The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-09-24
BLACK MAIL FOR BUCHANAN.

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\ james Buchanan is nam but seldom
seen or heard in this quarter now, This no.
miEation from the first, falling upon the mas
SEES Of men here like d lump uflead, ora mill
stone. in the North River. The acontestsin
New York between Fillmure and Fremont,
being fact 50 universally acknowledged now
BY everybody aimosts-we certainly did not
expect to see any serious effort made en- tlie
part Of his frendsta garry New York IL
but il would appear from the systematic and
practical way III which the wife-puiiers and
scene-shifters are phlebotonizing the Cus-
tom House Clerks, and other victims Of The
Administration, that desperate attempt il
10 be made, after all, To lead the ssiprlorn
hope, If ii "wilf follow" under Buchanan
banner,--to tie pulls in November. The,
gaodus opera,di is eAI,ibited by the annexed
copy Of a .prigate circular" which has btens
laid on the desks pi nearly all at the Custom
House Clerks. aud other employees there;
Democratic Republican General commitiee Of HE Gig
ef 8foossl. e
Sir: Your assessment BY The above Coni-
mittee for the office Of Clerk, is Forty Dol
lars. s. rs -
N. u. You viii at once perceive the me-
cessity Of settling the same immediately, in
order to deray The expenses u Printing, &c.,
preparatory TO the coming election. sssi
DAWN q. AKIN, Chm.
Wa. NJ. IRSsIDEs. Sec.
NM. II. PEI X. Ct'm'n Finance Com.
Jas. SHARKgy, Sec. Of Fin. Com.
q. T.. CoSrRELL, Collector.
This is certainly a desperate method Of
raising an eIectioneering fund. In the first
place. it pre-supposes the Custom House
Clerks and other employees ready and VIII
ing to commit downright perjury. because il
is well known all such clerks antlempioyees.
beiore receiving their salaries at tl,e cashiers
desk, are obliged TO swear as follows:
THE OATH.
- in the office Of the
Collector Of the District Of New York, do
hereby certify Oh --- that l,aye pe,lorm-
ed the services stated in tie above account
that ! have received the full sum therein
charged to my own use aud benefit. and that
! have not paid. del o,iied, or assigned; nor
contracted TO pay. deposit. or assign cny part
Of such compensation to the use 81 any other
person; nor IN any way directly or indirectly,
paid or gisen. nor contracted to pay or give,
any reward or compensation. for my Office or
employment. or the emuuInents thereof. So
HELP Nh GoD.
Sworn and subscribed before me. this day Of is5
Beautiful state Of things. indeed Beau
tilul illustration Of tie political morals Of the
day. and particularly the political merAis Of
General Pierce's administration, aud The
Democratic Republican, General Commit.
tee" Here are mcn Who make oath that
they have not " in any way gisenany portion
Of their salary for their Office or employment"
and have not assigned any part Of such
salary .' to the use 81 any other person.
here are men, we say. called upon by the
Democratic General Comsittee" TO do
what they have salrmnly sworn they shall
not DO" And IL they refuse TO submit, TO the
assessment. the conscientious man. il is well
Known, would seun be served with another
private circular'--in the shape Of notice
to quit.
II We understand the ordinary use Of tae
English Language. this sort Of thing Is Meth,
er more nor less than dew nrieht aud delibe-
rate Perjury. aud if Mr.. Buchanan's fortunes
in New York nrcessiiate such slisgraeciulex.
pe,iicnis. tie sooner he quit, the field Tor
his own sake. the better. r.. EyFrta.
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