Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-07-18
BY BY "a. :.' THOMSON. / /
,rt,.t From the Ohio State Journal.
DpnIefImR the Treasury.


The Nebraska swindle has been followed
By ha, Of the Mesilla valley. The former
was aswindle Of principle--,helarer o. GEMS
merely The division Of ihe spoils for the
la,ler lakes place to-day in New York
The Sub Treasury Is 70 disgorge seven mil:
lions Of hard dollars and. golden eagles, and
The parties will have rather clever time oi
j. on The morrow. I, is no, ye. known how
much was paid FOR Congressional votes
bu, as knayesra.e treason q. apret.y high
figure, and silence being absolutely nee
essary, there will doubtless be no small sum
expended therein. .b ylsms-,ta s-.,.
The injunction Of secrecy must be re-
novel. /. may open The door, nothing
more, Tor further disclosures. IL will creep
ou, some way--ihere are TOO many parties
10 The transaction, we apprehend, 70 escape
re,ribu,ion. So We hope and trust,
n Wedo not suppose there are many ot our
readers who can be gulled by the miserable
sublerfuge the administration will resort 70
cover lis tracks. Annexed is, ar, .extracl
from the correspondent Of the New York
Courier, whose letters mark the most care
ful scrutiny Of the various oulrages COM
milled by the present Congress, and who is
so we'll posted up in all matters rife in the
Capital Cily: IA III s3.-.. Is,
The perfec, reckIessness Of the majority
in both Houses, is no less conspicuous in the
neglec, 0; legitimate business legislation,
than in. ouraging public opinion In or
der 10 gel al tho Nebraska bill, all the prin,
cipal measures Of the session, 10 the num-
berof twenty-five were coolly laid aside
On Monday last, the only general appropria-
lion bill yet Considered, was with equa' cool.
ness lhrus, out Of the way Of The ten mil
lion bill, providing funds for the execution
of the treaty with Mexico. This is Justly
considered private bill, for the relief Of
Santa Anna. The Wings opposed the gran,
Of money on The ground OF the want OF in
formation, which, is obviously just and prop.
er. There Is a loud call for the documents.
But the majority obs.ina.ely refuse them IT
Thereare apparently we'll founded rumors
of wickery and corruption in. the negora.
lion. have no doubt al all that they are
true. When some Of the papers were read
in secre, session Of the Senate, they were
received with emphatic expressions Of as
lonshmenl and contempt. But the great
fact ia regard 10 this appropriation is .ha.
there is no consideration for the money
The Union this morning rests lis defense
uponlb acquisition Of the transit route over
the ls,hmus ofoTehuan,epec. and says tina,
Mr.. Polk offered fifteen millions. Of dollars
for,,ha, alone. Well, if, Mr.. Polk offered
it, Congress did not sanction the, offer, %nd
when Judge Conkling obtained ,ha. right
for absolutely nothing, Gen Pierce and his
democratic supporters in The Senate refused
10 entertain The proposition, and the treaty
was absolutely wrung from them by the en-
ergy and 6rmness Of Mr.. Clayton, and was
by The exerlions and votes Of the Wings
forced inlo the Gadsden Treaty against the
earnest opposition Of the President and his
parry. Throw aside the Gs'lsden treaty, al
together, and confirm The Conkling Con-
vssn,ion, and you will obtain The Tehuante.
pee communication Tor nothing. But this
pre,ence is as good as any other urged for
The confirmation Of the treaty by the House,
and a greal deal better than The one siating
the abroga,ion ofike ,1lih nrIicle oftheWea.
iyi Of Guadalupe. The claims under tha
arlicle have proved utterly baseless. Oul
Indians, TO have got in,o, the inhabited paris
OF Mexico, must have crossed The desert oI
Arresoah included 10 this grant, They could
hpi and have not crossed il. The depreda.
tions snhken o( Ue,e cnfnniitn,I hv Mexican