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The CITY OF THE GEAR, OR VISIT TO ST. PETERS.
BURG, IN THE WINTER OF 1920, By Thomas Rake
Esq, Vols
| Certain it is that would find it much more
| agreeable TO make Uinter tour through Russia
| by perusing the work before US, rather than by
| really travelling the dreary SHOWS and icy
rivers of hat country. The author gives descrir.
tons of people and scenery sufficiently graphic TO
excite the ina gnaton, and give u correct idea of
the country. Thus may pass n winter in
Russia without leaving evening freside. The
work is ncrsperscd with historical information,
| lively desert pnns of manners and customs, i,
takes an occasional peep at the Emp,r Nicholas
an his COURT gives n sketch of the literature OF
Russia, of the political policy, and resources Of tina,
country, &c, &c. lis pages full of instructive
and agreeable matter.
AN EXPEDITION OF DIscovERY INTO THE INTERIOR
OF AFRICA, &c, By E .4lcrander, 2 VoLs.
See reader how easy il is for you to skip from
the rigid to the orrld zone. Is Russia cold
take up this voyage to africa, and the m re
description of the hot weather there will be ennu h
to make You feel warm in mid December. This
book contains narrative Of much more interest
than the preceding. II shows The isolated,
h zardous, exploring expedition, thousands of miles
from civilized man, surrounded by savage negroes i,
who constantly threaten The lives of their si,ors
Now aud then the elephant, the giraffe, the lion,
the rhinocero+, the zebra, AMI other formidable
animals, are met with in their widest range. ADD
to this, the work is full Of Few and valuable scien
.iic information, geography, geology, mineralogy,
zoology, sc, each recevesa valuable tribute.
From tho NY. Courier 4 Enquirer
The Message and Public Deftuhers-Mr. Van Bu-
rem has so little confien in the public officers of his
own appointments aud in those appointed Nv his pled,
cessor, That he recommends the passage Of severe Pc
nal laws To make the application of government funds
TO private u,es .ieony and to visit with gnonli-
NOUS punis
In his spcculations on this subject, Mr.. Van Buren,
purposely contourds the ubs ract0u of public money by
deiautng officers with the use that has been made of
il by the depose banks, and formerly by the L. States
bank as the basis of discounts The opIect of this is
two fold first protect the thousand dtauters hose
d'honesty has been recently expose and again. to
dscredii the syst of discounng public deposlcs
by contaundng ii with corrupt misappcaton or ieo-
nous THEFT Of tho public money.
MIR. Toby Watkins was public ieanlter to the
, amount OF few thousand dollars In the courtly
phrase OF the present day, lac hal applied the money Of
TIE Treasury To "his private net, as there was
reason 10 believe, with the intention OF ultimately de-
iraudng the Government but in the expectation of he
ing able to replace il. If time had been allowed him,
there is doubt hat would have beeu in his power
to make good his detalcation. But no time was low
ed him. As soon as the deiacaon was discovered ha
7 seized and thrown into prison, and Cen Jackson
n swore that there he should rot There was then no
difficulty IN finding la" to make such defalcaton a
"fsony" There was then no OF authority to visit
such al offence with a "severe and ignominGus nun
ishment." ALI the dogs of war were let slip upon
the gray haired victim Of official persecution; aud it
was not the fault of Government that he did not o
General jackson desired, i'll his dungeon Was this
arrest and imprisonment without law? Or does Mr.
Van Buren, consider process OF tins description ncon-
sstent with reason and humanity y
If there was law for these proceedings against Mr..
Watkins why is there less law for smila. proceedings
against the hundred known and confessed Gttuu!iers
who have fourshed in the employ of the present ad-
ADMINISTRATIONS! Why is their less law for Mr. Ltrleburv
. iawkins! Why is there less law for Heaven kusws
how many land othces, custom louise officers postmus
srs collectors and district nttornes, who have deiraud
ed the government Van 5urem's message furnish
us with an answer. These men, it seems, have only
applied the money of the Government to private uses
l. -and this is offence known to the laws! And Mr.
Van Buren, recommends thu "by early cnact men
j. similar TO that of other countries the application o
public money by an officer of Government private
should be made felony and visited with severe
and ignOminiuus puni huent"
iste is The avenue of escnpe for the spendthrit spc
culators Who have made way with their Eundleds OF
e thousands of the public money Mr. Hawkins has only
n "apPed the public meney to private and the
: Governmeit has no law to punish Dir. Haw ms. MIR
Harris OF the Indian department. has only aPplicd tn
public money 10 private uses and there is course
law punish Mr. Harris. Mr.. Boyd of ,iissss sin
u Pr mas oiiy "appled me pubc money to
and there is law statute book that visit,
this offence with "ignorHnious punishment" aud thus
: it will be through the whole catalogue There was
law enough ruin Toby Watkins, and throw him into
y jail to ROT, for precisely The offence which now
ssems may be practsed with impunity under the gen
tie AID considerable desg of application o.
&c public money TO private uses.''
. There is no end TO the amount of public money thai
~ General Jacksons subordinate off the officers re-
sponsibe him and for whom he claimed be respon
!. sblehave applied to their private uses" No doub
can exist under such circumstances, that every efor
= will be made by the cuprts destroy the evidence
t OF their guilt Already various attempts, Ies
successful have been made to destroy the public Of
- fees by fire, and is the duty of Congress forthwith
o appoin IFS own Observation-Disclosures on whom ii cal
oil dcpend-to tart care of the public buildings. If SOM
measure of this kind is not Immediately adopted tn
VI offices OF the Departments will be destroyed by fire be
fore any committee ofnvestgaton reach their con
tents. This predict, in the utmost confidence tina
u our prophecy will be realized. If Congress docs no
look the preservation of the public records Wash
- ngton, they will be destroyed through the agency q
, public defaulters. We believe this sincerely; for w
e. believe that there worthless and cor
4. rup Of men placed in office than the partzan des
pemdoes appointed during the administration of Ger
IL Jackson.
'e HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MONTREAL We lenr
II through private channel, from NJ ntroal, tht
re the Russian Consul, OF Boston, visit TO III