The Russellville Democrat., 1876-06-08

read me lecture on my duty to bring suit at once upon the bold of Gen. k. c. Newton, the late treasurer, for $5S, ,O00 of the states money gobbled by Stoddard Bros. & Co.,, I deem it proper to give this matter some notice.
 Now, as Mir. Stout first named this matter in connection with my candidacy for the nomination for governor, and had never mention ed it before, it is fair to presume that his prime object is to iniure me as an aspirant for that honor, and promote the claims of some other man. If this is so, the mo- tive is a base and Ignoble one, and will merit the contempt it deserves at the hands of discern ing public. Now for the truth of this supposition. MT. Stout, though he knew the condition of this matter long since, and tho, as I am informed, when it was explained to him some time since, he expressed himself satisfied, and never has publicly, until since he has sought to use it in connection with my candidacy, said one word about it, now suffers his patriotism to boil over and attacks me. In q private letter to me he says he does not accuse Gen. Newton of criminal neglect, nor does he wish the securities on his bond to suffer. Then what does he want-that the attorney general shall suffer, that he shall make good dedication for which he IS in no wise responsible? This would suit our ovcrjust and patriotic friend.
 Now, while Mir. Stout attacks me as can idate about this de- linquency, while l am but sub- ordinate executive officer, and have done in the premises that which 1 knew to accord with the will of the chief executive of the state and which met the tacit ap- proval at least of the general as- sembly, and while Mir. Stout sup ports hls excellency, Gov. Gar land, for the United States sen ate, and while Hon. J. N. Smithee and Hon. T. J. Churchill, both candidates for State offices and known to Mr. Stout to be sureties on Gen. Newton's bond are warm ly indorsed by him, and while Gen. R. c. Newton is . promi- nent candidate for. congress in this district and MT. Stout has nothing to say in regard to him, he proposes to sacrifice an attor- ney general to satisfy his burn ing patriotism. Oh, consistency thou art a jewel. A bare state ment of the matter shows plainly where Mir. Stout stands, and what
 his purposes are.
 Now, his intlmation that the
 sureties on Gen. Newton's bonds are released, or the money is lost, is simply false. The suit on the bond of Gen. Newton and his
 sureties has only been postponed until the assetts of Stoddard
 Bros. & Co.,, which have been seized by the state, may be ap' piled, or the effort to apply them may fail.
 Mir. Stout has been informed
 that Gen. .Newton's surities stand ready to pay any balance of the amount gobbled by tie bank that l may not be realized out of It's assetts. He has been informed
 too, that the sureties are solvent and have given assurance thai ' they will pay, without suit, the , amount for which they may be
 liable, and yet he wants them
 crushed out at once, and contin
 ues to make war upon me as . attorney general because l did
 not guess at HIS decrees and pro cced to sue Newton and his sure
 ties. and let Stoddard go witl
 the money he had grabbed. This may be a fine sense of justice ano
 patriotism for MT. Stout, but his creed must be crooked one.
 Section 2Si6 of Gantt's Digest 3 provides in substance that a com mittee of the general assembly
 shall examine the books, accounts
 vouchers, and other official docu ments of the treasurer of the r state, and make report thereof te
 both houses of the general assem n bly,, and section 2SlS of Gantt's , Digest provides that Eff sucl committee shall make an unfavor : able report and find that tho 3 treasurer has not performed tn, s duties required of him by law, an( p if such report shall be approved
 by both houses of the general as
 sembly, an crdcr shall be mad, <" directing the governor to cause . suit to be brought against him or Y his official bond"
 Notwithstanding this matter was brought before the legisla
 ture in report made by myself r and also in the governors mes e sage of November l, 1875, ant notwithstanding l said to some of the members of the genera assembly that if they desired tn, suit brought hoped they would