Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-06-04
Brought to a Head at Last.

WASHINGTON, May 20.
The starvation policy has brought
things to a head finally, in Iowa at
least. United States Marshal j. w.
Chapman has been here for some days
to find out whether anything was to be
done for their relief or not, and, if not,
to wind up business. The latter alter
native has been the result, as will be
seen by the following correspondence:
WASHINGTON, ID. C. May 10, 1850.
The Hon. Charles Devens, AttoTney-G eneral:
SIR; Being out of funds for miscellaneous
purposes, which includes pay of bailins, cricrs,
stationery bills, etc, and being informed that
the appropriation for that purpose for the
present fiscal year Is exhausted, respectfully
submit that 1t will be impossible for me TO
assume the burden of making further adj
Yanccs to continue the terms of the Circuit
and District Courts now in session. Advances
already made for the Government amount TO
more than $lO,000 and are quite sufficient TO
exhaust my cred and patience, If not to meas
ure my patriotism as well. have, therefore,
telegraphed to Judges McCrary and Love, re-
questing them TO relieve me from additional
burdens byadJourning court now in session ut
Dcs MOincs, Iowa.
IL would seem to be my duty 10 Inform you of
this action, and in doing so crave Indulgence
and generous criticism, feeling that the impo-
sition of further burdens upon me would be
the re Iuirement of sacrifices far I'm excess OF
both the honor and the emolumcnt of my
Sent oliee, very respectfully cgaeT go9r ooodlen'
United States Marshal for the District of Iowa.
To this business-like missiye came
the following response;
DEPARTMENT or JUSTICE,
WAsHINGTON, May ~, 1870.
j. w. Chapman, United states Marshal for
Iowa, Washington, ID, G.
SiR: ! am in receipt or your letter oi
even date, informing me that il will
be impossible Tor YOU TO continue 70
S''rIS W Sbur ", ~ IN ,o ~ Tho taft
! that the fund for miscellaneous purposes for
! the current year is now exhausted, ms well MS
| In view of the very large advances you have
made heretofore in consequence OF the
failure of Congress to make any appro-
| priatOn for the current year for Mar
shals of the United states aud their depu-
/ ties In regard to the fund for the misccl-
] laneOus purposes, | called the attention OF the
| Appropriation Committee ia February TO the
! fact that Il would he soon exhausted, aud in
/ April 10 the fact that 1t was the actually OK
! hausted, an hdecply regret that the appro-
! priatiOn has not yet been made. Tue expenses
! The Marsha.s have been Compelled To bear tor
/ themselves and their deputies during the c1r-
/ rent year have, however, been much larger
/ than these, and in December urgci with all
| the force that seemed to me proper in my re-
port, that an immediate provision should he
made for them, statlng tast ielI under deep
/ obligations 10 them for the cXcrtiOns they had
| made Tor six months to carry on their Offices
! without amy appropriations; and further urg-
| ing them that II would he lmpnssinle Tor tnem
| much longer 10 continue in the conduct Ofthe
] business of the United States without appro-
! pirate means We're placed at their command,
/ | respectfully call "a attention, alsl, 10 the
fact that the closing of the United states
] Courts must 1e attended with the greatest iu-
jury to the whole criminal Justice OF the
United States, us well rs 10 its financial inter
ests and private interests of individuals,
| can only say TO YOU now that am under ohli-
cations To you for past saorihoes made, ana
that If on have reached the limit OF your ca-
/ pacity in this matter, | shll certainly feel
that II the result must be the closing OF the
courts OF the United states in your district,
everything has been done 10y YOU to prevent a
result 50 unfortunate and disastrous. Very
respectfully, CHARLES DENENS.
Attoney-G cueral.