The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-05-26
How Polk PAYS.

Mr.. Cooke, of Tennessee, made speech in
tho House Of Representatives, on the 18th inst
III which he called upon his Locofoco brethren TO
sustain their President and nominate him for
second term. They had no good reason to throw
him overheard. They had admitted that he made
good President and that he has stood by his
country und maintained her honor. lie also had
been faithful 10 The principles Of the party and
had implicitly obeyed the behests of the Bulti-
more Convention. But if none of these reasons
were sufficient, the speaker had still stronger
oic--one that put new vigor into that old princl.
ple--"to the vctors belong the spoils." In or
der to show that Polk had also been true as steel
To this, he gave the House the following state
ment of what Mr.. Polk had done for his friends
in that Conventions
| lie looked over the list of the Delegates to the
| lust Baltimore Convention aud TO show 10 the
| House and tu the Country how the President had
rewarded his friends aud their connexions, he
begged their attention 10 the document which he
bud prepared II was us follows:
Delegates 10 He Baltimore Democratic Conven
hOn IN May 1914, who hare been rcpdrded bt
Mr Poik, and The amount Of The public money
which each has received or wiH rcccice during
his administration.
Robert j. Walker, Secretary of the
Treasury .--.......-. .-.-...---..21 900 on
George Bancroft, Secretary Of the
Navy IL, 600
As Minister TO Greut Britain. 81 500
-435O0 OC
Cave johnson Postmaster General. -. "a 900 OF
Mn irul A
DO Commissioner tu Mex co22 500
-36,95O OF
Il, j. lngorsoll Minister to Russu3 800
Son ol The Minister us Secretary
OF Legation. 1000
SIS 800 90
Romulus NJ. Sanders Minister TO Spain. 40, 500 90
Geo. W. Hopkins, Charge To Portugal ,625 0O
Andrew j. Donaldson Minister 10 Prussia49 800 0C
John W. Davis, Commissioner To China 6 600 OC
Benz. &. Shields Charge TO Venezuela 10 900 OF
Henry llubbard subtreusurer nj Boston $500 0(
Marcus Morton, Collector oi the Customs
BOslOn. .-....-..-..-.... .-.-.a- .25GOO 0(
Phiueus Allen, re.apponied Postmaster
at Pitlsield, Massachusetts. 49,. 4,0o9 4,
c. q. Greene, Public Printer, Boston salary un
| known.
h, Runtoul, ir, Dist Attorney for Mass. l6 900 o.
Isaac II. Wright, appointed Navy agent
nuu reCCleu Dy Tue SENATE,
II, X. Smith, Postmaster ut Buffalo,. 6,847 0
Benjamin + Butler, u. s, District Atior.
ney for the Southern District, n. Y. "a 900 0
John l., Dawson, U s. Dist. Attorney
ior the Western Dist, Of Penn, SALARY unknown
d s. Bier, Inspect, OF Customs, Bait, 4,O38 0
Ga brel Holmes, District Attorney for
North Carolina, salary unknown.
W. I, Culqut, son Paymoster in tho
ID, Il. Turner, Postmaster at Huntsville,
Alabama, ..................... 1896 /
Charles A. Bradford, Surveyor General
Jnckson, Mississippi p.............. 1000 0
George Il, Full Public Printer, Miss.
salary unknown.
, Sum, II, Luughlin. Recor, Land Office 900 0
Gideon j. Pillow, Brig aud Mui, Cen. 7,47O Q
q, A, Caldwell Major in the army. 3 1884 G
John W. l1bhatls Colonel in the Army 4.302 Q
Suul. Medary Postmaster, Columbus, D. G,l98
Thonus II, Burlley, U, \, Dist, Attorney
Tor Ohio, salery unknown.
VIM. d. Morgan, Secretary OF Legation
10 Brazil .-........ ..--.............8 5000
John s. Sinonson Capt. OF Dragons. 900
j. &. Sloo, Receiver at Shuwneetown,
Illinois ........--....... -'". 49,. 4,UOO
VIM. Walters; Public Printer, Spring
field, Illinois, salary unknown.
A. II Sewer, Commissioner to MexicO22, 800
VIM. 7. Richie, Public Printer. 5000
Thomas Richie, Editor Of the Union
ana Public Printer. .289 ,478
Benjamin II. Brewster, Cherokee Com. =
missioner, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1920 [
To be sure Mr. Richie wns not in the Co
ventou but he claims his rights TO the spoils II
u un the ground that his sou was. The ascerlaint
D sums in this hlble amount to the convenient su
O oil $742,4lO 81. Truly, the Administration b
been faithful to its friends, and doubtless he W
remunerute them uguin ior like services. W,
might Mr.. Richie land this Administration; I
J. his item proved inconteStably how amply he h
!, been rewarded lie, what will be said of N
l Polk. it cannot be denied TINT he pays peH.
:. VThe Rhode Island Legislature met and {
g jourued in four days-having in that time CO..
pleted the business of the session.