Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 24, Number 38, Vincennes, Knox County, 19 October 1833 — Page 1

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Cftc sstattcrn Sun IS published at .$'2 50 cents, for 52 number.-; which mav be discharged hv he payment of $J at the tune of subscribin" Pajmcnt in advance beinjx the mutual interest of both parties, that mode is solicited. A failure to notify a wish to discontinue at the expiration of the time subscribed for will bc considered a new engagement; and no subscriber at liberty to ifiscontinuc, until all arrearages are paH. Subscribers must pay the postage on their pa pers when sent by mail. Letters by mail to the Editor on business must be paid, or they will not be attended to. Produce will bo receiveu at the cash market price, for subscriptions, if deuv

crcd within the year. ;u ions passed at the close of this year Adveutiscmcnts not exceeding - ( ...r jn ln s,lcccC(jing spring, square, will be inserted three time: ; - 0i) ,hc 30th November, 1830, it is staone dollar, and twenty five cents i'.r :::: i; the mmute8f lhat uthe President after insertion longer ones in th ; submitted to the Board,a copy of an arproportion. (tf-Vcrvms soudin- ; iver-! t;c:t on Hanks and Currency, just pubtisements, must specify the i. ; i'.jer fHSnCf in the American Quarterly Re

times they wish them inserted, or thf,y will bc continued until ordered out, and must bp paid for accordingly. LIST OF John Murphy, Washington, Ind. John Vantree?, do do. John Arbutlmot, Princeton, Ind. John I. Necly, do. Thomas Cisdcll, Mount Prcnscuif, Ind. Post-Master, Owl Prairie, Ind. Post-Master, Bloomficld, Ind. Post-Master, Sandcrsviile, Ind. Post-Master, Oweusville, Ind. Post-Master, SlinkanPs Mills, Ind. Jesse Y. Wilborn, Mount Vernon, Ind. Levi Price, Evansvillc, Ind. John W. Davuj, Carlisle, Ind. Isaac Ong, Merom, Ind. Post-Blaster, Turman's Creek, Ind. John C. Reilcy, Lawrenceville, III. Post-Mitetor, Palestine, Iil. Post-Master, Boonville, Ind. Post-Master, Ilockport, Ind. REPORT Of the Government Directors of the Bank of the United States to the Pres' ident. relative to the Printing Expenses of that Institution, referred to in the fiafier reed to hie Cabinet en the 18fi of Seitember, 1833. To the President of the United Slates: Philadelphia, Aug. 19, 1333. Sir: We had the honor to receive your letter of the 3d instant, directing us to examine and report upon the Expense Account of the Rank of the United States, for the last two years. 1 hose of us to whom it was addressed, request ed the attendance of our colleague Mr. M'Elderry, to assist us in the examination. On his arrival, we proceeded to investigate the charges, and to look into such of the vouchers on which they were founded, as we had time and opportunity to do. These arc so numerous, and embrace so many items of various Kinds, that a full view of them can only be rriven to you, by transmitting copies, made by some person authorized or re 1 quested by vjou or the Secretary of the ! Treasury. The time and labor necessa ry for this mode, would have prevented our resoiting to it at present, even had you authorized us to d i so, for we have i believed it would bc more consistent with vour wishes that wc should at once report the result of our own labors leaving you to decide after you shall have been made acquainted with them whether such a more minute statement of the expense account bc requisite. Wc may add too, that finding the particulars of many expenditures were to b? ascertain-. cd

, only by an investiga'.ion of numerous I der;?, to the amount of about & 1 ,800, sta. Is and receipts, we requested at the j ted that the expenditure was for distribmd, that the Cashier might furnish i ut'mg General Smith's and Mr. McDuf.

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such a statement ol them as might be lie s report?, anu Mr Uallatin s pamphsuiccptiblc of ready examination; but 'let; but the rest stated generally that it as this request was not complied with, J was made, under the resolution of I 1th were obliged to depend entirely on our : March, 133 1. There were also numer own pattial enquiries. These facts we j ou-s bills and receipts for expenditures

mention, merely to guard against any ue - : . . . itcicticy you may observe in our remark?, id any inaccuracies, should there bc such, in details which wc communicate As the Expense Account embraces the various expenditures for salaries, makinr and isiuinj? notes, transportation! of specie, buildings, repairs, a-id tacs on real estate, stationery, printing and con tingencicsof all kind, it is necessarily so larirc and intricate, that wc deemed it expedient at present to confine our in. vestigation to that portion which cmbraccd expenditures, calculated to operate DcndltUTCS, CaiCUiateU lO Operate nn the elections, as thev seemed to be the objects of enquiry suggested by you.' All expenditures of this kind, introduced into the Expense Account, an J discoverpens! cd by us, wc found to be. so far as re gards the institution in this city, embraced under the head of Stationery and Printing. To ir, therefore, we chiefly directed our enquiries and an examination of that item of the account, for the last three years, undoubtedly presents circumstances which, in our opinion fully warrant the belief you have been led to entertain. The Expense Account i made up at tin- rnd of everv mx months, and sub mittcd with the vouchers to the Dividend!

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-'"K win v a, minima ui inc ysai 1829, we find that the sura paid for Sta tionery and Printing amounted to S3,765 9 which we fC3umc l0 bc the nc cessary expense of the institution, under this item, when no extraordinary disbursements are made. During the year 1830, the expenditures increased to g7,131 27 during the first, and g6,950 20 during the lat half year, and entries are made in both of large sums, making together about 7,000, paid for printing and distributing Mr. M'DumVs Keport and Mr. Gallatin's Pamphlet. These seem to bc the commencement of a system of expenditure, which was the next year, immensely increased, and received j the sanction ol the Boattl, as appears by t'.ic entries on the minute, and two reso view, of this city, containing a favorable p-jtice of this institution, and suggested the expediency of making the views of the author more extensively known to the public, than they can be by means of the subscription list whereupon it was, j on motion, Resolved, That the Presi- ! dent bc authorized to take such measuics, in regard to the circulation of the contents of the said article, either in ho'e or in part, as he may deem most lor tire interests of the Bank." On the 1 Ith of March, 1831, it again appears, by the minutes, that "the President stated to the Board, that in consequence of the general desire expressed by the Directors, at one of their meetings of the last year, subsequent to the adjournment of Congress, and a verbal understanding with the Board, measures had been taken by him, in the course of that year, for furnishing numerous copies, of the reports of General Smith and Mr. Mc Dufhe, on the subject of this Bank, and for widely disseminating their contents, through the United States; and that he has since, by virtue of the authority giv en him by a resolution of this Board on the 30th day of Nov. last, caused a large e!i;ion of Mr. Gallatin's essay on Banks and Currency to bc pub ishf d and circu lated, in like manner, at i expense of the Bank. He supges'cd at the same time, the propriety and expediency of extending, still more widely, a knowledge of the concerns of this institution, by means of the republication of other valuable articles, which had issued from the daiiy and periodical press whereur.oo it was on motion, Resolved, That the President is hereby authorized to cause to bc prepared and circulated, sur.h documents and papctsas may communicate to the people information in regard to the nature and operations of the Bank." In pursuance, it is presumed, of these resolutions, the item of stationery and printing was increased, during the first half of the year 1830, to the enormous sum of 829,979 92, exceedincr that of 1 he previous half year by g23,000,and exceeding the semiannual expenditure of 1329, upwards of 826,000, The Ex pcnRc Account itself, as midc up in the book which was submitted to us, con'.ained very little information relative to the were obliged, in order to obtain them, o resort to an inspection of the vouchers. Among other sums was one of &7,80l, stated to bc paid on orders of the President, under the resolution of 1 Ith March, 1331, and the orders themselves were the only vouchers of the expenditure which wc find on file some of the or : . I--, . .i t-i i jio men vuiuais, among inem oi i,aics anu Seaton, SI. 300 for distributing M-. Gal latin's pamphlet; of William l ry for Garden and Thompson, 1,675 75 for 5.000 copies of Gen. Smith's and Mr. MrDuflic's reports, Ec ; of J. Harding, 8-HO for 11,000 extra pipers; of the 1 American Sentinel g 125 74 for printing, j folding, packing and postages on 3,00 3 I extra;; of William Fry, 81,830 27 far upwards of 50,000 copies oi the Nation. j al G.izctc, and supplements containing i addtcsscs to members of the state legts ! laturc?, review of Mr. Benton's speech, laiUrC?, review Ol iII. UCIIiUII S tJ"JCti, abstracts of Mr. Gallatin's article from j the American Quartet ly Ucvicw,and edj itorial article on the project of a Treas j ury Bank; of James Wilson, 551,417 75 for 25,000 copies of the reports of Mr. McDuflie and Mr. Smith, and for25.C copies of the address to members of the .tate legislatures, agreeably to order and letters from John Sergeant, Esq ; and of Carey and Lea $2,850 for 10.000 copiej of Gallatin on B inking, and 2,000 copies of Professor Tucker's article. During the second half year of 1331, the item oT stationery and printing was &I3.22 1 67, of which R5.010 were paid on ordeis of the President, and stated generally to Lc under the tcsolulion

11th March, 1831, and other sums were

paiu iu iwuiviuudis, as in mc previOUS 8C counts, for printing and distributing dec uments. During the first half year of 1832, the item of stationery and printing was S 1 2,134 16, of which g2, 150 are stated to have been paid on orders of the President, under the resolution of 11th March, 1831. There arc also various individual payments, of which wc noticed S106 38 to Hunt, TardifT 8c Co. for I, CCO copies of the review of Mr. Benton's speech, g200 for 1000 copies of the Saturday Courier; g 1,176 to Gales and Seaton for 20,000 copies of "a pamphlet concerning the Bank' and 6,000 copies of the minority report relative to the Bank; and gl,800 to Matthew St. Clair Clarke for 8300 copies of Clarke and Hall's bank book. During the last half year of 1832, the item of stationery and printing, rose to 826,543 72, of which 86,350 arc stated to have been paid on orders of the President, under the- resolution of the 1 1th March 1831. Among the specified charges we observe 8321 78 to Jasper Harding, for printing a review of the ve to; 81,371 04 toL Olmstead,for 4,000 copies of Mr. Kwing's speech, bank documents, and review of the veto; 84,106 13 to William Fry, for 63,000 cop ies of Mr. Webster's speech, Mr Adam's and Mr McDuffic's reports, and the majority and minority reports; 8295 for 14.000 extras of lhi Prnlprtnr." v a wi containing bank documents; Z2:583 30 to Mr. Riddle, for printing and distributing reports, Mr. Webster's speech. Sic; 8150 12 to Mr. Pinna!!, for printing the speeches of Messrs. Clay, Ewing and Smith and Mr. Adam's report; 81,512 75 to Mr. Clark, for printing Mr. Web ster's speech and articles on the veto; and 82,422 65 to Nathan Hale for 52,000 copies Mr. Webstc-r'a speech. There is also a charge of 85,040, paid on orders of the President, stating that it is for ex penses in measures for protecting the Bank, against a run on the Western Branches. During the firsj half year of 1333, the item of stationery and printing was 89, 093 59, of which 600 are stated to haveb.-cn paid on orders of the Presi dent, under the resolution of 1 Ith March 1831. There is also a charge of Messrs Gales and Seaton ol 8300, for printing the report of the Lxchange committee. Having made this examination of the Expense Account, we acre not only struck with the large sum lhat had been expended, under the head of stationery and printing, in the two years to which you refer, but also to the evident nccessi ty there was, that the accounts should be so stated, as to cnab'e the directors and stockholders to ascertain the particular sums of money paid; the quantity and names of the documents furnished, and the expenses of distribution and postage. With this object we stated, at the last meeting of the Board, the re suit of our examination of the Expense Accoun, and submitted the following resolutions: 'Whereas, it appears by the Expense Accounts of the Bank for the years 1831 and 1832, that upwards of eightythousand dollars were expended and charged under the head of Stationery and Printing during that period that a large proportion of this was paid to the proprietors of newspapers and periodi cal journals, and for the printing, distribution and postage of immense numbers of pamphlets and newspapersand that about twenty thousand dollars weretex pended, under the resolutions of 30th November 1830, and 1 1th March, 1S3I, without any account of the mannep in which, or the persons to whom the same were disbursed. And whereas it is ex pedient and proper, that the particulars; of an expenditure, so large and unusual, which can now be ascertained only by the examination of numerous bills and receipts, should be so stated as to b? readily submitted to and examined by the Board of Directors and the Stocki , i . ' !" i r t i . -i 1 . . t ( nouisrs: i ncrciorc, muico, i nai me j Cashier furnish to the Board, at as eatly a day an possible, a full and particular statement of all these expenditures, dc signatiug the sums of inotcy paid to each person, the quantity and names of ' t!c decuments printed by him, and his j charges for the diitiibution aod postage j of the samr; together with as full a j statement, as may bc, of the expendi -tur cs on orders, under the resolution of . 3Ct th November 1330, and 11th March 1331. 1 hat he ascertain whether ex I I'tlKll.ui t Ul iut siur. tiiaij.iu ukik been made at any of the oflkes, and, if so, pr th ! T procure similar statements tliereot, with the authority on which they were made. That the said resolutions bc rccindcd. j and no further expendituics made under the same. These resolutions were postponed on the motion ol one of the directors, for the purpose of introducing a substitute for them, by the vote of all present, except ourselves and one other member of the board. The resolution substituted was as follows: Hcsolved, That the baard have confidence in the wisdom and integrity of the President, anil in the pro priety of the resolutions of the 30lh No of.vctubcr, 1333, and 11th March, 1331,!

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..u icriaina iujj conviction ot the nc-i by the Bjnk to the Senate in Pebruarv, cessity of a renewed attention to the ob j 1832. On motion of Mr. Benton, are'sjcct of those resolutions; and that the solution had been adopted, calling for the President be authorized and requested j expenses of the Bank from IS 17 to 1331 to continue his exertions for tha promo- inclusive, under the heads, lion of said objects " j 1. Of Printers and Editors. Viewing this as indicating an intcntiom 2. Attorneys and Counsellors, (which was indeed avowed) to continue,; 3 Contingencies and even extend, the system of lavish! The President of the Bank replied uncxpenditurc, and to authorize disburse-. der date of 29th February, 1832- (Se mcnts, the particulars of which could , Senate Documents, Volume 2, Dec. 98 ) not be clearly ascertained, either by the I For the preceding eicht years he gave board or their constituents. And regard- j the amounts paid Pi inters and Editors," mg it also as evincing a desire to encoun- i at the principal Bank, as follow b, vizter our remonstrances, against the con- j is:4 S90 52 iscs S221 ST tinuation of such a system, by a rcler-! 124 00 lszv 2:6 50 encc, to the personal character and mo-j ls:6 313 01 lb'O 6.7oJ 54 lives of the President of the institution! i?:r U5 - 1S31 9.17 54 (which were not drawn into discussion' The rcPort of the Government Dirtcor question by us) we offered as an a-! tors showalhc amounts paid almost exmendment, the lollowing resolutions.-; c5usircIy t0 "Printer and Editor" to 'Resolved, That while this board repose . havc bccn entire confidence in tb integrity of the! 1 cr l"J tPoTaurrV,hVrtCSp,CtfU,ry ICqUCSt hH 11 h"-.ce appears that tl.cse expense, are. deuXr8, tf "P"nK were'in "0. about S 7 000, and 1831 VoverXr , m mVi aboiu 000 'c wan the President J:h.IC HeBan. reported to the Senate!-

rea Board of Directors and the Stcckhol-1 der. Resolved that the said resolutions be rescinded, 3r.d no further csncrdi-

lul" unucr me same. inisj ihJJ 59,.07 50 18C9 92217 Tc amendment met with the same fate as cur ; MiZO 7L05 62 28;;o 96J53 a previous resolutions, being rejected by I 1-27 84,754 98 1831 230.306 25 the same vote, and the resolution offered I It will be seen tint the contirgent cxas a substitute was passed. j penscs are made to increase about as These, sir, are the circumstance at i much as the amount repotted as paid to tending the best examination we have . 'primers and editors falls short of the been able to make, in regard to the mat-1 truth as stated by the Government Diters referred to us, by your letter of the j rectors. It cannot, therefore, be doubted 3rd iostant. Should they r.ot prove suf-? tr,at a fclse refinrt n j fiurfiosely mcde ficiently minute, or our report sufficient- j in enszter to an ejjlc:ci call of tfie oerly explicit, wc must infer, from the' "are, that the enormous abuses xvticfi course pursued by the Board, when nurillCii ffJI firac:Utd in 1S3I, might be

resolutions were submitted to them, that a more exact statement car. only bc ol - laineu oy an arrcm uirecuy amnorizcu ov .. T- - v the Executive We have the honor to bc, with great respect, your obedient servants, II D GILPIN, JOHN T. SULLIVAN, PETER WAGER, liUiiii AiclLiLir.KKi. Thls report contains much matter cal eulated to alarm the friends of Republi - can institutions and induce them to rally around the President in Ins effort to stop this fountain of corruption. It will be seen that the expenses of the Bank, under the head of stationery and printing, proved by the vouchers to have been incurred almost exclusively in purchasing or in printing and circulating papers and documents, with the view of , putting down President Jackson, have! been as follows, viy: Last half of 162Q

23,765 94 7,131 29 6 950 20 SU.031 47 29.979 92 13224 67 '15,204 79 12.134 16 26,5-13 72 33,677 88 S9.CC 3 59

First half cf 1S30 Last half of 1830 Making for 1S30 First half of 1831 Last half of 1331 Making for 1631 First half of 1832 Last half of 1332 Making fcr !83C First half of 1S33 For the following poriicnof these tx - penditurcs no vouchers have been rcn I dered, viz: In the year 1P31 Do. 1832 In the f;rst lull of Total 12,81 I 8.500 2;Cj9 i f f r4 O W w

YV c are ictt to conjecture as to the cb- i m the B ik presses throughout t! c r ajeets upon which this large surn has ' tion as a refutation of the ul olr cl..-ge. been expended. The Board of Dircc- j To show how tie community are !ec.itors, when called cn to require a specific j ved by the instruments of a corrupt ins-ti-accnunt, refused to do eo, approved thef tutioti, wc copy the afTidait entire, with expenditure without knov-irg v isit it i its caption, from the National Ir.'.clligcnwas for, and urged Mr. Biddle to goon: ccr 'if the 12'!. Octcb'-f. 1832: spendii g the funds of the B?.ik iust as ! 'NULLIFICATION OF A SLAN-

j he pleases, without accountability to any o;;c cn earth! When we s:c to what gurposcs so larfc a sum has lj?cn ap p'.icd, for which ouchcrs arc rendered, ! hat have wc not a riglit to suspect in' relation to this large amoun', for which j re ct C even Mr. Biddle is ashamed to account; Can wc now wonder at his ability to ad j vance Mr. Noah 15,000 in April 1531, I soon after this resolution passed, cut of ; his breccrcs pocket: - Iv.ay-wc not susw vv-, ihui jajnaii jiiiijuw ,iuiu iui betraying his friends, and for establish j ing nis Whig out 01 this lunu: lias

Bennett received out of it the wages of: catc, at Pittsburg, and publisher cf the a spy? Is it from tjiis ocean that the! Western Hcralt)and Stcubenville GaEvening Star is rising? The resolution zcttc, in Ohio, who haiing been duly itself authorizes Mr. Biddle to hire ed- sworn rn the Holy Evangelists of Alitors and writers; for it is they vi ho ! mighty God, deposes and sars, that r.ci

"firtfiare' articles in favor of the Bank. I thcr the U. States Bank, nor any or it But when he is not required to furnish a j branches, nor any e fficer or director of voucher, have we not a right to suspect either, did. at any time, directly cr indithat the money is used fcr dirrct bribciy I rectly, aid with money or other valuab'e and corruption? Wc do not charge that j tiling, or with the promises thereof, or in it is so; but we say there is reason to'any other way, in the establishing or in suspect it. J the printing or publishing cJ either of The Report of the Government Di - said newspapers, except, peiYajn. intra rectors enables us to fix the stamp of or two cases, as subscribers, on the samo

falsehood on an official statement msde!

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1:' . r .r Tr contingent expenses of the Bank, for the preceding eight years, as follows, viz.Soo.SCH 3 1SC8 ?.83 12 concealed from the Senate and the We fico rros? v. . . . w iiiiui iiivu . 1 1 i aumcmic s)u ai u-c acis aim r.cms ( T 1'.. 1- . , cwuamcu inir.c preceding TCpon or IX.C Government Directors, were found in a book denominated Expense Bock, which seldom, if ever, comes before the Board of Directors; that in their examination, not finding the expense attendirg the mission of Gen. Cadwatlader to Furcpe, ; mission oi ven. auwauacer to L.urcpe, connected w;th the 3 per cent, transacj lion, they were informed, upon inquiry, 1 'hat those, amounting to 50C0 dollars for compensation, and a number of thousands of do'dars for expenses of h'mitlf, Sccrctary, Sec. were charged to Exchange Ac ; ount. How many hundreds of thouj sands of dollars may there not have be en ! expended and charged to this s?rre Exchange Account, to the Picfix io Los ! Account, or to the Contingent Fur d Ac count, which neither the Govcir.n.cnt Directors, but a Committee of Congress can investigate and discover? Ctmld the Government trust such an institution any longer? Among the curious particulars disclosed in the investigation which gave riso ; to this Report of the Government Directors, we learn lhat the origin of the i check for five hundred ar.d eighty dol- ! lars, aceidently discotcrxd in its passago ! from the President of the Bank to James i Wilson, an Editor at Pittsbutgh. somo ; time before the last presidential election, j was clearly ascertained. A voucher (if ! such it may bc called) somewhat to tuc following effect, was leund, viz: Credit Office. Pittsburgh, five hundred and eighty dollars for a draft cnc'ostd f'ffire in favor of Jatnc& Wilson, for nemtinc cr. N. Biddle. Prts'ts letter of i this date to J. W. charge Expense Acct, All'). oCpi. , luJ. Who docs not remember with what pertinacity this transaction tvas tlti i'd &r,d cliargcd to the slar.dcts of the Jack son presses? Wilson himself made an i afTidai! which was triumphantlv paraded DER The Editor cfthc new and able ppc?", es!ab:is!.ed at Pittsburg. a.d called the Pennsylvania .Idvocatc, has crmp.'ctely refuted t!ic ca'.uinr.y cf his Pittsburg enemies and the Was!ing!on Gh bc, cn the sub'iect of his a'IcKcd connection ) with the National Bank. 'DETOSITIOV. Beforc mc, Charlc II. Israeli, cne of the Aldermen in ard for the e;ty of Pitts. ; uuii,, i.i3ui.ji; ujjrv-.vw ."' t- - son, printer and publisher nl tbe rewspaper, cr.ti:;cu mc i cnnsyivania Advo terms with al! other sutsciibcrs, to cne