Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-24

The fact that George II. Pendleton,
Samuel Randall, and other Democratic
| dignitaries may become involved in the
disclosures now being made at Washing
ton has had the effect to dampen the
ardor of the investigators considerably.
This should not be the case. and we bid
them 90 forward with their work, who
ever may be implicated. When they
find Republican scamp, clean him out.
and the Republican party will applaud
the act. When they discover his Demo-
cratic associate they must not shrink nor
hesitate, but serve him in like manner.
"Let no guilty man escape" is an excel
lent motto still.
| And while upon this business of inves-
tigation, and stumbling npon these sad
exposures. it will not answer for US to
fold our hands in despair and say there
never was anything like it. There has
been something like it, and the history Of
the country is studded thick with as base
crimes AZ those now being brought to
light. 4 correspondent of ths Washing
| ton Star recalls some Of these. Among
| them was the payment of the celebrated
Galphin claim, by which the Secretary OF
| War, Crawford, who made the allowance.
received for his own fees the sum OF
| Sis, 600. And in spite Of the olamor
raised he hung or to the money and re-
signed his Office. But he was not i'm
peached. General Lewis Cass was also
involved in very questionable traAsac-
| ton which the correspondent thus de-
| scribes:
General Lewis Case after General Jack
son. yss the great "Thundsrer" Of the
party. Under jackson Cass was Secre-
| tary of War. Cass' collection. as extra
allowances, illegally, OF S6S,000, and
| his organization of . company for specu-
| lations in Western lands are notorious.
He had opportunities Of securing for bis
company monopoly Of the most choice
tracts Of land. to learn when they would
be put on tho market. to secure them
then to raise their price, and to sell them
to purchasers forced to buy. 1t is well
known that in Western land speculations
| Cass amassed his ample fortune. Did
| Cass elicit from the Democracy any man
| Hesitation Of horror-even Of indigna-
ton? Did General Jackson demand his
punishment? Did not both, in effect,
indorse and approve it? General Jack
son subsequently made Cass Minister to
France. The Democracy made him first,
Senator Of the United States, newt noni-
mated him as their candidate for the
Presidency, and then made him Secrs-
tary OF State. Under the Democracy
Belknap would be in the line OF promotion
Colonel Richard N. johnson, the DEM
| ocratic Vice-President, was another IN
faithful brother. While he held that
| Office he lobbied through claim for one
Captain Buckner for removingthe Chick
| asaw Indians, and obtained an award OF
SAG, 900, which was S37, 900 more, &C.
cording to the report Of a committee,
than he WAS properly entitled to. John
son got Sls,000 of this,
In 1884 one W. P. Harris, who was a
Receiver of Public Moneys at Columbus,
Miss. was ascertained to be q defaulter
in large amount. He was hot prosecu-
ted or removed, but in 1896 wrote to
President jackson, resigning. and recon-
| mending a successor, one Gordon d.
Boyd, who was duly appointed. The
sequel, as related by the correspondent
Of the Star. is exceedingly rich. 1t was
only five months after the latter appoint
ment when Boyd also WAS found to be-
defaultsr. When Harris resigned the
Secretary of the Treasury kindly entered
on the books the following: Balance
| due from Mr.. Harris, S109,1 7S 08." It
was hoped that Boyd would not find it
| necessary to steal, but he did, and in
1887 the Secretary sent Mr.. Garesche to
| examine the affairs of the Columbus
office. Here is an extract from the re-
port made by the latter on his return.
We commend it to the careful psrusal of
those Democrats who imogine that pub
| lie rogueryis new thing in this country:
THE man Colonel Gordon d. Boyd
seems really penitent, and l am inclined
to think with his friends that he is hon
est, 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
circle as it does with US at home. An
other receiver would probably follow in
the footsteps Of the two. You will not.
therefore, be surprised il l recommend
his being retained, in preference to an
other appointment; for he has his hands
full now, and will no. be disposed to
speculate any mors!"
And so it was decresd. In the Octo-
Der following the really peni.ent" and
"honest" Boyd was allowed to resign,
and the Secretary, as in the case OF Har-
ris. entered on his books: &C. D. Boyd
is indebted $50, 1897 80. as per last state
ment at the Treasury
The Louisville Journal, referring to
the case at the time, said:
"A Mr.. Gordon d. Boyd some time ago
was appointed a receiver at one Of the
Mississippi land Offices. Shortly after
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