Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-02-02

/ collateral security had generally been taken
/ OF these officers; but. IN former times. 1t was mol
always IN SO large amounts, and with great
care ms OF late, and consequently most of the fore
going losses happened many years ago.
"a list Of all those officers who, the Eth o
October, 1887, the time designated in the reso-
luton of the House of Representative stood on
tho books of the Treasury as having neglected 10
settle their accounts in season, may be seen, with
the amount charged each, In the printed repor,
made the 10Th of January last. But several
OF these were not then actually indebtedfo-t va
United States, though, havingnegleete to adjust
their accounts at the Treasury, they came within
the express words of the resolution, and conse-
quenty were included
Here, sir, YOU may Judge of the truth and JUS
tice OF this officers reports. He reports losses by
receivers and collectors al from 3OO,oOO to 81 >
200, 900 cnly, when we know that the defalcatIon
of SNartwout alone exceed the largest sum! Sir,
the banks are TO be blamed whether they lost or
embezzled the public moneys or not; but the only
sin of sub-treasurers is in being caught? They
may pick and steal at pleasure, but they are cs-
pecalv to beware of detection! The admins
tration says as to them:--"Better let II be!'--
Phillips even intiInates that it Is all owing TO the
banks. Sir, the last inquiry Is: what are to be
the consequences and effects of thesc detacatons?
have nothing TO say now, as TO the public mo
rails or public credit, They subjects above
these times. No, sir, / learn what Is TO be
the effect herP--here only--by listening 10 the
Administration shout Of those old, worn-out.
,mbug watchwords ECONOMY! Rctrenchment.
Reform?' After the President and Secretary
have permitted all the public money to be stolen;
after ,hey have stimulated and encouraged the
Government and the People to the utmost extra
vagance; after raising expenditures to forty mil
lions, and creating another pubic debt, they now,
from necessity, prudcnt!y recommend 10 our pa
tience and selt-denial becoming economy
Economy that IS the word
The fact is. thew must starve and be dIsgraccd
unless they reduce expenditures. They turn,
now from electionecring with the public money,
afte. it is all spent, and electioneer in turn with
the watchword, economy economy. And upon
what Is this economy fall? What objects
be made tho victims Of detalcatIons and financial
bankruptcy?
Sir, we arc told by Mr.. Secretary that some OF
the most beneficicnt appropriations to be
rested The States were led to expect that they
would receive the fourth instalment of your distr
button act--an act, by the by, tor which never
voted, but would now execute to the letter Why?
Because you by your own voluntary legislation,
led them to expect the facilities which the net az
iorted, for the promotion of their systems fInter
mai improvement and education. and they have
been led TO legislate on the faith of your action
here Now. we are told, their hopes must be dis
appointed, their systems of moral and physical
improvement arrested, and the ordinary appro-
pria,ions here to like objects must be sopped,an
why? Because the offIce-hodcrs have squander-
ed and run off with the public treasures!
And, sir. the system of Light Houses is to be
in conformity with the policy and IN
terest of this Administrations put out the lights
The eyes of commerce are to be put out or blinded,
to support the extravaganza and profgaCy and
frauds of otficeholders. Sir, during the past dis
astrous fall season on the Atlantic coast tho
shores of nv district have been literally strewn
with wrecks from the raging deep few days
before left home, $50, 900 dollars WORTH at least,
IF dry goods, was hoatin. on the sand beaches of
county. Virgini from the wreck of
single brig. For years had been endeavorng
% have light house put near the very spot /
where this vessel biIged upon the bar A large
largo of cotton, ana several other wrecks, came
Ishore, to remind us daily of the Improvements
necessary our coast 10 protect life and proper
y. \ star Of the ocean is needed on almost
" promontory. much the north star IN the
aut Of the sky; but they are all to be dmmed,
nd never to give ght TO the sea beaten mariner,
ccausc Swartwout and Price and Gratiot, ct id
3ane genus, have carried off the means Of buying
he lamps.
This is not ALL The widows and orphans of
our Revolutionary heroes and patriots to be
eprived of their bread earned by patriotic toll
LII pensions to be stopped tor the sake of par
sites and public plunderers The People to
e denied all the blessings and boons Of their Go
for what? To pamper your Prr- I
,rian bands. your lcgions, with the means of a
BOD living and display to tempt the Swiss corps n
no long for their portion of the sPoils-to furn- E
h your renegade democrats with millions to g
,ort their fraternity of defaulters in the splendor
Europe-to endow your Boyds with principai- C
es Of the public domain and minis of public mo- 4
ey, to bribc and buy up enough OF the mercena' IA
and vile the land to retain for you the power c
hich you have ANONYMOUSLY obtained, and which u
,u harranty abused, and the places which you il
I'VE fsithlessy filled and shamefuy dishonored? n
This IS but eptome Of the history OF your d
trages upon the morals, the law, and liberty
a still glorious country, which you degra-
ne to the bondage of money po,rer. which you a
ofess to abhor-a country which YOU are ruin v
q bv an absolute Executive, which YOU do pro- n
IS to worship. II the Fathers of the country n
uld now rise from their tombs and enter this a
cir Temple-'which should be called by all "
ms the house of Liberty--what would they "
y? What was said TO the none -changers in =
Temple at Jerusalem-'Ba ye hare made it II
n of there's And, sir, what think YOU would IL
ur chief prizes, and scrbes say even to thcm!-- OF
hat they have said TO me: BY what authority m
est thou these things! But, sir, cannot say IL
YOUR priests and scribes as is said IN Holy n;
it of the Jewish--'ttey feared the people, DC