The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-05-21
ELECTIoNEERING ABUsEs.

ELECTIONEERlNG hpoSIo'
We notice in Mississippi Loco-foco federal
destructive paper an acknowledgment oil receipt
Of documents from Messrs. Walker, Thomp-
son and Brown, NJ C's., and Hugh A. Gar
land,n Clerk This indicates what we have no
doubt of, that, if the truth was known, it would
appear, that the late correspondence between
The Clerk and the Postmaster General was a
mere fetch TO get rid of ranking packages for
Republican members of Congress, so that the
privilege could be the more fully exercised and
monopolized in behalf of the Loco-foco federal
ISIS. We have no doubt that the ranking pri-
yilege is grossly abused by every Loco-foco fede-
ralist who enjoys il.
The heads of bureaux,, from the President
down. the Clerk of the House and Secretary OF
the Senate, the Vice President, and the Loco
foco federal members Of Congress, are engaged
constantly assduously and unscrupulously, in
frankng the GLOBE, the CRISIS, prospectuses,
secret circulars brief addresses and long speech
es and papers, letters, pamphlets, and docu-
ments Of every description, and in immeasura-
bic quantity. from the centre to the crcumfer-
ence of the Union They have formed, we I'M
derstand, a secret Central Club, which is con-
nected with State Clubs, which have their sub
ordinates in every State, making weekly re-
ports to this city, and working together for the
corruption of the people, and the invasion of the
elective right, in order to secure the Loco-foco
iederalsts in Office perpetually.
They have levied black mail upon clerks in
Office here, and demanded contributions IN mo-
ney from office hunters every where. Themain
object of the circular of Messrs w. X. King d
Co. is to "colect funds" And what is the
amount of corruption money likely to be thus
rased2 Suppose salaries amounting In the ag-
pregate to ten millions Of dollars should be taxed
according to the rule observed in the New York
Custom House as proved by the Investigating
Committee This would give the Loco-foco
federalists corruption fund Of one million OF
dollars! This immense fund they may other
wise increase. Look at the thirty millions of
money in their hands for expenditure. How
much have they cabbaged from It hereto
fore3 Look at the immense defacations.-
Look too, at the Government press-the m
mense patronage bestowed upon it through use
less Jobs of printing, and the publication OF the
laws and government advertisements Look al
the army of scribblers filing the federal Loco
foco sheets with every sort of SANDER against the
opposition and the Hero Farmer Of North Bend.
See the "Crisis" coming up here from Richmond
IN bundles to receive the franks and directions
Of Ioco-foco federal members Of Congress,
while the office holders send on the money to its
editor to pay for its publication. The folding
rooms of the capitol are crowded with all sorts
Of federal Loco-foco documents. Since the an
nouncement of Mr.. Kendall's junction with the
Extra-G Globe the mails are beginning to groan
under the weight of that paper and its beggars
petition. Some of our friends have estimated
the number of extra-G Globes crammed the other
day into the capitol at 100000 We have learnt
from another quarter, having better opportunities
Of knowing, that the number was about 10000
and these are to be distributed under the franks
Of the Loco-foco federalists in every nook and
corner of the Union. And how are they paid
ior2 Let the reader guess.
We entreat the people of the United States
to look at these monstrous abuses. They have
never had their parallel in any country pretend
ing to be free. The executive and Legislative
branches Of the government, under the auspices
Of Mr. Van Buren,, are turned into one grand
central consolidated eectioneering machine
The public business is neglected-the wants OF
the country disregarded-law is tramped upon
and official privilege is monopolized and pros
ttuted to the meanest and most selfish purposes
We wish we could be heard in every Log Cabin
We would kindle every spark of virtue and pa
trlotsm into hame--we would persuade the
people to rally in support of their free institutions
which corruption, if successful, will inevitably
and forever overthrow.