The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-05-22

no justification. The morality OF the en-
tire army may be ejudged of from the fact
that New York speculator obtained his
commission as Captain by supplying Gen.
Walker with new housekeeper--the
said Capt. F. having brought out two un-
der his protection.
l will now speak little Of the gene
raj character of the officers. A captains
pay is said to be 500 per month and
found, but the finding consists of Sc per
week, for which they are to get board and
washing. Their pay is to run on and be
taken in scrip at the end Of their service.
A colonel's pay Tor commutatfon, as it is
called Us s12 per week. Sometimes they
get it in cash, sometimes an order on the
Government, which orders are to be paid
when the Government has funds; yet
these officers have what they call a fine
time. saw one, a Major W., enter the
principal hotel in Granada with friend,
on Sunday--had dinner, three bottles
of wine, two bottles of ale, and FIVE
drinks; when the bill came to be paid it
was five dollars, but in place of money,
the hotel keeper got abuse, and finally
was locked up in the guard house, and
put in the stocks for the night. Walker
was applied to for relief, but he could
not interfere till the report of prisoners
was made the following day. He was
discharged after go hours Imprisonment
without hearing. A colonel got pair
ofnew pantaloons from the State. and
was so joyful that he spent $3.50 in wet
ting them, which was paid in the same
manner. have seen an order on the Gov
ernment for S37 with Walkers indorse-
ment (the result of another orgie of the
of6cers) offered on the Plaza for s15,
without purchaser.
When the head quarters were ordered
from Granada to Rlvas a levy of $4,000
was made on the city to yay the expense
of removing, and every man that refused
to pay what these buccaneers demanded
was locked up and his property was seiz-
ed and carried away; the total probably
amounting to 5000 This was the
sixth money levy since Walkers en-
trance. say money levy. for at all
times merchandise, horses and cattle, pro-
visions, and anything the Government
wanted, was seized and converted with
out any appeal. a
Col. Benton has brought the second
volume of his t'Thirty Years in the Uni.
ted States Senate" to a close. The con-
Guiding chapter. which we copy, shows
how little sympathy the veteran States.
man has with the sectionalsm at present
so rife: g. ssg ~ at .al@.5 .a.a
I have finished the view which pro.
posed to take of the thirty years work
ing of tAe federal government during the
time that I was part of it--a task un.
dertaken for useful purpose, and faith.
fully executed, whether the object of the
undertaking has been attained or not
The preservation of what good and wise
men gave US, has been the object; and fol
that purpose it has been duty of neces
sity to show the evil, as we'll as the good
that I have seen, both of men and meas
ures. The good I have exultingly exhi
bited--happy to show it for the admira
tion and imitation of posterity; the evil
have stintedly exposed; only for correc
ton and the warning example.
1 have seen the capacity of the people
for self-government tried at many points
and always found equal to the demand
of the occasion. Two other trials, nov
going on, remain to be decided to settl
the question Of that capacity.
The election of President; and wheth
er that election is to be governed by th'
virtue and intelligence of the people, O
to become the spoil of intrigue and cor
ruption. 2. The sentiment of politica
nationality: and whether it is to remain
coextensive with the Union, leading t
harmony and fraternity; or, divided int
sectionalism, ending in hate, alienation
separation and civil war.
An irresponsible body (chiefy self
constituted, and mainly dominated b,
; professional Office seekers and Office hold
ers, have usurped the election of Presi
dent: for the nomination is the election
so far as the party is concerned;) and al
, ways makingi it with view to their ow
profit in the monopoly of Office and plum
, der. sas- FE~
A sectional question now divides th
r Union, arraying one half against the 9th
I; er, becoming more exasperated daily
r which has already destroyed the benefit
? of the Union, and which, unless checked
will also destroy its form. es -'saa@7s'.
Confederate republics are short lived
the shortest in the whole family of gov
t ernments. Two diseases beset them
i, corrupt election of the chief magistrate
D when elective: sectional contention, whe
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