Year: 1872

Mr. Joshua f. Bailey, having proved defauter.
and tho Government having to this hour failed to
collect one penny from his amply responsible bonds
men for the defacation and the principal of these
bondsmen being a noisy Grant man, The NetC- York
Times thinks fit to dispose of the whole case by say
ing that Mr. Bailey, when an applicant for office.
in 1865, had the Endorsement of Mr. Greeley.
That is very true. Mr. Greeley thought Mr.. Bailey
competent officer and an enemy of tho whisky
thieves who so generally on The 1imes's
side There is not the slightest objection to the re-
production of this fact. But was it honest-even as
organs go-to suppress the equally important fact
that Mr. Henry j. Raymond entertained an even
more favorable opinion of Mr.. Bailey's capacity,
recommended him far more cordially, and was
recognized on all hands as the man to whom more
than to all Others Mr.. Bailey indebted for his
original appointment and the constant support of
the authorities


We do not mention the fact as in the slightest
degree disparaging to Mr.. Raymond. Mr.. Bailey
gave every indication of being a good officer. We
understand, indeed, that the Government officials
have since said that the Treasury could well afford
to balance up the amount of Mr. Bailey's defal-
cation TO the account of profit and loss,
and still be clear gamer by several
hundred thousands of dollars in consequence
of his appointment to Office. But the defalcation





as ought to be maintained in the Government ser
vice, we do not understand how il could have re-
mained so long undetected When detected, we do
not understand why the responsible bondsmen
should not be promptly called upon to make good
the deficit Does Mr.. Secretary Boutwell, Does
Mr.. Henry ClewsI


Only one party can gain anything by tho declara-
ton Of martial law in tho South and there are
many indications which point to q systematic at
tempt by some of the local authorities in that part
of the Union to create impression that disorders
there exist which can be put down only by armed
interpositon. Hero is Galveston journal, for
instance blazing with honest indignation at an out
rage committed well-known resident of that
city. This gentleman had severely reprmanded a
servant, who made complaint against him; he was
handcufied and hailed before magistrate, and, thus
manaced, was sent out for bondsmen. The whoe
affair." as described by the journal to which we refer
was certainly most outrageous and tyrannical. but
the point is in the apparent connection OF TINS peco
of oppression with plan to make all the disturb
ance possible in the South-parteularly IN leAas
and Arkansas-and then urge that the Southern
people are violent, disordery, and only to be gov
erned by bayonet law.


We observe that the organs of the Ohce-H olders
party are copying with great glee sensible para
graph from The Springfield Republican rebukiDg the
change made in the date Of letter from Cen Grant
from 1866 to 1862 for tho apparent purpose oi show
ing that he accepted present OF SlOOOOO which the
letter acknowledged alter his election to the resl
dency The Republican styles this change ot datn a
forgery A decision which wo ominentlv apDuOye