The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-17

BUG III HIS congressman capacity.
Among the number Of Loco-foco Senators
who have gone TO Europe for the purpose Of
raising money, we find the names Of Dr. Linn,
Of Missouri, and Mr.. Young, of Illinois,
Thus. these gentlemen who have not been
slow in stigmatising bankers and capitalists as
rug barons, aristocrats, &c, nevertheless feel
no dehcacy in availing themselves of their
means.
The Globe said that the manner in which
the public Treasury had been plundered had
at length startled public attention" The
Courier and Enquirer of New York takes up
this subject in an able manner, and shows
conclusively that large portion Of the com
munity was well acquainted with the pecula-
ton, fraud, and embezzlement praciised by
the officers Of the administration, and that at
tempts were made to ferret out the iniquity
and expose it to the world. In that, how
ever, they were thwarted by those in power,
in mode that ought to cover all concerned
with perpetual infamy.
When the Resolution was passed in
1887, granting Committee Of Investigation,
by an overwhelming vote. Mr.. Speaker Polk,
who now seeks the Gubernatorial chair Of the
gallant State of Tennessee, packed that com
miitee-i. .. he appointed six members un-
friendly to the measure, and three in favor Of
it, viz, Muhlenburgh, Parks, CLANCY, Mann,
Dutee ]. Pearce, and flanagan. The bare
faced manner in which some Of these tools
of corruption have been rewarded for the part
they took in the transaction, is enough Of it.
self to make the honest of all parties, rush in
one unbroken phalanx to the overthrow Of
the administration. Of these six members
who thus basely lent themselves to stiae in
vestigation and screen the offenders from
popular Indignation, Muhlenburg, Parks, and
flanagan, have received the reward Of their
treachery TO the great public trusts, while
Mann, and Pearce, and Clancy, are daily
knocking at the door Of the Executive man
sion and urging their claims. II remains to
be seen whether under these circumstances,
Mr.. Van Buren, will have the hardihood TO
place them in office. Here follows the arti-
Gle to which we allude:
On the 9Th Of January, 1897, committee was ap-
pointed in the House Of Representatives investigate
the condition Of the Executive Departments with in
structions TO inquire into the which said de-
parments, any Of their officers agents of erery
description mhaterer, directly indirectly connected
with them, in any manner, officially uneffcially in
In hay q al
failed 10 accomplish the object Of their creation, have
injured and impaired the public service and interest,"
This resolution was offered by Mr.. Wise The minions
othe Executive, Mr. Pearce Of Rhode Island and Mr..
Mkeon, OF New York, attempted to con6ne the
tion Of the committee to "specifc charges"-and ad-
vocated an amendment to that effect; but the majority
knew better way Of answering the object, and
the amendment was lost The resolution passed the
House by vote Of l65 TO Sand committee ap-
pointed by Mr. Polk, contrary TO all parliamentary pre-
cedent with three members friendly to the investigation
aud sir members opposed to il.
The investigation Immediately resisted from all
quarters The universal Tory press assaied and de-
nonnced Mr. Wise President Jackson and the heads
OF the Departments buied and dehed him. The ma
orty OF the committee labored day and night TO embar
rass, battle and suppress investigation. All inquiries
were promptly voted down, that seemed likely TO elicit
disagreease truths ard after weeks Of shutting and
evasion the majority Of the committee, the Tory ma
Jorty reported that " the condition Of the various Exc
been conducted with ability and integrity that the
PRESIDENT has aimed to enforce in all Of them vigan
and faithful discharge Of the public business and that
there Is no just cause Of eoTptaat from any quarter
at the manner which they have fulfilled the objects OF
| their creation 7"
This resolution of pscked majority was seized with
avdIty by the Tory press All the changes were rung
upon It, The Departments had been investigated, and
a majority OF the committee had confirmed General
3acksons Testimony to their integrity and ability Mr.
Wise was denounced as convicted hbeler. He had
unnsy asssed and slandercd that pure and venerable
patriot. the Hero of New Orleans! He was a creature
Of faction--he was reckless, headsrong, ambitions,
and unprinciped partizan Even Of his tmid
trends became alarmed, and thought that though very
sincere and able man. he was Notwithstanding exceed
| ingy "injudcious"
| And yet, how is it now in 1899 with the Treasury
Department! What is proved to have been the
case with regard to that very Department, touching
which Mr. Folks packed Tory Committee reported
Out TWO years ago that there was no Just cause Of
complaint from any quarter" as to the manner in
which 1t had fulfilled the objects Of its creation II is
now ascertained that the Treasury Department was
even OF that time Overlooking with defaultersthat it
nad been plundered by a thousand hands-and vet
there was no Just cause Of complaint and Mr. Wise
was prohgatc slandeer and hbeller Of better mon -
And no" forsooh-but two short wears afterwards tho
inquiries that were then suspected have become so no.
sorous that even the paid and pensoned defender Of
the adminstIaton--its vcnal organ and mercenarv
champions compelled to admit that "the proepa,e
in which the Treasury has been piuadered has
at length startled the attention of the people!"
The Globe Is unjust to the people 1t is not cat
length that they have been startled. They were
startled two years ago. They startled by tho
Developments made by Mr. Wises comtnittee-the
minority Of that committee Notwithstanding all the
disadvantages under which it acted. They were
startled by the shameful packing Of that committee
They were startled by the Infamous conduct OF its
dead Tory majority, They have been startled by the
Executive rewards bestowed upon Mublenburg, of Pa.
aud Parks, Of Maine, for the part which they bore in
tins dsgraceiul suppression Of inquiry, They have
been startled by the fact that Pearcc Of Rhode Island
Hannegan, Of Indiana; Mann, OF New York. and
CLANCY, OF Ohio, were all defeated or compelled to
decline reelection because they did not dare stand
again before their constituents after they has suffered