Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-09-13


The call upon the Government for its nc
counts with General Scott has been respond
cd 10, by publication Of tho various item. of
pay hehas received, through hislong and vaiua-
bic public services. We have not yet had time
In examine them, nor. indeed, do We III ink it
probable that we shall undertake it. Wriake
II for granted, that the agents and ACCOUNTANTS
of the Government, whose duty 1t il 10 attend
10 these thiags, hive discharged their oiti ses
faithfully AMI honestly We only regret hat
The laws Of the country, and the regulations Of
the Department, have allowed so insufficient
requal the national obligation aud gratitude
as Gen. Scott has received. a lifetime Of toll
and peril and glorious dccds--by which the
independence. extension, ami renoun Of the
Republic have all been promoted cannot be
comp nsaied by any dollar aud cent est
mate of its benefits. Blu, yet, we siali have
the mousnp apd misery Shylocks Of party
creatures who would tnrtcr glory for gold
and shave of tho Common veal at usnrcr's
discoupi--prying ntothese settlements for cy.
travagant or illegal allowances, aud we shall
he surprised, fthe whole dirt department of
the democracy do not RAISE The cry OF fraud
md corruption.
The matter ~ wade the subject Of he Ed
loving remarks in lhat sterling Wing paper,
the Baltimore dmrtcan
The occupnni of HrNRy Claws sent in the
Senate OF the United States is thu person who
moved Gull for information as Ia the sums of
money received from il.o Treasury hg Gen.
SeoTr aud Gen. PfrRcg respectively during
The periods OF their military ser, ice "Nr
MrRRwETnFR. Spvs the Washington Taion,
AS he representative ol n sovereign State .liad
perfect iisttto nuke such call" No d, ub
al 1t. Tn" honorable Stratpr had parfrct
SIGHT tn stand upon his head lhc chooses 10 do
-. Bot every body knows that the call was
moved Tor e,ciioneering purposes. and that
the answer now furnished from The Treasury
Department will he gnrbIcd misrep presented
hiid paradrd hefore the. Gonntgy with eyorv
variety oI exaggeraliun Ia shoNv the amount Of
dollars ~ d cuts lie blood oi a hero - ~ olth.
Tbs game is worthy of the actors. Go on
gentlemen, aud make The most or II. Esri
r"n'r patriotism bv The standard 81 vnlue most
inIuiliir to Won aud find cat its exact worth
In coin. Weigh glory and gold together and
see mhch kicks the beam. Let bonor, and
dutv, mud the noble qnalities TINT nuke d sol
campaigns Distinguished by general.hip and
horols'n. he madr SUBJECT 10 your process of
discount; and ,nrn. With what connfcnanrc
YEN " ay, look your countrymcn in he face and
h'll them the PEI crntnso at Which the national
rcnown and the glory ut our Tng may be adj
vanced m tho esl.maiinn oi the world. AID.
ulrala occupatl4n Tor HENRI GLAY's success.
sor IN the Senate When va, kENrucKY SO
disrrnccd before /
We find in The j'qioR newspaper nearly
three coluins devoted Ia The subject of Gen
ScoTr's accounts VIII The Treasury. We
must do that journal tie Justice to say that it
PocS hnshinglv into the business. aG.l aeams
10 e thar u IL engaged in an unworthy task
In the lung career tf Gen. ScoTr. rclndin.,
some E rty years of military service, there ncv
er wa any question. 40 far as We have ever
heard. concerning his pecIniary relations with
the ,iovcrnment. lie has p.cei,ed such com.
peasahon Us tho law allowed md thore the
matter ended. 1t Vas reserved for n Ken
tu'ky senator 10 move u special inquiry into
'ntngs "h'c'' called Tor NJ investigation, and
thus {" attempt tn throw snspicion upon n
high minded man and faithful ,ervanr Of the
Rcpu lie tor the simple fault OF be;ng reuoir
ed i,v his friends and country men to stand 40 a
cnndisia,e for the Presidency. The maxim
that ali i fair in politics must be- o.nven;rn,
sairo la some lo hold the remnants of
conscp'Gce. and who Net venture upon doings
hicb. ia any other line of life. would be count.
Ell ~ III. rnsa es disorcdliuble aud dishonest
The Wing meeting called Tor Friday even,
,g did intake place. This result nmi ing
partly ~ The inctlnrncy Of rile wenih"r~-bnt
chu!iy. M ton't, To the innerul, in hicli most
"I olrrl'iz"ns participated. that Lad just 'uN-
place. Of the nniol tunate nen vic. were
killed Try The accident on the Railroad