The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-27


discussing officers are required to be returned monthly
and promptly adjusted during the month succeeding Con
tracts made with strict reference to the public interest
Fraud and corruption Galphnism and Gardnerism have
been dethroned and the horde Of unpncped swindler
who beseged the vaults Of the national treasury have been
driven from the capital into their political den to return
again only when the democracy may be stricken down and
some tool Of theirs shall be placed in the chair OF power
In doing all this Mr. Guthrie and COL Washington have
but carried out with ability in good faith and with dut
energy the policy Of the democratic party Four years
Of additional misrule in that department would not only
have made bankrupt the nation, but would have thrown
the whole finance OF the government into confusion and
effected complete substitution of anarchy for order The
reform has been complete The people feel secure
and their psined with OF fraud and
corruption in the national treasury Strange and unpre
cedened it truly fraud has been committed
upon the public treasury since Secretary Guthrie took the
seal Of the department. and his constant vigilance is at
tested by the fact that he has not suffered single dollars
loss to the treasury by the default of any Off
Let the nation pause and pay tribute OF gratitude
to such signal vigilance and fdeitynot to Mr. Guthrie
and Col Washington alone but to the democratic party
whose policy is thus vindcaed by those who for the time
have been constituted its chosen representatives The crisis
of 1859 was nobly passed Is it possible the people OF
Michigan and of the Union about to suffer the govern
mont pass into the hands of who the chosen tool
of Seward and his coadjutors-men who failed to
vote for any proposition however monstrous which alb
stracted money from the peoples pursemen who never
failed justify any fraud however glazing, which put the
peoples money in the Golfers of their political favorites?
John Fremont has lent himself to lead this host OF
treasury swndlers to the money vaults of tho people Let
the official reply to the Senate resolution of inquiry in
gard to his financial transactions with the government
answer whether he is fit to lead this crusade. No
oriousy careless in his private affairs convicted by the
memorable evidence of the government archives Of care
essness not to say dishonesty in the management Of
government money, he stands soliciting the guardianship
of the naon and prys to be made custodian of the peo
pies treasured!
Even Palmer Cook, Co, bankers of San Fran
CISCO his partners in the Marposa tract have suspended
pay The cost of the nomination and of the
thus far have been too great for this mammoth institution
1t has failed Do the people propose to resuscitate it by
investing their in blackepublcan stock Or will
his expedition towards the White House result disas-
rously that celebrated expedition to the Rocky
ains when he marched out at the head of two hundred
mules and returned leading woolly horse2
Money power Honesty in financial affairs is the chief
political virtne The subject is practical and home
the pockets well to the conscences of the people
What has been the policy of the democratic party from the
foundation of the government Let the crises of 1882
$780, and 1852 Let the people reflect and by their
voices and votes push the column for Buchanan and
Breckinridge-for the constitution and the Union.