The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-03
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We admire to hear a man speak out frankly.
Nothing is gained by Withholding the truth IL
was charged upon the parzans of the late admi-
nistraton that they made use of the money of
the people, and trained the Treasury, TO carry on
the late expensive electioneering campaign
They Were charged with having diverted from
their appropriate channel, streams which, flow
ing from the customs and receipts for public
lands had before gone to replenish the pablo
Treasury and that they appropriated the means
thus acquired TO the purposes of corruption in
aid OF their warfare upon the people whose con
fdence they had forfeited. This species OF pub
lie robbery was carried on to an enormous ex-
tent, and did much wherever it was known to-
wards opening the eyes Of the people to the true
character and principles Of the men then at the
head of the Government Oilice-holders of eve
ry grade were tared TO meet the expenses in
Cured in attempts to mslead and deceive the
people OF the country and when so taxed, they
were sure TO make reprisa of the full amount
thus assessed upon hem out of moneys which
should have gone into the Treasury or. were
otherwise Unidentified by 'extra compensation"
and, in some instances, by double payi
These corruptons, it is true, were denied
pending the elections. But now that they are
over, some of " the party" begin to think that
they may as well "tell the truth and shame the
d-L" So thinks Mr.. DEAN, of Ohio. Mr.. DEAN
j, an Opposition member of the House, and as
stern and unyieding in his opposition as any
other man. Yet he thinks there is nothing to
be gained by denying the truth any longer, and
he therefore came out with frank avowal Of
the fact
In speech recently made by him in the
House, on the appropriation for the relief OF Mrs
Harrison, he took the ground that the condition
of the Treasury would not admit of such an APP
preparation and in support of his position he felt
in some sort obliged TO acknowledge that the
Treasury had been drained by his political friends
some of whom voted for the bill, TO meet cleo
tioneering objects. We will quote his language,
from report of his speech: "For himself
(said Mr., Dean) he had no doubt in the ,rorid
that money had been poured ont like a food for
eiectioneering purposes. He DID NOT DOUBT
THAT THE TREASURY HAD BEEN EMPTiED-HAp
BEEN DRAINED, TO EFFECT ELECTl0NEfRING PUR-
POSES N the House should rote this dona-
tion, IL 1nouM be shoirn and prored that indi-
RITUALS had improperly dramn money from the
Treasury, to be employed in The election" Mr..
d. said that he kne,o personally that The Hest
had been flooded aciM documents uhich had
come free Of expense, and had been spread in
proftsion all orer the land. TgenHemen knem
ofthese corrupt practices, ,rhy had they roted
dolcn a resolution ,rhich sought TO bring them
ont TO Hght? 2" And he asked lrds not The
Treasury sufficiently draiaed Had they
not come together under he specious pretence
ofJurnishing rays and means to reptenish an
exhausted TREASURY"
Now this was fair and honest. No matter
whether he was induced to make the ayowal by
some of his friend, having manifested an incli-
nation to 90 for the bill which he opposed or
whether it was dictated by an honest frankness
which dsdained ID make himself parficeps
criminis, by hiding and covering up the corrup
tons even of his own political party. Many of
the facts have before been proved many yet re-
main to be brought TO light, whenever we can
have the subordinate offices filled by those who
are not interested in hiding the corruptons and
delinquencies to which Mr. DEAN referred in his
speech.