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r BR LIIIGnjlfC.DNIlSDAY, XSAY 17, 1037 VOL22VIII. 2J0 21 liixvf a of We State ot NortU CatoViua, Passed at Uio Session of ISM 'S7. if .. Art eouc.rinriir the Treasurer of tlie State. Yherebv directed, as soon as his accounts bliall be passed on t the General Assembly, tu endorse upon each certificate, or her evidence of public stockthat the same has-been allowed hall not be paid in due time, but shall be sued for and recov. from the revenues of this State, and not subject to dralt except s?cur,ity lor her good behaviour tor the next r,l wlmn received. shall be naid into the treasury bv Ihe clerk by special order of the. General Assembly, or unless the safety twelve, munths, Kutti. Uaz. - a - tt . . . v . - .-i o( the court in which the recovery shall be had and the re-;nr the same shall require it, which shall be determined by the rpinf for snch bavment shall be rendered tathe Comptroller, .Governor, who may order it to be withdrawn: cTiWcfral.uHuT Sec, 8. It shall be the dutj Of the Comptroller, on the first Tect and be in turce from and after us ratification, day 'of November biennially, to strike a balance against the - Lttl!l.nr ;183'"l J Tn:itnr mill nil niluT mil. lie accountants in arrear.-atid report I - ' . 1111 1 ' - a statement of the same to the General Assembly, w ith whom I An Ac t to provide for the redemption ' of ihe scrip issued by he Khali settle Ins own accounts lor the warrants and other received of the Public Treasurer; and in the year when the Getieraf Assembly shall not have a regular session, lie snail , ..... , -.1 - A. claim of the Shite. to shares or stock in any ot .tie incur- . - . - ; --v -. ltt C .i. r.-neml Assemhlv as a cr.dit-to the Public Treasurer, i"?-""1 Uj the date of uct) alkwance, and to return such certificate !' o:her evidence to. mie. treasurer ii wio ihjiuS. ,,,).tftf companies shall be lost or destroyed, a certified copy tiitfiejf. from me Secretary's office, shall be as good and valid. U all intents ami purp i, " : Sec. 10. AVhcnever.it shall be ncctssnry to collect any m ineys of to enforce any demand oi tins osaie. m any mnvi State or' country,' the Treasurer, with the approbation ol' lhe I I Gjvororv shall apjioiat an .'agent or agents- lor that purpose, r-V r7Z??J to him i-r them Utters ol, attorney, specilymg the i B'i'Vers jicirnuj sii.i 11.1111 v . . . .1.- r .l.i:-: ll.u I :..v... n.M- in.l C KH'ieiisaMon irom ifc muin iiru,w .. Treaurer-uiaY ,llow,or ;h the General AseuUly may direct Seo. 20. The Paiillc Treasuf.fr ot this Stale shall have full power and authority to move f.i.r judgmeut aaifist any er son or persiin,.actirig a agent "for tK Stale; wlw are nut. hu-d t1leSnttSTyHir rbcd ' of this tive;w tiie iame rules and. "reiiilalioiis which are prvscribed iri cases ofdeli4i 'wttn t-sttwavnd .tbesald '-ewTr iT?uTl rcspccuvCTeilH: judmi-iit and award execution -tho the amount iheieol may be within 'tlitf jurisdiction "of a justice of tho peace. Skc. 21. Tlio Treasurer hhull b ailovvi-d tho sum -of five hundred dollars as a "salary to sucli lvVk or clerks as he inay think proper to employ in the o!lke, to bo paid out of the pub. lie treasury, in quarterly payments, to wit: on the first day of Apiia" )'car' 011 warrant to be di aim Uy-,the Governor. Sue. 22.: For the. convenience of the Treasurer and per having business with him, he'sliall he required to attend to every application made by them fur oflkial duties, at liis of fice, which shall be in tho city of Ualeigh, between the hours of nine an. 1 twelve- o'clutk. und between two and five o'clock on every lay in the -year, (Sundays andjhiHiittrthjif Julyon- lOxcTptCtl.TtllUl Saul ttUH-er- WISH .nm ut itijmu-n w nuu. ta :iiiy call male at anyother fime or (he day. ' ' S 4cT 2 5 r t f "aFany tTiiief shall 'apjieS rrtTi;it the 'Ptiblic Tftas ' urcr 1 1 a t'i i I e c t e ! jlLlAi V J - 3 A t a n c - J t c aM a c c . y n t as dU rected by ". "jaw any delinquents licnin before described, by wliich the public revenue of fie State may suffer loss, 'then and in such case, the said Treasurer sha'l e lield and deemed ix count. bKTor sinus due by such delinquents,.. to all intents auj purposes. a3 if the same hail actually been paid into hisoflicc. Sc. 4.4. If at any time it shall appear from the account keut between the Comptroller and Treasurer, or it shatt appear h any other way, that the Treasurer has not accounted jer an i paid over the public monies of this State, us directed by law; ii shall and maybe"lawfarTor jl.e Sfate fo" move for and obtain judgment against the said Treusurer ami his securities, or any uf theinTIn aiiynEourt of reclfrd tn-ttiis Stalfi first jiving to the i persons naii st whom such nmtiott shall be made, at least five days' ivtics of tha time and place, when and where such m titm will, bennadej and upoiiiuc'i judgmciil execution issue shall m in nttiir rai'. , Skc. 25. If any person appointed Treasurer, shall die in .i .1... i ... .t. ci.. Iir in r en inrli'lifnl vh ill lipromc insolvent. IICUICU H ll'C mailt., V. w...0 " . , - any debt wliichdws auaywe lu4bStae sliidtbe fi and the priority heretrestdblihcd shall be deemed to extenifto cases in wbkb Mich-debtufc iwt imingufliejproperty to pay hi. di.tils. hlmll make a voluntary assiyrtunent thereof, or in w'nch his estate or effects shall be attached, as of absconding, concealed or absent debtors. Sfee. '26. If any person appointed Treasurer, of his own head and imagination, or bv false conspiracy or fraud with oth ers, shall willingly or 'falsely make, or cause to be made, any fiU prv or charp-e. in anT book or books which be is required by law to kep or shall wittif?;ly and falsely form, or procure to be formed, any statement of the Treasury, to be by him laid before the Governor., the General Assembly .or any committee ! thereof or to be bv him used in any settlement which he is re- ntiired to mak with the Comptroller, wiih intent, in either pr any of said instances, to defraud the State, or any person r per--ftoai! s,u.tji Treasurer shall be deemed and held guilty of a mis il .m nor riimnr hi State, thall be fined, at the discretion of .. . ...t Kaillu.;!. iwui ihausan.l dollars, and imprisoned AiM exceed tnjE three years. - . Ratified 27th UscemDer, 1H3B. . , mmod.nfplv aftj-r the first dav of November, in eterv'vear, to prepare the" account of the Public Treasurer of this State with the State as the same thall appear on the books ol the Comp troller's office, for the year preceding thetiTst day of Novem ber, stating the -balance of the money in the treasury at the ast settlement, ttte receipts into the -'treasury within the year, par ticti larizing the monies and account from which the same ac crued and were received, the amount received from each res pectively, and a pareuliir 'statement of the disbursements from the treasury w ithin the same period, and the money ej inauiing in the treasury and hc shall annex to said afxoun.L? statement of the revenue, from cacti subject .of-taxation in.tv. "cry county of the State; "of which acmunt and statement the Comptroller shall. have printed 'two hundred anil fifty copies, before; the-, meeting of thejGeiieial Assemb y. next ensuing the; within the. first week if the session of the General -Assembly,; tthd'fe-W eral Assembly ; 'an din TeaiTi y eai vf.en ftft . Gencraf A's?m1)Ty shall nnriiave its regular ses'siiin.lhc Comptroller shall, imine mpiliaii lv afier the first "dav .of November, furnish a tike ac count and statement ti the (jovcruor, who shall thereupon causel the same to be published in five of the public newspapers ol this State; and for the printing and publication as aforesaid, the treasurer vhall. pay a reasoriab e compensation on the cer tificatcjif the Comptroller. . Src. iO."' Tlie CiiinjilTidler is empnwprcd und authorised t administer an oath or affirmation to accountants and wit nesses in support of the justice of such accounts as may be ex hibited to him for liquidation, and certify the same accordingly. Sfcc. II. No c aim, draft or warrant, from the Governor or any one else, except the certificates fir the service of the mem- bersttf -ilie-tveneriil- Asefliltly,"ttd -their- c leeks ami waiters-, ind th certincates of therlcrk ol tlie Superior Courts, tor ti n lrie of - the Jttdeea- and 4ba Aitoi o v General and Solici tni a. whnil be naid bv tlie treasurer, collector or otner receiver oi t .e public revenue or taxes, until uch claim, dralt or warran a'lall h V; bern entered in the Cnmptrol cr's office, and charg I to tlie nerson or person drawing-thc same, w ith the Comp frollei's order endorsed to tlie 1 rcasurer or otner receiver oi tVe'piiblic revenue to pay the same; and ho claim, warrant, or draft, fexcent as before, excepted,) Khali be allowed in the settlement f the Account of any Treasurer,' collector,'' or re ceiver of the public revenue or taxes, out under tne loregoing rules and regulations. - Sk.c. 12. The Comptroller is authorized and required., to procure an instrument of not less than o.ne and a half inches in diameter, for cancelling papers in sucli a wanner as not to ren der them illegible and such instrument shall be hereafter used for the purpose of cancelling the vouchers in the torn pt rol ler's office. Sf.c. t3. An official signed by the Comptroller, shall be received as evidence in the different courts in this State. Ratified 20th December 1S3G. , An Act to amend an act, entitled "an act to establish a de the State, under the act of the General Assembly, passed 'in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and en titled "an act to provide for the payment of the instalments on the shares rcerved to tlie sta'e m the capital -Aha.liik.nf.lhetjdeM.,Korlh..tJarlitia." - ' ' ' .; . De it enacifJ by Ihe Central Jtisembly of the S.'a't of AWA Carolina, ami tl i htrthy tnucc l by Hit on Aon y of thr iumt, That the Public Treasurer is hereby authorised and .ii' rected to negotiate. with the trustees Vif flic Uiiive'isiiy of this State, for th punhasing in of the 'serin, issued by the State, and now held y the trustees of said Lfuveitty, amounting to one hunclreu Ihousanil dollars pr nrtual: ami to cnect sum pur chase, the Tn asum aforesaid, in ihe name oi and on behalf Vf ihe State, is hereby directed to transfer in lieu of said scrip, one thousand shares of the capital slot k of (he Bank bf the State of North Carolina, now owned and 'held by the State in said bank. J . ' ' . , .v . Skc. 2.' The Governor is hereby empowe Feu"and ditccjed to appoint an acnt,; whose duty it sha 1 be to purchase in, it nracticable. the scrip issued bv the Sutc and sold ta the S c r'efey Vit the Trc;astimk :tb Cherokee Ind'Cins. amounting to three hundred thousand duP hirst and toctlect surhjiurcliase, the Goernor is autboiised to il ra won anyoa n r vr Tjauit w mr -T?rai tr, tmy m-tir-i rimnw possession, any part nf the surplus revenue of the United States, which haslieeh or may be deposited with this State, tin der an act of the twenty-fourth Convress, passed at its fimt cssion, entitled "an act to regulate the dejiosites of the pubi c , STARTLING FACTS. Tlie niUsTi?ft8Tprlttret' trom'WR''pnft br'SfrT""1 . AVirk'i Committee, ta examine into the Exrcu- tire Jrprtniett ' . "NiKwithstandin th-?ommitte refused to inquire into the appointment, and iemov.il of officers, ret several instances of retaining corrupt. and fiaudtilent officers, whoje mal feis.ince was made know n to the President a. , . i - i. . - stoik of a' ' ,,,a,, epraimenis, navo ucen prov eii neyonu cavil or nixpnie. . Tiioney," for a sum not exceeding three hundred thousand dol lars, witii which said sum the airer.t idoiesuid may purchsse ihe said scrip directly, or purchase sikIi other' stocks, and tian-ler the-same to the holder of fcaid,scrip. in lieu.tjiereof, as, shall be agreed on betwern.naid agent and Ihe holder of said scrip. Skc. S. Said scrip, when purchased in, undercilher of the fiiregoing sections, shall not be cancelled nor be (Itemed in any wise to be extinguished by such purchase, but sh II be depos ited in the public treasury of the State, and shall not be ie-is-su ed , exccptriir e-nf T-alHry-fhr FeitiTjitljsJVeTTiTn cntToiT d e State for the surplus revenue deposited with this State, oh dcivibe bfai e. re cUed. act-id by resolution of the General Assembly. - Sec. 4. The expenses or said agent,-and such rompensa t'mn for his services in the performance of the duties herein pie s' libed, as the Governor shall deem reasonable and proper. shall be Ljiaid hiiaby :.thc Treasurer, on the warrant of the Gov-4 ernor, . Skc. 5. This act shall be in force from the passage thereof. Ratified 21st January, 1837. "j '.' , . ; could be none clearer, is the rase of Joseph W. Reckless, a rollector at Perth Ambty, New Jersey, lie was charged, on tl e Sd " . of J .tiuryi 1SJlitb the grossest oTuial -twisconduct, a -XollifcTor;":''-'.The''cha'rjie,l'"-.-: were, of em'. ith.-ment ' and fiaud,"arnl the specifications were ma le. - His excuses and apologies far his miHAndifei were pro el) to ' . be knowingly aul wilfully false before k tommissioner appointed by the Department, to take depositions mthcae.v and to re ' port thereon. . Me actually . ronfessed linn .. self to be guilty of the most serious charge of fraud, and offered" no testimony or excuse, which couJdtin. ant reepect be considered a.eicitpurv -or io paiuainsn. I ha ev i- -" dei e .ws full? reiuirted to (he Department. " A wnmt false and et'parte ibstract.of thi.t. tes '"mj tnnnn t wasTatd -BTtoeettrt VreauiejxWsf. " ' Secretary of ihe Treasury, ; containing scarcely any of ihe evidence, on one of tlte ' main c harges, ind only the exculpatory tes ' timony on another. 'The President, how. ever, as proved by the Secretary, and by Mr.' Pearre. read all the evidence in the case " " and yet he made a dacision, in fllgrant con trndierjoit to- the testiniiny of one tf the-wit - - nesses, nirinly, makini (nut arktiowie.ie " what he expressly testified to the contiarr J ol found that to be merely irregular, which, i was proved and confessed to have been cor- ruptj jnd what was more ahockii); stillia aJl-;.f.... .... . ItTTAct roncernuVg lhe Comptroller, North Ciiroruvt, ami it U hereby ennc ed ' 'e authority oj me umx .That a Comptroller shall be biennially elected by the Gen eral Assembly, in the same manner that the public Treasurer elected. Sec. 2- ' Th? person thus elected Comptroller, before enter ing upon the duties of that appointment, shall pive bond, with sufficient securily, payable to the State of North Carolina, in llio Kttm tS iwentv thousand dollars, conditioned for the safe - partmentfor adjusting and liquidating the public accounts of - this -State, , and for a ppojntitig aCjimptroller. and oilier pur- poses. Ik il enacted by the Generul Jlstembly of the i'irre of North Carolina, and it ii hereby enacted by the authority vf the tame. That the Comptroller of this State shall hereafter enter into the duties of his office on the first day of January, and con tinue therein for two years and until his successor is qualified Sf.c. 2. lie it further enacted. That the Comptroller of this State be elected by a joint, vote of both houses of the General Assembly; and in" the said election tlie members of the As sembly shall vote viva -voce', and the Comptroller shall take the oath, and give bond as now required by law, which bond shall be for the term of his officeTinstead of one year. Sec. S. lie it further enacted, That Nathan A. Stedman.fhe present Comptroller, be, and he is hereby appointed Comptrol lef of thTs State nSnjir the first. day 'orSiiuaryToTirttiousanil eight hundred and thirty seven, and until his successor is ap pointod And.qua.Viuedj, , ' ." '' - See. .4. lie it further enaetedT Tlia't t1iirjaHTsTiaTrb'e1n force from and immediately alter the ratification thereof. v. -KatiScd KUi December. J8!!6,l ; An Act to receive the proportion of the Surplus Revenue to which the State of North Carolina is entitled, under the act - of Congress to rerulate the depositee of the public moneys. "Whereas, by an act, passed at the last session of Congress, it was directed that the money which shall be in the Treasury of the United States on the first day of January, eighteen hun dred and thirty-seven, reserving ihe sum of five millions of did-' .... t -' -.1- l . e .1.- CI,-. ..f l.t rZTt r " i.;ta nf .em-nt. and all vouchers which . rteposiieu w in sucn ,rr., . .. ... r7r"" " ir:; .k-T,.;,,,r..t r,ortarncon.-ln proportion to tl.Sir respective represenMtmii in me may ctitnu into h's possession, and' for the faithful performance of his duty in office: which bond shall be taken by the Gover- nir ir ine umc octng anu ueposueu in mc i.mwh for safe keeping. ' . -'- S !r-Tl-Gm !u duties of his appointment, take, before some ju1ic' of the peace, ihe oaths prescribed by law for the qualification of pub lic officers, an I also an oath f office. Skc, 4. It shall he, the duty of the Comptroller to settle an.l report on all public arco-ints of the State, and to keep reg uUe b-i ik and statement of the" same, which he shall do in ; t! m--i!i".T foHnwinW that is to sav: he shall rerKirt the nett limoat wluob hllfMiaUy become-44inil- payabU from 4b respective revenue otneers to the I rcasurer ol tne taie ;to me end he may be inrormed of the same and enforce the due pay ment thereof) first raising an account and debiting-in his books each nlicr so reported asaiiist,' w-hom bo shall credit by the account of such receipts as they or any of them shall from time tu tints produce from the Treasurer. i , '' Sec. 5. The Comptroller shall open an account with the Treasurer, in which h shall debit him with the amount of each respective receipt which the Treasurer shall have ftiven accord ing to the 12tn e.ctmn ot tne act concerning uip i reasnrert an.l which, tmrsuant thereto, shall have been filed in his office and credit him by the amount of such warrants and other cash claims as he shall produce and deliver. Sec. 6. It shall also be the duty of the Comptroller. to . raise accounts, and report io like manner., azainst individuals whiMiiay become chargeable on" any of the warrants or vouch ers hereafter paid them, as though. they were revenue officers, alinr care not to blend such reports and sccounts with those already raised or made, or which may he hereafter raised and ma lj on vouchers in the Comptrollers office. S.c. "V All monies becoming payable to the public, wh'uh Senate and House ot Representatives of the United States, as shall, by law, authorise their Treasurer, or the competent an- Tragical icene.' We witnessed tho .most tragical scene at Yanry Superior Court, that has ever been acted in any court, in Nnt!i Carolina. The farts "ere as follows! About two veirs since a man by the name of John Wilson, married Klia bet'h Key of (hit county.- They lived together about - sevrti weeks, when some disturbance took place which caused their separation.. Six months ago the husband filed a petition fi r di vorce, setting lortn various causes lectarinHliat lie -was young and inexperienced when he married her.and was not an qtiainted w ith her true character, that her conduct during ihe time they lived -togetheef was insuppoi t.blevand by htm ould not be endured. She answered, that they were raised in the same neighborhood, and had known each other from their in fancy, upt jbat . he knew her character and circumstances in life I erfectly well when he married her, at d had taken her with his . hi i-,.- -i i . i eyes open to an ner iiaiiuexf sue positively denied ever naviug been guilty of any misconduct, during the fime they lived to Z -ther, but that she acted towards him the part oFan affection ate wife. She farther asserted that when lie was about to lea e her, he made no charges against her, but gave as his reason for separation, that he did not nor had he ever loved her; that his friends had induced him to marry her merely for her prop erty, and that he had ascertainud he could not enjoy life with a woman be did not love. ' - -. A - At the last court an issu was made p and submit ted; to ft Jury. The petition and answer having been read, evidem e w as then introduced which proved decidedly in favor ol the petifion- er,H.Ou.the partof the pla.irdiff.lhexaew,aj suhn.it ted without . . i .. e.. .i. .i i' T vi-.-.'.j,.-.;-..,..-. any argument, out nie ronsei ior uc oeienoani reisji'(i ineni vorce by a long and' feeling speech, in which he alluded to the sol einuUyI Jhc .in a f. on the parties, and the want of luflicieut. cause TwialcastTto dissolve the bonds of matrimony. ';;,,rir'' : D-Uiing Jhislniesligatjon the parties were both in court. Thehusband was apparenrlyourg ondsTmjd mere boy,. and there was notliing in the least prepossessing in his appearance. . The .wife seemed soinelliing older and alto gether the supciH.riShe is a fine looking woman, wiih dark hair, black eyes and Very expressive face; she manifested givat interest in the trial. , : -vr: ' - The Jury after retiring a few moments, returned a verdict for die plainlilT. The parties were still in tht-ir scats behind the bar, some six or eiht feet distant from each other, the wife asked a gentleman by whom she was setting for his knife as if to trim her Epgcr nails; she felt the edge, iose to her feet, paused a moment, turned pale, her eyes flashed ftrerand she uddenly sprang lorward ,wit tne drawn kiule mid aimed at isuiitiriitT Pinaii. fin wm wiin i.ic l.innii mini.- bi.ii ni.iiri. ui thonties. to receive Hie same, on tne terms specuieii in sain aci ! -. 7 .. . . r , . , ,f , State, and it i, hereby enacted by the authority of thtamc, fa'"8 f .I"'. Trm her cu,. That the proportioriof the surplus revenue which is allotted ) r'"'8 ''S ''t l'''" nar; . c. Jr t...i. ...i:.S n ..-..,i atcr, watched ln-r until she saw . the., blow .aimed at the throat to me dale l lnnn oi ail ovi m s.."iij;i v., ''." at the last session, entitled "an act to reg'ilate the deposifes of the public money," lie, and the same is hereby accepted, by and in behalf of said State; '-',-, -v , Src. 2. " Be i' further enacted That the Governor of this State, immediately after the pa'sa-re of, this aa: nolilyJtbeec-l retary of the Treasury of the United Slates of the acceptance, bv this" State, of s .cu proportions of the surrdus revenue to .-.i . .L - e ,.f wnu ii it is entiueo, accoruing ia me proviion oi v -i- Congress aforesaid. : , " :"r' Sro. 3. ' lie it further ennreffrtYThat the Public treasurer of this State is hereby authorised, empowered ami directed to execute in behalf ot this State, such certificates ol neposne ior said monev. nledirins the faith f the State for the stfe keeping, and for the repayment of the same, as may be prescribed by th-' Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, according to the provisions of said act of Congress. Sec. 4. He it further tnae'ed, That the Public Treasurer is hereby a nthorised snd empowered to receive ol me serreis ryof th? Treasnrv aforesaid, or bis acent or auents, such por tions of the public money to which the State is entitled afore said, and to execute such acquittances and acknowledgments for the same in behalf of the State, as mif be prescribed or required, according to the provisions of the act of Congress afo esaid; and when saiit money shall be received by the Pub UcTreasnrer, ht shall deposite the same, for 'sfe Jt1'f'nS' the present banks of this State, as a s-eparate an-j d'stiBcfund of the unsuspecting husband, she insfanllv seized the arm of ihe iniuriaicn - wiie aou (iiverieu ine wea ion Hum tne nuieci a. ilch if was aimed; hut determined n her hellish purpose. she threw the knife with great violence at her husband and flurniiifc, made a mosf furious attack on her whose hand bad ar rested the : btoW Btid tharwfeil the wii ked deHiii; "The court ordered her into custody; she was arrested and borne out of the court, making the omst wild and franlick exclamations 'call ing to her husband in the most tender and passionate language, and seemed to be entirely deranged. v : Her conduct wis strange and unaccountable, but all who wit nessed the scene agree that she must have loved her husband. She had listened to th. investigation, the pathetic speech of her counsel, and then the verdict of the Jurv pronouncine their final senarationt she felt that she loved hi in above all others, and the idea that he was then af liberty to marry sjaing ff-.r that was said to be hi. object J was more tban sbe could endure, , tier heart was devoted to him, and sooner Ihsn see his pledged to another she would see him die, an I that too by her own hand. in the presence of the court and the multitude that surrounded her. Of the conseqotnees to herself she never thought, nor for them cared; they could not have been greater than death, and no doubt sha felt at that moment Inat she would gladly take re fuse in the arms ol death. She remained in jail until the next - . .. . .... . . . morning, when she was brought, before the court, and alter be ine; severelv reprimanded, was sentenced to five da vs imprison tnent, for contempt t the L'JrlJi1 d retiuried, to giveond anil moral sense, he acquitted the officer and yet ordered him. to niv bark the mcnev which he ment or, according to an account thereql by the comptroller. The amount involved iu ; this case was small, being only 'some three -or four hundred dollars. Bat though it was biif pet ty larceny in the trite rihf officerTif w as tne grandest dereliction ot doty, anil injus tice to the Government, on the part of his : stiperiors, the President, and Secretary. Hne the entire t'timmy ol the Hon. James J Parker, and Win.. II. ok. E-q. contained in the printed journa1 hereto appended, pages ' 129 to 18S, inclusive. -See; also tho te.ti mony o ihe Hon. G. D. Wall and the Hon. " Dr Jr Peace; This office was -detainedi inplace.it is hardly necessary to add is, and was, as stated by Mr. Parker verbally,, 4 warm and active psrlfian. of tho present, and coining administration, taking a zeal 4 ous part in political meetings and artange- ments in IHew Jersey.' . -T ' " "r Another case-of precisely similar charac ' ter was proved in the instance of retaining a land receiver, Spencer, at Fort Wayoe, ln--dlanarafter he had been proved guilty of cf Grial neglect in not making bis, deposites, 7 of retaining balances due the government -, hr unreasonable periods of time, of receiv.-i ing prohibited Rank notes ot the denomina i tion of five dollars, aud of shaving the mo. ney brought io his office to purchase the pub. i lie lands. ; f See printed dor u ments append- . ed to the testimony of the Hun. Balie Pcy. : ton, and Ms: statement, in rclatioti thwrcto, 1 hereto appended J -v -rxr---s. j(,;-( Another ,intance is the cos? of Samuel Gwio, a register of tlir Land Office in Mis- sissippi, who ha been repeatedly thareil witlrtheros'seSt OfTiCial tnisconduet and lio lation of the law in purchasing land, at sales' of the public lands under his superintend v enceli forined by a reponible person, and yet no i inquiry even into his conduct has been insti- i TuTed.(See-the Te'gtrmOtiinjf ttie'l! an. B, Peyton, hereto appended.) ... . . A most flagrant hs'ance rd retaining an incompetent officer, is proved in tlie cane of " - Herring, who was at the bead of the Indian buieau. He was considered so inenmpc trot py tlie secretary l War that the Sec - relary sought at the session ol 1831-.'33 to create a new office,, that of Commission er of Indian Affair. Jn order to supercede t Mr. Heriinz. or lake the; tuDerintendence of those affairs from his care. jJUtvlIerring , was then receiving a salary of fourteen or' sixteen hundied dollars! the Commissnmcr of Indian aflliirs was to receive St3,CO0 per "' " annum. ..The Secretary applied to the re- t speclive Chairmen of .the Committees on In a dian AB'iirs of the Senate and Mouse to . - have the law, which he drafted, pa&e.l, t re ', . ating the new nfilcc. , The ..Chairman of the", - Senate s Committee objected, among other reasons, that if created it ought be tilled , with nn "Incapable "'person.' "Pledge was gt en'tbat it should be well filled. , The oilice was created, and the same Mr , Herring was promoted to fit! it hy the Presi lent. I see. tlie testimony of the linn, il.. i Ij. White and John. Hell. . And it will be found, on a strict rxantina , tion of all testimony, that not only Jiava , proMuu.e.i p.iiiiicai partisans, as in inecao-. of Hn kci9 been, appointed to office that t lauiiiui ami e incicnt iimc TS, as in ine cssa nf Meljville, have been removed from ofllce , , for opinion's sake or the want ot iiol tical. influence -that faithless, and fraudulent. , and corrupt: officers, , as reckless Sjencer and Gwin, and incenpetent officers, as Her .: ki.. i r.rM .r.. . r..il I l.l, iu iv . i i ciuii.i:i .ia vn w. t w iuii knowledge of their corruption and incomj petency by the President and heads of De, partmenu; but that an officer hss been iaidj for services he never rendered, has been pp,, pointed for months before be entered en lbs
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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May 17, 1837, edition 1
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