Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-30
LYNCHguRG vIkGiNlAN..
THURSDAY noisNfSi4 sARcn b, 1854.


THURSDAY MORNING.. sARGH b. lso4'
a,..s,,l.,t;,s IS been .afr...iioed IN the House
:. p,.nrs. a,n,iyct ~ Jso.,. levi ID. Campbell,
- ohio. ard s.l,.fssd after many sly at 'mp's
br member It the aaajoriiy to evade IT, requ'r
inc the comlnsrssv charged witt the duty 81 de-
x;s;ne ne asases 10 recover he money supposed
~ have s-an fraudnlently drawn from the treas
aty By the late DIR. Gard ncr AID oihefs--also
s.,o report what measures are necessary II any
10 recover money which has been drawn IRON me
treasury of the United States f.r services u
Minister Pl,nipotentiary and Charge Aha'res'
or the Secretaries Of Legation AT foreign courts
ar Other officers Of the General 1overninen'' ~
,,,,sa,s vino have not entered upon OF discharge
the duties OF the Offices To which they were al''
,e;ntaa.- This resolution u nndrr't'9d 10 nave
r,.fe,poe,l ehieay tn Samuel Aiedliy. OF ONO,
who was given thc mission to Chill, by Gen.
Pierce aaa on the lst day Of last July, drew the
ann, IT 20. 900 as an outfii--but never eutered
nnen the duties Of his appointment, aud has not
returned the money. Mr.. Robert j. Walker
Mr.. poR's Secretary Of the Treasury, also drew
10000. on the 22nd of June, a. an outfit for the
China mission, which sum he retained in his rps-
session till the 5th November, when, somewhat
s,..---.- =, lnenfono nsare. he returned n, but
without interest, as the papers state. \ corlrs-
pondeut of the Cincinnati Enquirer writing from
washington, gives the following apo!ogeto &C.
count of Medary's case at is understood here,
he saws. as well as in Ohio. by Col. M"dary's
friends that, that when he drew the outfit, he had
the bona 6de intention Of filling the oaiceihat he
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sion, aud used the money, partly in preparing
for the position and partly IN dischargng
pressing peeumiery obligation that he was de-
feated in his intention by the interference Of i'm
FORTUNATE creditors at Columbus, who complied
him To remain at homeland he is now unable
either to fill the office return the pay. No
b pdy implicates him in a dishonest scheme to OBJ
tain public money" New rtheless, We sho'ld
say that Samuel, in appropriating 10 his private
uses money belonging to the government 10
which he had given himself no claim by service.
rendered, did commit very dishonest act. Those
who think difrren ly probably belong Ia the
numerous class Of foot pad easuist-' who think
the public purse fair reward for the bger de-
main which reaches aud robs 1t undetected.
Medary is one Of the most brawling and foul.
mouthed politicians of the Wet. aud hi APP
ponfrnent was one mot tit to be made. even
il he had possessed that usually esteemed i'm
portant requisite of personal honesty. His con
duct and the Indifference with which it is re
garded al Washington are evidences If the Loose
morality that prevails with the oriy in power in
matters Of public money. With most of the
LEADERS of that party, the motive power If a
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fore. that when the public property CONF. into
their custody, they should lock upon it only as
public plumber, and appropriate II 10 their private
uses. With the genuine locoiooo-the highest
aim is to feed himself out of the public crib
This he will do, honestly aud fairly, if that be
the easiest way--hut he must do it, aud will d.
il, per Jds omt nefds.
The present dynasty came into power partly
upon an alleged necessity for reformation and
retrenchment in the custody and use of the pub
lie money; although it succeeded the purest
a administration We have had since the days of
the younger Adams. Lo the mode Men up
pointed 10 the high posts of foiegn embassies
alb wed TO the credit it gives them with
the treasury 10 recruit their broken fortunes,
and the administration makes no move against
them The present having been set On foot by
wing member If such indulgence is shown to
prom n,nt men, acting under the eyes Of the
world, what are we to expect of the mere mice
that hide in the obscure corners of the govern
ment crib, and minee away in silence and dark
ness From the signs OF the times, enlightened
by reeoeotions of the past, we are prepared
TO sec the next three years of government run on
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faulters. The plethora in the treasury, which
so troubled our thick wited lord of the exehequer
will. under ocofoco doctors, be macerated to the
max ed ribs.
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