Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-06-14
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70 We continue our extracts from NJ,
BONDS excellent Speech in the House of
Representatives. "A speech, we repeat, full
dnother Prscepf ofMe reforming reporf
The committee thought the mode of".n.
pointing and compensating bearers of dee
patches liable to strong objections, prone n
degenerate into species Of tavori,isn lit,Ie
enof' OF convenient mode OF send,ny favor.
l1e: abroad to travel for their pleasure health
Or instruction, out ofthe public coffers''
<rdcttcs'--i ne President and his Secre.
.a.y Vi Stale, both Jackson.reformers NOW
sake iavoriie clerk Of the State Departmen,
whose salary at the time was a, the rn,s NJ
@A'oo per year. send him as bearer Of DIES.
ps'cnes 10 Mexico, aud for about three
IN service, pay him 1922 SO. and emf
Ter MIN also 10 draw his clerks saI,tv Tor Tho
period oil his absence! For this ref.r yn,,
20 the oaso Of Rob,. Greenhow, who il the
Iransiai'ng clerk Of that Department. all tho
'sc.s oi tho Case beng stated in tne repor,s
=. me secretary. He excuses thi. trans.c.
.o", " saying chat the translations which
were required during Mr.. Greenhow's all.
S 800 "eIe maze al his expense. II might
DC well TO inquire whether any transla,;ons
were required during that period. and wLv
also t would not have been as we'll IN d;:.
continue the salary for the time, and let the
Government pay for any translatiens which
u needeu. But do we not here distinctly re-.
e'.s what The retrenchment report condemn
IN these words: "ihat an actual iucumben,
~ cohsidered TO have such sort of prorer,v
~ tne once as to enable him 10 farm on, hi.
auues, and 10 receive part of its revenues
for doing nothing:'
Another illustration OF this "conva,;e,,
mode OF sending favorites abroad. - "out If
tne public coffers," is found in the same liz,
OF contingent expenses of iou eiyn intercourse
l aiiude 10 the Case of MIR. Charles B,dJle
wno' when nominated by Gen. jackson fur -
J1dgesh'pi in Florida, was rejected by the
Ate: this rejection Mr.. Biddle was des.
pa'ched oy the Executive 10 Central Amer.
Ica ana new Grenada. What service he
snasIed we Know not; but il appears that
n ,ol mo mission an allowance of s., l22 81
mas oeen made. Mr.. Chas. Biddle ia the
same gentleman who had centroversv x;Ih
mI. Senator Grundy. in which the devolian
oIthe latter to Gen. Jackson was Questioned
we learn by one of the printed documeots
oecas'oned 6y that dispute, that the Senator
!o' me purpose OF proving himself to be what
called a"whole hog Jack sonman." said
no mad swallowed the hog not only whole.
out wrong end foremost, taking the bristles
against the grain and had gone for all Cen
Jackson.s bobtail nomin lions. even Cb,rIe.
Blddle.'' ''e" Oho'ies
You may remember, Mr.. Speaker. that
great fault was found with AIR. CLAY for an
allowance TO John II. Peasants; who wos
employed as bearer of dispatches and sat cut
on ms voyage, but being taken i'll, was obi.
geo 10 ABANDON it, though he caused his
dispatches to be safely delivered. Ia the ac>
the sum of 81, 522 ~, paid BY Mr.. forsv,h '
the Secretary Of State, to EIeazer EsrIy cent
with dispatches for our Charge d. Afr.ires
81 Bogota, but which were never delivered
HE sickness OF Mr.. Pleasants furnished M
paii'aiIon, Ia the minds Of the reformers tor
me payment made TO him, though he caused
ms dispatches TO be safely delivered. Yet
inese same gentlemen find ample pretex,. in
the alleged shipment of Mr.. Early. to nav
hum ssh 80 for expenses, 1927 IS Tor Ella.
thing, bedding and books, lost or abandoned
ny him, and S7l4 for ona hundred and nine.
teen days compensation, at Sc Der d,v.
ed! ue'''e'-
AT this time, too, Mr.. Early appears 10
hase oeen receiving salary of ) 500 wear
esL'orar'an Of the House of Representatives.!
II would 'eem that Mr.. Secretary Forsyth is
not stranger to this "convenient mule OF
seno'oS iavorites abroad, to travel for their
public Golfers" " ''''
also find that 81, SIS are charged for ron.
lingent expenses of WlIliamT. R.rrv Ito
Minister 10 Spain. Now, sir, il is we'll
known that Mr.. Barry never reached Sn,in
out died on his way lhere.-He, of course
received the usual salary ard outfit. and I
am 81 loss to know what coniiopen, ex,en.
ses incurred by him, could justly be charg,
, mere appears, also, to have been paid TO
John Il. Clay, in 1896, So, 1881 al as"coms
psnsation for certain diplomatic services"
This gentleman at that time, held the mace
Of Secretary Of Legation al 81. Petersburg,
With salary Of 1900 year.
Other Items, indicative OF extrayapance
Or favorIiism, may be seen in this contingent
expense account OF foreign missions. but I
WIZ not stop to specify them
:, Will also be found that, in the DAYS of
!his searching operation" and "reform" the
'landing committees Of this House on the
expenditures OF The several departments at.
enaed 10 Their vocation.-But, very soon az
or 1enerai jackson came into power, these
ohni'tses became so much matter OF mere
orm that the chairman of one of them de-
Jared here, during the last Congress. he
'ad never even thought it worth his while TO
convene his committee, and hs appesred
luite surprised, or at all events amused thai |
my inquiry was expected to be made in re-, |
; I' TO tbs expenses Of these Departmental!
ms state OF things forms d strong contrast |
' ,bs report made here in April, 1928, by
VII. Blair, Of Tennessee, chairman of the |
Iemm'ttee on Public Accounts and Expen.
'Hutes ~ the State Department. He. won