Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-01-13

had favor to bestow, he knew of no one more
worthy of it than this gentleman"
We beseech your Excellency to mark this lam
guage, to ponder its pregnant meaning, to aid US
to lay it before the people Of the United States.
We thank that distinguished gentleman for these
words. His high and unimpeachable character
adds weight to them; and the maniiestly I'M
studied and unpurposed manner in which they
were spoken gives force to the warning they
contain, and to the great truths they proclaim.
Fortunately for u.s. our cause is the cause OF the
people of the United States; and fortunately for
them, these words were spoken by man well
known, and known to be above suspicion, who
cannot be controlled in the discharge of his legis-
ative duties by the facilities and convenienoes"
which those bankers are always 50 "ready to af-
ford to members of Congress or of the govern.
ment and who is equally incapable of suggesting
such considerations for the purpose Of inhu-
encing the action of his peers We repeat
that it. is fortunate for the people that these
truths should have fallen accidentally and al
most unconsciously from the lips of such man.
For they will rouse the people to look little into
their own affairs. Do they not burst upon your
ear, Mr.. President-will not the echo of his own
voice startle him-ike the alarm-bell at mid
night? Do they not cast lurid glow through
this atmosphere of corruption, making its dark
ness visible? Do they not show that we are
walking in darkness at MONDAY? Do they not
show that the people, and the peoples repre-
| fativ hoy aoSt 1anr IN
corruptng influences once 50 much dreaded that
the government, become familiar with them,
pities their craving appetites, and that the last
step only remains, to sink into their embrace?
And do they not show that the danger is more
| alarming because the mouth of the pit is covered
over with graceful vines, bright flowers, and
luscious fruit /?
The chairman of the Committee of Finance,
Mr.. Dickinson, speaking of British bankers,
said:
"They are the centre of the commerce of the
world, and necessarily exercise high and com
handing influence over the money of the world"
But that Hon. Senator did not tell the whole
story. We have before us history of the East
India Company, which illustrates how that high
world has given to the great money power of
London n greater or less control over all the
governments of the world
That history shows that, by that moneyed in
influence, they have corrupted the minister in
the cabinet, the representative in parliament the
king himself upon his throne! We quote u few
extracts only which relate to the parliamentary
+l,o q, ~, of In
"The company by their address and bribery
for it became afterwards notorious contrived to
| gain time, and they expected that the efforts of
their opponents would be rendered totally una
vailing.
at had been strongly suspected that all the
ministers had been bribed by the company and
this suspicion was afterwards confirmed by dis
closure of facts the most disgraceful and extraor
binary. In the year 1895, while committee
was examining the companys books, they were
induced to observe the amount of the sums laid
out for special or secret service-in other words,
| for the purpose of corruption and bribery.
\ "Sir Thomas Cooke, the governor, was now
examined he owned that 600, 600 were giventc
crafty certain persons and to induce them t
grant the company a renewal of their monopoly
but he positively refused to give any account o
the distribution of money. This being reporte
to the House of Commons by the committee
Cooke was called before them, and, refusing t.
answer the questions put to him, he was com
mitted to the Tower, and a bill of pain
and penalties ordered to be brought il
against him. This bill passed the House o
commons; but the Duke of Leeds in the upper
house. warmly opposed it, and eagerly defended
his friend in the Tower, making, at the same time
| the most solemn protestations of his purity ant
innocence. Means were consequently taken t.
prevent the governor of the company, who was
still in the Tower, from being exposed to tn,
strict seventy of Justice. And though the House
| of Commons had been so honest and intractable
as to impeach the Duke of Leeds, lord president
of the council, they were very OPPORTUNITY
prorogued - the consequence of which was,
that the storm of public Indignation soon passed
away and so far were the delinquents from
being punished, that, short time afterwards Sir
! Thomas Cooke received from the general court Of
the East India Company the sum of E12, 900 By
ray Of naturalization for lis former safrings on
| their account"
To these extracts, which illustrate the system
whereby the british bankers, by their high and
commanding influence over the commerce and
money of the world, also control all the govern
ments Of the world that of Great Britain itself
included, we need only add the well-known fact
that it is a part of the system of the Foreign
| Office OF that government TO place nj the dlspo-
sal of its diplomatic representatives in other
countries large secret service Tor bribery and
corruption) fund.
And who is Mr.. Corcoron? Is he not the repre-
sentative of that vast money power which Is
centred in London, and which controls the money,
the commerce. and the goods of the world Was
he not, few years ago, mere runner for a bank
in this city, unable to meet the smallest demand,
until this vast money power discovered his abili-