Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-09-29

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SAML. L. SOUTHARD."
I, WATKINS, ESQ. Fourth .iadi,or."
Tie Auditor look up the case and passed an ac-
coun, allowing upwards OF THIRTY ONE
THOU SAND DOLLARS for interest, when all
parties concerned. .'lr Southland, The AUDITOR. and
the claimant, KNEW that every cent of lust claim
for interest had been settled aud PAID uiRe months
bJore' Yes, SIT. Mr. Southland knee H. have
gwen an entry OF has ca a voucher, dated sh of the
preceding March, mol JArtc months prior 10 his let
ter 10 the Auditor, curc.usNe.y proriag That he
knew it -!
Bat this is not aI Tins allowance gave Mr.. Bin
ney no rtddy money 1t all went as a Stt-ntl against
moneys due from him 10 the Government, leaving
him still in debt over nine thousand dollars. lie
could not, therefore, readily pay his corrupt instru-
ment IN tins and ma.y other gross frauds on the
Government But Nj. Southland was kind enough
10 help him out. Money could not he i,gaiig adj
eoncoi TO linn out OF ihe Ercasefy because ho was
not di>bursing officer having been two years out
Of Office; hut hw, or want Of law, was no obs,a-
Gle IN those GLORIOUS times, which my colleague
thinks are suon L. be restored. So Mt Southland ad-
! yanced TO that man, VITO was officially reported m
debt Is the Government about 5000 dollars the
comfortable additions sum of 10000 dollars more
out of the Treasury ir,, -" having allowed
corrupt claim of more than 10000 i.l oo'S the re-
cpen Of his bounty 10 cash By advancing Inn, tn
the face OF the law, $4,000 dollars more, 10 b. COW
cred by claims equally fraudulent and corrupt; and
L tca' afterwards covered by his friend, the Fourth
Auditor, and the Government brought IN debt up
wards OF 1900, in addition; but the accession of
the no reform Administration Of General Jackson,
! prevJn cd contamination a tbs last outrage.
! Nhatwa done with the $4,000 dollars thus nd !
yanced in cash have heard what became of 3 |
part Of it, but cannot prove it, So far have not
spoken what believe merely, but ,rhat can prone.
In relation to the men aud things Of that day, be-
Iievc many hich cannot prove. believe |
some l0,00l o' the 10000 dollars advanced |
by Mr. South BeTe directly 10 men IN porcr, or
was applied to promote their designs, A charming
" pure Administration that was when Secretaries
put tie public money N their pockets, % 600 do |
lars HEX, and distributed il gmlultousiy TO their ia
yorteS, or Investments 10000 dollars at time |
Can the lmpudent assaantS Of the present Admins
tration justly charge it with crimes hike these Yet |
they are jealous 10 thrust out the men who have put
a stop To these corruptlons and restore 10 power |
those who committed them. What Fourth Audi
tor got lraudJentIy from the Treasury, Secretaries
guzzled down IN wines and meats and other uXu-
rleS at his table, or won Of linn N gaming. The
Bank candidate for tie Presidency has been grossly
wronged, if he did not in tha way of brag aud 9TH
or eaues, profit more by the current frauds ON the
Treasury, than the men who committed them. But
thCt was Al pnue and right, Mr. Speaker; TO put an
end TO it is no reform for which Mr.. Van Buren,
ouch, e., ha nm, 40 ,nl AZ o,,n,,t =,
And where nov IS Tho man wEo committed an
thorze1 or winkoJ at. al these corr,D,ions do
YOU find anv account of him in NV colrarnes
spcecn' Not word sir. There is too much Of a
ttlow-eeIng between them. Mr. Southland, who
held the Navy Department. is now one of the open
mouthed faces 10 Executive Corruption and abuse
but II report speaks true, lie profits as much by
bank abuses, he could have formerly done by 20.
te,amem abuses. He is president Of one Of the
gambling bank concerns Of the day. particular adj
lunc and lavorte Of The Dldde bank, at saary of
So 600 year. He holds a public station which
gives him eight dollars per day. and al the same
time am told receives his thousands IN fees for
practising as a lawyer in the Supreme Court lie
is paid as bank president, legislator, and lawyer
all at the same time, and Of course is absent most
Of his tine from lis public duties, except when
there is a bank question on hand. There is no o.
huse or corruption ia this. 10 be under pay by
bank, while pretending 10 serve the people is no Of
fence in the eyes OF those who would pull down
this Administration. But do you thinks sir, the ;
people, when they understand the game, will be
content to bel governed by bank presidents from
New Jersey, and bank attorneys rom Omot Inc {
banks pay better than the people. It is but small
part Of $4,000 which member Of Congress gets .
from the people, but the banks can afford to pay /
salaries aud fees, especially TO those who
are honest enough 70 represent them in Congress c
instead ofheir constituents. One Henry Clay, who 3
looked to as the restorer of the old order of things
is known to have received in fees from the Bank Of
the United States, upwards Of 1000 dollars, and @
probably 10000 doIIars more ron lae branches
hai pure government n we slal nave w,en u,e
P'esdent heads o. departments, ana u"I%lE u
Congress s0" De presidents hreeYs' s s,"'1'1a n,
ers' geplofS ana attorneys 0, W',in> ,'u ~,
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