The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-09-29

motion to the commission to Spain,
aoith its tetcratiUe outfits and igyfts.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PET BANK
RoBBERIEs.
About this time the affairs of the old
Bank of the United States and its
branches began to wane. By the law
the bank was the depository of the
Government revenues, and in conse-
quence was the Treasury of the nation.
In 1884, bv daring act OF surpation,
President Jackson removed the depos-
it's. He transferred them to certain
sspet" State banks of the Democratic
reformer, who claimed the revenues of
the nation as the "spolls'' of 'THE
PARTY % The destruction of the Bank
and the subsequent explosion of the
"Pet Banks'' involved the loss of mil
lions, the destruction and ruin of thou
sands of the business men and the busi-
ness of the conntry-of $500, 900, 900
of private capital-and the consequent
suffering and want Of tens of thousands
of all ranks and classes throughout thei
Union. Tie Democratic reformers,
nevertheless applauded. They laughed
at the misery and ruin they had
caused, aud belittled their magnitude,
and maintained and justified the re-
moval in all its bearings.
INVESTIGATIONS AND EXPOSURES.
In 1887 the Garland committee pub
lished the 'W ool-clip" correspondence
between Secretary Woodbury. and the
deposit banks, exposed the criminal
partisan favortism OF the Treasury in
the distribution and management U. the
deposits or revenues of the nation as tie
"spoils" of ''THE PARTY" and pre-
pared the country for the disastrous ex-
plosion of the SsPet Banks which fol-
lowed. (H. r. 1913, second session
Twenty-tcurth Congress.)
The Wise committee unearthed s'For-
syth's Nankeen;o exposed the CON-
plicity of the high-toned Georgia Sec
retary of State III the "infamous Gal
phin Ewindle ;" exposed Postmaster
General kendall's completely, with "a
$4,000 fee," in the Boston scheme for
the wholesale robbery Of the Mississippi
Indians OF their lands and developed
Secretary Cass's corrupt lavoritisn in
the dispensation of his patronage. III.
r. 1914, second session Twenty-fourth
Congress.)
FORGERY. ABsENTEEISM. EMBEZzLEMENT,
AND EXTORTI0N.
One T. b. Waterman was g2rotege
"a copying clerk in tile Pension Office,
appointed by the General Waterman
forged the initials of Secretary Cass to
an account Waterman confessed the
forgery, aud the General paid the &C.
count. (H. Il. 1914, second session
Twenty-fourth Cougress.4
d. AFRO y. Buck was a model re-
former. He was appointed clerk by
Secretary Cass, July 8, 1885. About
the same time Buck was also elected
member of the Vermont Legislature
Hence he did not report at the War
Department for duty until December.
In January, 1886, General Cass paid
him for five months service, when Buck
lad rendered but one. Oh r. 1914,
second session Twenty-tourth Con-
gress.)
Lieutenant Thomas johnson, a dis
bursipg officer, Lost, in gambling, two
United States drafts for 81 900 and ST.
500, respectively. These drafts were
protested by deposit bahk-the Union
Bank of Louisiana, at New Orleans
and an appeal for their payment was
made TO the War Department. The
brose ii. Sewer, of Arkansas, and the
Hon Richard VI. Johnson, of Ken
lucky (model Democratic reformersl, in
terested themselves in their payment,
the pious Attorney General B. +. But
lerl uttered favorable opinion, anu
Secretary Cass drew warrant for their
payment even after Woodbury. had de-
clined. I'll. r. 1914, second session
Twenty-fourth Congress-
AT the same time Garret d. Wall,
then United States District Attorney
at Perth Amboy, NJ .,aud subsequently
United States Senator from New .Jer-
sey, distinguished Democratic reform
er, assessed his modest fees for his iu-
fluence with the Administration. II.
X. 104, second session Twenty-fourth
Congress.
In 1889 resistance to investigation
was no longer possible. ssNo more
packed committees" was the fiat OF the
nation-no more committees appointed
by James X. Polk and accordingly
the House, by ballot, elected the ce.e-
brated Har All committee.
Now the proofs were overwhelm-
ing.
THE SWARTWoUT swTNDLES.
In April, 1929, Samuel Swartwout
was appointed by President Jackson
collector of the port of New York. He
was notoriously impecunious, reckless
gambler in stocks, largely in debt, al
ways in want of money, and wholly
financially. His default
began within year from the date of
bis appointment, and continued during
eight years-for years with the knowl-
edge of the authc rites at Washington
for gears from 1884 to 1880 aoitlt-
oact bonds required 6y Laao to the Goo-
er7enaeaet for the safe keeping Of the
ise hfs hands. Il. r. 313,
third session twenty fifth Congress.
His default was for 81, ,225, ,705 SO.
Tie causes of his default, as the Har-
Ian committee declare, were his ire
sponsibility in pecuniary character when
the culpabIe disregard OF
law and neglect of official duty by the