Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-12
RICHMOND WING.
THURSDAY MORNING. mAYta.
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We refer the bcnishIed patriots Of Chesterfield,
and all others in like condition, to the annexed sum
mary OF the contents Of MIR Poindcxters Report, tc
explain the cause in part. OF the immense waste OF
public money, and the consequent bankruptcy of
the Government When the sum OF $4,000 is OK.
pended for steel pens, three years, for the clerks
in the Custom House. and all other expenditures
are upon the same scale OF extravaganza, not only
there, but in every department of the public service
1t would be wonderful indeed il ruin were not the
consequence. The twenty million debt would have
been fifty or hundred million, r. at the time when
this waste and corruption were in full blast, any
Of the substantial interests OF the country had been
attended to. But this not the case. For the IS
millions squandeted annually during MIR Van Blu
rcn's Administrations. there is not object OF lasting
public utility, which be pointed to as the result
OF that vast outlay OF money. The Navy-,hal mos,
glorious arm oithe national delence-had decline 4
and was rapidly declining. Harbours, Fottihca-
tons, Sc. were IN no state Of decncc-and no where
was there preparation Tor resisting foreign agrees
son Even the great commercial Emporium-whcre
$4,000 were wasted upon steel pens, i, was publicly
proclaimed, might have been captured any day, al
most withoat resistance. All tho resources of the
Government present and prospective, were seized
upon with the raPaoitv of hungry wolves, and III
ver'ed from the public service, To the uesranize-
men; Ct the olicis horde.
Such profGsion--sueh prodisacy-such shame
less p!undeT OF tie pub Il, may safely challenge
parallel IN modern times.
IL was a. ho~sver, toresccn and predicted, -
the legitimate AMI inevitable re,ut OF that erea
leading and fundamental principle OF the late domi.
nant party-,ha, To m, rioters belong the spotls.-
This was the fruitful source Of all the d,moraliz,-
ton, the pccula;ons and the prodigal,y which hav,
lei - the bankruptcy OF the Government, the on
preston and lmpovershmen; OF the people. and H.,
disgrace OF The country. Public Offices were held
and considered not as public trusts, for the benefit
Of the people, but as supplying facilities lo- lndi.
vitua spo,Iation and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. In this light
they were bestowed in this light, they were re-
ceivcd AMI used.
This continues the cardinal principle OF this Party
L. - still avowet, and according TO the greatest
among them, constitutes the cohesive power which
binds them together. The calami,ies i, has brought
upon the country, has wrought no repentance ia
them. They arc still intent upon clu,chns the spos
and plunderins the public. And should the people
of this country be again visited with an inlauator
Cot hes SINS and induced to restore this abandoned
party to power, we shall again see this same bane
fu principle IN action, more vigorous than ever
from the temporary distractions it mas encountered
and we shall again witness, at no remote period
the same scenes of corruption, Of bankruptcy, an,
ruin, to Government and individuals, which we hav,
now to depore.
Whilst warning against party whose leadn:
principle is thus hagi,ious and corrupung-an,
whose practices are in strict keeping with thei
neutrality-suspicious. by the consciousness Of right
we can endure many reverses, and bear, viihou,
murmur, airy reproachiul epithets which may b,
cast upon US. We are even content TO take III,
name OF Federaiist, in wagng war against this sys
tenn Of public and private against party
which, with great aifectaIion of honesty, con.
science and Democracy, has no scrup.es in pickin:
the pocket OF the ubc.