New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-29

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re foIIoxing nom he New York 1fhane, d the
26th nst develops corroptons ct the most extended
and startling character il tho radically ifeeso State
Of WISCONSIN. W. doubt il the history of The NEST
dopfaved periods q any State Or country can supply
40 equal 70 that furnished by this disgusting expose
corsaet n mssns ss i Wsccnsi to secure lie pas
sage Nv the Legislature OF 1885, OF bill distributing
the lands granted to the State by Congress for the
construction Of railroads. Is perhaps the most start
bnf never On such SCALE Here whole State seems
10 have been bought up. The Governor. the Supreme
Conrt. the Legislature, the editors OF nearly all the
prominent journals. tie leaders Of Republicans, Dem
ocats and Americans. all have taken the degrading
bribes and sold themselves for price. II Is dis
gushing revelation let us hope that it may prove
useful one, and that there may be virtue enough in
the people Of Wisconsin 10 set uncompromisingy and
| thoroughly about the work Of reform.
The era of corruption, introduced in this country
cotempoaneously with the control Of the large towns
by grogshops and by ignorant Irish voters who have
preserved here their native prediction for bribery
and jobbery as means Of political management,
seems 10 be rapidly approaching its eliminating
point Il IS becoming open and unblushing, and
often seeks to govern both the great parties at
Thus it contests the control Of public affairs with the
mass OF honest and conscientious citizens The
Issue Is one which concerns the very existence of
our political system IL corruption is to prevail,
there Is an end OF all that has given America any
moral superiority over other Governments. IL gov
ernors legislators and courts TO be bought and
Sold there Is an end OF the republican experiment.
| II our memory serves US correctly, about three
eur'ns OF the voters Of wisconsin are radical Abo
lt'onists-as bitter and remorseless in their fanati
cism as Is old Giddlngs himself All the officers of
.neir s'ate Government were and are Abolitionsts.
Ing Judges were Aooiitionists. The Legislature was
anu Is over"neimngiy Abolition These being facts,
'ne wonder a. tne stupendous frauds and corruptons
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oo'nn'eu measnfaply apses tor as vena set as the
eaae's VI Aooilionism never cursed and demoralized
n"''on s.nce 'he creation OF the earth They are
W no'"i oepoys u lne western hemisphere, and
~ 'uy ~ uisnohes', cruel, treacherons and COW
a'u's - 'he. oriental compeeis' VINO, at the COM
=, 'ne has' inuian revolt amused them
se,sss inn'c'ng unpuoilshaole outrages and oru
's,ses upon ."p'u'eu Insiisn ma'rons' maioens and
ua'e ~ uouo' n''Jof'y u them woulo
~ 'ne soas " saer o'neis y 'ne ffince O DARK
ness vi oons'oeia'ion Il 'ney eouio' ana trust
- 'ne' "NAea genius anu 10" cunning iof means Oh
escape rom punishment present or prospective.
Inc iriouue' as might have been expected from
ieadng Aoohuon organ, attempts TO break the force
q outraged puonc opinion against us coaoorers, by
s'asans 'na' 'ne ieauefs o. hepnnhcans, democrats
ana americans ail nave taken me degrading brides,
anu SOFA themselves ior price, ms Is Islander
upon DON Tue democrats ana Americans. Inere
were 'ew, y any, democrats IN once at ihe Tune Inc
aluueu 70 occurred, ana an
american or hhow \ o'ning' nas never yet mad
any poleai cnance In tne surprisingly honest State
OF Wisconsin, Besides, " Is not on record that any
bemocrauc OF american member oil Congress, or
Judge, or member OF State Legislature, has ever
been charged with receiving brides for carrying mesr
snres through at washington much less expelled for
81 doing ns has been the case with partsans of the
Tribanes own way Of thinking Hence the effort TO
divert public attention from home enornities by cry
ing stop thief" will be quite apt to fail its object
The slur upon the ignorant Irish voters is en-.
Titled 70 Just as much contempt as the SANDER up n
the Democrats and Americans. Whatever may ! e 4
the faults Of the rishand, we presume an accurate
moral measurement would demonstrate that their
average Of good reaches as high standard that
OF other peope-one thing is certain: they are
superior In all respects to their slanderer aud far
ABOVE 'ne corrupt PICTURED, bought and sold Wiscon
sln BACK Republican crowd, whose infamous prac- /
tees even the New York Tribune has been CON
strained 20 expose and denounce.
Since the above was written and put in type, we
have received the New York Times, Of the 2lst,
containing more detailed and circumstantia ac-
count Of the infamous affair. appears that Con-
gress made an immense grant of lands to Wisconsin
for milroad purposes. The Lacrosse and Milwaukee
Railroad Company asked for lon,s shoro ~ 49,.
,anas fr,,rs ~ &C. =, ',on s'als " 'nese
,s---. ~ 1s.' anu' " use 1he precise
language OF the Times, the Developments now made
prove that these donations we're obtained by the /
direct bribery of he snt;r, oy,, ~ H. S,,ts
Thirteen members IL ia ss,a.a ,e.s
M; .,,..s 49,. "n' 'o.cu iof 'ue
plii received ponus OF tne Company to the amount
of sI75 000--tbe lowest sum paid to any Senator
being $40 600 and the highest so5 mn SRI, mann.
hers 81 III AsseThv 49, q, n.y..
80 = sao AA'eoy so'ea Tor u and received sums
ONLY S, r,s,,sss saVOV ea1n Or .ue'r vo'es
~. ne'nDers voted lot the bill without pay
enos y .he alaIe received $4,000 his
y ooo soVoo Inc
~ ne ssar,,, osnp''oIsr siO,ovo .ne Clerks
sscb ma I, sa9a' nuns rom soooo % $1,000
,ras 5ist .sh,.,a, ~ Y Y u 800 ~ 'u'.i - %-f0'VVV