The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-28

WALKrR that that eminent fnancier has
expended 500, 900 per annum more than
we're necessary or proper, and that he
must effect that saving in SOME shape.
ID headquarters Mr.. WALKER Improperly
Expended this enormous amount we are not
told. Who were the benefciaries of this
shameless plumber of the treasury, is kept
dark. All that we learn is, that Mr..
WALKER squandered nearly million a
year of the public funds--recklessly, inn
fproyidently,ss uselessly-and, therefore,
most dishonesty and corruptly squandered
it. We have no specifications. We are
not furnished with any items of this al
legged public plumber. We are. not told
that there were this base job, and that
dishonest contract, to account for the SUR
plus expenditure. A cognovit is entered
by Mr.. WALKERS attorneys, TO the broad
general fact that during his administration
he was accessory to the corrupt and profit
gate expenditure Of nearly three mil
lions of dollars or, in other words,
that he in effect robbed the people
of that sum. We cannot believe it..
We cannot believe that Mr.. WALKER
is the wicked and corrupt public servant
that his friends would make him out. We
believe that he was guilty Of mistakes,
but we do not believe that he has been
guilty of frauds. We will be more gen
erous than his own partisans. We will be
more tender of his reputation than those
who should take special care of it. II
there is reason to suppose that he made
corrupt use Of nearly million year Of
the public money while he was Secretary
Of the Treasury, the facts ought to be i'm
mediately investigated by Congress. Nay,
Mr.. WALKER owes it to his own reputa-
ton, and to his position in society, to
demand such investigation, and to vindi-
cate himself from the foul dishonor which
Locofocoism would now cast upon him.
The Journal Of Commerce, we doubt not,
will not refuse a place to the fact that
Mr.. MEREDITH has asked of Congress
adequate funds to defray the current ex-
penditures of collecting the revenue; that
President TAYLOR has sent special mes
sage on the subject TO Congress and that
Congress, notwithstanding this fact, does
undertake to hold the PRESIDENT and Mr..
MEREDITH /" bound to do impossibilities.
Congress holds them bound to do with
million and half what takes two millions
and half-to use round numbers. Con-
gress holds them bound to create, out of
nothing, labor and values to the amount
Of million of dollars. They can cut
down and Uithhold expenditures TO the
amount of a million of dollars-but that is
all. This they cannot do without creating
great deal of hardship and injustice !;
but they are compelled to do it by the
sternest necessity.
This is part of the Bitter-End game TO
embarrass President TAYLOR, and iniure
his administration. The PRESIDENT calls
upon Congress TO come to his assistance.
Congress neglects and refuses to do so.
His special message, and the estimates
of the Secretary of the Treasury, are
treated with contempt, and the people
suffer in consequence of the legislative
assumption without particle Of proof
that Mr.. WALKER cheated the people by
applying to idle expenditure, and conse-.
qucntly to corrupt and wicked expcndi-
ture, nearly million year of the public
money.