Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-06-22
ly imposed upon. The knaves into whose
hands he fell, had amused themselves for near.
ly an entire day, with their victim, before they
plucked him.
Mr.. Cookies speech.

T !, Mr.. Cookies Speech. 8
A short time ago, Mr.. Cooke. Of Tennessee,
made speech in the House Of Representatives
in the course ofthe debate upon The Post Of
fee Appropriation Bill, which attracted good
deal of attention, from the fact tha. it embraced
a list the delegates to Baltimore in s44,. who
had been rewarded by Mr.. Polk for voting for
him ",hen and there" as a candidate for the
Presidency We quote from the Washington
correspondence of The Philadelphia North Amer
ican more detailed statement of this point, as
follows -
"The first statement which | shall introduce
is designed TO show the considerations which
operated upon The influential managers of the
last Baltimore Convention, and to warrant the
inference that the abandonment of Mr.. Van
Buren aud General Cass, was. not without its
price. 1t ough, to be remembered, that the
following list contains only ihirty-seven out Of
two hundred and seveny-fve Delegates
Doubtless many others were provided for, and
tha, the aggregate could be swelled to millions
if the same channels were open 10 US that are
enjoyed by Mr.. Polk. Blu, enough has been
collected from a hasiy examination of the re.
cord, TO impress the public mind, and 40 prove
the nature Of the bargains by which Locofoco
Conventions are managed. and literally sold
out TO the highest bidder"
r. J. Walker, Sec'y. of the Treasury, $4,000 90
g. Bancroft Sec'y of Navy, $4,000 =. soo m
G. Bancroft, Minister to Eng, 81 500 ''''00 W
Cave Johnson, Post Master General, $4,000 90
II
&c eCom'r 70 Mexico, 500 'o'oOo "
]. R. lngersol, Min'r. to Russia, 500 o. soo m
Son of Min'r Sec'y Legation, 1000 ''''0' W
R. M. Saunders, Minister to Spain, 10000 90
G. w. Hopkins, Ch'ge daft to Portugal, 14,625 90
j. w. Davis, Commissioner to China, 5000 90
B. G. Shields, Ch. daft. to Venezuela, $4,000 90
H. Hubbard, Sub. Treasurer at Boston, $500 90
Marcus Morton, Collector at Boston, e6,6 600 90
P Allen, Post Master at Pittsfeld, Mass, 4,O39 49
]. G. Greene, Public Printer, at Boston, --
R. Rantoul, Jr., Dist. Atty for Mass. 10000 90
]. H. Wright, appointed Navy Agent,
and rejected by the Senate, --
C. G. Eastman, p NJ, Montpelier, Vt, 1893 sc
H. K. Smith, Postmaster, Buffalo, 6.s47 81
B. F. Butler, u S. District Atty, N Y. "a 900 90
d. S. Belzor Inspector of Customs, Bait, 4,O38 90
Gabriel Holmes, District Attorney, N. c.
w. t. Colquit-son paymaster, 5000 90
D. B. Turner, P. Master, Huntsville, Ala, 1896 16
c. A. Bradford S. Gen.. Jackson, Miss, 1000 O9
G. A. FALL Public Printer. Miss. --
]. H. Laughlin, Recorder Land Office, 5000 90
G. ]. Pillow, Brig. and Major General. 7,470 90
C. A. Caldwell, Major in Army, 1884 90
]. w. .Tibbats, Colonel in Army, 1892 90
S. Medary, Postmaster. Columbus, Ohio. 6,l28 40
T. H. BARLEY, U. S. Dist Atty, for Ohio,
w. ID Morgan, brother Secretary of Lega- pa
ton to Brazil, 5000 90
John S. Simonson, Capt Dragons, 1000 90
c Sloe, Receiver at Shawneetown, III, 1000 90
w Walters, Puplic Printer, Springfield Ill, -
A H Sewer, Commissioner to Mexico, 22,500 90
w + Richie, Printing and Advertising, 5000 90
{" Father, editor Union and
I Public Printer, (onlylD - S9.47S 80
H H Brewster, Cherokee Commissioner, q, 500 90
This furnishes an aggregate Of six hundred
and nine,y-six thousand. FIVE hundred and six
,y-eight dollars, and ffy.six cents, for thirty
seven Delegates, or nearly nineteen thousand
dollars a head, A pretty respectable price for
Locofoco skulls, but, cheap enough when it is
considered ,ha. Mr.. Polk very pruden'ly pays
his friends out of the public Treasury =.
:" The next point is equally worthy OF our no.
lice. The whole amount of actual appropria-
tions by law, for The war; up to this time. incIu-
ding The sum stipulated TO be paid under, the
treaty, is one hundred and foe millions. sepen
hundred and fifty one thousand, three hundred and
one dollars, and ffy-sir cents. This of course
is exclusive of the expenditures tha. are con-
stanlly accruing and increasing, and which are
estimated at one hundred millions more.
But there is yet another and even graver
topic refer 10 the immense loss Of human
life n this Executive war. The President
started with the principle Of indemnity for the
past and security for, The future.' After TWO
years Of bloody contest what do We behold {?
Where is The indemnify the security !?
The resources of money and men being ex-
hausied, and the indignation Of The country be-
ing reused agans. the administration that made
The war, the President has found il consenien,
to buy peace. and 10 pay t,oenty- -t,oo and half
millions for territory, that by all jus. acknowl.
menr, most become a burlhen upon our hands,
and will inevitably saddle vas. increase upon
The public expenditures. 49,. -
Ii appears that seUen thousand seven hun
dred and seUen men are numbered among The
dead, and that sir thousand fUs hundred and
forty -eigh are registered as being discharged
for total disability. And Of these al least one
half if nol more have already died !"