Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-04-18

and ran through period Of ABOUT NINE YEARS !!
wih the knowledge af his principal subordinatesi
His peculations grew larger and larger, until they
reached the enormous aggregate OF about ONE
MILLION AND A QUARTER OF DOL.
ILARS--yethe Secretary Of the Treasury, usder
whose uigiiant supervision this large and over.
wheIming dehlcadon grew up and occurred, not
only affects 10 have known nothing about it while
it was going on, but actually permitted him To go
ont Of Office on the Doth day Of March 1888,
abScond on the 9Th of Ausua and not even then
proceed against him until Norenlber! Why this
delay, from april 10 November, to ascertain the
| facts and institute proceedings, even if the
roguery which had been running on and accu.
muIalinq for nine years. had not been known
before The 29th Of March o, the 9Th Of August
single week would have been amply sufficient
FOR the investigation Of the case, and the instu.
ion Of the proper judicial proceedings. had not
the political fears and political interests of "thr
marry" required that it should he dcniol. and
lhnshed up. as il w0S. until after the OIoler cleo.
ltionS in that great State! "BeHer lei her, or
we lose Now York in October, is the plain inter.
prctariun Of the conduct Of the administration in
relation 10 this most culpahla and stupendous
rnsr OF fraud and perjury. 7 ank Heaven |!
| This ne tar;ous transaction had al last to ex.
Dl1P-alih .NPW tTN mas p'H'Pl Utf lIIPNDtd ne
fiat upon that wrelchcd scheme Of finance 81
,enaciouSy and insnltingly adhered to by her
"ravoritc son, of the heauIies Of which this case
constitutes 50 progressing M exempIication
We have room hn to adj. fellow citizens. that
tie foregoing constitutes hut iythe Of the proven
nal practices, and official neglect Of Levi Wood
hurry, who is yet the Secretary Of your Treasury
under The control Of Marin Van Buren, That
boz, al
submit 10 vonr Deliberate reflection to answer OF
what other gound can such a man he continued
in 50 important an office. hpn that it is thought
'heilor 10 let him hr" than run the risk Of losing
even New HampsIire* ils'lr!
| Unless the deep and "nxuuS reflection which
"" have given 70 his su' oct. instead 1T Ell,
tightening has brwiIdrrei our understanding.
The precedent proposed hy General Harrison
will 20 further tn cut up,he fatal pred nniuance
| Of these cn-run'inr considerations. nd the RI.
| nous consequences uf THIS halriui nnu nee a.
| Washington. ihan any other remedy within he
rrwrr uf the people. That we are NOT origi>
rnI in this opninn. have already stated
| That il was an object deeply cherished by thu
SnnuipSt and trn.r enlightened Friends and sup
unr'rrS &C General Jackson. might he demon,
! rated nv 'hrir arguments mad their SpPrcll">I
|'owar> the close al thu nd nlui<traion o. thu
Younger Adams. Alas! that an o'irct which
has 81 ront;.ss"dIv aud nbvrnu>lv increased in
| 'nprrrnnr" since 'ha' period. ~ tn BE- apparent
=" nll rhr world heSdrs. Shnul hp abandoned
by It's rery FnthsrS H. in'r. however. is in ln.'
rnudS al rlIII PEOPLE. aud W. shall confess
rursrlvr~ deceived unless they come rn cling =,
| -. aud INSIST UP ~ IT. as III" very amchnr a.
their hnpr and THEIR SECURITY. la the aTpen.
| tax - which wr have rrirrpi Won. i, W II hn
,hrwn thar the rr-rlrghIi:v nt the prrsrdru
was one Of lhr compromises mr the constitution
-ertoredbythe FEEDER NPAR rY after they
SD Called in heir prorci> To have tha, officer
| rr;"d Clr lie: or during good behavior. W.
! ia ter ourselves thai we have demonstrated is
| iargrrnus and corrupiing Tendency. AMI W.
cave j, with cur irlluw r"puhiran> of the Sat.
| ndrrlr whether. IF Mn. VAN RUREN HAD DONE
EVER so WELL THE INTERESTS uF THE UNION
| tNn TIE rNCnRRrPTfO PRE"EHvATI y ~ ITS IN
! SftIU Il)NS, M N"T REQUIRE THAT TIRE EXAM
PIE SHALL DE- NOW SET. THAT No NAN. or
| SET OF WEN. SHALL HAVE CONTROL nF THE
| GOVERNMI.NT BEY"NDA SIN iLG TIE M?
| II rs alleged nv Genera! Snvfh. in 1929. it took
a Lfe7son aud Jackson Ia Contend suc,esS'ul,
| ,yansr 1.-THE government parry" in their dnv
! my we NOT irl"itaiP ourselves that II U1rr{S0n
V,s reserved f,r Ours2 # he he moi a uau u,nur
|
viuuS pn,rrS rnn unite, To hr4nk MP his over
shadnwiag aud co.. rupring influence uf ''thr
government parry" the prnYle may surrrutrr
a discretion. aud how their he IDS To wha'rvr,
niaI occur hereafter. II they will not eStth
r>h III" precedent BIZ majority "f thrr VOICE
noe they viii nnt-rHEI CANNOr amend
It" Cvn>rTu'i"n by the rnucur rnep of Iwn
hrIS or Congress or three frnrths OF tir
: ntnS hereafter: fnr the Serrauts of tho pruplr
I1rving mus h"cnn" stranger than the Irorlr
| rrnsrvr>, tn" cirZ'u who wound hereafter
assay ~ expose the vrnalirv aud cnrrup'tuu
'nirh purchases pubic irnpun'v hv tn" us" 4"
,nh'l' PATRONAGE and ,uhlir MONEY .- that man
l.. hu, mark It and dnon.ei Cor p"rsrrrlrl,m AMI
i'>rrnc ion Bur few men will he hruui hus
~ dun,n themselves to destruction. both prvau.
IL aud iu'dirk!N. in - cause So h"prirSS uni
| 'Gtlu,r '"ds fearful. The prnrir. too. s. il.
r"GnrH farther struggle rs h"l"cS, aud uu.
,,rutDai'r Ocr" Is hrHcr fore d upon NJ,
! 'onruIug this branch Of onr Investigation.
Iuad reli,'riunS, the most Solemn. >ucrrr ant
Ituihirg cunvcnn. tta' rh. cnnrrS, which i,
nrw going forward is THE Last EgeEoTuAL Ap
PEAL which can be- made 10 III" p,ira'i>m ~.
THE PEOPLE. l'u"Suc- "SSiul now, their culurr>
i I,', aud gone forever!
II We hSv" been successful II Cnnyincin. on
It"ih,w riri2rns thar The Presidential pnwrr und
patronage is nlr"aiv ''tnn great for rrlnihlIr"
hey will hr especially rrlucrunI 10 fnlInw III,
'reS"nl inrunlnrul in his new and mrgnfcru,
scheme fer It's enhancement We d,nlunlnn,r
r,~ eSp"usnl al the Suh,rrra'ury neto Schrm
-n"r only because ne i The first kn"rrcan
President that ever hrough, il f,rNa,d. but h,
c'U>" he. aud nedriyaH his friends we're uppo,rd
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