Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-27
Pieces Administration The Pension Office Corruption
Shameful Conduct.

GENrLENEN To get hearing through a Journal at
Washington with regard governmental corruption and
abuses. Is next TO impossible but, thank Heaven in
tue OH Dominion, the land OF my ancestors there are
several independent presses am thoroughly cou-
WINGED that the Pension Uce Is of the corrupt
departments ot the government; and 1t ought form
conspicuous point IN the coming There are Mt
Washington city, and challenge its denial number
OF agents rho hare relatives aud ,orn friend, ia LioL
yosifioH 10 the Pension OJes rho get any clam
passed they ,sish, Herttorios not for NiHot dueds
SOLELY his Clerks. Ii honest claimant fails 10 give
OF these peculiar agents Fee his claim is rejected
i honor attempted 10 be biighted and he mortified by
nnises and base nsnuatons aud that under the
authority OF the government
How long this rule has existed at the Office know
certainly it does nov, known every man ha-
wing any business at Washington with the Pension Beau
IL is common at the Office for some hreling clerk to
take prejudice to claimant because he can't get fee
aud charge the claimant with fraud hunt him down pro-
secutr him, aud then pay the During the summer
months these geury get tired OF remaining in Washing
toll, and u j. Convenient travel government
pay ami take ;tle some
tim l. y'OaEef up about this period in the West
South or North, and that upon the imsest pretences
aud most untenablc grounds ] remember from
Georgia. that vi these peculiar gentlemen started up
prosecuted, and started the trial. got drunk landed la
Kentucky and dropped the affair. The truth H. the
was an outrage upon decency and the Georgian pro-
secuted for cause the Clerk well knew Another
farce OF this sort lately up from Southern State
gentleman had, a. attorney secured number OF Re-
evolutionary The good and reliable
The Clerk wanted fee this was not offered tb. cases
Jecte, and denounced spurious The attorney
went Instantly To Washington, aud asked fair nve,tga-
ton, which promised, but performed. While at
Washington, one OF the pensiOned gentlemen came to
him aud offered 10 pass all bis Tor per cent This
was scOrniuly refused and open Investigation chal.
leuged. The gentleman left ia disgust aud this day
investing alton has been made aud the cases lie over
Now put II to tho honor aud caIdor OF every Am.-
rcan II such conduct, at of public Offices al
lOWabie: ask honest men it they will longer allow our
Revolutionary descendants thus an icrcd with impuny
and that for base purpO-esg think il high time the
whole country looking into this ton aud let
see II class Ut honest men are to BE- deprived OF their
rights and hunted dorm to gratiiy tue malignant wishes
OF "A corrupt cabal.
Perhaps at no peroi Of our couurys history has suci
corruption and arcLveuom from the causes named been
pracsed at the Pension Office II - emphaticaliy the
seat OF corruption at Washington nov Southern,
claim unles bought through stands no chance Their,
and II you challenge an investigations il done serreiiy
not honorlbly openly hut like the midnight a..a--in
Il Is performed ia the DARK With design murder l.
this iar j. it right IN government like oursy think
not, aud hope the American people will cayeat the
| "rOHcerH" MASON
| NAV "a, 1856.