaint,
the secretary writes him two gentle re-
minders of what is in store for him If he
does not settle up, but which, being mere
| repeitons Of the former threats and ad-
vice, 1t is unnecessary to further refer to.
The fatal tenth day of October comes
and goes, but our receiver does not settle
up, and therefore, of goes his official head
as a matter of courae. But not so fast.
| general Jackson was patient, long suffer
ing, and of much kindness, and so, Octo-
Der IL. the secretary writes that, trusting
to The assurances received from him and his
friends, the president has consented to con-
tinue him in Office until November 12, but
If he does not make his returns and pay
up 1.-THE whole of the public money with
" which you are chargeabe" 'you must
+" be removed from office however painful
" both to him"-the president" this
" department"
THIS allusion TO the assurances received
from the RECEIVERS "frends" gives US some
tenlion fihis known dcfaulter, and fairly
illustrates Jaclisonianism." We have
ole of those assurances in letter from
John f. II. Claiborne, democratic men,
her OF congress from Mississippi, to An
drew Jackson, dated September 10, 1885,
in which he informs the president that this
defauting receiver is "onc Of the main pill
lars of the democratic cause, and one of
=" the earliest and most distinguished
friends of the administration in Missis-
"sippi. His family and connect ous are
extremely Influential, and all of them are
cooperating with US in the ard ious
struggle which we are now making.
"Tbey are true democrats, and the bank,
multiplying, aud White parties would
shout victory at any blow aimed a,
them. We are now in the midst Of az
L" eectioneering campaign. 1t will be g
" close contest"
, Claiborne's assurance that this defaultel
, was "main pillar in the democratic
Q - cause" serves him in good stead, as We
flod the secretary only giving him little
hint October 2G,and writing him November
+ 2S-be was to have been removed from
4 "oflice, however painful" November 10
e that " no reason whatever can be seen why
q" the whole money 10 your hands at Tho
" end Of the month is not deposited
: But although "no reason can be seen,
1 the secretary permits the matter to rur
along four more months, and then, Marcel
29, 1886, writes him that again it becomes
, my unpleasant duty to complain of you
I "neelect and to inform you that thu
omission" "cannot be permitted II
"any public officer. On the return of thu
{ mail therefore, If the usual statements
" for the other months in arrears ar,
"not received, l shall be under the disa
: agreeable necessity of again submitting
{" the subject to the president for his i'm
"mediate action"
/ The "disagreeable necessity" was per
: formed, but what was the immediate &C
ton" of Andrew jackson The matte
runs along until June 6, when the secrc
from the receiver, and then says ''Seeinl
the balance of public moneys in you
D hands amounted to S128,684 10 a
D "the end of the month, l have to rtques
: that y III will explain" etc. at is pain
4 "ful to be obliged to ask you SO often TO
explanations"
: The matter still remains in allegiance
g until the receiver himself, being unable t
k get himself removed, takes the bull by tn
s horns and rem oves himself, as will appea
l. from the following letter from the secrt
v tary. dated September 81: "Your lette
!" I" of the "a h ultmo, addressed to tn
f president, has been referred to this Office
!" Your duties as receiver will, of course
IL "have ceased, or been suspended after tn
: 3lst ultimo, tie time aohen you 1,ropo,
3, your resignation sho'.A take effect. In
e g mediate steps, it is h ped, will be take
is " to adjust your accounts and pay over tn
n balance"
% And so he resigns, defaulter to the gov
q erDment for over one hundred thousan
/. dol rs. For over two years he had bee
>, defaulter, and the secretary of the trea
l. ury and Andrew jackson knew 1t, yet h
was retained In off1ce, because he was "on
e " of the main pillars of the Democrat
l. cause" because his "family and come,
s. tons were extremely Influential" b.
ID cause the Mississippi democrats were 81
II 60 the midst OF an electioneerng campaign
4 and IL was a ''close contest" We con
Of mend this leaf of history TO our Democrat
re brethren land it is only one leaf out of yer
- many similar ones-and challenge them
J. find anything as disreputable, as dishones
", in the whole history of "Grantism."
It Candidate Tilden's Health.