Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-30
RICHOOND ENQUIRE Il.
rDESn.Y MORNING, AUGUST 80. 1858
nrrIc,AL CORRUPTION REFORM.

rDEsDAY MORNING, AUGUST 80. 1858.
OFFICIAL. CORRUPTION REFORM.
nd,c N, Inst Presidential icrm the country saw more {"
official corruption Than within any period "t twenty years
since tho organization Of The Government iheso ucs "
,hIic pIunder 100 were ON scale OF enormy commens"
rare with the grand notions OF this age OF prodsious
ooment aad daring speculation First in time II no. 'S
enornity wac the Gsphn swindle following "''s
succession cau,e the Light House and Dry Do'N
then the grand Gardiner lraud then The dsclosnt u
. vns s,.ceosfn, o,ar,,ions in the Culforl Custom
House. We make account Of sundfy "''''o' 49,;
which in other times would successfully assert 'e
~ bnt which are now uvcrsadowed by Inc ih'he"se VIVA
~ OF far grander orays on the treasury
The extent and enormty Of olhc'a1 co'upo go
regime OF the last four years. was e"o's" y 80 =
al hsen no other issue involved, to neceSsa'e ch0s
administration Either by misfortune or oS c''''"a "
repard of the necessary prccautlon against 'a''e'
80 ,,,s whip Executive incurred the rerroach o most
corrupt and pruiligate expenditure OF tEe pu'n'
Their responsibility country was lnai IN ehef case
rhsv were answerabc fv The faithful discharge OF lhe'f
,,p.,,bey suffered the penalty of their delinquency IN en-
icnoninious expulsion from Office
hs pesent Administration into power res"utey III.
tent on reform H., abuses of lis predecessors anu on a
honest economical expenditure OF me pno'c treasure
dent Pierce ambitious not SO much OF senda ana event
f "a of an honest ncorupt administration II Is ms ear
nest desire leave the record OF his ocla career ho
bo, or blemsh al which his country may blush Ia hls
sniri, and with reference this end has anAuusy
syen 10 exclude office all in whose character nc dd
not find satisfactory guarantee of faithful discharge OF
duy We know with what toll and care he has canvassed
the claims applicants for office, aud how porempory and
stern has been The epulse OF those who did not present the
reouisite credentials In this arGuou duty he has been cor
daily seconded by his Cabinet each one oi whom as re-
soIyod as himself protect the administration against m
reproac Of corruption The vglant and interchangeable Sc
cre,ary of the Treasury will do u that man can do 10 rem
der faithful account OF The nbic money II stricl al
herence TO the of the law and vgant supervision
Of subordnaes the country against loss from
REGULATION OF inprovidcnce Then the country is safe under
the wa:chfu care of MIR. Secretary Guthrie.
OUR NEW LlVERlES.-Our Washington corrcspon
dencs to-day gives description Of magnificent private
coach drawn by spanking bays and with coachman anu
foo,man in blue iveries From his description OF IT. one
might imagine 10 belong 10 some i"Feen MINISTER WHOSE
ideas of political grandeur the depression OF me people,
crushing them in the badges u caste IN iVeries whc were
originally worn by prisoners taken in war TO mark their de-
graduation and put by the socaed upper classes "
the backs the poor equally mark their degradation and
show how brutal with money may act toward oae
who without money O course IN This country we can
not dictate foreigners who SO degrade Gods image but
II ia hard respect Americans, who pretending To oe De
ocras never appear public without being attended by
serve creatures with such marks OF their shame ON Their
backs.
Blu, curiosity may esis, to what foreign minister up
pears So royalty in publichr Russian Prussian, English
Spanish?
rage and horses and the verled white seris, belong Ia
Franklin PIERCE Preden, Of the United States selected BY
the hard-fsled Democracy 1" represent and carry out the
great principles Of political equality und the social elevation
Of the masses.
Genius of humbug canst thou farther gol Can The PIE
onse OF respect for EuuAlTY political social PERSONAL r
more complete such display, by snch parsonage, OF
the by which pride towers over p"verty and RANK
pebeansm?
Dye poor, lrndlen down and !espised sons o. toll!
When shall come the day Of your dcIivence7 When viii
ysu be Intelligent be the mental OF small lawyers
who abuse you by their Professions oil Equality and nj tn
6rst opportunity beay you shame and dshon"I VIVA
10 there in this Pierce, that he should dare Ia degrade
the Democracy OF the county in the persons OF lvcrlr'
enias Who is he that he should play sovereign al Wash
ngton, and enter upon sn"b rivalry with the representa-
lives Of foreign Courts, ds,ancing them IN The depth OF IN
gingerbread and The pOnderosiy al his verics! What L.
the mesnng OF his Jcsucai "r'"as I" HE people, whc'
ne sanctions the objective viIen.s which determines ser'
tudeIservtnde mot Of Tue siacS out q" ,nv Wilt m
veres7 No Then by what right dare he To put them OF
other men as good as hiInseii
What the meaning Of Secretary Marcy's circular IL
the Legations uad Cnrsus inviting them leave oil baba
yan appings and rise dignity Of nenl II their lis"
Ies degrading and Infamous equally {" are hcy ON tie
backs Of persons in their employ Liscrles tor The Dem"
who help Democratic President To discharge his
Democratic duties, and live the Democratic life proper Tor
che head magistrate OF this Republic Faugh upon such
Democracy! Let Secretary Marcy issue new cir
cuar for home use.-lN York Tribune.
number OF gentlemen in Boston, wishing TO nantes
their esteem for The personal Of President Pierce
by handsome and useful gift made him the appropr
present Of d carriage aud pair Of horses. The curag
10 elegant BELTS the character Of the git but is neie
extavagant in decoration The horses are ndsr
Some idle scribbcr in Washington, lounging along Tie
Ayenue the Presidents curriuge standing before STOP
and with the tnzen impudcnce of vulgar Yankee made
minute examination OF its appearance nnd quality peere'
through the window the lady within and published iu
account Of his Investigation in the columns q" the Ne"
York Tribune. Above print The comments 81 Horace
Greeley on the report Of his correspondent
Ii ID morally impossible Tint such stuff could be tho
duction of any in the IT, States except Horace
Greeley. No other bcrr of the dignity nnd tn
refinement OF gentleman, 10 obrude the public sucl
mpertinent criticism the private affairs u tho Pcsden
OF Ualed States None but The vGar, dirty dc
nagogue of the ~ York Tribune could put Jrt such an ap
pe the lowest passions OF tho lowest people IL Is oi
piece with Greeley. pure stream does not issue IRON
muddy feiid fountGn refined and elevated sentiment nctc
found expression in Grcecy's columns. That of IN
hempt hair un~ashcd face unclean neils and dirty Shirt
should be scandazcd decent appearance Of the Pre-
sden,'s footman is nothing than might expect
Blue and brass buttons"livery indeed Greeley veal
livery but is the livery of The pig sy !and dunghl-
On his scurvy hack the livery OF gentle
Hc bears upon him the badge OF his degradation
This the sort ch The President has incurred
and this Is the warfare which he from The WhiG
press Such rank deasogucism may be 10 the taste Of tn.
denizens Of the Bowey and the Five Points, but how d.
Virginia Wings relish Greecys foul tuslani Does il
cord exactly with their Of popricty and dignity
decency7 They boast OF their refinement and their ursIo
cratic contempt the and the !ow-arc they willing
the "livcry" Of Greeley, aud to organize oppo
ston tho Presidents carrage7 We do them injustice in
propoundng the question The Wings of Virginia are MOI
nsenshle the feelings OF honor aud decency. They de-
pse the vulgar appeal of the great philosopher OF filth
WIG CLEMENCY.
The public will recoec the pardon of Drayton and Seayres
They two telons who had been thruwn Into the
pententiay Washington for attempt in 1916 kdna
seventy five slaves in the sch Pearl about lively,
months ago. Hon. Charles Sumner touched the
cepble heart Of President Fillmore by appeal for the
that they were set large by Executive pardon
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