Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-19
MORE CORRUPTION.

It seems there is to be no end to Galphiuisms
Gardnerisps, and Corwinsms until Whiggery shall
have been finally banshed from places of trust and
power. 1t is now alleged, and will no doubt be
proved, that large portions of the funds appropri-
ated by Congress for the extension of the Capitol
have been embezzled or misapplied, and that too
under the very eye of the President, whose duty
it is to guard against such corruption and abuses
The Washington Union says:
The mismanagement of the Capitol extension,
and the alleged misaPplcation and embezzIement of
the appropriations for the work, gave rise to sharp
debate IN the Senate yesterday. The matter cannot
fail TO attract, sooner later, large share of the
public attention. If any dependence can be placed
In the cOrcurrlng testimony of the numerous witness
ses who have been examined before the Senates COM
nittee of investigation the country will be startled
the exhibition not of fraud on y, but of system
OF frauds by which the treasury has been robbed
nearly three hundred thousand dollars. We trust
that there is time enough to go through with the in
VeStlgatlon and TO slit the matter thoroughly befoEe
the adjournment of Congress.
In The remarks we have made this subject, it
has not been our purpose TO cast unmerited
on any one We hope that the testimony will fasten
on each individual his due responsibility, and acQui
each of everything Of which he may be innocent
One witness, we understand, testifes to improper
conduct in giving out the contracts, and subsequent
improper measurement, by which vast
wrongtuy taken from the treasury and applied to pr
vate uses. But think ii proper state that the
superintendent. who stands charged with innumera-
BILE instances of embeZZement, not appointed BY
TIE architect We have been informed that the
chitect objected to his appointment, but without
avail and that he was appointed through the paraIi
ty of MIR. Fillmore, with whom he great favo-
rite. According to the witnesses who have appeared
before the committee of investigation. the superintend
permitted the of the labor and materials of
the government for private purposes; that he
ploy laborers at high wages, requiring them to pay
TO him large portion, and permitted such labo
to charge for days and weeks when they were
not at work, he receiving his share of the improper
allowance. According 10 the witnesses-and they
make no secret Of the testimony they have given
Mr.. Fiilmore's favore superintendent used the pow
OF his position to NEEDLE actively in elections, and
to interfere lyrannicay with the political rights OF
the government employees under him; and actually
went so far as TO attempt to false mob to insult
senators and representatives because they condemned
the work which had been executed and opposed the
appropriation of half million for its continuance. In
ordinary tunes such developments would elecrfy the
nation; but under the rule of wing patriotism and pu-
rity the public mind has become accustomed Il
recklessness, Ineciency, corruption, and fraud that
nothing but some great outrage produce feeling
of surprise. No party exceeded the whig party
in pharisaicaI professions of virtue hut the expert
of the last three years has Taught the people
estimate those loud professions their true value,
and within few days the whg party will go hence
covered with meri;ed Disgrace
We trust that Congress will probe this matter
to the bottom. Let the guilty agents be brought
to light and visited with condign punishment.