The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-09-07


Every hour discloses some new act Of in
fanny and swndling on the part Of those con-
nected with the administration Of the destruc-
tives. The very selection made by those in
power to fill the petty Offices of government,
show their utter unfitness for the position they
occupy" Tell us your company and we'Il
show you your manners" says the proverb.
From me Baltimore Chronicle.
STILL MoRE-Tt was but yesterday morning ,ba, we
gave account Of the deacatons OF the Postnasters
at Mobile and New Orleans. and the probable loss 10
the government OF heavy sums OF money. This morn
ing we have another to add TO the list The RushyilIe
III, Phoenix, Of the 27li ut says -: The Postmaster
at Huntsville, we learn this morning has been arrested
upon the charge Of puroinng from The mall goods and
chattes which did not rightly belong TO his office The
receipts Of his office not large enough to be worth
stealing from the government and he walks into the
mail bags for his share
AS exhibiting another way in which Uncle Sans
change goes we copy from the Alton, ILL., Gazette a
true grit Locofo paper the following paragraph -
on the 9th inst. young man, calling his name Goo
w. Dalton, was arrested on board the steamboat North
star at Alton, for swndng or winning four thousand
eight hundred dollars from A. c. Cooley Indian agent
When the prisoner was arrested, money could be
iouhu upon him. We well aware he had not lost
the amount but he too smart for the Indian agent
Al we could get from him was he had lost the money
,he same way he won it He has been held to bail in
Lee county Iowa territory to the amount Of $4,000
Hare an indian agent in the employ Of the govern
,"en'' sts DOWN TO card table with Of the pro-
fessonal gamblers who are almost always to be found
on me western steamboats,. He has no money OF his
own out ne takes that Of the government with which no
Is entrusted and risks it at pay--he loses and then
brings UP inc winner and puts him in jail in order re-
cover back but due to the government that this
last course should he a.. IL.
people that the unfathfu agent should be removed -
has this been done! We infer not frou-ihe Alton
Gazette and the 81. Louis Republican, H. Of which
notice the circumstance.
The CODE Of Thursday last attempts to ex-
plain all matters in relation to the transactions
at Mobile--probably il will favor US with an
explanation or justification Of the above. IF
the Indian agent goes the whole hog for Mr..
Van Buren's democratic fellow citizens, there
can be little doubt but that he will be both sus-
tanned and retained!
an the members Of the Travelling Cabinet have
not yet returned from their various electooeerno tor,
70 the'r posts at Washington Mr. Ponsett is still in
attendance upon his majesty pointing ont od forts and
localities for new ones or M Fo,s.,S,s 49,.
bouts, we have heard nothing recently Il l. nearly
line Tor MN to go to South--the Georua election.
come on soon Honest Felix is still at Nashville ~
na,ng upon that sagacous remark Of his tina, "when
FEDERAL office holder intermediates with elections he
is thinking Of his bread and butter" Amos WAS mon
the "Aroosook" at the last advices and Honest Levi
mas The whole Government and all the SpoiIs to him
self" = "''''
We may state for the benefit of the editor
OF the Richmond Whig-that Mr. Forsyth
has returned to the Metropolis SICK Of recrea.
lion, and is confined to his chamber, where,
according to the veritable Globe, he transacts
public business. Felix the Happy, after TAX
ing due care Of the bread and butter of the
Presidents Democratic Felioo Citizens in
tennessee, has also arrived with a face as
smiling as :" basket of chips."--As for
Amos lhagnus there is no curiosity as to his
present whereabouis-When tho Destructiyes
are overthrown we shall then know where to
locate him. II is but justice to state, how.
ever, that he also has returned to his post