The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-27
From the yindieator, Michigan.
Z, WORD TO THOSE WHO REFLECT.

sn are essential TO the prosperity OF any Peopie' fauu
a Tastefuness in high places and In the representative
u mower demoralize nation. Corruption 10 government
Diseases lis heart and Vals and by reflex action eorrup
lis subjects.
Th diagnosis Of national disease is most surely derived
an Investigation and careful consideration OF It's imam
ial pocy and management and the different Stages OF
IA progress even death are readily ana surely marked
~ corresponding symptoms OF indifference ana dishonesty
i the administration OF its fiscal affairs, Under our re-
nblican form Of government continuous vigilance IN
tr financial control will almost indefinite dura-
Nan r the fair fabric upon which, in its youth,
~ ewes Of nations are fixed upon shrine OF liberty
when absolute financial corruption becomes The Weeone
est ~ the capital the nation dies inevitably bot
,h,t republican nation endures almost to immortality
mich sxacs the srictest honesty in all It's financial
aE,irs internal and external and It's lease oil OK
;stnt life can be revoked only by the death-stroke
~ official corruption in the treasury These are put
iona resulting from the patient study OF the rise aAd
an n nations They may not be questioned, nor can
h coufnted This "hstory teaching by example Is eS-
beoueatbed 10 u.s. Let us be wise considerate let
- opate it to the perpetuation Of our beneheent in
s,inions and OF our matchlesS form OF government
Viewing it from this point there have been three ma
tona crises OF vital importance since 'he
OF the American Union.
Et The efforts TO recharter the United States Bank
Il il within the memory of all what gigantic efforts were
made to resusctate this vast and how the
stern Sage Of the Hermitage resisted them lie clearly
w in this measure the hostility TO his countrys hber-
ties and in its step towards financial coruP
ton and the destruction OF oar political freedom Whe
good men doubted and were wayed BY the passions
Of the hour and the panic of the times he clearly saw the
Intimate issue of the contest The people INDICATED his
action and bis memory enshrned in their hearts
a memory to which dutifu citizens will revert with
admiration and grateful joy.
The second crisis came in ls4o during period Of great
financial embarr assmen while the independent treasury
act which has nobly vndctsd the wisdom of its con-
cepon yet experiment One OF those strange po-
Itica revolutions like that which bore Louis Napoleon
into the presidential chair Of the French republic resulted
in tho election of Gen Harrison to the chief magstrscy
his nation The leading circumstances of that campaign
are yet fresh in the memory of most OF u.s. and 1t is cor
tanly humating remembrance. We endeavored every
where before the people hold the opposition to dis
usson of the distinctive and welldefned differences Of
principle then existing between the two parties 1t was in
vain We were answered with song of "Tppecanoe and
TYLER too and 1.-TWO dollars per day and beef while
glass of "hard cider held high in the air inviting
all to drink Gwithout money and without price" The
whole land was flooded with seconesring documents to
such an extent that every shopman provided with
wrapping paper gratis during the whole campaign and the
very cutters Of streets flowed with whskey and hard
cider.
In vain did we endeavor to hold the opposition to the
only snare and cheat to raise Elusive shout cloud
Of dust under cover of which visit upon the country
United States Bank--a vast overshadowng, moneyed
consolidate power in the hands OF the few and
to rule the people with iron rod. The opposition de-
MED it. we persisted in asserting the ruinous design the
masses rushed and deceived for 10 the very first
act the Congress thus elected TO pass charter for
United States Bank but of those nscrutabe dispense
tons Of Providence stepped between and the cheat The
patriotic and honest citizen into whose hands the opposi
ton had thrust standard written all with lies dropped
from among the living when by the provisions Of the
suton the mantle of power descended to the Vice Pres
dent whose wel-known hostility to the Bank had induced
The opposition place him the ticket that the gigantic
deception might be complete He strangled this
pet monster Let the world take notice. that the truth OF
history may be indicated and justice done to the living
of Virginia He valued his oath and priced his
consistency He would perure himself by signing
constitutional act i've the lie to his past life by gar
ing Inconsistency. Again was the government saved
from its proclvty financial corruption albeit the people
been deceived by false ISSUE and had therefore pro-
nounced enormously Their collective judgment had not
been honestly taken for when taken II is always right
The third crisis occurred in 1852 when the public
panied with Of fraud and default in govern
transactions Since the accession Of Mr. Guthrie
the Treasury Department the extent and enormy Of these
transactions have fully transpired. Gaphnism and Gard
nerism had found welcome home in the capital indier-
nce sloh and extravaganza every where conspcu
Gus in the financial department Spurious claims were
allowed frauds without stint permitted accounts Of
dsbursing officers and Of cusodans Of the national
remained unadjusted for nearly four entire years
over hundred and thirty-two millions dollars Of
balance due the government remained unsettled The
service had became diseased the heart supernu
merary officers without number drawing large salaries
without any Of service and holding their offices
without authority Of law BY false construction Of the
laws collectors and naval officers appropri-
ug themselves the resulting from under
valued invoices Secret inspectors Of the nun.
Der Of orty-two with salaries from two 10 four thousand
dollars per annum easng their mercenAry appetes
tho public crib. By criminal perverson Of the provis-
the MISUNDERSTANDING the government money
was taken from the Treasury vaults and placed In the
lands Of bankers and spectators under the specous pre-
snoe that It necessary in order 10 effect required
transfers Of the public funds from place to place All e.
orts collect balances due from government deauers
were suspended Contracts imbodying the most out
ageous sWinde upon the government had been made 10
rvey part Of the country, not with practical who
nderood the service contracted to be performed but
h politicians who thus paid for political services
reformed and s1pccted Employees Of the government
gagged upon the simple duty Of auditing the accounts Of
IN electors dsbursng officers &c, suffered TO neg
this duty and the practical administration Of the
apartment business Of the government had degenerated
alto continuous political saturnalial
What other result THAI that which followed could be
pc~tcd from such loose careless and corrupt admins
ration Of our financial affars1 What but government dc
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