Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-20

hey the secret aud Nrltttu shut,
Tohring that r,rle lfnua Ia ,sy ol fame
Compare him for these times with the best OF
worst, and what is hel Measure him with Mr..
President Van Buren, for the South. j. he gull
~ e bargain and corruption !" Admit it, for
the sake of the argument-n by the same pro.
cess of reasoning, and by the same proof that
you can convict him Of bartering away offices,
with MIR. Adams, for Kentucky and Ohio votes,
10 the Secretary OF State, | can prove that MIR.
Van Buren, harganed with Gen. Jackson to
transfer to him the old Crawford party and the
votes OF New York, 10 be Secretary of State; to
he Minister la the Court Of st. James to be
Vice President; to be the Dictators successor
10 the Presidency of the United States
Was the Adams and Clay administration cX-
trayagnut Admit it. They expended twelve
millions of Collars, Mr.. Van Buren, expeuds three
time. that sum; Just thirty siA millions
Was the Adams and Clay administrations cor
rupt Admit It. cine case has been proved III
a Court ot Justice. Dne man Tobias Watkins
who was neither receiving nor disbursing oili-
ccr,-u mere auditor of accounts who borrowed,
IN fact, from the present Secretary of the Navy,
the SUN which he charged with embezzIng-
the sum of less than S5OO0-was made Il default
ter was prosecuted in the hottest spirit of pcrsc-
cution; was convicted and suffered nearly or
quite three years Imprisonment III the common
Jail for common telons ndcr the Reform Ad-
IniniStIation of jackson and Van Buren,, more
than on hundred cases have been reported by
themselves, of actual defacation, ranging from Il
lew thousand 10 more than million Of dollars in
each case and in all amounting To about two
millions five hundred thousand dollars and not
u rogue is yet whipped Of Justice, or p1rsucd by
the criminal code, even oastigated or rrhukcd
in any form, except the love letters of Levi
Woodbury., which prove his knowledge of, and
| connivnnce Mt, their crimes The organization
of the treasury department is ON" of the most Gu
.1 \,
was ever invented to prevent error fraud in the
accounts of public officers. It's checked x coun-
terchrCked by every invention which could pos
sibly be desired To detect fraud or forgery in any
form; and neither can possibly be perpctratrd, If
! the forms are observed unless all the officers
nro aiin, rnilty. There are collectors, naval of
/ iicc, district attorneys, auditors, comptroIlcrs,
registers solicitors and secretaries OF the Treas
! nry all guards upon eaci. other and yet col
! lector at the port of New YORK., the port where
most revenue is received, where the eye OF Nigi-
! lance should have been most wide awake, ~ less
| than Il period oftwo years, embezzlcd one NIL
| lion two hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars without the knowledge or connlNance OF So
cretary, solicitor, register, auditor, comptl oller
district attorney, naval officer, or clerk of the
Department, without suspicion even, says Mr.
Secretary, until h had Swart wouted to Europe
| No wonder when investigation commltte of
| Congress found afterwards that Mr.. Secretary
! did not actually know of the books of record be-
| longing TO his office he himself confessed;
! and when one of the main books, in which bal
! ances would appear, produced, it was found
| that not AN entry had been made in it, touching
| the port of New York. and the account of Col
! lector Swartwont from the year 1885 until the
| moment of investigation And again;
! der, when it was discovered that the Depart
! ment had permitted Mr.. Swartwout to hold his
| office OF Collector at the port of New York,
| where he was IN tie annual receipt of at least
hfteen millions of public money, without having
gwen for three years official bond for the
! faithful performance of the duties of his Office,
| WHEN 1t was at last given, it was signed bv him.
sell ana three securities who were not worth
! much more than one third of the sum of $4,000
only IN which sum, ut the discretion oftho Pres
| ldent' the bond was given, leaving off the names
/ OF three good and sufficient securities who had
| been their signers to his first official bond,
! Now, put II case to any locofoao farmer; no.
| will not insult him by that name, for every Io.
| cofoco is wlfully blind and does not wish TO
| to sce to any honest, but deceived Democrat
one who is really at heart Democrat, here pres.
emit lie wishes, after everything is snugly laid
! by for the winter at home, after Christmas To
take excursion to Washington for II few
weeks to pay his respects To Mr.. Pre- sidcnt Van
Buren,, q should like by the bye. to introduce
him to his contrast, Henry Clny) and leaves
everything in doors aud out IN the charge If nm
| ovcrseer. lie leaves meat house. "A ccllnr -
corn. crib well stored with bacon. with liquors