Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-06-07
THE REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL.

dent Polk has acted "friend's part" to those who
were instrumental in nominating him for the office
which he now holds In speech in the House
of Representatives day or two since, Mr. Cooke
said:
He had looked over the list Of the Delegates to
the last Baltimore Convention, and TO show to the
House and to the country how the President had
rewarded his friends and their connexions he beo-
ged their attention to the document which he had
prepared II was as follows:
Delegates tc.he Baltimore Democratic Convention
in May, 1914, tcho haze been recorded by Mr..
Polk, and the amount Of the public money schich
each has receired or TOLL receiUe during his ad-
miniStration.
RI. Walker, Secretary Of the Treasury "a 900 90
George Bancroft, Secretary of the
Navy $4,000
and as Minister to England 3l,5OO
---43,50O 90
=. johnson, T. NJ General $4,000 90
n Clifford, Atty General 1859
do. commissioner TO Mexico 90, 500
-26,s59 90
r. J. TngersOll, Minister to
Son of the minister as Secy
oil Legation 1000
--35. 500 90
II. M Sanders, Minister to Spain 40.500 90
G. w. Hopkins Charge to Portugal ID 625 90
A. J. Donelson, Minister to Prussia 49.5OO 90
j. w. Davis, Commissioner to China 5000 90
b. G. Shields, Charge TO Venezuela $1,000 90
III. Hubbard, Subtreasurer at Boston 6.5OO OO
NJ Morton, Collector of the Customs
. at Boston 25,6OO 90
z. Allen, re-appointed Postmaster at
Pittsfeld, Massachusetts 4O39 4S
G. &. Greene, Public Printer. Boston.
salary unknown
Il. Rantoul, jr., District Attorney for
Massachusetts 10000 90
l. III. Wright, appointed Navy Agent,
and rejected by the Senate
III. X. Smith. PM. at Buffalo, NY. 6S47 81
Benz. f. Butler, U. S. District Atty
for the Southern District, n. Y. 24,oOo 90
j. L. Dawson, U. S. Dist ATTY for
the western District of Pennsylva-
mia, salary unknown.
Daniel S. Bier, Inspector of Customs,
G. Holmes District Attorney for N. ''''0 W
Carolina, salary unknown.
w. L. Colqut. son Paymaser in the
Army 5000 90
~; Is: Turner r. M, Huntsville, Ala. 1896 Is
Charles A. Bradford, Surveyor Gen
eral. Jackson, Mississippi 1000 90
George r. Fell, Public Printer, Miss.
salary unknown.
S. III. Laughlin, Recorder, Land Office 5000 90
Gideon j. Pillow, Brigadier and Major
General -. 7.47O 90
G. A. Caldwell, Major in the Army 1854 90
j. w. Tibbatts, Colonel in the Army 1892 90
S. Medary, Postmaster, Columbus, o. 6,I2S 40
T. III. Barley, U. S. District Atty
for Ohio, salary unknown.
VIM. ID. Morgan, Secretary of Lega-
ton to Brazil 5000 90
j. S. Simmonton, Captain of Dragons 1000 90
j. Z. Sloo, Receiver at Shawneetowp
Illinois -. 1000 90
William Walters, Public Printer,
Springfield, H., salary unknown
A. H. Sewer, Commissioner to Mexico 22,5OO 90
w. F. Richie, Public Printer 5000 90
Thomas Richie, Editor of the Union
and Public Printer =. 2S9, ATS 50
b. H. Brewster, Cherokee Commits
sioner 1920 90
To be sure, Mr. Richie was not in the Conven
ton, but he claims his right the spoils upon the
ground that his son was. The ascertained sums in
this table amount to the convenient sum of S742,
40 So. Truly the Administration has been faith
full to its friends, and doubtless he would renune-
rate them again for like services. Well might Mr..
Richie laud this Administration: for his item pro-
we'd incontestbly how amply he had been reward
ed. Let what will be said of Nh Polk, it cannot
be denied that he pays nell.
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