New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-30


meaas true that 'srge sum wa n only saoaa,
pad or agreed 70 be paid lo- obby services Be
S-e therefore any heed "a paid 70 the vi!ls Ous ~
tscks made ucJu NJ pREsroS, I hope the pub.ic
yvl await bis acton and the developments that -
.o 0w. showing the gross Injustice to the Govern
meut and the means resOTted 20, 10 entrsD the S-c
Rotary with such measures AZ would eaye the Gov.
erumentremediless II the Secretary can relieve
nc Public Treasury Of burden eq1al to a mi. 100
o. dollars N SINGLE contract, certainly the pubic
should bear with him while accomplishing tiis
object
This contract is about on par With those made
by the asst Administration fOr tbs construction ri.
the Custom House in New orleans, some Of which
are years egc yesrs prospective In their operatiols
AMI at rates ruilo1s es well ds-racelal 10 TIE
Government. And also eases made with po
cal favOrites both AZ Boston and New York, for
buildings for storage &c. under the Wsrehousnz
system, running for twelve and fifteen years. at
prices that have made immense fortunes 70 the
lessons. The " hole has been \ s. stem OF iagabzcd
robbery o. tie public treasury, that could never
have been cOlsumated save under the corruptest
u Adnnistrstons Tee whole viii be exposed,
and in so specific and clear manner as b leave
10 room for doubt 10 the enormity Of the com
peusatioa allowed, and the outrage their payment
nAicts upon the pubic treasury. So corrupt bas
become the contract system. that II public officer
refuses ~ lend himself as the instrument of visit
ing injustice upon the Government, be IL at once
assac cd and tradlccd through some black mail pa
per, and denounced ~ IN iguoraInus and unfit 20
the exalted position Of Cabinet officer. TIE
Deps tments contain the Internal evidences Of hav-
az under past Administrations been compile
iszer houses Of corruption and time and app..ca-
ton viii furnish the proc; OF tho millions the Gov
ernment IN the course Of few years have been
directly and indirectly delrsudcd out Of. II IS
only by fearless and fol- exposure Of this system
and the setting aside Of a number OF these 81 got
ten contracts that stop can be put to it. So Gar
as have II in nay power these exposures shall
be made
learn that if the Disunionsts continue their DC
Sims much longer it will be made good ground for
rejection By the Senate OF any nominee entertain
IN such views. The principle is a correct on,
and should be applied % oil tho Departments in our
Government II is just as inconsistent to confer an
office upon man WHO IS AZ favor OF dissolution %
this Union under any circumstances or u continue
those IN Office entertaining such views, ms II won
have been during our Revolutionary struggle to have
taken up Tories aud given them commissions in t's
Army. Every officer under the Federal Govern
ment takes an oath 30 support the Constitution 1
the United States bat the moment he iavors eve
an MoU0hf q dissolution Of the Union he dlsregaTls
that oath and Is to a.. intents aud purposes al;h
les, nid unworthy officer Of the General Cover
ncnt. Is it either the part Of wisdom prudel-e
20 retain men in oliCe or to confer appointments
upon them who are In favor OF destroying the yeff
Government which they have been selected l
server How can such men faithfully carry out tha
laws OF the United States, OF impariially enforce ~
acquisitions Let then the Senate bear this u
mind, and confirm no man 10 Office whose hJehi
70 the Union dt all hazards is not placed beyond
even peradventure. The Government, to co
maud tho respect and support Of the people, must
first respect itself, and tins Il does not do By ca
errlne political honor or power upon any Disunlou-
st ALPHA.