Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-03-28

1928; the revenue of the country has been
gradually diminishing while the cost of
collecting the same has rapidly increased.
In 1928, it amounted to $3.50 347 din
1887, to 81 ,497 go 04-making a dfIer-
ence of 100000.
Sir, have exhibited these facts to prove
the extravaganza of the past and present
A dministraions--The documents from
which they were collected are in the poss-
ession Of this House, and ] challenge con-
tradiction. IL have misstated facts, let
gentleman produce the evidence. But there
is one little item had nearly forgotten; we
all remember what gross charges were
brought against Mr. Adams for expanding
some trifling amount in fitting up the East
Room-but what shall we say Of the pres
ent Democratic Excutve-pledged, too, to
follow in the footsteps OF his "illustlous
predecessor" who upon his coming into
office, exchanged the whole furniture of
the White House as quite unbeiitting his
Royal Democracy.
We come now, sir, to the subject OF the
late dclaIcations And here | cannot but re-
mark upon the case of poor Tobias W at
kins--ihe only deiaulter that the gentleman
from Sanford was able to hunt up from all
the administrations that preceded tibet OF
the Hero of New Orleans. We'll, Sir, he
was delaulter to the amount OF Ebout
S3. 0N0, and most severely was he punished
for his interchangeable suffered imprison-
ment for three years as the penalty for his
offence. Let us turn again TO the Reform
! Administration. In the first place l will eX-
hibit list of more than 60 defaulters, as
taken from public document, NO. Ill,
sent to Congress by Mr. Secretary Wood
bury jan II, 1887. Here they are, for the
inspection Of any gentleman---lttle default
tiers and great defaulters-in all sums from
"a SO up to Si09, 17S 0S. We take next
the case of Swartwout. But, says the
gentleman from Sanford, he is a Whig---we
deny this---but suppose he ls---was lie a
| Wing when he stole the money---that is
the question Ilhe has turned Wing since.
| this, gentleman must admit II is some evil
dence OF the sincerity of bis repentance,
| The truth is, solong as these defanlters can
steal without detection, it is all very well,
they belong to the army Of the faithful; but
let them once be discovered and they are
forthwith turned over to the Wings. Upon
the samo princip the gentleman charged
the Wing party as being the fathers oil the
| Deposit System. He says he is not fond
OF asseriion--but what | would ask, Is 1t,
but mere assertion that Swartwout is a
Wing. But how is it with Price and Gia-
lot and Boyd and Linn, are they too all
Wing. The gentleman says there is no
proof against Price; be admits there are
strong suspicious against him, and when
he is detected, he says he will unite with
us in his condemnation. Believe it not.
| He will then turn him over to the Wings
| Yes, Sir, and in this mode we shall have
the whole host of delaulters, and in due
process oftime, the Secretary of the Trea-
sury, Mr.. Van Buren,, and even the old
Hero himself. Sir | would say in the Iangu
age Of the church, from all such acccs rs
to our party, "good Lord deliver u.s.
But Sir, the gentleman from Bangor ex
cited the indignation OF the whole party
against him, because he dared to intimate
that Mr.. Woodbury. knew Of the defa!ca-
tons OF Swartwont long before they were
made public; and this they termed mere
assertion. | think he will live through i!
altera H.. |, Sir, shall prove, what i; is said,
only asserted; having the evidence before
me, | shall not withhold it for fear Of the
consequences; it matters little what becomes
of me, but the country, the people shall
know the truth.
In the winter Of 1885, .e---Henry A.
Wise the same gentleman for mentioning
whose name, | was violently attacked last
winter, moved for an investigation into some
Of the Departments Of Government. To pat
a stop to all such enquiries in the outset,
General Jackson, in his Message of 1886
makes use Of the following language:---''
Before concluding this paper, think it due
to tho various Executive Departments, 20
bear testimony 10 ikeir prosperous condition,
and to the ability and integrity with Wh;ch
they hare been conducted 1t has been my
aim to enforce in all of them a vgiIant and
faithful discharge Of iha public business;
and it IS gratifying to me to believe that
there as no jus, cause Of complaint from Gny
qu0'tfT, nj the manner in which they have
fulfilled the objects Of their creation" Now
Sr, at this very time, as appears from the
annual returns in the office of Mr.. Secretary
Woodbury., Swartwout was detauter to
the amount of $336,7l3 $3.50 much for
innocence Of Mr. Woodbury., ana the hon
esty of Gen. Jackson, when IN his Message
OF 1885, he issued this general letter Of
credit to all his subordinaes in Office But,
Sir, we have another case, that of William
Lam, that is still more remarkable. This
William Linn was Receiver of Public
Money at Vandalia, Illinois, and brother of
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